Thank You
Published on 9 Nov 2008 at 3:23 pm.
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Dear Friends:
We’d sincerely like to thank everyone who supported the Gatto team. Whether it was by working behind the scenes, going door to door, making phone calls, giving a donation or just giving us your vote, every one of you helped make it a great campaign.
Although the outcome was not what we anticipated, it was still worth every minute spent. We made a lot of great new friends and we ran a good campaign!
Through our efforts, North Plainfield residents are now more informed about the problems and mismanagement of the past 12 years. They will be watching from the sidelines and holding our elected officials accountable for the campaign promises that were made.
Let’s continue to work together to help make North Plainfield the best community it can be. Once again our sincerest thanks for everything!
Robert Gatto
Frank D’Amore
Barbara Habeeb
Tom Mullen
Paolo Lorenzi
It Takes A Team!
Published on 3 Nov 2008 at 7:34 pm.
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Robert Gatto Endorsed By The Courier News
Published on 3 Nov 2008 at 12:07 pm.
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Following two sets of extensive interviews, fact checking, and a full debate, the Courier News endorsed Robert Gatto for Mayor and made the following statements supporting the Local Republican Team.
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“Gatto has a populist quality about him…..Gatto will bang some tables, and shake up the status quo, especially when it comes to combing through budgets for spending cuts. He receives our endorsement for mayor.”
- Courier News, 10/29/08
“Illegal housing, for instance, has been an ongoing concern all candidates agree has not been addressed effectively………Both sides say they’ll be more aggressive in tackling the problem, but we frankly have more faith in the Republicans actually doing it.”
- Courier News, 10/29/08
North Plainfield candidates debate in front of standing-room-only crowd
Published on 22 Oct 2008 at 2:20 pm.
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By MARK SPIVEY • Staff Writer • Courier News October 22, 2008
NORTH PLAINFIELD —Even in the shadow of a landmark presidential race, the borough’s election season is boiling down to a matter of local concerns.
About 150 borough residents stuffed the Vermeule Community Center to standing-room-only for the “Great Debate of 2008” the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 21, during which two mayoral candidates and seven council candidates held a nearly two-hour debate hosted by the nonpartisan North Plainfield Citizens for Community Rights group. (more…)
Spending, taxes focus for North Plainfield mayoral candidates
Published on 8 Oct 2008 at 8:30 am.
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By Mark Spivey Courier News
NORTH PLAINFIELD —With the nation’s economy reeling, it comes as little surprise that the borough’s mayoral race is boiling down to a matter of dollars and cents.
Both Republican candidate Robert Gatto and Democratic candidate Michael Giordano cited taxes and spending as two key issues they’re stressing leading up to the Nov. 4 general election, with the opponents differing on their respective assessments of past moves and opinions on what needs to be done in the future. (more…)
North Plainfield High School Alumni Hall of Fame Induction
Published on 7 Oct 2008 at 5:40 am.
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By Councilwoman Barbara Habeeb
I had the pleasure of attending the North Plainfield High School Alumni Hall
of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony on Saturday night. It was sponsored by
the North Plainfield High School Alumni Association, headed by Mario Caruso of
Caruso Haircutters in North Plainfield. Former North Plainfield Mayor Steve
Novak was the Emcee. What a lovely event. (more…)
HACKED!!!
Published on 4 Oct 2008 at 11:06 pm.
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By Mayoral Candidate Robert Gatto
The NPGOP maintains a Campaign website and blog along with streaming video courtesy of the geeks at Seton Hall. They have volunteered their time at my request as they did in the past when groups like the NPCCR needed technical assistance to get their message out to the public. Well, in the case of the NPGOP, their assistance was directly challenged this evening when a Hacker attempted to undermine these volunteer groups’ efforts by strategically altering the NPGOP site to inflict the maximum amount of damage in the North Plainfield political arena. (more…)
To Pay Or Not To Pay
Published on 30 Sep 2008 at 6:49 pm.
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By Council Member and Candidate Barbara Habeeb
I’m having some trouble understanding what is going on when it comes to property taxes in North Plainfield. I was always under the impression that we are to pay them quarterly, and if we are delinquent, we get charged interest. If we are in arrears, the town has a right to put a lien on our property, or so I thought. (more…)
Persona Non Grata
Published on 28 Sep 2008 at 8:53 pm.
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By Mayoral Candidate Robert Gatto
In towns like North Plainfield Taxpayers fund the majority of basic Municipal services. The rest of the additional Boards, Committees, Positions (including the Mayor) and services are primarily driven by volunteers who donate their time and attention for the good of the community. This is why all North Plainfield residents are encouraged to volunteer. Well maybe not all residents. It seems that volunteer participation depends on many factors that we might not be aware of. (more…)
Just A Minute Of Your Time.
Published on 25 Sep 2008 at 10:29 pm.
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By Mayoral Candidate Robert Gatto
As residents I’m sure at one time or another we have all had an issue that compelled us to interact with Borough Hall. It is at that particular time that we try to engage a Borough employee to help us with a particular issue and we all experienced varying levels of success in this endeavor. When things do not go our way some of us have used the statement “I’m a tax payer and I would appreciate some assistance” (or words to that effect), because being a taxpayer should entitle us to some time and consideration from Borough Employees. (more…)