Month: April 2014

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NJ Spotlight on Hoboken with resolution allowing attorney to answer federal subpoena weighing in the SandyGate balance

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

You wouldn’t know it but tonight’s City Council meeting will be a State of New Jersey affair. In the balance is a resolution to waive attorney-client privilege of the City’s land use attorney.

A subpoena from the US Attorneys Office is waiting.

Passage of the resolution tonight means Attorney Joseph Mariziti is authorized to waive the attorney-client protection, respond to the federal subpoena and answer questions posed by a US Attorney on his conversation with Mayor Dawn Zimmer – the same day – she spoke with Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno in Hoboken last May. Read More...

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Standing tall for voting rights and honest elections – Thursday night 7:00 PM

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

From the desk of City Council President Jen Giattino:

Please join Hoboken City Council President Jen Giattino this Thursday night to
Support Voting Rights – and Honest Elections – here in Hoboken



As the lively debate on Mile Square View makes clear, Reformers have strong opinions. On a
variety of issues, from Affordable Housing and other Development priorities to Charter Schools
and Rent Control we do have our differences. But when it comes to Honest Elections,
Reformers speak with one voice:



Every Hoboken voter has the right to vote his or her own ballot, in private, and free from
coercion. And every Hoboken voter has the right to know that each elec<on result is honest,
with no ballots being bought or sold.



Sadly, in years past, Hoboken elections have not always met this test. Loyal readers of MSV
know all too well about paid ‘workers,’ allegations of vote buying, and questionable funding,
unreported on ELEC forms. 


But in 2013, the Board of Elections did its job and rejected
literally hundreds of tainted ballots. And when an attempt was made to have those ballots
counted anyway, Renee Steinhagen, of New Jersey Appleseed, gave countless hours of her time
to ensure the Board’s proper rejection of tainted ballots was upheld.


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County legislator candidates file for Freeholder

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Yesterday was the filing deadline for Freeholder and as the clock wound down, the end of week announcement by candidate Phil Cohen put any possible Ruben Ramos candidacy out of its misery. 


Ramos had been trying to sell county leaders on backing him saying he was earning support but in the end no one bit and worse, Phil Cohen locked up the big guns as exclusively reported by MSV last Friday.


Freeholder Anthony “Stick” Romano has filed to defend his two term seat while Ramos acolyte and 5th ward perennial council candidate Perry Belfiore tossed his hat in the ring  joining Phil Cohen in another three way Hoboken race. 


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Beth Mason announces internal investigation results on massive campaign violations clearing her and her husband Richard Mason of wrongdoing

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading
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In a press release today, Beth Mason announced her family will present a 450 page report detailing an internal investigation she and her husband Richard Mason of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz conducted. The report concludes both are completely vindicated and innocent of any wrong doing.

The report will fully exonerate the Masons of any guilt for the millions in potential fines they face for hundreds of campaign violations as alleged by the state oversight agency going back to the 2009 and 2011 campaigns. Read More...

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Belmar mayor strangles himself in triangulation attempt on SandyGate

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

An interview over the weekend saw the unfortunate mayor of Belmar trying to follow through on admitted coordination with the governor’s administration but he couldn’t bring himself to say the mayor of Hoboken lied.

He instead lands up admitting he may not have been able to hear all of the conversation in question with DCA commissioner Richard Constable.

Preceding that interview is background by Steve Kornacki who has done more detailed work on this story on TV by far then anyone else. 

The video below shows Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty detailing what he heard in the conversation between DCA commissioner Richard Constable and Mayor Zimmer shortly after the conversation outside the Hoboken Shoprite between Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and Mayor Zimmer. Read More...