Last evening, former Assemblyman and City Councilman Ruben Ramos attended a Cohen for Freeholder campaign event, as described on Phil Cohen’s Facebook account.  Mayor Zimmer has endorsed Phil Cohen, and Ruben Ramos was Mayor Zimmer’s chief rival in last year’s hotly contested Hoboken Mayoral election. 

The more things change in Hoboken the more they stay the same. Here’s a sign of the times; a Romano poster so illegally secured to a utility pole – it may make it through the next freeholder election!

Is this Romano sign illegally secured enough through Tuesday or through 2017?

Jessica Coco who has been in the hospital recently for pulmonary problems bravely stood in a packed room of HHA residents and neighbors to recount her concerns about possible theft from the HHA and the recent history of outrageous expenditures under HHA Executive Director Carmelo Garcia.

Beginning her comments, she relayed concerns speaking directly to why the HHA special meeting was actually called “to discuss =&0=& She would follow saying: =&1=&=&2=&: More than one person was overheard saying at meeting’s end how brave Jessica Coco was for attending the meeting and publicly making her voice heard.  After she did, she was promptly attacked by not one but two “tenant advocates” in the HHA. One was interrupted for starting trouble at the end of the meeting and saying she would “see her outside.” MSV immediately stepped in from all of three feet to say leave her alone. An African American man about 6’4″ 330 pounds (and rumored HHA employee) then leaned over from behind ominously saying, “Mind your own business.” That didn’t stop this horse and the implied threat was halted right then and there as Beth Mason voiced displeasure standing with paid staff, unhappy with the intervention.

Fortunately, a police officer was standing two feet to the right and no further incidents followed.  (Captain Eddie Garcia and the HPD in attendance deserve recognition for their fine efforts, along with the security staff at City Hall for a job exceedingly well done.) Read More...

MSV BREAKING REPORT: 


In a filled standing room only meeting of mostly Hoboken Housing Authority members backing embattled controversial HHA Executive Director Carmelo Garcia, the Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to appoint a special counsel to review the procurement issues uncovered in recent months 5-2.

Garcia would attempt to interject during the commissioners discussion his legal objections prior to the vote and eventually HHA legal counsel Charles Daglian would state his opinion the procurement process to hire a special legal counsel was not appropriate as it wasn’t “an emergency.” Read More...

Tonight the showdown on appointing a special counsel could spell trouble for the Executive Director Carmelo Garcia in his contracted role to the HHA – or worse.

The prevent defense deployed by Garcia is not holding to this point.

Carmelo Garcia is looking at a different direction with a special counsel meeting lined up tonight at City Hall. It’s not one from his playbook and this one he doesn’t make the signal calls spelling big trouble.

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