Link to Karen Viscana posts:
http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/search?q=Viscana
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Monday, April 21, 2025
The Continued Inaction by the Lodi Mayor and Council Makes the Situation Worse. All Lodi Police Officers that Served Our Community and Contributed Greatly Should Be Honored and Shown the Respect that They Earned. Below is an Email that Was Sent to the Lodi Mayor and Council.
April 10, 2025
The Honorable Mayor and Council
Borough of Lodi
1 Memorial Drive
Lodi, N.J. 07644
Dear Mayor and Council Members,
It is with deep disappointment and a heavy heart that
I write to you during a time of profound loss for my family and me. My father,
Richard E. Desimone, recently passed away. He was a decorated and dedicated
Lieutenant with the Lodi Police Department, a respected mentor to many,
including the current Chief of Police, and a man whose impact extended far
beyond his years of service.
Despite his exemplary record and lifelong
contributions to this community, no representative from the Lodi Police
Department entered the funeral home to pay respects to my father or our family.
This absence was not only disheartening—it was deeply disrespectful to his
memory and legacy.
What makes this even more painful is the belief that
this was a retaliatory act, tied to my father’s unwavering support of my
cousin, Theresa Grillo, a current and honorable officer with the Lodi Police
Department. It is no secret that my father stood by her during her legal battle
with the department, and the failure to publicly acknowledge or attend his
funeral feels like a direct result of that loyalty.
There was no social media tribute, no department-wide
acknowledgement, and no attendance from those he mentored or supported,
including Chief Donald Scorzetti, Deputy Mayor and retired Detective Sergeant
Vincent Martin, and retired Chief and former Borough Manager Vincent Caruso.
All three men knew my father personally and professionally—yet none showed up,
nor issued any kind of public recognition of his passing.
This kind of behavior not only tarnishes the values my
father stood for but also reflects poorly on the leadership of the Lodi Police
Department and the borough as a whole. A man of his caliber and service should
have been honored without hesitation—regardless of internal politics or
personal loyalties.
Please understand: I will forever be my father’s
voice, and I will ensure the Lodi Police Department is held to the highest
standards, the very standards my father lived by. This issue goes beyond
personal grievance—this is about the principles of respect, honor, and
community that should define our town.
I hope this letter is taken seriously and spurs
necessary reflection within our local leadership.
Sincerely,
Debra A. Simpson
Daughter of Lt. Richard E. Desimone, Lodi Police
Department (Ret.)
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Memorandum of Agreement Between the Lodi Board of Education and the Secretarial Association...
Link to Memorandum of Agreement:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rU7t5YP4WncIOaIT3guN5MRrTdsUe6Xb/view?usp=sharing
Negotiations for the Board: Laura Cima
Negotiations for the Secretarial Association: Denise
Pontillo
The taxpayers of Lodi should review the political activity of Denise Pontillo and her family for Laura Cima’s campaign during the time period of March 25th. Think about how Cima and Pontillo were “negotiating” this contract while they were running a political campaign together.
Lodi is not being fairly represented by this Board. This Board is run on nepotism and political patronage. Denise Pontillo is Michael Cardone's sister-in-law.
Memorandum of Agreement Between the Lodi Board of Education and the Account Clerks Association...
Link to Memorandum of Agreement:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rU7t5YP4WncIOaIT3guN5MRrTdsUe6Xb/view?usp=sharing
In 2019, Interim Superintendent Kathryn Fedina told the
Board members that began negotiations with the Account Clerks Association that
they should not be negotiating. She
explained that the employees in the Business Office and Superintendent’s Office
were deemed “CONFIDENTIAL” Secretaries/Employees and could not be part of a bargaining unit. She explained that they would have individual
employee contracts. She stated that she
discussed the matter with Matthew Giacobbe and would be addressing it.
Six years later, they are still negotiating as a bargaining unit. Was Matthew Giacobbe wrong then or
is Matthew Giacobbe wrong now?
Video of NJEA President Sean Spiller Admitting to Using NJEA Dues for his Campaign for Governor...
Link to video of Sean Spiller admitting using NJEA
dues for his campaign for Governor:
Concerns
Over NJEA Dues Funding Political Campaigns | TikTok
Link to post by the Sunlight Policy Center of New
Jersey:
Friday, April 18, 2025
"for the purpose of achieving greater efficiency and voter turnout,..."
This Resolution has directly led to record low voter participation in Lodi Board of Education Elections.
Nancy Cardone knowingly and deliberately lied with her Resolution for the sole purpose to maintain power so she can continue to add even more family members to the BOE and Borough payroll (as you will soon see).
It's one thing to lie on campaign mailers. It's another to lie on Board Resolutions. The Board Attorney and Business Administrator should be held accountable for their participation in presenting Nancy Cardone's fraud on the Resolution posted above. It was a very costly lie.
The Lodi Taxpayers should not be paying tens of thousands of dollars more each year just so nobody will vote and Nancy Cardone can hire more relatives.
The Lodi Taxpayers should not be paying a dishonest Board Attorney and Business Administrator to draw up Resolutions that list the exact opposite outcome of what is intended.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
As You Saw in Lodi, John Molinelli Will Say and Do Anything Depending on Who is Paying. He is Back in the News Today.
Link to complete letter:
https://x.com/NJSPBA/status/1912532192145662312
Link to past posts about John Molinelli who was questionably hired by Vincent Caruso to unfairly target Captain Grillo:
http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/search?q=Molinelli
Sunday, April 13, 2025
March 2025 Payroll for Lodi Borough Hall...
Link to March 14th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JxxX8wORTUs4SDPGW8xzKgTO1XFYOJ1t/view?usp=sharing
Link to March 28th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/112d0v-Gd9_1snnsOA4RRoygP_2Z_RRky/view?usp=sharing
March 2025 Resolutions of the Lodi Mayor and Council...
Please download these attachments from the links below:
- 9e00d5a4-a2025182180_Resolution_25-35_Sweeper_Truck_Timmerman.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025192550_Resolution_25-36_Public_Emergency_Avenue_E_Sanitary_Sewer_Main_Break.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025193238_Resolution_25-37_Lightning_Detection_Start-Up___Maintenance_Commercial_Recreation_Specialists.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025193866_Resolution_25-38_Transfer_of_Appropriation_Reserves_2024.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025195448_Resolution_25-39_Voto_Tedesco_Playground_Little_Tikes.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025200466_Resolution_25-40_Judge_Geisler_Prosecutor_DiPisa_Salary_Modification.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025201388_Resolution_25-41_Main_St_Union_St_Sewer_System_Improv_Project_Congressional_Funding.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025202157_Resolution_25-42_March_2025_Bills__1_of_2_.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025204948_Resolution_25-43_PT_Fire_Prevention_Specialist_Bernadel_Appointment.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025205850_Resolution_25-44_March_2025_Bills__2_of_2_.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025211313_Resolution_25-45_Supporting_Publishing_Legal_Notices_on_Official_Government_Websites.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025213882_Resolution_25-46_Involuntary_Retirement_Blocker.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025214485_Resolution_25-47_Overpayment_Veterans_Tax_Mantilla.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025215319_Resolution_25-48_Baraka_Realty_Odatalla_495_Westminster_Tax_Appeal_Settlement.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025220692_Resolution_25-49_Planning_Board_Appointment_Fredericks.pdf
- 9e00d5a4-a2025232769_Resolution_25-50_School_Marshall_Appointments.pdf
Monday, April 7, 2025
In the Last 5 Years, State Aid for the Lodi Schools Has Increased from 20,787,810 to $43,199,877. Lodi Taxes Should Have Significantly Been Lowered. Instead, Nancy Cardone’s BOE Members Voted to Raise Taxes.
The numbers in my title were taken from the State Department of Education link below:
Michael Rinderknecht and Nancy Cardone should explain
to the public how much Lodi school taxes would have increased in the last 5 years
if Lodi's aid remained flat while they increased their budget by $26,677,379 or
43% (61,582,255 to $88,259,634).
Phil Murphy took millions of dollars in aid away from towns
that voted against him and transferred it to towns like Lodi. Phil Murphy will be out of office next January. If the Lodi BOE is raising taxes while receiving
millions more in additional aid each year, what do you think is going to happen
next year?
It is so insulting when people like Nancy Cardone and members of her political group tell others that their bloated budgets and tax increases are “for the children”. Nobody has enriched themself and family more than Nancy Cardone.
Nancy Cardone may say "it's for the children", but she
has also spent your tax dollars quite lavishly on administrators that took care
of her family.
She had no problem giving Doug Petty a $27,000 raise
before his contract was up:
Lodi By
The Numbers: Search results for doug petty pay raise
She had no problem giving Michael Rinderknecht a 36,670.08
raise:
These greedy, self-serving hypocrites can spare the
lectures about who is for the children. Because
it clearly is not them.
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Nancy Cardone, Laura Cima, and John Cannizzaro All Voted to Raise Lodi Taxes a Few Weeks Ago Even Though Millions More in State Aid Has Been Pouring into Lodi. All Three Are Around the Same Age. They Should Disclose to the Taxpayers of Lodi if Any of Them Are Enrolled in the Property Tax Freeze for Seniors. Did They Unnecessarily Raise Taxes on Others Knowing that They Would Not Be Affected?
Nancy Cardone is Listed as the Chairperson for the Cannizzaro Team. ELEC is Showing No Filings for Their Campaign Contributors, Contributions, and Expenditures.
After spending thousands of Lodi tax dollars on an attorney
for herself, Nancy Cardone was still found guilty of ethics violations for her
involvement in contract negotiations for her son.
Nancy Cardone should be extremely happy with just an
ethics violation because things have taken place that appear criminal in
nature.
Nancy Cardone is an extremely unethical person who has used our school system as a personal employment agency for herself and family.
I received a mailer this week from the campaign
chaired by Nancy Cardone. ELEC is showing
that Nancy Cardone has not listed any contributions, contributors, or
expenditures. The mailer didn’t pay for itself.
Nancy Cardone clearly thinks that she can skirt the law because she
has gotten away with so much for 8 decades. Nancy Cardone has always taken money
from people with business before the Board and she has always voted with
conflicts of interest. Since Nancy
Cardone is not reporting (required by law), I will list some her political
groups’ big donors in recent years in case anyone forgot.
A
Partner in Matthew Giacobbe’s Firm
William
Nunno
NJEA
Campaign
Account of the Lodi Mayor and Council
The Lodi voters should be aware that when Nancy Cardone disclosed her contributors, the public was able to see the clear pay-to-play abuses, the conflicts of interest, and the ethics violations. And that is why Nancy Cardone chooses to violate the law and not be open and transparent.
Link to email sent to Laura Cima about the subject
last year (no response was given):
Maybe Seton Hall should teach its PhDs how to file a campaign finance report. Maybe Seton Hall should require its PhDs take a class on Ethics. Maybe Seton Hall should teach its PhDs to be something more than a bump on a log. It's very scary that someone that wants to be called "Dr." is led around by someone called Nepotism Nancy.
Friday, April 4, 2025
I Think Karen Viscana Wanted Me to Post about the Candidates that It Speaks for...
Past posts for “Cima”:
Lodi By The Numbers:
Search results for cima
Past posts for “Cannizzaro”:
Lodi By The
Numbers: Search results for cannizzaro
Recently, I Posted Factual Information About the Lodi BOE's Reckless Spending, Lavish Raises for Some, and Nancy Cardone (along her Board Puppets) Raising Taxes. I Also Called Low Life Karen Viscana Too "Toxic" for the Lodi Library Board. So, Karen Viscana Found Some Dummy to Call Me "Toxic" and Lie About Me.
Karen
1) I was NEVER barred from holding any public office for "ethics violations". I was successful in defending myself for 3 years against frivolous complaints against my blog. I saved the Lodi taxpayers $15,000 dollars by refusing to use an attorney for the frivolous complaints against my blog. Your welcome.
People can read what happened as I was leaving the Board:
2) I never "lost" a teaching job. I didn't realize that I had to teach 5 sessions of the same Algebra Class each day for 40 years or Karen Viscana would make up lies about me if I ever decided to run for any Lodi office or expose waste and abuse on this blog.
To Karen Viscana and her dummy of the campaign, you are lazy and ignorant. Smart people can bash people that they oppose politically, but they can base their attacks on some truth.