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Letters to the Editor

November 20, 2023

TAPinto Summit appreciates the feedback regarding its recent decision to no longer publish Letters to the Editor, as announced here. While the decision was well-intended and taken in the hopes of improving civility, the folks that engaged us expressed that they were not in favor of the ...

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Since our inception, we have enabled people to submit Letters to the Editor, and they were published so long as the Letter was not defamatory and was -- to our best abilities to ascertain -- factually accurate. The original purpose of Letters to the Editor was to provide the opportunity for ...

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I received my sample ballot this week, and I was very impressed by the top-notch quality and preparation of the Democratic candidates. With David Naidu, Dr. Jaime Levine, Diego Hoic, and Claire Toth, we have one of the most qualified states we’ve had in my forty years in Summit. All four Democratic ...

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I first met Diego Hoic almost 20 years ago when we lived next door to each other in Jersey City. My wife and I now live in Summit with our three children, who attend the Summit Public Schools. Like many of you, my top three priorities in this election are public safety, the quality of our schools ...

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Dear neighbors, I met Claire Toth about 15 years ago when our children attended Franklin School. Since then, I've witnessed Claire's unwavering commitment to our community and her tireless drive to make it better. Name an organization in Summit, and chances are that Claire has contributed to its ...

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When my husband and I were lucky enough to buy our home in Summit in 2019, we couldn’t have been happier about our good fortune. We love how exciting downtown Summit is; it is important to us to have access to an excellent public school system; and we want to live in a safe, welcoming, and diverse ...

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I first met Claire Toth many years ago on the dance floor at a fundraiser for Family Promise - she was energetic, dynamic, and enthusiastic.  As a fellow financial professional of Claire’s for the past decade plus, I have been favorably impressed as much by the passion with which Claire practiced ...

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My friends and neighbors, I am casting my vote for David Naidu because I firmly believe he is strongly positioned for success as our mayor! I have had the pleasure of knowing David for over a decade so writing this endorsement is a very easy task.  David's experience both while in and out of ...

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As an independent voter and longtime Summit resident, it is an honor to support and vote for my longtime friend, Bob Pawlowski.  I have been fortunate to know Bob for the better part of the past four decades, and hopefully we will be lucky enough to grow old together here in town. I first met ...

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We wholeheartedly support David Naidu for Mayor of Summit. We have known David for 10+ years, and have had plenty of opportunity to see him in action, both as a representative on Common Council and as a fellow board member on two different non-profit boards. We hold David in extremely high regard, ...

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Last Friday, I received an email from Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. celebrating the election of the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (R-LA), who is now second in line to the Presidency.  From what I’ve read, other Republicans are happy, too. Former President Donald Trump has already nicknamed ...

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Like many of our neighbors, we moved to Summit ten years ago for its excellent schools. However, the ranking of our public schools have been declining, according to widely accepted ranking systems like U.S. news (#16 to #23) and NJ.com (#49 to #101). At the same time, our immediate neighbor Chatham ...

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Dear Neighbors, Democrats believe that the role of government is to improve people’s lives. Over the past several years Summit has benefited immensely from leaders who have embraced this ideal—and it’s why the upcoming election is critical to our continuing success. David Naidu is one of those ...

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There's an old saying among lawyers: When you have a case, you try your case. And when you don't have a case, you try everything else. I'm not an attorney, but I do pay attention, and what I see and hear from the Republicans running for Mayor and Common Council looks and sounds a lot like an ...

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Dear Neighbors,  We are less than a week away from one of the most important local elections to date - the Mayor and 3 of the 7 total Council seats will be decided by you, the Summit community. As your most recently elected Summit Councilmember, I would like to share with you why I support ...

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I have lived in Summit for nearly 25 years, and for most of that time I’ve believed our City Council and Mayor have served our community well. During the last few years, however, something has changed…something feels very different. We have talked about Broad Street West Redevelopment a lot, and ...

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Mayoral candidate David Naidu has volunteered for Summit for 16 years, including serving on local government from 2016 through 2021, where he supported countless initiatives and cast hundreds of votes. While his opponent and her supporters attempt to reduce Mr. Naidu’s legacy to one or two votes ...

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The thing that stands out to our family are the dedicated people who build this community. We have seen continued dedication to Summit from David Naidu. More importantly, his dedication has been clearly demonstrated over the nearly 20 years he has raised this family here. He is the clear choice for ...

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We have just turned a corner together - the decade-long, bipartisan process to develop Broad Street West ended when our Common Council voted unanimously to remove the Area in Need of Redevelopment designations that had been assigned beginning back in 2013. Many years of effort had been devoted to ...

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I have been a registered Democrat voting broadly along party lines for the last 25 years, however, this November I am wholeheartedly supporting Together for Summit candidates, Elizabeth Fagan, Kevin Smallwood, Jamel Boyer and Bob Pawlowski. I firmly believe that the important issues facing our town ...

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This election cycle, there’s been a lot of debate about which set of candidates will do a better job supporting public safety in our community. Along those lines, I’d like to focus on which team I think will do the best job supporting the public safety professionals who put their lives on the line ...

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As a resident of Summit for three decades, our city of over 20,000 residents has evolved significantly while keeping the character and heart of a small town. I have known Kevin Smallwood for the latter third of those decades as my neighbor and trusted friend - and with great confidence endorse ...

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“If you don’t think that moving from Kevin McCarthy to MAGA Mike Johnson shows the ascendance of this movement and where the power in the Republican Party truly lies, then you’re not paying attention.”  -Matt Gaetz on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast The new Speaker of the House, who Donald Trump ...

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Dear Neighbors, I wish someone would have warned me to buckle my seat belt when I decided to run for Summit Common Council! It has been quite a ride so far, but I love serving this community and strive every day to make our town the very best it can be. There is a lot to be learned about ...

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People say that local elections don’t matter all that much…that there’s no Democratic way or Republican way to fill a pothole. I beg to disagree. Candidates should be judged on five qualities…experience, knowledge of the issues, commitment, dedication and understanding. And the team that meets ...

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Dear Friends and Fellow Summit Residents, As the current Mayor of Summit, I have had the privilege of witnessing first hand the dedication, passion, and hard work of many of our public servants. Among them, David Naidu stands out as a beacon of unwavering commitment and love for our ...

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If Summit wants more wasteful spending and middle of the night back room deals that the taxpayers won't be allowed to review then David Naidu is your guy. He claims to care about the issues we face but it's more than obvious by his record he's looking much further down the road on his political ...

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Something’s afoot in Summit.  As one reads these candidate endorsements and slogs through the annual election season vitriol on social media (in a weak moment I made the mistake of logging into Facebook for the first time in three years), it’s apparent that one party’s candidates have tri-partisan ...

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I support Dr. Elizabeth Fagan for mayor..... I have known Elizabeth for many years and am very excited to support her candidacy. She is well liked and respected in the community and is deeply passionate about Summit. Elizabeth is committed to listening to the concerns of residents, just as she ...

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Summit is electing a new mayor this year. As the mailings, text messages and Letters to the Editors roll in and we get closer to Election Day, I find myself asking: What is a leader?  A leader is someone who is brave. Someone who steps up when things get difficult. Someone who looks out for the ...

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