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BrightGirl wrote: The results for the committee seats will not be released for a few days. The information has to be sent to the City Clerk and he will release the results. The committee candidates were able to get the results at the closing of the polls.
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T-bird wrote: He's just upset because if enough of the Democrats for Jersey City candidates win then he may be out of a seat. The first thing the committee people will do is elect a new chairman for the Democratic Committee some time next week.
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Gibbons70 wrote: Depending on your district, there should be someone running on the Democrats for Jersey City ticket. Did you check your sample ballot in the "D" slot?
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I have two young children so this is a very important election for me! My votes are for:
Carol Harrison-Arnold: Very strong; looks like the type of person who will fight to make things better for our kids. Marvin Adames: His legal background should be able to uncover a lot of the crime happening behind closed doors (the administration). This means the money will funnel down to what the school board is all about, the EDUCATION of our children. Nabil Youssef or Sue Mack: This is a tough one. I respect Sue Mack for everything that she has done throughout her years of service but I am upset at her stance on the budget. On the other hand, Mr. Youssef has earned my respect for taking a stand against the current administration. Any person who can stand up alone against his boss and union all alone deserves the respect of the entire community.
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Re: 2011 Board of Education Election - Steve Fulop backed candidates
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hitandrun wrote: You could thank our lovely administration for that! All they care about is making sure people DON'T vote. Spread the word because we are two short days away from dethroning the good ol' Doc Epps!
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So this is what the Jersey City residents get for defending the cops from layoffs? What happened to looking out for the betterment of the community at large? No disrespect to the officers of the JCPD but that's really a stab in the back to the residents who stood up and defended you. Realistically speaking though, this is the statement from the big chiefs of the union. The officers are probably forced to just shut up and accept it or be threatened with more layoffs.
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fikonj wrote: This event looks pretty interesting. A lot of projects for families and children. May check it out. The community garden concept seems interesting as long as a lot of people want to do it.
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DanL wrote: The mother was called by the office at Lincoln and told to "come pick up your child." She was not informed as to what had happened until she went to the office or nurses office and say her daughter bruised and bloodied. I believe she said that she had to personally take her to the hospital. It was sad because she contacted the administration and received no response at all. Sterling Waterman (current board member) spoke when she finished and discussed how the parent reached out to him with the information. He suggested that she speak at the Board meeting and tell the public what had occurred. Epps then spoke and stated that he was appalled, he would make sure the hospital bill is paid, and would launch a full investigation as to why he was NEVER informed about it. Ironically enough, Sterling pulled out a copy of the email she sent to Epps and the Board members about the issue. Epps did not know where to hide after that. Very sad and pitiful maneuvering by our school "leader." Sadly, the BOE meetings are not recorded for public viewing so the people not in attendance will not be able to see this as it happened.
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jerseymom wrote: Sadly, many of our community leaders would like our neighboring cities to believe that all community members are supportive of Epps for his unacceptable behavior. Just look at how Mariano Vega was defended for his actions. This is the culture that most of Jersey City's leadership has been promoting for years, decades, and maybe even longer.
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Shelley Skinner wrote: I was there as well and was shocked at the treatment that the young girl and her mother received from administrators. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the mother say that a boy beat her daughter up (black eyes, bloodied face, and all)? This behavior by the boy, plus the story about the 12 year old boy exposing himself and groping girls NJ.com article, has me thinking what type of culture are we raising our children in? If we do not hold Epps accountable for his comments, we will continue to teach the youth that women should not be treated with respect. As a father of two girls, I would hope that we can all work together to change this culture of disrespect that we have accepted as the status quo for so long.
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facials11 wrote: Hello fellow parent of a child in PS #27.. So far, I have only heard from Sue, Caroll, and Marvin, and I have to say I am highly impressed by all three; but, I also think everyone deserves to have their voices heard. So any research possible, attend forums/debates, and most importantly, go out and vote!!!
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Let's see how Healy tries to hide away from the numbers during his State of the City address next week!
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Jersey Journal Article
The link above has the NJ.com article reporting the names of all 10 candidates involved. After some investigation, we will soon find the parties being backed by the administration. I attended a community forum last night where Mr. Marvin Adames spoke. I must say that I was very impressed with his story, the challenges he has endured in life, the accomplishments that he has, and the ideas that he brings to the table. Hopefully, after these elections, the Board of Education will finally be able to do what it is supposed to do, focus on getting our children the best education possible!
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Charon wrote: Well from what the Politicker article stated, she will not be looking to run for re-election in November.
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Thanks.
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fat-ass-bike wrote: What I want to know is, how is it possible for the Mayor to nominate someone with even sending a public announcement to listen to candidates?
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Politicker NJ gave the scoop on this at 10am and the Jersey Journal seems to just have waited to print the story that City Hall wanted them to print. Funny how Healy and his buddies already had someone lined up to be a "Yes sir" type!
http://www.politickernj.com/back_room/jc-s-willie-flood-step-down
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jcmiles wrote: Hey jcmiles I'm on the same boat with you. D-day for me is next Tuesday and my company doesn't even want to discuss with us the high probability of me and a few other people being laid off. Then again, we have people double dipping on top of getting their wives jobs, so should I say triple dipping. Just sad!
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This sounds like a great addition to the Heights! I am still a little confused as to the location. Is it near Hutton Street or further down towards the Union City side?
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DanL wrote: Dan, that's exactly how it felt in the room! I was just happy to get a few bits of information in between all of the bashing that occurred.
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So it seems like Mr. Czaplicki got out before the hammer came down. I wonder when the Attorney General is coming into his backyard (Jersey City) to investigate all of the public officials who are here "using their public positions for personal gains."
Jersey Journal Article: PVSC Arrest
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Kitten wrote: Kitten is right also. If you scroll up the post to the links that DanL posted, you will find some great information as well. Thanks Dan once again for sharing those.
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JPHurst wrote: I agree with you 100%. I just don't like being a hypocrite. I always state how much I hate when politicians do it and I do not want to do it myself. Mayor Booker from Newark was there and summed it up best. He said something like, we can all still love each other and disagree on things but we have to do it in a respectful manner. I don't know if he said it from the bottom of his heart or just to calm down the people hating on him for supporting the bill but I do agree that we need to respect one another more and stop the bashing and name calling.
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jerseymom wrote: Ok well I will give you the interpretation I got from the information that I have heard and information I have researched. Most of this information is directly from other sources (e.g., the speakers at the forum) and I will post links below with their information. The "certain students" would be children from low-income families who are currently attending public schools that are categorized by the state as "chronically failing." Now, I have not heard an exact percentage as to the number of schools in JC that are labeled as such but that would be something that we can get from either the State or the JC Board of Education. "Low-income" is categorized as a family earning no more than 2.5 times below the current poverty level. Therefore, it is based on family size and income. The gentleman from E3 (I forget his name) kept on giving the example that a family of 4 cannot make more than $55,000 annually to qualify for the program. He then stated that from research he found that not many families in JC would have a problem meeting the guidelines. This is a five year pilot program being proposed. The first year, 4,000 students will be able to get vouchers and then 40,000 students in the second year. That is the best explanation that I can give you about the category of "certain students." The way that the vouchers will work is that corporations will donate money in the form of "scholarships" for the students to attend private or parochial schools. The state will then give these corporations a dollar-for-dollar tax credit. Then, to offset the costs, the state will reduce the public school budget by the amount of money received for the vouchers. The gentleman from E3 stated that every student who is given a scholarship will be allowed to pick a school of their choice. What I found interesting was that he stated the school that the child goes to must give a 2 year commitment to the child. I wanted to ask for further information about this during the Q&A session. Sadly, people took the Q&A session to comment on their concerns or support for the bill and I was never able to ask an actual question. I will be e-mailing the gentleman soon to ask more information about this. My concern is that the school will just dump the child after the two years if their test scores are not good, since there is no regulation stating that the school cannot do that. Another issue that came up was a concern about a lottery style system. The gentleman from E3 stated that if there were more applications than spots available the school would do a lottery to pick students. One lady commented that the school WILL NOT pick anyone with skin like her (she is African-American). As a Latino, I was saddened by these types of comments because it continues the "US vs. Them" arguments that continue to separate the minorities and majorities in this country. Other information that I have found states that there will be priority given to children who are already in private or parochial school. Meaning that the children who are supposed to be helped my the bill will not because the parents who are already in those schools will just get help to pay for the school they are already in. I cannot confirm this to be true but I am just spreading information on the topic. Hopefully, this is able to provide some insight for everyone. Check out these links for more information: Copy of the Bill Q&A Section of E3 Site
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Did anyone here attend the forum last night held by Senator Cunnigham in Greenville? I did and I have to say it was very informational. The sad part was that there was still inflammatory rhetoric used against the proposed voucher program and the representative from E3 discussing it. I for one am opposed to the bill but would have appreciated our leaders who represent our voice and used the rhetoric to just stick to the facts and let the people decide. The more that we bash, the more reckless we seem to the masses, leading to these thoughts that minorities have no respect or do not deserve the same rights as everyone else. Anyone else who attended have any thoughts?
FYI.. From what the Senator and other leaders stated, it looks like the bill will most likely pass when it is voted on this Thursday.
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DanL wrote: Thank you for sharing this very insightful piece Dan!
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@JP Hurst thanks for the information.. It's interesting/ironic how our government functions and how they try to separate church and state but still find ways to fund parochial schools. I am also a parent who is more concerned with finding ways to improve our current public school system instead of just running away from the problem and trying to find a "magic elixir" or cover up the true problems affecting the children and schools.
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Charon wrote: Yes the BOE has to foot the bill for transporting all of the children out of district. That is a hefty burden on the budget for the school district and the taxpayers contributing to the budget.
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brewster wrote: WOW! It's good to hear that ethical things are actually going on in the city. Hopefully it stays that way and everyone gets an equal opportunity for everything.
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