DanL wrote:

"Richardson said she was contacted by Healy three weeks before the announcement about joining his ticket, but it didn't work out.

"When he asked me, I said that I would definitely think about it, but there were certain conditions that we had to work out beforehand," said Richardson. One of those conditions was that Richardson's son-in-law, an employee of the city's Division of Commerce would be considered for the position of director when former director Lenny Grenier stepped down on Jan. 31. But the position ended up going to another person."
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"Even Willie Flood, who ran for mayor against Healy in the November special election, was not seen as a surprise candidate when she received Healy's endorsement for an at-large seat at a luncheon last Saturday at the Liberty House Restaurant.

"We met, and he asked me if I would run with him," she said. "I agreed, but I wanted to make sure that the young people who worked on my campaign would be offered some kind of employment since they worked for no money." Flood said the employment would either be on a city or county administrative level."

From the NYT article: Mr. Rabner said he expected that his office would handle a range of corruption cases, from small town conflicts of interest to major fraud and bribery cases.

?I think, to the public, there?s no right amount of corruption to tolerate,? he said.

AlanSommerman wrote:
I own a house that abuts Carl's. It is a small, shallow building that faces the Women's Shelter, Hope House, on 2nd Street. I am not happy with the process being bypassed, but he should have been given priority service and cooperation for his willingness to renovate his family home (he is at least the third generation to live there, I used to talk to his grandmother thru our shared backyard fence). I can't imagine anyone buying that house as long as the shelter remains open, so let's give the guy some credit for his willingness to invest and raise his family there.

GrovePath wrote:
On a side note has anyone else noticed the FLOOD of Rugters students moving Downtown?

GrovePath wrote:
David Donnelly, an aide to Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, ..."it's a small price to pay for progress," he said.

jcdowntownie wrote:
if i was a parent of a kid there i would be incredibly angry.

chill57 wrote:
how about a map like this one that several users can update.

take a look http://quikmaps.com/show/6636

injcsince81 wrote:
The self importance of the 9/11 victim's families and the political clout they wield is staggering, and to me, unwelcome.

Enough already.

ECH wrote:
Here's my two cents:

There is no need for any "memorial" of any kind,
neither nice nor nasty.

There is not a chance that anyone will forget
September 11th; therefore we need no
physical reminders or mementos mori.

Such things are generally in embarrassingly poor taste,
and they tend to make people more angry and ashamed than reflective.

Skip the whole thing, and spend the money on
feeding the hungry and medically treating the sick.

lostgirl wrote:
I understand needeing a little bit of help sometimes, but people need to take responsibility for themselves. I don't live in nyc because I can't afford it, should I be able to live in subsidised housing there? I don't have kids because i can't afford it. Should I make others pay for my kids so I can stay home and drink 40s on the stoop?
If you can't afford to have three kids don't have them, if you can't afford to live in an upscale neighborhood move out.
Sorry, but I make sacrifices for myself and I'm not woking so others can have a free ride.
It really hurts when I'm on my way to work and I walk past the projects to see people still drinking from the night before as the sit in their own chicken bones and broken bottles. When I come home they are sitting on my steps leaving their crap for me to clean up.
F that. I don't care where they go as long as its far from my house.

gmerc wrote:

And the fact that the amount that I pay each month with the mortgage totals more than just the amount JC is getting, accounts for state property taxes right?

MCA wrote:
A follow up story from the NYT shows where the antiterrorism funds went: Indiana

mia wrote:
Grovester stated " Apparently, they said at the polls yesterday, that everyone was Independent and could choose when they got to the polls on primary day."

That was what I was commenting on, the everyone part... His statement implied that I could change to Republican on that date if I so chose. That took me by surprise.

Yes, I know an independent can vote in a NJ primary and I think it's a good thing. I agree that Common Cause NJ etc should promote that....

Mia

CleanGov wrote:
Impeach Healey and the JC council ? all of them should resign. They have failed to represent the people. They have completely mismanaged Jersey City. There is money coming into the city ? more than enough money ? Only fools would find themselves in the position that Healey and his cronies are in.

Healey is a drunken oaf and a buffoon.

Rngonmt wrote:
OK. Let's ask, and see if an answer is forthcoming:

Open question to Mayor Healy -

Where do the funds for Ms. Pignataro's salary come from?

And while I'm here: How much litter/garbage/etc. could be collected with a budget of 76K? Walked the streets lately, your honor?