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• On the article Baby Killed in Route 206 Chester Crash

  Jon

  3:04 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013

  This completely breaks my heart. I cannot begin to imagine the pain and anguish the mother is feeling now, and will have to carry with her for the rest of her life.

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• On the article Search Resumes for Second Teen in Budd Lake

  

  Jon

  3:22 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013

  Frazure, just in case it wasn't clear, the second half of my reply to nynola was meant to convey that my tongue was firmly implanted in my cheek.

• On the article Man Airlifted After Car Hits Tree on Naughright Road

  

  Jon

  9:37 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012

  Speaking of morons, I asked a question, I didn't make a suggestion. You obviously don't know how to read. How did you graduate from Elementary school? (Maybe you didn't.)
  And with that, I am signing off the Patch. This was my last post. Bye all, it's been nice. My IQ is 152, which has been sufficient so far in my life to prevent me from being called a moron. I don't need the abuse.

  And Kevin, yes, I am aware that your IQ is 160++, which is why you are officially recognized as an omnicient genius, and the supreme master, almighty ruler of the earth. I wish I could have been born as brilliant and wise as you, but I am just a lowly moronic peon, working like a slave every day to pay my lowly $115,000 annual income tax bill in order to line the pockets of wealthy executives like you who can afford to own McMansions and not even live in them. Try and figure out this puzzle if you can. The answer is two words. The first word is not down. The second word is not mine. Bye...

• On the Blog Post 2012 Election Trends

  Jon

  11:50 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012

  What I really want to see are charts showing votes by IQ, and votes by Personal Net Worth. Now that would be interesting. Not averaged or grouped across entire states, just at the individual person level.

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• On the article Anger Toward Mayor Misdirected, Resident Says

  

  Jon

  10:54 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

  I have no idea what it means or was intended to mean. It's much too vague for me to understand. Can you point to some case law, or identify which other laws they are referring to when they say "conferred upon him by law" ?

• On the article Anger Toward Mayor Misdirected, Resident Says

  

  Jon

  10:50 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

  Diggy, if the mayor's sole responsibility is to ensure that the township residents all have electric service at their homes, then you are probably right, he is not needed.

  My understanding of the mayoral role is that preservation or restoration of electric power for the townspeople is not one of his official responsibilities. In fact, I am firmly of the opinion that that is something between me and my electricity provider, and I neither expect nor need anyone else to intervene on my behalf when it comes to that.

• On the article Anger Toward Mayor Misdirected, Resident Says

  

  Jon

  10:20 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

  To me, "vast majority" means well over half. I'd have to see the stats before blindly believing you on that one.

  Thanks for clarifying that you feel the mayor should have stuck around just on principle. That helps a lot for me to understand just how badly you were personally harmed by his vacation, i.e. not at all. Now we can all see for certain that you are just a whiner with some sort of axe to grind.

  You can't compare this with the governor's role, since the governor position actually does have power. As I read the town code, it is the Township Committee that has the power, not the mayor. The mayor role appears to be primarily ceremonial in nature. I'll welcome corrections from legal scholars far more knowledgeable than I about NJ Township law.

• On the article Anger Toward Mayor Misdirected, Resident Says

  

  Jon

  9:29 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

  Very cool, thanks for that link to the Code!
  It says: "The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Township Committee and perform such other duties as the Township Committee may prescribe." Then it goes on to say, "The Mayor shall have the power to make proclamations concerning holidays and events of interest to the Township. He may from time to time appoint citizens' committees to inquire into matters that are of interest to the Township, and he shall have such other appointment powers as are conferred upon him by law; all appointments shall be subject to confirmation except where otherwise provided by law. He shall have and exercise the ceremonial power of the Township, and he shall exercise every other power usually exercised by Township mayors and conferred upon him by law."

  I'm no lawyer, but I don't see anything in there that seems relevant to the situation at hand. Which of those duties do folks feel were breached?

• On the article Anger Toward Mayor Misdirected, Resident Says

  

  Jon

  9:13 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

  Amazing, you said something that I agree with. You know the town better than I, so is there a person or job title who you would nominate to collect and disseminate the information? And would it need to be three people, for three 8-hour shifts per day? Or two people for two 10 or 12 hours shifts per day, or what? Is there a physical space available where the person could perform this work? What tools or equipment would the person need? Do we already have them, or would they need to be procured? Would periodic emergency drills need to be conducted? If so, how often? Would the town budget support all this? (You did say "employee", not "volunteer".)

• On the article Anger Toward Mayor Misdirected, Resident Says

  

  Jon

  9:01 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

  Sorry for the newbie question, but where can I go to find the document that lists the responsibilities and duties of the mayor of this town? Is it published anywhere?