By Jeff Jotz Good morning, everyone.  Election Day is finally here!   The polls open soon, at 6am, and remain open until 8pm tonight. Clarissa Nolde and I want to thank our supporters and every person in Garwood who took the time to hear us out on the issues and our plans. 

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By Clarissa Nolde & Jeff Jotz With New Jersey’s new early voting wrapping up yesterday, and Election Day (November 2nd) right around the corner tomorrow, we want to take a moment to talk about why voting in every election is so important!  In Garwood, there are two seats up for

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By Mayor Sara Todisco As Election Day draws closer, I want to encourage Garwood residents to join me in supporting Clarissa Nolde and Jeff Jotz for Garwood Council. They both embody characteristics of what makes excellent Councilmembers. First and foremost, they are good listeners. I’ve walked

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By Clarissa Nolde & Jeff Jotz During a recent conversation on a front porch, a resident asked us what might happen to the other departments in Garwood if the DPW is made the number one department in line for funding.  The resident is right to be concerned about how and why departments

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By Jeff Jotz For several months my running mate, Clarissa Nolde, and I have knocked on doors on every street in Garwood – sometimes two or three times. We have called, texted and sent social media messages. We have listened to hundreds of our neighbors who shared their concerns with us

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By Clarissa Nolde & Jeff Jotz Living in the throes of the Information Age, many of us have seen an amazing transformation in technology that can deliver a pallet of goods to your home in two days or have a doctor diagnose your medical problems from across the continent.

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By Clarissa Nolde & Jeff Jotz We are thrilled to participate in this year’s candidate forum at the Pointe, which is returning after an unfortunate cancellation in 2020 due to the pandemic.  The annual candidate event will look a little different this year, due to continuing concerns

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As Borough Council candidates, we have met with hundreds of residents to discuss our Four Point Plan for Garwood. This plan has been revised many times after hearing our neighbors’ concerns.  We’ve provided a detailed explanation of each point in our plan — Infrastructure, Public Safety,

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By Clarissa Nolde For the first time in 2021, there are three ways to vote in New Jersey!  We can vote-by-mail, vote early in-person, or vote at our regular polling place on November 2nd.  However you choose to vote, the most important thing is to actually do it!  By voting, you

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By Clarissa Nolde & Jeff Jotz Access to the ballot box has been expanded for all elections in 2021 including our local races here in Garwood.   This means that if voting on election day is too difficult for you or other voters in your household, another option exists to make your voice

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