News

Horsey’s Timely News Posts

News

City Council – Business Administrator up @ 7:00

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Tonight’s City Council meeting will be anti-climatic after the Kids First sweep last night unless you can grandstand on the credentials of a potential Business Administrator this town absolutely must have before regaining its sovereignty from the State.

Not much excitement on the resolutions list other than that item.  You can find the agenda here. Details of the resolutions including Arch Liston’s resume are available here. Review his resume if for no other reason than to understand why the inside word is he stood heads and tails above the other candidates. Read More...

News

Tonight in Hoboken: one night only – “The Cartel”

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Folks are still buzzing over the huge Kids First victory and there’s a big finale to the election with the movie on corruption in education in New Jersey being featured here in Hoboken at the Clearview.

Yes, there’s a City Council meeting but no biggie and you can catch it on replay.  Do yourself and your town a favor and invite a couple of folks to the new theater tonight!

The showtimes are 7:00 and 9:00 this evening!

Bob Bowdon, the Director of the film was interviewed by Hoboken.patch.com. Read More...

News

It is (still) a Kids First Sweep!

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Here are the final verified totals for the elections (including absentees not provisionals):

Irene Sobolov 1626
Leon Gold      1464
Rose Markle   1322

John Madigan  1256
Kyelia Colon    1071
Patricia Waiters  978
Liz Markevitch   772
Perry Lin            661
Kathleen Tucker  659

For the one year seat:

Jean Marie Mitchell  1243
Ken Howitt              1083
John Forsman III       610 Read More...

News

Houston we have problem

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

One seat up in the air now.  A review of third place will have to be conducted.
There are questions though as these numbers are lower than the late tally last night.

Dead even race for third seat on Hoboken school board
By The Jersey Journal
April 21, 2010, 12:13AM

With the machine and vote-by-mail ballots tallied the race for the third seat on the Hoboken school board appeared to be dead-even between incumbent Rose Marie Markle and newcomer John Madigan.

This race is probably heading for a recount or could be determined by provisional or emergency ballots used at the polls. All else fails, there could be a runoff. Read More...

News

How Sweep it is! Kids First Sweep!!!! Budget Passes!

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

These numbers are final short of approximately 60-70 provisionals.


Irene Sobolov    1626 Leon Gold         1464 Rose Markle      1322 
You have your three winners for the three year terms!

One year term:

Jean Marie Mitchell  1243 ——————- Ken Howitt               1083 John Forsman             610 =&4=&
News

BoE Election Update – 3 hours left to vote!

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

There’s been word of some problems with machines in a few locations and provisional ballots were used as a result.  Provisional ballots are counted only at the end of an official count when required in a close election.

Some reported figures on absentee ballots in the 400 range.  This exceed last year’s totals when a strong turnout election yielded in the 300+ range.  Frank Raia although not on the ballot is thought by some to have an operation behind these unusually high totals. Read More...

News

Cammarano – Guilty of Extortion and Conspiracy

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Claire Moses at Patch.com reported on the scene of the Cammarano appearance in Federal Court today.  Sentencing for his crimes pleading guilty to extortion and conspiracy will likely fall somewhere between 24 and 30 months according to a recommendation from US Attorney Paul Fishman’s office.

Sentencing will be in August. Here’s a video of how it went down last summer at the City Hall protest. Even passing rainstorms didn’t temper the crowds.

Today is election day for the Board of Education in Hoboken.  The sun is looking brighter already.  Word on the street is Peter Cammarano had earlier voted by absentee ballot.  We’re waiting to see if an unhinged BoE member will claim to have received an endorsement. Read More...

News

Election Day Guests of the Stable

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

It’s election day in Hoboken for the school board race.  Some late submissions have arrived and accordingly we’ll give them the Guest of the Stable treatment.  The first is from Greg Lincoln, the next Hoboken friend Dean Kemph, and last Councilman Ravi Bhalla.  The only message MSV endorses today though is get out and vote.

Dear Hoboken Friends and Neighbors,

On Tuesday is an important election for the Hoboken Board of Education. I would like to ask you to do three small things that will not take a lot of your time: Read More...

News

BREAKING: Peter Cammarano – “I’m guilty”

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Just minutes ago The Star Ledger reported that ex-mayor Peter Cammarano will plead guilty to corruption charges tomorrow in Newark.

Congratulations to the boys of summer at Club Fed in Newark for a job well done.
The city of Hoboken extends its congratulations and gratitude.

In an earlier Mile Square View exclusive, Da Horsey reported on a conversation Peter Cammarano had with a counselor in an uptown coffee shop this year.  In it, he recounts how his wife hoped “I will fold.”


Dateline: April 19, 2010 – Cammarano has folded.


Related: Hoboken.patch.com says sentence may be two years.


Photo courtesy:  Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-Ledger Read More...

News

Grist for the Mill: BoE Special Election Edition

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Lots and lots of rumors flying around with the GOTV (get out the vote) efforts to reach voters now.  Maureen Sullivan who originally “resigned” from her slate allies in a public letter to the local paper is now complaining Mayor Zimmer didn’t speak to her before again endorsing Kids First.  Funny, she had no problem with it the previous year when it helped propel her to a seat on the Board after her earlier failed effort.  Even better over the weekend Maureen Sullivan was hitting the voters by phone.  Not in actual phone conversations but with robocalls.  Just the way Ms. Sullivan likes the conversation – one way. Read More...