Hudson County Voices

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Warning: I'm already in the holiday spirit and it's hard to rev up the engine for this column. I'm aware Gov.-elect Chris Christie is making noise and has called reporters critics from the cheap seats. Yes we are and I'm proud of my place in the bleachers. But my column is more about Hudson County and lately, there's not... Full story »

It hardly comes as a revelation that the drug war, with its imprisonment of countless thousands of nonviolent offenders, has been a fiasco. Nearly everyone versed with this issue, from the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, on down, has pronounced the drug war an utterly misguided and wrongheaded policy, one that has done... Full story »

Gov.-elect Chris Christie sent a get-ready-for-sustained-pain message yesterday to an audience of politicians and workers gathered at the League of Municipalities in Atlantic City. After embracing outgoing Gov. Jon Corzine at the head of a long banquet table, Christie delivered a forceful speech in which he said he would use "every tool at my disposal to force change." By... Full story »

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of Hoboken argues on the Senate floor on behalf of Hispanic farmers who have a 9-year-old discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The matter is before the U.S. Supreme Court. The legal action came after many Hispanic farmers were unable to get low-interest USDA loans over the years. What frustrates the Hispanic farmers... Full story »

The Jersey Journal is asking the people of West New York to let us know of any arrests or crimes that have been committed in their community. They might as well, because the town's Police Department has made providing this information one of its lowest priorities. It seems the police, under Mayor Silverio Vega, have their own rules for... Full story »

I had the opportunity and pleasure to visit with the Jersey City Recreation Department's Pee Wee and Junior Pee Wee football teams at Cochrane Stadium in Caven Point and view first-hand the vigor and exhibits of teamwork by these young children playing the game of football. I must commend Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, Recreation Director Joseph Macchi and most... Full story »

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and many Americans are already feeling more frazzled than festive. Much of this holiday stress comes from trying to create the perfect meal. As a dietitian, I want to point out that what you put on the menu actually influences your mood and could help relieve tension. Leaving turkey and other meats off... Full story »

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I am writing today to express my gratitude to all of my friends and constituents in Hoboken. Thank you all for your hard work throughout this intensive campaign. Many of you devoted your time and effort to knocking on doors, making phone calls or talking to your neighbors, and I appreciate it greatly. Thank you all so much. We... Full story »

I am a longtime resident of Jersey City (64 years) who owns a home. I work and am out of town a great deal and have paid my property taxes on time, first as part of my mortgage payment and then online by credit card. All of a sudden Jersey City informs those of us who pay online that... Full story »

Greetings from Lafayette. Been living here for nine years. From 2000 until about 2007, I lived on Communipaw Avenue. Have you seen it? Nice street. Loud. Not enough trees, empty lots ... OK, maybe it wasn't so nice. So in 2007, we moved three blocks away, where it felt like another world. Pine Street is a quiet, tree-lined, dead-end... Full story »

Tracy Sanchez: I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Frank Scalcione. My roots run deep in Jersey City. My grandparents purchased a building on Third street in the Downtown section in the late '30s. My family lives in the building. My nephews are the fourth generation that live there and will continue to live there for many years.... Full story »