Four more years of Scuralli is going to be hard to take.

jimmypete, aren't your taxes high enough? he's the only one who fights for us....

"aren't your taxes high enough? he's the only one who fights for us...." Baloney , all of the council people care about Wayne taxes. Scuralli mouths simplistic causes and blames everyone else. He repeats ad nauseum garbage he has heard on talk radio, dividing us from our neighbors and even dividing the people of this town. He acts as if he never knew that there was a state government in Trenton , Federal Government in DC, or County government all with their own responsibilities. As a Conservative he never takes responsibility it's always someone else fault. But my main problem is his phony tough guy routine. He grew up on the mean streets of Suburban Wayne as he never ceases to remind us. He bullies the people of Wayne and especially our neighbors with his thinly veiled bigotry, but those of us who grew up in working class neighborhoods in Jersey in the 60's and 70's know he is a poser. Like his hero's on talk radio he talks the talk but never walks the walk , Wayne doesn't need the black eye the good "Professor" gives us every time he opens his mouth from the safety of his council seat.

Albert....I am a republican as well. I am not happy with this Republican Monopoly here in town. There is an 8-1 majority and the lone democrat is suspect at best. I sincererely believe that because of this powerful situation they have, they abuse it by their arrogance and intolerance.

The people of Wayne have spoken! I guess being vicious really doesn't win over voters!

Jon.....They are what you call the "Chablis and brie" crowd. I guess we're just meat and potatoes. ( I love meat and potatoes).

Is that right Bob?
Seems the Democrats came closer than they have in the last decade this election cycle and nearly took two "safe" seats.

It is you who throws flame by claiming I have a "history of domestic violence" when the truth is I have no such history. I have final court findings dismissing the only allegation that went to court. You misrepresent allegations as facts.

The FACT that Jerry Bello is an extortionist bribe taking convict is established because he admitted he extorted money and took bribes as a condition of his 300 day jail sentence.

The FACT that Paul Cavaliere was Mesercola's extortionist bribe taking bag man is established by his guilty plea, his jail sentence and the Civil RICO judgment against him (that was never enforced).

The FACT that Lonnie Miller Ryan's father signed off on a deal to let him skate on his debt via an insurance policy is also established.

The FACT that Lonnie Miller Ryan's father was a school Board member who brought shame on Wayne Township with a Scuralli like rant antisemitic rant was publshed here for all to see.

Each of my responses to antiwjb taunts is deleted moments after I post.

"anti" is a sociopathic individual who is engaged in a campaign of false propaganda. He lives alone in Teaneck and has nothing except cyberstalking in Wayne forums to fill his life. His giant heapings of negativity are never followed by anything positive.

Two negative propagandist liars in our community is two too many - thanks republicans. The solution will be so much easier to find now that you added two hate filled henchmen who put character assassination and intimidation ahead of our community.

Who do these henchmen attack? The only guy that everyone agrees is telling the truth, raising the right the issues and enforcing the law. Republicans actually cheered them on and paid the freight.

As family men and women none of us should allow hired creeps to come in our town and spread hatred against the truth. These defenders of extortion, conflicts of interest, self dealing, incompetence, maliciousness and greed have zero positive input. Look at everything they have ever done or said you will only find hateful lies.

Burke, Did you have a towel ready for your puppet Billy Boy this morning? I'm surprised to see your still running your mouth. It's over fool. Let's start a new rumor mill. You lost the last one.

oh dear dear leanie -- if you think an election ends the scrutiny of the government you are sadly mistaken. you wouldn't be quiet if you continued to suffer the abuses of these officials. you shouldn't expect me to be quiet, either. it is amusing that i continue to post using my name and you are a self-proclaimed vegetable.

Burke, you missed the point. All your and Brennans mud slinging. Didn't change a thing. Like I told you many postings ago." You have a better chance of seeing Skippy jumping of the peanut butter jar " Your an out of towner who is here to make money off are residents with your car wash. Even if they can get better service and a better car wash at The Royal Car wash on 23 south. Some still rather pay you to abuse this township. That's there choice. But most of us would rather see you close up shop and shut up. You lost and it's over. Next you'll be telling us who to elect to the BOE.

Ironic that you are advocating that I be run out of town and go out of business because I criticize the government officials based on facts. Gee, I wonder what you'd say if police reports of an elected official regarding a domestic violence incident were released. Maybe you'd send me to one of your concentration camps...

Your comments might have an impact, but other wise no one in town is paying you much mind. you are an outsider.
One (1) You are not sincere.
Two (2) You are not a resident of Wayne.
Three (3) You have a conflict of interest
Four (4) Your not worth the time

bean
Didn't change a thing? They nearly lost two seats in a town that is locked down republican and has been for more than a decade. The democrats are up against a 2-1 ratio of repubs to dems and came with 51 votes of winning. that means if 26 people chaged their vote Bello would be out of office. Considering the huge margins they usually take the election by in ward 6 quite a bit was changed.

Didn't change a thing? For the first time in more than a decade Wayne voters came with 51 votes of electing a Democrat. Had 26 people voted the other way Bello would be out and someone who did not marry an extortionist bribe taking convict would be in. Since Ward 6 has a more than 3-1 ratio of repubs to dems - I'd say quite a bit changed. Shoes are set to drop. As for sitting in a corner with my mouth shut, I am being deleted in real time by you and your convict friends.

harlan county kentucky??? funny. but the reationale for fighting with me over the wind turbine, in my opinion, has very little to do with views from vizcaya. after all, if they could see the 50 foot wind turbine, they can already see the 63 foot flagpole -- and the hamburg turnpike and a car wash.

my customers from vizcaya support the wind turbine and want it installed. the two vocal vizcaya neighbors who opposed the wind turbine moved away. one now lives in pennsylvania and the other in europe somewhere, i understand. so by scuralli's logic, they don't have any rights anyway because they don't sleep in wayne!!!

So what are YOU going to do about it? You stated you were a republican: the election for republican county chair is in 2012. Do something NOW!

wayne resident. Well said. Elections are over. Regardless if the person you supported won or lost, we must continue to stay involved to keep OUR town a great town. And I am 100% behind you on the Casey O'toole's discussions. The moment a business puts our town in jeapordy, it is time to take action. Let's just hope that the actions happen quickly.

You are plagarizing without attribution , as if that isn't a redundancy:

http://www.ajcarchives.org/AJC_DATA/Files/1968_5_USCivicPolitical.pdf

Consider the source from which you pulled the text.

"First they came for the Communists but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists but I was not one of them, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews but I was not Jewish so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me."
Martin Niemoeller

wow -- ain't that a kick in the head...

BTW It should be noted that after the election (and all the local media died down), Newton Miller received a unanimous vote of confidence from the BOE...

Before you go wetting yourself over the story, let me tell you . I was a young man in Wayne , I met Miller shortly after moving in. I new him for many years and never once saw him evidence any bigoted demeanor. If anything he was a consumate gentleman, archly conservative and broaching no fiscal waste and very much in the service of the town. In fact after the Democratic landuse scandals he came back to the office of Mayor and served to preserve and protect the town that Wayne had become.

As much as you may think your personal testimony says, it doesn't really take away from what this elected leader said. (not equating the two, but making a point) I'm sure that there are dozens of people who could attest to the Penn State assistant coach's friendly demeanor. People can be totally decent to some and still say or do things that are pretty inappropriate. Newton Miller did such a thing. But in true Wayne politician fashion, he never admitted he was wrong for saying it.

This has had me extremely upset.

beebopalex- You are 100% correct. I worked for Wayne when Newt was mayor.He was a lot like Burke. He put himself above everyone and always talked down to them. He made a statment at one of the council meetings. That the blue collar workers did nothing but pick up papers. He made the remarks that you stated while he was on the BOE. And yet he had a following. And got elected Mayor a few times. When he lost his Assembly seat. He blamed the works. We told him we voted for him to get him out of town. They can say what they want about Lou. As an employee he was great to work under. And so was Dave Waks. I've lived in Wayne 68 yrs and no Mayor that I can think. Was as fair and honest as Dave. We hated to see him go when he got his judgeship. May he rest in peace and always be remembered as Great Man for Wayne

beebopalex- It goes a lot further back then Miller. When I was a young child in this town. If you weren't a WASP. You couldn't join the 4-H club, cub scouts or other groups. Till our church started there own groups. As the town started to develope and more people moved in back in the 50's. Things started to change for the better. In that respect. But the township will never be as good as it was when it was all farms and lakes.But ever since the Malls came to town. It's gone down hill.

No they apparently don't....And those who are progressively minded— people who want to forge relationships across the wide array of cultures, socioeconomic statuses, and religions that exist in NJ—are getting the message from the town's political, environmental, and cultural climate that the forward-thinking ideas are not welcomed here (take the opposition to the wind turbine and appointment of Jerry Bello as just a few examples).

Many of my peers who came through the Wayne school system in high academic standing have expressed to me no desire to return to a town with embedded practices of intolerance. They decided it was best to "leave town and never look back." They have moved to more eclectic communities with less xenophobia, and they are now raising families in places like that (Montclair, Brooklyn, Teaneck, etc. among them). And all my experiences with local leadership have forced me to realize that there is no reason for me to seek a home in a place so vehemently opposed to progress.

http://www.ajcarchives.org/AJC_DATA/Files/1968_5_USCivicPolitical.pdf

American Jewish Yearbook is written solely from the perspective of a Jewish author, it offers no counterpoint.

any author writes from his/her viewpoint. even you scondo! incidentally, if you really are outraged by the election results, instead of criticizing the dems, you can organize a recall and put your own candidate up if you want to. just a friendly counterpoint...

Mr. Burke: Been observing you comments in practically every forum from afar for two years now. On one hand I applaud your tenacity and, in several respects, your holding officials to accountability on ethics. Watchdogs are the reason America has not succumbed like so many nations before it to iron-fisted political rule. Unfortunately, your message gets lost with most reasonable people because of your demeanor, some unnecessar pettiness, and the singular focus on the same old same old. Some view you as a carpet-bagger but as a business owner in Wayne, you have rights too, as far as I am concerned. This business with the windmill has really gotten out of hand - your property faces south - I am thinking solar could have solved your problems and you would have handsome subsidies. Making a proverbial federal case of the windmill hasn't helped your cause although I do admire the commitment to sustainable energy. With you, the message is lost because of the medium, which is a shame because some of what you shed light on (town's shameful litigation strategy, Bello and mostly, the disgusting Cavaliere matter) is quite important. Perhaps Cavaliere Jr. should not have to answer for his father's sins, but it is an incredible lack of judgment at the very least for town officials to continue to hire the same law firm. It absolutely reeks of impropriety. Why has the town not pursued Cavaliere Sr.'s obligation - did he file bankruptcy?

Not sure what your comment about demeanor means. i type words, you read them. You may read tone/demeanor that you assume but its in your own internal voice, not mine. On TV, the radio and youtube you can see and hear me. I've held myself to high standards.

Regarding your comment on solar, you are correct. Part of my building faces south. And that part is already covered in solar panels. Its one of the many reasons why I've been recognized by the Governor & by the County as a leader in environmental stewardship.

Regarding the wind turbine litigation -- I only had two choices. Accept the Town's illegal behavior and stomping of my property rights, or stand up for myself. i chose the latter. The Town moved the case to the federal courts, not me, incidentally. You may assert that standing up for myself hasn't helped my case, but there are thousands of people who disagree with you.

And as many others have noted, all I do is win. Every step of the way. The public records debacle was especially telling -- the Town spent $50,000 fighting with me over a piece of paper. Amusingly, the paper turned out to be very uninteresting.

Its funny that you even have to say that you, unlike say Councilman Scuralli, agree that I have rights as a business owner in town! Imagine that. As if there were even a remote possibility that the contrary position could have a glimmer of sensibility.

As for the other questions & issues that you raise, I can only speculate.

@Waynes World: One thing about your comment makes me wonder. Given all the things that you agree with me on concerning these elected officials, why are you posting about your perception of my demanor and NOT sending a direct message on these forums to the government officials?

Just wondering...

actually, with the absentee ballots counted sam lost by 51 votes. hardly a margin of victory that reflects the voter affiliation distribution in the ward....

He lost an election that was his to win. The Bello situtation demanded that she be voted out. She was not, he did not run an effective campaign. He is a Democratic party candidate in Wayne. They need to develop real candidates---not warm bodies . Their method of selecting candidates ---hold a mirror under the nostrils--fog on mirror ---run him in 6th ward.

@scondo. I just wonder if there where not so many people still displaced from the flood that affected my community what difference it would have made. I know they could have gotten absentee ballots. However, when you are under the gun to get your proof of loss from your insurance adjuster somethings are put on the back burner thinking you will have time to do it all. I for one am amazed at how many people still do not have heat or have begun work on their homes because they do not know how much money they are getting.

Mr. F: if you follow my blogging it usually is to INFORM. Regarding the COUNT: in America, so far, it is 50%+1. That's it. This formular applies throughout this country. Even by 1 vote the winner is the winner with all rights and privalegies: no BIAS here. Exception: in the US Senate some issues need 60% to be inacted. To Win: "GET-OUT-THE-VOTE": in very heavy Democratic or Republican towns nothing is ever taken for granted, that is why there is what is called: "Get-out-the-Vote" efforts: no name callings, no lies, no insidious bashing: just good-old-fashion: getting out your supporters to vote: many times even driving your supporters to the polls or doing their vote via US mail. So stop counting numbers and plan to bring out YOUR VOTERS next time around. A good example is how the Dems in Passaic County won at the county level: they just got out more voters than the Repubs. If you are inamorous with figures I suggets you get a job in a bank. LOL.

And now we find that the numbers of school age children in Wayne is dropping like a stone in a well. So which one of the schools will we close ?

WW: great point. The citizens can easily petition for a "non-partician" form of government. Some of our local governments have such a structure.That should be the NEXT task at hand to clean up the political debris: from both sides.

WW-
I agree with many of the issues that you feel need to be addressed. However, I view these as symptoms rather than the root causes. The racial/ethnic/religious intolerance is itself just an outgrowth of this same phenomenon: those who wield the power (not just council-members, but the wealthy, anyone benefiting from systems of inequality, which I admittedly could do being a white male) seek to retain that power at all costs. The lack of jobs, lack of practices that benefit the community at-large (and favor those in power and their friends), and generally uncooperative nature demonstrated by those who have the ability to better the situation can be traced back to this same mentality. Having an all-white "top 10%" school isn't going to better the job market or improve any of the aforementioned issues. You say that intolerance is not systemic—and obviously "on the record" they've done a job of morphing what were once obviously unjust practices—but when those who lead and maintain views that were alleged to have "disappeared" back in '66 are carrying on the heritage of intolerance. I sincerely urge you to go out and ask someone of color or someone who is Muslim about their experiences in this country, in this town, in 2011. I get that it's not just Wayne, but it IS Wayne, too.

And I say I "could benefit" from the systems of inequality because I know that, in essence, I do (although I would prefer not to). I know as a white male I don't have to worry about walking past a cop on Hamburg Tpke, but I have black friends who are equally law-abiding, but DO feel uncomfortable. As a man, I don't fear sexual harassment in local bars, but I see women getting it all the time.
Telling people "I need for my kid to have good opportunities, and to hell with everyone else" seems like a painfully self-serving approach.

You are very correct, wayne resident. I saw this in another community I lived in, where the Democrat machine rolled over everyone until the last election...lo and behold, things are changing for the better over there, albeit slowly. The intolerance you speak of has less to do with ethnic/religious intolerance, but rather the arrogance/entitlement of the ruling class. I am independent but generally idenfity more with Republican ideals these days (Republicans are Democrats with experience, as the saying goes) but also believe that the imbalance has a lot to do with the unfortunate status quo. Let's not forget our community leaders are not full-timers at this and one would hope most have the community's interests at heart, so there is a limit to what they can do. But I was really dismayed at the lack of any real platform from any candidate besides empty platitudes (I will fight for you, no new taxes). Since most are not professional politicians, I was hoping to here some kind of concrete agenda along the lines I have expressed in my posts above, or even some different view. Instead, the candidates mostly expressed a vague desire to be good neighbors and stewards of the town. NJ needs REAL reform at every level and people don't seem to have the will to do what HAS to be done. Our financial house is a disaster and getting worse. The day will come when ALL of our taxes are going to debt service of the past, and there will be no real municipal services to speak of.

Most people just don't understand that the baby boomers of the past few decades have essentially bankrupted this country at every level of government. We have literally lived above our means for DECADES. Here's an idea for reform - severely curtail or eliminate county government. Why do we need this entity, isn't it just an unnecessary layer between municipalities and the state? Or, conversely, get rid of certain town functions...for example, all police can become county police with outposts in every town. The county basically runs the courts (can be run by the state court system), the county police (duplicative service), county parks (state or towns can take over), sewer and water authorities (notoriously corrupt) and maintain county roads (all of which are just really local roads). What the heck else does county gov't do? Why the tens of millions in those coffers that could be more efficiently used elsewhere? What the hell is a freeholder? Another example - until recently, there were guidance counselors in the middle schools - what was the purpose, to make sure kids get to high school where they are already legally mandated to go until age 16? This is the kind of untold waste in all school systems. Teachers felt villified by Gov. Christie but it is the beauracratic waste that was not really talked about during that whole debate...how much money gets lost in the Wayne school system on wasteful spending? What is the BOE doing about this? Many things to improve..

Passaic Valley Water Commission is an owned public utility, it is not a shadow government. it is owned by the Cities of Paterson, Passaic and Clifton and was formed to provide water to the then vibrant industrial centers that existed there. It continues to supply water to the ownership cities and their rate payers at a very competitive rate. When other cities started to have failure of the water supply the State pressed the PVWC into providing pure water to those locales,. Lodi and Garfield come immediately to mind, but I believe there are others. They do not have the same type of appointments to positions that the Sewer Commission and the Meadowlands Commission do.

Resident - The entire county government system is duplicative and wasteful. I wish someone at the state level would take the lead and start to abolish the county system but I doubt that can ever happen since mcuh of state level politics is controlled at the county level and any attempt to do so would be political suicide for a governor or state legislator, even if it is obviously the right thing to do. Too many jobs with too little accountability at stake so the people who benefit from that system will defend their beauracratic turf at all costs.

Riddle me this: if county sherriffs are protecting the jails and courts, why are they working speed traps on Rt 19 and other places? Why is the HQ in Wayne and not next to the courts and jail?

yup

@Scondo. The comment you posted at 4pm is totally absurd. There are still houses that people are not able to move back into because of no utilities, Sheetrock, appliances, furniture, etc. Unless you are willing to come into the neighborhood and talk to those affected, therefore, walk in their shoes, don't jump to conclusions. Many people in this community are still pre-occupied with putting their lives back together. Do to the vast knowledge you posses, can you tell me the total voting population in Wayne Township and the percentage of the population that actually came out and exercised their right to vote?

"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." George Orwell

51 votes after counting the absentee ballots

This is taking censorship to a whole nother level. What happened to freedom of speech. Or are you free to speak only when you are agreeable.

Mr. Burke. I have a question for you. It is obvious that the election in Ward 6 was very close. I think you mentioned 51 vote difference. In your opinion, do you think Mr Brennan cost the dems the win in Ward 6? I know speaking with people around town people wanted to avoid anyone that was supported by him. It was shame the results for Ward 6 ended the way they did. What is your opinion?

Albert -- Its a fair question & I don't know the answer.

Voting is a funny thing. How one votes and what one says about their voting probably don't match up a lot of the time. Having spoken to a decent amount of people, I think that Brennan's message was respected and taken seriously. But I also believe that people can get uncomfortable around confrontation/conflict. That said, I would hope someone would make a decision on a candidate based on the candidate rather than on some other candidate in the same party.

I'm not here to air the town's dirty laundry several years later, but I vividly recall having pennies thrown at me in the high school locker room (for being Jewish) by the kids of prominent Wayne families, witnessing my Asian peers having racially hurtful suggestions made about their private parts, and seeing kids of other ethnicities being harassed for their differences... and I consider the harassment I received personally to be mild by comparison. I recognized when I got out of high school that these people were simply verbalizing the sentiments that they heard at home— in a typical Wayne home. But this is not something the town leadership wants to take on honestly and explicitly because it's way too epidemic, (and frankly, it's "accepted"). When I suggest tolerance should be emphasized at the social/policy level and I get told this is a "We are the World" (aka, touchy-feely, hippie, irrelevant) mentality, I can see where the priorities of an overwhelmingly white/Christian/European society are.

I can take off-color humor as well as anyone (as long as it's clever!), but when it emerges from a place of genuine animosity, those are some warning signs for me.

ALL ACTS OF BIAS, ANY KIND, INCLUDING BULLYING, SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE AUTHORITIES: NOT THIS PATCH BLOG. Makes me wonder: MANY ACCUSATIONS, NEVER A LEGAL SUIT OR COMPLAINT. EXCEPTION: Give Mr. Brennan credit: he puts action where his mouth is. No one else does. Suspecious..."...believe nothing of what you hear/read..." Very suspecious indeed!

The occurrences of which I spoke are 7 years old, "tomorrow." Were you to know a thing or two about adolescent group psychology, you'd know that "ratting" kids out for something so commonplace would have been "social-suicide." In retrospect, however, I should not have simply overlooked the overtly racist, sexist, bigoted remarks that I witnessed perpetrated by teens from some of the most respected Wayne families. I have no connection/affiliation with these individuals anymore, and I know that they many continue to be small-minded, unfortunate individuals; just like all who are filled with malice. Even though for me, the taunting may have ended (or at least transformed into more subtle rhetoric), there are absolutely people/teens dealing with it daily. And to say that the bigotry/hatred stops when the kids leave school and that the adults in the town don't engender any of the sentiments that their kids "magically" picked up is pure naivete.

I'm not here to put anyone on trial. I'm here to raise social awareness of a longstanding issue in our community. By doing so, it is my hopes that those who are ethically-minded but would otherwise not have realized such practices are taking place (perhaps because they never experienced it firsthand) will become more sensitive to such matters.

Hey: change the system: revolt and put in a DICTATOR. WOW: I wonder who that would be? Well: there go the BLOGS and FREE SPEECH!

"I know Mr. Brennan and Burp is no Mr. Brennan." Trust me: Mr. Brennan is not sitting in a corner: he is preparing his next battle. Good luck Mr. B.

Leanbean, admit it you are simply bored without anyone to rant about so you really want to draw me into this argument. If you believe I am a nothing who sits in the corner then you are delusional. Tomorrow doesn't know me but he or she is correct in believing that a smear piece full of lies will keep me from speaking my mind.

I don't back down from bullies.

Apparently, Joe criticized me because the $36,000/yr in property taxes that I par are written from my company's bank account and not written from my personal bank account. A bizarre comment -- $36,000/yr is $36,000/yr, no matter how you slice it. I thought Joe was a professor of business and understood the purpose of incorporating. Guess not.

I could not agree more. I was ashamed of my community when an Afro-American representative from Paterson was at a town meeting and Scuralli launched into one of his anti-Obama, anti-Paterson, anti-urban (oh come on Joe, just say it) rants. This individual was very visibly offended. And that's the image that is being projected by Wayne town officials.

BeB: That Afro-American GENTLEMAN was from Union, NJ. A former collegue of Brennan's.

re "the African American gentleman was from Union not Paterson and a friend of Brennan's" So what Scuralli a representative of this town demeaned him and went on to a completely irrelevant rant on the President. If this is what he does on camera I really wonder about his inner prejudices. Meanwhile the town looks terrible when an elected official spouts such ignorance.
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I'm sorry tomorrow, but you are incorrect (at least in regards to the Afro-American individual I was speaking about). The gentleman I am referring to WAS from Paterson, and he came to ask the town government to assist in his community's petition to Senator Pascrell to have the Glass-Steagall Act reinstated. He had nothing to do w/ Brennan. July 15th I believe it was.

That man is a retired Fire Captain from Paterson who suffered intolerable racism and harassment within his department. He stood up fought back and won, he now helps others in the same situation and I am proud to a friend of Andrew Selby. The gentleman sitting to his left is also a fire captain in Paterson and lives in Wayne. Scuralli assumed he came from out of town based on the color of his skin. The two asian gentlemen to his right also live in Wayne, again another prejudicial assumption on the part of Scuralli and Jimenez. Fact is the majority of the audience that supported me live in Wayne and did not speak out due to the inevitable retaliation.

Jimenez should take his Paterson Pulse stooge on a tour of Wayne if he is that concerned with out of towners, Two people from Wayne spoke in support of extortion and bribery (other than the council).

To the Dim-Wits & Nimrods who wash autos & READ TRIPE PATCH: What is THE news for Wayne: school assaults=Police & BOE issues by law; Flooding issues= Fed $ = Dems in control; loss of electric power issues: state politicos who receive mucho bucks from FERC members = not controlled by local pols; Casey's shootings along with the policeman KILLED in Paterson=don't drop this one: too important as a quality of life issue: AND ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS COUNT VOTES. Get a life buddy: this is not a school dance and it ain't Morris. To all who read this TRIPE: look up the word CARPETBAGGER; BTW: about 33 words afetr carpetbagger=WOW: you'll just have to look that one up also. The election is over and rather than talk of peace YOU speak of WAR. Well: If YOU want WAR I think you'll get it. And in defense of Mr. Brennan: leave him out of this as he can fend for himself. On the way home TONIGHT, as you pass that statue of Thomas Paine: get out and READ the inscription on the memorial. Your current rants & lies tactics would have been the "redcoats" not the people fighting for FREEDOM.

Mr. B: sorry as I cannot claim residence in Wayne. Not even a "bill-on-the-hill" student. Just a local "neighbor" brought in by a few college guys reading the trashey BLOGS on Wayne Patch and debating their impact upon this and other elections. Very interesting, but no: I cannot vote in Wayne. Just like others, I have my views.

Gee, how many other bloggers, blogging on behalf of the republicans , who ranted and raved on their behalf, didn't live in town. Was this a set up?

What does the fact that she was elected in her ward have to do with my ethics ? I do not live in Ward 6, had I been able to vote in her ward, she would not have been my choice but I accept that she got re-elected, apparently you have a problem with the democratic process and majoritarian principles.

Brennan...you are clueless...Newt Miller is not Lonni Miller-Ryan's father.

That's just too ridiculous to keep repeating...wake up.

BRENNAN I see your comment has been deleted already. To answer your charge. I don't delete comments on here. Before the elections all my comments got deleted. Since then only 3 or 4 have been deleted. I have better things to do then delete what someone has taken the time to post. Like it or not. So point your finger somewhere else. It's not me

Burke, You use the freedom of speach that your father gave his life for. I'm just wondering if you and all the other posters on here ever served you country in any of the services of the military? I was in the army 64-68. I'm just wondering how many of you posters wore the uniform of the USA?

Justice.... I see my posting was removed also. I don't know of any law on the books. That cover the correct protocol for the flag. That the town can enforce. Being that i was in service. I learned the propper protocol. And the VFW and Post 176 collect them for propper disposile.