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Bergen County Battle Over Tanks

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Passaic County Clerk Kristin Corrado Has Proven Track Record

When Passaic County Clerk Kristin M. Cor-rado, Esq. shows up for work at 401 GrandStreet in Paterson these are some of her du-ties.The Passaic County Clerk's Office is nowproviding full services for: Accept Mail-InBallot Applications, Incorporation of reli-gious organizations, Inheritance tax waivers,Conducts research of naturalization records,Files and executes firefighter exemption cer-tificates, Issues peddler’s licenses gratis toveterans, Physician and attorney registra-tion, Veteran's identification cards, Receiv-ing petitions for candidates forelective offices, Printing ofelection materials, Main-taining Vote by Mail(“Absentee”) voter lists,Handling Vote byMail Applicationsand Ballots, Over-seeing drawingsfor ballot posi-tions, Certify-

ing primary and general election votes to theNew Jersey Department of State - Divisionof Elections, Business Trade Name Certifi-cates, Full Passport Services, Notary Regis-tration/Renewal, Notary Public Services,Receive and Record Deed and MortgageDocuments, Veteran's Identification Dis-count Cards to Passaic County Residentsand also Performs weddings.Passaic county residents can also pick up:Application for Vote by Mail Ballot in Eng-lish and Spanish, County Clerk’s office FeeSchedule, List of Legislative Districts, No-

tary Public Application, Passport Applica-tion (DS-11) Passport Application by

Mail (DS-82) Passport applicationChecklist, Trade Name Form and

Sample, Veteran’s DiscountCards Application Form andVeteran’s Discount List.

Serving four and a half yearsof a five-year term, Corradohas used her 22 years as anexperienced attorney totake the county clerk’s of-fice from being good tomaking it even better.Corrado stated the officeof county clerk was one

of the natural fits for some-one with her background.That is why when the op-

portunity presented itselfshe chose to run for office.

She handles three branches:the registry division, which han-

dles deeds dating back 175 yearsfor most properties in PassaicCounty; the clerk’s division andthe elections division.Most of her success has beenbuilt on the things her prede-cessors have done, includingscanning and digitizing doc-uments,.

“Anything we have done inthe past four and a halfyears has been to build onwhat was already there,” she

said, explaining that she alsoexpanded the way things have

been done, including in termsof outreach and extended

hours, which have enhanced theoffice to improve access for Pas-saic County residents.

When asked about some of thechallenges she faced, Corradoreplied, “The first thing is youwalk into an office and youdon't’ know anybody or theemployees in the office. Thefirst thing I had to do wasmake sure I learned the job. Ican’t expect anybody to dosomething if I don’t know it.The first year is a learningcurve. You’re learning howto do every single positionand the make-up of the of-fice, and I hit the groundrunning and went right towork.”

Republican, stated she is there to be inde-pendent for everyone no matter if they areRepublican or Democrat, as her office has tobe run that way. Corrado also credits her hard working stafffor the office’s success.She is running for re-election on Nov. 4. Herrunning mates are county Board of ChosenFreeholders candidates John F. Capo andClaudia Chavez.

In order to better serve the needs of PassaicCounty residents, Kristin M. Corrado, Esq.has listed more convenient and extendedhours. Corrado’s Paterson Office is locatedat 401 Grand Street, Room 130, and willnow be open Monday through Friday from8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. The Clerk’s of-fice processes passport applications, filesbusiness trade names, administers NotaryOaths and issues Veteran ID cards as men-tioned in her interview

The Records Vault and Map Room, whichare located at 77 Hamilton Street, will alsobe open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednes-days.

The hours for the Recording office andWanaque Satellite office will remain at 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information on their services andschedule, please call 973-225-3690.

Mission:

The County Clerk's Office is a constitutionaloffice as set forth in the New Jersey StateConstitution. In Passaic County the office iscomprised of the County Clerk Division,which includes the Election Division andRegistry of Deeds Division.

Services:

Services are also provided throughout theCounty on a rotating basis. For more infor-mation on scheduled services being providedat their off-site locations, please call theClerk's office at 973-225-3690.

• 19,841 Applications for Vote By-MailBallots were processed in 2013.• $15,806,726.79 were collected in fees in2013 for County Treasurer. • 8,000 Deeds and 17,159 Mortgages wereRecorded in 2013.• 7,831 Passports were processed in 2013.• 2,579 Veteran's Id Cards have beenprocessed.• 956 Weddings were performed since 2010and 206 were performed in 2013.

County Clerk Corrado said “I’m frugal” & that is why she has turned in a budget that saved Passaic County over five million dollars

One of Corrado’s ideas was cross-trainingemployees. It assures that if one person isabsent, another can step in to fill that posi-tion whether it be short-term or long-term.“If someone happens to be out in one de-partment, you can call somebody in from adifferent department,” she explained. ‘It’sworked out extremely well. Any personwithin the office can work within anotheroffice and we all assist each other. It’s moreof a teamwork approach and that’s one ofthe things I have concentrated on doing.”

She also stated that she had to constantlykeep up with changes implemented by theNew Jersey Department of State, enhancingher own department. Looking for a deed inany of the 16 municipalities in PassaicCounty? Corrado stated her office has acopy of each and a record of how manytimes the property was sold and to whom.

As for her record, Corrado called herself“frugal,” joking, “But I’m not cheap, justfrugal. Frugal is a good word.” she said.

And being that way has caused her to savethe county over five million dollars, turningin five million more that the county antici-pated in revenue from her office. Most ofher office is self- sufficient, she said, meaningthat she can take necessary steps to cut thewaste and still be more effective in helpingcounty residents. She also credits enhancingevery area of her office where the public hascontact, including the website, where she be-lieves the public goes most of the time look-ing for information. Her office hours havealso been extended to give those who arebusy more time to do business. She is alsoworking on the Wanaque Satellite Office forup-county residents. Her office also servesover 23,000 veterans.

As for her office being in Paterson, Corradostated, “One of the things I stress is thatwhen you deal with people coming into ouroffice, you treat them with kindness - thesame way you would want to be treated.And I found that our staff is generous.Whenever there is a cause, we are alwaysthere. It’s unfortunate what’s going on inPaterson now. I work in Paterson. I seewhat’s going on. If we can help anyone, wewill help them. We are part of the commu-nity and there’s a lot of good people in theCity of Paterson.”

She stressed that she encourages her office todo more that they can do to help others.“Whether it’s treating people with kindnessor watching the bottom dollar, I’ve done thejob and I’ve done it well,” she said.

As for he party affiliation, Corrado, who is a

Paterson City Council has a long history of prayer before the meetings

Mayor Ras J. Baraka, members of theNewark Municipal Council, Police DirectorEugene Venable, and Police Chief AnthonyCampos swore in 35 new Newark police offi-cers into their duties today, in a City Hall Mu-nicipal Council Chamber ceremony. City Hallis located at 920 Broad Street.

Of the 35 recruits in the class, 30 are maleand five female. The class is the first hiredsince March 2010. This previous class ofNewark Police recruits to be sworn in was a54-member class of 45 males and nine fe-males. It will enhance Mayor Baraka’s initia-tive to increase the number of police officersin the Department, with 70 percent of themserving in the neighborhoods and streets ofNewark.

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County Clerk Corrado said “I’m frugal” & that is why she has turned in a budget that saved Passaic County over five million dollars

Newark Gets 35 More Police Officers

Mayor Ras J. Baraka, members of theNewark Municipal Council, Police DirectorEugene Venable, and Police Chief AnthonyCampos swore in 35 new Newark police offi-cers into their duties today, in a City Hall Mu-nicipal Council Chamber ceremony. City Hallis located at 920 Broad Street.

Of the 35 recruits in the class, 30 are maleand five female. The class is the first hiredsince March 2010. This previous class ofNewark Police recruits to be sworn in was a54-member class of 45 males and nine fe-males. It will enhance Mayor Baraka’s initia-tive to increase the number of police officersin the Department, with 70 percent of themserving in the neighborhoods and streets ofNewark.

MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA, DIRECTOR VENABLE, AND CHIEF CAMPOS SWEAR IN FIRST CLASS OF POLICE RECRUITS SINCE 2010

Mayor Baraka presents the Essex County Police AcademyAward for best Physical Training score to Officer John Fields.L:Baraka, Officer Fields, Director Venable, and Chief Campos.

Mayor Baraka presents the Essex County Police AcademyAward for best Firearms Qualification score to Officer Leonardo

Guzman. From left: Mayor Baraka, Officer Guzman, DirectorVenable, and Chief Campos.

Mayor Baraka presents the Essex County Police AcademyAward for best Physical Training score to Officer John Fields.L:Baraka, Officer Fields, Director Venable, and Chief Campos.

Paterson Cops That Risk Their Lives Every Day For The CityPATERSON Every day, city cops risk their lives battling gangs, drug dealers, robbers, perpetrators of domestic violence and violent criminals. But you won’t see those heroic stories in the NewJersey Pulse. Instead, you’ll read about all the killings and bad stories about Paterson in other, "soft" media. Why? Because we have repeatedly asked the department to let us publish the "goodofficers'" stories from their superiors and have been ignored. So, if all you hear is "cops in Paterson are bad," it’s because no one wants us to tell their good, heroic stories. So instead, we’llbring you the good stories about the officers in the Newark Police Department, how they invited us to their swearing in ceremony and have provided transparency.

Mayor greets the newly sworn-in Police Officers and their instructors on the steps of City Hall. Front row, seated, left to right: Chief Campos, Mayor Baraka, and DirectorVenable Photo Credits: Newark Press Information Office

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NEWARK MAYOR HOSTS URBAN MAYORS ROUNDTABLE ON PUBLIC SAFETYMore than 100 attendees including surrounding mayors

and law enforcement officials exchanged solutions to reducing crimeMayor Ras J. Baraka hosted an Urban MayorsRound Table on Public Safety, at Rutgers Uni-versity-Newark’s Paul Robeson Center, which islocated at 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Boulevard.

The Mayor was joined by dozens of otherNew Jersey mayors and law enforcement offi-cials. Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop, Pa-terson Mayor Jose Torres, US Department ofJustice Chief of Staff Beth McGarry wereheadliners for the morning session and ActingState Attorney General John Hoffman, servedas the event’s keynote luncheon speaker. In theafternoon session, the police directors and

chiefs of Newark, Jersey City and Paterson allspoke, joined by representatives of the EssexCounty Prosecutor’s Office and the New JerseyState Police, and other law enforcement agen-cies.

Other attendees included Roselle MayorJamel Holley, Hillside Mayor Angela Garret-son, Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp, IrvingtonMayor Anthony Vauss, Trenton Mayor EricJackson, Morristown Mayor TimothyDougherty, New Jersey State Police ColonelRick Fuentes, Acting Hudson County Prosecu-

tor Gregory Gaetano, , Drug Enforcement Ad-ministration Assistant Special Agent-in-ChargeCarl Kotowski, Essex County ProsecutorCamelia Valdes (check spelling), Essex CountyActing Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray, Cam-den Mayor Dana Redd, South Orange MayorAlex Torpey, Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren,and Vineland Mayor Ruben Bermudez.

In the afternoon session, a panel discussion washeld by public safety officials Newark Police Di-rector Eugene Venable and Chief AnthonyCampos; Jersey City Director of Public SafetyJames Shea and Acting Police Chief Phillip Za-ccche, and Paterson Acting Public Safety Direc-tor Jerry Speziale and Acting Police ChiefWilliam Fraher.

Fitch Downgrades NJ's GO & Appropriation Ratings; Outlook Remains NegativeThe Following Is Part Of Wall Street’s Reasoning.

Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A-' rating to thefollowing New Jersey Educational Facilities Au-thority (NJEFA) bonds:--$220 million higher education facilities trustfund bonds, series 2014.

The bonds are expected to sell via competi-tive bid on Sept. 16 2014.

In addition, Fitch has downgraded the fol-lowing ratings for the state of New Jersey:

--$2.16 billion general obligation (GO)bonds to 'A' from 'A+';--$940.2 million Garden State PreservationTrust bonds to 'A' from 'A+';--Approximately $33.5 billion of state obliga-tions secured by the state's annual appropriationpledge as detailed at the end of this release to 'A-' from 'A';--The program ratings assigned to New JerseyMunicipal Qualified Bonds and bonds securedby the New Jersey School Bond Reserve (NewJersey School Credit Enhancement Program) to'A-' from 'A'.

The Rating Outlook remains Negative.GO RATING DOWNGRADE: The

downgrade to 'A' of New Jersey's GO bonds in-corporates the absence of long-term, fiscally sus-tainable solutions to close identified budget gapsin fiscal years 2014 and 2015. Following signifi-cant revenue underperformance, the state reliedupon the repudiation of its statutory contribu-tion requirements to the pension systems to re-turn to budgetary balance, exacerbating a keycredit weakness. The resurgence of sizable one-time measures to balance its operating budgetsat a time of economic recovery, driven by pastoverly optimistic revenue forecasts and mainte-nance of extremely narrow financial reserves, il-lustrates the fiscal pressure the state faces. NewJersey's economic performance continues to lagthat of the nation and a multitude of long-termspending demands are expected to prolong theachievement of sound financial operations.

APPROPRIATION OBLIGATIONS OFTHE STATE: The downgrade to 'A-' of thestate's appropriation-backed obligations (includ-ing those issued by the NJEFA), one notchbelow the state's GO bond rating, reflects thelinkage to the state's GO bond rating due to therequirement for annual appropriations for debtservice.

NEGATIVE OUTLOOK: Maintenance ofthe Negative Rating Outlook incorporatesFitch's concern that there is considerable riskthat state actions to address near-term budget-ary and pension challenges may leave unad-dressed the state's longer-term structural and

liability challenges, particularly given the state'slagging economic and revenue performance andnarrow liquidity.

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES CONSID-ERABLE: Above-average state debt obligationsare compounded by significant and growingfunding needs for the state's unfunded retire-ment liabilities. Continued pension funded ratiodeterioration is projected through the mediumterm and full actuarial funding of the requiredcontributions is several years off.

WEALTHY ECONOMY AND LAG-GING RECOVERY: New Jersey benefits froma wealthy populace and a broad and diverseeconomy. However, the state's economic per-formance has lagged the nation in recovery fromthe recent recession, with improvement in 2013trailing off at the close of the year, and very slowyear over year (yoy) employment growth contin-uing through 2014.

MINIMAL CASH BALANCES RESULTIN LIMITED OPERATING FLEXIBILITY:Minimal cash balances have been maintained inrecent years, providing limited flexibility to ab-sorb unforeseen needs or revenue under-perfor-mance.

BROAD EXPENDITURE REDUCTIONAUTHORITY: The governor has strong execu-tive powers to implement any necessary expen-diture reductions to balance the budget and thestate has a consistent history of doing so; how-ever, options have become more limited as thestate's fixed cost burden grows.

RATING SENSITIVITIESEFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF

BUDGET CHALLENGES: Continued deterioration in the state's budgetaryflexibility or reserves or a failure to adequatelyprovide for its liabilities, could lead to a down-grade.

APPROPRIATION RATINGS LINKEDTO STATE: The annual appropriation ratingsand other ratings noted at the end of the releaseare sensitive to shifts in the state's GO credit rat-ing to which they are linked.

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ARESTRUCTURALLY UNBALANCEDProjected revenues in the enacted budget for fis-cal 2014 totaled $32.8 billion and incorporatedgrowth from actual 2013 results, including: 7.7%growth in the personal income tax (PIT), 5.4%growth in the sales tax, 2.2% growth in the cor-poration business tax (CBT), and 76% ($166million) growth in casino revenue resulting fromthe introduction of internet gaming tied to At-lantic City casinos. Given fiscal 2014 revenue un-derperformance through January 2014, thegovernor's proposed fiscal 2015 budget, releasedin February 2014, included a net $251 million

negative revision to the fiscal 2014 revenue fore-cast. Factored into the revision was the expectedreceipt of one-time proceeds from a securitiza-tion of the state's remaining tobacco settlementrevenues; the transaction brought a net $91.6million into the general fund, without which therevenue gap would have been $342.7 million.

In addition to this revenue gap, in Februarythe state incorporated $694 million of appropri-ation lapses from unexpended items, includingabout $94 million in pension savings from thecombined effect of incorporating salary scalechanges from recently adopted experience stud-ies and a more favorable method of calculatingthe state's normal cost pension contributions.These lapses allowed the state to fund an in-crease in appropriations of $292 million for fis-cal 2014.

An additional $807 million revenue gap, an-nounced in April 2014, increased the size of therevenue shortfall for fiscal 2014 compared to theenacted budget to approximately $1.3 billion;approximately 3.9% of the state's operatingbudget. The state reported the shortfall waslargely due to an approximate $700 millionshortfall in PIT receipts for fiscal 2014. The rev-enue shortfall for fiscal 2014, when combinedwith other revenue and expenditure adjust-ments, created a $1.75 billion budget gap for fis-cal 2015.

The governor proposed an $887 million re-duction to the statutory $1.58 billion pensionpayment for fiscal 2014 as well as a $1.57 billionreduction from the statutory $2.25 billion pen-sion payment for fiscal 2015 as the primarymeans of closing the newly-identified budgetgaps. Despite legal challenge, the fiscal 2014 cutwas upheld by a state superior court judge, whocited the state's emergency fiscal situation giventhe announcement of the gap late in the fiscalyear; however, the judge did not rule on the pro-posed cut to the fiscal 2015 pension payment asthe budget had not yet been enacted. The judge'sruling, while sustaining the cut to the pensionpayment in fiscal 2014, concurred with theplaintiffs' contention that pension benefits repre-sent a contractual obligation of the state, paral-leling another recent state court decision onpension benefits,.

Including the $887 million reduction to thecontribution for the state's pension systems, one-time actions in the fiscal 2014 operating budgetultimately totaled just over $3 billion; equal to9.3% of the $33.2 billion operating budget.These included $92 million in tobacco securiti-zation, an EDA bond refunding, tax policy andrevenue initiatives, the change to the normal costpension contribution, and various appropriationoffsets.

A sharp disagreement arose between the

New Jersey governor and legislature on how toclose the budget gap for fiscal 2015. The dis-agreement resulted in the governor's line itemveto of $1.57 billion from the $2.25 billion pen-sion contribution for fiscal 2015 following thelegislature's approval of personal income andbusiness tax increases to cover the scheduledpension contribution. The governor vetoed thetax increases and reduced the pension contribu-tion instead. The timeline for resolving litigationregarding the pension contribution cut for fiscal2015 is not yet clear..ECONOMIC GROWTH HAS LAGGEDTHE NATION

State employment growth during most ofthe last decade lagged the national experience,and while growth has returned following reces-sionary losses, the pace of expansion remainswell below the national average. The state en-tered the recession with the nation in 2008 andits experience from 2008 to 2010 was similar, al-though the state recorded a decline of 1.2% innon-farm employment levels in 2010, higherthan the 0.7% contraction seen nationally;growth in 2011 was essentially flat to 2010 andbelow the 1.2% national growth rate. Modestemployment growth in both 2012 and 2013 of1.1% was below the national 1.7% growth ratefor both years..--Approximately $13.5 billion New Jersey Eco-nomic Development Authority annual appro-priation bonds to 'A-' from 'A'; --Approximately $14.8 billion New Jersey Trans-portation Trust Fund Authority annual appro-priation bonds to 'A-' from 'A';--Approximately $940 million Garden StatePreservation Trust revenue bonds to 'A' from'A+';--Approximately $541.9 million New JerseyBuilding Authority annual appropriation bondsto 'A-' from 'A';--Approximately $673.5 million New Jersey Ed-ucational Facilities Authority annual appropria-tion bonds to 'A-' from 'A';--Approximately $703.5 million New JerseyHealth Care Facilities Financing Authority an-nual appropriation bonds to 'A-' from 'A';--Approximately $440.5 million New JerseySports and Exposition Authority annual appro-priation bonds to 'A-' from 'A';--Approximately $671.1 million of state of NewJersey certificates of participation to 'A-' from'A';--The program ratings assigned to New JerseyMunicipal Qualified Bonds and bonds securedby the New Jersey School Bond Reserve (NewJersey School Credit Enhancement Program) to'A-' from 'A'.

L. Paterson Acting Police Chief William Fraher. 2nd.from L. Paterson Acting Public Safety Director JerrySpeziale 4th from L. Police Chief Campos and 5thfrom L. Police Director Venable.

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County ExecutiveKathleen A. Donovan

Bergen County Executive and Sheriff Battle Over Armored Tanks

SHE SAID: County Executive, Kathleen A.Donovan:

In April, the Bergen County Sheriff submit-ted a resolution to the County Executive’s Of-fice for the acquisition of two MRAP(mine-resistant, ambush-protected) armored ve-hicles. MRAPs are used by the military to pro-tect soldiers from IEDs (improvised explosivedevices) and rocket-propelled grenades.

At that time County Executive Donovandid not approve the resolution and replied withquestions all focused on the fiscal and socialramifications of deploying a unit, one that wasdesigned solely for use in a combat environ-ment, here on the streets of Bergen County.This would be in stark comparison to the vehi-cles already in use here in Bergen County thatare designed for civilian policing. No reply tothose concerns was given.

On June 4th, the Bergen County Board ofChosen Freeholders, chaired by David Ganz,went around the County Executive’s office andunlawfully placed the resolution on the agendaapproving these 50,000 lb. tank like armored ve-hicles. This resolution bypassed the CountyExecutive’s office, unlike every other resolutionby every department and agency. It appearedon a late list handed out at the start of the June4th work session. Not one question was askedby any member of the Board of Chosen Free-holders and was passed by the board.

County Executive Donovan has maintainedher strong belief that we as a county don’t needand should not have military armor meant forwar on our streets.

HE SAID: Sheriff Saudino Delays Deploy-ment of Armored Vehicle

Bergen County Sheriff MichaelSaudino today announced his plan to delaythe deployment of an armored vehicle thatthe Bergen County Sheriff ’s Office has beenapproved for. This is following a call by theUnited States Attorney General, as well asthe State Attorney General of New Jersey toreview the federal 1033 surplus propertyprogram.

While this Office will be in full compli-ance with the pending review, the blatantmanner in which Bergen County ExecutiveKathleen Donovan has decided to politicizethis issue goes against the best interests ofthe safety of the residents and law enforce-ment personnel of Bergen County.

“The recent remarks made by theCounty Executive are yet another exampleof her putting politics over public safety,”said Sheriff Saudino. “If she truly believesthat armored vehicles have no place on thestreets of Bergen County, she would imme-diately cease the use of the armored vehiclescurrently in use by the Bergen County Po-lice, a department she oversees. It would behypocritical for her to not do so.”

The Bergen County Sheriff ’s Office, inlight of the events in Missouri, and prior toaccepting delivery of these vehicles, hasworked diligently to draft Standard Operat-ing Procedures (SOP) to ensure that thesevehicles will be deployed properly. In draft-ing these SOPs, we have worked collabora-

tively with community leaders such as An-thony Cureton, President of the BergenCounty NAACP.

“Throughout my more than 40years in law enforcement, I have upheld mysworn duty to protect the public, as well asthe men and women under my command,”said Sheriff Saudino. ”I have always vowedthat I would never compromise public or of-ficer safety. I also take my duty to work co-operatively with all law enforcement veryseriously. The Acting State Attorney Gen-eral of New Jersey, John J. Hoffman, hasclearly recognized that the deployment ofthese vehicles has saved lives. Nevertheless,he is undergoing a review of how these vehi-cles are deployed, and I maintain that dutyto cooperate.

Sheriff Saudino calls upon theCounty Executive to cooperate with the At-torney General’s review by heeding Free-holder Board Chairman David Ganz’srequest to publicly release the County Po-lice’s Standard Operating Procedures for theuse of their armored vehicles.

“It is unequivocal that the CountyPolice vehicles, according to manufacturerLENCO, are in fact, military vehicles,” saidSheriff Saudino. “Any other assertion is alie. I remain committed to working cooper-atively with all law enforcement agencies forthe betterment of the community. We lookforward to the completion of the AttorneyGeneral reviews.”

Councilman Davis not resigning

HACKENSACK Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan and County Sheriff Michael Saudinohave taken aim at each other over the sheriff's use of military tanks. Donovan's office stated that thetanks will bring fear to the community, whereas Saudino is stating “In light of recent incidents at shop-ping malls, schools, and weather-related disasters across the nation, it is inexcusable to play politicswhen it comes to public safety or officer safety. If we can have the opportunity to properly respond tojust one emergency situation with this vehicle and save lives, it will be justified.”

Bergen County SheriffMichael Saudino

Vehicles Saudino stated isneeded to combat newthreats in the community

Vehicles Donovan stated thecounty already has that cando the job

Paterson Councilman Anthony Davis Rumor Put To RestPATERSON Several city community mem-bers and leaders have been spreading arumor about First Ward Councilman An-thony Davis, saying that he will soon be ar-rested and indicted for a crime. NJ Pulsecontacted federal authorities in Newarkwho stated they have no case as of this dateopen on the councilman. NJ Pulse also con-tacted the New Jersey Attorney General'sOffice, which also indicated it has no caseopen on Davis. NJ Pulse also researchedPassaic County Superior Court records onopen cases and found no records on thecouncilman. We also contacted the City ofPaterson, which took a month-and-a-half to

search despite a seven-day request forrecords. The city stated that the PatersonPolice Department reported back with norecords of any charges against Davis. All therecords indicate that, at the time of thisstory, there were no charges filed againstDavis.

Davis stated the rumors all got started whenhe endorsed Republican Gov. ChrisChristie's re-election last year so that the citywould benefit. He was reluctant to go anyfurther, but hinted that another election iscoming up so there are people who want hisseat and may be spreading these rumors.

When asked if he was running for re-elec-tion, he stated, "Yes."

NJ Pulse is not mentioning the allegedcharges to keep from being a part of the ru-mors, given they may have been started withthe intent to slander the councilman for his2016 re-election bid by opponents.

Should any charges surface which may nothave yet been filed, NJ Pulse will bring thatto you, if, or when, they are filed. But as oftoday, no charges have been filed againstDavis, authorities stated.

Are Commissioners and Officials Impersonating Police Powers?PATERSON Parking Authority Commis-sioner Juan Jimenez was voted on by theCity Council to become a commissionerthrough then-Councilman-At-Large RigoRodriguez. His appointment was questionedas Rodriguez and Jimenez were facing in-dictment for election fraud.

Rodriguez's critics accused him of put-ting Jimenez on the Paterson Parking Au-thority as a bribe not to testify against himin any trial. Jimenez was reportedly Ro-driguez’s campaign manager. During theprocess of the appointment, NJ Pulse ques-tioned Councilman-At-Large Ken Morrisabout whether or not it was ethical for Ro-driguez to nominate Jimenez to any author-ity, seeing that they were both facingpossible jail time.

Morris stated it is a matter for “councilcourtesy” to respect the appointment ofother council members and it was up to Ro-driguez and his conscience.

After Jimenez was appointed, he contin-ued on his sister Maria Teresa's campaign -and not Rodriguez's - for the 2014 mayoralelection. Rodriguez and Teresa were de-feated by now-Mayor Joey Torres. Jimenezremained on the parking authority as acommissioner. A commissioner on a city au-thority carries no authority outside of his or

her voting powers. The person has no police authority, nor

any identification that should recognize theperson as a police authority. In a Patersoncase, Judge Meola of Hawthorne ruled thatno city official, whether elected or ap-pointed, has any police powers. Yet at acouncil meeting,

Jimenez showed up wearing a badge re-sembling that of a police detective. Duringhis speech to the council, members of thecommunity asked NJ Pulse if Jimenez was aPaterson detective given his badge was dis-played on his belt while speaking.

The New Jersey Pulse asked PatersonParking Authority Director Tony Perezwhether the badge was legitimate for a com-missioner and if it was appropriate to dis-play it in public like Jimenez.

Perez stated authority commissioners donot have any police authority, and as for thebadge, he was not sure why it was given outand that it is not to be worn in the open foridentification as a detective would do. Perezstated he will personally speak to Jimenezabout his action, in wearing any identifica-tion openly, which improperly makes thecommissioner appear to be a police officer.

Jimenez is not the only one guilty of this

action. City Council members gave them-selves badges and all carry them around ashaving the appearance of police authority,City Clerk Jane Williams-Warren statedcouncil members all wanted badges to iden-tify themselves as council persons when theyattend events.

When asked if a city business card wassufficient, as many in the private sectorcarry, Williams-Warren replied, "You haveto ask the council members about that. Theywanted the badges and they were orderedfor them."

Williams-Warren also stated that whencouncil members are not re-elected, theykeep the badges with them. Several commu-nity members, friendly with council mem-bers, are also appointed by their friends ascommissioners to different boards such asthe Urban Enterprise, Zoning and Planningboards, etc.

This, merely to get a commissioner’s titleso that they then can be introduced as“commissioners” when attending events andactivities.

Although the title carries no legal specialpowers, it is often used to create the appear-ance of having special authority.

Paterson Parking Authority Commissioner Juan Jimenez, walks around as police detective,

confusing the public about his authority

Paterson council members also gave themselves badges similar to this one

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“Hey Cami, Leave Our Kids Alone!”Not everyone is happy with Newark’s first day of school

NEWARK After a yearlong battle with theState of New Jersey, residents have to readabout a ‘One Newark” plan they say de-prives their kids of a good education.

Community activists have staged walkoutsand even created their own "Freedom" edu-cation system ,opting to educate their ownkids rather than have to commit to the "OneNewark" plan that has divided the city asthe state continues refusing to grant localcontrol back to Newark.

The new system is supposed to give parentsthe ability to choose charter and districtschools outside their local neighborhoods

"The 'One Newark' plan lacks communityinput, lacks transparency and dispropor-tionately affects students of color,” SouthWard Councilman John Sharpe James, whois supporting a boycott, said.

“The students of Newark deserve an equalopportunity to a quality education.” Jamesstated to NJ.com. “The transportation partof the plan has still not been explained tothe council or the mayor.” .

Other community activists, like Donna Jack-son, have told NJ Pulse the plan is all aboutmoney, control and who you know.

"By moving the kids to charter schools,there will be no accountability to the Stateof New Jersey and charter schools are notgoverned by the rules, regulation and re-quirements as public schools. It also affectsthe how the state treats the teachers," Jack-son told NJ Pulse.

Besides all the protests, boycotts and walk-outs the State of New Jersey released thefollowing statement:“A New (School) Day In NewarkAs The New School Year Begins In Newark,Signs Of Progress Are Emerging As HardFought Reforms Are Helping To Deliver OnThe Promise Of A Quality Education ToEvery Child”

Increased Access And Choice:Newark Superintendent Cami Andersonand her team are working to implement OneNewark, a community-wide agenda focusedon creating 100 excellent schools. A key ele-ment of that plan is increasing opportunityand choice for the families of Newark. Thisschool year will see Newark reach importantmilestones in implementing that vision:

Choices For Students And Fami-lies: In the first year of the Universal Enroll-ment system under One Newark, 92 percentof families who applied were successfullymatched to a district school with 74 percentreceiving one of their top 5 schools.

For the first time in Newark PublicSchool’s history, the district opened a “onestop” Enrollment Center which has alreadyserved 3,000 families since opening.

Expanded Early Childhood Educa-tion: Extensive community engagement andoutreach have resulted in higher rates of stu-dent enrollment in free, universal early child-

hood than at any point in Newark’s history.Since 2011, early childhood enrollment hasincreased by 1,000 students.

Newark has been named just the2nd district in the U.S. to win a $7 milliongrant from Head Start to add 1,000 addi-tional seats to the Early Childhood pro-gram.Signs Of Progress For Newark Families:Governor Christie and Superintendent An-derson believe that real change is needed inNewark to deliver on the promise of a high-quality education to every student inNewark. While the work is far from finished,Newark is making progress in several keyareas:

Improved Performance Through“Renew Schools”: As part of its goal to have100 excellent schools for Newark, the dis-trict announced the formation of “RenewSchools” with the goal to effect dramaticgains in student outcomes in some of thecity’s most challenged schools. With moretime for students to learn and teachers tocollaborate, the seven Renew Schools areshowing unprecedented growth.

Approximately one-quarter of dis-trict schools showing improvement in read-ing and math were Renew Schools, andone-half of High Need schools demonstrat-ing the largest improvements in math wereRenew Schools.

5 of the 7 Renew Schools increasedtheir average reading scores while 6 of the 7Renew Schools increased their average Mathscores.

6 of the 7 Renew Schools saw an in-crease in the percent of students meeting thecollege readiness benchmark in both Englishand Math, and 5 of 7 saw an increase in Sci-ence.

Increased High School GraduationRates: Over the past three years, Newarkhas seen an1 increase in the overall graduation ratefrom 56% to 68%, as well as an increase inthe High School Proficiency Assessmentgraduation rate by 11%.

SINCE TAKING OFFICE, GOV-ERNOR CHRISTIE HAS FOCUSED ONBRINGING REAL REFORM TONEWARK AND DELIVERING REAL RE-SULTS FOR ITS STUDENTS AND FAM-ILIES

Empowering Leaders to Meet theUrgent Challenges for Children in Newark:Governor Christie has empowered CamiAnderson, an innovative, passionate leaderin one of New Jersey’s most challengedschool districts to drive bold reforms to im-prove achievement for every child they serve.The Newark superintendent has moved tosecure a historic teachers contract that re-wards the best teachers, has acted to stop ac-tions that are failing kids, to empower 50new principals, create cooperation betweenpublic schools and charter schools and reor-ganize the school system’s structure to focuson putting students, schools and parentsfirst.

That Hands-On Action Has Al-ready Started to Get Real Results for

Newark Families. Early childhood enroll-ment has increased by more than 1,000 stu-dents. Graduation rates have increased by10%. The district has implemented a city-wide high school choice process that allowsparents to choose the school that is the bestfit for their children.

Newark Is Pressing Forward withBold Reforms Moving Forward. OneNewark, Newark Public Schools’ reformplan is aimed at creating 100 excellentschools across the district. Next steps on thispath include:

Strengthening Accountability witha Common Accountability Framework forAll Schools – Public and Charter alike.o Modern Learning Facilities. Newark con-tinues to secure the funding it needs to en-sure the next generation of modern, 21stcentury learning environments for studentsin partnership with the Schools Develop-ment Authority.o Focusing on Quality Educators. Newarkwill continue to focus on attracting and re-taining quality teachers and providing sup-port to those who need improvement.

Working With Teachers To BringPerformance-Based Pay To Newark Schools:For the first time in New Jersey history,teachers in Newark are earning raises andare eligible for additional bonuses based onannual performance evaluations that includemeasuring the progress being made by theirstudents. This new contract is enablingNewark to retain and reward the best teach-ers and improve the quality of education fortheir students, including retention of 95% ofNewark’s “highly effective” teachers over thepast two years:

Teachers will receive annual per-formance evaluations rating them as“Highly Effective,” “Effective,” “PartiallyEffective” or “Ineffective.”

Teachers who earn a rating of “ef-fective” or “highly effective” will qualify forannual raises while teachers who receive aless‐than‐satisfactory evaluation will remainfrozen at their current salary level.

The best performing teachers willalso be eligible to earn bonuses based onperformance and need.Historic Bipartisan Changes To The Nation’sOldest Tenure Law:2 Marking the first extensive reform of NewJersey’s tenure law in over 100 years, Gover-nor Christie signed into law the Teacher Ef-fectiveness and Accountability for theChildren of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act, asweeping, bipartisan overhaul of the oldesttenure law in the nation. The legislation:

Transforms the existing tenure sys-tem to now provide powerful tools to iden-tify effective and ineffective teachers;

Strengthens the supports available tohelp all teachers improve their craft;

For the first time, ties the acquisi-tion, maintenance, and loss of tenure to ateacher’s effectivenessin the classroom;

Dramatically reduces the timeand cost it takes to remove educators whoare repeatedly ineffectivein improving student outcomes.The law was the result of nearly two yearsof consistent and vocal advocacy for realeducation reform by Governor Christieand good faith, bipartisan cooperationwith members of the legislature, educationreform advocates, and stakeholder groups.

Historic Support For New JerseySchools:Governor Christie's fiscal year 2015budget continues to provide both the re-sources and reforms needed to deliver op-portunity to every New Jersey childregardless of zip code. Governor Christieproposes distributing a record-setting $9billion in aid to schools, which is $36.8million more than the previous year andthe fourth consecutive year of increasingoverall funding for schools in New Jersey.

Overall, this budget commitsspending nearly $12.9 billion on educa-tion, or $481 million more than in fiscalyear 2014 and $2.8 billion more since fis-cal year 2011, which was GovernorChristie’s first full budget after taking of-fice.

Focusing on the Lowest Perform-ing Schools:The Christie Administration has under-taken bold reform to turn around thestate's persistently failing schools. As oneof the first states in the country to receiveflexibility from No Child Left Behind, theDepartment of Education is recognizinghigh performing “Reward” schools andshifting significant resources and supportto “Priority” and “Focus” schools, thoseschools that are the lowest performing inthe state or that have significant achieve-ment gaps.

The Department is providing theday-to-day support of dozens of experteducators through Regional AchievementCenters to help these schools improve.

Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson

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After negotiating and going through a long dis-cussion on shutting down businesses in what thecity calls “hot zones,” Mayor Joey Torres has ve-toed the ordinance.

The City Council and the mayor had decidedat a council meeting to pass one ordinance, bar-ring late-night businesses from opening past 12a.m. The mayor then introduced another ordi-nance adding that establishments selling liquorshould also be included in the curfew.After the agreement between the mayor and coun-cil was finalized, the mayor then surprisingly ve-toed one of the resolutions supported by CouncilPresident Julio Tavarez , of the Fifth Ward, andSixth Ward Councilman Andre Sayegh - adver-saries of the mayor. Torres released the followingstatement:

“In trying to address the said nuisances andhazards on the sidewalks of this city withoutundue delay, there are better means than adoptingordinances in a piecemeal fashion,”

The city is scheduled to revisit the mattercombining both ordinances into one law. If it wasnot vetoed, the late-night shutdown of businessesin the “hot zones,” or high-crime areas, wouldhave gone into effect on Sept. 17,, City Clerk JaneWilliams-Warren stated.

The city is taking a stand against crime inwhat it calls community “hot spots.”

The council passed a law banning a variety oflate-night commercial establishments in the city,which it suspects brings clusters of unruly patrons,resulting in noise, littering, public consumption ofalcohol, sale and use of drugs and violent crime.

In its ordinance, the council stated:

“Whereas, the Municipal Council hereby findsand declares, pursuant to its general police powerto regulate activity affecting the health, safety andwelfare of the City’s inhabitants, that the City

abate the aforementioned disturbances by placinglimits upon the operations of late -night commer-cial establishments in specific street areas whereproblems such as those noted above have repeat-edly occurred.”

The ordinance goes on to say it will: (1) De-crease noise and disturbances associated with thelarge crowds of juveniles, young adults and otherscongregating around retail food establishmentsand other late-night businesses on the specifiedstreets. (2) Decrease overnight accumulation of lit-ter, which the said crowds generate. (3) Discouragecriminal activities, especially drug-related criminalactivities and violent crime, resulting from the saidcrowds.

In addition, the ordinance states, “Based onresidents’ complaints and Paterson Police records,the Municipal Council finds that:

(1) Retail food establishments and other busi-nesses in the street areas provide a haven for crimi-nal activities and that these activities are difficultto control while they remain open.

(2) Crowds of juveniles, young adults and oth-ers are attracted to the street areas, in part, by re-tail fast-food establishments and other businessesthat remain open during the late-night hours.

(3) Encourages, by the presence of retail foodestablishments and other businesses, the said un-ruly crowds to congregate on the main streets, andmay spill over into parking lots and side streets.

(4) The said unruly crowds create a disturbancein the neighborhood, which prevents residentsfrom sleeping and walking the streets and fromenjoying the peace and quiet of their homes.

(5) The said unruly crowds cause residents andpedestrians to fear for their personal safety, thuscausing an increase in the need for police presenceand calls for police services.

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fected by the ordinance: industrial activities,healthcare treatment, housing, hotels, and room-ing houses, athletic fields, athletic courts or parks,schools or houses for worship, maintenance,cleaning, administrative and clerical activities.

What is affected are “places of commerce,”such as, but not limited to: a store, a restaurant, atake-out restaurant, a café, a market, a barbershop or a place of entertainment or amusement,including places with alcohol licensees.

Violators will be fined not exceeding $2,000.per offense and imprisonment of up to 90 days injail.

To support his application to the Paterson city

council, Mayor Joey Torres included similar ordi-nances passed in Jersey City and Camden.

Businesses in the “hot zones” are only allowedto operate from Sunday through Thursday 6:00am to 11:00 p.m. and Friday through Saturday: 6a.m. to midnight. The mayor also asked the coun-cil to back him up if someone takes the city tocourt over the ordinance.

When asked where people would go if thebusinesses are closed, both Torres and Police Di-rector Jerry Speziale responded, in separate inter-views, to their homes. New Jersey [email protected]

Paterson Mayor Vetoes Closing Down Late Night HotspotsAfter a lengthy discussion with the city council and an understanding that

both the late night hot spots and liquor stores will pass, the mayor vetoed it

said he wants not just low-level jobs, but alsothose in hotel management and for runningthese types of institutions.

As an employee of St Joseph’s, the council-man stated he has a dual role to see that his con-stituents are not forgotten and that the cityreceives its due income from the project.

It is estimated that the city will receive about$48.4 million from the project, according toMorris.

Former mayoral candidate Dave Gilmorestated, “I am very happy to have been heretonight to have witnessed the passing for the firstround going forward. This is a potential game-changer for Paterson."

Gilmore then took aim at the press, saying,“And I’m surprised there were not more peoplehere, and, not discounting your presence (NJPulse), there should have been mainstreammedia here to cover this event. Too often, theyare here to go after some controversial or somenegative news."

"This is a very positive event for Paterson,"Gilmore continued, "and I’m just disappointedthat others weren’t here to experience it, and Ithank you (New Jersey Pulse) for coming.”

The developer stated Doubletree will beworking with local high school and other appli-cants to develop internship training for Paterso-nians, enabling them to work in the service andhospitality parts of the business.

Groundbreaking is expected to take place inOctober 2014; the Hotel is expected to be com-pleted in 2016, though no month was given. Theproject is estimated to cost $87 million.

The project is being developed by MMCMedical Missions for Children from Newton,N.J.

PATERSON It was a historic moment at thePlanning Board with no media present exceptthe NJ Pulse, as the application for one of Pater-son's largest projects moved forward.

For between 683 and 735 Main St., the ap-plicant gained approval to construct a 14-storybuilding consisting of a 145-room luxury hotelover six floors, a banquet and conference/specialevents center, a 420-seat restaurant and bar, in-door parking expansion for 190 spaces and arooftop solarium.

The project will be located on the St.Joseph’s Regional Hospital and Medical Centercampus. The existing seven-story parking deck,containing spaces for 1,140 vehicles, will be inte-grated into the proposal in the city's HospitalDistrict.

From here, the plan goes to the city engineer.Ultimately, the Passaic County Planning Boardhas to review it, along with the Passaic ValleySewerage and Water commissions, city PrincipalPlanner Michael Deutsch stated.

When asked if he thought it will pass the lat-ter reviews, Deutsch replied, "Yes I do.”

Councilman-At-Large Ken Morris, who at-tended the meeting, stated the project will be afor-profit venture that would actually addneeded tax revenues to the city. It will also createjobs in the construction field and service andhospitality industry

“This is a step in the right direction for theCity of Paterson, and I’m glad the PlanningBoard, through its wisdom, saw fit to approvethe project," said Morris.

He added he is hoping the developers willhave apprenticeships for Paterson residents dur-ing construction, and afterwards, for thosewishing to go into the service industry. Morris

Paterson’s largest project gets final approvalPaterson clears the way for a flagship Doubletree Hotel to build in the city

After approving hotel, zoning commissionerthanked developer for choosing Paterson

Paterson’s Councilman Ken Morris Paterson former mayoral candidate Dave Gilmore



Hackensack NewsHackensack Recognizes New Hires and Promotions

of the Hackensack Fire Department

By Steven Gelber:Hackensack city council conducted the for-mal promotions of several fire officers andthe swearing in of many new members whohave completed their first year of probation. The following members were promoted from

Lieutenant to Captain John Gargagliano,John McMorrow, and John Ingallinera.Members promoted from Firefighter toLieutenant were Pete Greco, John Kurz,Jason Peterson, Anthony Riehl, and JamesRiley. Firefighters who have completed their

After campaigning on promises to end pay-to-play and political favoritism, the CityCouncil has been brutally criticized formany of their politically motivated hires.The majority of these hires have broughtnothing more than shame, and increased liti-gation costs, to the City of Hackensack.

Thom Ammirato, the Citizens forChange campaign spokesman, was hired asa $78,000 per year public relations consult-ant. He was fired from the City of Hacken-sack after a flurry of subpoenas from theBergen County Prosecutor's Office wereserved upon Hackensack relative to Ammi-rato's holding conflicting full-time govern-ment employment was uncovered by theHackensack Scoop.

Ammirato's close friend, Anthony Rot-tino, served as a fundraising coordinator forthe Citizens for Change. Rottino wasawarded with a newly created job, "Directorof Economic Redevelopment." Rottino wasquickly promoted to Interim City Managerreceiving $176,000 per year, a vehicle, andhealth insurance benefits.

Rottino was, well, quite literally shamedand driven out of town by a band of fed upresidents. Rottino seemingly unable to han-dle the heat stopped coming to councilmeetings, and eventually showing up towork, until he filed a lawsuit against the Cityof Hackensack and was fired.

The newly created position "Director ofEconomic Redevelopment" remains vacant.Offering more proof that the hire was politi-cal, the council has advised they have no in-tention of filling the position.

The third leg of this political patronagetriple crown is Rottino's personal friend andbusiness partner Frank Catania, Jr. who was

hired as Hackensack's Municipal Prosecu-tor.

Rottino allegedly improperly, and with-out authorization, enrolled Catania (and hischildren) in the city health insurance plan.Catania, an attorney with an office in NorthHaledon, has been criticized by residents fora drug related arrest in the 1980's--a matterthat is reported to have been expunged butwas not disclosed as part of the hiringprocess.

Catania, however, is also facing an ethicscomplaint for the alleged misappropriationof client funds that he held in an escrow ac-count--a matter that (judging by the reactionof the council when brought to their atten-tion) was not disclosed to the city by Cata-nia either.

In February of this year, the SupremeCourt of New Jersey's Office of AttorneyEthics brought a complaint against Cataniafor the "knowing misappropriation of clientfunds; dishonesty; failure to safeguard clientfunds and failure to make prompt disposi-tion of client funds." These allegations arisefrom a real estate transaction which closedin 2010.

In connection with this transaction,Catania's client was purchasing a ripariangrant from the State of New Jersey. Thetitle agency required that $190,000.00 beheld in escrow. Catania held these funds inhis attorney trust account for his client.

Despite the need for $190,000.00 to re-main in escrow, Catania allegedly withdrew$25,000.00 from the client's funds for per-sonal use. The withdrawal of $25,000.00was made in two installments: $15,000.00made payable to Cattino Fitness Corpora-tion and $10,000.00 made payable to Green-

baum, Rowe, Smith, and David for legal feesthat Catania had incurred relative to his ownbusiness.

The complaint further alleges that Cata-nia settled other client matters using fundsthat were held in unrelated trust accountsuntil completely replenishing the $25,000.00in September of 2012.

In May of 2013, Catania advised the Of-fice of Attorney Ethics that he had bor-rowed $25,000.00 from his client.

He justified the $15,000.00 loan to Cat-tino Fitness as being necessary to meet pay-roll and the $10,000.00 loan to EssexCounty Motors as having been necessary forthe payment of legal fees [side note: both ofthese struggling businesses were 50% ownedby Anthony Rottino according to publicdocuments].

Catania produced two handwritten notesauthorizing his borrowing the funds fromthe client. These handwritten notes, how-ever, are in direct contradiction to earlier in-formation that he had provided to the Officeof Attorney Ethics.

In July of 2012 when Catania's trust ac-count was audited, he explained that the$10,000.00 deficiency in his trust account($15,000.00 had been repaid at this time)was due to a mistake in advising the clientof funds necessary for a closing--there wasno mention of the subject loan.

When the city council was publicly ques-tioned why Catania remained employed bythe city despite his political connections andtroubled past, Mayor Labrosse explainedthat Catania is "doing a great job." DeputyMayor Kathy Canestrino went on to offerlip service on the topic during her closing re-marks, "none of us want anyone in a posi-

tion because of a political affiliation, we allagree to that...the folks that are here, if theyare here if they are working and provingthemselves and doing a good job then to re-move them from that position because it is aperception they are politically connected tosomeone else, is just as wrong as hiringsomeone under that pretense...if these folksare doing a good job for the city, there isevery reason to have them continue to workfor the city and it is to your benefit as resi-dents..." Whether Canestrino was admittingthat she was wrong in voting to hire Cata-nia, or she was saying that she won't fire himnow because two wrongs don't make a right,I am not sure. I do, however, know thatHackensack can do better.by Steven Gelber

probationary period were Seth Brown, Tim-othy Burns, Christopher Mazzocchi, JustinMignogna, John Parisik Jr., Steven Pell,Michael Rainville, Daniel Riley, JulioSiguenza, and Shaun Tucker. These promotions and appointments weremade over the last 2 years and this formal

ceremony was for the members, families andfriends to memorialize the events. The firedepartment thanked the city council forhosting the ceremony and extended a specialthanks to the members of the public who at-tended.m for putting "rookies" in those keyslots.

Suspect Allegedly Disarms and Assaults Hackensack Police CaptainBy Steven Gelber: Mario Querubin, 21, ofHackensack has been charged with disarm-ing and assaulting a police officer while re-sisting arrest and hindering apprehension.Captain Nicole Foley was driving on OakStreet when she observed a man sleeping ina parked vehicle. When Foley approachedthe vehicle to perform a welfare check, shewas faced with a combative and argumenta-tive Querubin.

Querubin exited the vehicle while threaten-ing Captain Foley. Foley attempted to strike

with her baton when Querubin disarmedher, a struggle ensued. Police OfficersRobert Ghirardi and Michael Koenig ar-rived on scene and were able to subdueQuerubin after discharging OC (pepper)spray.

Captain Foley subsequently learned thatQuerubin had an active warrant for con-tempt of court and failure to appear in Tea-neck Municipal Court. Foley signedcomplaints against Querubin for: hinderingapprehension, obstruction of a government

function, disarming a law enforcement offi-cer, aggravated assault on a police officer,and resisting arrest.

A big Hackensack Scoop SHOUT OUT toOfficers Ghirardi and Koenig for not onlytheir assistance of Captain Foley in a timeof need but their assistance in effectuatingthis arrest.

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tion because of a political affiliation, we allagree to that...the folks that are here, if theyare here if they are working and provingthemselves and doing a good job then to re-move them from that position because it is aperception they are politically connected tosomeone else, is just as wrong as hiringsomeone under that pretense...if these folksare doing a good job for the city, there isevery reason to have them continue to workfor the city and it is to your benefit as resi-dents..." Whether Canestrino was admittingthat she was wrong in voting to hire Cata-nia, or she was saying that she won't fire himnow because two wrongs don't make a right,I am not sure. I do, however, know thatHackensack can do better.by Steven Gelber

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PA. county council Democrats reject 'In God We Trust' motto PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania county council has voted 8-6 againstposting the national motto, "In God We Trust," in its chambers. The APhas reported. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald had threatenedto veto the measure, which he called "a movement by the right-wing evan-gelical Christians across the country basically to impose Christianity" inpublic buildings. Fitzgerald is a Democrat, as are the eight council mem-bers who opposed the display, which would also have included Pennsylvania's state motto "Virtue,Liberty and Independence" and another U.S. motto, "E Pluribus Unum."All five Republicans on council voted for the display, as did Democrat Bill Robinson.A Democrat who co-sponsored the bill, Councilman Charles Martoni, voted against it saying, "Themore I looked at it, it's unnecessary." Another Democrat co-sponsor, Councilman John Palmiere,didn't attend Tuesday's meeting. Council has 15 members.

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Cites Health Clubs For Failureto Provide Refunds for Canceled Memberships,The Division of Consumer Affairs, working with the Division of Law, issued Notices of Violationand assessed a total of $31,000 in civil penalties against five health clubs, two of which allegedlyfailed to provide required refunds and all five of which allegedly operated while unregistered.“The Division is continuing its focus on health clubs in order to protect New Jersey consumers, andto ensure fairness of competition for the many health clubs that comply with our laws,” Division ofConsumer Affairs Acting Director Steve Lee said.Bally Total Fitness of Greater New York, Inc., d/b/a “Bally Total Fitness” at 918 Bergen Avenue, Jer-sey City. The Division has assessed a civil penalty of $10,500 against this company due to its allegedfailure to provide a refund. H.R.C. Management Inc., d/b/a “Hillsborough Racquet & Fitness” at345 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. The Division has assessed a civil penalty of $5,500 due to its failureto provide a refund

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NJ Pulse Is Investigating Why The Dominican Parade Was Shut DownPATERSON After Dominican Day Parade President Elsa Mantilla, and all her political friends went by,marching the full length of the parade to show themselves, the city moved in and shut it down, directingthe rest of the floats and vehicles down a side street. This, despite the fact that there was no congestionwhere the parade was to end at City Hall. The city then began targeting for tows vehicles on the side streetwhere there also was no congestion, though there were parade attendees. A Classic Towing rep (for thecity's towing contractor) reported being closed that day, adding, “If they (city) call us to tow the vehicles,it’s at their request, but we are closed Sundays.” Victims who attended and had cars towed stated they hadto wait until the next day to get them back. One person told us he paid to have his vehicle in the parade andfelt "cheated." It may have been that Mantilla overbooked the parade for her organization's possible finan-cial gain, which may have prompted cops to shut it down. In court records, Mantilla made a deal with thecity for a limited number or streets to be used for the parade under the Jones administration, but it is be-lieved Mayor Joey Torres gave her all of Park Avenue, part of Market Street and blocked off MemorialDrive for her. Torres also marched in the parade, with his own float, before the shutdown.

Mayor Joey Torres Sets New City Salary Standards Ordinance establishing the salary range for all of the various officials andemployees of the city of Paterson for the fiscal year 2014-2015 and there-after. The Mayor and the Municipal Council wish to establish a salary rangefor all of the various officials and employees of the City of Paterson for thefiscal year 2014-2015 and thereafter. For the fiscal year 2014-2015 and foreach year thereafter, the salary range set forth in “Schedule A” which is annexed hereto and made apart hereof, is hereby established for the officials and employees whose titles are set forth therein.City council 41,213.00 - 42,449.39, Mayor’s salary 119,000. - 133,900.00, Business Administrator110,000. - 113,000. Police chief 134,000. - 145,000. Public safety Director 39,000. - 46,350.00

State Approves Paterson 37 Mil. Road Resurfacing BondBond ordinance providing for the resurfacing of various roads throughoutthe city and related improvements in and by the city of Paterson, in thecounty of Passaic, New Jersey, appropriating $36,750,000 therefor and au-thorizing the issuance of $35,000,000 bonds or notes of the city to financepart of the cost thereof. Whereas, the City of Paterson wishes to financeroad resurfacing at various locations throughout the City, also includingroad-related improvements described below, by appropriating $36,750,000therefor and authorizing the issuance of $35,000,000 bonds or notes, pursuant to the authorities andterms set forth in the ordinance

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olutions. They were not able to answer, referringquestions to Morris as the chairman.

The lack of council experience has causedDavila and Mendez to rethink the side they havechosen, we were told.

On his second week as mayor, Torres can-celed a meeting NJ Pulse had arranged with him.NJ Pulse found out the reason for the dismissalwas that Torres had arranged for Davila andMendez to meet him at his office, where hewould introduce them to the city and walk themaround through the different departments.It turns out the mayor was wooing the newcouncil members to his side. One source told NJ

Pulse "the newbies" were being shown howworking with Torres would benefit the city morethan working with Sayegh and Tavarez, intent ondisrupting the mayor’s plans.

This coup d’état was no more evident whenSayegh and Tavarez attempted to block severalof Torres' plans, including shutting down storesin troubled areas at midnight, a plan to controlboarded-up houses and businesses, a $37 millionbond to repair roads, reappointing two newjudges and appointing three new judges and sev-eral other ordinances put forward by Torres.Sayegh and Tavarez found themselves alone inopposing the mayor.

In a previous interview, a very confident Tor-res stated, “You will never see that initial fivevotes again.”

Torres is convinced that he now controls thecouncil, and if you see a vote against one of hisrequests to the city council, it would be in hisfavor 8 -1, 7 -2 or 6 -3 Torres said.

But it seems certain there will not be fiveagainst him as was the case during the July 1 re-organization.

Democrats still maintain control of the Pa-terson School Board, and plan to support theirPaterson school board candidates along sidetheir State and County candidates.

PATERSON Mayor Joey Torres began his ad-ministration with the deck stacked against him.While the was making his bid with votes for themayor's office, the Democrat Party was alsomaking its pitch to control the school board, themayor's office and the City Council.

After Torres won the mayor's office, he soonrealized he had lost control of the council. TheDemocrat Party was working hard on the cam-paign of Councilwoman-At-Large MaritzaDavila; it also had the head of the DominicanParade, and close friend of Sixth Ward Council-man Andre Sayegh Elsa Mantilla, work on thecampaign of Councilman-At-Large AlexMendez.

Davila and Mendez were part of the Democ-rat Party’s strategy to control the council. Thereare nine members of the council; to control it, agroup would need at least five votes. It can thenpass any law it wants, give out contracts tofriends and supporters and control city finances.This can also make it very difficult for the mayorto run the city, in refusing to approve his con-tracts, his budget, who he hires and other admin-istrative requests.

On July 1, the prior council president, Sayeghwho had a second failed bid for the mayor’s of-fice, gathered the five votes for himself to controlthe city council. They were Fifth Ward Council-man Julio Tavarez, Second Ward CouncilmanMohammed Akhtaruzzaman - part of his Arabcommunity - Davila backed by the Democrats,Mendez backed by Sayegh and Mantilla, andSayegh himself.

Third Ward Councilman William McKoyalso received support. Voting for him were him-self, First Ward Councilman Anthony Davis,Councilman-At-Large Ken Morris and FourthWard Councilwoman Ruby Cotton.

Torres and members of the black commu-nity had hoped McKoy, who is now the dean ofthe council, would be the next president. But hecame up one vote short. After Tavarez becamepresident, he appointed the new council mem-bers to some of the top positions on the councilcommittees. At several meetings, the new councilmembers were struggling to explain why theyvoted in the finance committee on approving res-

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NJ Pulse Is Investigating Why The Dominican Parade Was Shut DownPATERSON After Dominican Day Parade President Elsa Mantilla, and all her political friends went by,marching the full length of the parade to show themselves, the city moved in and shut it down, directingthe rest of the floats and vehicles down a side street. This, despite the fact that there was no congestionwhere the parade was to end at City Hall. The city then began targeting for tows vehicles on the side streetwhere there also was no congestion, though there were parade attendees. A Classic Towing rep (for thecity's towing contractor) reported being closed that day, adding, “If they (city) call us to tow the vehicles,it’s at their request, but we are closed Sundays.” Victims who attended and had cars towed stated they hadto wait until the next day to get them back. One person told us he paid to have his vehicle in the parade andfelt "cheated." It may have been that Mantilla overbooked the parade for her organization's possible finan-cial gain, which may have prompted cops to shut it down. In court records, Mantilla made a deal with thecity for a limited number or streets to be used for the parade under the Jones administration, but it is be-lieved Mayor Joey Torres gave her all of Park Avenue, part of Market Street and blocked off MemorialDrive for her. Torres also marched in the parade, with his own float, before the shutdown.

Councilman Alex Mendez

Both Mendez andDavila appear to nowshow their supportfor Torres after votingTavarez in as Coun-cil President insteadof Bill McKoy

After losing his bid for mayor a secondtime, Sayegh and the Democratic partyorchestrated a plan as he did on theschool board and influenced Mendez andDavila to vote for Tavarez - who hasmissed about 57 meetings in 2013 and2014; receiving about $23,000 in paidtime he did not work for.

Paterson Mayor Joey Torres Former Mayoral candidate Andre Sayegh

Councilman Bill McKoy Councilman Ken Morris

Councilman AnthonyDavis

Councilwoman RubyCotton

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Council President Julio Tavarez

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