Noise pollution threatens our peace and well-being. This scourge on our delicate sense of hearing shares the same root cause as the many other quality-of-life problems in Jersey City. At its core, noise pollution results from a few bad actors who — because they can, and because the city does little to reshape their behaviors […]
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Letter: Does The Jersey City Police Dept. Need 18 Deputy Chiefs?
Dear Editor: I read your recent article, “Boggiano Rips 911 and Lack of Traffic Enforcement During Public Safety Budget Hearing.” Like the council members, I am perplexed about the 18 deputy chiefs the Jersey City Police Department has on its roster. According to their operational website, the New York Police Department has approximately 20 chiefs directing […]
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Letter: O’Dea Isn’t the Change That Jersey City Needs
With regards to your coverage of the recent announcement by Bill O’Dea of his candidacy for mayor of Jersey City, I submit the following in response. Bill O’Dea? O’Dea is just what Jersey City doesn’t need, another older white ‘machine politician’ (meaning he comes from within the established political system in Hudson County, the county […]
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Letter: BOE Trustee Mohamed Barkouch Needs to Listen Better
Jersey City is a great city! There is little doubt that due to our diversity and “wokeness” we are headed for a prosperous and invigorating future. However, there is a slippery slope between efficiency and unseasoned eagerness. Individuals in leadership roles can be “hip,” but we have to make sure they are qualified and prepared to […]
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Commentary: Hiring His Lover Was Just One of Jim McGreevey’s Misdeeds
The summer of 2004 was not a great one for Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey. On June 30, a major McGreevey fundraiser, Charles Kushner, was fined more than $500,000 by federal election officials for improper campaign contributions to McGreevey and others. A week later, another major McGreevey fundraiser, David D’Amiano, was indicted on charges that he […]
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Op-Ed: The Value of Outdoor Education for New Jersey’s Urban Schools
For over 20 years, 5th graders at Stevens Cooperative School, a PreK – 8th grade independent school, have enjoyed all that Stokes State Forest has to offer: the rolling Kittatinny Mountains, hiking trails blazed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, old-growth Eastern Hemlocks, and the trout-filled Delaware River. But nothing has been more […]
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Letter: Re-Elect Commissioner Bill O’Dea
Jersey City residents must come out to vote and re-elect Hudson County Commissioner William “Bill” O’Dea in District # 2 on Tuesday, November 7th, based on his inclusive and progressive track record as one the best public servants in our city and county. Jersey City residents already know that not every elected official is a dedicated […]
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Letter: The City Should Prioritize Violent Crime not Parking Violations
Dear Editor, I write to bring attention to the disproportionate focus on parking enforcement, overshadowing the pressing need to address escalating violent crimes and burglaries within our community. The recent incident involving Andrew Jerome Washington serves as a stark reminder of the urgency of this matter. Governor Phil Murphy’s stance on the impact of punitive […]
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Letter: Hudson County Dems Should Call on Sen. Menendez to Resign
My name is Brandon Ambrossi. I’m a lifelong resident of Jersey City. I’m also a lifelong Democrat. Senator Robert Menendez Sr has been indicted for bribery and corruption yet again. His immoral and corrupt practices put a stain not only on the Democratic Party but Jersey City and New Jersey at large, because we implicitly […]
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Letter: Greedy Developers and Politicians Make Housing Unaffordable
Dear Members of the Jersey City Times Editorial Board, I am writing in response to the opinion piece you ran last week by the Rev. Raymond Angel Guzman Caraballo regarding the proposed Bayfront development of 440. The Reverend raised some excellent points regarding the cost/benefit analyses of the proposal, and that regardless of how our […]