Category: opinion/letters_to_editor

  • Zwicker pledges to make his constituents proud

    Andrew Zwicker, South Brunswick Every vote matters. This past Election Day, all 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In the 16th Legislative District, more than 34,000 votes were cast and less than 600 votes separated all four candidates. By the time all of the provisional ballots were counted, one…

  • PRINCETON: A powerful example of truth and reconciliation

    Linda Oppenheim and Larry Spruill, Princeton This week, Princeton witnessed a powerful example of truth and reconciliation. In connection with the 175th Anniversary of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Synod of the Northeast announced that it is retiring the mortgage of $175,000 on the Paul Robeson house, righting a wrong committed over 100 years…

  • Eleanor Angoff’s legacy is an inspiration to Princeton Community Housing officials

    Rich Gittleman and Edward Truscelli, Princeton When Eleanor Angoff passed away on Oct. 27, Princeton lost a most sincere, effective and fervent advocate for the housing needs of our community. On behalf of Princeton Community Housing, we express our condolences to Eleanor’s family and friends; we are writing to let others know how much Eleanor…

  • When will unnecessary construction signs be removed?

    Richard S. Snedeker, West Windsor When will unnecessary road repair signs be removed? Within a few weeks after the job is done? A few years? Never? I’m curious because near the front of Nassau Hall on the south side of Nassau Street (state Route 27) there is an orange sign that says “Road Work Next…

  • No longer afraid of the meat industry

    Jonas Bennett, Princeton I was never scared of all the witches, zombies, and assorted goblins wandering around on Halloween this Saturday night. What really used to scare me was the meat industry. This is the industry that mutilates, cages and butchers billions of cows, pigs, and other feeling animals, that exposes thousands of undocumented workers…

  • Uber and Lyft should be held to taxi cab standards

    Murray Rosenberg, New Jersey Tax Cab Association We, the New Jersey Taxi Cab Association, are writing you to provide clarity to an illegal activity that has been occurring in New Jersey for far too long. This illegal activity puts the safety and financial security of the residents of New Jersey on the line and yet…

  • Friends book sale has many to thank for success

    Sherri Garber and Eve Niedergang  The Friends of the Princeton Public Library held their Annual Book Sale the weekend of Oct. 16-18. Although it was chilly in our tent on Friday evening and Saturday morning, the weather did not deter book lovers from our own community and those traveling from as far away as…

  • There’s more to the story on Ben Bernanke

    Richard D. Smith, Rocky Hill The Oct. 23 front page article on former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s talk at Princeton University (“Bernanke on bailouts: ’it …had to be done’ “) reports that Mr. Bernanke defended the Fed’s 2008 rescue of American International Group. AIG had become came dangerously overextended by heavily insuring investments…

  • WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO: Learn to deal with stress in schools

    Helen Ming, West Windsor Recently there has been much talk about “reducing stress” in our schools. Schools are busy cutting homework, projects, and tests in order to “reduce student stress.” An advanced math class and orchestra program were cut as a result. More programs may be on the cutting board soon. As someone who has…