Monday, April 20, 2009

V-Day

Please join Liz Loud-Hayward, Gerry Donaghue, and me, to celebrate our elections to the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, at Maloney’s Pub & Grill at 117 Main St., Matawan, starting 8:30 PM.

So many of you have helped us so much and we would love to have the opportunity to thank you and share our joy.

To our would-be contributors, here is the opportunity to have your money well-spent. To our supporters, please come and join the revelry. To our opponents, Lord knows you need a drink as well, so please come and join the party.

To our police officers, firefighters, and EMTs, your first drink is on me.

We look forward to seeing you there.
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81 comments:

Anonymous said...

See ya then.

matawan advocate said...

Good luck to you all. Wish we could vote for you and Liz. Living in Matawan, we can't. We can, however, vote for Gerry, as we have in the past.

Here's hoping this is the start of something good.

THE TRUTH said...

Very low turn out so far in Aberdeen. Even in a depressed economy
voter disinterest rules the day. This speaks volumes about our so very flawed educational system. It also shows the disappointment and who cares attitude of the voters who feel they can do little against such a flawed system. I hope that is not the case this November when the Kauff crew seeks to continue there reign of corruption and taxpayer terror. I pray every night that the Norman Kauff reign of terror ends.

Anonymous said...

I don't like Kauff or his cronies either, but he sure isn't worth my prayers.

Anonymous said...

JOEY-
Please post the election results ASAP! Can't make it to the Celebration, but i did vote FOR the budget today!

Beach Bob said...

I voted late so I could see what number voted at the Cliffwood VFW and it was in the low seventys.

Anonymous said...

I was # 47 at 4:45 at the firehouse. Pathetic.

myles in I section said...

Mr. Truth

I know you said flawed system - but this is the attitude of this town and its people. It is why the budget is so high in the first place, it is why our students have no curfew, it is why no one comes to BOE or council meetings, it is why 3 candidates RAN UNOPPOSED in this time where the more choices the better, and it shows the attitude of many parents. Maybe, just maybe, we can see why many of our kids do not do as well as they could - parents who just dont care but will complain in the end just the same.

A sincere Good Luck to new BOE

Unbelievable said...

I'm with you, Mr. Truth. The budget is the best is has been in years. School failure is not solely due to students or teachers. (Both of whom get the majority of blame! Some rightfully so, and others who work triple time.) It's due to the apathy of the community who are unwilling to support vital programs that are needed to enhance success. Why won't people see that this may be a refreshing change with a new superintendent who is willing to listen to the community and maneuver funds to keep our schools competitive? If scores continue to decrease, non-voters and voters who vote down the budget will eventually see that it is a detriment to not only the schools, but themselves as well when their houses are no longer of value because of a unsupported and therefore failing school system!

Aberdeener said...

The budget passed 61% to 39%. Liz was the top vote getter. Only 53 write-in votes.

Anonymous said...

Another amazing feet by Dr. O'Malley! The first budget passed in nine years.

THE TRUTH said...

ONCE AGAIN YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR IN GOVERNMENT. FRONT PAGE STORY THAT SOME PROBLEMS WITH REPORTING AND COMPILING SCHOOL VOTING STATISTICS OCCURED LAST NIGHT. THIS DID NOT ALLOW FOR SOME DISTRICTS TO BE PRINTED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW TODAY.

NOT SUGGESTING ANY CONSPIRACY ON THIS ONE BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW THE MATAWAN-ABERDEEN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS NOT LISTED SHOWING ANY RESULTS.

I HOPE THIS SAME SNAFU DOES NOT HAPPEN COME ELECTION DAY IN NOVEMBER. IT SEEMS THE DEMOCRATS MAY HAVE LEFT THEIR MARK ALREADY. OOPS SORRY THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEEN AS A TAD CONSPIRATORIAL.

WHERE WAS NORMAN LAST NIGHT BY THE WAY?

Anonymous said...

I think at this point, many citizens just don't care any more. The government here is so corrupted, the school district so broken, taxes so high, that people are just waiting out the opportunity to move out of the area. Nothing seems to make a difference, so why bother?

Anonymous said...

Right On to the last post. Corruption around here is spelled K_A_U_F_F. Let the word go out Aberdeener. Don't let your new position stop the Kauffadvisories.

Let freedom ring.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to Liz & Joey and to the residents of Matawan and Aberdeen for passing a school budget for the first time in several years. Once again, I am proud to live in this community and I look forward to what new leadership will bring to the students of this district. Time to roll up the sleeves and continue the progress! It's a new day for school accountability and results.

Sherlock Holmes said...

TRUTH -

Don't worry. Norman Kauff is here in London and I am hot on his trail. I'm writing this from my trusty blackberry as I am lurking in the shadows down on Great Windmill Street.

I've got Kauff in my sights at the moment. He is in the distance meeting with a tall lanky guy named Gargamel and his cat Azrael.

I am pleased to announce that during my pursuit I have made the acquaintance of two little blue men calling themselves Papa Smurf and Tracker Smurf. It appears they are the sworn enemies of Gargamel and Azrael. As they have explained to me, someone known as Smurfette has been kidnapped and they believe Gargamel is responsible. They have been tracking him ever since.

I need to get off the blackberry now as Kauff, Gargamel and Azrael are on the move. I will write more later as time permits.

Please do not let me forget to tell you all about what happened in the parking lot of Buckingham Palace. Can anyone say shakedown of the Queen?

I shall return!

Anonymous said...

Sherlock,
You are in great danger. Reliable sources say that THE TRUTH has been compromised. It seems that Kauff had THE TRUTH kidnapped by Jim Henson's Pigs in Space. These space pigs have braimwashed THE TRUTH to be a Kauff devotee. Be very careful when dealing with THE TRUTH, he may very well be THE MOLE.

Anonymous said...

Sherlock and most recent anonymous post......GROW UP! Hey Sherlock, did always want to wright short stories but just were not good enough????????? There are real problems around these towns put that effort into trying to make a difference

Anonymous said...

Heaven forbid anyone have a sense of humor!

Loved the Pigs in Space reference, lol

Anonymous said...

Maybe if the Truth would stop writing his fantastical tales of parking lot shakedowns (although always being incapable of providing any real details) as well as stop accusing Norman Kauff of every single misdeed which happens in Aberdeen, then there would be no place for someone like Holmes and the previous anonymous.

This blog could serve a good purpose. We could actually be discussing ideas for improving the quality of life in Aberdeen. Instead all we seem to get are posts from people like the TRUTH equating Kauff to the anti-christ.

Hell, in his last post the Truth just accused Kauff of somehow crashing the computers at Monmouth County Election HQ in order to prevent the Asbury Park Press from publishing Aberdeen's election results.

So let us see some equal treatment here. If you are going to call out Sherlock Holmes for writing about Kauff meeting with Smurfs, then I think you also need to call out the TRUTH for his consistently insane postings implying Kauff is capable of supernatural feats of transgression in the Township.

So Anonymous, either be prepared to tell the TRUTH to grow up as well, or just shut up yourself.

Personally, if I have to choose between reading messages from Holmes or from the TRUTH, I would much rather read the ones from the guy who doesn't take himself so seriously.

Keep writing away Holmes. You make our day!

Anonymous said...

Maybe the "Truth" goes overboard in accusations about Kauff; but the reality is that for the last 12 years Kauff has controlled his appointed drones on the Council, Planning Board, and Zoning Board. Up until 2002 he was the township attorney and ran the local democratic party, and since then he has been of-council to the new township attorney, collects a pension, and still pulls the strings of his puppets on those boards and council.

Kauff is still seen walking into meetings with developers at town hall, still has to approve of any democratic candidate for council and/or appointment to the zoning and planning board, and still pulls the strings of his puppets.

It is amazing that in 9 elections in which Kauff had his people on the board of education, that the budget lost every time. Remember, Kauff used democratic money and Sobel's signature to help influence the last, what should have been non-partisan, school election.

Kauff and his puppets, such as Sobel, Drapkin, Gumbs, Vinci, and Tagliarini, are the antithesis of good government. Kauff's agenda is all about control and private profit, even it it beens killing the town's character with overdevelopment, traffic jams, and exorbitant legal and engineering fees to his pals.

I have no idea about if Kauff is guilty of a crime, good at covering his tracks, or just good at influencing others to work against the town's interest; but Kauff has screwed Aberdeen. That is for sure.

Anonymous said...

I agree with some of the posters, THE TRUTH is ridiculous, he blames Kauff for everything. I bet he couldn't pick Kauff out of a police line-up. He claims he is seen in the parking lot at meetings but THE TRUTH has never been to one himself. Everything he says is second, third hand knowledge, I prefer Sherlock.

Kauff may be responsible for some of the past wrong doings but can we say he is controlling evrything? C'mon. Let's look forward, we have a new group of BOE members and hopefuly good things will be happening. Congrats to Joey and Liz!

REALITYSUCKSDONTIT said...

To the three THE TRUTH (fake) and the NO CLUE #13 anonymous posters.You need to understand this. Anonymous number 12 has put it exactly as it is in Aberdeen.

Read that one and you can blame THE TRUTH all you want. BUT the post by anonymous #12 is dead on.

If you lived here more then a week in New Jersey you would know that is the political reality and massive problem every tax payer faces by being represented by scum like Norman Kauff Esq. or as we love to call him THE BEST AND MOST CORRUPT LAWYER MONEY CAN BUY.

You may not like THE TRUTH but it is like the say THE TRUTH IS A TERRIBLE THING! NORMAN KAUFF IS ABERDEENS TERRIBLE THING.

Play ball said...

Sherlock, Truth impersonators and all of the other Kauffkins do not stand a chance against THE TRUTH. And it only takes a infant brain to understand why.

NO F'N DENIALS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The excuses and finger pointing away from Kauff just shows the lack of honesty and moral standing of people like that. Unfortunately it is candidates like that we will have to endure for another four years with Kauff control and repetitive fleecing on behalf of CME. Isn't AMERICA great?

for all of you in the cheap seats

NO F'N DENIALS STILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!

TOWN COUNCIL said...

WE DENY ALL OF THE ALLEGATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AGAINST US!

Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Wow! Looks like the Town Council has made a denial of all the allegations made against it. I guess we can stop complaining now. As a denial has been given, nothing we've been complaining about can be true.

I don't know why the Town Council didn't deny these allegations sooner, but I definitely feel a lot better now.

Thank you Council for putting our minds at ease. All is right with the world now.

PinehurstDon said...

At first A HOLES like the previous post were funny. Now they are just stupid and childless in the face of important issues like corruption, political patronage and official misconduct. The Kauffkins don't get it yet but all of them will very soon get it in a very public way.

I bet you the FAKE TRUTH is sitting by himself in a dark room and..

Wait didn't your Grandma tell you that doing that would make you go blind.

Start looking for a seeing eye dog.

Anonymous said...

To the anonymous poster who thinks this blog is about discussing ideas for improving the quality of life in Aberdeen.
Lets look at what this blog has turned into. A forum to get people elected without any opposition. A place where people can hide in the dark and throw insults at a person and family members. That is why no one will run and we have unopposed elections just like in Cuba. No ideas ever got discussed or debated. The hatred this blog tends to create does nothing to improve our qualities of life. This blog at one time promised us more choices and instead took our choices away. When the host runs off to solve all the schools problems what will anyone have to talk about if he is not setting up the bashing feast.

Anonymous said...

But Kauff is still costing all of us monies in the millions to placate his friends and fund his corrupt campaigns. FACT! Not some childish distraction.

Oh yeah WHERE ARE THE REAL DENIALS.

LET THE COUNCIL BE ASKED THE QUESTIONS ABOUT KAUFF AND HIS STRANGLEHOLD ON THE RECORD. THEN WATCH THEM SCURRY LIKE THE RATS THEY ARE.

GROW UP IDIOTS!

FacerealityKauffkins said...

The rumor mill keeps telling the town employees in Matawan and Aberdeen that they may get laid off or furloughed while many of Kauff and Buccellato's friends and associates in crime keep getting paid. That may mean that Mr. Kauff may have to then deal with a very public mutiny on the USS KAUFF. Corrupt Kauff may then have to walk the plank at the tip of a sword held by his own employees. The ones he jerks around so often while C.M.E. rape the taxpayers and homeowners.

I for one would love to see a few of these towns employees show up to a council meeting or better yet talk to a reporter or two and tell what they know about Kauff's Aberdeen of Mullaney's Matawan. Even better just let one of them lose a chunk of pay and see them show up to ask a councilman or two at an on the record council meeting asking about how they are supposed to pay the bills when the monies that could have kept them employed keep flowing to the politically connected at the same time when they can't pay the bills or put food on the table. That would be?

What was the phrase from that commercial? Oh yeah it would be

PRICELESS!

Right Norm? Right Bucci?

Anonymous said...

Pertaining to previous comment: "Grow up idiots!" Sigh. What's going to become of this blog now that the Aberdeener needs to appear non-partisan? Even if his future original posts address only informative concerns, the commenters here will drag the blog down into the gutter every time. I say, no comments or kill the blog completely. A member of our Board of Ed shouldn't be connected with such immature and crass debate. Its embarrassing to realize that people read this stuff and know he sits on our board.

Anonymous said...

See what I mean? Embarrassing.

Aberdeener said...

I've been extremely patient, too patient it appears, in waiting for people to recognize that childish comments are inappropriate and devalue everyone's contributions.

You've had your fun, now please desist.

Comments intended to detract from the site are a violation of the comments policy and will henceforth be removed.

Anonymous said...

Kauff and "priceless" that's funny.

F U Normy.

THE FAKE TRUTH said...

Aberdeener; let me get it straight now. As long as I post rediculous allegations against Kauff,that's fine. As soon as I start poking a little fun at those who post rediculous comments against Kauff, that's a no no correct?

HonestGovtnotinAberdeen said...

If as you claim these are merely rediculous allegations. Then where is the MAN HIMSELF Norman Kauff to deny it? Try this on for size Kauffkins.

Let me suggest one thing. Allow the Aberdeener to do a one on one interview, with the results to only be posted on this site, for one day.

An interview with Norman Kauff Esquire, one on one with the Aberdeener. Norm can bring all the witnesses he wants. The Aberdeener will only bring one person with him. No tape recorders, no dictation, just the Aberdeener and our 10 YES or NO questions for Norman Kauff to answer. One time, one time only.

Let those of us you accuse of slander against Norman kauff give the Aberdeener just 10 questions for Norman Kauff to answer. Let Kauff answer the questions and let the Aberdeener post the answers for just one day, only 24 hours for the public to see. Think about it. Not one word against Norman Kauff Esquire from that day on all the way through the elections, just for Kauff answering ten simple questions. No BIBLE to put his hand on, just 10 questions to be answered truthfully by the former Township of Aberdeen Attorney and Democratic Power Broker the one the only Norman Kauff Esquire. It sounds so regal does it not? Norman Kauff Esquire.

I can assure you that all of us will stop everything related to Norman Kauff Esquire and any and all of the associated statements and postings immediately, 100%. We will never return to that subject or any other related to Kauff, C.M.E. or his Democratic Party, ever again.

Put to rest our wonderings as to why those who defend him so vehemently still refuse to just ask the man even one question about the parking lot developer shakedown. Do they know the truths we know? Do they accept him for all of his corrupt faults and manipulative ways?

Are all of us wrong?

Is this just what we are to accept as our leadership and how that leadership should conduct the people's business? Prove us wrong Norman Kauff Esquire. Accept the one on one question session with the Aberdeener. You who have all of the power can end it all so simply. Just 10 questions.

We who do not make child's play of the subject matter on this site, know that Norman Kauff Esquire controls most every aspect of Aberdeen and its leadership structure. Let him deny our allegations in one very short stint of time. Just 10 questions.

You see we look at it this way. No one thought Harry Larrison was guilty. But he was. John Merrla, well that was a given as he was not only guilty, he was stupid, twice. All of the other rotten political apples around Monmouth County, who were and are, still being caught, with their hand in the public cash registers. Were just as silent as Norman Kauff esquire. Some like Merrla even had similarly vocal supporters as the kauffkins. They all supported Merrla all of them all the way up to when Merrla and each and every one of the others caught violating the public trust, all PLEAD GUILTY and WENT TO JAIL!

The offer is out there and it will solve all of the problems for Norman Kauff Esquire, his Democratic Party, C.M.E. and all of the others. And finally for all of the rest of you, his faithful and honest supporters can have satisfaction that you defended an honest man. All that in one easy interview. Think about it Kauffkins. Just 10 questions.

Just let the Aberdeener know. You can be sure he would like to end all of the speculation and more that takes up so much of his site. Hell the Aberdeener might even make this site all Democrats all of the time. Talk about a political coup with the election coming up. Think of it. No more allegations. No more anything related to Norman Kauff Esquire, the Democrats and all of the rest.

How can Norman Kauff Esquire, the man of the people, say No?

Anonymous said...

To all the posters who want a denial I have an idea. Every month, twice a month there is a town council meeting. Show up and ask your question, I think all of these accusers are just scared, did you ever think that some of the council members don't read this blog? Show up and ask the question, oh wait that might require some effort on your part. I guess if the would come over your house maybe you would ask, if you are so concerned about this community and want answers go and ask them, what you are doing is NOTHING! Make your voice heard to some of the people who show up, call the press and ask them to come out and say you have something important to say. One of the press was at Monday's meeting but I didn't see tht TRUTH, FacerealityKauffkins, Play ball, or others there. Show up and ask the questions, you are all sitting at home and making believe you are doing something. I think the new name for you guys should be POSERS!

thatsafactjack said...

Below are the factual denials from those accused of corrupt acts, wrong doing and the betrayal of the people they swore to represent, in an honest and ethical manner, as public servants.


1.

Pleaseanswerthe10Mr.Kauff said...

It is a fair request for Mr. Kauff. It may finally clear his name.

Anonymous said...

I agree the offer from HonestGovnotinAberdeen was very fair and quite insightful. It could end all the rumors, postering, political party nonsense and circumspect proofs presented so far.

I still believe most of it. That is just politics New Jersey style.
It is a very fair offer that Kauff should consider seriously.

Anonymous said...

Why is everyone so sure that the postings from The Truth (which the Aberdeener has subsequently deleted) were fake?

I have not seen the Truth deny that he wrote those messages? Based upon the Truth's own logic, if there hasn't been a denial then it must be true.

As far as I am concerned, since the Truth hasn't denied he posted those messages, it should be understood as FACT that he did.

On that basis, I really have to question why those posts were deleted.

THE TRUTH (REALlY) said...

THE TRUTH: DENIES THE THREE SUCCESSIVE POSTINGS YESTERDAY THAT WERE OBVIOUSLY NOT REAL. NO MATTER WHAT I WILL SAY HERE NOW WILL BE MISCONSTRUED AND TWISTED TO SATISFY SOMEONES "ORDERS" TO DISTRACT AND DEFLECT THE BLAME AWAY FROM KAUFF AND HIS TEAM OF CORRUPT OFFICIALS AND PROFESSIONALS. OR SIMPLY PUT THOSE WHO DRAIN THE TAXPAYERS AND NEGATIVELY EFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN ABERDEEN OF THE PEOPLE.

SO ENJOY THE LAUGH AT MY EXPENSE.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE: STEVE I AM GLAD YOU TOOK OUR DISCUSSION LAST WEEK ABOUT THE TEN QUESTIONS AND PUT THAT TOGETHER. IT WAS RESPECTFUL AND CONSIDERATE. IT COULD END THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL. THE SAME TIME FOR BREAKFAST ON SUNDAY IS GOOD WITH ME. SEE YOU THEN.

BACK TO THE FRAUDULENT DENIALS.

A Very Concerned Parent said...

I have to agree with the previous poster who indicated his concern over a member of our Board of Education running a blog with so much hatred on it.

Here is a very serious question for my elected official, Mr. Warren:

What do I say to my child when she comes to me and asks why her Board of Education member runs a website where people are openly praying for others to be be violently killed, raped, or hit by trains?

These very desires have been expressed on this blog within the last two weeks under your "Ramblings of a Busy Man" blog.

Can you please explain to a very concerned parent how I am supposed to explain your continued tolerance of such messages to my child?

Sincerely,
A Very Concerned Parent

Aberdeener said...

Concerned Parent,

Should your daughter ask why these posts were allowed to remain, please inform her that her representative on the school board responded as follows:

To quote Voltaire, "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

In an open society, we always err on the side of allowing too much speech. The comments you reference are not my own, nor do I agree with them.

The man being attacked is a former public official who still provides legal services to our township and is widely believed to be personally involved in much of the alleged local corruption.

It is my responsibility to manage the blog. Given the impossibility of perfect balance, I lean towards too much speech. There are boundaries of what is acceptable but I will only censor when those boundaries have been clearly crossed.

Anonymous said...

Joey you said it all with the word alleged. Still waiting for proof from someone on any council members that did something corrupt. everything on this blog is alleged. The reason the Republican Chairman was not asked to run by the dems again was because they had proof he was corrupt and did not want him to bring them down.

YOUPEOPLE AREFUNNY said...

So what you are saying Mr. Aberdeener is this? If someone posted how they hoped Kauff (a real person) was struck by a train, raped in prison, and a whole host of other things, that is free speech.

But, if someone makes joke posts about your friends, TRUTH and Pinehurst Don(annonymous pseudonyms) engaging in certain sexual activities involving hillbillies and rodents, or loving Norman Kauff, that is over the line.

Am I correct in my assumptions here Mr. Aberdeener? If posts one way are censored, and posts another way are not, then your site is most certainly biased, and for you to claim it is not, is a lie.

I also should add, Mr. Aberdeener, that I am not a Kauffite, or whatever its called on this site. I am just here for the entertainment aspect, and as long as there are those like TRUTH, Edgeview, Pinehurst, etc. there will always be a source of entertainment on this site.

Aberdeener said...

The deleted comments attempted to suppress speech by using crass language, ridiculing other posters, and disrupting the conversation. They added no value to the conversation.

Not every comment needs to be worthwhile but I will not allow worthless comments whose primary intent is to prevent others from sharing their opinions.

YOUPEOPLEAREFUNNY said...

As I said, I am not a Kauff guy. I'm sure not everything he has done over the years is on the up and up. No politician, be it school board,council,whatever,can honestly claim that.
However, it does seem as you do not ever censor anything posted against this Kauff guy,or Vinci,etc. You seem to only act when the anti Kauff hecklers get heckled themselves.
Just my opinion based on going through older posts.

Aberdeener said...

I give greater leeway for comments regarding public officials. However, some comments regarding Mr. Kauff had been removed. Last year, I severely restricted the comments policy for a month because there was a fear certain comments may incite violence.

On the flip side, I have never had reason to remove a comment against Joe McAleer or Ken Aitken, the only posters who don't comment anonymously.

YOUPE0PL0EAREFUNNY said...

Fair enough

Santa Fe Don said...

Kauff will not answer any questions posed by the Aberdeener or anyone else. Mr. Kauff is a very busy man.

Do you have any idea how hard it is for Norman to coordinate all of his corrupt politicians at the same time while ensuring the fleecing of the taxpayers in four different towns, at the same time. Marlboro, Manalapan, Aberdeen and Hazlet is quite an undertaking for a retired public servant like our Mr. Kauff. It can't be said Norman Kauff Esquire "does not work hard to steal all of our money".

Answer the 10 questions Mr. Kauff.

SayNOJimmy said...

Mr. Aberdeener,
If you are alluding to the month long moratorium that came from the "supposed violence" that was "supposed" to have been "questionably" "commited" against a "politicians vehicle". It was not violence or some right wing conspiracy that broke that window. It was the heat from the sun that popped that window.

Your moratorium was for not. Just another excuse to silence your web participants. Purposely done so as to keep the pressure off of the corrupt cohorts that surround Normy.

Anonymous said...

Aberdeener,
You allowed Ken Aitken to write a post that essentially tried to portray John Barbato (a public official) as a racist. When he wrote "Mr. Barbato should have informed the audience of the following" everything after that was printed for one reason. You are smart enough to know why he brought up those three facts, so it looks like since it served your agenda it was okay. Public officials should be held to a higher standard but that is over the line and should not have been allowed. You brought up the fact you never removed these comments and others by certain bloggers or posters and maybe you should have a second look or one without bias. This anger does nothing to make our town a better place to live, only divides us. But then again maybe that is the agenda of some people.

Aberdeener said...

The family was afraid and the police suggested I implement a new comments policy to turn down the volume.

At the time, neither I nor the police had all the facts. Nor have there been any other incidences since then.

Regarding Mr. Aitken's piece, which comment guideline do you believe he violated?

They're Getting Closer said...

Feds raid home of assemblyman

By SUZANNE RUSSELL and JOSHUA BURD • GANNETT NEW JERSEY • April 23, 2009

PERTH AMBOY — The FBI has confirmed that agents are in Perth Amboy this morning and have gone to the house of embattled Assemblyman Joe Vas' estranged wife.
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Special Agent Bryan Travers, a spokesman for the FBI's Newark office, confirmed that agents were at the house, but declined to offer any other details, including their reason for being there.

"All I can do is confirm that we have a presence there,'' Travers said.

A Home News Tribune reporter at the scene saw a female agent, wearing a windbreaker emblazoned with FBI on the back, enter the front door of the house at 132 High St. The agent also had been at 134 High St., the home of Mel Ramos, Vas' congressional campaign manager and former mayoral aide, the reporter said.

Vas could not be reached for comment. A person who answered the phone at Vas' legislative office at 276 Hobart St., said the assemblyman was not there.

Vas' attorney, Alan Zegas, was in court Thursday morning and could not immediately be reached, according to a receptionist at his Chatham office.

Vas and his friend, Anthony Jones, 48, were indicted last month for allegedly rigging a public housing lottery that allowed Jones to buy an affordable two-family home on Market Street.

A week later, two close Vas allies, Raymond Geneske and Ramos, were charged in connection with alleged reimbursements to contributors to Vas' failed 2006 congressional campaign. As part of an ongoing investigation by the state Attorney General's Office, the two men are charged with soliciting city employees to make fraudulent campaign contributions in an effort to pump money into Vas' war chest.

Geneske, 73, is Vas' congressional campaign chairman.

Attorneys for the two men have said they will fight the charges.

Vas, meanwhile, has resisted calls by local Democratic Party leaders to resign his assembly seat.

J Section Ken said...

Mr. or Ms. Anonymous,

My post that you mention simply pointed out Mr.Barbato's prior voting record and contrasted it with his support of having diversity at that board meeting. Actions speak louder than words. Where exactly did I accuse anyone of being racist? If you interpreted my comments that way, that is your choice. For the record, I do not believe Mr. Barbato or any of the current/former BOE members are racist.

I was present in the audience the night of that board meeting and found the following post made only minutes after the meeting ended.

Here is the post by some cowardly anonymous soul that was either at the meeting or called someone to post this for them shortly after it ended.

Posted March 9, 2009 9:11 PM
Racist Gambino for Mayor said...I just got back from the meeting and I am glad to see that Gambino, O'Connell, Donaghue, and Kenny are all racist and sexiest. I see there was a clearly devoted member of the community seeking a way to get a voice in the community and the racist members of the school board voted it down. I am sure when Aberdeener gets put on the board next month we will have another white male in Ken Aitken being placed back on the board again. I only assume that a man who lost the school board election last year is going to be placed back on the board by a majority that the community clearly doesn't want. Thank you.
Posted
March 9, 2009 9:11 PM
What a really nice post, calling board members racist and sexist. What is your opinion of that post Mr. or Ms. Anonymous?

One more comment for you, Mr. or Ms. Anonyomous:

I did not apply for the open BOE seat. I had enough with the vicious gossip spread around town about me when I ran for re-election to the board in 2008.

I am glad for the changes brought about by Dr. O'Malley. I am happy that the budget passed. I looking forward to results from the focus that is now being placed on academic performance.

Perhaps the next time you post, you will be able to summon the courage to use your name.

Ken A.

Hescrewsusall said...

Come on Ken it is not what you, Njoe or anyone else brings to the table that makes sense and as you so eloquently point out. It is the obvious mismanagement and corruption in our governmental leadership that seems to be the most defended by the oh so brave anonymous posters.

It is those people who defend those who are the true causes of the mismanagement, corruption and fleecing of the taxpayers that must be defended to the end, or at least until the cell door closes behind them, which ever comes first.

After all ken it is the American way. Oh say can you see Norman Kauff in prison orange. Everyone SSSSSIIIIINNNNNGGGGG !!!!!!!!!!!!

COMEGETMEPLEASE said...

Wait a minute the police contacted you about your website supposedly inciting or directly causing some kind of damage to a persons vehicle. Doesn't our police department have anything better to do? Or is Kauff trying to shut down free speech?

Here is some free speech for our local police to investigate.

F U NORMAN KAUFF YOU LYING, CHEATING, NO GOOD, CORRUPT IN EVERY BONE IN YOUR SHRIVELED OLD BODY, CME PAYING, DEVELOPMENTAL APPROVAL GIVING, BRIBE TAKING, CONTRACT AWARDING, KICKBACK DEMANDING, KICKBACK TAKING LOW LIFE SLEAZEBALL.

NOW COME GET ME.

I'M WAITING SO I CAN BE HAULED OFF TO JAIL AND GET NORMAN HIS DAY IN COURT RIGHT NEXT TO ME IN THE HOLDING CELL DOWN AT COUNTY.

F U NORMAN KAUFF AKA HEAD SCUMBAG

Aberdeener said...

Actually, I contacted the police after being alerted by the Vinci family.

Kauff is evil and they know it said...

Good for you Aberdeener it shows civic responsibility and honesty. Those traits would be appreciated in our council leadership. Alas all we have is Kauff controlled puppets who see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil against Kauff.

Sad but true.

I agree with comegetmeplease.

Anonymous said...

And again ... despite the attacks, there is still no proof cited. That more and more baseless allegations.

So much hatred is so sad to see.

KAUFFKNOWSWEKNOW said...

There it goes another sensational comeback from the deaf, dumb and blind anonymous protectors of Kauff and his corrupt way of life. Anonymous please wake the F up.

With all of the examples after examples, board control, stories of overcharging by Kauffs CM&E and other assorted professionals, some of you anonymous posters still believe that Norman Kauff is somehow wrongly assumed to control Aberdeen. I know he is just a retired civil servant. Then civil servant must now be spelled O-L-D
C-O-R-R-U-P-T M-O-R-A-L-L-Y B-A-N-K-R-U-P-T L-O-W L-I-F-E.

Yet you still refuse to acknowledge that Kauff controls the council, manager, zoning and planning board, town finances, hiring and firing (oops: firing really does not happen since most employees with more then a year time in grade know where all of the bodies are buried and surely (don't you call me Shirley)know all of the right questions to ask every one of there employees, officials, council members and more in a wrongful firing lawsuit. Right Normy?

So keep defending the undefendable.

By the way come see the political freak show at the beach cleanup this weekend. The best candidates money can buy will be showing how much they care for the environment and the so neglected area of Aberdeen that most of them will need a GPS device to find.

Don't look for Norman. Norman refuses to acknowledge that Cliffwood and Cliffwood Beach even exist. Right Normy?

Anonymous said...

KAUFFKNOWSWEKNOW WROTE:

"Yet you still refuse to acknowledge that Kauff controls the council, manager, zoning and planning board, town finances, hiring and firing."

I simply respond with:

"Where is the evidence? Where is even one iota of proof that this is true? Saying it is so, doesn't make it so."

Anonymous said...

and then you respond back:

"If it isn't true, where are the denials?"

To which I reply:

"Norman also hasn't denied killing JFK, shooting JR, and hanging out with Bigfoot and evil Ewoks. Does that make it true?"

Isn't this argument getting old?
You people really need to get a life.

Anonymous said...

to which you simply respond:

"FU NORMAN"

And then supposedly that makes it all true.

Oh wait let me help you along with some more:

"The authorities are coming any day now. Right Normy? I hope you enjoy getting raped in prison."

Ok, so now you don't have to say anything because I've said everything you are going to say already.

In the end however it all comes down to what is true and what isn't true. The truth is you have no proof of anything you say. The truth is no one is coming to arrest anyone.

But again, go ahead ... say the same things over and over again. You aren't impressing anyone.

Oh yeah, and just to really save you the trouble, I'll throw out another: "FU Norman". Now you really have nothing else to say do you?

Have a good evening.

Anonymous said...

He deserves to be told F U every F U day.

By the way no response from the Kauff camp on the one on one 10 question offer.

Don't hold your breath.

Anonymous said...

And you won't get any such a response.

What actually makes you think Kauff reads this blog? If you had people wishing prison rape and murder upon you on a daily basis would you read these pages?

I guarantee you Kauff does not read this blog. I guarantee you he has no idea of the "one on one" offer which, I should note, the Aberdeener has not even agreed to participate in, so its sort of a meaningless offer anyway.

Kauffis evil said...

I hope you never get on a jury Mr. or Ms. Anonymous. Lets try this one and check out your jury of your peer skills.

A defendant was caught with blood on his hands, clothes, shoes and was holding a thin bladed knife with blood matching the victims blood type to a 99.999% certainty. The width and length of the blade is exactly the same length as the width and length as the punctures to the body. Their is a videotape of 39 surveillance cameras six feet away with ten different angles capturing the exact same defendant stabbing the victim over 100 times.

With all of that evidence it would be obvious from your "so questioning" persona that you would scream out and cause a mistrial screaming that the defendant is "NOT GUILTY". That is how ludicrous your defense of the most corrupt man I have ever met is. That is Norman Kauff Esquire but of course you already know that.

I am hope you are very proud and very well paid by Norman Kauff. Wait I just figured it out you must be the president of the

"THE IV"E BEEN SCREWED BY NORMAN KAUFF AND I LIKE IT FAN CLUB".

Keep up the charade. Your doing great. Norman will put a little something in your check next week.

Anonymous said...

I have to echo the comments of the anonymous before last.

Where is the proof?

oldantiredbutIhateNKtoo said...

I usually work behind the scenes but I had to chime in on this one. To say that the anonymous titled posters have been out-written, out classed and out witted by those who know Kauff and the others who do not merely sign off as anonymous, is the biggest understatement there is.

The proofs keep coming about Kauff and Company and the Kauff defenders attempts at dumming down this site really never take hold. Sure they are a distraction! But in truth and in the big picture they are no better than those who said Richard Nixon knew nothing. Or those who defended, Lynch, James, Wayne Bryant and all of the others. Or even, and this was the best one, those who said that James J. McGreevey "was all man". They all lie to defend the politico.

So anyway here is what comes next. An advertising campaign to let more people know about the Aberdeener site. That advisory is soon to be launched as a thank you to Joey Warren for his hard work and dedication to the cause. Then little by little people get the advisory notice and log on and get to look at the past and present postings. And they get to make up their own minds.

So split it down the middle. Say 2,000 new posters seeing the topics after the advisories arrive on looking into Norman Kauff, Vinci, Sobel, Drapkin, Raymond, Gumbs and the so called professionals who gouge the public.

Then its time to vote and the vote gets swayed a little this way and a little that. Even if the dems win, many more people will understand and recognize the true cost of Kauff and his friends.

Either way more people know about Kauff? After all, that is what it is all about. The candidates don't mean a thing really. It's Kauff that is the target. Whether you think it is 20 people or just 1 person posting the truth or lies on this site. Many more people are soon to start to wonder "who is Norman Kauff"?

It is an awful lot for candidates to explain away when they want a person's vote as they go door to door. It is called a distraction technique and it takes away from their repetitive corrupt message. Look for it soon as they are scheduled to arrive before late June.

Years ago at our republican club meetings we used to meet at the Don Quiote in Matawan. The last thing we talked about every meeting was what was MacAleer going to do against Brian Murphy next? I remember Ron Mirante saying whatever it is, we lose.

Kauff bought off MacAleer everybody knows so now the question that needs to be asked is. What do the dems do about all those thousands of people reading the Aberdeener? Different names same problem. PUBLICITY and dogged determination wins every time.

Murphy, Goldberg, Ginzberg, Gartley and others went after MaCAleer's family and they are all gone now. They were stupid and they underestimated him. One hit political wonders Ron used to say. Here ends the lesson dems. See you at the polls.

Anonymous said...

yawn

Anonymous said...

I agree, Marsha,Marsha,Mar...oh....sorry..Norman, Norman, Norman

Anonymous said...

I agree, Marsha,Marsha,Mar...oh....sorry..Norman, Norman, Norman

Anonymous said...

Again, instaed of posting your questions here go ask the Town Council members at the next meeting. Until then, you who make all these crazy claims should just be quite. Is it to difficult to show up and ask? Don't know how to get there? or just plain lazy. Anyway you must secretly love this guy Kauff, all you do is talk about him, stay in this town and do nothing to stop him! It sounds like a school boy's crush.

BillMatNtv said...

Wow anonymous you may want to yawn and joke abouto some old tv show character but once again you failed. You just made a fool of yourself or yourselves. By the way he spells it McAleer. Right Big Joe?

Anonymous said...

You know Big Joe Henry? I'm so jealous...by the way, you are anonymous too numbnuts

JCFD24YRS said...

WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS THE RANDOM POSTINGS BY NUMEROUS PERSONS UNDER EITHER ANONYMOUS NAMES, OTHER ABBREVIATIONS OR LABELS ARE DEEMED FRAUDS AND TO NOT BE SIGNIFICANT. ARE POLITICAL POWERHOUSES LIKE MR. KAUFF ANY LESS A FRAUD. I DON'T KNOW. BUT KAUFF AND THOSE LIKE HIM ARE STILL THE LOWEST FORM OF SELF SERVING LOW LIFE LEADERSHIP OUR COUNTRY HAS SEEN.

IT IS SAID "WHERE THERE IS SMOKE MOST OF THE TIME THERE IS FIRE". I HAVE FOUGHT FIRES AND RESCUED PEOPLE. ABERDEEN NEEDS TO BE RESCUED FROM KAUFF.

POLITICIANS AND THEIR BOSSES CONTROL TOWNS, STATES, AND FAR MORE. BUT OUR LOCAL ANONYMOUS DEFENDERS MERELY CRITICIZE OTHER ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS DEFENDERS OR PROTRACTORS WHO DO LITTLE BUT JOKE AND KID ABOUT WHAT ARE VERY SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. WHY IS THERE A PENCHANT TO BELIEVE THE ANONYMOUS DEFENDERS WHEN INCIDENT AFTER INCIDENT OR EXAMPLE AFTER EXAMPLE COME FORTH WITHOUT ONE DENIAL FROM THOSE NAMED OR THEIR OBVIOUS ASSOCIATES. WHY HAS VINCI NOT ALLOWED HIMSELF TO MEET WITH THE ABERDEENER AND ANSWER THE ALLEGATIONS. WHY HAS FRED OR JIMMY NOT USED THIS SITE AS A WAY TO GET THEIR IDEAS FOR ABERDEEN OUT TO THE PUBLIC. THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE NONE OF OUR POLITICAL PEOPLE HAVE ANY IDEAS OF THEIR OWN UNLESS KAUFF TELLS THEM WHAT TO SAY, HOW TO VOTE OR WHEN TO SHOW UP OR STAY HOME. THAT IS NOT WHAT THE RESIDENTS OF ABERDEEN DESERVE OR VOTED FOR. THAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT IS A DICTATORSHIP.

ONE MAN RULE IS NOT GOOD FOR ABERDEEN. IT MAY BE GOOD FOR A SELECT FEW BUT THAT IS SOON TO CHANGE. KEEP DOUBTING US. PLEASE.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ANONYMOUS IF YOU CAN MUSTER THE G2.

THIS MAY NOT BE MAYBERRY OF PETTICOAT JUNCTION BUT ABERDEEN HAS ITS PROBLEMS. WHETHER THOSE PROBLEMS BE CONFIRMED, DENIED OR NOT, THEY DESERVE TO BE DISCUSSED.

JCFD24YRS said...

SORRY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DETRACTORS NOT PROTRACTORS. A LITTLE TIRED AS I JUST FINISHED A LONG SHIFT.

Anonymous said...

Is jcfd24yrs THE TRUTH? jcfd24yrs loves to print boldly, loves to get his point across and loves to talk about politics and Kauff. Would this be the first Aberdeener Mgreevey?

Discuss.

ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION said...

I will answer your questions -

Ok get ready - I don't want to be accused of not answering your questions -

Ready - now hold onto your seat!

THE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND KAUFF DO NOT READ THIS WEBSITE! THAT IS WHY YOU SEE NO DENIALS HERE!

IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEY MEET EACH MONTH IN A PUBLIC FORUM WHERE YOU CAN ASK THEM ANY QUESTION YOU WISH! IN PUBLIC AND ON THE RECORD!

WOW! WHAT A CONCEPT!

Hope to see even a one of you at a council meeting asking questions.

Oh wait, I forgot, you won't show up because that would mean revealing your identity and exposing yourself to a major defamation of character suit since none of your allegations are true.

So its better to sit here, anonymously, and scream about parking lot shakedowns that never happened.

Have fun all...

Oh and I agree with a previous anonymous who decided to save you all some time. FU Norman. There, I said it, so you don't have to.

Anonymous said...

ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION - I agree 100%.