Letters to the Editor
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Get Empowered to Help Prevent Suicide
By JANET SARKOS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CARING CONTACT
June 9, 2018Dear Editor:
Over the past week social media and the news have been filled with stories and articles encouraging people to seek help if they’re in emotional distress. There have been ...
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To the editor,
One of my many issues with Leonard Lance is his flip flopping on the issues. When he was scared of the Tea Party, he went to the right and bragged about his support from ...
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Well, friends, the dragon at Cranford's gates known as 750 Walnut Avenue has awoken from its nine-month faux slumber, and we need all hands on deck to fight this massive apartment ...
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I strongly urge all registered Democrats or Unaffiliated to vote for Peter Jacob in the NJ-7 primary on 6/5. Peter has name recognition and the experience running one of the most cost effective ...
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My first time hearing the name Sara Todisco was when reading about her in a newspaper article during her first year on Council. A couple citizens made comments about her age and how they thought she ...
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A lot of people call me the “Voice of Garwood” because I usually have a lot to say. Those who know me know I only say things that I mean and that are truthful. I totally support our ...
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My name is Jennyfer Guerrero, and I am running with the Regular Democratic Party “Garwood Forward” team for the Borough Council with my running mates Mayor Charles Lombardo and Vincent ...
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When my husband, Sean Benoit, who is a current candidate for Council in Garwood, and I looked for homes, our primary focus was location. We wanted to be close to my job and family and so we focused ...
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To the editor,
In the fall of 2016, I was driving down Main Street in Flanders. As I always do before an election, I was conferring with my sister about the available choices for voting on my way ...
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Dear neighbors:
Garwood has been my home for the past 43 years. It is safe to say that I am committed to making it the best place to live, work, and raise a family. It has been my honor to ...
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One of the responsibilities that parents take most seriously is protecting their children from injury, whether it is buckling seat belts in a car or wearing a helmet while riding a bike. And when ...
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The democratic mayoral primary is about giving the people of Garwood a choice. The choice could not be clearer. As current council members for the last 16 months, we have had an inside ...
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After Bruce Patrson of Garwood was stopped from speaking at the Union County freeholder meeting of March 22 regarding the politics behind refusing to give the party line to a sitting freeholder I ...
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It must be election season in Garwood, because we have the inevitable "spin" of Bruce Paterson making its appearance on the editorial page. I will respond, point by point, with actual ...
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Thank You from St. Joseph Social Service Center
In recognition of National Volunteer Week, we would like to express our gratitude to the countless volunteers that serve the poor and homeless at ...
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As Trenton currently looks to balance the budget, once again it’s our state’s hardest working citizens who will be left holding the bag. This time, though, it will be the ...
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It is clear from headlines that child abuse and neglect is a nationwide tragedy – and the impacts reverberate to us all. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and we would like to take the ...
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I endorse Goutam Jois for Congress
Is white nationalism an acceptable belief or political position? Of course not. Is our U.S. congressman, Leonard Lance, a white ...
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Dear Editor:
I am excited to announce that Incumbent Mayor Charles Lombardo, and his running mates Jennyfer Guerrero and Vincent Kearney, have been chosen as the candidates of the official ...
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Every single day, whether I want to be or not, I am reminded how important it is that Democrats gain control of the House of Representatives in November and check Donald Trump. Fortunately, there is ...
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For many years I taught Women's Studies at Rutgers, New Brunswick, and I loved to quiz my students on how many women were currently in the Senate, the House, and the Supreme Court--always too few ...
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Dear Editor:
There is a quote, attributed to various people, including Albert Einstein that states, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a ...
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Dear Editor:
As a 26-year-old Scotch Plains resident who cares more about the well-being of our town than about local politics, I am extremely disappointed that the Scotch Plains Democratic ...
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Dear Editor:
Mayor Colleen Mahr has been a valuable friend to the Township of Cranford. Whether it’s offering advice and assistance during devastating flood cleanup, supporting the ...
