HOBOKEN -- As the rumor mill continues to swirl in Hoboken, one more name has been thrown into the ring for the May City Council elections, when six ward seats will expire.
Jennifer Giattino officially filed paperwork with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission on Feb. 8 to challenge Councilman Nino Giacchi in the 6th Ward election.
Giattino, who has lived in Hoboken since 1998, said quality of life is an important issue to her.
"I feel like I can make an impact in this city," she said in a phone interview on Sunday. "I'm out and about everyday. I can see small things that go wrong and a lot of people talk to me with their issues because I'm very available."
Giattino started the program LOTS (Lunch on Thursdays), in which schools donate sandwiches to the Hoboken Homeless Shelter once a week.
Giattino said she wants "clean parks, clean streets, a place for children to play" and also said "transportation throughout the city" is an important issue.
"I've always been very involved," Giattino said. "I feel like its the right time [to run for council]."
Council members Peter Cunningham, Nino Giacchi, and Tim Occhipinti have filed paperwork to run for office, and Council President Beth Mason, Councilman Michael Russo, and Councilwoman Theresa Castellano have begun their campaigns.
Eric Kurta will challenge Castellano in the 1st Ward. Tom Greaney will challenge Mason in the 2nd Ward. Last week, three Hoboken blogs reported that resident Greg Lincoln will challenge Russo in the 3rd. Rami Pinchevsky will challenge Occhipinti in the 4th Ward. Leonard Luizzi will challenge Cunningham in the 5th Ward. And now, Giattino will challenge Giacchi in the 6th Ward.
Each ward now has two candidates who have announced their intention to run for office, but more candidates are expected for some wards. - Ray Smith
Not to mention the fact that like Zimmer, Jen Giattino has no political experience and if you do research on her she is all over the place on everything from her career, life path, to her daily routine which sheds a perfect light on whom she really is. That being a clueless idiot!
Jennifer fancies herself as a sunbathing "stay at home mom" whose daily "experience" involves walking her kids back and forth to school, walking around hoboken, and doing yoga. When asked about her life in Hoboken the only answer she could give is "I love it". How is all that kid walking and yoga going to help the 6th ward?
I have unfortunately lived a few blocks away from this idiot and her husband and I can tell you from personal experience both are "avid animal haters"! Often when I would be out walking my dogs I would see Jen and her husband John initiating conflicts with area residents because they did not want dogs on their block or passing their house located at 216 7th street between Park and Garden.
According to her website Jen is claiming that she will be committed to cleaning up the parks and streets, reign in reckless development, is for open government, and claims she will fix the Sinatra Park Soccer Field.....these were the same false promises mad by every candidate that ever run in Hoboken including Jens friend Dawn Zimmer.
Jen says she will oppose new taxes and spending, but opposing and actually stopping them are two separate entities in and of themselves. Jen plans on initiating innovative parking solutions, which we heard from Zimmer and everyone else and yet you still have to drive around for 2 hours to find a parking spot! How is she going to do this? It cannot be done and had been promised for 20 years already in town.
Throughout all of Giattino's websites, Facebook pages, campaign site, etc she claims she is a successful realtor, business professional, entrepreneur, creator, home business CEO, has developed all these urban programs, and is also a full-time stay at home mom....huh? Sounds like a media ploy and a jack of all trades and master of none!
The only way Hoboken can get worse is by voting in another idiot...God help us all!
Should be interesting but many of us will not vote for Nino Giacchi as he has again shown that once the face of Cammarano's crew makes its way back on to the City Council, he reflexively joins right in.
Hoboken has had enough. It's time for a change. Sorry Nino and hello Jennifer.
Pamphlet #1 "Old Hoboken Is A Lie" is available at:
http://commonsensehoboken.blogspot.com/