Link to NJEA convention video:
https://x.com/wakeupnj/status/1854981091267924281/mediaviewer
Friday, November 8, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Campaign Contributions by Lodi PRIDE and Joe Leto Reported on ELEC for October...
For a Paramus Election:
For a Woodcliff Lake Election:
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Monday, October 21, 2024
Sunday, October 20, 2024
I Requested Copies of All Labor Agreements Approved by the Lodi BOE in September. I Was Given the Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs). They Are Linked Below.
Link to Administrators’ Association of Lodi “AAL”:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rr2TFc0FGtlsRX_CHh7qIUNEkbLDWpFx/view?usp=sharing
Link to Association of Lodi School Superivisors “ALSS”:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z2wpgHxF5UQWCuc7B5YuYaYDl5bJF0UD/view?usp=sharing
Link to Lodi Professional Specialists Personnel
Organization “PSPO”:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QVYIBWkpCbeEnXxooEG3J39Qsnxw9Y1T/view?usp=sharing
In 2019, it was BOE policy that all public labor agreements be posted on the district website. Unfortunately, that transparency measure was eliminated as Lodi taxpayers have seen their BOE budget increase tens of millions of dollars.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Sunday, October 13, 2024
September 2024 Payroll for Lodi Borough Hall...
Link to September 13th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L00_yI5F3EOCzahzymiJ4uhdGC3h3AYx/view?usp=sharing
Link to September 30th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wZ9ut5xPLNbHMnGnIVP2_zizmZ2tCUQp/view?usp=sharing
September 2024 Resolutions for the Lodi Mayor and Council...
Please download these attachments from the links below:
- ad1a5576-32024135561_Resolution_24-178_September_2024_Bills.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024141081_Resolution_24-179_Veterans_Tax_Hwang.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024141378_Resolution_24-180_Employee_Appointment.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024142036_Resolution_24-181_Fireworks_Extravaganza.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024142344_Resolution_24-182_Lodi_BOE_Fuel.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024142652_Resolution_24-183_Recreation_Commissioners.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024142882_Resolution_24-184_Garfield_DPW.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024143932_Resolution_24-186_Wallington_Fuel.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024144899_Resolution_24-188_OEM_Council.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024145216_Resolution_24-189_Veterans_Tax_Naranjo.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024145466_Resolution_24-190_Veterans_Tax_Palacios.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024145797_Resolution_24-191_Purchase_Walk_Behind_Track_Loader.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024145935_Resolution_24-192_Health_Benefit_Incentive.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024150762_Resolution_24-193_Transfer_of_Vehicle.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024495937_LABOR_COST_DETAIL_9-30-24.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024495937_LABOR_COST_DETAIL_9-13-24_1_.pdf
- ad1a5576-32024090246_Resolution_24-187_Vehicle_Dealer_Rev_Auto_Sales.pdf
Sunday, September 29, 2024
“Cleary Giacobbe” Lost a Case on Behalf of Elmwood Park and Invited a Lawsuit that Was Reported in the News This Week. The Firm Tried to Harass and Go After the Livelihoods of Two Former Nontenured Teachers for Resigning in the Summer Months and Not Committing to a New Contract for the Next School Year. The Actions by Elmwood Park (“Cleary Giacobbe”) Were Labeled “frivolous, unfair, ill-suited, and unprofessional.”
Link to decision from the State that led to a lawsuit
against the Elmwood Park Board of Education that was reported in the news this
week:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TFz01-wJFFJpZhY5OAP039B7_0EJLTDD/view?usp=sharing
“Cleary Giacobbe” billed the Elmwood Park taxpayers to
bring a frivolous suit. You don’t have
to be an attorney to know that their actions were frivolous and out of pure spite.
I have been posting on this blog for years how the Giacobbe firm has been losing cases throughout the State of New Jersey and looking very ridiculous. They are not acting as credible school attorneys but rather as political hacks acting on behalf of incompetent boards of education.
It has been shown how “Giacobbe” bills significantly
more than other firms and provides inferior legal services. It is more than clear that they are only retained
because of their pay-to-play practices and/or influence peddling (Joseph Lagana
and other elected officials listed as “Partners”).
Taxpayers in towns represented by “Cleary Giacobbe” should
OPRA the legal bills for every frivolous case brought by "Giacobbe" and lost by "Giacobbe". They should demand that their
incompetent board members or council members hire credible, honest attorneys to
provide representation based on law.
The firm is nothing but unprofessional. The decision concluded:
Friday, September 27, 2024
"Odd": Matt Platkin, Who Has Been Covering for and Protecting Sean Spiller, Was on the Zoom Call with Spiller When the NJEA Endorsed Phil Murphy...
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Link to really interesting report by the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey:
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Who Would Give Money to Chris Christie's Most Recent Failed Run for President? Lodi Board Attorney Matthew Giacaobbe.
Being Chris Christie had zero chance of any success in any state in the most recent Republic primary for President, Matthew Giacobbe should explain what he was really paying for.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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Monday, September 16, 2024
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Sunday, September 8, 2024
The Lodi Mayor and Council Just Took $1,000,000 off One of the Property Assessments of a Developer that Made Payments to Scott Luna's Father...
In 2018, the assessment on just the IMPROVEMENTS of 150 Essex Street was $8,735,000.
Today, the entire assessment for the 150 Essex Street is $1,090,800.
The Lodi Mayor and Council also just reduced the assessment of another one JMP's properties, 160 Essex Street, by $869,000.
The Lodi mayor and council are just taking millions off of JMP's assessments and writing the LLC huge checks.
Scott Luna abstained on the settlement, acknowledging his horrible conflict of interest. This appears to be a Hunter Biden situation where the Luna family was paid an undisclosed amount of money for influence and the favors were delivered.
Simple Question: How Much Has JMP Paid Tony Luna and What Work Has Tony Luna Performed for JMP?
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Is JMP making payments to anyone else in Lodi government or their family members?
In 2018, Lodi Financial Reports Listed “JMP 150-174 Essex Street, LLC” as Lodi’s 6th Largest Principal Property Taxpayer With an Assessed Value of $12,349,000.
Today, if you add up all the assessments for “JMP
150-174 Essex Street, LLC” on the August Resolutions, you get a total of $9,110,200.
So, in 6 years, you see JMP’s assessed value drop
$3,238,800.
In 2018, the Lodi Mayor and Council cut JMP a payment
of $216,765 after they reduced JMPs assessment by “settlement”.
We can now await to see the next payment cut to JMP
for the new tax “settlements” I posted today.
August 2024 Bills & Resolutions Approved by the Lodi Mayor and Council...
Clink on individual links below:
- e3d720c9-f2024175747_24-162_August_2024_Bills.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024175969_24-163_Shared_Service_Garfield_Harrison_Ave.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024181757_24-168_Shared_Service_Wallington.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024181757_24-169_Shared_Service_Rochelle_Park.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024181758_24-167_Shared_Service_Saddle_Brook.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024182434_24-176_Tax_Settlement.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024182433_24-173_Person_to_Person_Transfer_Lodi_Wine_and_Spirits.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024182434_24-175_Tax_Settlement.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024182433_24-174_Chemical_Engineer_H2M.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024182434_24-171_Millennium_Strategies.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024182434_24-170_Catalis_Website.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024182433_24-172_Overpayment_of_Taxes_1_Union_St.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024330548_24-164_Propane_Permit_Refund.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024350119_24-166_Veteran_Tax_450_Farnham_Ave_Redacted.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024382071_24-177_Overpayment_of_Taxes_117_Burns_Ave_Redacted.pdf
- e3d720c9-f2024555414_24-165_Chiller.pdf