Here’s the second part; the first can be found here.
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Ethan has previously conducted workshops in Hoboken and may do so again in the future. We’ll let the readers know when any opportunity presents itself. Thanks Ethan!
The other day we saw a post by the jolly green giant at the Hoboken Journal on some remarks by Pat Robertson on an old generational tale about a pact made with the devil to free Haiti from French rule. Considering most Americans probably didn’t know the guy was still alive, the attention the old guy received is pretty amazing. It got Da Horsey to wondering about more timely comments by relevant cultural and publicly elected officials. And we came across this gem by the current Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley who is running for US Senate or as CNN analyst David Gergen put it, for “Ted Kennedy’s seat.” We have to wonder if this type of religious intolerance will generate similar consternation among the political and journalistic elite. We’re going to take a wild stab here that between Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, and the Boston Globe among others, it won’t.
Then there’s this video that has gone viral generating hundreds of thousands of hits in just a couple of days. A Coakley campaign aide is seen knocking down a reporter who was following up on a question asked (and ignored) not minutes earlier. You can see the reporter holding up a recorder as he is approached from behind and knocked over. After he is “helped up” by the campaign person, he struggles to get away from his “helper” and escapes by running behind some oncoming pedestrians. We understand this campaign aide, Michael Meehan is also an Obama nominee for the Broadcasting Board of Governors. It’s doubtful that many in the media will be getting wee weed up over this either.
In a blockbuster story, Melissa Hayes of the Jersey Journal is reporting that the President of the Stevens Institute will resign. President Harold Raveche’s effective resignation date is July 1, but that’s only the beginning of the major overhaul clearly a result of State Attorney General Anne Milgram’s 16 count complaint.
There’s a lot of details to the story and we strongly suggest reading the whole piece.
Our major concern now is if this will impact Councilman Nino Giachhi’s free parking at Stevens. (That’s the rumor mill going here in town.) We hope not. Because we wouldn’t want those St. Patrick’s Day kids messing up his car parked on the public streets March 6th.
Hoboken’s kids went out and did their part to honor the memory of Martin Luther King today. The BankRobber sent us a nice picture to mark the event. Claire Moses of Hoboken.path.com is all over it with complete coverage capturing the spirit.
She’s one fast pony out of the gate. Keep an eye on her; she’s the horse to watch.
Last night a lottery was held for the new HoLa charter school program kicking off in September. Claire Moses is out of the gate in a full out sprint and covered the story for the newest full time website in Hoboken: – Hoboken.patch.com.
The new story, “Some disappointed, Some Happy As New Hoboken Charter School Fill Its Spots,” details the reaction of parents who participated in the lottery. MSV can’t help but wonder how far off the trail bilingual education concept has come. Back in our NYC days, high schools applied the idea extensively. It failed to integrate Spanish speaking only immigrants into society, instead isolating them further: not only from the rest of the school population but American life as well.
In this audio segment Judy Tripodi addresses if there are reserves in the 2010 budget related to the public safety negotiations. As part of this, arbitration is raised.
Judy also refers to the last City Council meeting and the reasons why a suggestion of 0% increases for public safety is not realistic and why arbitration would not lead to that outcome.
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Budget series interviews:
To listen to pt. 3, click here.
To listen to pt.1, click here.
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In this audio segment, a continuation from part 1, Judy Tripodi discusses the build up of Hoboken’s problems over decades and the rich benefits for public safety which also grew under that time period. Tax appeals are raised and Judy mentions new tax revenues coming online totaling $3 million.
The fiscal state monitor also addresses the $4.2 million in retirement pension costs incurred under the Mayor Roberts administration and gives the options on spreading this out over several years and the various approaches and costs associated. Specifically, Judy explains why this is not an operating cost and how she is working with the elected officials to come up with an agreed solution.