Category: opinion/letters_to_editor

  • WEST WINDSOR: Candidates say they have the best team to serve on council

    Hemant Marathe, Virginia Manzari and Gerald Halloran West Windsor We are Hemant Marathe, Virginia Manzari and Gerald Halloran, and we would like to introduce ourselves as candidates for West Windsor Township Council in the Nov. 3 election. We believe our experience and skills will allow us to best represent West Windsor residents over the next…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Mayor thanks fire companies for organizing 9/11 ceremony

    Mayor Douglas Tomson, Hillsborough Our Hillsborough community is indeed fortunate to have two 9/11 memorial gardens and annual memorial services, as provided by Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 (located on Route 206) and Fire Company No. 3 (located on Woods Road). Always joining the annual memorial services are Hillsborough Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Democratic candidate ‘introduces’ herself to township voters

    Laurie Poppe, Hillsborough I grew up in Great Falls, Virginia, a bucolic suburb outside of Washington, D.C., much like Hillsborough, where my grade school friends and I would ride our horses to Thelma’s Country Store for ice cream in summer. Our parents were not worried to unleash us at early ages as everybody in the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Republican candidates hope to have earned residents’ trust

    Greg Burchette, Hillsborough Carl Suraci and I are honored to serve the people of Hillsborough on the Township Committee. Together, we have close to 20 years of leading our township government, including Carl serving as mayor and deputy mayor, and myself presently serving as deputy mayor. All during that time, we’ve kept our promise of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Back-to-back traffic lights at Valley Road are dangerous

    Zach maggio, Hillsborough I am writing to express my concern for a traffic light that is not in any way helping control the flow of traffic. I am a Hillsborough resident and I have been living here for 17 years, and a recent change has frustrated me. Many others have expressed their frustration to me…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Voter thanks officials for opening dog park

    Corinne Fender, Hillsborough  I would like thank the Hillsborough Township Committee and especially Deputy Mayor Greg Burchette and Committeeman Carl Suraci for their development of our dog park located over at AVM Park. I can’t begin express how nice this facility is! There is ample space for dogs to run and plentiful parking, too. My…

  • PRINCETON: Voters deserve independent thinkers as state representatives

    Dan Preston, Princeton As the election season gets under way, I want to remind Princeton voters that this year we have the opportunity to unseat our two Republican state Assembly representatives by voting for Democratic candidates Maureen Vella and Andrew Zwicker. Princeton and the rest of the 16th Legislative District deserve representation that reflects our…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Kaish has the experience and knowledge needed to serve on school board

    Sandra Faivre, West Windsor I’ve known Michele Kaish for over six years, and have worked with her through several PTA organizations. Michele has demonstrated again and again her passion for our community. She attends PTA meetings at all 10 schools, and is always willing to speak and share information as well as answer questions. She…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Mendonez exemplary candidate for state Assembly

    Brian Maher, West Windsor I have had the privilege to serve with Councilman Pete Mendonez for the past two years on the West Windsor Township Council and wish to endorse his candidacy for Assembly in the 15th District. I believe Peter to be an exemplary candidate for Assembly as he has eagerly embraced the needs…