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Post by admin on Sept 17, 2009 15:21:44 GMT -5
Here we go, let the silly season begin. Today it has been released as to who Andrew DeFonzo's replacement will be on the GOP ticket. ( Drum roll)
Freehold Borough Candidate Announced
Former Freehold Public Defender announces his candidacy for Freehold Borough Council.
Freehold Borough Resident John Newman has announced his candidacy for the November 3rd general election for Freehold Borough Council.
Mr. Newman has served locally as a member of the Freehold Borough Zoning Board and as the Freehold Borough Municipal Public Defender. As an attorney, his legal practice is focused, in part, on regulatory and government affairs, representing municipal governments and other public entities. John states that his legal practice has given him an understanding of how local governments can deliver services with limited resources.
“Freehold Borough is a great place to raise a family. I look forward to the opportunity to work hard for Freehold Borough in these challenging times.” John says his goal is to bring fiscal responsibility to the budget, while continuing to make the borough a special place to live and attract new businesses. He states that his goals include minimizing property taxes and ensuring an open and accessible local government for all residents.
John Newman is joining Ted Miller as challengers to the two contested council seats in the general election. Candidate Miller shares Mr. Newman’s goals for the town, stating “Freehold Borough is the county seat of Monmouth County and should serve as the hub of the entire county. I want to attract substantive commercial development downtown to replace empty storefronts and ensure additional tax revenue for our residents.”
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Post by admin on Sept 17, 2009 15:27:08 GMT -5
Of course I need to mention that Councilman Marc Le Vine and Councilwoman Shutzer are the two Democrat incumbents who are running for re-election.
I wish all of the candidates the best of luck. I am fortunate enough to know and like all four of them. I know that all four want the best for our town.
It is great for our town to have a race. I hope that they will all flood us with ideas as to what they want to do in order to push our town in a good direction.
Periodically I will post info on all of them so that we as voters can learn as much as possible about all of them. As always, all four candidates are invited to share their thoughts with this site if they choose to.
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Post by richardkelsey on Sept 18, 2009 10:40:52 GMT -5
Of course I need to mention that Councilman Marc Le Vine and Councilwoman Shutzer are the two Democrat incumbents who are running for re-election. I wish all of the candidates the best of luck. I am fortunate enough to know and like all four of them. I know that all four want the best for our town. It is great for our town to have a race. I hope that they will all flood us with ideas as to what they want to do in order to push our town in a good direction. Periodically I will post info on all of them so that we as voters can learn as much as possible about all of them. As always, all four candidates are invited to share their thoughts with this site if they choose to. The Borough is fortunate to have 4 hard-working people vying for two seats. When is the first public debate/candidates forum scheduled? I may drive up just to watch. |
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Post by admin on Sept 18, 2009 15:37:51 GMT -5
A debate or some sort of open forum where residents can meet the candidates and ask them questions would be a great thing for our town. Unfortunately, it will never happen if we leave it to the two parties. The only thing we will see them is partisan bickering. To get this done will require a third party to get it going.
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Post by admin on Sept 27, 2009 15:40:31 GMT -5
Without question, taxes are a campaign issue that people care about. The APP is running an eight part series on the awful amount of taxes we pay in New Jersey. That topic is one that deserves its own thread. Pertaining to Freehold Borough, there is some good information on the APP web site to give people an idea of where we stand. www.app.com/taxcrushThe above link should bring you to a graph. Go to the Monmouth County section. There you will see individual bars that rank percent changes per municipality When placing your cursor over the bar, it will tell you what town you are looking at with some stats. Upon first glance, Freehold Borough appears to be about middle of the road on changes since 2000. For example, our average property tax was $5513 with a 63 percent increase from 2000 -2008. Go one bar over and Freehold township has seen a 75 percent increase on their average bill of $6063 |
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Post by admin on Sept 28, 2009 14:35:46 GMT -5
I am sure many borough residents received the same letter I did, in the mail. In a very interesting twist of events, the Dems, Shutzer and Le Vine, are not going to be posting campaign signs this year.
The letter they sent out was a very nice one. They ask people to vote for them based on their record. There is also the claim that this is being done to "go green." Personally, I do not buy the go green nonsense on this issue, but in past years I have certainly opined against campaign signs. They are ugly and it will be nice to not have to look at that many more of them.
I also have to ask the obvious- do the Dems in Freehold really have to campaign that hard? This is a very solid Dem town and the current governing body is popular, often for very good reason.
I do not think the Dems need to worry about signs to begin with. They get exposure all year long, often for very good things. People remember that. Those numbers are well reflected every year during the election.
On the other hand, we are seeing a repeated mistake from the GOP where they are too quiet all year and people have no idea why to vote for them. Granted, the GOP does have a last minute candidate, but the party has been lacking all year long.
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Post by Mike Rosseel on Sept 29, 2009 17:04:22 GMT -5
i see we have censorship on the voice too! Disappointing BS! I hope evryone relizes the election is nearly a month away and there has been nothing sent or released from mr miller on what he stands for or will try to bring to the table in this election. Excellent work Ted, way to make the GOP in freehold look like fools! Support Marc Levine and Sharon Shutzer.
lets see if BS post this
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Post by admin on Sept 29, 2009 17:11:30 GMT -5
i see we have censorship on the voice too! Disappointing BS! I hope evryone relizes the election is nearly a month away and there has been nothing sent or released from mr miller on what he stands for or will try to bring to the table in this election. Excellent work Ted, way to make the GOP in freehold look like fools! Support Marc Levine and Sharon Shutzer. lets see if BS post this Freeholdboy, First, welcome to the site. Second, there has been very little censorship on this site. No person has ever been censored for their views, only really bad conduct. Please review the site guidelines and you will see that all that is ever asked is that people carry themselves in a civil and respectful manner. A big part of that reason is because this is a true community site where all are welcome. many of the participants and readers are people who are active in town. You support Le Vine and Shutzer and there is nothing wrong with that I certainly will not deleted your post because of that. I know and like both of them as well. I also agree with you that the GOP has been too quiet. My recent posts reflect that. |
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Post by Mike Rosseel on Sept 29, 2009 17:28:29 GMT -5
i apologize for the misunderstanding. i was told if you post something against ted miller its deleted from here, i stand corrected. i apologize to you sir
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Post by truthinesshurts on Sept 29, 2009 20:47:49 GMT -5
No person has ever been censored for their views, only really bad conduct. Actually, that is not true. Back in July another one of the site mods was given free rein to edit (and therefore censor) posts as she saw fit. At least one of my posts was altered to the point where I no longer recognized what was posted under my name. |
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Post by admin on Sept 29, 2009 22:07:45 GMT -5
No person has ever been censored for their views, only really bad conduct. Actually, that is not true. Back in July another one of the site mods was given free rein to edit (and therefore censor) posts as she saw fit. At least one of my posts was altered to the point where I no longer recognized what was posted under my name. ahhh.... I stand corrected. I forgot about that. To be fair, that was done during an experimental era of the site. We have since gone back to the old ways which are to be open, honest, and to respect the various views we may encounter. |
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Post by admin on Sept 29, 2009 22:11:55 GMT -5
i apologize for the misunderstanding. i was told if you post something against ted miller its deleted from here, i stand corrected. i apologize to you sir You owe no apology. You are going to opine based on what you are aware of. We all do that. One thing we have always done here is to invite people to correct errant info. Truthy made a valid point in his previous thread. Finding out the facts of any given issue is exactly why I am a very accessible admin. And if people do not each out to correct the facts, they have no room to complain. |
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Post by admin on Sept 30, 2009 6:47:26 GMT -5
In Freehold, no sign of Dems FREEHOLD — The names Marc LeVine and Sharon Shutzer may show up in your mailbox this fall, but you won't see them on your neighbor's lawn. That's because the Democratic incumbents running for re-election to the Borough Council have pledged not to use campaign yard signs, familiar tools that often sprout up outside homes and along highways in the months before a vote. Political signs visually clutter the landscape and besides, says LeVine, they are not as effective at conveying candidates' messages as are brochures and mailers — like the one sent out announcing their new tactic. "We thought it was the responsible thing to do . . . I think it (campaign signage) is a big waste," said Shutzer. But their Republican opponents — Ted Miller and John F. Newman — were not as impressed with the move. "Instead of running on the issues which most concern our residents, the incumbents have decided to fabricate an issue as the initial focus of their campaign . . . Whether sending out mailers on bleached, unrecycled paper is more environmentally sensitive than using recyclable lawn signs seems to be only a minor issue with some voters," the two said in a prepared statement. More important, they said, are issues like rising municipal property taxes and the influence of "special interest groups" on the governing body. LeVine said he was unsure what kind of paper was used for the letters. But he stressed the main goal of his and Shutzer's decision was to reduce visual pollution. Not using signs will also cut down on the overall amount of materials used during the campaign. "(Forgoing campaign signs) makes a measure of sense to me," said Stuart Koch, an associate political science professor at The College of New Jersey. "That kind of targeting (brochures and letters) is more precise (than a yard sign)." LeVine and Shutzer are not the first to do away with political signs. Last year's candidates for Freehold Township Committee agreed not to put up signs at the urging of the Democratic challengers. Kim Predham: (732) 308-7752 or kpredham@app.com www.app.com/article/20090929/NEWS/909290338/1285/LOCAL09/In+Freehold++no+sign+of+Dems |
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Post by Mike Rosseel on Sept 30, 2009 6:58:34 GMT -5
But their Republican opponents — Ted Miller and John F. Newman — were not as impressed with the move. "Instead of running on the issues which most concern our residents, the incumbents have decided to fabricate an issue as the initial focus of their campaign . . . Whether sending out mailers on bleached, unrecycled paper is more environmentally sensitive than using recyclable lawn signs seems to be only a minor issue with some voters," the two said in a prepared statement. More important, they said, are issues like rising municipal property taxes and the influence of "special interest groups" on the governing body. Thats great for ted to say but whats he going to do? its a month before the election and 75% of freehold have no idea who is running for the republicans, thats sad. I am a republican in freehold and would have supported ted but i see his ways as very immature. in this day in age do we need personal attacks on other politicans family members? and i ask mr miller why no attack on Sharon, is there an obsession with Marc? Certainly not what we need in freehold, he is a sad canidate holding on to some ego drivin BS that is damaging for freehold at best. Sadly, mr miller has pushed good republicans away so he can do what he wants and waste another election. Why doesnt ted post his messages under his own name so we can see what he stands for? you know why, bc his campaign is purely a ego driven one, well hats off mr miller, you will lose in november once again and hopefully were done with u at that point!  |
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Post by admin on Sept 30, 2009 7:19:01 GMT -5
Freeholdboy wrote:
in this day in age do we need personal attacks on other politicans family members? and i ask mr miller why no attack on Sharon, is there an obsession with Marc? Certainly not what we need in freehold, he is a sad canidate holding on to some ego drivin BS that is damaging for freehold at best. Sadly, mr miller has pushed good republicans away so he can do what he wants and waste another election. Why doesnt ted post his messages under his own name so we can see what he stands for? you know why, bc his campaign is purely a ego driven one, well hats off mr miller, you will lose in november once again and hopefully were done with u at that point!
Brother, those are serious allegations. Do you have any proof of those things? Without proof, these accusations border malicious libel, in which case I have to ask you to use some caution. If there is proof, then it is fair game.
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Post by Mike Rosseel on Sept 30, 2009 8:05:22 GMT -5
which topic would you like to see proof on? the attacks on family members or the pushing good people away? As far as pushing freehold republicans away, i could direct you to speak to one individual who would gladly come forward with proof of this. as far as personal attacks go, look at other post from others sites. this is not hidden or a surprise. its right there for all eyes to see
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Post by admin on Sept 30, 2009 8:46:02 GMT -5
which topic would you like to see proof on? the attacks on family members or the pushing good people away? As far as pushing freehold republicans away, i could direct you to speak to one individual who would gladly come forward with proof of this. as far as personal attacks go, look at other post from others sites. this is not hidden or a surprise. its right there for all eyes to see The topic I speak of is attacks on peoples family. I know what site you are talking about and it is full of lies. ( do not mention the name of that site, it will be deleted. We do not advertise other sites here) I do not bother reading it anymore. Just because some loser trolls make accusations about one person or another does not mean what they write is true. The only thing we see over on that site are guessing games. I can tell you from experience with this site that what is going on there is dangerous, libelous, and foolish. I could guess as to who is posting the anti Miller stuff on that site, but I would not do that. It would be wrong, and if I was wrong it would not be fair to that person, would it? But that is the difference between that site and this one. the FV is dedicated to honesty, the other is dedicated to character assassination and lies. Freeholdboy, if you have further questions, feel free to start a new thread and I will be happy to answer in an open and honest way. For now, lets keep this on the election at hand. It is good to see your views. Take note, you have not been censored yet. ;D |
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Post by Mike Rosseel on Sept 30, 2009 10:15:06 GMT -5
i know that and i realize there is no censorship here!!!!!
the other site you are refering to i dont kno much about, like you said more hear say then anything else. im going to drop this topic now bc its not worth getting into finger pointing, he said she said. i do respect your opinion and wish to drop this topic now! thank you and this is an excellent site
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Post by admin on Oct 21, 2009 6:12:13 GMT -5
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