"If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."- George Washington
Saturday, December 31, 2022
ICYMI: Lodi was spotlighted for its nepotism in a front page Record story in 2018…
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Doug Petty Is Back in the News this Week for His Alleged Negligence as Newark Principal...
Link to story:
Doug Petty continues to be paid by Lodi not to work because Lodi has a really bad board attorney and some really bad board members.
What did Laura Cima see in Doug Petty when she led Nancy Cardone's efforts to get him a $27,000 raise? Can she please explain? What did anyone in Lodi ever see in Doug Petty?
Doug Petty spent his time in Lodi doing favors for the Luna and Cardone families so they would allow him to continue hiring all his friends from Hanover, Newark, his high school days, etc.
2022: Most Viewed Posts of the Year (Listed in Order with the Top Being #1)
- Doug Petty owes the people of Lodi an explanation immediately. Nancy Cardone won't hold Doug Petty accountable for anything because he...
- Marjorie Breitweiser used her appointed seat on the Lodi Board of Education in the 90s to secure a Lodi teaching job for herself. Paula Fi...
- Lodi taxpayers pay for this Tahoe and its gas for Donald Scorzetti's personal use at the shore . Below is Donald Scorzetti's current...
- The allegations in the affidavit are horrifying. Besides Doug Petty's personal problems, he has been a horrible superintendent. He blew...
- Lodi Borough Manager Marc Schrieks Caught Taking his Borough Vehicle to the Jersey Shore On Saturday, August 20 th , Lodi Borough Manager...
- The Board Attorneys should have advised immediately to suspend Douglas Petty upon arrest and pending court matter. Instead, Joseph Garci...
- Monday, September 20, 2021: Nancy Cardone Has the Worst Conflicts of Interest With All Negotiations, Personnel, and Other Committees (for...
- The owner of the marijuana building is Vinny Martin’s business associate and Joe Leto’s cousin. In 2018, the Lodi Mayor and Council approv...
- Unprofessionalism, Depravity, Corruption Nancy Cardone spent her career covering up corruption and illegal behavior in our board office an...
- Photo taken from "Lodi Live" It’s striking that LEA President Francine Santo did not issue a statement on Doug Petty’s arrest whic...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
November Payroll for Lodi Borough Hall...
Link to November 15th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vzZZTsjqWr_UlVPh6JM2QFdssTw72moo/view?usp=sharing
Link to November 30th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R0whjsNcrhO2amvMNslUvFctgZCL-xbH/view?usp=sharing
Monday, December 19, 2022
Interesting How Matthew Giacobbe Facilitates Illegal Payments in Lodi But Challenges a Payment in Wayne in Which Two Courts Already Rendered Decisions...
Link to today's article on nj.com:
Matthew Giacobbe always trash talks about wanting to depose people just so he and the politicians at his firm can drive up their legal bills. He stands for nothing, disregards State statures, and shows no consistency from town to town.
Link to past posts about Matthew Giacobbe's actions with Frank Quatrone's payout that he tried to hide from the public:
https://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/search?q=Giacobbe+quatrone&m=1
Saturday, December 17, 2022
The Lodi Mayor and Council Have No Records for Soliciting the Services of John Molinelli, Ever Receiving Proposals from Anyone, or Appointing Molinelli Hearing Officer Until After the One-Sided Hit Job Was Already Conducted…
Below was item #3 on of my recent OPRA Request:
3) A copy of the Borough`s initial solicitation of John Molinelli
to be hearing officer in the Teresa Grillo case (emails, written
correspondence, proposals, etc. from whoever was representing the borough in
seeking services from John Molinelli)
This was the only record turned over:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ooeBavWIn7gOiD00zhLOhT1wvteRpjuU/view?usp=sharing
The first Resolution was dated January 11, 2022. Hearings already took place. The second Resolution was dated February 15,
2022. Hearings already took place.
Donald Scorzetti already slept his way through hearings in
December 2021.
This is what the Lodi Mayor and Council want you to believe:
They had their Borough Manager Vinny Caruso call John
Molinelli or meet him somewhere (because they claim no written letters or emails exist) and hire him without any
written proposals, approved Resolutions, contracts spelling out agreed
upon compensation, campaign contribution disclosures, etc.
And then the Mayor and Council want you to believe
that that the hearings were fair and impartial.
This OPRA response raises the following questions:
Why did the Lodi Mayor and Council have Vinny Caruso hand-select John Molinelli without any selection process (none whatsoever)?
Why was Molinelli the one and only choice without ever reviewing one proposal
from any prospective hearing officer? What instructions were given John Molinelli
prior to any hearings? How can you not
produce one public record for your selection? Who made the decision to not keep any records until after hearings were already conducted?
This is the one and only candidate that the Lodi Mayor
and Council considered for their political hit job:
Christmas in July or Whatever the Inverse of that Would Be…
Lodi Mayor Scott Luna has his niece on the Lodi payroll
all year round and is listing her as “Recreation Summer Workers" during the Winter, Spring, Summer
and Fall.
Lodi Mayor Scott Luna has his niece working under his son.
This same niece is a full-time employee of the Lodi Board of Education. She appears on the Lodi BOE payroll and the Lodi Borough payroll simultaneously each month.
Monday, December 12, 2022
"...resulting in the following person's acquiring in the aggregate all of the ownership thererof..."
“Lodi Prima Facie” was the first to report on Lodi Deputy
Mayor Vicent Martin becoming an owner:
• Lodi,
NJ - prima facie •: "Tony Lodi" plus...
(lodinjprimafaci.blogspot.com)
Once again, why has Vinny Martin gotten a free pass when
records show that he is the owner on paper?
Vinny Martin lives in New Jersey. The other listed owner lives in Parkland, Florida. Who was running the New Jersey business during the multiple prostitution/drug busts?
Why haven't any Lodi council members called for Vinny Martin's resignation? Why are Lodi council members holding political fundraisers with Vinny Martin without disclosing where the money is coming from? Dirty money. Complete lawlessness by Vinny Martin and the rest of the Lodi Mayor and Council.
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Because the Lodi BOE Chose to Hire Incompetent Paramus Politicians instead of Legitimate School Attorneys, Doug Petty is Still Being Paid $17,781/Month Not to Work and Continues Collecting Under an Illegal Contract…
Lagana’s lackey, Joseph Garcia, was never pro-active
in the Doug Petty matter. He continues
to waste Lodi taxpayers’ money and time.
His incompetence and failures are overlooked because Joseph Lagana got
Garcia his job at “Cleary Giacobbe” and pays for Garcia's public positions through campaign
contributions.
Reminder: Doug
Petty’s current contract that replaced an unexpired contract was approved illegally because the Board was represented by the politician run firm "Cleary Giacobbe".
Lodi taxpayers are paying a high price for incompetent
Paramus politicians that pay for public contracts.
Vinny Martin Recently Changed His Linkedin to "Retired". Why? Why Hasn't He Ever Listed "Ownership" of a Strip Club?
Vinny Martin was so proud of being made an "Owner" of Aj's Secaucus when he spoke to a Record reporter in 2017.
But Vinny Martin has never listed his ownership/employment with the strip club on any of his campaign literature or on his borough bio page. What is he hiding? Why did Vinny Martin go from being a prideful owner to being ashamed?
Vinny Martin never mentioned whatever this is ("ALL ATM LLC") either:
Experience
Retired
N/A
- Present7 months
Assistant Director
Bergen County Juvenile Detention
- 2 years 3 months
Teterboro, New Jersey, United States
Security Operations Manager
NY Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
- 1 year 10 months
New York, New York
Protection & Security - OEM
Atlantic Health System / Chilton Medical Center
- 4 years 7 months
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Board of Directors
Boys and Girls Club of Lodi & Hackensack
- 4 years
State of the Art Security / Executive Protection Division
State of the Art Security
- 10 years 9 months
Woodcliff Lakes NJ
Retired Detective Sergeant
Lodi Police Dept
- 11 years 10 months
Boro of Lodi
Investigator
Bergen County Prosecutors Office
- 1 year 3 months