Category: opinion/letters_to_editor

  • Urge Sen. Cory Booker to vote yes on Iran nuckear agreement

    Liz and David Cohen, Princeton Urge Sen. Booker to  support Iran nuclear deal  To the editor:  We are at a crucial crossroads with the Iran nuclear agreement; we hope that Sen. Cory Booker will part ways from Sen. Menendez and vote to support it. Sen. Booker has been thinking a lot and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Mayor and committee should have acted to make OTW application public

    Sonya Martin, Hillsborough The citizens of Hillsborough deserve to be well represented and I believe that the mayor and Township Committee failed to take enough action on behalf of our residents. On June 9, as reported in the Hillsborough Beacon on June 11, the mayor and our Township Committee were notified by the NJ Racing…

  • Be grateful to ‘caring’ community

    The Deaver Erickson family, Hopewell Township We sometimes don’t realize the depth of connection we have to our community until a crisis hits. Better that we know earlier through our own gifts of time and care, but we are easily distracted, swept up in world events or the tasks and journeys of our daily lives…

  • Make township more affordable

    Kevin D. Kuchinski, Pennington Taxes in Hopewell Township are too high, forcing longtime residents to move in search of more affordable options. This year, the joy of seeing my second son graduate from Hopewell Valley Central High was tempered by the sadness of seeing family after family announce they would be leaving Hopewell Valley as…

  • Mayor Lester is like a ‘deer in headlights’

    Aurelio “Al” Colina, Pennington There’s an old adage that “those who fail to plan, plan to fail.” And no one better epitomizes this mindset than Hopewell Township’s self-nominated mayor, Harvey Lester. Even as Hopewell Township faces the reality of up to 1,000 new affordable homes due to a March mandate by the New Jersey Supreme…

  • Sign petition to support Iran nuclear deal

    Jenny Crumiller, Virginia Kerr, Scotia McRae, Jeffrey Laurenti We urge readers to sign our online petition in support of the Iran nuclear agreement, which is to be directed to our New Jersey U.S. senators and representatives, at iranpeacepetition.com. We, the undersigned, believe diplomatic negotiations with adversaries and mobilizing broad international coalitions of support can more…

  • LAWRENCE: Union president wrong to disrupt reading of statement

    Max Ramos, Lawrence It’s quite ironic that Michele D’Angelo, president of the Lawrence Teachers Education Association, is asking for respect (Letters: Lawrence to Board: Treat us fairly, June 9). Perhaps she should look in the mirror after her display at the June 10 Lawrence Township Public Schools Board meeting when she interrupted a statement by…

  • PENNINGTON: New blood needed in local government

    Rich Dec, Pennington I was disgusted by the Pennington’s Borough Council’s 5-0 vote against the stoplight at Ingelside and Route 31 and further disgusted by Mayor Persichilli’s “disappointment” in Hopewell Township for having a different perspective. Pennington’s rationale for opposing the traffic light lacks facts and tugs on emotional cords about increased traffic through our…

  • PRINCETON: Residential roads should have 25 mph speed limit

    Carolyn Barnshaw, Princeton Princeton has a powerful lobby for bicyclists. Who is looking after pedestrians? The time is right to establish a consistent 25 mph speed limit for all residential roads. In 2012 Princeton adopted Complete Streets policy with the goal of making Princeton a more pedestrian-friendly and bike-friendly community. A Complete Street is a…