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=&0=&Anthony “Stick” Romano and Kurt “The Giant” Gardiner have agreed to two debates for the upcoming Freeholder race coming this November. We both did so through a trusted intermediary who was offered the carrot and chomping at the bit for open debates (hint). The dates will be set after Labor Day. The debate will consist of one forum and one TV interview/debate at a County TV Show. Both campaigns will work out the exact format after the Summer. Stay tuned.
Not surprisingly, Tim Occhipinti also came out publicly to support the petition by Frank “Pupie” Raia to reverse November municipal elections.
What’s fascinating is since Tim Occhipinti’s controversial election where problems were forwarded to the highest state law enforcement agency in New Jersey – the Attorney General’s Office, there’s never been any hesitancy to move on “5 majority members of the city council deciding,” for the public.
Occhipinti never thought a 5-4 vote necessitated a public referendum, or paused to act with any consensus on any issue whatsoever. It was full steam(roller) ahead with the new Beth Russo “majority” – this even with no word from the AG’s office on the problems with his election. Those issues forwarded by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office have not led to any bill of health since.
The ink isn’t even dry since the last City Council meeting with its action to move the May municipal elections to November and the word on the street is a petition to reverse the action is well underway.
While the Hoboken St. Ann’s feast was affected by extreme heat, yesterday’s break in the weather allowed for some electioneering. Perennial Hoboken candidate Frank Raia, a developer who has marshaled efforts against Mayor Zimmer and her supporters in recent elections is leading the way. He’s personally been working to obtain signatures. The raw total is claimed to be well over 1,000.
According to a story on the Jersey Journal/Hoboken Now, Michele Russo has indeed won the job for the County. The story also notes she is to start immediately.
Michele Russo is described as Anthony Russo’s ex-wife, but MSV thinks it’s an error.
The photo there also looks vaguely familiar:
http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2011/07/ex-wife_of_former_mayor_michel.html
Horsey will look into that too.
Hey did you folks call the County Executive Tom DeGise? Apparently not enough did.
Yesterday’s Hudson Reporter story by Al Sullivan announcing a county job for Michele Russo may be premature. A source with knowledge on the situation stated no official decision had been rendered on officially extending a job offer. The paperwork for the position of managing housekeeping at the Jersey City County building however, was already submitted..
A final decision including a sign off must come from the Hudson County County Executive, Tom DeGuise.
A link on the current County Executive notes in his first day in office back to 2002 he submitted legislation to the county board to create an Ethics Oversight Board in Hudson County.
Michele Russo, mother of 3rd ward Councilman Mike Russo is reported to have landed a plum gig as head of housekeeping at the County Plaza Building in New Jersey.
The new job, noted by Al Sullivan in the Hudson Reporter earlier today is rumored to come with a salary of approximately $50,000 – and health care benefits.
Sources independently confirmed the benefits were the plum sought after ex-mayor and felon Anthony Russo was detected illicitly receiving them since 2005 and had been removed from the city health plan last spring. The reinstatement occurred during Mayor Dave Roberts’ watch, after Russo had been released from prison for extortion.
Councilman Mike Russo seeks to confer with Council President Ravi Bhalla before the start of the City Council meeting last Wednesday night.
The spotlight is on Hoboken since. The hospital awaits State action on a potential sale, the City filed a progress report for a property to use a $3 million grant from the County to pursue a park in the Southwest and there are some other items high on the spotlighted agenda, both seen and unseen.
Talking Ed Note: Our colleague Grafix Avenger maps out how unseen plea deals can go. It’s a primer from her legal department Not Stempler. Da Horsey doesn’t have a legal department at hand. We have to do it the old fashioned way by phone and email.
The heat wave in town isn’t the only thing making the Old Guard sweat. They are sweating it out en masse, with some seeking a plea deal of their own to minimize damage while turning over something or someone to hold the Feds at bay.
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Here’s the latest on the Fed heat and it’s burning up the Hoboken asphalt.
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