Farkas: A Walking Contradiction
November 4, 2011
I am writing to express my
dismay at Randy Farkas running as a Democrat this election.
He had spent the last two years criticizing the political
process, political parties and their leadership. Farkas
claimed he didn’t want to give up his personal thought to
party influence. Now, after two unsuccessful attempts as
running as an independent, Farkas has sold out for the money
and votes the Democratic Party can give him. He has offered
no public apology or admission of being wrong for any of his
statements or flyers.
What is
even more outrageous is that Farkas spent many years making
horrific statements about the Democrats and their leadership
and now, because his ego can’t accept defeat, he chooses to
represent the same party he publicly criticized. To quote a
Randy Farkas flyer from 2010, “Oh, the hypocrisy.”
It is obvious that Farkas has his own agenda and it is not
in the best interest of Milltown or its residents. I can no
longer believe anything he says or distributes in the mail.
Just to clarify
before the rebuttal letter, yes, I am married to the
Republican chairperson and, no, I am not a registered
Republican.
Jim Riley Jr.
Milltown
Diversity of the Republican Ticket
October 31, 2011
I have lived in Milltown for the last 15 years and I feel
the Republican candidates, Dixon, Waters and Dekovics, this
year truly represent all of Milltown.
Ron Dixon is a retired law enforcement officer who
can continue the tradition of a full time mayor.
Who better to understand the needs and concerns of
the residents and specifically the seniors than someone with
life experience?
Stacey Waters is a career woman who is a life-long
resident of Milltown.
Ms. Waters is the only woman running this year and
with Gloria Bradford retiring if Ms. Waters is not elected
there will no voice for women in Milltown government.
Jules Dekovics is married man with three children in
the Milltown school system.
Mr. Dekovics is also a life-long resident of Milltown
with an extensive business background.
All three candidates have given their time and
volunteered with numerous committees and organizations in
town.
I like the diversity of the Republican candidates and feel
they would do the best job to represent all of the residents
and not just a few selected groups.
I hope that the residents of Milltown will join my
and vote for Dixon, Waters and Dekovics on November 8th.
Thank you.
John Cunningham
Milltown
Ron Dixon for Mayor
October 30, 2011
I have known Ron Dixon for 20 years in all that
time he has proven that he cares about his community and
puts Milltown first.
Ron has served the public all of his life.
He served in the United States Air Force and spent 38
years in law enforcement before retiring as an investigator
at the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office.
As Commander of the American Legion in town he has
dedicated his time helping servicemen/women and their
families. Ron
has helped every non-profit organization in town by allowing
them to use the legion at no cost and Ron has personally
overseen and assisted with their functions.
As a councilman Ron fulfilled all of his duties and worked
with his “liaison” committees extensively.
Ron has always been available to help anyone in need
and I am confident that his passion and commitment to the
town will continue if elected as Mayor.
Since Ron is retired he will be able to continue the
tradition of a full time mayor.
Having worked for the county and with different
federal, state and local agencies Ron has experience in
working with all groups of people. As a retired investigator
Ron knows how to be fair and objective in his dealings and
would be best to represent Milltown.
I ask for you to please vote Ron Dixon for mayor on November
8th.
Please give him the team he needs to get the job done right
and elect his running mates, Stacey Waters and Jules
Dekovics.
Corrie Adochio
Milltown
Attack Volunteers? Seriously?
October 26, 2011
I was extremely appalled after reading Mr. Murray’s rebuttal
(appearing on the Milltown Democratic Organization’s
website) to the Republican candidates’ letter to the editor
published in the Home News on October 11.
Mr. Murray,
apparently with the support of the Democratic organization,
has publicly attacked one of the critical volunteer
organizations in our town, which had no significance to the
letter at hand.
It behooves me to think that an individual sitting on
council would have the audacity to make such an attack.
But, in reality, it really doesn’t surprise me.
Hurricane Irene left no one out of her path.
All Milltown residents, including our volunteers,
were impacted; some worse than others, but all felt the
wrath of this historic storm.
How does Mr. Murray know how the volunteer firemen
were personally impacted?
I’m sure he didn’t make any phone calls to inquire.
Were there any fire calls that went unanswered?
Did anybody get hurt because of lack of action? I
think not; in fact, both the fire department and rescue
squad should be commended for their actions and assistance
provided to the residents.
As for Mr. Murray’s comment regarding the negotiations to
purchase 50 Washington Ave. for the relocation of the
electric substation, it’s apparent that neither he, nor the
Democratic Party, feel obliged to look out for the best
interest of our residents and would be willing to
frivolously spend an additional $300,000.
This is another fine example of the lack of
responsibility the Democrats have repeatedly shown when it
comes to spending taxpayer’s money.
I certainly know who I’m supporting this Election Day!!
Gloria Richards
Lifelong Milltown Resident, supporter of all
volunteers
Disappointed in Democratic Candidates
October 12, 2011
As residents of
the borough of Milltown and as candidates for public office,
we are disappointed that once again Milltown’s Democratic
candidates have decided to make a political issue out of
problems for which they have historically offered no
solutions. Since the flood of April 2007, borough officials
have been on notice regarding the need to safeguard the
electric substation. The council at the time was
Democrat-controlled, with Randy Farkas serving, as well.
Since that time, not a single Democratic councilman nor Mr.
Farkas have taken any action or offered any realistic
solutions to address these pressing problem. In contrast, in
the summer of 2010, the Republican-controlled council began
efforts to relocate the substation. Prior to Irene, that
same council had also requested plans from the borough
engineer to fortify the existing substation in the event
that suitable property could not be obtained to relocate.
Negotiations continue to purchase available property upon
which to relocate this vital asset. These efforts were not
based upon public outcry or politics but were the
implementation of an actual plan to deal with this issue.
We are encouraged that the Democratic candidates agree with
the course of action proposed by the current council
regarding evaluating the utility moving forward. However, we
are disheartened they wish to form their own “special blue
ribbon panel” as opposed to working with the already
solicited committee from the Sept. 12 council meeting. We
also are pleased that they endorse the efforts already
undertaken by the current council to contact the Army Corps
of Engineers and other entities to determine the feasibility
and utility of dredging and other actions to potentially
mitigate future floods. In addition, these candidates should
know from their Democratic counterparts on council that
changes have already been made to the borough’s emergency
action plan in order to improve communication with the
residents during any future crisis.
These changes need to continue and intensify in urgency. The
main issue is the flooding, which not only impacts our
electric but the center of our town. Not having power is a
major issue but the fact is that the flooding cut our town
in half, making our emergency shelters and rescue squad
building unusable, destroyed our borough garage, affected
the efficient use of Borough Hall, impacted the business
owners and most importantly displaced families. The fact of
the matter is we need a water management program and we need
it now. We should be working with all communities along the
waterway and the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership to
establish communication and development plans to alleviate
future flooding. Efforts are already underway by the LBWP to
hold a conference in November to discuss these issues.
It is somewhat surprising to hear that these candidates have
“plans” to remedy the flooding problems and to evaluate the
utility although the current Democratic councilmen were
noticeably silent during the Sept. 12 council meeting,
failing to provide any response to the residents who were
seeking answers with respect to what should be done moving
forward. If their party really had any sort of a plan, the
council meeting attended by hundreds of concerned residents
would have been an excellent place to reveal it.
Milltown doesn’t need candidates who failed to address these
critical issues when they were in office and then raise them
with claims of “having plans” only when election time nears.
We need continued responsible leadership who will take
actions and address problems while in office, not simply
when trying to elected.
With your support on Election Day, we will continue to
ensure our electric and water issues are properly managed.
We are committed to improved emergency management and
communications, to ensure the safety of our residents. We
look forward to working for residents of Milltown.
Ron Dixon -
Candidate for Milltown mayor
Jules Dekovics - Candidate for Milltown council
Stacey Waters - Candidate for Milltown council
