This article was published in the Monday, October 21, 2019 edition of The Patch. Garwood police officers, firefighters, and Department of Public Works (DPW) employees keep us safe in our homes and keep our streets clean. But over the years, the equipment and fleets that our borough’s

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This article was published in the Monday, October 21, 2019 edition of Tap Into. I am writing this letter to express my endorsement for the re-election of Jen Blumenstock, Marc Lazarow, and Russ Graham to the Garwood Council.  Specifically, I would like to speak about how their leadership

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This article was published in the Monday, October 21, 2019 edition of The Patch. As Council members and taxpayers, we take fiscal responsibility very seriously. We believe there needs to be a proper balance between maintaining our services and infrastructure and the funding they require. Our

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Jennifer, Marc, and Russ reflect on The Pointe Forum 2019 and want to make sure #Garwood voters have the facts before making their decision on Election Day. #FactsMatter #GarwoodVotes #Nov5th

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This article was published in the Monday, October 13, 2019 edition of The Patch. A majority of people living in New Jersey rate the condition of the state’s roads as fair or poor, and the American Society of Civil Engineers found that 66 percent of the state’s roads are in poor

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This article was published in the Monday, October 13, 2019 edition of The Patch. As a former member of the Garwood Board of Education and a substitute teacher at Lincoln School for the past four years, it came as a surprise to me when I read a local Patch article regarding forced mergers for

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This article was published in the Monday, October 13, 2019 edition of The Patch. I commend Garwood GOP Council candidates Nicastro, Bellomo, and Stevens for running for council, but their town-wide mailer really made me think about how qualified their team is to manage any of the

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Last week, the Nicastro-Stevens-Bellomo campaign, in a piece paid for by the Garwood Republican Club, distributed a political propaganda piece posing as a town-wide newsletter.  Worse yet, it impersonated, “The Garwood Connection,” a Lincoln School parent publication and included student

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This article was published in the Monday, October 6, 2019 edition of The Patch. Transparency is a word that gets thrown around a lot during political campaigns. It was a surprise to me that the Republican candidates for Garwood Council (Stevens, Nicastro, and Bellomo) screamed about the lack of

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This article was published in the Monday, October 6, 2019 edition of The Patch. The most important responsibility that I have as Councilman comes at budget time when I work with my fellow Councilmembers to prepare a financial plan that keeps our borough running while also keeping taxes as

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