Letters to the Editor
By JEFFREY LUCI
February 1, 2023
When I was growing up, the city I lived in wanted to build a homeless shelter on the periphery of its developed area. It was where residents, at the time, considered to be out in the boondocks. And yet, the people who lived 100 yards just this side of the boondocks organized, mobilized, and ...
For those who don’t know the story, I OPRAed Monmouth County for Belmar voters who participated in the Nov 8th 2022 election. In my examination of this list, I subtracted the combined mayoral votes reported on the Monmouth County (https://www.monmouthcountyvotes.com/) web page from my OPRAed voter ...
Berkeley Heights Business and Civic (BHB&C) would like to thank participants, sponsors and all those who enjoyed the beautiful and bright homes that lit up the BH night skies. Collectively, you helped to make this the biggest and brightest BH Battle the Bulbs yet. We had no idea how a battle ...
A concerned Randolph citizen alerted Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey that full-time NJEA employee Amanda Adams was recently elected to Randolph's school board. As a full-time NJEA employee, Adams has a conflict of interest that is qualitatively different from that of a teacher and needs to be ...
To the Editor: Yorktown residents are frustrated by their town’s recent hit and miss, often days late garbage service. At the Oct. 17, 2022 Town Board meeting regarding awarding a new garbage contract, Competitive Carting’s Brian Amico gave assurances with former Supervisor Michael Grace ...
To the Editor: Walkers, runners, bicyclists and nature lovers, your safety is in jeopardy if you use the North County Trailway bike path between Somers Commons in Baldwin Place south to where it crosses Mahopac Avenue. There is an application by a developer to build three new houses on the ...
OPINION Hello Everyone, Bill Spadea today publicly called for Russia to be allowed to keep the Donbas region of the Ukraine. This statement exemplifies why Bill Spadea's lack of intellectual curiosity, his inability to learn about an issue before speaking, and his impulsiveness disqualify ...
OPINION Hello Everyone, Bill Spadea today publicly called for Russia to be allowed to keep the Donbas region of the Ukraine. This statement exemplifies why Bill Spadea's lack of intellectual curiosity, his inability to learn about an issue before speaking, and his impulsiveness disqualify ...
OPINION Hello Everyone, Bill Spadea today publicly called for Russia to be allowed to keep the Donbas region of the Ukraine. This statement exemplifies why Bill Spadea's lack of intellectual curiosity, his inability to learn about an issue before speaking, and his impulsiveness disqualify ...
OPINION Bill Spadea today publicly called for Russia to be allowed to keep the Donbas region of Ukraine. This statement exemplifies why Bill Spadea's lack of intellectual curiosity, his inability to learn about an issue before speaking, and his impulsiveness disqualify him from being a serious ...
The South Plainfield Girl Scout Troop #65167 hosted a Used Clothing and Accessory Drive on January 14 and 15, 2023. Thank you to Leaders Nina Rohrer & Debbie Pfeifer, and girl scouts Kay Rohrer, Genevieve Pope, Sarah Westgate, Bridget Sylvester, and Lexi Kolenski. They worked the entire ...
Dear Editor: I would like to hear a public announcement from Congressman Tom Kean Jr of his unconditional support for the raising of the debt ceiling. To fail to do so is to play Russian roulette with my 401K, my Social Security, my Medicare - and those of the rest of his constituents. This ...
The GWACC Chamber of Commerce has been monitoring the discussions of One Westfield Place development proposal and as a professional business organization, we fully support the idea of bringing additional businesses into Westfield and to have sufficient people in town to support those new businesses ...
Just a short note to express my respect and appreciation to Mike dePierro, and his family, for the 40 years he invested in working to try to make Parsippany what it could be. His contributions to Parsippany and its people is greatly appreciated.
Dear Editor: It’s 11PM on a Thursday Night, Do You Know Where Your School Board Is? If you are a resident of Scotch Plains or Fanwood, on January 19, 2023, your Board of Education had just finished making a series of blunders that resulted in an extraordinarily bad decision. In fact, this ...
Did you know that the number of people diagnosed with autism has skyrocketed in the New York-New Jersey area? According to a recent study, the number of documented cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) rose a surprising 500% between 2000 and 2016. And the big surprise? The biggest increase was ...
Bloomfield, NJ – Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement after an unknown individual attempted to attack Temple Ner Tamid, a Jewish Synagogue in Bloomfield. "At roughly 3:00 this morning, an unknown man attempted to vandalize Temple Ner Tamid with a Molotov ...
Bloomfield, NJ – Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement after an unknown individual attempted to attack Temple Ner Tamid, a Jewish Synagogue in Bloomfield. "At roughly 3:00 this morning, an unknown man attempted to vandalize Temple Ner Tamid with a Molotov ...
To the Editor: January 28, 2023 Dear SBS Third Grade Team and Families and Bridges Volunteers: Southern Boulevard School third graders and their families donated all the labor and supplies necessary to make 160 brown bag lunches in support of Bridges Outreach, the Summit, NJ based ...
Kudos to the Board of Education for making an effort to get out to the public by holding BOE meetings at the three different middle schools. Our future is in the hands of educating our children. Whenever there is an opportunity for the BOE to disseminate information to the public, it should be ...
Statement of Patrick Colligan, President, NJ State PBA "The Memphis police video is disturbing and disappointing. Incidents like that should never happen. The actions of these officers undermine our efforts to promote public trust in law enforcement. These actions do not represent the 99.9% ...
Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, and Mendham Township Police Chief Ross Johnson, 2023 President of the Morris County Police Chiefs Association, issue the following joint statement following the death of Tyre ...
Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, and Mendham Township Police Chief Ross Johnson, 2023 President of the Morris County Police Chiefs Association, issue the following joint statement following the death of Tyre ...
Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, and Mendham Township Police Chief Ross Johnson, 2023 President of the Morris County Police Chiefs Association, issue the following joint statement following the death of Tyre ...
To the Editor: Lewis Carroll presented the riddle of how is a raven like a writing desk, a challenge for centuries, but Brett Freeman’s puzzle is a lot easier to solve. In the Jan. 5 issue of The Katonah-Lewisboro Times, there was an article about a woman who was bitten by a coyote and her ...
Dear Editor: I am tremendously proud of the vibrant group of active veterans who participate in the many programs and services the township offers throughout the year. We are directed by a strong Veterans Advisory Committee, appointed at the beginning of the year. The committee includes ...
To all Randolph Parents and Residents, After I resigned from the Randolph Board of Education due to my wife’s health issues, board president Ron Conti made a statement about why he refused to read my resignation statement at the December board meeting. Mr. Conti’s statement was published in ...
On 1/21/23, in response to a resident’s question on the Mayor’s Facebook page asking how PILOT payments could impact taxpayers and the school budget, Mayor Brindle stated: “I agree with you 100% that great schools are key to maintaining property values. That’s why schools are always paid first ...