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RumorMill: Missing election data from 2 districts?

Today at 3:30PM, former Mayoral Candidate Ray Rokicki wrote on the nj.com forum the following cryptic message:
34839. Hearing Monday
by wcwman2212, 11/6/08 15:30 ET
They are missing two cartridges and will check on them Monday when the county gets OK from judge. No new mayor till then.
As far as we understand it, election result will not [...]

RumorMill: Mark Smith wins by 1000+ votes

From a credible unnamed source close to candidates, I have been informed that the election has gone to Mark Smith by 1000+ votes. I am obviously waiting for confirmation as is everyone else.

Bayonne Politics: We love drama

For those of you unaware, the drama of local politics has been heating up this week. The proxy war is in full swing between the Mark Smith & Pat Conaghan camps on the NJ.com Bayonne forum. Annonymous users, many of whom most certainly have connections into the candidates camps are goign at it full force. [...]

How much did the Bayonne Economic Development Corporation Pay in the Lawsuit?

The big subject of the day over at the nj.com Bayonne forum is attempting to solve the question: How much did the Bayonne Economic Development Corporation, a quasi autonomous agency, pay out in it’s recent lawsuit settlement. You can read about it here.
Well folks, file this one under “RumorMill” because I don’t have any hard [...]

The Army Letter in Question

This is the letter that was the subject of the Bayonne Community News article on Wednesday February 20th. As I read this letter I can understand why the source Mr Sullivan used thought that the army was saying money transfers can’t happen. A brief reading of this letter would leave you the same impression. [...]

Follow up on False Army story, statement from the city

Following up on the previous story, there is an official response from the City of Bayonne:
“The story in today’s Community News is not accurate. Tonight’s City Council meeting is just a regular meeting. There is no “special” meeting or “emergency” meeting scheduled. Communications with the Army are still going back [...]

UPDATE: STORY FALSE! (Army to the BLRA as of Feb 14: stop money transfer)

It has been confirmed by anonymous source to me today that:
1) There is no final letter from the Army on the issue. The letter that has been incorrectly cited by the Hudson Reporter was a response to the city’s ongoing discussion with the Army. As of today the Army has taken no hard line on [...]

Army to the BLRA as of Feb 14: stop money transfer

Editors Note: this story has been shown to be false, please click here to read the updated version!
In today’s Bayonne Community News (now part of the Hudson Reporter) it was revealed that a letter either received or dated (the article was unclear which) February 14th ordered any money transfers between the BLRA and the [...]

Bayonne getting a new Cogeneration plant?

Check out the attached adobe acrobat file (bayonnecogen.pdf) detailing plans for a new cogeneration plant that might be built in Bayonne. Credit for this find goes to JoeC on the Bayonne.net webboard.

Rumor: Vincent LoRe to leave for post in Meadowlands?

There a rumor about that current Cit Council President Vincent LoRe will be leaving his post as council member-at-large in November to start a new job at Meadowlands as the Executive Director.
Update: It was reported that last night at the special meeting Tony Chiappone congratulated Mr. LoRe before Bob Sloan stopped the conversation and said [...]

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