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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Letter to the Editor: Eduardo Gonzalez Responds to Jake Stuiver

Hoboken Housing Authority Commissioner Eduardo Gonzalez defends his position, calls for leadership that builds consensus.

Dear Editor, Yesterday, Patch posted an open letter from Chairman Jake Stuiver, which among other things attacked my service on the Housing Authority.  To set the record straight, I have been a member of the Housing Authority for four years.  Mayor Zimmer, Councilman Cunningham, Councilman Bhalla, Councilman Mello and Councilwoman Mason appointed me. Over the past 4 years, I have justified the support of the Mayor and the Council by working with the other Housing Authority Commissioners, as well as the Authority's staff, to implement innovative programs and much needed reforms. Our accomplishments include resurfacing Mama Johnson Field, increasing the police presence in the Authority, and thus reducing crime. These changes have benefited …

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demosthenes

12:04 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013

David I can see that googling unimportant information is one of the attributes that caused you to be "overqualified" for the job you are bitter about not getting that you applied for even though you had no interest in getting it. I mispoke when I said Zimmer had no role - I should have said she had no role as mayor only as a councilperson. My point was that Mr. Gonzalez was appointed with reform …   more ›

Monday, June 4, 2012

POLL: Should Children Be Able To Use Facebook?

The social-networking site is apparently mulling over the idea.

  Facebook is developing technology that would allow those under the age of 13 to access the site under parental supervision, a move that could help bring in a sea of new users for revenue but that could also increase privacy concerns, according to a report in Monday's Wall Street Journal. The technology being tested would allow children's accounts to be tied to their parents' accounts so that parents would decide whom their children could "friend." New kid-friendly features also could allow Facebook and its partners to bill parents for games and other entertainment accessed by their kids. Currently Facebook bans those under the age of 13. But several studies show that many kids use Facebook despite the ban, often with their parents' …

Ridgewood Dad

9:44 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Honestly you're all just wasting your time. Kids are going to make facebooks if they want to, and there isn't much you can do other than not allow it at home in your vision. Good luck with the online arguing though, I'm sure it's productive.   more ›

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