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May 2008
It’s squeaky not squeeky
Dear Editor:
It’s time for Mike Kelly to change the name of his
newspaper. The Press is anything but
independent. It is clearly a partisan publication,
especially in its coverage of
On the front page of last week’s edition, he claims that “the Township Council has been dominated by a so-called “new majority”…with Ms. Perna and Mr. Bruno in the minority”. Is that as opposed to the “old majority” to which both Perna and Bruno used to belong? The one which for many years was dominated by Mr. Cohen’s supporters? The one which Mr. Kelly has always supported? Is he upset that his boys and girl no longer have the “upper hand” as he perceives it?
Kelly also claims that voters were denied an opportunity to learn more about the candidates’ views. His reason: Mr. Delia & Ms. Kuhnau declined an invitation to participate in a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
Either the League spokesperson chose not to speak or Mr. Kelly chose not to hear the full reply from the candidates to the debate invitation. After attending the last few debates, the candidates told the spokesperson, they no longer feel that the League is a non-partisan organization.
I and many others who witnessed the 2006 debate concur. The League denied John Miller, the only other mayoral candidate, the opportunity to participate in that debate. Contrary to what I was told by the same spokesperson, the League allowed David Cohen to campaign and politically promote himself that evening. Not one member of the League made any attempt to stop him.
As a result of this manipulation, many residents, including myself, no longer have confidence in the League’s ability to sponsor a non-biased debate.
Further, it is the incumbents, Ms. Perna and Mr. Bruno who requested the League to sponsor this primary debate. In my twenty-five years as a resident, I have no recollection of the League of Women Voters ever sponsoring a debate for the primaries. It’s curious that they should agree to sponsor one now.
Mr. Kelly continues his partisan “opinion” by stating that before the candidates can be taken seriously, they must demonstrate a much higher level of community service. Does Mike Kelly, like Bill Maher, now have his own list of “New Rules”?
Since when has community service been a prerequisite to running for office? While service is very honorable, there are examples present and past of council/committee members who never performed community service before they were elected to office. In addition, a number of the positions held by the incumbents are by mayoral appointment only; little more than popularity contests. Only Mr. Bruno’s tenure on the Board of Education can be considered as bona fide experience for elected office. The most admirable and noble service mentioned is that of Cub Scout leader.
I think even the incumbents would agree that being on call 24/7 to risk your life as a volunteer fireman (or member of our Rescue Squad) is the most honorable community service any resident or candidate could possibly perform. It may not be as Mr. Kelly puts it, “preparation for elected office” but it most definitely speaks to the measure of the man or woman who volunteers for it. Strength of character should always be more valued than political savvy when electing someone to office.
In a classic, “those words will come back to haunt you” moment, Kelly complains that “The voters were denied an opportunity to learn about the candidates’ views.” This comes as no surprise, since Kelly would not accept press releases from either Mr. Delia or Ms. Kuhnau. The reason given was that he wants to make the paper smaller; but not so small that he doesn’t have the space to bash them, while praising and endorsing their opponents.
Let’s call The Independent Press what it really is, The Partisan Press. After all it is a “smaller” name and as an added bonus, has a nice alliterative ring to it. The current publication is little more that a collection of advertisements and activity announcements anyway.
There is never any real news to be had, and now that it’s to be smaller they’ll be even less of that. Come to think of it, if it weren’t for the Letters to the Editor (also often victims of the editor’s partisanship) why would anyone even bother reading it?
Rosemary Hazan
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Primary
Dear Editor:
The
Campaign signs are popping up all over town.
A simple observation. Why are the incumbent’s signs on all the developer
properties? That kind of bothers me as
it should anyone. I like to believe that someone I vote for will represent the
citizens at large as first priority with an unbiased vote. Our town has a track
record of agendas and loyalties, yet the job calls for independent thinking and
unbiased representation.
If you attend the general meetings you will
see that Ed Delia has never taken to the microphone to make a point that acts
contrary to the citizens’ best interest. People are always first priority,
developers and unsound fiscal moves second. As a regular citizen he dedicates a
lot of time attending every meeting and stays informed on all the issues. He
has a good understanding of what is going on in this town and makes for a
worthy candidate in this primary and as councilman. Stop and talk to Ed or his
running mate when you see them and ask the questions that concern you.
Becke Kuhnau has grown
up in this town and is a graduate of
One of the incumbents running is on public
record for sending an email the night prior to the 2006 election stating
certain comments were made by myself and my wife that
were false. Neighbors shared a concern that was responded to inaccurately by
Mrs. Perna. I asked the direct question to Mr.
Bruno at the citizens hearing of the public meeting if the alleged
statements made by my wife and I, being witnessed by both of them,
were accurate the way Mrs. Perna wrote in
her email. He commented "no" they were not. It is also on record
where an additional concern was stated about a meeting in the back room of town
hall with council members and presentation by a developer with regard to the
downtown development. The concern was for potential negative repercussions of
the adjacent residential property. No written minutes of the meeting were to be
found as the reason I was told was this was "executive session" -
normally accounting for legal, personnel, and acting contract issues - of which
this fell into none of those categories. No meeting admitted to but yet
executive session status. Sound fishy?
Instead of answers to my questions there were a stream of denials until former Councilman Ronner set the record straight and clearly stated at a
public meeting that there was indeed a meeting with this developer present. I
was asked by Councilman DiPasquale to come back to
the next meeting in two weeks and discuss all concerns openly. I agreed. In the
days to follow Mrs. Perna and the former
Administrator instead found it necessary to file a complaint to have
me questioned and investigated by the Union County Prosecutor's Office for
possibly obtaining information illegally. Is this just insanity? First there
was no meeting and nothing existed and suddenly it evolved to how did I obtain it with an apparent need to know before I
came back to the microphone at the next meeting. Hiding something? The investigation boiled down to no
criminal activity being found as stated to the council in the closing
letter by the Prosecutor's office. It resulted in a great embarrassment
for our town.
Was it simply retribution or was it
to deter citizens from speaking out with genuine concerns by taking a
simple discussible issue and retooling it as some emergency to
action? Other comments on record by Mrs. Perna
along the way include "we should be more like Summit", "we
should be more like Westfield", and "people in this town need
to learn to walk" (comment made the night a downtown parking lot plan
failed for good cause). Do you want this to continue as your elected
representation? Most I believe like
Good luck to the candidates that warrant
consideration - Ed and Becke. Voters are
watching with their own eyes, measuring behaviors, and seeing the obvious.
Casting votes straight down party lines has faded and the best candidates are
due the job. That is how it needs to be in town politics.
Without your vote on June 3rd
nothing will change.
Charlie Pratt
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Dear Editor:
I just read Mr. Bonacci’s endorsement of the opposition Republican Candidates for Berkeley Heights Township Council. Mr. Bonacci always claims to speak truthfully and forcefully on every topic under the sun. His endorsement explains why he supports these two candidates.
This is a direct quote and the opening statement in that
endorsement; “I heartily endorse two Republican challengers to the incumbent
Republicans in the June 3 primary. Although I am an Independently elected
Council member I have first hand experience with the
incumbents and know how they have obstructed Council work both publicly and
privately.”
The key here is obstructed.
These are Mr. Bonacci’s
hand picked candidates and they apparently share Mr. Bonacci’s
philosophy of government. That
philosophy is not to solve problems, fix wrongs or offer solutions but to obstruct.
The Webster definition of
obstructs is “to block or close up by an obstacle”. The recent intervention by the
Mr. Bonnaci
has told me in, one on one conversation, that he plans
to take over the
Bob Miller
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Former Committeewoman Supports Delia/Kuhnau
Dear Editor:
Candidates Becke Kuhnau and Ed Delia are running for Town
Council in
Everyone I know has complained about the unsightly three-story buildings downtown. These oversized and empty buildings, with their lack of parking, have not benefited our town. Yet, in the May 21st Star Ledger Mr. Bruno states that he “questioned whether prohibiting a third story was the answer”. Mrs. Perna stated in the same article that, “She agrees that building heights must be reduced but three stories should be permissible”.
Becke Kuhnau and Ed Delia know that the people in town do not want more ugly buildings. They feel that the Ordinances need to reflect the residents desire for a more attractive appearance. Set backs and maximum heights need to be established and limited. They have promised to do all that they can to limit the buildings to two-stories.
A vote for the incumbents would be business as usual. Please vote for Becke Kuhnau and Ed Delia, the candidates with a voice for the people.
Linda Ruedisueli
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Councilman
Bonacci Endorses Three Challengers
Dear Editor:
I heartily endorse two Republican challengers to the incumbent Republicans in the June 3 primary. Although I am an Independently elected Council member I have first hand experience with the incumbents and know how they have obstructed Council work both publicly and privately.
I have limited knowledge of the Delia-Kuhnau ticket but see them as young and highly interested long term residents that should be applauded for coming forward and attempting public service in what is a trying atmosphere. Republican Congressional Candidate Tom Roughneen has also applauded them publicly at a senior Citizens meeting. I also endorse Captain Roughneen for our district.
I was so impressed with the Delia-Kuhnau 30 minute
interview with moderator Bill Bennett, also a
Mr. Delia is no stranger to our Council meetings and has contributed his knowledge of our Town in a significant way to control parking and development and provide feedback from a resident’s point of view on important issues. He and Ms. Kuhnau are beholden to no one and will act very responsively on all issues.
While not a Republican I strongly urge my Republican friends to vote on June 3rd and put the best candidates forward that they can for the November election.
Councilman John Bonacci
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Dear Editor:
Isn’t it a pity that the Union
County Board of Chosen Freeholders can almost silently erect a footbridge for
the convenience of concert performers and their roadies in the blink of an eye
yet a footbridge to ensure the daily safety of
Isn’t it a pity that the Board of
Chosen Freeholders justify dragging their feet when it comes to their complicity
in
And isn’t it a pity that even
though there is a Freeholder hailing from Cranford itself that that Freeholder,
even when she was board chairwoman and up for reelection, didn’t position
herself as a champion for the interests of central Union County residents,
after all the water doesn’t stay in Cranford alone.
One has to wonder exactly why she
recently decided to go on the attack against her home town rather than hold
accountable the highest paid county employee for his lack of common courtesy to
simply return a telephone call or two to an elected
The county manager seems to
repeatedly forget exactly what his role in county government really is, very
simply put he is an employee, and an over paid one at that. That he has the
audacity to not return the phone calls of elected municipal officials is cause
for concern because he has admitted, in the
Perhaps Devanney has taken it upon
himself to act as a self appointed monitor of which municipalities gain favor
and which ones don’t. It is a sure bet that in the corporate world any
CEO would receive his walking papers for not taking calls from a major
investor. Residents of
It is interesting that Freeholder
Kowalski, rather than Chairman Estrada released a statement on behalf of the
rest of the board and it is very obvious that the county information department
drafted it for her.
As a life long
Surely she realizes the impact
that Hurricane Floyd and the Tax Day Storm had on not only
Did it ever occur to the
Freeholder that perhaps she could be pro-active? Did she at any point in this
saga pick up the telephone or shoot the governing body an Email asking “yo,
what is up here?” Does she read the local newspapers? Was she ever the least
bit curious about what was going on, was she ever prompted to put a fire under
anyone by following up with her state and federal representatives asking where
does the county fit in?
An internet search for information
on Rahway River Flooding turns up a plethora of government studies, reports and
analysis going back decades from everyone from the Army Corp of Engineers to
the DEP. There are those who would be surprised to learn that the City of
To his credit Cranford Mayor Bob
Puhak is trying to be optimistic now that he has recovered from getting Kowalski’s
ill guided missive.
Patricia Quattrocchi
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Dear Editor:
On April 15, my son Geoffrey Gelfand passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He experienced much unnecessary and unfortunate
suffering at the hands of the powers that be during his imprisonment in Union County Jail in 2004. He was frequently denied medication for his removed
thyroid, to the point where he was debilitated mentally and physically as often as not, and as his disease returned to his throat, causing bleeding, and pain
to the point where eating was so difficult that he'd lose as much as 30 pounds a month. His jailers denied proper medical examination and treatment despite
his pain
and suffering, which was quite alarming to his cell mates.
The jail's idea of medical responsibility was to give him access to a doctor
who told him "You're fine". Well, he wasn't fine at all. When he
complained about
pain and bleeding from his throat, this "doctor" callously responded, "You didn't care about that when you were out on the street, did you?", ordered no tests,
and sent
him back to his cell to suffer.
By the grace of God, after 6 months of degradation and suffering, my son
Geoffrey was transferred to state prison. By this point his condition was so
obviously
dire that within 48 hours of the transfer he was mercifully brought to a hospital intensive care unit. I received a phone call from the prison to give me the
horrifying
news: my son had a new incidence of cancer. Had he remained in
Ultimately,
delay in treating his tumor necessitated his losing his voice box. He spent his
last 2-1/2 years unable to speak.
Geoffrey spent the last months of his life preparing for his passage-more
precisely, preparing others. He carefully planned out gifting his loved ones,
spending
time with them, saying all that he wanted to say, giving and leaving something for everyone. He spent much of his last year trying to prepare his father to be
able to
accept his coming passing. Despite his pain and fear, he was magnificently
thoughtful of those he loved.
His character dwarfed that of the petty and small minded children charged with
responsibilities at the Union County Jail. I hope each person who made that
choice to be so inhuman to my son and others reads this story, and through some small miracle, in some slight way, feels just a little ping of conscience about
what a vicious and hurtful being they have reduced their self to. Maybe, just a little bit, they will think about this the next time they find their self in a position to
treat a
defenseless prisoner with or without consideration for that person's well
being.
Dexter Gelfand
in loving memory of my son Geoffrey Gelfand
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Dear Editor:
Councilman John Bonacci didn't vote yes for a
In his most recent letter about the portion of
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- the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection Green Acres Program for Open Space includes
Does he intend to engage the State of
Thomas Pirone
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June 3 Primary
Challengers Delia and Kuhnau Decline League Debate
Dear Editor:
As a
Linda Espeland
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Dear Editor:
A March letter by Mr. Thomas
Pirone continues to make the wrong comparisons. The 259 townhouse units
is old news and not the right comparison. The right comparison would be
anything that could have been done at the site just before the "bad
decision" to buy the site with
Now of course my view and purpose,
as a Councilman, is to remind residents of past poor decisions so that they can
understand better what to demand of their elected representatives in the
present and future. Bad history should not be repeated. Currently
nothing can be done with the
Should the recreation center not
go forward, the option is not to have weeds and a fence, Mr. Pirone. The
options are many including a library, a Police Station or other Town
properties. The site could also be sold for cash and higher tax generating
usage could be accomplished. Everyone should get their respective heads
out of the sand here and proceed when proper to do so with the best total
interests of the Town in mind. Things that are done are done but things
that aren't finalized can be optimized.
Councilman John C. Bonacci
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Vote
for Kelly Hatfield
Dear Editor,
Many
Her credentials are wide-ranging and impeccable. Before running successfully on an economic growth platform (to build Summit's parking deck and revitalize our downtown, as well as preserve 68 acres of forested watershed as open space), she worked tirelessly as a strong advocate for excellence in public schools, serving six years as President and member of Summit's Board of Education. She was appointed to the NJ Legislative Special Education Funding Task Force and continues to advocate for special needs children by serving as a board member of Bethel Ridge (providing support for persons with developmental disabilities) and as a trustee of the Morris-Union Jointure Commission Autism Educational Foundation.
A true fiscal conservative, Hatfield was a leader in the now
fairly common practice of seeking private-public partnerships, smart moves that
save taxpayers millions. She works collaboratively and has
the experience and the contacts needed to bring relief to our local
communities. A research scientist and professor of Microbiology by trade
and a mother of three grown children, Dr. Hatfield has the skill and
determination needed to continue to advocate for our towns, bringing new
businesses, jobs and economic growth to
I urge you to go to the polls this June 3rd and cast
your vote for Kelly Hatfield. It's a positive move for your
community and for
Diane S. Klaif
Councilwoman,
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Changing
Votes in Public Council Meetings a New Low in
Dear Editor:
When is the last time the vote of an elected public
official was changed in
On May 6, 2008 at the Town Council meeting a recess was called by the Mayor and the movements in and out of the back room resulted in a change in the legally cast vote of Councilman Bonacci from “I abstain” stated clearly in a firm voice. They changed it to “no” by the Mayor’s directive to the Town Clerk, almost inaudible, and then proceeded to have the Mayor cast a fake tiebreaker vote and misuse the law to get that vote. No legal citation was clearly made by either attorney. The other Council members were silent and appeared to not understand or care about the important issue at stake even when Councilman Bonacci objected verbally. Do we need to change these Council members in order to follow the law? Mr. Nelson commented in his Council Report and I agree with his frustration at these antics. I am frustrated too but I am also going to continue to raise my voice and do whatever else it takes to be heard.
By the way, the subject of the ordinance while important doesn’t matter as much compared to this serious disenfranchising vote violation towards the residents who elected this Councilman. But, there was another ordinance listed that night to introduce a legal Administrative Code and it also included a comprehensive 27-page Police Department authorization and it also included an Appropriate Authority designation suggested by a Council member other than myself. Why didn’t the back room politicians and the Mayor act upon that ordinance written by the most qualified lawyer, Mr. John Phillips, who lives in our town, was an elected official for three years, was a Berkeley heights Township Attorney for eleven years, wrote the original Administrative Code and delivered his work product to the Mayor and Council and Attorney on February 29, 2008? February 29 was more than two months ago. The Mayor tried to prevent discussion a few weeks ago on that alternative and managed to limit the time by the way he conducted the meeting.
Can it be that a precedent has been set by two lawyers so that other mayors and their attorneys and future mayors and their attorneys can now change the votes of officials elected by the people to represent them? The people must speak. Who can they talk to? This issue can be a worse curse than bribery and lobbying and money politics if not stopped in its tracks.
Please let your elected officials know. I refer you to a recent article in the Star
Ledger Thursday morning
· Does he understand what an abstain vote is?
·
Does he follow the issues in
· Does he know that our then Township Attorney, Mr. Ed Kologi, worked mainly with the responsiveness of Councilman-elect John Bonacci to develop that Administrative Code and Appropriate Authority?
Maybe he wouldn’t be so disappointed if he checked the
record. Maybe the record would show that
Dr. Bonacci has done a lot of favors (tax decrease, investment savings of a
million dollars, more transparency in government, etc.) for
Gabe Gluck (doing a pretty good job of reporting this
time) also quoted Mayor Cohen in the same article. The Mayor seems to think no ones rights were
taken away when he got his way after holding this town hostage since he cast
one of his other famous tiebreaker votes.
That’s right. The Mayor
cast a tiebreaker vote on
This Mayor is quite
disingenuous when he doesn’t get his way and his Council friends Bruno and
Perna are right there to help him ready and willing with their big rubber
stamps. He tells me I should vote no if
I was against the ordinance. I want to
tell him why doesn’t he bring the alternative ordinances up for vote so people
can speak out? I did vote no on the
introduction of the ordinance in question because I did not want it introduced
since we had an earlier Administrative Code ordinance that the Mayor had prevented
from being introduced. Do you have any
idea of what that one was on
*Why on earth would he argue and use tactics to prevent
this one?
*Why did he not take action from
*Why did he refuse to pay Mr. Phillips for his
completed work?
*Why did he authorize his Township Attorney Mr.
Scrivo to attempt to duplicate the work?
*Why did Mr. Scrivo agree to do the work and charge the Town when he knew another attorney had been assigned the work?
Well, I have to tell you the work provided by Mr. Scrivo
is inadequate and I pointed out the discrepancies at the
I would like to end by telling the residents to write their Congressman but I really don’t know what to request that the voters do.
Councilman John Bonacci
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Re: Mr. Delia’s Candidate Statement
Dear
Editor:
I read the candidate (
Attacking Mr. Bruno and Mrs. Perna is a frivolous attempt at trying to smear good, honest and viable servants, to imply that they are corrupt is downright deplorable, and Mr. Delia should immediately retract those statements unless he can back this claim. I also take umbrage at the insinuation that I “buy” favors, at any level, for any project. This is an insult and defamation of my good name, and Mr. Delia is forewarned to comments of this nature.
Mr. Delia states “builders can do whatever they want without notifying the neighbors”. He is so off-base it comical. As a “candidate” he be better informed before shooting his mouth off, and should know that not ONE, but FOUR notices were sent to the neighbors (certified mail, as required by law) by Mead Meadows Development for this project. 3 for NJ DEP approvals over the last 2 years, and 1 announcing the planning board meeting for this project. The plans were and are available for anyone to review, and the DEP has approved the project, yet I hear people speaking at meetings as to “water standing” on the street, and “wetlands” being present. This approval IS public knowledge, yet the yapper’s keep on yapping.
We spent tens of thousands of dollars in of engineering studies, all complying with the strict environment laws. We would expect the township council and planning board to refrain from the questioning of these matters, as under MLUL 37-2 and 21, they are NOT matters that need any further comment by the governing bodies, and jurisdiction is preempted by the State, therefore questions should be directed to the DEP.
The fact that this project is an “age-restricted” project, and supported by seniors who NEED and WANT this type of housing means little to Mr. Delia. The fact that the project would aid in providing credits to the town’s COAH obligations (which are increasing shortly), means little to Mr. Delia. The fact that an ordinance was changed to eliminate retail on the first level of buildings is very prudent of the town, and supported by the fact that you do not place retail stores on dead-end streets. The town erred when it passed the ordinance in the first place. Yet another knee-jerk reaction to appease the few.
Mr. Delia has an ax to grind. Maybe he wishes he was a
builder, or maybe he is just plain jealous that people, and businesses (yes,
developers are viable and needed BUSINESS enterprises) and have a right to
build on their land, and MAKE MONEY doing it! I for
It seems that only 3 or 4 yapping pinheads complain incessantly about these “issues”, and it is apparent that these chronic complainers are the minority. Many people I speak with think the downtown is looking better every year. Residents need to know that these are the very same whiners that blasted the Walgreen's, Commerce Bank, and the Hotel, and the list goes on. They collectively would complain if trees grew larger than 3 stories…if a builder planted it. It’s silly, and they should be ashamed of these childish antics in the name of "community concern" that just wastes the Councils’ time.
I have built many homes in
I don’t know what Mr. Delia does, however seeing his “candidate statement” pretty much put to rest his chance at being a politician. Mr. Delia claims the “downtown” is “esthetically unacceptable” and that there is “distasteful over-construction throughout the township”, yet also claims his campaign is to preserve “the great place that we all know it is”. Ridiculous and preposterous statements, therefore a word of advice… Don’t lie, don’t bash good people, do your homework so your facts are straight… oh yeah, and get a life.
Nicholas Cocuzza
Principal, Mead Meadows Development LLC
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