Thursday, August 26, 2010
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
August 19, 2010 Thoughts
Cory Storch it is five years too late to be asking me to ‘cease and desist’ from my actions, after you have spent five years with the New Democrats embarrassing me and my family with lies. Your family set up a real estate business here in the City, and has gained tremendously from those real estate sales. In my opinion, this is a conflict of interest.
You have now set up this non-profit organization, of which you are a founder of, and I wonder how much you make a year from the organization, how much goes to the patients, and how much goes to the program itself.
There have been times when other health agencies were denied funding so that Bridgeway could receive such funding, and I am sure your political influence had something to do with this. I live in the 2nd ward and I have no intentions of moving, so as long as you continue to do a horrible job governing, and use operatives such as Dan Damon and Bernice Paglia to disrespect others, I have no intention of stopping.
As an elected official, you are no different from me. People can voice their opinions whether they like you or not. The biggest mistake I made was supporting you in the last 2nd ward council race. You are the same person that Rashid Burney and his family believed in, worked with and trusted for the past four years. Yet, when Rashid was up for re-election this year, you threw him under the bus. How can you be trusted?
On election night when I saw the hurt in Rashid’s eyes upon his loss, stemming from your disloyalty, you have some nerve telling me I should be quiet, like you are some saint. I do not believe anything I have said or done has crossed the line. When it came time to give a developer downtown a rebate, you were first in line to support it. When it came time to build a low-income housing facility, again, you were first in line to support it, so long as it was not next door to you.
I have been asking the same questions for the last three years with no answers from you; what have you done as a council member to move the City in the right direction? When the BOE and Council had an opportunity to sit down and come up with a plan that could have helped the City and BOE, you decided to sit on the sidelines because you feared it would interfere with some of your friends’ job security.
The blogs you write regarding Bridgeway are like reading a comic book; it does not mention ANYTHING that you have done as an elected official. So then, if there is anyone that needs to ‘cease and desist’ in twisting the truth it is you, NOT Bridgeway, nor your wife, but you, Cory Storch.
Cory, it is time you stand up like a man and tell the public what you have done for this City, which moves or moved it in the right direction, as opposed to citing the greatness of Bridgeway.
The attack approach you use, accusing people of attacking you, is the same approach Republicans use (no coincidence). When you attack me however, you should expect a response. When I look at how our school buildings have been upgraded in our City, and I look at our office building, and the City receiving over the past 10 years over $1 billion from the State to education our children, when I look at the Nursing School where over 500 students graduate a year, when I look at the 2 train stops that have been upgraded, when I read about the Federal, State, and County governments working together to fight crime in Plainfield, knowing I have been a part of making this happen; and then when you, Bernice and Dan print something negative, it is like a big joke because your blogs and articles have brought more harm to Plainfield than anyone else’s.
I can understand why Dan is bitter, when the last administration lost, he lost his job that paid over $50,000/yr, his partner was let go from the PMUA, but I have yet to figure out why Bernice has allowed the little bit of respect from her Courier News days to be flushed down the toilet by you. I have no respect, at all, for her writing. Therefore, nothing she writes surprises me.
As a man, I cannot believe how you have used this woman. And because of the way you used her, I have lost respect for you.
Ps
I read a blog today from one of Cory Storch’s number one cheerleaders. I guess the reason why he has come out to support Cory is because no one has been negative about Bridgeway or the services they render. For example, no one criticized the United States when their friend, former President George Bush, was flushing the country down the drain. So no matter how they try to twist this issue, Cory has personally hurt a family and has done nothing for the City of Plainfield.
I am hoping this councilperson, along with the other council members, stop throwing mud at the current administration, and discuss the budget, school issues (loss of $8 million in funding). So far, all I have seen is them come to City Hall once a week to pick up their paychecks.
So now that they have shown this great love for Cory Storch, maybe they can now begin to show some love for the City of Plainfield.
In my 30 years of politics here in the City of Plainfield, I have never seen a Council like this one spending more time being negative, rather than moving the City in the right direction. Back in the first of the year, Cory said by March, this Council would be moving the City in the right direction. To the contrary, I have only seen fighting and bickering over issues that have resulted in embarrassing the City.
You have now set up this non-profit organization, of which you are a founder of, and I wonder how much you make a year from the organization, how much goes to the patients, and how much goes to the program itself.
There have been times when other health agencies were denied funding so that Bridgeway could receive such funding, and I am sure your political influence had something to do with this. I live in the 2nd ward and I have no intentions of moving, so as long as you continue to do a horrible job governing, and use operatives such as Dan Damon and Bernice Paglia to disrespect others, I have no intention of stopping.
As an elected official, you are no different from me. People can voice their opinions whether they like you or not. The biggest mistake I made was supporting you in the last 2nd ward council race. You are the same person that Rashid Burney and his family believed in, worked with and trusted for the past four years. Yet, when Rashid was up for re-election this year, you threw him under the bus. How can you be trusted?
On election night when I saw the hurt in Rashid’s eyes upon his loss, stemming from your disloyalty, you have some nerve telling me I should be quiet, like you are some saint. I do not believe anything I have said or done has crossed the line. When it came time to give a developer downtown a rebate, you were first in line to support it. When it came time to build a low-income housing facility, again, you were first in line to support it, so long as it was not next door to you.
I have been asking the same questions for the last three years with no answers from you; what have you done as a council member to move the City in the right direction? When the BOE and Council had an opportunity to sit down and come up with a plan that could have helped the City and BOE, you decided to sit on the sidelines because you feared it would interfere with some of your friends’ job security.
The blogs you write regarding Bridgeway are like reading a comic book; it does not mention ANYTHING that you have done as an elected official. So then, if there is anyone that needs to ‘cease and desist’ in twisting the truth it is you, NOT Bridgeway, nor your wife, but you, Cory Storch.
Cory, it is time you stand up like a man and tell the public what you have done for this City, which moves or moved it in the right direction, as opposed to citing the greatness of Bridgeway.
The attack approach you use, accusing people of attacking you, is the same approach Republicans use (no coincidence). When you attack me however, you should expect a response. When I look at how our school buildings have been upgraded in our City, and I look at our office building, and the City receiving over the past 10 years over $1 billion from the State to education our children, when I look at the Nursing School where over 500 students graduate a year, when I look at the 2 train stops that have been upgraded, when I read about the Federal, State, and County governments working together to fight crime in Plainfield, knowing I have been a part of making this happen; and then when you, Bernice and Dan print something negative, it is like a big joke because your blogs and articles have brought more harm to Plainfield than anyone else’s.
I can understand why Dan is bitter, when the last administration lost, he lost his job that paid over $50,000/yr, his partner was let go from the PMUA, but I have yet to figure out why Bernice has allowed the little bit of respect from her Courier News days to be flushed down the toilet by you. I have no respect, at all, for her writing. Therefore, nothing she writes surprises me.
As a man, I cannot believe how you have used this woman. And because of the way you used her, I have lost respect for you.
Ps
I read a blog today from one of Cory Storch’s number one cheerleaders. I guess the reason why he has come out to support Cory is because no one has been negative about Bridgeway or the services they render. For example, no one criticized the United States when their friend, former President George Bush, was flushing the country down the drain. So no matter how they try to twist this issue, Cory has personally hurt a family and has done nothing for the City of Plainfield.
I am hoping this councilperson, along with the other council members, stop throwing mud at the current administration, and discuss the budget, school issues (loss of $8 million in funding). So far, all I have seen is them come to City Hall once a week to pick up their paychecks.
So now that they have shown this great love for Cory Storch, maybe they can now begin to show some love for the City of Plainfield.
In my 30 years of politics here in the City of Plainfield, I have never seen a Council like this one spending more time being negative, rather than moving the City in the right direction. Back in the first of the year, Cory said by March, this Council would be moving the City in the right direction. To the contrary, I have only seen fighting and bickering over issues that have resulted in embarrassing the City.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
August 12, 2010 Thoughts
Reading Dan and Bernice’s blogs today shows you how far behind she is in her reporting, she tries to rehash an issue that happened between John Campbell and I over two years ago. Given the fact that both Dan and Bernice have lost contact with reality, to respond back to anything they print would be an embarrassment to me.
I just find it very insulting that Cory Storch, who heads up a multi-million dollar operation that offers health services, would use people like Dan Damon and Bernice Paglia to speak on his behalf.
For starters, the individual who sent me the letter authorized me to print the letter because he read a recent blog where Cory Storch was bragging about what a great job he has been doing with and in Bridgeway. Just recently, Cory Storch and his group of bloggers have accused me of mudslinging, being unethical and racist.
Nevertheless, the support I received with this last election, winning in Plainfield by over 4,000 votes, I do not want to respond to their negative blogging. Anytime an individual writes me a letter talking about an agency that deals with people who are handicapped, and this individual is expressing how they are being mistreated, the operation is a multi-million dollar one which does not have any blacks in any decision-making positions, then it is time for the federal government, the State of New Jersey, and the County of Union to investigate ‘this old boy network’ operation.
Now, if I am going to be sued because an employee sent me a letter saying he has been mistreated, I am not going to worry about a lawsuit because there are many people in Plainfield in whom Cory mistreats. As a Councilperson, he acts as if he could care less about what goes on in the 1st and 4th wards. That sort of behavior should tell you where his priorities are.
In yesterday’s raid however, the newspaper mentioned that individuals were arrested in EVERY ward of Plainfield for conducting illegal activities. Cory seems to quickly forget that he was part of the past administration that said ‘Plainfield does not have gangs’, and yet, now gangs are in his backyard.
It is now time that Cory and the New Democrats stops being negative, and deal with the issue of crime in the City so that all of us can feel safe. I am still waiting for the answers from Cory and his family pertaining to his involvement in past real estate deals that I have mentioned in some of my blows in the past. Or maybe, he has personal reasons as to why he does not want to give the public.
It is embarrassing to have to ask a Councilman who has been on the Council for 8 years, what have you done for Plainfield. He does not mention crime, and acts as if it does not exist in the 2nd ward. Cory has been absent from Economic Development initiatives, and the 2nd ward complains that they only see him during campaign time.
Therefore, it is time Cory, that you begin to discuss your record of accomplishments as an elected official and what plans you have for moving Plainfield forward.
Ps
In case you missed the editorial in the Star Ledger, highlighting my efforts in fighting for the people of New Jersey when it comes to affordable housing issues, I will print it out. How about you print something Cory, that someone has said positive about you for the past eight years.
NJ Star Ledger: Assembly Committee Shows How It’s Done
Anyone curious about what good government looks like should have dropped in on the Assembly committee hearing on the new housing bill last week.
Advocates, clergy, builders and mayors all had a chance to sit before the committee chaired by Assemblyman Jerry Green, air their concerns and take questions.
It was a striking contrast to the Senate committee chaired by Ray Lesniak — which not only declined to hear testimony on the bill, but failed to make new amendments public in a timely fashion. And voted to move the bill out of committee, anyway.
The bill would abolish the Council on Affordable Housing and put in its place a different system for making low-cost housing available throughout the state. But the bill is too important to rush through, especially when so many details are still being corrected and clarified.Green gets it. He and his committee — vice chair Mila Jasey, Linda Greenstein, Fred Scalera, Celeste Riley, Charlotte Vandervalk and Michael Patrick Carroll — took the time to listen to testimony and asked for copies of statements.
The committee was no pushover: Green did everyone a favor by running a tight ship and keeping testimony focused on the details of the bill and possible solutions. No grandstanding allowed.
I just find it very insulting that Cory Storch, who heads up a multi-million dollar operation that offers health services, would use people like Dan Damon and Bernice Paglia to speak on his behalf.
For starters, the individual who sent me the letter authorized me to print the letter because he read a recent blog where Cory Storch was bragging about what a great job he has been doing with and in Bridgeway. Just recently, Cory Storch and his group of bloggers have accused me of mudslinging, being unethical and racist.
Nevertheless, the support I received with this last election, winning in Plainfield by over 4,000 votes, I do not want to respond to their negative blogging. Anytime an individual writes me a letter talking about an agency that deals with people who are handicapped, and this individual is expressing how they are being mistreated, the operation is a multi-million dollar one which does not have any blacks in any decision-making positions, then it is time for the federal government, the State of New Jersey, and the County of Union to investigate ‘this old boy network’ operation.
Now, if I am going to be sued because an employee sent me a letter saying he has been mistreated, I am not going to worry about a lawsuit because there are many people in Plainfield in whom Cory mistreats. As a Councilperson, he acts as if he could care less about what goes on in the 1st and 4th wards. That sort of behavior should tell you where his priorities are.
In yesterday’s raid however, the newspaper mentioned that individuals were arrested in EVERY ward of Plainfield for conducting illegal activities. Cory seems to quickly forget that he was part of the past administration that said ‘Plainfield does not have gangs’, and yet, now gangs are in his backyard.
It is now time that Cory and the New Democrats stops being negative, and deal with the issue of crime in the City so that all of us can feel safe. I am still waiting for the answers from Cory and his family pertaining to his involvement in past real estate deals that I have mentioned in some of my blows in the past. Or maybe, he has personal reasons as to why he does not want to give the public.
It is embarrassing to have to ask a Councilman who has been on the Council for 8 years, what have you done for Plainfield. He does not mention crime, and acts as if it does not exist in the 2nd ward. Cory has been absent from Economic Development initiatives, and the 2nd ward complains that they only see him during campaign time.
Therefore, it is time Cory, that you begin to discuss your record of accomplishments as an elected official and what plans you have for moving Plainfield forward.
Ps
In case you missed the editorial in the Star Ledger, highlighting my efforts in fighting for the people of New Jersey when it comes to affordable housing issues, I will print it out. How about you print something Cory, that someone has said positive about you for the past eight years.
NJ Star Ledger: Assembly Committee Shows How It’s Done
Anyone curious about what good government looks like should have dropped in on the Assembly committee hearing on the new housing bill last week.
Advocates, clergy, builders and mayors all had a chance to sit before the committee chaired by Assemblyman Jerry Green, air their concerns and take questions.
It was a striking contrast to the Senate committee chaired by Ray Lesniak — which not only declined to hear testimony on the bill, but failed to make new amendments public in a timely fashion. And voted to move the bill out of committee, anyway.
The bill would abolish the Council on Affordable Housing and put in its place a different system for making low-cost housing available throughout the state. But the bill is too important to rush through, especially when so many details are still being corrected and clarified.Green gets it. He and his committee — vice chair Mila Jasey, Linda Greenstein, Fred Scalera, Celeste Riley, Charlotte Vandervalk and Michael Patrick Carroll — took the time to listen to testimony and asked for copies of statements.
The committee was no pushover: Green did everyone a favor by running a tight ship and keeping testimony focused on the details of the bill and possible solutions. No grandstanding allowed.
Monday, August 9, 2010
A Letter Regarding Cory Storch and Bridgeway Inc.
Below are letters I received and with proper authorization, I am posting it on my blog. This letter is from a concerned employee of Bridgeway, Inc. The reason why I am sharing this letter with the blogging community is to show how Cory Storch, the Executive Director of the Union County operations for Bridgeway Inc., lacks leadership and is not a person the 2nd Ward needs in leadership. As per these letters, Mr. Storch's actions speak louder than his words.
Many residents within the 2nd Ward of Plainfield are too afraid to voice their concerns with Cory because of his close relationships with some of the police officers. Unless you are a friend of Cory, this is how he will treat you, and has been treating the majority of the 2nd Ward:
Many residents within the 2nd Ward of Plainfield are too afraid to voice their concerns with Cory because of his close relationships with some of the police officers. Unless you are a friend of Cory, this is how he will treat you, and has been treating the majority of the 2nd Ward:
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