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Friday, April 4, 2025
I Think Karen Viscana Wanted Me to Post about the Candidates that It Speaks for...
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.
Monday, March 31, 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, March 30, 2025
The Lodi Board of Education and its Business Administrator Have Not Been Honest or Transparent About the Business Administator’s Compensation…
Michael Rinderknecht sent a 2024-25 user friendly budget to the State showing his annual base salary to be $173,250 (he listed a contract ending June 30, 2024).
Monthly payroll for this school year shows Michal Rinderknecht’s salary was $209,920.08.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BttO6iKdLpEClnUR1yq4OdDmMBg1gU7q/view?usp=sharing
The Lodi BOE is showing that it gave Michael Rinderknecht a 36,670.08 pay raise for this current school year.
It is being reported that the Lodi Board of Education awarded
a new contract to Michael Rinderknecht at this weeks’ BOE meeting without
posting it on any meeting agenda. It is
being reported that his new salary is $213,000.
This is excessive for an interim that is only required
to show up to work 4 days a week.
This is a public body using public funds. The lack of honesty and transparency from this Board of Education and its administration is unacceptable.
With all the Millions More in Additional State Pouring into Lodi in Recent Years, the Lodi Board of Education is Still Showing a 2% Tax Increase.
2024-25 Tax Levy: $39,060,220
2025-26 Tax Levy: $39,841,244
Increase: $781,024; 2% Tax Increase
Link to 2025-26 User Friendly Budget Posted to the
district website:
2025-26
User Friendly Budget.pdf
Link to 2024-25 User Friendly Budget:
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The New Contract for Lodi Board of Education "Interim" Business Administration, Micheal Rinderknech, Exemplifies the Excesses and Abuse at 8 Hunter Street...
Everyone that negotiated and approved the new contract should be thrown out of office.
They represent the excesses and abuse in government that disgusts most people.
A lesson should have been learned a few years ago with Frank Quatrone and Robert Brown. The BOE received a huge stack of resumes for a highly advertised open position for BA. Many resumes were great. Quatrone refused to interview one person. He said he wanted Robert Brown as interim BA and nobody else. Robert Brown was sleeping at his desk and forging vouchers for additional pay.
These interim BAs that Lodi has been using for too long are not impressive. They are not special. They are extremely overpaid and greedy. They are overly political. They grab as much as they can while providing no long term plans or vision. They are reckless with our tax dollars.
Who should be BA? Any honest, fiscally conservative person that can use a software program. They exist but the people running our Board wouldn't want that. Because they have too much to hide.
If the Board Office and BOE members are proud of awarding the new contract, why isn't it posted on our district website? They all went out of their way to undo every transparency measure that existed until 2019.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Alan Spiniello Has the Same Pay Arrangement as the Board Attorney in Lakewood. How is Lodi Getting Away With It?
http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/2023/03/how-does-lodi-mayor-and-council-get.html
Past posts containing "Spiniello":
http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/search?q=Spiniello&max-results=20&by-date=true
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Once Again, OFAC Was Very Late to the Game in Addressing Lakewood's Attorney Pay Abuses. Lodi Was Committing the Same Violations for Decades (At a Smaller Cost Scale Compared to Lakewood). OFAC Doesn't Do Its Job Until it is Publicly Shamed into Doing Something.
Link to recent article about Lakewood:
Lakewood
board attorney Michael Inzelbuch new pact blocked by monitor
Link to OFAC report about Lakewood:
OFACReport-RELegalServicesContract-February252025.pdf
The Lodi Board of Education was committing the same
violations (at as smaller cost scale compared to Lakewood) until I shamed OFAC
into taking some action.
Link to 2017 article from northjersey.com:
Lodi:
School board working on legal contract corrective action plan
Link to 2017 OFAC report and corrective action plan for
the Lodi Board of Education:
I had told the Record reporter at the time that I had flagged Anthony Scirarrillo's billing which initiated the investigation. The truth is I outlined all of the violations that Lodi was committing with legal billing and based it on a 2013 report from the New Jersey Comptroller's Office. I did all the work for OFAC. I shamed OFAC into doing something after I called out its double standard for addressing something in Bogota and ignoring the same for Lodi.
Is Lodi better off today with its handling of legal costs and practices? No. Matthew Giacobbe engages in very dishonest practices as outlined on this blog over the years. He bills worse than other firms. He is retained without any competitive procurement processes. He illegally redacts invoices and other public records that other firms would never attempt to redact. He engages in bad pay-to-play for his contracts. And he gets away with it by making members of the legislature Partners in his firm. There is no accountability from the State or from the Board of Education with regards to his billing and practices.
John Cannizzaro Should Be Thrown Off the Lodi Board of Education and Deported to California Where He Can Spend All His Time Pushing Higher Taxes and Polluting the Minds of Young Children...
https://www.facebook.com/Lodi07644/videos/lodi-tax-payers-getting-away-with-murder/2056300234879946
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Sunday, March 9, 2025
The Lodi-Paramus Town Job for Town Job Tradeoff...
The Boro of Paramus employs Lodi Mayor Scott Luna’s Sister:
The Boro of Paramus employs Lodi Mayor Scott Luna’s Son:
The Boro of Lodi Employs Paramus Councilman Robert
Kaiser’s Wife in Sheryl Luna’s department:
Scott Luna and Vinny Martin who run the Lodi Democrat Committee
fund the “Republican” campaign of Robert Kaiser in Paramus so there appears to be some special friendship/relationship:
Tony Luna long engaged in the town job for town job tradeoff and it continues today.
February 2025 Payroll for Lodi Borough Hall...
Link to February 14th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rSh3HIBWlvj-0_2FNluCVdSBsHQPjyO9/view?usp=sharing
Link to February 28th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qNKIhXrMdCeRPd2L5NoPajH9-vmq5zLK/view?usp=sharing
All Resolutions of the Lodi Mayor and Council for the Month of February 2025...
Please download these attachments from the links below:
- 07_Approved_Appt_Salary_Modification_Luna_Morrison.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025353665_25-12_Approved_Appointment_Substitute_Court_Admin_Kevin_Cuneo.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025394694_25-13_Approved_HVAC_Plumbing_T_M_Preventative_Maintenance_Binsky___Snyder.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025400250_25-14_Approved_Library_Board_Trustee_Appointments_Viscana__Schrieks__Cannizzaro.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025402056_25-15_Approved_Redstone_Branca_Change_Order.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025404326_25-16_Approved_Redstone_Branca_Close_of_Contract___Final_Payment.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025410799_25-17_Approved_Appointment_PD_Sergeants_Delia__Nobre__Sarabamoun__Watts.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025412384_25-18_Approved_Appointment_Keyboard_Clerk_1_Ramirez.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025440713_25-19_Approved_Haven_Place_East_Solid_Waste_2025.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025524327_25-20_Approved_South_Gate_Condos_Solid_Waste_2025.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025542510_25-21_Approved_GWE_Contractors_Generator_Maintenance_and_Service.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025562662_25-22_Approved_Agreement_Sharp_Business_Systems_Redacted.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025581093_25-23_Approved_Bills_February_2025.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025112462_25-24_Approved_CoOp_Purchase_Rock_Salt.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025150614_25-25_Approved_CoOp_Purchase_Fuel_Oil.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025154183_25-26_Approved_Addendum_Appraisal_Systems.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025461454_25-27_Approved_FSA_Plan_Clarity_IDA.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025462966_25-28_Approved_Payout_Jayne_Mania.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025470656_25-29_Approved_Planning_Zoning_Interim_Secretary_Salvacion.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025490518_25-30_Approved_Architectural___Engineering_Services_EI_Associates.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025520076_25-31_Approved_Release_of_Performance_Bond___Safety-Stabilization_Bond_Urban_Edge.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025534466_25-32_Approved_Vehicle_Dealer_License_Chahrour_Best_Cars_R_Us.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025540286_25-33_Solid_Waste_Cali_Carting.pdf
- 05dc0c12-02025574323_25-34_Approved_Bills_February_2025__2_of_2_.pdf
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
The Sister of Lodi Mayor Scott Luna Got a Very Significant Pay Raise for Her "Part-time" Position. The Mayor and Council's Resolution is Lacking an Explanation or Justification.
They must have used the same criteria for the raise
that Tony Luna used for the initial hiring:
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Lodi Deputy Mayor Vinny Martin Should Explain this Public Notice from Last March Involving the Strip Club that He So Proudly Called Himself the "Owner"...
Lodi Deputy Mayor, Vinny Martin, proudly called himself the owner of “AJ’s” in Secaucus. The business was busted multiple times for prostitution, cocaine sales, etc.
Link to background:
https://hudsonreporter.com/news/secaucus/go-go-bar-closure/
Vinny Martin’s name never appeared in any news articles or Channel 12 News segments as all news reports omitted the mention of any owner. Vinny Martin has been given special treatment and a free pass.
The notice above states that the Plenary Retail Consumption License was transferred to Geoffrey Santini. A person with that name was receiving contracts from the Lodi Mayor and Council when Tony Luna was Borough Manager. He was also featured on an NBC I-Team investigation in 2018.
Link to video:
Vinny Martin is voting on matters that affect the public as Lodi Deputy Mayor and as a member of the Lodi Planning Board. The public should demand that the town of Secaucus and the State release all records pertaining to Lodi's Deputy Mayor and what has transpired with his business.
Joseph Lagana Gets All of His Campaign Contributions from Lobbyists, "Consultants", Special Interest Groups (Teacher Unions) and Those Receiving Public Contracts. Then He Uses that Money to Pay for His Regular Trips to the Borgata and Restaurants Near His Home and Work. He Funds the Political Campaigns of Politicians Who in Turn Award Contracts to "Cleary Giacobbe". His Entire Campaign is About Self-Enrichment and Pay-to-Play.
Link to January 15, 2025 filing of Joseph
Lagana:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tj2Xji1mmvH4cvcVaoHq9Wuu0E9z66Pi/view?usp=sharing
Thursday, February 27, 2025
"The articles of impeachment also say Platkin acted unlawfully by taking over the Paterson Police Department, failed to uphold state statutes in court, and mishandled legal responses to the pandemic and a rape accusation involving Gov. Murphy’s campaign staffers. It also argues he targeted pro-life pregnancy centers because of his alliance with Planned Parenthood."
https://www.njassemblygop.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=707
Matt Platkin is An Overpaid Woke Activist With Quite a Losing Streak...
Link to past posts on Platkin:
http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/search?q=Platkin&max-results=20&by-date=true
With Platkin's political connections and losing record, he has a good resume to become partner at Matthew Giacobbe's firm. Maybe he can apply there in a few months when he is out of a job.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The Mafia Running Lodi Borough Hall Really Needs to Stop Weaponizing Government...
https://www.facebook.com/Lodi07644
People don't like double standards and people don't like hypocrites. Keep taking your orders from nasty Karen Viscana, continue to embarrass yourselves, and continue to pay.
Past posts on the subject:
http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-lodi-mayor-and-council-weaponized.html
http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-residents-are-also-alleging-free.html
http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/2024/05/double-standards-imposed-by-lodi.html
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Recently, Many on Social Media Have Been Questioning Why Matt Platkin Had Participated in NJEA "Screenings" with Sean Spiller and Why Sean Spiller Was Never Charged with Stealing Benefits and Stipends as Montclair Mayor.
Matt Platkin charged part-time Wildwood officials with
fraudulently attaining benefits but protected Sean Spiller for doing the same:
Lodi By The
Numbers: Search results for Platkin wildwood
The NJEA link being shared with Spiller next to Platkin
lists Debra Kwapniewski as participating (observer for Bergen County) in the “screening”
to endorse Phil Murphy in 2021:
NJEA
PAC endorses Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021 Democratic Primary - New Jersey Education
Association
At the time that Kwapniewski was participating in these NJEA activities, she was being paid by the Lodi taxpayers for the entire school year for some medical leave. During that fully paid “leave”, she sold her house in Lodi and purchased a home in Ontario County, New York. She was able to sell her house in Lodi and relocate to Ontario County. She was able to participate in NJEA meetings. And she was paid by the Lodi taxpayers for an entire school year not to work. Debra Kwapniewski's brother, August Defalco, was BOE President Nancy Cardone's campaign treasurer at the time of this arrangement. The NJEA funded their campaigns.
NJEA corruption costs New Jersey taxpayers' big money and it has destroyed public education.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
There Has Been an Aggressive and Coordinated Effort to Remove this Blog from Lodi to Trenton...
Google has now "permanently removed" this blog twice and reinstated it twice upon appeal.
Linked below is "Lodi By The Numbers" on Truth Social where you can read recent posts, payroll, bills, etc.
https://truthsocial.com/@ryancurioni
Monday, February 10, 2025
January 2025 Payroll for Lodi Borough Hall...
Link to January 15th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j75zePa0oTQPQqaugHFgcHzbCTUpgq-s/view?usp=sharing
Link to January 30th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JSxfTihptDe0-u2eloePpsSFUJmeMv1W/view?usp=sharing
Sunday, February 9, 2025
January 2025 Resolutions of the Lodi Mayor and Council...
Please download these attachments from the links below:
- f5d377ff-62025594126_Resolution_25-01_Fire_Prevention_Fee_Duplication_Refund.pdf
- f5d377ff-62025594126_Resolution_25-10_LOSAP_Increase_2025.pdf
- f5d377ff-62025594126_Resolution_25-09_Condemnation_Investigation.pdf
- f5d377ff-62025594126_Resolution_25-08_Cheerleading_Commissioner_Lucena.pdf
- f5d377ff-62025594126_Resolution_25-02_Solar_Permit_Refunds_Sunrun.pdf
- f5d377ff-62025594127_Resolution_25-03_Bergen_County_HIP.pdf
- f5d377ff-62025594125_Resolution_25-05_2025_Temporary_Budget_Appropriations.pdf
- f5d377ff-62025594127_Resolution_25-04_Mantilla_Veterans_Tax.pdf
- f5d377ff-62025594126_Resolution_25-06_Redevelopment_Attorney_Decotiis.pdf
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