Category: opinion/letters_to_editor

  • 16TH DISTRICT: Stop Tea Party by voting for Vella and Zwicker

    James and Connie Camner, Princeton We are writing to support Andrew Zwicker and Maureen Vella for the New Jersey Assembly. They are both distinguished candidates, well qualified and responsible centrists on positions that New Jersey voters most care about — gun control, the environment, job growth. and in fact every issue that matters. The economy…

  • 16TH DISTRICT: Send a message by voting for Vella and Zwicker

    Peter Wolanin, Princeton Are you ready to stand up to Chris Christie? Tired of paying for his out-of-state campaign trips with your tax dollars while our roads crumble and the state economy fails to recover? Here’s how to send your message — be a voter on Nov. 3 for Andrew Zwicker and Maureen Vella for…

  • 16TH DISTRICT: Princeton important for Zwicker and Vella

    Walter and Mary Bliss, Princeton We hope that Princeton voters will turn out in big numbers for legislative candidates Maureen Vella and Andrew Zwicker in the upcoming election. Maureen is a former judge. Andrew is a Princeton physicist. They are talented, energetic, independent thinkers who will represent progressive values and make a difference in Trenton.…

  • 16TH DISTRICT: Voters need Zwicker and Vella in Assembly

    Ann Vehslage, Montgomery As a resident of Skillman I am writing to urge voters to press the button for Andrew Zwicker and Maureen Vella on this election day, Nov. 3. We need these two excellent, thoughtful Democratic candidates in our state Assembly. I am also writing as a long-time volunteer for our county Planned Parenthood…

  • 16TH DISTRICT: All should support campaign contribution transparency

    Andrew Zwicker, South Brunswick Every person, regardless of party affiliation should be in support of increased campaign contribution transparency, improvements to lobbying and ethics laws, and ways to make sure that every single one of us is represented in the political process. I applaud David Goodman, the head of the Central New Jersey chapter of…

  • PRINCETON: Democratic candidates offer their pledge

    Heather Howard Lance Liverman Princeton We are writing today to ask the voters for support for our re-election on Nov. 3. We are honored to serve on the Princeton Council; together we have instituted new budget controls to help hold the line on municipal tax increases, and have worked to strengthen law enforcement’s relationships with…

  • PRINCETON: Howard and Liverman have proven track record

    Liz and David Cohen, Princeton Jim and Beth Healey, Princeton Scotia MacRae and Dick Blofson, Princeton We are writing to urge Princeton voters to re-elect Heather Howard and Lance Liverman to the Princeton Council. We are fortunate to have candidates with their experience and good judgment on the job for us. Together, Lance and Heather…

  • PRINCETON: Council has not watched out for taxpayers

    Virginia Diaconu, Princeton I am writing to endorse the candidacies of Lynn Liu Irving and Kelly DiTosto for Princeton Council. Lynn and Kelly have been actively involved in many aspects of community life for many years and have developed an excellent understanding of Princeton during that time. For too many years, Princeton government has been…

  • PRINCETON: Time to end one-party rule on council

    Marc I. Malberg, Princeton The Democrat candidates for the Princeton Council are both incumbent, not surprising in a one-party system, and express pride in what they have accomplished. Ms. Howard confesses that she did not think that consolidation of the Princetons was supposed to “save a whole bunch of money.” In that respect she certainly…