Letters to the Editor
By KYLE GORDON
March 23, 2026
Dear Editor, As an Alzheimer’s treatment advocate, I want to extend my sincere thanks to Congresswoman LaMonica McIver for cosponsoring the Accelerating Access to Dementia & Alzheimer's Provider Training (AADAPT) Act, important bipartisan legislation that will strengthen our nation’s ability to ...
Newark’s Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) Standby Power Plant has garnered a lot of opposition, as it is sited in the Ironbound community, which already faces several major polluting facilities. The construction of the PVSC plant has been delayed following a court order in October, but ...
Chris Christie’s tenure as governor was a disaster for New Jersey, and his decisions continue to cost us billions. Christie killed the Hudson rail tunnel project, which would have transformed our economy by reducing commuting times, creating jobs, and attracting business investment. Instead, ...
Literacy isn’t just a skill that is learned. It is a basic civil right. Improving literacy is a critical need in the Newark community. Recent state test results show that reading proficiency remains stagnant in Newark. According to the 2024 New Jersey State Learning Assessments (NJSLA) exam, only ...
So, here’s where we are now as the Democratic Party: Eight years of Murphy, leaving office not hated but not loved. Democrats nationally have branding troubles; and the GOP controls the White House and Congress. Democrats need this win in New Jersey. And need a great team to do so.Mikie Sherrill ...
Dear Editor: As a small business owner and President of the Garden State Liquor Retailers Association (GSLRA), I’ve seen firsthand how fragile the retail alcohol industry has become. Independent liquor store owners — most of us family-run, multi-generational businesses — are facing growing pressure ...
Dear Editor,Two years ago, I lost my grandfather to Alzheimer’s disease. As a teenager, watching him decline and seeing the immense emotional and financial toll it took on my family, inspired me to become a volunteer advocate with the Alzheimer’s Association. Unfortunately, my story is far from ...
New Jersey is undertaking transformative infrastructure projects that will shape the Garden State for generations to come. This includes upgrading bridges, replacing roads and expanding affordable housing—initiatives that will create good-paying jobs, boost our economy and benefit thousands of ...
I have two children – ages 11 and 6 – who attend Robert Treat Academy Charter School (RTA) in Newark. Being active in my children’s education is the most important thing to me. At my children’s previous school, a few other parents and I collected signatures to get panic buttons installed over ...
Dear Editor,Tuesday, October 15 is the last day to register to vote in New Jersey, in order to be able to vote in the critical November 5, 2024 election.You can register to vote online here: https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/register. If you have any questions about filling out the voter registration form, ...
As a Newark public charter high school graduate and current Rutgers student, I know the value a great education can bring. It’s why I help mentor current high school students in my home city through Rutgers’ Center for Precollege Programs. And it’s why I want to someday teach here. Charter schools ...
The Newark Water & Sewer Utility would like to clear up several errors of omission in the Sept. 4 TAPinto story titled “DEP: ‘Lead Components’ Found in 32 of 701 Newark Water Lines Probed.”The story cites an updated DEP report from March of this year, which found “lead components” in 12 of 90 ...
La Casa de Don Pedro is calling on all local leaders, elected officials, and community members to join us in our efforts to keep Chick-fil-A out of the City of Newark. First and foremost, our organization and residents never received notification of these plans nor were we included in the ...
Parents Against Vaping attended a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last month entitled “Combatting the Youth Vaping Epidemic by Enhancing Enforcement Against Illegal E-Cigarettes”. The hearing underscored the alarming level of youth e-cigarette use; the predatory nature of the vaping and ...
Jersey Digs and TAPinto Newark reported last week that amid lawsuits and protests, work had stopped on the 38-floor Halo skyscraper in Newark. The developers claimed that their lender was unable to make good on the $90 million construction loan. If the developer is unable to get their funds in ...