The problem with Tom Borkowski running for Hunterdon County Freeholder with Will Mennen is Borkowski’s public record. Big Taxes During 6 years as mayor of Clinton Township, Tom Borkowski raised the municipal tax levy 39.4%. (Did Mennen do his due diligence?) Borkowski talks about lowering the “tax rate,” but that’s political hocus pocus. The tax [...]
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Tom Borkowski: Who wants big taxes, big bonding, patronage jobs & dysfunctional leadership for Hunterdon County?
Monday, May 20th, 2013 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, Taxes, Tom Borkowski's Greatest Hits, Windy Acres
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, Taxes, Tom Borkowski's Greatest Hits, Windy Acres
New Jersey swallows JCP&L’s “7-10 days” PR gambit
JCP&L executed a brilliant PR tactic as Hurricane Sandy approached New Jersey. Even before the storm hit, and before they could possibly know the extent of outages, JCP&L announced that “it will take 7-10 days to bring power back.” How’d they know that? Simple: They didn’t. It was a brilliant public relations gambit. To ward off [...]
Dincuff: “I said there’s no IRREFUTABLE evidence!”
Monday, Aug 20th, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Election 2012, Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools
Filed under: Election 2012, Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools
At the March 29, 2012 Clinton Township school board meeting, board president Jim Dincuff accused two board members of violating New Jersey state ethics rules. According to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor, Dincuff then violated the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-13(a) and N.J.S.A. 10:4-13(b), and took the entire board into an illegal executive session to [...]
Scofflaw School Board Just Can’t Obey The Law: Dincuff’s crew is a mockery
Wednesday, Aug 15th, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Election 2012, Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, Taxes
Filed under: Election 2012, Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, Taxes
Oh, no! They did it again! Jim Dincuff’s Clinton Township school board violated the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), N.J.S.A. 10:4-12. The fourth time in three months — and all after they voted never to do it again. Last night, at the August 14, 2012 board meeting, president Dincuff failed to set aside a portion [...]
Prosecutor slams school board with Sunshine Law violations, says minutes are wrong
Friday, Jul 13th, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State | Tags: Clinton Township Schools, Dincuff, open public meetings act, OPMA, Prosecutor, sunshine law
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State | Tags: Clinton Township Schools, Dincuff, open public meetings act, OPMA, Prosecutor, sunshine law
Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns, III has found that the Clinton Township school board violated two sections of the Sunshine Law “on three separate occasions” in February and March of 2012. On July 11, Kearns delivered a letter detailing his findings to the board’s attorney, Vito Gagliardi. The prosecutor found that the board improperly [...]
DCA exonerates Mike Wright, upholds violations, slams HCCBA for conflict of interest
When Harmen Vos ran for mayor of Clinton Township, and later for town council, Vos and his supporters attacked Clinton Township construction code official Mike Wright, accusing him of improper actions in his professional capacity. Complaints filed with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) alleged harrassment, selective enforcement, over enforcement, misconduct, and failure [...]
Hunterdon County Republican Committee OUT OF BUSINESS SALE
Wednesday, Jun 13th, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Election 2012, Hunterdon County, Municipal, State
Filed under: Election 2012, Hunterdon County, Municipal, State
The Hunterdon County Republican Committee has been out of business a long time. But influence is on sale — for private political gain — and Hunterdon County Republicans have once again been manipulated by a handful of party bosses who like to keep things this way. According to disclosures at last night’s HCRC meeting, the [...]
School board is more than just a little bit pregnant
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State, Taxes
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State, Taxes
The Hunterdon Review reports on “New allegations made against Clinton Township school board” relating to New Jersey’s “Sunshine Law.” More details of the formal complaint made to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s office by ExMayor.com and in a threatend lawsuit from open government advocate John Paff are available here. According to the Review: Legal Double-Talk 101 [...]
Where is attorney Vito Gagliardi?
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, Taxes | Tags: Clinton Township, minutes, open public meetings act, OPMA, sunshine law, violations, Vito Gagliardi
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, Taxes | Tags: Clinton Township, minutes, open public meetings act, OPMA, sunshine law, violations, Vito Gagliardi
At meeting after school board meeting, board president Jim Dincuff and board member Kevin Maloy again and again cite attorney Vito Gagliardi‘s “advice” to justify Dincuff’s personal attacks against other board members, accusations of ethics violations, resolutions against citizens, and threats demanding the resignations of board members Dincuff doesn’t agree with. But Gagliardi was not present at [...]
Complaints filed against Clinton Township school board for violations of Open Public Meetings Act
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State
ExMayor.com today filed a complaint with the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s office, alleging that the Clinton Township school board violated the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) on multiple occasions, including at its February 27, March 26, and March 29, 2012 meetings, when it went into closed (or “executive”) session in violation of N.J.S.A. 10:4-13. The March 26 [...]