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Can the Village really go on offering Six figure pensions ?

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Can the Village really go on offering Six figure pensions ?
July 28,2013
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey has 1,474 retirees receiving $100,000 or more in state pensions  7 are from the Village Ridgewood .

The question is not whether a certain person deserves or dose not deserve a six figure pension,  the question is can a town of close to 25,000 people afford to continue to offer 6 figure pensions ?

This is money that was promised via contract , but should or can the Village continue to  make these promises in the future ?

In the state of New Jersey former Jersey City school superintendent Charles Epps heads the list with a $195,000 annual pension.  When he stepped down last year amid controversy and a gag order, Epps also received a $268,200 settlement plus $85,000 for unused sick time, according to NJ.com.

All of the Top Five pensioners are retired school executives.  A. Z. Yamba, former president of Essex County College, is tied for the lead at $195,000.  He is trailed by John Richardson, Ridgefield Park schools, $185,454; Vincent Ascolese, North Bergen schools, $180,180; and J. T. Morton, Sparta schools, $171,773.

Click here for the full story : https://newjersey.watchdog.org/2013/04/15/njs-100k-club-of-retirees-grows-50-percent-in-two-years-investigative-report-by-mark-lagerkvist/

 

 

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Meet Steve Lonegan NJ US Senate Candidate

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Meet Steve Lonegan NJ US Senate Candidate

Steve Lonegan is New Jersey’s number one champion for taxpayers.  As a Mayor and as Americans for Prosperity state director, Lonegan has led the fight for the men and women who work hard and pay government’s bills.

Taking over as Mayor, Lonegan immediately cut municipal spending, bringing a “Taxpayers First” philosophy to borough government, leading to the elimination of wasteful and duplicative services, privatization of some functions and a more cost-efficient user-friendly government.

As a result, Bogota’s municipal spending remained constant for the entire twelve years of Steve’s tenure.  Mayor Lonegan kept debt and tax increases far below inflation despite massive state mandates and aid reductions to suburban towns like Bogota.  None of the other 565 New Jersey Mayors could boast of such a record.

Thanks to Steve’s strong, conservative leadership, Republicans kept council control for eleven straight elections and Steve was reelected in 1999 and 2003 by double digit margins over his Democratic opponent.  He did not run for reelection in 2007, keeping a promise not to serve more than three terms.

As Mayor, Lonegan stood up to powerful public employee labor unions by bringing in civilian dispatchers rather than highly paid police officers.   Steve Lonegan created the Taxpayer Protection Act requiring a public vote for new municipal debt or public employee contracts that exceed inflation and under Lonegan, Bogota was the first town in New Jersey to pass a ballot initiative restricting Eminent Domain.

As Mayor, Lonegan refused to fill out affirmative action forms and stated that he would not comply with state laws purportedly requiring him to perform Same-Sex Civil Unions, as it violated his Catholic faith.

Steve Lonegan saw that his role as Mayor took him beyond municipal borders.  Whether it was fighting the Newark Arena, illegal state bonding, proposed gasoline tax hikes or countless other taxpayer rip-offs, Mayor Lonegan found that his work led him to speak out more and more for frustrated taxpayers all over the state — even taking on Governors and legislators in both parties to do what was right for working families and all taxpayers.

After twelve years as Mayor, Lonegan stepped down to devote full-time to his role as New Jersey Americans for Prosperity state director.  He had compiled a record of cutting taxes, spending and debt far below inflation — a record unmatched in any of the other 565 New Jersey municipalities.

Since coming to Americans for Prosperity in 2006, Steve continued his fight for taxpayers by defeating two state ballot questions in 2007.  The first would have forced an 8% sales tax for phony property tax “reform” and the second that would have bonded nearly a half billion dollars for taxpayer financed Embryonic Stem Cell “research.”

The Star Ledger’s Paul Mulshine said that “Lonegan single-handedly ignited the biggest taxpayer revolt since the Florio years” by defeating these two questions.  With the ink on the results barely dry, Lonegan led the successful fight to stop Governor Corzine’s $38 Billion Toll Hike and Borrowing Scheme.  His efforts so perturbed the embattled Governor that his staff even ordered the Mayor arrested for daring to challenge Corzine’s radical proposal.  And Lonegan’s AFP efforts led to the defeat of taxpayer-financed legislative elections in the state.

In between all this, Steve published a book Putting Taxpayers First,  where he outlines a blueprint for Republican victories in the Garden State.

Since then, Steve worked to get Governor Chris Christie to take New Jersey out of Cap and Trade, stop the Obamacare Exchanges, defeat the destructive Residential Foreclosure Act and fight increases in the State Income Tax.

Steve Lonegan was born in Teaneck’s Holy Name Hospital on April 27, 1956.  He grew up and graduated from High School in Ridgefield Park where he set several high school track records.  Steve earned a B.A. in Business Administration from William Paterson College where he was Football Team Captain and an All Conference Division Center, later earning an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Steve built and managed retail, custom homebuilding and manufacturing businesses employing dozens of workers, prior to becoming Americans for Prosperity state director for New Jersey.

Steve and his wife Lorraine (Rossi) live in Bogota and have two adult daughters: Brooke and Katherine (Parany).  The Lonegan family attends St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Bogota, where Steve’s daughter was the third generation of Lonegans to be married at the altar of St. Joseph’s Church.

Whether it is speaking out for taxpayers, taking on bureaucrats or fighting for homeowners, no one in New Jersey is as vocal, as active, and as determined to succeed as Steve Lonegan.  Tough and independent, Mayor Steve Lonegan is the undisputed champion of New Jersey’s overtaxed and overregulated working families.  He will be that champion in the United States Senate.

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Democrat Dennis McNerney’s Overpeck Park legacy continues to cost taxpayers big time

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Democrat Dennis McNerney’s Overpeck Park legacy continues to cost taxpayers big time 

Overpeck Park fiasco the gift that keeps giving

Bergen County to pay $1.4 million annually through 2020 on Overpeck Park construction bond
Monday January 7, 2013, 9:02 PM
BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN
STAFF WRITER

Bergen County taxpayers will be on the hook for annual payments of $1.4 million through 2020 as the county pays off its remaining obligation on a construction bond for Overpeck County Park.

Several freeholders reacted with surprise Monday when they learned at a work session that they will be asked to vote next week to transfer the first of those payments to the Bergen County Improvement Authority, the county’s funding arm.

But it’s not as if they have much of a choice. Voting not to make the payment would result in a default of the bond, which in turn could damage the county’s AAA bond rating, county officials said.

Freeholder John Mitchell, a Republican, said he views the payments as the cost of the sprawling $100 million park coming due. The park, which was built on a former landfill, sits in Leonia, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park and Teaneck.

https://www.northjersey.com/leonia/Bergen_County_to_pay_14_million_annually_through_2020_on_Overpeck_Park_construction_bond.htm

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Generators become part of North Jersey town budget discussions

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Generators become part of North Jersey town budget discussions
Sunday, January 6, 2013    Last updated: Sunday January 6, 2013, 9:21 AM
BY  MONSY ALVARADO
STAFF WRITER
The Record

The extensive power outages superstorm Sandy left in its wake has forced emergency responders in North Jersey to evaluate their inventory of portable and standby generators and recommend the purchase of more this year.

Municipal officials will be crafting their budgets in coming weeks, and generators will surely be part of the discussion in several towns including Lyndhurst, Ridgefield Park, Ridgefield and Edgewater.

The generators would be used in a number of ways, town officials said, including powering traffic lights, pumping stations, and warming and cooling centers during power failure emergencies.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/185778242_LOCAL_ISSUE__Preparing_for_next_storm_Generators_become_necessity.html

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Gifts for Gi’s

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Gifts for Gi’s is a group of everyday people; students, clubs, corporate donors .No one takes a salary from Gifts for GIs and 100% of donations are used to make up & ship the “care packages”.

Gifts for GIs is an organization dedicated to generating community interest, support and participation in events that demonstrate support for our deployed service men, women & their families in an effort to let our troops know that they are not forgotten and that their sacrifice is appreciated.

In 2006 an ordinary exchange between a bartender & a customer marked the starting point for what has become an active not for profit charity. Dan Greco, of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, was tending bar when a patron spoke to him about his feelings of sadness and concern for his child. The man’s young son, a marine, had recently been deployed to Iraq and with the holidays approaching the man’s feelings just grew worse. Dan was so moved by their discussion that he felt he had to do something. It was this conversation that gave him the inspiration for “Gift’s for GIs”.
He called on family & friends asking for items that could be shipped to this man’s son. When all was said & done, seventeen cartons were shipped in time to arrive for the holidays. What resulted, although no one realized it at the time, was the very first “Gifts for GIs” event.

Gifts for GIs is an organization dedicated to generating community interest, support and participation in events that demonstrate support for our deployed service men, women & their families. This is done in an effort to let our troops know that they are not forgotten and that their sacrifice is appreciated

As time went on, and more holiday events followed, the core volunteer group believed that American troops needed to know that they were thought of more then once a year. “Our troops receive a lot of attention and packages during the holiday season; however we often forget to say thank you during the rest of the year. Hopefully these events, though they may be small, will show our troops we appreciate them all year long.”, Dan is quoted as saying. In 2011, the board for “Gifts for GIs” voted unanimously to expand their effort to assure our troops that they are not forgotten and that their service and sacrifice is acknowledged and appreciated. To that end, the organization now holds additional drives to coincide with every patriotic holiday providing year round support for our military.

These events are supported by volunteers; everyday men, women and children, organizations and clubs (corporate & civic) who realize that the freedom we enjoy as Americans does not come with out a price. For example, local schools and Girl Scout troops have participated using these events to satisfy their community service requirements.

Since that long ago exchange, “Gifts for GIs” has grown into a fully recognized 501c, non profit organization. Each event exceeded the previous one both in the number of soldiers who received gifts as well as the numbers of boxes shipped. More then one hundred and thirty boxes were shipped to twenty one service men & woman during the 2010 holidays. Memorial Day 2011 marks the first in what will be a series of shipments throughout the year. Any donors who wish to see first hand the benefit of their efforts may visit the organization’s face book page. All letters, emails and pictures received from the troops are posted & available for all to see and in an effort to generate additional support.

https://giftsforgis.com/

DanGreco.GiftsforGIs@gmail.com

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Ridgewood Police look to Tighten Up security at Clearview’s Warner Quad in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood Police look to Tighten Up security at Clearview’s Warner Quad in Ridgewood
July. 20, 2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Several movie theaters in New Jersey are stepping up security in the wake of the mass shooting in Colorado during a screening of the new Batman movie “Dark Knight Rises”.

The AP is reporting that AMC Entertainment, which has movie theaters in Ridgefield Park, Paramus, Clifton and Wayne, that they are taking a closer look at security .

Police both in the Village of Ridgewood and Ridgefield Park told the Bergen Record that they are stepping up patrols around local theaters as a precaution.

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>Payouts for unused sick days vary in North Jersey towns

>Payouts for unused sick days vary in North Jersey towns


Here’s a breakdown of data provided by Christie’s office for the obligation in each town in Bergen County:

Allendale – no obligation

Alpine – total obligation, $850,523.00; obligation per taxpayer, $1,169.46

Bergenfield – total obligation, $701,579.00; obligation per taxpayer, $83.44

Bogota – total obligation, $398,360.00; obligation per taxpayer, $162.76

Carlstadt – no obligation

Cliffside Park – total obligation, $100,000.00; obligation per taxpayer, $13.27

Closter – total obligation, $1,704,092.00; obligation per taxpayer, $549.02

Cresskill – total obligation, $319,192.00; obligation per taxpayer, $107.24

East Rutherford – total obligation, $1,101,518.00; obligation per taxpayer, $172.98

Edgewater – total obligation, $1,480,618.00; obligation per taxpayer, $266.69

Elmwood – total obligation, $2,004,685.00; obligation per taxpayer, $324.27

Emerson – total obligation, $400,926.00; obligation per taxpayer, $148.38

Englewood – total obligation, $5,353,655.00; obligation per taxpayer, $576.40

Englewood Cliffs – total obligation, $2,150,583.00; obligation per taxpayer, $793.98

Demarest – no obligation

Dumont – no obligation

Fair Lawn – total obligation, $1,635,758.00; obligation per taxpayer, $132.70

Fairview – total obligation, $1,473,045.00; obligation per taxpayer, $444.53

Fort Lee – total obligation, $9,225,587.00; obligation per taxpayer, $706.40

Franklin Lakes – no obligation

Garfield – total obligation, $2,692,885.00; obligation per taxpayer, $373.63

Glen Rock – total obligation, $1,004,087.00; obligation per taxpayer, $238.49

Hackensack – total obligation, $18,875,368.00; obligation per taxpayer, $1,030.51

Harrington Park – total obligation, $594,486.00; obligation per taxpayer, $356.08

Hasbrouck Heights – total obligation, $237,175.00; obligation per taxpayer, $55.77

Haworth – total obligation, $489,559.00; obligation per taxpayer, $370.61

Hillsdale – total obligation, $201,417.78; obligation per taxpayer, $56.48

Ho-Ho-Kus – total obligation, $1,283,024.58; obligation per taxpayer, $847.04

Leonia – total obligation, $551,626.93; obligation per taxpayer, $195.06

Little Ferry – total obligation, $227,896.00; obligation per taxpayer, $66.81

Lodi – no obligation

Lyndhurst – no obligation

Mahwah – total obligation, $2,033,561.94; obligation per taxpayer, $175.99

Maywood – total obligation, $140,840.00; obligation per taxpayer, $40.81

Midland Park – no obligation

Montvale – total obligation, $468,626.00; obligation per taxpayer, $129.63

Moonachie – total obligation, $552,913.00; obligation per taxpayer, $272.68

New Milford – total obligation, $2,738,820.00; obligation per taxpayer, $578.04

North Arlington – total obligation, $80,000.00; obligation per taxpayer, $17.53

Northvale – total obligation, $847,361.00; obligation per taxpayer, $402.78

Norwood – total obligation, $282,132.00; obligation per taxpayer, $135.63

Oakland – no obligation

Old Tappan – no obligation

Oradell – no obligation

Palisades Park – total obligation, $1,591,795.00; obligation per taxpayer, $328.29

Paramus – total obligation, $575,800.00; obligation per taxpayer, $38.45

Park Ridge – total obligation, $772,804.00; obligation per taxpayer, $230.36

Ramsey – total obligation, $2,425,192.27; obligation per taxpayer, $373.12

Ridgefield – no obligation

Ridgefield Park – total obligation, $678,973.00; obligation per taxpayer, $157.71

Ridgewood – total obligation, $7,203,566.23; obligation per taxpayer, $861.41

River Edge – total obligation, $733,050.20; obligation per taxpayer, $197.51

River Vale – total obligation, $1.00; obligation per taxpayer, $0.00

Rochelle Park – no obligation

Rockleigh – no obligation

Rutherford – total obligation, $3,620,854.00; obligation per taxpayer, $569.54

 Saddle Brook – total obligation, $1,295,495.00; obligation per taxpayer, $202.96

Saddle River – total obligation, $412,800.00; obligation per taxpayer, $318.05

South Hackensack – total obligation, $539,525.00; obligation per taxpayer, $320.47

Teaneck – total obligation, $4,379,922.16; obligation per taxpayer, $335.08

Tenafly – no obligation

Teterboro – total obligation, $94,299.77; obligation per taxpayer, $42.01

Upper Saddle River – total obligation, $986,895.00; obligation per taxpayer, $338.73

Waldwick – total obligation, $1,214,624.00; obligation per taxpayer, $324.61

Wallington – no obligation

Washington – total obligation, $567,071.00; obligation per taxpayer, $162.59

Westwood – – total obligation, $1,060,665.00; obligation per taxpayer, $247.79

Woodcliff Lake – no obligation

Wood-Ridge – total obligation, $1,417,724.00; obligation per taxpayer, $425.22

Wyckoff – no obligation

https://blog.northjersey.com/thesource/1768/payouts-for-unused-sick-days-vary-in-north-jersey-towns/

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>Main Street businesses survive without slashing prices in Ridgefield Park

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Main Street businesses survive without slashing prices in Ridgefield Park

THURSDAY DECEMBER 1, 2011, 10:49 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
CORRESPONDENT
RIDGEFIELD PARK PATRIOT

RIDGEFIELD PARK – The idea of Main Street, Anytown, USA, conjures up images of pedestrian traffic and hustle and bustle during this time of year. In some Bergen towns, the idea rings true – think Ridgewood, Englewood, Westwood, and even to some extent Teaneck. Here in Ridgefield Park, however, holiday shopping is just not part of the village landscape.

Most residents ventured out of town on Black Friday and over the Thanksgiving weekend to catch the season’s big sales. Garden State Plaza, Bergen Town Center and The Shops at Riverside lured most of the heavy spenders, while retailers along routes 4 and 17 also drew considerable shopping numbers.

“I didn’t go out on Black Friday because I wanted to avoid the craziness, but I do plan on going to the mall later today,” said Ariana Rossi, 35, who stopped in for a latte at Dunkin’ Donuts last Saturday morning. “You just can’t pass up some of the deals at those stores. Even if you’re not doing your Christmas or holiday shopping, you might want something for yourself. This is the time to hit the malls and buy.”

https://www.northjersey.com/news/134829393_Local_businesses_survive_without_slashing_prices.html

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>Veterans Day ceremonies planned throughout Bergen County

>Veterans Day ceremonies planned throughout Bergen County

BERGENFIELD Ceremonies will begin Friday at 11 a.m. at borough hall, followed by rededication of the monument at Veterans Memorial Park on New Bridge Road. bergenfieldboro.com or (201) 387-4055.
CARLSTADT Services will be conducted at Memorial Park Friday at 11 a.m. (201) 939-2850.
CLIFFSIDE PARK A service with Father Willie Smith and Rabbi Engelmayer of Temple Israel will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 555 Palisade Ave., followed by refreshments. (201) 941-0643.
DEMAREST An outdoor ceremony at the Northern Valley Regional High School flag pole will begin Friday at 11:15 a.m., followed by a 1 p.m. assembly at Tenakill Middle School. The American Legion will hold a ceremony Friday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. (201) 768-5386.
EDGEWATER The traditional ceremony will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Park, Route 5 and River Road. 943-1700, ext. 3131.
FAIR LAWN Ceremonies at the municipal building, 8-01 Fair Lawn Ave., will be hosted by the Fair Lawn Veterans Council Friday at 11 a.m. fairlawn.org or (201) 794-5340.
GARFIELD The fourth annual Veterans Day Gala will be held Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Royal Manor, 454 Midland Ave., with a four-course luncheon, happy hour, dancing to live band, show, boutique shopping and door prizes, Registration required. $50-$55. aceshows.com or (800) 831-9801.
HACKENSACK A brief ceremony honoring veterans will be followed by refreshments Friday at 11 a.m. at the Courthouse Green, Main and Court streets. hackensack.org or (201) 646-3980.
LEONIA American Legion Post No. 1, 399 Broad Ave., will host ceremonies Friday beginning at 11 a.m. (201) 592-1332.
LITTLE FERRY Ceremonies will be conducted in front of Memorial and Washington schools on Liberty Street Friday at 11 a.m.. Afterward, food and refreshments will be served at the VFW at 100 Main St. (201) 641-6186.
MAHWAH Mahwah’s ceremonies will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park on Franklin Turnpike. mahwahtwp.org or (201) 529-5757.
NEW MILFORD The annual ceremony will taker place Friday at 11 a.m. at the Veteran’s monument in front of borough hall, 930 River Road. newmilfordboro.com or (201) 967-5044.
NORTHVALE Northvale VFW Memorial Post 162 will conduct a ceremony Friday at 11 a.m. in front of the municipal building, 116 Paris Ave., with refreshments following at the American Legion Hall on Paris Avenue. boroughofnorthvale.com or (201) 767-3330.
OAKLAND Annual ceremonies will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Park, 1 Veterans Drive. oakland-nj.org or (201) 337-8111.
PARK RIDGE The Wyckoff Midland Park VFW Post 7086 will hold ceremonies Friday at 11 a.m. at Midland Park Veterans Park. co.bergen.nj.us/parks or (201) 336-7267.
RIDGEFIELD PARK A traditional service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Ridgefield Park Flagpole, Euclid Avenue and Mt. Vernon Street. ridgefieldpark.org or (201) 641-2612.
RIDGEWOOD Ceremonies will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Graydon Park and include a rededication ceremony for a plaque being installed to honor the memory of the 14 Ridgewood casualties from World War I. (201) 670-5510.
RUTHERFORD A ceremony hosted by Rutherford Veterans Alliance will start Friday at 11 a.m. at the WWI monument on Park Avenue near the Rutherford Post Office and travel from monument to monument with different participants giving speeches about each war. rutherford-nj.com or (201) 939-9895.
TEANECK The Patriotic Observance Advisory Board will conduct ceremonies Friday at 11 a.m. on the Municipal Green. teanecknj.gov or (201) 488-6800.

https://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2011/11/veterans_day_ceremonies_planne.html

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>Dip in enrollments pushing town pools to open membership to non-residents

>Dip in enrollments pushing town pools to open membership to non-residents

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY JUNE 1, 2011, 7:10 AM
BY KARA YORIO
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Coveted your friend’s town pool or swim club every summer? Tired of being a guest once or twice a season and jealously checking out the amenities others enjoy every day? This may be your lucky year.

In Ridgefield Park, where Bogota and Little Ferry residents could always join the John B. Davies Municipal Pool, the town is widening its reach for this summer…

Among other communities following suit, Ridgewood is allowing non-residents (beyond Midland Park and Paramus, which have been included for a few years) to join its Graydon Pool. When the Ridgewood Village Council voted to open up the memberships in March, it was strictly a dollars-and-cents issue. Non-resident memberships are limited to 250.


At the time the measure passed, village parks and recreation director Tim Cronin estimated revenue would rise substantially from the new rules and fees.


“Based on last year, we think we can generate another $41,000 in revenue for the summer of 2011,” Cronin said.


Graydon, a sand-bottomed, beach-rimmed pool that is more like a lake, also has a new attraction called The Wibit, which looks like an inflatable obstacle course for kids to navigate over the water. The town’s website says The Wibit “is certain to enhance enjoyment while also providing physical fitness.”


They hope it’s a draw from near and far. The village council changed the rules for this year and 2012. Beyond that is unknown, but it might take a little time for non-residents to catch on and the town to cash in.

https://www.northjersey.com/recreation/122923858_Dip_in_enrollments_pushing_pools_to_open_membership.html

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>THE MAY MUNIS: BY THE NUMBERS

>THE MAY MUNIS: BY THE NUMBERS

By Steve Morris

As the merry month of May approaches so do Bergen’s five nonpartisan municipal elections in Mahwah, Ridgewood, Teaneck, Ridgefield Park, and Garfield. The candidates are out making stump speeches, local civic organizations are putting their two cents in, and the opinion sections of the weekly newspapers are chock full of commentary on the candidates and on the issues. This is all well and good, but what do the campaign finance reports say about the candidates and their campaigns?

MAHWAH – Sitting mayor Richard Martel may have been convicted of DUI back in 2006, but that hasn’t phased his fund raising efforts one bit; Martel has out raised his opponent, former councilman Gary Paton, nearly six to one.

The overwhelming majority of Martel’s contributions have been below 300 dollars and have been raised in the past six months, with Martel only carrying over about $500 from his 2004 re-election bid, suggesting a strong base of support among township voters. In stark contrast, 88% of challenger Gary Paton’s campaign cash came from one Gary Paton.

RIDGEWOOD – Bergen’s sign vendors and print shops shouldn’t count on having a very strong year in Ridgewood. Incumbent councilwoman Betty Wiest leads the pack with a whopping $2090 raised to date, followed by former Clinton administration policy wonk Paul Aronsohn, and longtime village cop Keith Killion. Jacques Harlow’s report is MIA and Anne Zusy’s campaign does not have a bank account.

TEANECK – The dominant candidate thus far in the fundraising department in this race is incumbent councilwoman Monica Honis. “Team Teaneck” (Elnatan, Robinson, and Hameduddin) generates most of their money from large $300+ contributions mostly from sources located outside Teaneck and the rest of the candidates are either majority self funded or have yet to break the $3500 barrier in fundraising.

Team Teaneck does possess the organizational edge though, as three candidates are operating as one significantly reducing expenses and broadening their base of potential donors.

With the exception of Honis, the other two candidates running with the endorsement of “Teaneck United,” a local civic group in opposition to Team Teaneck are not enjoying the sort of support one would expect of true grassroots candidates, lending support to the notion that Teaneck United is simply a Wienberg astroturfing operation. 66% of Barbara Toffler’s campaign fund came courtesy of her checking account and Audra Jackson has yet to break the $3500 mark in fundraising.

The numbers suggest that the residents of Teaneck have opted out of the latest battle between Joe and Loretta, instead writing their checks to Monica Honis or not at all.

GARFIELD – If winning elections was a simply a matter of out-fundraising your opponent, then this year’s municipal contest in the “city of champions” would have to go the incumbents, who have raised five times as much money than their primary threat of challengers Bonnano, Demarco, and Vistocky. Maverick candidate Gaetana Raymond’s campaign fund consists of a loan she made to herself and Richard Derrig’s campaign fund has yet to take in more than $3500 in contributions.

So where have Calandriello, Aloia, Delaney, Krone, and Moskal been spending all of that money, aside from the printer and the sign guys? Donating to all of Garfield’s various civic organizations, that’s where. One will be hard pressed to find a church, club, or other organization operating in Garfield who has not recieved a check from this slate of candidates.

RIDGEFIELD PARK – Challenger Frank Scerbo has purchased some lawn signs, and fellow challenger Junior Hernandez hasn’t cracked $3500 yet. As for the rest of the mostly incumbent candidates who are running together, their ELEC filing is MIA. The real winners in Ridgefield Park seem to be the village’s DPW, as a drive through the village recently revealed it to be sign-less for the time being, and with a slate of popular incumbents taking on two poorly funded challengers, we are willing to bet it will remain so for the foreseeable future.

THE RAW NUMBERS

LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE INITIAL MUNICIPALITY RAISED SPENT ON HAND

Paton Gary MAHWAH 2900 1591 1309

Martel Richard J MAHWAH 17119 7429.93 9689.07

Alderisio Samuel MAHWAH 2000 1000 1000

Roth John F MAHWAH 2000 1000 1000

Kelly John J MAHWAH 351 0 351

Derrig Stephanie A MAHWAH 2000 100 1900

Digiulio H. Lisa MAHWAH 1299 0 1299

Harlow Jacques RIDGEWOOD 0 0 0

Aronsohn Paul RIDGEWOOD 1813 963 850

Killion Keith RIDGEWOOD 1198.53 0 1198.53

Wiest Betty G RIDGEWOOD 2090 500 1590

Zusy Anne RIDGEWOOD 0 0 0

Rudolph Elnatan TEANECK 7872 6752.95 1119.05

Honis Monica TEANECK 14180.28 6265.24 7915.04

Toffler Barbara Ley TEANECK 7649 2973.98 4675.02

Goldman Ned TEANECK 7902 1400.29 6501.71

Hameeduddin Mohammed TEANECK 3371.5 11.07 3360.43

Robinson Robert H TEANECK 3371.5 11.07 3360.43

Rose Howard TEANECK 2000 1000 1000

Jackson Audra TEANECK 2000 1000 1000

Visotcky LouAnn GARFIELD 6161.66 5177.33 984.33

Bonanno Charles F GARFIELD 6161.66 5177.33 984.33

DeMarco Anthony W GARFIELD 6161.66 5177.33 984.33

Raymond Gaetana M GARFIELD 12100 1500 10600

Derrig Richard GARFIELD 2000 1000 1000

Calandriello Francis J GARFIELD 21102 14024 7078

Delaney Joseph P GARFIELD 21102 14024 7078

Krone James GARFIELD 21102 14024 7078

Moskal Stanley J GARFIELD 21102 14024 7078

Aloia Louis G GARFIELD 21102 14024 7078

Hernandez Junior RIDGEFIELD PARK N/A N/A N/A

Scerbo Frank S RIDGEFIELD PARK N/A N/A N/A

Fosdick George D RIDGEFIELD PARK N/A N/A N/A

Anlian John H RIDGEFIELD PARK N/A N/A N/A

Boyd Margaret R RIDGEFIELD PARK N/A N/A N/A

MacNeill Adam A RIDGEFIELD PARK N/A N/A N/A

Poli Hugo R RIDGEFIELD PARK N/A N/A N/A

RAISED % TOTAL SPENT % TOTAL ON HAND %TOTAL

TOTALS 219211.8 100 120150.5 100 99061.27 100

MAHWAH 27669 12.62204 11120.93 9.255832 16548.07 16.70488

RIDGEWOOD 5101.53 2.327215 1463 1.217639 3638.53 3.67301

TEANECK 48346.28 22.0546 19414.6 16.15857 28931.68 29.20584

GARFIELD 138095 62.99615 88151.99 73.36796 49942.99 50.41626

All candidates running as part of a joint campaign committee had the amount split equally amongst the candidates.

All candidates whose filings stated that they had not broken $3500 were assigned $2000 as the amount raised, $1000 as the amount spent, and $1000 as the cash on hand amount for mathematical purposes.

All of the Ridgefield Park candidates either did not have ELEC filings or had ELEC filings and were under $3500

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