Category: opinion/letters_to_editor

  • PRINCETON: Collaboration of merchants and town show importance of action on single-use bags

    The Bag Ordinance Group Over the past year, many residents have discussed this topic at length, especially after the bag fee referendum question on the November ballot passed overwhelmingly in Princeton. The local papers have recently been writing stories about the importance of reducing single-use bags in our community, in response to the announcement by…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Citizens can stop the PennEast pipeline

    Patty Cronheim, Hopewell Township We wish to commend the Hopewell Township officials for again demonstrating great leadership Tuesday night when the Board of Health passed a resolution declaring that the PennEast pipeline would adversely affect the health of the citizens of Hopewell Township. This was in addition to the resolution passed by the Township Committee…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Thank you to those for column on Tyler Christensen

    Mary Rabbitt, Hopewell Thank you, Michele Byers, for your July 30 column highlighting the important work of Tyler Christensen with New Jersey’s threatened and endangered species. I had the privilege of meeting Tyler three years ago when he and I both stopped for a very large snapping turtle heading for certain death on Route 654,…

  • PRINCETON: Working together to reduce, reuse, recycle and conserve

    PRINCETON: Working together to reduce, reuse, recycle and conserve

    Diane Landis, Sustainable Princeton The recent launch of the Learning Our ABC’s Campaign by the Princeton Merchants Association (PMA), Sustainable Princeton, the municipality and local merchants is a perfect example of what can be done when we come together in a positive way to address environmental issues in Princeton. The campaign encourages cashiers to Ask…

  • PRINCETON: Use your own back yard to make your meals

    Jenny Ludmer, Princeton In response to Ivan Shotsky’s notable concerns about factory farming and the avian flu outbreak, I would like to propose yet another option for those who wish to move away from industrialized farming: your very own back yard. Even a small plot can house several hens, which with relatively little effort, can…

  • PRINCETON: Don’t lament, there are still good gas stations in town

    Mary Bliss, Princeton Responding to your July article lamenting Larini leaving Princeton, take heart. There are other gas stations in town, and I commend Tamasi Shell on Route 206 and Birch Avenue to you. You won’t find a better auto mechanic or a more honest and decent person than its owner, Mark Tamasi. He comes…

  • PRINCETON: BagSavR program a good start, but more must be done

    Daniel A. Harris, Princeton For their collaboration to achieve voluntary reduction (alas, not elimination!) of single-use plastic bags, I commend the Princeton Merchants Association, McCaffrey’s, Whole Earth, Craft Cleaners, Sustainable Princeton, and Princeton Municipality. Everyone must commit to reducing fossil-fuel consumption. The good news: inclusion of all plastic films for recycling, plus 10 collection bins…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Tennis court repairs underway

    To the editor:  The Windsor-Hights Herald published a letter I had written to the mayor and township manager concerning the conditions of the tennis courts on Wiltshire Drive. I am writing to applaud the efforts of the mayor and township manager in being so responsive to these concerns. The courts are now in the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Assemblyman: Attend OTW hearing, even though it’s ‘window dressing’

    To the editor:  For more than a year, all of us in Hillsborough have anxiously waited for news of a developer’s application to establish an off-track-wagering (OTW) business at the former Maestro 206 restaurant. On June 9, the New Jersey Racing Commission completed its review of the application and deemed it complete. As residents…