(Sept. 2, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

On Sunday evening, Aug. 22, Dr. Lina Jacewich’s 1996 Chevrolet Lumina, while parked in front of her residence at 110 Sunset Ave., was viciously and maliciously vandalized. The four tires were slashed and the auto’s body was repeatedly scratched removing the exterior paint.

Since Jacewich’s father passed away in December of 2006, she and her 89-year-old mother, Stella, have been aggressively and repeatedly harassed. Jacewich is respectfully requesting that anyone with information about Sunday’s deliberate vandalism contact the North Arlington Police Department to assist in its ongoing investigation.

Dr. Linda Jacewich / North Arlington

(Sept. 2, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

Rutherford Board of Health President Wilms’ unprecedented and vituperous assault upon the professionalism, character and integrity of Dr. Jadwiga Warwas must be dealt with swiftly and decisively.

The good doctor’s public denunciation of waste, abuse and mismanagement at the health department deserves commendation, not castigation. Her contribution to our collective understanding comes at a time when these very issues are being raised in the statehouse, in the press and at our council meetings.

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(Sept. 2, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

Where is the justice? Does anyone care?

There has been a shafting of two businesses and three homes (174, 178 and 182 Route 17 South, between Summit and Elizabeth streets in Rutherford). A four-lane highway starts at Highland Cross to Elizabeth Street. Between Highland Cross and Summit, four homes have a 10 to 15-foot buffer. There is no problem for them.

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(Sept. 2, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

I start this letter with a short phrase I coined in the past, “When swept up in the whirlwind of a chaotic life, never forget those close to you and pray they never forget you.”

We are in a period in our nation’s history where politically we have all been swept up into a whirlwind of uncertainty. Jobs, career, overall survival. With a government that seems to be running amok, creating more questions than answers. Many of us believe we have the answer, but do we really? Government apparently has forgotten its people and has gone on its way to appease foreign interests and those which benefit a select group of people, including themselves.

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(Sept. 2, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

It has come to my attention that Carlstadt is considering building senior citizen housing buildings at vacant school sites. As an East Rutherford senior citizen, I would like my neighboring borough to think long and hard about this decision.

East Rutherford’s senior citizen housing project was a welcomed addition to our borough years back. However, I cannot remember how or when it was taken away from us, but our senior housing building is now owned by the county for years now and is used for public housing. Carlstadt seniors — be forewarned.

It sounds like a great idea now, but will it benefit local seniors in the future?

Carole J. Cosentino / East Rutherford

(Sept. 2, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

I truly can’t believe that we are considering laying off police officers. What’s next? Volunteer police officers to fill in when we don’t have coverage for the town?

When emergencies come up and the police officer is the first responder, I hope everyone remembers that there will be two less and so your first responder might not be available as quickly as we would have in the past.

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(Sept. 2, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

I am writing this letter in support of the Rutherford Public Library. It is especially essential now, when our freedoms are being slowly eroded, that we support open access to freedom of speech and press. As a democracy, it is vitally important that information be available and accessible at all times from every spectrum of the world. Our strength as a country is in our freedoms. We cannot and should not permit the loss of these experienced librarians from the Rutherford Public Library.

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(Sept. 2, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

Annette Bortone, president of the Woman’s Club of Lyndhurst, would like to thank her club members who have graciously given their time throughout the entire summer volunteering at the Lyndhurst food pantry. Chairman Diane Cichino and Judy Cardella get a special thank you for coordinating the volunteers and doing all the grocery shopping when food runs low. Thanks also to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel seniors and AARP 4866 for their donations.

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(Sept. 2, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

On Wednesday, Aug. 18, I began with an early walk with my dogs. I noticed a few trash pails curbside in my neighborhood. I thought it a bit odd, since by Rutherford Sanitation/Recycling Schedule, Section 1A was due for either M (metals ) or V (vegetation) — the 18th being an M week. I thought a few folks had just made a mistake.

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RUTHERFORD (Aug. 25, 2010, 3:20 p.m.) — The storied history of The Leader Newspaper, South Bergen’s premier weekly publication, has seen a full suite of improvements and enhancements throughout its more than 100 years of publishing. For several years, it has lived up to its motto of being “The Pulse of the Meadowlands” for the local area.

Now, the newspaper, which serves eight communities in southern Bergen County, is ready to take a bold step into the 21st century media marketplace — and it has a few new friends to help it along the way.

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(Aug. 26, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

I’d like to address the lack of both leadership and vision by Rutherford’s mayor and council. First we are asked to pay more in taxes, then our services are cut. But to me a huge slap in the face is given when they decide to close our borough down on Fridays. While this is bad enough, their lack of planning is unthinkable.

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(Aug. 26, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

On behalf of the Mission Committee of the First Presbyterian Church of Rutherford, I would like to thank the many, many people who came to support our recent “Back-To-School Supply Drive” for the Rutherford Community Pantry.

On Saturday, Aug. 7, our volunteers were thrilled to see people arrive by car and on foot all morning with not only school supplies, but food, cleaning items and cash donations.

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(Aug. 26, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

On June 25, 2009, while I was out running along Orient Way and Third Avenue in Lyndhurst, I experienced sudden cardiac arrest, a fatal heart attack. I was medically dead, and if it wasn’t for the swift response and professionalism of the Lyndhurst Police — officers McSweeney and Ricigliano — I would not be alive today.

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(Aug. 26, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

At the commissioners meeting Wednesday, Aug. 11, the issue was brought up as to who should pick the next police chief — not that Chief James O’Connor is going anywhere. He is right for the job. Nicholas Uliano is 100 percent correct that Commissioner Robert Giangeruso should not be the one to choose.

Jerry Aquino / Lyndhurst

(Aug. 26, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were proposals to install a sludge processing plant and also an incinerator ash dump on our landfills. I devoted a good deal of time and effort in researching just how much harm sludge by-products and incinerator ash could do to our health. I gave my findings to local officials. I also engaged in letter-writing campaigns and spoke at various venues to get the word out. I like to think my efforts kept us from becoming another Love Canal.

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(Aug. 26, 2010) — TO THE EDITOR:

On behalf of the seniors, I would like to thank Robert Ceberio, executive director of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, for his continued support of the summer events held at the Meadowlands Environment Center. All the engagements were very interesting and entertaining. I encourage everyone to become a member, and, therefore, we too would financially support the program. A special thanks to Jane Stein, the staff of the NJMC, and all the volunteers who donate their time and energy to these senior events.

Anne Montillo / Lyndhurst

TO THE EDITOR:

I think state Sen. Paul Sarlo should stay out of the newspapers. I think he should see for himself what goes on in Atlantic City. I could tell all you politicians, there is only one way people will show up in Atlantic City. The first step is to rebuild the entire city. The second is to put up nice looking hotels outside the casinos at a cheap rate for families. The third is make the boardwalk family friendly with ski ball or anything like Keansburg has.

Sarlo, you should get both Steve Wynn and Donald Trump on board. Horse racing in Atlantic City is always packed, so everybody from the Meadowlands goes there.

Ang Bone / Wood-Ridge

(Aug. 19, 2010)

TO THE EDITOR:

I am writing this letter about the tax increase in Lyndhurst. As a resident of the town, with a rental home here as well, I am appalled at the overspending going on in such harsh economic times. My husband and I were at the town meeting recently and Mayor Richard DiLascio’s lack of answers is not surprising — but still frustrating.

The main reason I am writing is because Lyndhurst is planning all of these infrastructure upgrades. Things have been going on in the town for the past couple of years — repairs to roadways/fire hydrants (most recently along Orient Way), building a ridiculously expensive town hall park — but where is the public bid information for these projects?

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(Aug. 19, 2010)

TO THE EDITOR:

School uniforms are a great idea. What no one is considering is that when a student puts on a football, baseball, basketball or soccer uniform, they try to achieve the best performance. The uniform gives them pride. Look at the police; when they put on a uniform their chest swells with pride, also firefighters. It will improve their grades. The teachers should like this idea because they will eventually be valued on class performance.

Kenneth Ludviksen

North Arlington

(Aug. 19, 2010)

TO THE EDITOR:

A plan or a proposal?

That’s the question before North Arlington as we move forward in these discussions of what is the best way to redevelop our Meadowlands parcels.

In 2006, I ran against EnCap and the Arlington Valley project with the help of individuals like Councilmen Steve Tanelli and Mark Yampaglia.

We won that battle.

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