Archive for the ‘LETTERS TO THE EDITOR’ Category
Thank you for help during Rutherford house fire
(Dec. 16, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR: On Sept. 20, we suffered a severe fire at our home on Feronia Way. Our family would like to take this opportunity to thank the Rutherford and neighboring fire departments, the Rutherford Police and Emergency Squad for their expedience, compassion and advice. We would also like to thank [...]
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A Legion family thank you
(Dec. 16, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR: The Sons of the American Legion Squadron 139 and the Legion Post 139 family would like to thank all those who helped make our fourth-annual family picnic and clambake held Oct. 2 a huge success. We salute the crew of more than 20 workers who pitched in to [...]
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Questions about nasty politics in Wood-Ridge
(Dec. 16, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR: I would like to speak about the events surrounding the election on Nov. 2 for the Wood-Ridge Borough Council. The end of the week before the municipal election, someone mailed to the citizens of Wood-Ridge at least four campaign, slick, derogatory propaganda pieces. The people of Wood-Ridge do [...]
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A thank you from the Woman’s Club of Lyndhurst
(Dec. 16, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR: The Woman’s Club of Lyndhurst has been volunteering on a daily basis at the Lyndhurst Food Pantry. All of the organizations and residents have been very generous. But this Thanksgiving they all outdid themselves. With their generosity, we collected more than 20 turkeys and hams, hundreds of pounds [...]
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Thanks for letting us canvas
(Dec. 16, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR: The American Legion Post 139, Lyndhurst, would like to thank the following for allowing us to canvass for funds for our veterans in front of their fine Lyndhurst establishments: Perkins Family Restaurant, Mr. Bruno’s Restaurant, ShopRite of Lyndhurst and Stop & Shop of Lyndhurst. We would also like [...]
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Rutherford Borough Council should put brakes on spending
(Dec. 16, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR: Don’t build your curriculum at the expenses of the taxpayers. Rutherford has 13.2 percent of families with children below age 18 living in poverty. Almost 10 percent of our residents age 65 and older live on $10,000-$15,000 annual income. Many have lost their jobs. You want to build [...]
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Support the Tea Party
(Dec. 16, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR: I would like to open this letter by saying, “Yes we can.” The Tea Party proved it on Election Day. It was a longtime coming for not listening about high property taxes, Social Security and pensions. We must not stop until they are all removed and younger people [...]
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Robotic garbage pickup in Rutherford?
(Dec. 16, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR: A proposal was presented at the last council meeting by Corey Gallo, the borough administrator, to automate the borough’s garbage pickup. I am a bit concerned about this proposal as presented. For one, The Leader quoted him as saying that it will take $1.5 million initially to automate. [...]
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Thank you from Brittany Ferreira’s family
(Dec. 16, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR: Brittany Ferreira’s family would like to acknowledge and thank all who have and continue to support us during this difficult time. A special heart-felt thank you to Tony Yallo from the Lyndhurst Youth Soccer Club and all the volunteers who put in so much effort, taking time away [...]
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A letter to NJMC executive director from former Lyndhurst mayor
(Dec. 16, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR: As the former mayor of Lyndhurst who served on the Mayors Committee for 16 years, I would like to express my concerns on the development process in the district. Initially it must be stated that due to the dumping of millions of tons of garbage on our municipal [...]
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