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Oct 05, 2013
Herald News: D.C madness must have its limits
Herald News
Government shutdown cannot lead to a federal default.
Comment
Oct 04, 2013
Verona-Cedar Grove Editorial: More than just a game
Verona-Cedar Grove Times
Football can bring people together, as scene at recent events in Cedar Grove.
Comment
The Record: Answers about GWB land closures
The Record
Port Authority must explain lane closures at the GWB. We find the entire episode baffling. Why create a major disruption for thousands of people without first alerting local police and ...
Comment
The Record: Extra for excellence
The Record
State is right to closely monitor bonuses for school superintendents.
Comment
Herald News: Link supers' bonuses to achievement
Herald News
State is right to closely monitor bonuses for school superintendents.
Comment
It's easy to help needy
Clifton Journal
There are people, most likely right in your own neighborhood, who struggle every day to pay bills and put hearty and healthy food on the dinner table. This problem does not only afflict the homeless, it hurts the working poor barely making ends meet. The ...
Comment
Oct 03, 2013
Editorial: What a difference she made!
Twin-Boro News
One thing that can truly be said about Joan Schaefer is that she made a difference.
Comment
The Record: Feeding New Jersey
The Record
Annual food drive more important than ever as local pantries run low on supplies.
Comment
The Record: For land, not lights
The Record
Tenafly should not use open space funds for ball field improvements.
Comment
Herald News: Food drive more important than ever
Herald News
Annual food drive more important than ever as local pantries run low on supplies.
Comment
Nutley editorial: Helen Maguire
Nutley Sun
Memories of Helen Maguire’s life remind us of old-school journalism.
Comment
Judicial activism and gay marriage
Suburban Trends
If we look at how the Mount Laurel/Affordable Housing business became law, we can understand why sometimes the judiciary steps in to render decisions that have wide-ranging effects.
Comment
Bloomfield editorial: No excuse
Bloomfield Life
It’s one thing to have a labor dispute. It’s another thing to shirk your responsibilities, especially when it regards the safety and education of children.
Comment
Glen Ridge editorial: The price tag for a playing field
Glen Ridge Voice
How much is Glen Ridge willing to pay to keep Hurrell Field in playing condition?
Comment
Belleville editorial: Local perspective could help our leaders
Belleville Times
This week we saw what happens when our government representatives fail to work together, come to compromises and put differences aside.
Comment
Editorial: Help your neighbors
South Bergenite
Close to home, there are people, likely right in your own neighborhood, that struggle every day to pay the bills, never mind put hearty food on the table. Not only just the homeless, but these working poor vitally need our help. With the looming demands of ...
Comment
Oct 02, 2013
The Record: Legislative meltdown
The Record
GOP ideologues are wreaking havoc by forcing a federal shutdown over Obamacare.
Comment
Herald News: Remove toxic soil from Ringwood
Herald News
The EPA should requite that all toxic soil is removed from the former Ford plant site in Ringwood.
Comment
The Record: Remove all toxins
The Record
The EPA should requite that all toxic soil is removed from the former Ford plant site in Ringwood.
Comment
Editorial: Fight hunger
Parsippany Life
The 22nd annual Action Against Hunger food drive is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 6.
Comment
Oct 01, 2013
The Record: Obamacare facts
The Record
HOUSE REPUBLICANS are willing to shut down the federal government and default on U.S. debt to derail President Obama's health care law. Even with those irresponsible and well-broadcast actions, a little more than half of New Jerseyans know they have to be ...
Comment
The Record: Head Start losses
The Record
Federal funding cuts are drastically affecting Head Start programs,
Comment
Herald News: Getting out the word on Obamacare
Herald News
Too few New Jerseyans know all the facts about health care exchanges.
Comment
Sep 30, 2013
The Record: Football madness
The Record
High school football players should not be able to move from private school to private school like pro athletes from team to team.
Comment
Next Sunday, consider helping the food insecure
Suburban Trends
Close to home, there are people, likely right in your own neighborhood, that struggle every day to pay the bills, never mind put hearty food on the table. Not only just the homeless, but these working poor vitally need our help.
Comment
Sep 29, 2013
The Montclair Times Editorial: Cory Booker for U.S. Senate
The Montclair Times
Newark Mayor Cory Booker's got the disposition needed in the U.S. Senate to foster, sustain, and increase cooperation among the Democrats and with many Republicans.
Comment
The Record: Dunes for the defense
The Record
Saving homes comes before protecting ocean views.
Comment
Herald News: Dunes are just common sense
Herald News
Saving homes comes before protecting ocean views.
Comment
The Record: A bad Fable
The Record
North Valley Regional school board member disrespected parents by her Facebook post suggesting that critics of a proposed school policy were drug users.
Comment
Sep 28, 2013
Herald News: Farewell to Mo
Herald News
Mariano Rivera was a class act all the way.
Comment
Herald News: A court win for marriage equality
Herald News
Judge's ruling brings New Jersey one step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage.
Comment
The Record: Closer to marriage
The Record
Judge's ruling brings New Jersey one step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage.
Comment
The Record: Farewell, Mo
The Record
Mariano Rivera was a class act all the way.
Comment
Sep 27, 2013
The Record: Affordable insurance
The Record
Cost for insurance plans offered by health exchanges are lower than expected.
Comment
The Record: Progress in Paterson
The Record
Finally, progress in Paterson schools as high school graduation rates improve.
Comment
Herald News: Graduation rates ticking up
Herald News
Paterson's high school graduation rates improve.
Comment
Ridgewood News editorial: Honoring all who serve
The Ridgewood News
Gold Star Mother's Day ceremony to be held Sunday.
Comment
Don't be a victim
Clifton Journal
Common sense and a bit of pessimism will prevent most from falling victim to scams. Take for instance the most recent scam in Clifton. Last week a Clifton woman was scammed out of $195 by a man who called her home claiming to be an employee of Con Edison. ...
Comment
Sep 26, 2013
Editorial: A lot to live for
South Bergenite
Last Sunday marked the third anniversary of the death of Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge after his Rutgers University roommate videotaped him having sex with another man and broadcast it online. He was 18. His ...
Comment
Herald News: Federal housing money again at issue
Herald News
Paterson may forfeit federal housing funds once again.
Comment
The Record: Paterson loses
The Record
Paterson may forfeit federal housing funds once again.
Comment
The Record: Spoiler alert
The Record
Bergen County continues to pay and pay for dismissed employees.
Comment
Bloomfield editorial: Let's not let this happen again
Bloomfield Life
No one would ever want to experience what the mother of her 2-year-old experienced on Monday.
Comment
Nutley editorial: Masterful attorney couldn't save himself
Nutley Sun
A federal judge sentenced Nutley attorney Paul Bergin to life in prison on Monday.
Comment
Belleville editorial: Keep your phone in your pocket if you want to keep it
Belleville Times
Apple’s iPhone 5 was just released, the latest mobile telephonic innovation that has just about everything you could want in a multi-use device that fits in your pocket.
Comment
Glen Ridge editorial: Don't let trail project get derailed
Glen Ridge Voice
The Ice and Iron Rail Trail would be an asset to the community, and trail supporters need to keep pushing.
Comment
Editorial: Value in being prepared
Northern Valley Suburbanite
September is National Preparedness Month, and perhaps in years passed, many of us would have shirked the warnings to make sure we are prepared for a potential emergency. But now, after enduring several serious storms in the past few years, including Hurricane ...
Comment
The general election and the Hispanic voter
Suburban Trends
This week Christie for Governor launched the first Spanish-language television ad of the General Election, entitled “Un Mejor Futuro, Mas Brillante” (“Better, Brighter Future”). “The 30-second ad,” boasted Christie's campaign, was its “second Spanish-language ad ...
Comment
Sep 25, 2013
The Item: Fix the poles
The Item of Millburn and Short Hills
Editorial.
Comment
The Record: Obama at the U.N.
The Record
President Obamas stressed the importance of diplomatic solutions in his address to the U.N. General Assembly.
Comment
Herald News: Diplomatic angle back in play
Herald News
President Obamas stressed the importance of diplomatic solutions in his address to the U.N. General Assembly.
Comment
The Record: A new archbishop
The Record
Pope appoints a coadjutor archbishop in Newark.
Comment
Editorial: Be a good sport or else
Parsippany Life
No bullies allowed.
Comment
Sep 24, 2013
The Montclair Times Editorial: Community policing: Roots in the ground
The Montclair Times
The MPD has just established a concise outfit of several officers, the Community Services Unit, whose members will do the smile-to-smile, answers-to-questions interaction with Montclair residents.
Comment
The Record: Scoop in Riverdale
The Record
Riverdale condo complex is overreaching by collecting dogs' DNA.
Comment
The Record: Power in the storm
The Record
Teaneck should not force certain businesses to install storm generators.
Comment
Herald News: Considering generators' role in next storm
Herald News
Teaneck should not force certain businesses to install storm generators.
Comment
Sep 23, 2013
The Record: Income inequality
The Record
The economy is improving, but not for all Americans.
Comment
Herald News: State's economy improving for some
Herald News
The economy is improving, but not for all Americans.
Comment
Sep 22, 2013
The Record: Hackensack resources
The Record
However a dispute over paying a school resource officer is resolved, Hackensack taxpayers will foot the bill.
Comment
The Record: Trade Center answers
The Record
New York State attorney general will now investigate how the World Trade Center name was sold.
Comment
Herald News: WTC naming deal gets a new look
Herald News
New York State attorney general will now investigate how the World Trade Center name was sold.
Comment
Sep 21, 2013
Verona-Cedar Grove Editorial: A different way to remember 9/11
Verona-Cedar Grove Times
While we believe there is no greater way to honor those who were tragically killed than by gathering together, we wonder if there is another way to remember and reflect.
Comment
Herald News: Reckless vote by House Republicans
Herald News
GOP House's latest vote on Obamacare is irresponsible.
Comment
The Record: Seeing red
The Record
GOP House's latest vote on Obamacare is irresponsible.
Comment
Sep 20, 2013
Millburn Item editorial: Lots to do
The Item of Millburn and Short Hills
Autumn begins Saturday and there's plenty on tap for the next two weekends to keep everyone busy.
Comment
Herald News: Handle street sign controversy with care
Herald News
Paterson City Council should take a time out before rescinding a vote to name a street after a prominent Bangladeshi immigrant.
Comment
The Record: County police merger: Jonah in the whale
The Record
Bergen County freeholder plan to consolidate county police into Sheriff's Office may not result in significant savings.
Comment
The Record: Name matters on Paterson sign
The Record
Paterson City Council should take a time out before rescinding a vote to name a street after a prominent Bangladeshi immigrant.
Comment
Look for the signs
Clifton Journal
Sunday will mark the third anniversary of the death of Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge after his Rutgers University roommate captured him through a computer having sex with another man and streamed it online. He was ...
Comment
Sep 19, 2013
Belleville editorial: Victims not forgotten, with help of WTC steel
Belleville Times
The 12th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 came and went.
Comment
The Record: No sports betting
The Record
The state is fighting the wrong battle in trying to legalize sports betting in New Jersey.
Comment
Herald News:Blood tests for drivers in fatal accidents
Herald News
Bill would require all drivers involved in a fatal accident to have a blood test to determine blood alcohol levels.
Comment
The Record: Michelle's Law
The Record
Bill would require all drivers involved in a fatal accident to have a blood test to determine blood alcohol levels.
Comment
Glen Ridge editorial: Where spirit is stronger than steel
Glen Ridge Voice
Glen Ridge has managed to acquire a piece of steel from the World Trade Center site.
Comment
Nutley editorial: Another mass shooting
Nutley Sun
Monday’s shooting inside Washington’s Navy Yard was another indication of how dangerous the world around us could get within a split second.
Comment
Bloomfield editorial: Frank Tripucka
Bloomfield Life
Former Denver Broncos quarterback Frank Tripucka got his start on the Bloomfield football field now known as Foley Field.
Comment
Editorial: Take responsibility for your dog
South Bergenite
Public health officials are trying to locate the owner of a dog who bit a 16-year-old female on West Erie Avenue between Sidney and Montross avenues. If the owner of the dog doesn't come forward by today, Sept. 19, the girl will have to undergo a series of ...
Comment
Sep 18, 2013
Herald News: Security questions raised by shooting
Herald News
Washington Navy Yard shooting raises serious questions about security at military facilities.
Comment
Editorial: Start all over again
Parsippany Life
"It’s unthinkable" was part of Governor Chris Christie’s reaction to the wind-driven fire that raged across a massive section of the Seaside Park boardwalk and spread into Seaside Heights on Thursday, Sept. 12. You can’t disagree with that. After the ...
Comment
Sep 17, 2013
The Montclair Times editorial: Accept the opportunity, go deep with Russia
The Montclair Times
This week in Montclair, one of the nation's most progressive towns, Steve Lonegan, the conservative Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, was in the forefront of a rally on Church Street to oppose an attack on the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Lonegan ...
Comment
Herald News: Absenteeism ordinance is common sense
Herald News
Paterson City Council should override Mayor Jones' veto of an ordinance to dock council members who are chronically absent.
Comment
The Record: Taking its toll
The Record
There is still not enough accountability at the Port Authority.
Comment
The Record: Override Jones' veto
The Record
Paterson City Council should override Mayor Jones' veto of an ordinance to dock council members who are chronically absent.
Comment
Sep 16, 2013
Verona-Cedar Grove Editorial: Dwindling membership in volunteer groups
Verona-Cedar Grove Times
The Cedar Grove Education Foundation, a parent-led group that was dedicated to helping high school students, has dissolved due to lack of membership.
Comment
Herald News: Re-thinking the Atlantic City strategy
Herald News
While New York State looks to radically expand its number of casinos, New Jersey remains stuck in Atlantic City.
Comment
The Record: Casinos everywhere
The Record
While New York State looks to radically expand its number of casinos, New Jersey remains stuck in Atlantic City.
Comment
With Job's tenacity...
Suburban Trends
They rebuilt it and we came, all summer long. But on Thursday, Seaside Heights and Seaside Park’s boardwalk was hit by devastating windswept fire, less than a year after suffering the effects of wind and water from Superstorm Sandy last October.
Comment
Sep 15, 2013
The Record: Funding America
The Record
Once again, a government shutdown in possible because of Republican infighting in the House.
Comment
Herald News: Government shutdown looms again
Herald News
Once again, a government shutdown in possible because of Republican infighting in the House.
Comment
The Record: Transit secrets
The Record
NJ Transit's new policies remain a secret.
Comment
Sep 14, 2013
The Record: Strong on the Shore
The Record
Despite horrific boardwalk fire, New Jerseyans will continue to rebuild and rebound.
Comment
Herald News: Despite fire, New Jerseyans will rebound
Herald News
Despite horrific boardwalk fire, New Jerseyans will continue to rebuild and rebound.
Comment
Sep 13, 2013
The Record: Smoke and vapor; E-cigarettes should be regulated
The Record
If a 15-year-old "lights up" an e-cigarette today, will he be inclined to try the real thing a few months from now? E-cigarettes have not been around long enough for any case studies, but it's obvious they are being marketed in much the same way tobacco ...
Comment
The Record: Ferriero redux
The Record
Former Democratic leader Joe Ferriero is indicted again, a reminder to Bergen County residents of past years of public corruption.
Comment
Herald News: Time to regulate E-cigarettes
Herald News
E-cigarettes should be regulated
Comment
Cyber village needed
Clifton Journal
Last week locals were floored by the arrest of a young Rutherford High School graduate who had pulled the wool over many eyes using the Internet. In the age of tweets, facebook, emailing and spoof texting, it's important that adults take the village route in ...
Comment
Sep 12, 2013
The Item: Section of town a busy place to be
The Item of Millburn and Short Hills
Editorial.
Comment
The Record: From the abyss
The Record
President Obama embraces diplomacy in Syria -- at least for now.
Comment
Herald News: Consoliday power in the City of Passaic
Herald News
New director of public safety in Passaic is also the newly retired, pension receiving, police chief of Passaic.
Comment
The Record: Power in Passaic
The Record
New director of public safety in Passaic is also the newly retired, pension receiving, police chief of Passaic.
Comment
Looking back at 9/11 services - a dozen years later
Suburban Trends
The question has been posed: “How long are we going to hold 9/11 memorial services?”
Comment
Belleville editorial: School district has safety responsibility
Belleville Times
The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut last December touched all of us.
Comment
Nutley editorial: Environmentally sound
Nutley Sun
As always, the township’s Greenutley Committee has planned an exciting and informative fall season.
Comment
Glen Ridge editorial: Battening down the hatches
Glen Ridge Voice
Hurricane Sandy is a reminder that Glen Ridge needs to take hurricane preparations very seriously.
Comment
Bloomfield editorial: Remembering 9/11
Bloomfield Life
It may have not been a “major” anniversary. However, each year “ including this year’s 12th “ is important to remember an act of war and the murder of thousands in such close proximity.
Comment
Editorial: No good deed...
South Bergenite
Last week after Norfolk Southern posted "no trespassing" signs on what has now become known as Rutherford's Highline, over 50 residents who walk and jog the trail on a daily basis came out to rally for local officials to finally act on obtaining the 1.4 mile ...
Comment
Sep 11, 2013
Herald News: A day that still matters
Herald News
12 years later, memories are fresh
Comment
The Record: It still matters
The Record
12 years later, memories are fresh
Comment
The Record: AshBritt refund
The Record
AshBritt agrees to reimburse towns overcharged for debris removal after Superstorm Sandy.
Comment
The Record: Trade Center shame
The Record
Port Authority sold World Trade Center naming rigjhts for $10 to a former Authority execuitive in a sweetheart deal.
Comment
Herald News: Overbilling on debris
Herald News
AshBritt agrees to reimburse towns overcharged for debris removal after Superstorm Sandy.
Comment
Editorial: Remember Sept. 11, 2001
Parsippany Life
Today is the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Comment
Sep 10, 2013
Verona-Cedar Grove Editorial: State plans school security mandates; good only in theory?
Verona-Cedar Grove Times
No one is against the idea of additional school security. However, we worry that the state might come up with a one-size-fits-all-type of plan that could cause more problems than it would ...
Comment
The Record: Insurance options
The Record
Health exchanges will offer a cost-effective alternative for uninsured New Jersey residents.
Comment
Herald News: Many in state still struggle with poverty
Herald News
Too many New Jersey residents are struggling at or near the poverty level.
Comment
The Record: Fighting poverty
The Record
Too many New Jersey residents are struggling at or near the poverty level.
Comment
Sep 09, 2013
The Record: Storms will come
The Record
New report outlines the long-term vulnerablilities of the Jersey Shore to future storms.
Comment
Herald News: On future storms and the Jersey Shore
Herald News
New report outlines the long-term vulnerablilities of the Jersey Shore to future storms.
Comment
Upgrading nutritional value of school lunches
Suburban Trends
This fall, First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign, aimed at working to combat the youth obesity epidemic and raise a healthier generation of kids, is resulting in new guidelines for food served at schools.
Comment
Sep 08, 2013
The Record: Clipping crime
The Record
Paterson should close late-night barbershops.
Comment
Herald News: Time to close city's late-night barbershops
Herald News
Paterson should close late-night barbershops.
Comment
The Record: Manchester not united
The Record
North Haledon should not compromise the integrity of the Manchester Regional High School District.
Comment
Sep 07, 2013
The Record: Let's talk issues
The Record
So far, the gubernatorial campaign has been short on substance.
Comment
Herald News: So far, governor's race is short on substance
Herald News
So far, the gubernatorial campaign has been short on substance.
Comment
Sep 06, 2013
The Record: Line in quicksand
The Record
U.S. militray action in Syria may deter the future use of chemical weapons, but it also may embolden rebel etremists.
Comment
Herald News: Military action may embolden extremists
Herald News
U.S. militray action in Syria may deter the future use of chemical weapons, but it also may embolden rebel etremists.
Comment
The Record: School and police
The Record
Placing armed guards in elementary schools is an overreaction to the tragedy in Newton.
Comment
Sep 05, 2013
The Item: Please say no
The Item of Millburn and Short Hills
editorial
Comment
The Record: Not a dump
The Record
Reclaiming the Meadowlands is proving to be a great sucess story.
Comment
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