Thanks for banning marijuana
I just read on nj.com that Secaucus is one of only 40 towns that has banned recreational legal weed. Any law that legalizes (hence promotes ) the use of any drug is sending a terrible and destructive message to our youth and compromises the safety of the general public at large.
Medical study has stated unequivocally that weed is a gateway to other lethal drugs. How does legalizing weed build a constructive and healthy society?  It comes as no surprise that businesses located in states where recreational weed is legal can (no) longer recruit productive workers, thus are considering relocating. It comes to no surprise that vehicular accidents have increased dramatically in those states as well.
We are represented, in this state, by a liberal governor and two radical senators whose only interest is in taxing everybody and anything, in order to continue to grow state government and retain power, conventional society mores be dammed. Absolutely disgraceful representatives.
I am very proud of you and the council in circumventing Trenton and Washington DC and taking the proper and courageous stand.
I am very proud of you and the council in sending the clear and correct message to our town residents, especially our future generation. Now that is the definition of good governance, placing people before pocket purse. God bless you
 Scott Correri, Secaucus
Violence persists in Jersey City
My neighborhood is still in the grip of gun violence. The buy back gun program did nothing to ease the problem. The lure of fast money, and illegal drug sales is not a solution to employment for our young people. I can remember the cc camps and also the temp agencies which dissolved due to lack of funding.
Neighbors have been reminiscing about the sixties and seventies neighborhoods where you could leave your door open and remain safe.
There were plenty of opportunities to get jobs, it was a happy time. What happened, stores have closed on Martin Luther King Drive, it looks like a ghost town. Please stop the violence among our children and hard working families.
Rodney Warnick, Jersey City
More charging stations for cars
On Monday, my aunt, uncle and cousins, arrived in Margate in their Model 3 Tesla, for the Jewish Holidays. On their ride over, my uncle stopped only once to recharge his car, the process took no-more than 10 minutes. However, when he refilled his car before driving home to New York, he had to drive 6 miles, off shore, to Egg Harbor Township to charge his car.
Though, New Jersey is making great strides to adapt to increasing electric vehicle use, local government, still needs more charging stations and more infrastructure, to promote EV usage. Prices of electric cars are dropping, batteries are cheaper and globally-people want to phase out gasoline, powered cars.
The Atlantic city-Hamilton area, in 2016, was reported to have 50 days of elevated ozone and particulate matter, local government needs to act now to decrease this number. They should adopt new infrastructure, build electric-vehicle awareness, foster EV affordability and electrify public transportation to improve air quality and ultimately human-health.
 Jena Blum, Margate
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