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Sign of the Times: Raia-Mason ticket’s utter disdain for the law

It’s no accident when a campaign sign illegally finds its way 15 feet up on a public utility poll and doubly so when it’s within 100 feet of a polling station – obvious lawbreaking of the NJ Electioneering rules.

Well those ‘benevolent humanitarians’ are at it again.  Wot a surprise, not.

An illegal sign is posted on a utility poll right outside a polling station in the fourth ward.
That’s how the Raia-Mason slate rolls breaking the law left and right.
Had enough?

Send in your fun photos and especially the ones showing the corrupt mentality in our midst to smartyjones@me.com.
Operation Bounty is in effect!

Photo courtesy Grafix Avenger

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Horse Sense: Election Day – It’s Your Turn

Today is Election Day and the polls are open.  Our Republic is only a dream if you don’t preserve it.  This is your day and time to shine by honoring our Founding Fathers, many who suffered and were imprisoned for their effort in the formation of our imperfect union.

The time for arguing, posturing and yelling is over.  While the Old Guard is speaking reasonable in public and mirroring platform positions of Mayor Dawn Zimmer in a rush to sound appealing in their “me too” copycat actions on parks, transparency and good government – what they are doing elsewhere speaks volumes on what they think of you and our public institutions. Read More...

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James Sanford & Jude Tiscornia: ‘Stop Vision 20/20’s RACE BAITING POLITICS!’

Two Column B candidates under Gov. Chris Christie sent out the above mailer forwarded to MSV by a fourth ward resident.

They highlighted the massive scam being perpetuated on Hoboken with a massive redevelopment of the Hoboken Housing Authority being pitched with no binding details, legal or otherwise.  The only details offered came in a  marketing brochure promising to double the density and size of the downtown HHA campus – BY MORE THAN DOUBLE!

When the whistle was blown here and on Grafix Avenger, the cries of racism rose up from those who see only one color: green. Read More...

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Council President Cunningham: ‘Don’t let voter fraud disenfranchise the vote’

From the desk of City Council President Peter Cunningham:

As everyone knows, I am supporting the Zimmer Team and Kids First.  The candidates for Mayor, Council and School Board have all been working real hard.  We know because we have seen them in the streets, knocking on doors, and writing to their neighbors.

I have been out there too, and the vibe is good.

However, there are two issues which can doom this campaign and years of hard work toward the tremendous changes we have made in local government – complacency and voter fraud.  We have had both, and together it’s a perfect storm.

We need our voters to turn out.  Elections in Hoboken have for a fact been won (or lost) by ONE VOTE.  We must not take the good vibe for granted.  Please make sure you study the ballot preferably before you get to the polls and vote.  It’s a crowded ballot with many candidates and issues to consider.  Be patient at the polls.  There may be new people working the polls, or changes inside your polling location.  With the crowds, it could be confusing, but you must cast your vote. Voter fraud happens in Hoboken, it happened against me in 2007.  It is likely to happen at the polls in an effort to discourage you, but you must cast your vote!  Don’t be turned away if you think you are a legitimate voter.  Vote a provisional ballot if they will not let you vote on the machine.  You must cast your vote! Read More...

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Giant poetry hour, a MSV exclusive

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Twas the eve of the election and all through out Hoboken,  Many kleptocrats were stirring, with hearts about to be broken, The VBMs were all gathered by bearer with criminal flare, In effort to unseat the mayor from her City Hall chair.


The Callichio’s were fighting for each and every bought vote, (allegedly)

They were on opposite teams but both for government bloat, Read More...

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One vote really made the difference in Hoboken election history

Team Zimmer announces:



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Dear Horsey & MSV readers —

In twelve hours the polls will officially open.  The support you have all shown over the course of this campaign has been incredible. While we only have 12 hours left, our work is not yet done.

Last night, our Neighborhood Volunteers met one final time to walk-through our Election Day Plan. As we closed our meetings one of our extraordinary volunteers reminded us all that it wasn’t too long ago that the difference between winning and losing had been one vote.

Can you believe that?  One vote.
Don’t let this race come down to one vote.  Hoboken needs the Zimmer Team and the Zimmer Team needs you to get out and vote.  Make a plan tonight. Take a look at our sample ballot. Make sure you and your family are ready to vote.

Have the day off? Have a couple of hours after work?
After you vote, we will be working to make sure that every Hoboken voter remembers that this election will shape the future of our city.It is not too late to join us!

Mayor Dawn Zimmer and her council team of David Mello, Ravi Bhalla and James Doyle have been working hard to make sure this team has four more years of leading Hoboken Forward.

You all started as a grassroots movement determined to change Hoboken politics for good. Tomorrow, join us one more time.  Vote, then volunteer.

Best,
Mollie Binotto
Campaign Manager
dawnzimmer.com
 
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Shout out from Kids First

Kids First announces:

Dear Friends and Neighbors,
 
Tomorrow is election day! Current Board of Education members Leon Gold and Irene Sobolov, and their running mate Jennifer Evans, need your help in order to continue the progress made by the Kids First majority over the past four years. The race for the Board of Education is going to be close so every single vote counts!
 
Help us Get Out the Vote:
 
Kids First is working with the Zimmer Team to get the vote out. There are many ways to volunteer and just a single hour of your time will make a difference in this tight race! Wear a Kids First t-shirt. Hold a campaign sign. Hand out literature. Drop by the Zimmer Team campaign headquarters, 98 Garden St (at 1st St) or respond to this email if you want to join us on election day. 
 
Polls will be open from 6am to 8pm. You can find your polling location atwww.hobokennj.org/pollsearch or by checking your sample ballot.
 
Remember to cast your three votes for Leon Gold, Irene Sobolov and Jennifer Evans –Column I Rows 3-5-8 for Hoboken School Board!
 
Finally, PLEASE forward this email to your friends and neighbors. Spread the word about Kids First!
 
Thank you for your continued support.
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Citizen Dean: City of Hoboken Public Question #1 – NO, and here’s why

  Hey kids – Just a few thoughts about City of Hoboken Public Question #1 This rent-control-gutting measure was defeated at the polls last year, but re-instituted with some controversial legal maneuvering by well-heeled development interests.  I know that vacancy decontrol may seem to have logical elements, particularly to those unfamiliar with Hoboken’s long history of tenant harassment and the once-thriving arson-for-profit culture.  But this is a really, really bad piece of legislation and I urge you to vote NO.   The amendment, as currently constituted, is an invitation to tenant harassment, particularly without provisions for far stricter penalties with consistent and emphatic enforcement. Although the amendment’s proponents try to assure you that tenant harassment is a relic of the past; I’ve been consulted, due to my familiarity with landlord-tenant law, by dozens of tenants seeking some kind of guidance against illegal, unethical, intimidating behaviors.  It’s still happening. Every day.   The amendment’s profiteering proponents know exactly what they’re doing and are counting on both their huge cache of absentee ballots and general voter misunderstanding to sneak this by this time.  Unbelievably, the amendment begins with this deceptive wording: “Shall the City of Hoboken continue annual rental increase protections for current residents of rent controlled properties…” The principle spokesman for the elusively populated Mile Square Tenants Association is Ron Simoncini of, apparently, Ridgewood and Secaucus. A quick check of his company site, Axiom Communications, reveals a cartoon which seems to definitively outline his general operating methodology: doubletalk the local populace, befuddle an inebriated administration, and sweep potentially corrupt activity under the rug.  If you think my opinion is skewed, I ask you to check it out for yourselves here.  Know this amendment by the company it keeps.   Proponents of the amendment claim that a small group of backwards activists are unfairly keeping property owners from reaching their full profit potential.  Well, they are persistent and maybe a little cranky.  Unlike Mr. Simoncini, they’re not getting paid.  But it’s the same kind of small group of activists (in fact, it’s many of the exact same faces), responsible for your enjoyment of Mumford & Sons and Bob Dylan on beautiful Pier A instead of a 40 story office/residential tower.  You can look it up.   If it passes, and it realistically could given the suspect absentee ballot history, there will be people dramatically affected who can’t afford to be.  The proponents of this amendment have done their best to distract you from its moral overtones. Don’t let Hoboken will lose another little piece of its soul.  Please vote NO on City of Hoboken Public Question #1 so that any inequities can be examined and handled appropriately on behalf of all affected parties. Thanks for reading.   Citizen Dean
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Ramos campaign: Last call!

The Vision for Hoboken campaign announces:

Together We Can Better Hoboken
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Friends and Neighbors:

My Team and I are running to make our City a better place for our children to live, grow, and learn.  We decided to run because we were concerned about the current gridlock at City Hall caused by politicians who were putting their own agendas and ambitions ahead of the people they were elected to represent.

Laura, Eduardo, Joe, and I are the proud parents of children who attend school in Hoboken and participate in City sponsored activities.  And as parents, we recognize how precious each year of a child’s life can be.  The petty bickering and attack ads that my opponents’ campaigns have subjected the residents of Hoboken to over the past week, only reinforces our decision to get involved in this election so that we can move Hoboken past its current gridlock.  Our children will only be children once.  We cannot afford another 4 years of the gridlock and embarrassing political spectacles that my opponents have delivered in the past and that the tenor of their campaigns promise to deliver in the future.  Our children cannot wait another 4 years for a soccer field to be built, for our schools to improve, or for open space to be acquired. 

Please help change Hoboken’s toxic political climate and move Hoboken forward by voting for Laura Miani 1K, Eduardo Gonzalez 2K, Joe Mindak 3K, and me, Ruben Ramos 3J, on November 5th.

Thank you for your continued suupport.

-Ruben