Letters to the Editor

February 12, 2024

First and foremost – we sell real estate.  Coldwell Banker is a real estate brokerage firm with 118 years of experience, and 30+ years in our Somers location at the Historic Bailey House.  Guiding buyers and sellers when making some of their most significant, life-changing decisions is what we do ...

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Dear Editor,  I wanted to let you know that Steve Ostertag is a candidate for fire commissioner for East Brunswick Fire District 2, and he has my complete endorsement. Steve has been a firefighter for 30+ years, with having been a former captain at the Newark Fire Department, and still devotes ...

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To the Editor: New Jersey Legislators and Governor Murphy appear to be ignoring warnings of serious consequences to property taxes, infrastructure, open space, and the environment as they continue their efforts to ram through deeply flawed affordable housing legislation. A final vote in the ...

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Dear Editor, Celebrating the beautiful diversity of our community starts with celebrating our deep multicultural history. My colleagues and I are committed to celebrating local history so that Scotch Plains continues to serve as a shining example of what it means for people of all races, ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ — In a vibrant community like Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains, residents, business owners, and stakeholders all want to be heard. Instead of having your ideas getting lost in the fractured world of social media, share your thoughts with the TAPinto  audience.

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MADISON, NJ — In a vibrant community like Madison, residents, business owners, and stakeholders all want to be heard. Instead of having your ideas getting lost in the fractured world of social media, share your thoughts with the TAPinto  audience. TAPinto  is the place to share your letters to ...

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To the Editor:  I am writing about the application for the apartment building behind the Burger King  I respectfully request a traffic study of Sparta Ave during the hours that children are transported to school and the hours that the children are returned to their homes.  Please do not ...

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To the Editor:  I am writing about the application for the apartment building behind the Burger King  I respectfully request a traffic study of Sparta Ave during the hours that children are transported to school and the hours that the children are returned to their homes.  Please do not ...

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Dear Editor, Tonight the City Council will be asked to review, and vote on, two pieces of legislation that have stoked community interest and are worthy of our support. The first is a proposal sponsored by Councilmen Russo, Presinzano and Ramos requiring bicycle delivery personnel to become ...

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I am writing to inform my Bernardsville neighbors of the February 8th meeting of our Planning Board to consider Advance Realty’s “Palmer Square” development plan.  The developer plans to construct a four-story, 55 foot-tall apartment building around the existing Palmer Building.  The new building ...

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The South Plainfield Suburban Woman's Club hosted their annual 4th & 5th grade spelling bee on January 31, 2024 at the South Plainfield American Legion. The spelling bee was open to all 4th & 5th grade students who live in South Plainfield, regardless of which school they attend. Thank you ...

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The South Plainfield Suburban Woman's Club is calling all girls who live in South Plainfield and are Juniors in high school. We will pay for one delegate to attend the Girls' Career Institute program at the Douglass Residential College Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick from June 2 - ...

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To the Editor: February 3, 2024 Dear Mr. Cronin and Mrs. Erezuma’s fifth grade students, families, and Bridges Outreach volunteers, The 160 beautifully decorated brown bag lunches you made on Friday were delivered to friends experiencing homelessness at Lincoln Park in Newark this ...

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First, let me say that I am a supporter of the Paper Mill. Our daughter danced in the Nutcracker for 3 or 4 years as a young ballerina with the NJ Ballet Company. I was a make-up mom backstage, and these memories are very dear to us. That said, the Township is not a partner in the Paper Mill ...

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Dear Editor: February marks the annual observance of Black History Month in our country and in our community. Together, we delve into the rich tapestry of experiences, achievements and struggles of the Black community. It is a time to better understand the Black experience through history; from ...

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Dear Editor: Under the guise of inclusion, our schools organized a professional development book club using a book originally entitled The Scar of David, written by Susan Abulhawa, who later renamed it “Mornings in Jenin”. An alert teacher questioned the book choice and made their experience ...

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Dear Editor, Bigger storms, larger rainfalls – unfortunately, it’s our new normal under climate change. The Township continues to invest strongly in new stormwater sewer systems, but those can only go so far.  That is why many residents who have basements rely so much on their sump ...

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