Recently, a TruthTeller named Butch left a message in da form of a newspaper story on this forum about something daTruthSquad has been talking about for years. Da question is - which Village will be built, and which town will reap da benefits, and just as important, who may have their tentacles in da way one town may be doing business.
For a number of years now, a 500,000 square foot tract has been zoned and ready for business. However, nothing is being built there. Da developer is partly to blame, asking for more than what was zoned there, but obviously any developer wants as much as they can get. Da town leaders very much to blame, slowing this project down to a snail's pace, handing "studies" to political donors, and da reality is another town could possibly reap da benefits as Manalapan's ratables slowly drift away.
Across da Route 33 border in Monroe, another developer had proposed, much like Manalapan's developer, a scaled down version of what they wanted to build. Originally they wanted to build a Mega-Mega-MEGAMALL, complete with a baseball stadium and other Mega-items on an even larger area of land a stone's throw from da Manalapan border. Fortunately, da Asbury Park Press got wind of exactly what daTruthSquad was talking about all along, and that was da link between da developer, Smiling Jack, and his friend, da head of da Lynch mob, convicted former politician & jailbird John Lynch, along with their benefactor, da head of Monroe's Pucci Posse.
However, da tentacles of one John Lynch doesn't end there.
In 2003, Manalapan's then-mayor da King received a donation, according to ELEC from a PAC called "New Beginnings." That PAC was controlled by John Lynch. Soon afterward, Da King was not in favor of da Village off Route 33.
At da same time, word leaked to daTruthSquad about da competing MegaMegaMegaMall, and all of a sudden, Democrats led by Da King & Da Queen were against Manalapan's Village, but appeared to have no problem with da MegaMegaMegaMall a stone's throw from where 3,000 homes were being built in Manalapan.
Now, as da Asbury Park Press brilliantly points out, there are 2 large developments within a stones throw of each other, and both are right by where 3,000 homes, as many as 5,000 vehicles and 6,000 to 11,000 people may be moving in to Manalapan's southern end of town. Da question is - where will these people shop? Will they jump in their cars and cause huge traffic jams heading east to Freehold and taking their tax money to subsidize Freehold, or will they jam up Route 33 heading west taking their tax money to subsidize Monroe?
Of course, as da Star Ledger reported, even Monroe residents aren't happy with da idea that will seriously impact Monroe's roads, and since Manalapanites would shop there clog Manalapan's roads and allow even more tax money from Manalapan pay to lower Monroe homeowners.
Interestingly, da answer may possibly be found in a story reported by da Asbury Park Press and apparently omitted by da local Snoozepaper.
It appears da Manalapan Township Committee recently voted to approve da spending of over $1 million for a 25-acre tract of land. That land is adjacent to da Manalapan Rec, and it appears all 5 members, voting either for or against, have 5 different plans for da land, meaning they spent YOUR TAX DOLLARS on land they have no idea as to how they will use it!
It's kind of like buying a large in-ground swimming pool, paying for it in full, and realizing you haven't bought the house yet, don't know where you'll buy it, and have no idea if you'll even have a backyard to put it in.
Guess that's how every person handles their finances?
However, there is one concern that was shocking to discover. According to da newspaper, "I also am not happy with what I am seeing and who owns the property, what I'm finding on ELEC and what I'm reading," Cohen said. Cohen said she had concerns about possible connections to Lynch and his Democratic political action committee, New Directions through Responsible Leadership, from which Lynch announced he would step down in 2006."
This is not to say that Lynch has or had ties to da company that owned da land, because there is no proof that he is involved in any way with the company which owned da land Manalapan bought. Da connection, however, are through donations to & from New Beginnings, which da newspaper pointed out.
DaTruth is, Manalapan is a town that has been growing at an extremely fast rate, and da county records show Manalapan is one of da biggest single housebuilders in da county, at an even faster rate than Freehold, Marlboro, or Howell. However, where these 3 towns have added much-needed business ratables, Manalapan has been at da bottom of da county list at adding businesses. Now you wonder why Freehold homeowners pay less in taxes?
There was a time when GOP'er committeeman Andy Boy in Manalapan was for da Village (remember those political attack ads regarding his "limo ride?). His attitude, however changed, ironically at da same time he was supported by da Queen to become Manalapan's mayor.
DaTruth is, Manalapan residents need a tax break - a big one, and even a stripped-down version of da Village is better than fighting traffic to Freehold or Monroe and giving their residents tax relief with your purchases. Maybe that's what some politicians may want, but daTruthSquad's guess is your bottom-line, da cost of gas traveling to other towns to shop, and da fact Manalapan will be subsidizing other towns may make you feel a little unhappy - and very unnerved.
Now, if you have absolutely no problem whatsoever helping to lower da tax rate of towns like Freehold or Monroe, while your taxes in Manalapan have gone up over 40% in da past 2 years alone, and with 3,000 homes, as many as 5,000 vehicles and 6,000 to 11,000 people may be moving in to Manalapan's southern end of town, then by all means tell your Township Committee you don't want da Village, and you'll proudly turn Manalapan's country roads into a traffic nightmare. That is your right as a resident, a citizen, and taxpayer, and that is your choice.
However, if you want a place to shop in town, a "Village" atmosphere as da developer has asked for, and want to see ratables help to lower your tax burden knowing full well 3,000 homes, as many as 5,000 vehicles and 6,000 to 11,000 people may be moving in to Manalapan's southern end of town, then you better tell those same town leaders, including da Mayor running for reelection, that you don't want politicians playing with your money for their political gain.
DaTruthSquad alone can't change da minds of politicians, but your votes can. It's YOUR money, and right now, you may want to ask about da agendas of those politicians you elect to spend it, and how it's being spent - before it's too late.
And that's daTruth.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Oh No - Little Johnny Wants to Attend Bogus State College!
We were all sitting around da campfire at da ranch in Truth or Consequences when little Johnny shocked us all. He told his parents he was quitting school! His parent's jaws dropped. "Johnny, you're throwing away your future," his mother said, her eyes streaming with tears.
Johnny looked at his parents and said, "Mom, dad, why bother. I can get a degree in anything by paying just $1,000, and I'll have it in a month. I can get my doctorate da same way. I'll be 'Dr. Johnny.' Won't you be proud?"
His parents were dumbfounded. His father said, "Where did you get such a hair brained idea like that? Are you listening to rock music again?"
"No, dad" Johnny said proudly. "I'm just doing what Dr. Wasser did. He had a bunch of taxpayers send money to Alabama, and he got his doctorate degree - and now he's making a lot of money. How cool is that!"
How cool, indeed.
Of course, da only thing that could be worse than this actually happening is, it turns out this "Wasser" guy is some type of educator, or even da Superintendent of some big school district somewhere.
Well, taxpayers, get ready and hold on to your wallots, because this is "Da Fleecing of Da Freehold District."
As the Asbury Park Press has been brilliantly reporting, Superintendent "Mr." Wasser, Asst. Superintendent Evangelista, and former Asst. Superintendent Tanzini all "diploma milled" their way into extra raises and, of course, higher pensions down da road - all on your dime. Making matters worse, da school district paid for da "degree work," costing you $8,700.
No wonder little Johnny wants to forego his last 3 years of college. Why spend $120,000 for four years when you can spend $1,000 and get what you want with no homework and no headaches in 4 weeks by writing some 500-word essay entitled, "Why I want a college degree?"
Although, we're all sure it's probably like a 600 word essay if you're going for that all-important doctorate.
Finally, someone stood up and said something that made sense. Katie Goon, Marlboro's representative to da Freehold district blasted this whole situation, demanding either the 3 "Doctors" pay back the district taxpayers for the degrees and the raises or face dismissal.
Freehold representative Bunny Hammer also wants to hold the "Doctors" feet, and those who allowed it to da fire.
Manalapan's political representative apparently was not able to be heard over da sound of all da crickets.
DaTruth, and this should be clear, is these 3 "Doctors" did not violate any law, ordinance, or school policy.
However, much like what attaches itself to your shoes when you walk through da dog park prior to cleaning time, what these 3 "Doctors" did does not smell too good - and making it worse - they're educators that kids supposedly look up to. Da example they are setting, and by their subsequent actions, set a very bad example for da "little Johnny's" of da world.
Goon and Hammer are not alone, although Manalapan has yet to be heard. State Sen. Codey also wants action taken here.
DaTruth is, what these 3 "Doctors" did is an affront to anyone who is or has attended fine schools like Rutgers, Seton Hall, Rowan, or any actual college or university. They skirted da ethical line, and they should be stand-up folks and do da right thing. Think of the example they're setting for da very kids they're allegedly supposed to be guiding through and overseeing their educations. That's why Codey wants da AG to get involved, and rightly so!
A simple "Google" search shows a number of these "diploma mill" schools. Depending on the, quote, "insititution," You can get doctorate degrees for $500, and one actually lets you by school graduation rings for a nominal fee! And unlike Brookdale Community College, which is fine accredited school, schools with merely a PO Box may not be da best choices.
DaTruthSquad calls on everyone to go to da next meeting of da Freehold district. Voice your outrage, and give your support to Katie Goon. Demand these "Doctors" do da right thing. If they don't do da right thing, demand your elected representatives demand the AG gets involved. Get them to pass a law - and make it retroactive - to stop this ridiculous practice.
DaTruth is, if you don't, don't be too surprised if your little "Johnny" wants to quit a real school and real education and get his mailed-home degree from "Bogus State (B-S)" or "Possibly Unaccredited University (P-U)."
A "diploma mill" degree, especially for those are responsible for guiding the educations of our children, and even worse on taxpayer dimes, is absolutely unacceptable.
And that's daTruth.
Johnny looked at his parents and said, "Mom, dad, why bother. I can get a degree in anything by paying just $1,000, and I'll have it in a month. I can get my doctorate da same way. I'll be 'Dr. Johnny.' Won't you be proud?"
His parents were dumbfounded. His father said, "Where did you get such a hair brained idea like that? Are you listening to rock music again?"
"No, dad" Johnny said proudly. "I'm just doing what Dr. Wasser did. He had a bunch of taxpayers send money to Alabama, and he got his doctorate degree - and now he's making a lot of money. How cool is that!"
How cool, indeed.
Of course, da only thing that could be worse than this actually happening is, it turns out this "Wasser" guy is some type of educator, or even da Superintendent of some big school district somewhere.
Well, taxpayers, get ready and hold on to your wallots, because this is "Da Fleecing of Da Freehold District."
As the Asbury Park Press has been brilliantly reporting, Superintendent "Mr." Wasser, Asst. Superintendent Evangelista, and former Asst. Superintendent Tanzini all "diploma milled" their way into extra raises and, of course, higher pensions down da road - all on your dime. Making matters worse, da school district paid for da "degree work," costing you $8,700.
No wonder little Johnny wants to forego his last 3 years of college. Why spend $120,000 for four years when you can spend $1,000 and get what you want with no homework and no headaches in 4 weeks by writing some 500-word essay entitled, "Why I want a college degree?"
Although, we're all sure it's probably like a 600 word essay if you're going for that all-important doctorate.
Finally, someone stood up and said something that made sense. Katie Goon, Marlboro's representative to da Freehold district blasted this whole situation, demanding either the 3 "Doctors" pay back the district taxpayers for the degrees and the raises or face dismissal.
Freehold representative Bunny Hammer also wants to hold the "Doctors" feet, and those who allowed it to da fire.
Manalapan's political representative apparently was not able to be heard over da sound of all da crickets.
DaTruth, and this should be clear, is these 3 "Doctors" did not violate any law, ordinance, or school policy.
However, much like what attaches itself to your shoes when you walk through da dog park prior to cleaning time, what these 3 "Doctors" did does not smell too good - and making it worse - they're educators that kids supposedly look up to. Da example they are setting, and by their subsequent actions, set a very bad example for da "little Johnny's" of da world.
Goon and Hammer are not alone, although Manalapan has yet to be heard. State Sen. Codey also wants action taken here.
DaTruth is, what these 3 "Doctors" did is an affront to anyone who is or has attended fine schools like Rutgers, Seton Hall, Rowan, or any actual college or university. They skirted da ethical line, and they should be stand-up folks and do da right thing. Think of the example they're setting for da very kids they're allegedly supposed to be guiding through and overseeing their educations. That's why Codey wants da AG to get involved, and rightly so!
A simple "Google" search shows a number of these "diploma mill" schools. Depending on the, quote, "insititution," You can get doctorate degrees for $500, and one actually lets you by school graduation rings for a nominal fee! And unlike Brookdale Community College, which is fine accredited school, schools with merely a PO Box may not be da best choices.
DaTruthSquad calls on everyone to go to da next meeting of da Freehold district. Voice your outrage, and give your support to Katie Goon. Demand these "Doctors" do da right thing. If they don't do da right thing, demand your elected representatives demand the AG gets involved. Get them to pass a law - and make it retroactive - to stop this ridiculous practice.
DaTruth is, if you don't, don't be too surprised if your little "Johnny" wants to quit a real school and real education and get his mailed-home degree from "Bogus State (B-S)" or "Possibly Unaccredited University (P-U)."
A "diploma mill" degree, especially for those are responsible for guiding the educations of our children, and even worse on taxpayer dimes, is absolutely unacceptable.
And that's daTruth.
Friday, August 15, 2008
daTruthSquad Reminisces About A Summer Vacation
What a difference a year makes. One year ago at this very time, da family daTruthSquad was taking da annual summer excursion to daTruth Ranch in Truth or Consequences when all of a sudden, word leaked to daTruthSquad that lawyers comprising da Manalapan Legal Dream Team were concocting a theory that somehow, some way, daTruthSquad was actually da Mosked Man.
Even worse, it appeared that some career politicians, their feathers ruffled that someone dare air their dirty laundry in public because while they had their tracks covered in a certain local Snoozepaper, they did not have control of this blog and wanted retribution. So, by voting to do so in da Manalapan Township Committee, they incorporated their Manalapan Legal Dream Team, at TAXPAYER EXPENSE, to play a dangerous game of "Go Fish" and start a fishing expedition, apparently with da purpose of exposing who was putting quarters into da washing machine to air da politician's dirty laundry.
Da bad news, it unfortunately caused daTruthSquad to take an extended summer vacation.
Da good news, and thanks to da very hard work of some brilliantly fantastic lawyers connected to and a part of da Electronic Frontier Foundation, not only is daTruthSquad back, but da blog is better than ever with a readership now worldwide.
Even more important, da legal precedent set by da EFF in this case of "Da Township of Manalapan vs Da Mosked Man" will have repercussions for years to come in Manalapan and throughout da country!
There are many people who haven't seen exactly what da Manalapan Legal Dream Team tried to cook up in their anti-First Amendment laboratory. So, starting da 1 year anniversary of what was a very interesting 5 months, allow daTruthSquad to show you clearly how da residents of da Kingdom of Manalapan have had their tax money spent over da span of da last 2 tax years.
Please take da time to read each highlighted link carefully. You'll see what some politicians may have wanted to hide, and how, with YOU footing da bill, Manalapan's Legal Dream Team may have given a distinct advantage to da Mosked Man in his case.
As da paperwork between members of da Manalapan Legal Dream Team & da Mosked man started to appear in court, buried in da Dream Team's paperwork - at taxpayer expense - on page 12 of 54 was an interesting quote saying "Regarding defendant's (Moskowitz) internet blog, "daTruthSquad," defendant use the anonymous forum to dissect the specific allegations asserted against him, offering his opinion & analysis of the validity of each claim."
Obviously, there's not "Gray" area here. "(Moskovitz) blog," "offering his opinion." That all seems pretty straight-forward here making da claim da blog belongs to da Mosked man and he is da writer, according to da Dream Team.
On page 13, da Dream Team further alleges, "Defendant (Moskovitz) further uses the blog to accuse various township officials of improper motives and repeatedly threaten the township with a retaliatory lawsuit. On page 14, da Dream Team lawyers claim Moskowitz violated da court-appointed gag order on da trial by blogging on daTruthSquad.
A number of pages in this legal filing then points to daTruthSquad as being da work of Moskovitz. They make very compelling arguments, however just one little thing is missing from their claims -- EVIDENCE!
Of course, their "evidence" for da court and their case was in fact copies of this very blog, in fact, 21 pages of this blog including da very popular "Baconhead of da Week" among other blog entries da Dream Team, at taxpayer expense, claimed was da property of da Mosked man - and by da way - this filing came from da McCarthy firm, which da local Snoozepaper reported was being paid BY THE HOUR!!
This, of course, begs the important question - Why attack this blog as a part of a land-deal-gone-bad lawsuit?
Moskovitz, on numerous occasions including in correspondence to da Manalapan Legal Dream Team and also in court stated in no uncertain terms that he was not daTruthSquad. Da reply by da Dream Team lawyers was, in effect, that they did not believe Moskovitz, EVEN THOUGH HE SIGNED LEGAL COURT DOCUMENTS TO DA SAME, therefore they wanted to know no matter what the cost to TAXPAYERS.
There are some courts where their logic would have sufficed. Courts that would have agreed with da Dream Team could be found in da former Soviet Union, da Taliban-led Afghanistan, Iran, and daTruthSquad is certain Idi Amin would have been proud when he led Uganda. However, in a Democracy like the United States, even politically-tied in folks can't always win.
There have been a number of commenters asking da question - Why is this case going on? What is it really about? Was something wrong done?
Well, da answer is, something wrong was done, and it was almost done to daTruthSquad - and YOU, every reader of this blog.
In part 2 of daTruthSquad's Summer Vacation, we'll let you know exactly why da vacation was extended, what it was like to receive a subpoena, what happened that a certain local Snoozepaper didn't report on in the fall, secrets da Manalapan Legal Dream Team might not want you to know --- and most important, why da Manalapan Dream Team's actions may have ultimately been da best possible situation - for da Mosked man!
Enjoy your summer, while basking in da sun from Truth or Consequences,
daTruthSquad.
Even worse, it appeared that some career politicians, their feathers ruffled that someone dare air their dirty laundry in public because while they had their tracks covered in a certain local Snoozepaper, they did not have control of this blog and wanted retribution. So, by voting to do so in da Manalapan Township Committee, they incorporated their Manalapan Legal Dream Team, at TAXPAYER EXPENSE, to play a dangerous game of "Go Fish" and start a fishing expedition, apparently with da purpose of exposing who was putting quarters into da washing machine to air da politician's dirty laundry.
Da bad news, it unfortunately caused daTruthSquad to take an extended summer vacation.
Da good news, and thanks to da very hard work of some brilliantly fantastic lawyers connected to and a part of da Electronic Frontier Foundation, not only is daTruthSquad back, but da blog is better than ever with a readership now worldwide.
Even more important, da legal precedent set by da EFF in this case of "Da Township of Manalapan vs Da Mosked Man" will have repercussions for years to come in Manalapan and throughout da country!
There are many people who haven't seen exactly what da Manalapan Legal Dream Team tried to cook up in their anti-First Amendment laboratory. So, starting da 1 year anniversary of what was a very interesting 5 months, allow daTruthSquad to show you clearly how da residents of da Kingdom of Manalapan have had their tax money spent over da span of da last 2 tax years.
Please take da time to read each highlighted link carefully. You'll see what some politicians may have wanted to hide, and how, with YOU footing da bill, Manalapan's Legal Dream Team may have given a distinct advantage to da Mosked Man in his case.
As da paperwork between members of da Manalapan Legal Dream Team & da Mosked man started to appear in court, buried in da Dream Team's paperwork - at taxpayer expense - on page 12 of 54 was an interesting quote saying "Regarding defendant's (Moskowitz) internet blog, "daTruthSquad," defendant use the anonymous forum to dissect the specific allegations asserted against him, offering his opinion & analysis of the validity of each claim."
Obviously, there's not "Gray" area here. "(Moskovitz) blog," "offering his opinion." That all seems pretty straight-forward here making da claim da blog belongs to da Mosked man and he is da writer, according to da Dream Team.
On page 13, da Dream Team further alleges, "Defendant (Moskovitz) further uses the blog to accuse various township officials of improper motives and repeatedly threaten the township with a retaliatory lawsuit. On page 14, da Dream Team lawyers claim Moskowitz violated da court-appointed gag order on da trial by blogging on daTruthSquad.
A number of pages in this legal filing then points to daTruthSquad as being da work of Moskovitz. They make very compelling arguments, however just one little thing is missing from their claims -- EVIDENCE!
Of course, their "evidence" for da court and their case was in fact copies of this very blog, in fact, 21 pages of this blog including da very popular "Baconhead of da Week" among other blog entries da Dream Team, at taxpayer expense, claimed was da property of da Mosked man - and by da way - this filing came from da McCarthy firm, which da local Snoozepaper reported was being paid BY THE HOUR!!
This, of course, begs the important question - Why attack this blog as a part of a land-deal-gone-bad lawsuit?
Moskovitz, on numerous occasions including in correspondence to da Manalapan Legal Dream Team and also in court stated in no uncertain terms that he was not daTruthSquad. Da reply by da Dream Team lawyers was, in effect, that they did not believe Moskovitz, EVEN THOUGH HE SIGNED LEGAL COURT DOCUMENTS TO DA SAME, therefore they wanted to know no matter what the cost to TAXPAYERS.
There are some courts where their logic would have sufficed. Courts that would have agreed with da Dream Team could be found in da former Soviet Union, da Taliban-led Afghanistan, Iran, and daTruthSquad is certain Idi Amin would have been proud when he led Uganda. However, in a Democracy like the United States, even politically-tied in folks can't always win.
There have been a number of commenters asking da question - Why is this case going on? What is it really about? Was something wrong done?
Well, da answer is, something wrong was done, and it was almost done to daTruthSquad - and YOU, every reader of this blog.
In part 2 of daTruthSquad's Summer Vacation, we'll let you know exactly why da vacation was extended, what it was like to receive a subpoena, what happened that a certain local Snoozepaper didn't report on in the fall, secrets da Manalapan Legal Dream Team might not want you to know --- and most important, why da Manalapan Dream Team's actions may have ultimately been da best possible situation - for da Mosked man!
Enjoy your summer, while basking in da sun from Truth or Consequences,
daTruthSquad.
Monday, August 11, 2008
A Town Center For Marlboro? Is This Manalapan's "Shared Services" At Work?
Da Truthtellers were in shock after reading this. It seems da mayor and town leaders in Marlboro are considering something so heinous and barbaric their rationale and motives must be seriously questioned.
Marlboro is considering building -- get this -- a TOWN CENTER!!!!!!
Maybe this is another of da Queen Mayor's "Shared Services" plans, like getting Marlboro to allow some Manalapan residents to use the Marlboro pool for a price obviously beneficial to Marlboro's taxpayers, or continuing to sue da Mosked Man over $10,500 while spending well over $100,000 to do it.
Apparently they haven't discussed da matter with Manalapan's Queen Mayor, her Gang of Three, or henchmen on their hand-picked "Anti"-Village Committee.
For da last 7 years Manalapan too has debated this, going from "great idea" in 2001 to "John Lynch may not like this" in 2004 to "If we build it we'll hurt da chances for a MegaMegaMegaMall on Route 33 in Lynch-linked Monroe" in 2005.
DaTruthsquad read with great interest a story in da Asbury Park Press, a real area newspaper that took both a serious and non-objective look at Marlboro's idea.
What was said was simply hard to believe - of course that is - by Manalapan standards.
"Residents and members of local committees have said might be good for the township's future," was one of da quotes of da story!!!
Wow! Doing something for da township's future? "Residents...said it might be good?" Who would have thought that??
Here are some more of those quotes you should read with interest.
"A common thread in the meetings, led by township planners Heyer, Gruel and Associates, has been talk of a possible town center that could distinguish Marlboro's identity."
"A town center would be different than big-box retail," Hornik said. "I think it's more of a quaint, village-type of development which would have retail on the bottom, possibly apartments and condos on top, and it would be a mixed use that would offer a lot to the town. "The area doesn't need another strip mall," Hornik said."
And, apparently for da benefit of Manalapan residents who indeed will be clogging Manalapan roads to head there, they're nice enough to consider placing it close to Manalapan's border.
"He said the township then could identify a piece of property for such a center — suggestions at past meetings have included the Tennent Road corridor and the township's "historic" section at Route 79 and School Road — and designate a master redeveloper."
It's actually remarkable to watch an actual real local government in action.
DaTruth is, that same type of vision was already offered to Manalapan by a developer who owns da land adjacent to Route 33 and Millhurst Road. Instead of a "Town Center," Manalapan instead is getting 3,000 homes on postage-stamp-sized lots and no actual retail infrastructure for those 3,000 homes, probably 6,000 cars and probably 8-10,000 new residents who will have to drive to Freehold, Monroe, or Marlboro to do their shopping or dining.
Many Manalapan residents want it, and anyone who will be riding traffic-laden roads leading out of Manalapan want it, and considering how much tax dollars are being handed to towns like Freehold and Marlboro already and not being spent to hold down taxes in Manalapan want it.
Unfortunately, there's about 7 people who don't want it, and it's their will that makes da decisions in Manalapan.
DaTruth is, Manalapan has no sustainable infrastructure where ratables are concerned. Manalapan is at da bottom of da Monmouth County barrel where it comes to da percentage of ratables to offset da overwhelming tax burden suffered by da peasants in da Kingdom. Those in charge of that planning have done nothing to alleviate this burden, except raise local taxes. You can blame da school tax burden, and you can blame higher fuel costs, and you can blame cuts in state aid from Trenton, although that figure was 1 half of 1 percent of Manalapan's budget. However, da real blame goes to those whofor whatever reason are stalling an already-planning board approved Village project, and even if they don' t want it, have no real plan for how to address Manalapan's lack of ratables for an ever-growing population and already crowded-and-getting worse local roads.
Of course, when you see da map below you'll see where da Village is intended to go and what it was intended to look like. What you'll also see, AND THOSE WHO OPPOSE DA VILLAGE DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE THIS -- is all of da open space taken by house developers to build 3,000 homes in that area!!!
Instead, Manalapan spends money on studies being done by CME on a traffic study which we all hope was not done when nearby Woodward Road was closed for what seemed like decade-long road repairs. And, Manalapan residents still go out-of-town to do their shopping or enjoy their entertainment.
Whether or not it is a Village now due to all da years of stalling, Manalapan's residents need more than just a strip mall there because that will NOT serve da needs "for all da people." It's also about time those who receive both pay & health benefits think more "for all da people" and less "for all their cronies."
DaTruth is, Marlboro's mayor and town council deserve praise from their residents for their insight and for putting da overall needs of da town residents first. Marlboro is a very large but very nice town that does seem to lack a "hometown" feel at times. A "Village" or "Town Center" concept could go a very long way to alleviate that. Kudos for da Marlboro heirarchy for doing da right thing for their people.
DaTruth is, this plan would be a great achievement for Marlboro, just as it's helped other towns. Maybe da Queen Mayor could get Manalapan a "shared service agreement" where Manalapan residents could get discounts for shopping there? After all, with no real "Village-style" place to shop in Manalapan, a lot of folks may be heading to Marlboro's proposed "Village."
That would be a great benefit for both towns -- Manalapan residents would get a discount for shopping in Marlboro -- and Marlboro gets Manalapan tax $$$$$ to benefit Marlboro's residents. Who knows, maybe Marlboro residents might even see their tax burden DECREASE - now that's a concept!
And that's daTruth.
Marlboro is considering building -- get this -- a TOWN CENTER!!!!!!
Maybe this is another of da Queen Mayor's "Shared Services" plans, like getting Marlboro to allow some Manalapan residents to use the Marlboro pool for a price obviously beneficial to Marlboro's taxpayers, or continuing to sue da Mosked Man over $10,500 while spending well over $100,000 to do it.
Apparently they haven't discussed da matter with Manalapan's Queen Mayor, her Gang of Three, or henchmen on their hand-picked "Anti"-Village Committee.
For da last 7 years Manalapan too has debated this, going from "great idea" in 2001 to "John Lynch may not like this" in 2004 to "If we build it we'll hurt da chances for a MegaMegaMegaMall on Route 33 in Lynch-linked Monroe" in 2005.
DaTruthsquad read with great interest a story in da Asbury Park Press, a real area newspaper that took both a serious and non-objective look at Marlboro's idea.
What was said was simply hard to believe - of course that is - by Manalapan standards.
"Residents and members of local committees have said might be good for the township's future," was one of da quotes of da story!!!
Wow! Doing something for da township's future? "Residents...said it might be good?" Who would have thought that??
Here are some more of those quotes you should read with interest.
"A common thread in the meetings, led by township planners Heyer, Gruel and Associates, has been talk of a possible town center that could distinguish Marlboro's identity."
"A town center would be different than big-box retail," Hornik said. "I think it's more of a quaint, village-type of development which would have retail on the bottom, possibly apartments and condos on top, and it would be a mixed use that would offer a lot to the town. "The area doesn't need another strip mall," Hornik said."
And, apparently for da benefit of Manalapan residents who indeed will be clogging Manalapan roads to head there, they're nice enough to consider placing it close to Manalapan's border.
"He said the township then could identify a piece of property for such a center — suggestions at past meetings have included the Tennent Road corridor and the township's "historic" section at Route 79 and School Road — and designate a master redeveloper."
It's actually remarkable to watch an actual real local government in action.
DaTruth is, that same type of vision was already offered to Manalapan by a developer who owns da land adjacent to Route 33 and Millhurst Road. Instead of a "Town Center," Manalapan instead is getting 3,000 homes on postage-stamp-sized lots and no actual retail infrastructure for those 3,000 homes, probably 6,000 cars and probably 8-10,000 new residents who will have to drive to Freehold, Monroe, or Marlboro to do their shopping or dining.
Many Manalapan residents want it, and anyone who will be riding traffic-laden roads leading out of Manalapan want it, and considering how much tax dollars are being handed to towns like Freehold and Marlboro already and not being spent to hold down taxes in Manalapan want it.
Unfortunately, there's about 7 people who don't want it, and it's their will that makes da decisions in Manalapan.
DaTruth is, Manalapan has no sustainable infrastructure where ratables are concerned. Manalapan is at da bottom of da Monmouth County barrel where it comes to da percentage of ratables to offset da overwhelming tax burden suffered by da peasants in da Kingdom. Those in charge of that planning have done nothing to alleviate this burden, except raise local taxes. You can blame da school tax burden, and you can blame higher fuel costs, and you can blame cuts in state aid from Trenton, although that figure was 1 half of 1 percent of Manalapan's budget. However, da real blame goes to those whofor whatever reason are stalling an already-planning board approved Village project, and even if they don' t want it, have no real plan for how to address Manalapan's lack of ratables for an ever-growing population and already crowded-and-getting worse local roads.
Of course, when you see da map below you'll see where da Village is intended to go and what it was intended to look like. What you'll also see, AND THOSE WHO OPPOSE DA VILLAGE DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE THIS -- is all of da open space taken by house developers to build 3,000 homes in that area!!!
Instead, Manalapan spends money on studies being done by CME on a traffic study which we all hope was not done when nearby Woodward Road was closed for what seemed like decade-long road repairs. And, Manalapan residents still go out-of-town to do their shopping or enjoy their entertainment.
Whether or not it is a Village now due to all da years of stalling, Manalapan's residents need more than just a strip mall there because that will NOT serve da needs "for all da people." It's also about time those who receive both pay & health benefits think more "for all da people" and less "for all their cronies."
DaTruth is, Marlboro's mayor and town council deserve praise from their residents for their insight and for putting da overall needs of da town residents first. Marlboro is a very large but very nice town that does seem to lack a "hometown" feel at times. A "Village" or "Town Center" concept could go a very long way to alleviate that. Kudos for da Marlboro heirarchy for doing da right thing for their people.
DaTruth is, this plan would be a great achievement for Marlboro, just as it's helped other towns. Maybe da Queen Mayor could get Manalapan a "shared service agreement" where Manalapan residents could get discounts for shopping there? After all, with no real "Village-style" place to shop in Manalapan, a lot of folks may be heading to Marlboro's proposed "Village."
That would be a great benefit for both towns -- Manalapan residents would get a discount for shopping in Marlboro -- and Marlboro gets Manalapan tax $$$$$ to benefit Marlboro's residents. Who knows, maybe Marlboro residents might even see their tax burden DECREASE - now that's a concept!
And that's daTruth.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Can Manalapan Or Any Town Rent Mayor Halfacre?
So what if Mayor Mike Halfacre doesn’t live in Manalapan. Da People there should elect him anyway.
Recently, da mayor of da small town of Fair Haven did something only Joltin Joe Locricchio could do, and alleged Manalapan/and or Freehold resident Andy Boy could do when he was a Republican, and that is LOWER taxes! What makes Halfacre’s feat so astounding is he lowered taxes after Trenton cut more of a percentage of state aid than Manalapan’s percentage cut!
While Manalapan will see a nearly 14% hike in taxes, da taxes will decrease in Fairhaven!
Why?
Well, there are a lot of reasons.
*** Fairhaven isn’t spending seven-figures of tax dollars on land worth half that amount. Ah, but da argument by da Gang of Three is they were forced to by a judge to buy that land.
*** Fairhaven isn’t paying lawyers to try to remove da First Amendment from da Constitution. Fortunately, a judge saw through their argument of (actual court testimony) “We read the blog and said, boy, the author of that thing sure looks to be Stuart Moskovitz. Is it? I don’t know. But it sure looks to be. And he’s saying he’s not. So, my goodness, I’m going to issue a subpoena.”
*** Fairhaven isn’t still spending money – “well over $100,000” was da Andy Boy quote last year – that is, before he too became a DEFENDANT in da same case he voted to allow Manalapan residents to pay for – AND STILL PAY FOR – to clean up a $10,500 soil problem.
*** Fairhaven isn’t spending millions of dollars – plus maintainance - on expanding Manalapan Rec by adding a new synthetic turf field.
*** Fairhaven isn’t allowing 3,000 new homes to be built, adding hundreds of more children to da local school system and thousands of more cars onto already crowded Manalapan roads in one small part of town.
*** Fairhaven isn’t spending time & taxpayer dollars on studies to not have ratables such as da Village placed in a town with one of the lowest amount of ratables in da county and one of da bottom-of-da-list worst ratio of ratables in da state.
However, unlike Manalapan, here’s what Fairhaven was able to accomplish.
Borough council members approved the revised 2008 $8.4 million budget Monday, which had a $139,000 hole to fill after state aid was reduced. That fiscal hole was plugged through cuts and a few bills which came in lower than what officials budgeted six months ago.
Wow! Cuts! What a brilliant idea! Lets see what Fairhaven did.
Did they cut police jobs? Did they decide never to pick up trash again? Did they make all da residents stop eating dinners for a year?
First, “Officials also put off buying one replacement police vehicle for $30,000 and realized savings in other insurance ranging up to $10,000.”
"We went back and asked each department to squeeze a little more," Halfacre said.”
“A source for major savings was last year's decision to hire an in-house engineer and have that person head the public works department, which Halfacre estimated saved $25,000.”
“Part of the savings came from eliminating the public works department superintendent's salary and from money which won't be paid to former engineers, T&M Associates, for routine inspections, he said. Fees charged for that work will now stay in the borough and increase revenue.”
Officials also didn't replace a public works worker who retired, saving about $30,000 in salary, Halfacre said.
You have to hand it to Mayor Halfacre and his town council. They do more with much less, and apparently without any political agenda, and he got da job done.
DaTruth is, while da nation, da state, da county, and many towns are cutting whatever’s not nailed down during da recession and da poor fiscal structure of New Jersey as a whole, somehow Fairhaven found a way to decrease taxes by being smart and responsible. Manalapan, on da other hand, spends millions on expanding an already large Manalapan Rec, buys land they apparently have no clue as to what to do with (“bubble stadium,” “revenue stream,” “lease it out,” “build homes,” “expand Manalapan Rec”), continues to pay da large number of lawyers making up da “Manalapan Legal Dream Team” for a lawsuit against their nemesis, da Mosked Man, and blocks any chance of adding ratables to Manalapan in da form of da Village while border-town Monroe is planning a MegaMegaMegaMall a stone’s throw from Manalapan’s border on Route 33.
Oh, that millions of taxpayer dollars on land they have no actual plan for, did daTruthSquad mention that CONVICT JOHN LYNCH, who gave money to Manalapan Democrats and who’s business partner was behind da Monroe MegaMegaMegaMall has his tentacles in this land deal?
DaTruth is, what Mayor Halfacre and his Fairhaven representatives did was commendable for his residents and da right thing to do. There was no politics involved, just doing right things during hard economic times. He should be pround of what he has accomplished as da mayor of his town.
Too bad Manalapan can’t rent him out to run this town.
Kudos to Mayor Halfacre, and a message to Manalapan residents: Demand from your elected officials da same thing Fairhaven residents asked for - and received – from their elected officials – honesty – dependability – fiscal responsibility – and putting residents before political pals.
That, my TruthTellers, is daTruth.
Recently, da mayor of da small town of Fair Haven did something only Joltin Joe Locricchio could do, and alleged Manalapan/and or Freehold resident Andy Boy could do when he was a Republican, and that is LOWER taxes! What makes Halfacre’s feat so astounding is he lowered taxes after Trenton cut more of a percentage of state aid than Manalapan’s percentage cut!
While Manalapan will see a nearly 14% hike in taxes, da taxes will decrease in Fairhaven!
Why?
Well, there are a lot of reasons.
*** Fairhaven isn’t spending seven-figures of tax dollars on land worth half that amount. Ah, but da argument by da Gang of Three is they were forced to by a judge to buy that land.
*** Fairhaven isn’t paying lawyers to try to remove da First Amendment from da Constitution. Fortunately, a judge saw through their argument of (actual court testimony) “We read the blog and said, boy, the author of that thing sure looks to be Stuart Moskovitz. Is it? I don’t know. But it sure looks to be. And he’s saying he’s not. So, my goodness, I’m going to issue a subpoena.”
*** Fairhaven isn’t still spending money – “well over $100,000” was da Andy Boy quote last year – that is, before he too became a DEFENDANT in da same case he voted to allow Manalapan residents to pay for – AND STILL PAY FOR – to clean up a $10,500 soil problem.
*** Fairhaven isn’t spending millions of dollars – plus maintainance - on expanding Manalapan Rec by adding a new synthetic turf field.
*** Fairhaven isn’t allowing 3,000 new homes to be built, adding hundreds of more children to da local school system and thousands of more cars onto already crowded Manalapan roads in one small part of town.
*** Fairhaven isn’t spending time & taxpayer dollars on studies to not have ratables such as da Village placed in a town with one of the lowest amount of ratables in da county and one of da bottom-of-da-list worst ratio of ratables in da state.
However, unlike Manalapan, here’s what Fairhaven was able to accomplish.
Borough council members approved the revised 2008 $8.4 million budget Monday, which had a $139,000 hole to fill after state aid was reduced. That fiscal hole was plugged through cuts and a few bills which came in lower than what officials budgeted six months ago.
Wow! Cuts! What a brilliant idea! Lets see what Fairhaven did.
Did they cut police jobs? Did they decide never to pick up trash again? Did they make all da residents stop eating dinners for a year?
First, “Officials also put off buying one replacement police vehicle for $30,000 and realized savings in other insurance ranging up to $10,000.”
"We went back and asked each department to squeeze a little more," Halfacre said.”
“A source for major savings was last year's decision to hire an in-house engineer and have that person head the public works department, which Halfacre estimated saved $25,000.”
“Part of the savings came from eliminating the public works department superintendent's salary and from money which won't be paid to former engineers, T&M Associates, for routine inspections, he said. Fees charged for that work will now stay in the borough and increase revenue.”
Officials also didn't replace a public works worker who retired, saving about $30,000 in salary, Halfacre said.
You have to hand it to Mayor Halfacre and his town council. They do more with much less, and apparently without any political agenda, and he got da job done.
DaTruth is, while da nation, da state, da county, and many towns are cutting whatever’s not nailed down during da recession and da poor fiscal structure of New Jersey as a whole, somehow Fairhaven found a way to decrease taxes by being smart and responsible. Manalapan, on da other hand, spends millions on expanding an already large Manalapan Rec, buys land they apparently have no clue as to what to do with (“bubble stadium,” “revenue stream,” “lease it out,” “build homes,” “expand Manalapan Rec”), continues to pay da large number of lawyers making up da “Manalapan Legal Dream Team” for a lawsuit against their nemesis, da Mosked Man, and blocks any chance of adding ratables to Manalapan in da form of da Village while border-town Monroe is planning a MegaMegaMegaMall a stone’s throw from Manalapan’s border on Route 33.
Oh, that millions of taxpayer dollars on land they have no actual plan for, did daTruthSquad mention that CONVICT JOHN LYNCH, who gave money to Manalapan Democrats and who’s business partner was behind da Monroe MegaMegaMegaMall has his tentacles in this land deal?
DaTruth is, what Mayor Halfacre and his Fairhaven representatives did was commendable for his residents and da right thing to do. There was no politics involved, just doing right things during hard economic times. He should be pround of what he has accomplished as da mayor of his town.
Too bad Manalapan can’t rent him out to run this town.
Kudos to Mayor Halfacre, and a message to Manalapan residents: Demand from your elected officials da same thing Fairhaven residents asked for - and received – from their elected officials – honesty – dependability – fiscal responsibility – and putting residents before political pals.
That, my TruthTellers, is daTruth.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
We Missed Da Convicted Felon – So Let’s Blame da Deputy Mayor
Da most recent Bozo-torial in da local Snoozepaper regarding da way Manalapan Deputy Mayor Susan Cohen handled Manalapan's buy of a piece of land at taxpayer expense was more a work of fiction than da Poseidon Adventure. Da Bozo-torial in question, instead of admitting they got scooped instead lashed out like a 2-year old denied candy by their parents. Instead of admitting it got scooped by a better and actual newspaper, it dissected da way Manalapan Deputy Mayor Susan Cohen handled da vote, and then her statements to another and more qualified newspaper regarding who has their tentacles in this land deal.
Forget da Brooklyn Bridge – If you believe that Bozo-torial’s slant, then they have a 25-acre tract in Manalapan to sell you, and you’ll buy it for 2-times da valued price --- OH, sorry. Da Manalapan Township Committee, funded by its taxpayers – IT DID JUST THAT!
Unfortunately for da Snoozepaper readers, while it attacks Susan Cohen in a petty, juvenile, nasty and partisan way, it does nothing in regards to da knowledge a convicted felon's history in this deal, and that a former Manalapan mayor of da party pushing this land deal, thanks to political donatons, already profited from it! In fact, da only things missing from da Bozo-torial was daTruth and da name “Mosked Man.”
Da problem, as printed on da right side of this blog under da heading "Da Hidden Truth" is that da Snoozepaper reporter in question never asked any questions, and apparently neither did her editors. If they did, their “happy-happy-joy-joy” press release about da Manalapan land deal might have included such interesting tidbits, such as (A) da role of da CONVICTED FELON, (B) which party got POLITICAL DONATIONS, (c) who paid 2 TIMES WHAT DA LAND WAS WORTH, and (D) NOBODY HAS EVEN A CLUE AS TO WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO WITH DA EXPENSIVE LAND!
Entitled, "Speaking Up At The Right Time," it claims "During the July 16 public meeting, Cohen never mentioned her concerns about any alleged connection between former Middlesex County Democratic power broker John Lynch and the Providence Corporation and the Manalapan Democratic Party. She made no claims that Lynch was "wheeling" money into Manalapan Democratic campaigns in order to influence elections or to seek favors in return for the cash."
However, Cohen certainly did when she spoke to da Asbury Park Press when they interviewed her about da deal. This leads to da following questions - all of which da Snoozepaper reporter either did not ask for whatever reason:
1. Obviously all 5 members, including Mayor da Queen knew whose tentacles were attached to this land deal. Why did not ANY of da 5, including da Queen or da Township Attorney say anything?
2. Why was this information not disclosed to ANYONE before da vote or during da public hearing?
3. Is it possible that some on da Committee did have knowledge of da Lynch Mob's ties, and kept it from others on da Committee? This could mean that Cohen found out after da fact & da vote, which would be good reason to allow da Asbury Park Press to interview her.
4. Instead of da obvious childish partisan attack by da Snoozepaper against Cohen, why not ask why da reporter who said in her report that everybody was happy and life was peaches & cream (da Gang of 3 portrayal), yet had no mention in her story about whose tentacles were attached to this deal, or better, which CONVICTED FELON was attached to this land deal?
5. Where is da outrage by da Snoozepaper editorial staff, not at Cohen but at what has da appearance of political cronyism at its best by a political machine?
6. And what of da former Democratic mayor, who in 2003 received a large donation from da “New Beginnings” PAC run by John Lynch. He would later win that campaign.
Now, here are some more wild accusations made by da Snoozepaper with ABSOLUTELY NO MERIT:
"It seems as if Cohen was handed a script to follow after the July 16 committee meeting and then spoon fed that story - juicy as it was with alleged political misdeeds - to a daily newspaper, which lapped it up and ran it a week later as news."
This is an accusation that most certainly demands an apology from da Snoozepaper to Mrs. Cohen. Anyone who knows Mrs. Cohen knows her reputation, integrity and honor are beyond reproach. She brings class to what is a very classless Township Committee, and has been nothing less than a breath of fresh air where professionalism & dependability come into play. And as for spoonfed, and a great example of not doing your homework and dropping da ball, please read da story that spawned this whole situation.
"Given the known facts of the matter, it appears that Cohen was more committed to carrying the water of her political cronies than she was to serving the interests of the voters who elected her."
If da Snoozepaper did their 1st grade homework, they'd know da "political cronies" they mention REFUSED to back her or lend her any support because they knew she would not walk in goose step with them. If anyone at that table TRULY serves da voting public, it is Cohen and Independent Anthony Gennaro who are both not beholden to "political machines" and are in fact enemies of them.
Oh, and if that doesn't help you realize da Snoozer wouldn't know "political cronyism" if it fell over it, here's da Asbury Park Press story about da ties between Da Lynch Mob, da head of da Pucci Posse, and why some in manalapan want Monroe's MegaMegaMegaMall built a stone's throw from da Manalapan border so Manalapan's Village can't be built. THIS IS DA STORY THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW!
"Cohen never mentioned her concerns about any alleged connection between former Middlesex County Democratic power broker John Lynch and the Providence Corporation and the Manalapan Democratic Party."
What da Snoozepaper neatly avoids to mention is that NOBODY in da Manalapan government said anything about da Lynch Mob's ties! This means either da reporter didn't know and she didn't do her job, or da Manalapan government didn't know which means they weren't doing their jobs, or they did know and they were doing their jobs for a certain political party, any of which is grounds for an investigation, each more serious than da next.
DaTruth is twofold.
One, da local Snoozepaper was caught asleep at da switch because they missed da facts, rather worse, their report seemed more scripted than anything else. They missed da connection, and da competition wiped da floor with them. Da Snoozer editors have da right to be angry, but not at Mrs. Cohen. They should be asking their reporter why they should be paying her salary, and why da hard questions are not being asked. They got scooped – and scooped badly by da competition – and they looked real bad in da process.
Two, da Snoozepaper should have taken a hard & serious look into da Providence Corporation, and who has their tentacles in it, and who has received political donations from it and those whose tentacles are in it, because if they did, da name "LYNCH" would have popped up right next to da words "CONVICTED FELON," which to some might just be a serious red flag.
Over da years, daTruthSquad has had da dubious distinction of being da target of written attacks by da local Snoozepaper editor for what has been written in this blog. It was twice written that daTruthSquad "pulls da wings off of flies" by none other than da Snoozer editor. Whether daTruthSquad sits around daTruth Ranch doing what they claim is irrelevant. Attacking Susan Cohen because their own newspaper missed da real story about da Tillis-Gate land deal is very relevant and juvenile. Hiding daTruth about "Da Township of Manalapan vs da Mosked Man" and not reporting da well over $100,000 that has been spent for a $10,500 cleanup job isn't just relevant, it's beyond reproach.
DaTruth is, this Bozo-torial shows exactly what da local Snoozepaper really is. It showed its true colors by attacking Susan Cohen. It showed by attacking Susan Cohen it has an agenda. It showed by attacking Susan Cohen it missed da real story. It showed by attacking Susan Cohen apparently does not care about da real news or da fact they missed that a CONVICTED FELON has ties to a land deal, it gives da appearance it does what it is told by da very "political cronies" it claims tells da person who answered another reporter's questions.
DaTruth is, pure & simple, that da local Snoozepaper missed da REAL story, which da other newspaper didn't miss. Da Snoozepaper got scooped – pure & simple.
* Da real story is not that Susan Cohen didn't say anything during da vote -- it's that NOBODY ON DA MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE - DA MAYOR - DA ATTORNEY - DA TOWN ADMINISTRATOR - SAID NOTHING!
*Da real story is not that da Asbury Park Press got it right, and they did, it's that da local Snoozepaper didn't come close!
*Da real story is not Susan Cohen's integrity, which is beyond reproach, it's instead why Manalapan in da first place bought a piece of land for an overinflated price from a company with ties, according to da Asbury Park Press to CONVICTED FELON John Lynch!
* Da real story is that Manalapan taxpayers shelled out $1.4 million dollars for land worth half that according to records, and even admit they have no clue as to what they want to do with it! One committeeman floated da bubble-headed idea of building a "bubble stadium," and another mentioned expanding da already-expanding Manalapan Rec. There was talk of building more homes, and talk about making da land a "revenue stream," and talk about leasing da land to someone else.
I'm sure a lot of regular people do things like spend $1.4 million dollars every day yet not have even 1 clue as to what they want to spend that money on. Even worse - IT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY - DA TAXPAYERS!
DaTruth is, this is something da fine folks at da Snoozepaper can't blame on Susan Cohen, or da Mosked Man, or anyone else - but themselves. They missed da real story, and blamed everyone else for it - but themselves! It's no wonder all over Manalapan and other towns, Snoozepapers wrapped in plastic are laying on wet lawns or being driven over on driveways, and when it is brought inside, it’s read by more guinea pigs and parakeets in their cages than John Q. Public on their couches.
And that's daTruth.
Forget da Brooklyn Bridge – If you believe that Bozo-torial’s slant, then they have a 25-acre tract in Manalapan to sell you, and you’ll buy it for 2-times da valued price --- OH, sorry. Da Manalapan Township Committee, funded by its taxpayers – IT DID JUST THAT!
Unfortunately for da Snoozepaper readers, while it attacks Susan Cohen in a petty, juvenile, nasty and partisan way, it does nothing in regards to da knowledge a convicted felon's history in this deal, and that a former Manalapan mayor of da party pushing this land deal, thanks to political donatons, already profited from it! In fact, da only things missing from da Bozo-torial was daTruth and da name “Mosked Man.”
Da problem, as printed on da right side of this blog under da heading "Da Hidden Truth" is that da Snoozepaper reporter in question never asked any questions, and apparently neither did her editors. If they did, their “happy-happy-joy-joy” press release about da Manalapan land deal might have included such interesting tidbits, such as (A) da role of da CONVICTED FELON, (B) which party got POLITICAL DONATIONS, (c) who paid 2 TIMES WHAT DA LAND WAS WORTH, and (D) NOBODY HAS EVEN A CLUE AS TO WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO WITH DA EXPENSIVE LAND!
Entitled, "Speaking Up At The Right Time," it claims "During the July 16 public meeting, Cohen never mentioned her concerns about any alleged connection between former Middlesex County Democratic power broker John Lynch and the Providence Corporation and the Manalapan Democratic Party. She made no claims that Lynch was "wheeling" money into Manalapan Democratic campaigns in order to influence elections or to seek favors in return for the cash."
However, Cohen certainly did when she spoke to da Asbury Park Press when they interviewed her about da deal. This leads to da following questions - all of which da Snoozepaper reporter either did not ask for whatever reason:
1. Obviously all 5 members, including Mayor da Queen knew whose tentacles were attached to this land deal. Why did not ANY of da 5, including da Queen or da Township Attorney say anything?
2. Why was this information not disclosed to ANYONE before da vote or during da public hearing?
3. Is it possible that some on da Committee did have knowledge of da Lynch Mob's ties, and kept it from others on da Committee? This could mean that Cohen found out after da fact & da vote, which would be good reason to allow da Asbury Park Press to interview her.
4. Instead of da obvious childish partisan attack by da Snoozepaper against Cohen, why not ask why da reporter who said in her report that everybody was happy and life was peaches & cream (da Gang of 3 portrayal), yet had no mention in her story about whose tentacles were attached to this deal, or better, which CONVICTED FELON was attached to this land deal?
5. Where is da outrage by da Snoozepaper editorial staff, not at Cohen but at what has da appearance of political cronyism at its best by a political machine?
6. And what of da former Democratic mayor, who in 2003 received a large donation from da “New Beginnings” PAC run by John Lynch. He would later win that campaign.
Now, here are some more wild accusations made by da Snoozepaper with ABSOLUTELY NO MERIT:
"It seems as if Cohen was handed a script to follow after the July 16 committee meeting and then spoon fed that story - juicy as it was with alleged political misdeeds - to a daily newspaper, which lapped it up and ran it a week later as news."
This is an accusation that most certainly demands an apology from da Snoozepaper to Mrs. Cohen. Anyone who knows Mrs. Cohen knows her reputation, integrity and honor are beyond reproach. She brings class to what is a very classless Township Committee, and has been nothing less than a breath of fresh air where professionalism & dependability come into play. And as for spoonfed, and a great example of not doing your homework and dropping da ball, please read da story that spawned this whole situation.
"Given the known facts of the matter, it appears that Cohen was more committed to carrying the water of her political cronies than she was to serving the interests of the voters who elected her."
If da Snoozepaper did their 1st grade homework, they'd know da "political cronies" they mention REFUSED to back her or lend her any support because they knew she would not walk in goose step with them. If anyone at that table TRULY serves da voting public, it is Cohen and Independent Anthony Gennaro who are both not beholden to "political machines" and are in fact enemies of them.
Oh, and if that doesn't help you realize da Snoozer wouldn't know "political cronyism" if it fell over it, here's da Asbury Park Press story about da ties between Da Lynch Mob, da head of da Pucci Posse, and why some in manalapan want Monroe's MegaMegaMegaMall built a stone's throw from da Manalapan border so Manalapan's Village can't be built. THIS IS DA STORY THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW!
"Cohen never mentioned her concerns about any alleged connection between former Middlesex County Democratic power broker John Lynch and the Providence Corporation and the Manalapan Democratic Party."
What da Snoozepaper neatly avoids to mention is that NOBODY in da Manalapan government said anything about da Lynch Mob's ties! This means either da reporter didn't know and she didn't do her job, or da Manalapan government didn't know which means they weren't doing their jobs, or they did know and they were doing their jobs for a certain political party, any of which is grounds for an investigation, each more serious than da next.
DaTruth is twofold.
One, da local Snoozepaper was caught asleep at da switch because they missed da facts, rather worse, their report seemed more scripted than anything else. They missed da connection, and da competition wiped da floor with them. Da Snoozer editors have da right to be angry, but not at Mrs. Cohen. They should be asking their reporter why they should be paying her salary, and why da hard questions are not being asked. They got scooped – and scooped badly by da competition – and they looked real bad in da process.
Two, da Snoozepaper should have taken a hard & serious look into da Providence Corporation, and who has their tentacles in it, and who has received political donations from it and those whose tentacles are in it, because if they did, da name "LYNCH" would have popped up right next to da words "CONVICTED FELON," which to some might just be a serious red flag.
Over da years, daTruthSquad has had da dubious distinction of being da target of written attacks by da local Snoozepaper editor for what has been written in this blog. It was twice written that daTruthSquad "pulls da wings off of flies" by none other than da Snoozer editor. Whether daTruthSquad sits around daTruth Ranch doing what they claim is irrelevant. Attacking Susan Cohen because their own newspaper missed da real story about da Tillis-Gate land deal is very relevant and juvenile. Hiding daTruth about "Da Township of Manalapan vs da Mosked Man" and not reporting da well over $100,000 that has been spent for a $10,500 cleanup job isn't just relevant, it's beyond reproach.
DaTruth is, this Bozo-torial shows exactly what da local Snoozepaper really is. It showed its true colors by attacking Susan Cohen. It showed by attacking Susan Cohen it has an agenda. It showed by attacking Susan Cohen it missed da real story. It showed by attacking Susan Cohen apparently does not care about da real news or da fact they missed that a CONVICTED FELON has ties to a land deal, it gives da appearance it does what it is told by da very "political cronies" it claims tells da person who answered another reporter's questions.
DaTruth is, pure & simple, that da local Snoozepaper missed da REAL story, which da other newspaper didn't miss. Da Snoozepaper got scooped – pure & simple.
* Da real story is not that Susan Cohen didn't say anything during da vote -- it's that NOBODY ON DA MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE - DA MAYOR - DA ATTORNEY - DA TOWN ADMINISTRATOR - SAID NOTHING!
*Da real story is not that da Asbury Park Press got it right, and they did, it's that da local Snoozepaper didn't come close!
*Da real story is not Susan Cohen's integrity, which is beyond reproach, it's instead why Manalapan in da first place bought a piece of land for an overinflated price from a company with ties, according to da Asbury Park Press to CONVICTED FELON John Lynch!
* Da real story is that Manalapan taxpayers shelled out $1.4 million dollars for land worth half that according to records, and even admit they have no clue as to what they want to do with it! One committeeman floated da bubble-headed idea of building a "bubble stadium," and another mentioned expanding da already-expanding Manalapan Rec. There was talk of building more homes, and talk about making da land a "revenue stream," and talk about leasing da land to someone else.
I'm sure a lot of regular people do things like spend $1.4 million dollars every day yet not have even 1 clue as to what they want to spend that money on. Even worse - IT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY - DA TAXPAYERS!
DaTruth is, this is something da fine folks at da Snoozepaper can't blame on Susan Cohen, or da Mosked Man, or anyone else - but themselves. They missed da real story, and blamed everyone else for it - but themselves! It's no wonder all over Manalapan and other towns, Snoozepapers wrapped in plastic are laying on wet lawns or being driven over on driveways, and when it is brought inside, it’s read by more guinea pigs and parakeets in their cages than John Q. Public on their couches.
And that's daTruth.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Manalapan Police Phones Turned Off -- AGAIN!
It was a month ago when decorated Manalapan Police Chief Stuart Brown was brought before da Manalapan Inquisition, having to give his explaination as to his actions in "Verizon-Gate." Both da Queen and her sergeant-at-arms, Cash Klauber thundered away at Brown, even as both his legal rep and da rep for Manalapan alluded things were going too far.
Then, they brought in da rep for Verizon. Da only thing da Gang of Three didn't do was offer him a glass of wine and appetizers. They could not have been nicer to da person representing da company that shut off their police department phones, but da person who went after da people who turned off da phones was himself da target of da Gang of Three.
Verizon PROMISED they'd take steps to insure it would never happen again.
Britany Spears must be running this phone company, because OOPS - THEY DID IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
Da local Snoozepaper reports that INDEED - IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN!!!!!!
On July 19, after Verizon had it's "coffee & cake" with da Manalapan Township Committee, phone service was cut off to da manalapan Police Department for da 2nd time in 2 months!
This time, service was knocked out for an even longer time than da first outage. While 911 service was unaffected, da main phone number to Manalapan's police who serve 37,000 residents was not working!
Da good news, according to da Snoozepaper report is that your Manalapan Township Committee is on da job. Da story in da Snoozepaper said Manalapan officials were "irked." When daTruthSquad is irked, it's because of silly things like da local Snoozepaper being tossed on a wet lawn, or having to wait 30 minutes because of da Woodward Road closure.
Note to da Manalapan Township Committee: When your police department's phones are turned off for da 2nd time, this coming after a Verizon promise days prior that it would never happen again, and 37,000 people for da 2nd time in 2 months were put at life-and-death risk and in harm's way - it should do more than just "irk" you!
It reports that alleged Manalapan/and or Freehold resident Committeeman Andy Boy asked da Queen Mayor "that Verizon adjust the bill so that Manalapan is given some credit for the time the telephone service was down."
Da Queen mayor got da rep from Verizon to promise "that Verizon would implement failsafe measures such as an alarm that would sound if the telephone lines were to go down."
At least someone had a little fight in their response. Chief Brown told da Snoozepaper, "“While I understand the issues they face, it doesn’t make it OK. It’s unacceptable that this occurred not once, but twice to a police department.”
As for Manalapan's residents, 37,000 people were put at risk again -- FOR DA SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS -- because Verizon shut down phone service.
How will da Manalapan Township Committee handle this now?
Will they invite da Verizon rep for tea & crumpets?
Will they blame Chief Brown?
Obviously there is a serious problem here. Cutting da phones to Andy Boy' house is one thing. Cutting da lines to a pizzaria is one thing. Cutting da phone lines to a police department serving 37,000 residents is a one-time event that should absolutely, positively NEVER happen --- AND IT'S NOW HAPPENED TWICE IN 2 MONTHS!
Manalapan should demand an investigation by da Board of Public Utilities - and demand penalties for allowing this to happen again.
Manalapan should also put Chief Brown in charge of their case, because unlike da Gang of Three, Chief Brown won't be asking softball questions, he won't be singing Verizon's praises, and he won't be serving cappuchino and croissants.
DaTruth is, Manalapan should also haul da Verizon rep - and his boss - and his boss into Town Hall, and they should be asked questions. However this time, one of those asking da questions should be Chief Stuart Brown, because after what he was put through by da Gang of Three, he has 7 deserves da right to ask da questions to Verizon!
It's very fortunate that nobody was hurt or died because phone lines to da local police department were cut off -- FOR DA SECOND TIME! If anything, it also shows that leadership and concerns of da Manalapan Township Committee was completely ignored. That was wrong, and Verizon must be held accountable. Manalapan deserves more than to have Verizon simply "adjust a bill." Da town of 37,000 residents, all put at risk because of Verizon's 2nd police phone outage in 2 months deserve much more.
And that's daTruth!
Then, they brought in da rep for Verizon. Da only thing da Gang of Three didn't do was offer him a glass of wine and appetizers. They could not have been nicer to da person representing da company that shut off their police department phones, but da person who went after da people who turned off da phones was himself da target of da Gang of Three.
Verizon PROMISED they'd take steps to insure it would never happen again.
Britany Spears must be running this phone company, because OOPS - THEY DID IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
Da local Snoozepaper reports that INDEED - IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN!!!!!!
On July 19, after Verizon had it's "coffee & cake" with da Manalapan Township Committee, phone service was cut off to da manalapan Police Department for da 2nd time in 2 months!
This time, service was knocked out for an even longer time than da first outage. While 911 service was unaffected, da main phone number to Manalapan's police who serve 37,000 residents was not working!
Da good news, according to da Snoozepaper report is that your Manalapan Township Committee is on da job. Da story in da Snoozepaper said Manalapan officials were "irked." When daTruthSquad is irked, it's because of silly things like da local Snoozepaper being tossed on a wet lawn, or having to wait 30 minutes because of da Woodward Road closure.
Note to da Manalapan Township Committee: When your police department's phones are turned off for da 2nd time, this coming after a Verizon promise days prior that it would never happen again, and 37,000 people for da 2nd time in 2 months were put at life-and-death risk and in harm's way - it should do more than just "irk" you!
It reports that alleged Manalapan/and or Freehold resident Committeeman Andy Boy asked da Queen Mayor "that Verizon adjust the bill so that Manalapan is given some credit for the time the telephone service was down."
Da Queen mayor got da rep from Verizon to promise "that Verizon would implement failsafe measures such as an alarm that would sound if the telephone lines were to go down."
At least someone had a little fight in their response. Chief Brown told da Snoozepaper, "“While I understand the issues they face, it doesn’t make it OK. It’s unacceptable that this occurred not once, but twice to a police department.”
As for Manalapan's residents, 37,000 people were put at risk again -- FOR DA SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS -- because Verizon shut down phone service.
How will da Manalapan Township Committee handle this now?
Will they invite da Verizon rep for tea & crumpets?
Will they blame Chief Brown?
Obviously there is a serious problem here. Cutting da phones to Andy Boy' house is one thing. Cutting da lines to a pizzaria is one thing. Cutting da phone lines to a police department serving 37,000 residents is a one-time event that should absolutely, positively NEVER happen --- AND IT'S NOW HAPPENED TWICE IN 2 MONTHS!
Manalapan should demand an investigation by da Board of Public Utilities - and demand penalties for allowing this to happen again.
Manalapan should also put Chief Brown in charge of their case, because unlike da Gang of Three, Chief Brown won't be asking softball questions, he won't be singing Verizon's praises, and he won't be serving cappuchino and croissants.
DaTruth is, Manalapan should also haul da Verizon rep - and his boss - and his boss into Town Hall, and they should be asked questions. However this time, one of those asking da questions should be Chief Stuart Brown, because after what he was put through by da Gang of Three, he has 7 deserves da right to ask da questions to Verizon!
It's very fortunate that nobody was hurt or died because phone lines to da local police department were cut off -- FOR DA SECOND TIME! If anything, it also shows that leadership and concerns of da Manalapan Township Committee was completely ignored. That was wrong, and Verizon must be held accountable. Manalapan deserves more than to have Verizon simply "adjust a bill." Da town of 37,000 residents, all put at risk because of Verizon's 2nd police phone outage in 2 months deserve much more.
And that's daTruth!
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