Letters to the Editor
By JAMIE MAZZACCO
May 1, 2024
To the Editor: Princeton University has committed to make more than $50 million in voluntary payments over five years to the town of Princeton. The donations will go towards helping local residents as well as beneficial programs. This includes giving "up to $10 million over five years to a ...
Dear Editor, With Congress wrapping up policy work ahead of this year’s elections, it’s frustrating that lawmakers once again let patients like me down. While reforms to pharmaceutical middlemen, known as PBMs, seemed so close to passing, legislation fell short of the finish line. PBMs fail ...
This is an update on Teddy the injured stray tabby story posted two weeks ago. I wanted to personally thank everyone that has donated for Teddy's medical care. This poor cat has been living on the streets for a year with multiple puncture wounds on his right rear leg and foot. On April ...
To the Editor: A lot of us have probably heard about the 2% tax levy cap that limits annual increases to the school budget. This has been in effect since 2011, but a recent legislative move may gut this 2% cap and potentially allow an annual tax levy increase of up to 9.9%. Let’s start with ...
Dear Editor: We are extending our warmest thanks to the Fanwood Community for the wonderful turnout at Arbor Day 2024, held at Carriage Road Park on Watson Ave. on Friday, April 26, 2024. Members of the Nettingham Environmental Club potted 50 tree seedlings which were then enthusiastically ...
Hey all, I know ahead of you are some very challenging decisions that need to be made considering the future of many program offerings for the students of East Brunswick. I would like to share with you some history of the orchestra program from when I was Director of the high school orchestra ...
We all know that living in Summit is expensive. Property taxes are high for those who own homes and rents are out of control. Unfortunately, the new Republican majority is going to make it even more expensive. Council’s Republican majority recently lent support to the new municipal budget that will ...
Dear Editor: We are writing an open letter to the SPF Board of Education to raise awareness of the April 11, 2022 incident where our son, Brodie Robertson, was put in a headlock by a Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS teacher. The attack was in retribution for a video that was posted of our son jokingly ...
Dear Editor, On April 25th, 2024 the Parsippany Board of Education met at Parsippany Hills High School to give out numerous awards to our students from our schools for their achievements and after a short recess, returned to conduct their normal business. There were three residents in attendance ...
The Library's final two concerts for the spring season will be held this Sunday April 28 (2 pm) and Sunday May 5 (3 pm) ! Be sure to enjoy quality music programming brought to you by the Friends of the New Providence Library. On Sunday April 28 at 2 pm, join the Concord Singers on a voyage ...
Dear Editor, I’m writing to you regarding my concern about the littering problem in my area. I am the Senior Patrol leader of a local Boy Scout Troop. As I am writing this, I recently got back from a road cleanup that covered about a mile of the road. In this short distance, we collected ...
The first student addressing the board described being targeted in a men’s room at RHS. “Everyone in the room stopped talking and stared at me…whisper[ed] trans slurs, trying to take pictures of my private parts to share with others.” Roxbury residents, students, teachers, and parents followed, ...
To the Editor, On March 20, 2024, the West Amwell Township Committee voted to approve the confidential minutes of a closed session held on March 6, 2024. Shortly after that vote, township committee member Meghan Hudson leaked those minutes to Michael Strouse, a board member of the South ...
Mayor Barberio must think the residents of Parsippany to be fools. He would have you believe that the restricted participation at the Town Hall meeting he had was not an attempt to pander to one voting block within the city. I can not believe that in America free speech can be denied to all but a ...
Phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers (GPLBs) will improve the quality of life for Millburn by eliminating the loud noise and terrible emissions that harm human health. When working from home, I cannot hear others on a call because of the loud noise from GPLBs. These leaf blowers typically ...
Dear Editor, My name is Dr. Anna Braun. I have a unique perspective on the East Brunswick instrumental music program, having been a part of it for fifty years. I started playing viola in Frost Elementary School, and continued at Hammarskjold JHS and EBHS. I was hired to teach in East Brunswick ...
Dear Editor, The position of assistant superintendent, Dr. Louis Figueroa, is being eliminated. This will be announced during Thursday's board meeting. Dr. Figueroa has been an asset to the school district and town for numerous years. He ensures that all individuals are supported and the ...
JESPY HOUSE CHANGED EVERYTHING, AND JESPY CENTER WILL DO THE SAME Please allow me to add my voice to the ongoing conversation about the new JESPY Center project under consideration in South Orange. I cannot think of a more worthwhile endeavor nor a more appropriate place for this Center to be ...
The JESPY Judi House is located directly across the street from First Presbyterian and Trinity Church on Irvington Avenue in South Orange. For the members of our church, the Judi House community has been a wonderful neighbor. We have had JESPY friends as both contributing members, and visitors ...
Rebuttal to Jigar Shah Rhetoric. Town Hall Meeting Highlights Indian American Community’s Concerns The Mayors April 11th meeting with the Indian Community was obviously a Political Rally, and a possible violation of the Hatch Act, amounting to a partisan political campaign involving appointed ...
To the Editor Wow what a difference! Two town halls a week apart and yet their hosts, content and purpose were worlds apart. At the first Town Hall, Council member, Justin Musella, invited all Parsippany residents to join him at an open to the public session so he could listen to them and ...
To the Editor: For about five years now, Raritan Township has recognized that we have numerous aggressive drivers on our roads. The chief of police and the township committee have worked diligently to initiate an “aggressive driver” campaign and are making slow progress. I believe the impetus ...
As a South Orange resident, my family and I chose this neighborhood because of its values as a welcoming community. We are a Black Latine household, and one of our two daughters is neurodivergent. (Definition: Neurodivergent) When we first moved here, we reveled in the diversity that defined our ...
Dear Sparta, Rich in natural resources and born of agriculture and tourism, our quaint community embodies the county motto “People and Nature Together” as the gateway to Sussex County. Natural boundaries crisscross our man-made borders, but the diversity of the Highlands is evident throughout our ...
Dear Sparta, Rich in natural resources and born of agriculture and tourism, our quaint community embodies the county motto “People and Nature Together” as the gateway to Sussex County. Natural boundaries crisscross our man-made borders, but the diversity of the Highlands is evident throughout our ...
Dear Editor: Interesting that many of the voters feeling compelled to preserve farmland in Robbinsville are probably now living on farmland that was gobbled up by developers many years ago. Imagine how pristine the area would be if voters were more concerned in the 1980's before Foxmoor and a ...
Dear Editor: As we work toward creating an even more compassionate and understanding community, I am pleased that there is substantial news to celebrate during National Autism Acceptance Month, marked each April. Later this year, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission will begin allowing ...
Dear Editor: This week, the Borough Council and I said thank you to the many volunteers who serve on our town commissions and boards. We have 21 men and women who have been volunteers for ten years or more doing important work on the Board of Health, Library Board of Trustees, Environmental and ...
The votes have not all been counted yet in the recent school board elections but, as predicted, the school board is chomping on the bit to raise taxes again in 2025. Your recent article quotes the school board Superintendent as follows: With the school board election results mostly in and ...
We would like to thank Assemblywoman Bagolie and the Livingston Town Council for raising the Israeli flag alongside the American flag at our town hall as a demonstration of solidarity with our ally Israel during the recent Iranian attacks. As we are all aware, Israel has been facing significant ...