Thursday, January 29, 2026

Borough Payroll Shows Gary Paparozzi Receiving a Full-time Salary of $40,000.08. An OPRA Response Shows that Gary Paparozzi Has No Attendance Records or Employee Labor Agreement. Gary Paparozzi is NOT an Employee. Gary Paparozzi is a Thief.

A public employee must have an employee labor agreement.  A public employee must have attendance records.  It’s official that Gary Paparozzi has neither.

Gary Paparozzi ("Paparozzi Associates") is awarded a noncompetitive “professional service” contract every July 1st from the Lodi Mayor and Council to be “Planner”.

Gary Paparozzi cannot be both a “contractor” and “employee” at the same time.  He cannot be paid twice to perform the same one duty. He cannot appear on the monthly bills and on payroll for the same time period to perform the same one duty.

Every Lodi taxpayer should pull out their tax cards.  Review what you are paying in property taxes. Review your recent 16% municipal tax increase.  Then contact Scott Luna, Vinny Martin, Bruce Masopust, Emil Carafa, and Mark DelMonaco and ask them to explain why they are raising your taxes to pay a former Lodi mayor a full-time salary for job that doesn't exist.  

Ask the Mayor and Council: who directs Frank DiMaria to not flag Paparozzi during his annual audits?  Why should Lodi taxpayers pay Frank DiMaria when he is not auditing his friends and his reports are not independent? Frank DiMaria is listed on the Belleville agendas as the one responsible for Belleville awarding contracts to “Paparozzi Associates”.

What is taking place in Lodi is clear cut fraud and theft of public funds.  When will anyone be held accountable? 



Sunday, January 25, 2026

The Lodi Mayor and Council Were Given Years to the Explain the Pay Scheme they Set Up for Disgraced Former Lodi Mayor Gary Paparozzi. PRIDE, Usually Very Loud and Proud in Its Corruption, Goes Silent Every Time the Paparozzi Issue is Raised. Therefore, the Following OPRA Request is More than Fair, Necessary, and Long Overdue...

The Lodi Mayor and Council really should have cut back on the stealing before they raised municipal taxes 15.64%.  “Planning” to steal is no way to run local government.



Gary Paparozzi's Pay-to-Play Continues with Belleville Mayor Michael Melham. Paparozzi Gave Melham Another $521.15 Payment Last Month.

ELEC records show that Gary Paparozzi began making campaign contributions to Michael Melham in 2023 and Belleville records show that “Paparozzi Associates” began receiving contracts in 2023.

Gary Paparozzi was never a “Town Planner” anywhere until Tony Luna began creating all made up positions for him.  Gary Paparozzi used his title from Lodi and campaign contributions to purchase public contracts with Garfield, Paterson, Saddle Brook, Belleville, etc.  He paid for every appointment. Gary Paparozzi is NOT an engineer.  Paparozzi's past record of "Planning" is partnering in housing projects without disclosing his conflicts to the public and trying to seize private property from others in the name of eminent domain while receiving payments from prospective developers.

  

Garfield Hired Gary Paparozzi as its "Planner" this Month after Paparozzi Made Multiple Campaign Contributions to Delaney and Rigoglioso. ELEC Shows that Paparozzi Has Made Past Campaign Contributions to Tana Raymond.

 


Wednesday, January 21, 2026

How is "Paparozzi Associates" Different from a Minneapolis Somali Day Care?

Lots of evidence exists showing that Gary Paparozzi and the Lodi Mayor Council had created some money laundering scheme where Lodi tax dollars were used to pay the bills for “Paparozzi Associates” (Gary Paparozzi's private business where he was making money during regular workdays on non-Borough related work).  Gary Paparozzi was funneling money back to the Lodi Mayor and Council through campaign contributions, dinners, limo rides, parties, and who knows what else.

Not one member of the Lodi Mayor and Council ever explained this arrangement:

Lodi By The Numbers: OPRA Response Confirms that Gary Pararozzi is Being Paid as a Full-Time Employee (“Senior Planning Aid”), While Simultaneously Being Paid by Lodi as “Borough Planner”. Nobody Can Provide any Records Showing any Accounting for His Work Schedule or What Time is Given to Each Position. Gary Paparozzi is Also Being Paid by Other Towns and Working in Other Towns During the Hours of the Lodi Zoning Office.

Or this:

Lodi By The Numbers: The Lodi Mayor and Council Knew for Over a Year About a Revaulation Order. They Hid it From the Public Because They Have No Money in Their Budget, Their Tax Maps are a Mess, and They Don’t Want Anyone to Know About Big Tax Increases Until After the May Election (Post Date: January 29, 2023)…

Being a “Gary Paparozzi” was never present in the Zoning Office during regular business hours, were the Lodi taxpayers paying one “Gary Paparozzi” or two “Gary Paparozzis” for no show Borough positions with full-time salaries?  Lodi tax dollars were supporting how many employees in Gary Paparozzi’s private business?

Lodi’s Borough Manager Marc Schrieks, CFO Sheri Luna, Auditor Frank DiMaria, the Mayor and Council must clearly explain the Gary Paparozzi arrangement and provide the residents of Lodi a clear of accounting of how the Paparozzi money was allocated and where it went. Not just for supposed "Planning" and Zoning Office employment.  But also, for that "Tax Map" windfall of tax dollars. Release attendance records, sign in sheets, etc. It’s public funds.  Not their private family business.  



Sunday, January 18, 2026

The Lodi Mayor and Council Should Tell Us Which State Law They Are Knowingly Violating to Enrich Donald Scorzetti. I Know of Many. But Which One Was Discussed at Their April 8, 2025 Closed Session Meeting?

Link to April 8, 2025 Closed Session Minutes:

321d6b16-904_08_2025_Closed_Session_Approved_20260114195048.pdf

One week after that closed session meeting, Donald Scorzetti signed a new contract which is linked below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iu_KUcvUisrbE3SGFqSUqWgFjFb3I6Wk/view?usp=sharing

Donald Scorzetti is receiving more than every Police Chief before him (larger percentage increases, uncertified and unaudited additional payments throughout the year, nepotism violations, every special perk, benefit, etc.)  Nothing was ever removed from any of his contracts after laws were changed and Comptroller Reports were released.

The Lodi Mayor and Council should clearly state what issue was discussed at their April 8th closed session meeting. Specifically, what law.  Then they should explain why they feel entitled to violate that law.




2025 Closed Session Minutes Approved by the Lodi Mayor and Council...


Please download these attachments from the links below:


December 2025 Payroll for the Lodi Board of Education...

Link to December Payroll:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sLSq2mgLYaUZaBAiUE811GP4BHftXDIW/view?usp=sharing 

December 2025 Bills for the Lodi Board of Education...

 


Link to December Bills:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tljE4nzCl0mrYTtMynLjxv4itH2c5ZnO/view?usp=sharing



Sunday, January 11, 2026

The Lodi Mayor and Council Just Reduced the Assessment of One JMP Parcel Over $2M and Paid JMP Another $31,855.81. JMP Acknowledged that It Was Paying Tony Luna for Some Unknown Service as Soon as Soon as Luna Retired as Lodi Manager. Scott Luna Won’t Disclose if JMP is Still Paying His Father or How Much JMP Has Paid His Father Over the Years of Extraordinary Reductions and Payments.

Link to Resolution:

How can the assessment of this referenced parcel with a prime location and a lot of big rentals get reduced from $2,090,800 to $90,000? Wawa is located at 150 Essex Street. Scott Luna really should explain. So should the other four mindless rubber stamps occupying the Lodi council. It’s no coincidence that Scott Luna didn’t show up to this meeting where he would have had to abstain on multiple items due to conflicts of interest. 




December 2025 Payroll for Lodi Borough Hall...

Link to December 15th Payroll:

Link to December 30th Payroll:



December 2025 Bills from the Lodi Mayor and Council...


Link to December Bills:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mOVBgOndROuC7aieF2OJttjneggfKanx/view?usp=sharing

December 2025 Resolutions of the Lodi Mayor and Council...

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

A Recent 15.64% Municipal Tax Increase Did Not Stop the Lodi Mayor and Council from Giving Marc Schrieks a New Contract with 5% Annual Raises and an SUV for Personal Use (Violation of Municipal Insurance Coverage) …


Link to Marc Schrieks new contract that was approved on December 16, 2025:



Mark DelMonaco seconded the motion to award the contract, voting with multiple conflicts of interest.  DelMonaco’s step-son works under Mark Schrieks in Borough Hall.  Marc Schrieks was DelMonaco’s fundraiser during the recent campaign in which he solicited money for DelMonaco from those doing business with the town.  Marc Schrieks personally made campaign contributions to Mark DelMonaco.  So did his father.

Marc Schrieks and Sheryl Luna screwed up the municipal budget so bad, the Lodi mayor and council increased taxes 15.64% months after they introduced a completely different budget.  They were all off by millions.  It is disgraceful that both Marc Schrieks and Sheryl Luna received big raises for complete failure.  They are being rewarded for nepotism and political activity.  Lodi taxpayers should not tolerate it. 



The Lodi Mayor and Council Appointed Scott Luna's Cousin to the Lodi Housing Authority. When is Scott Luna Starting His "Employment" (Newly Created Job) at the Lodi Housing Authority?

 


Friday, January 2, 2026

Top 10 Most Viewed Posts for 2025 with Lodi Police Thief Donald Scorzetti Taking the #1 Slot. Click on the Blog Titles Below to Read Again.



 

Headlines Like This are a Reason Why People Won't Even Pay $1 to Read the Fake News Rag Once Known as "The Record". When Will America Agree that Mike Kelly is a Stain on Journalism?

Past posts on Mike Kelly and his dishonest propaganda:

http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/search?q=Mike+Kelly