Last week, supporters of warring candidates in Hoboken's mayoral elections claimed that two supporters of candidate Dawn Zimmer told two supporters of candidate Beth Mason to leave an election celebration for the Kids' First school board ticket.
Now, Hoboken activist Toni Tomarazzo says that she and a male friend/activist were kept out of a meeting that Beth Mason apparently held a little over a month ago regarding the Church Towers tax abatement issue.
Tomarazzo tells the story on the HobokenJournal website (which, for full disclosure, appears to support Zimmer). She writes, "As I walked into the building I got about half way down the bar and I was stopped by an elderly man and [allegedly] poked in the chest and told to leave the building. I kept my cool and told him that I was there to listen to the Church Towers meeting..."
While not every rumor of a dustup is worth reporting, Hoboken activists on all sides say they want government to be more open than it has been - so these stories that hint at non-transparency or people allegedly bullying others are always going to cause a stir.
So, is Toni's story true? You can read her detailed comments HERE in the comments section. Feel free to comment below.
Beth is for transparency. How are Zimmer or Cammarano anywhere near that?
Mason is the candidate with by far the most money, why is if either Cammarano or Zimmer are 'machine' candidates. Mason is the candidate aligned with the most powerful dynasty in status quo Hoboken, the Russo's. Mason is candidate really making the most explicit appeal to the status quo vote, Cammarano's is more implicit.
I don't see what's 'reform' about the Beth Mason of the 2009 mayoral campaign, especially not her running mates. I see only one possible candidate if 'reform' mainly means getting taxes under control which is what it means to me, and that's Zimmer, by default, don't mistake it for a glowing endorsement of a true believer, but still, you have to choose somebody.
hope to see more of your posts here, too.
I base my choice on Mayor based on the person's stated positions, my belief that they believe what they say, their ability to execute those positions, the slate around them, associations, and most importantly congruency to what I would like to see done. Based on what has happened in the last 6 months I can assure you that my position has changed from where it once was. Stay tuned. I am just one man with one opinion.
Peter C couldn't have asked for a nicer gift then these ridiculous Zimmer and Mason fights. When are they going to answer for it? I'd like to hear what Mason has to say about Toni's story
The result is that reformer egos win out again and Cammarano wins...
I guess Mason felt it better to work with Russo than to work with Zimmer and her supporters, and Zimmer felt it better to work with (who? hcdo or some otehr group?) than Mason...just my thoughts as a voter, not in any other capacity.
Shame on this kind of behavior.