Friday, November 30, 2012
The month's top stories in Nutley and Belleville
Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall along the Jersey Shore Oct. 29, was still very much in the news in the early part of November, as residents in Nutley and Belleville contended with a variety of problems arising in the wake of the hybrid superstorm. Power restoration was a chief concern, as people throughout the communities waited several days to a few weeks for the lights to come back on. Another side-effect of the storm was gas shortages. With power out at several gas stations, those able to remain open were mobbed by both motorists and those seeking fuel for private generators. The shortages prompted state officials to institute even-odd rationing in Essex and several other counties in order to reduce the massive queues at the pumps…
Monday, November 26, 2012
Secretary says Picardo made sexist remarks; law firm says a third employee may also sue
A woman who served as secretary to Belleville Superintendent of Schools Joseph Picardo has filed a lawsuit charging Picardo with numerous acts of gender discrimination, including routinely using a four-letter expletive to refer to women and making other “chauvinistic” remarks. This is the second lawsuit in recent months filed against Picardo, who was placed on administrative leave after Michael Meyers, a former district employee, accused Picardo of making unwanted sexual advances. That suit was filed in August in Bergen County. Donna Cardillo, who has known Picardo since childhood, said he recommended her for the job of confidential secretary in late 2010, according to a statement and a copy of the suit provided by her attorney, the …
Monday, October 1, 2012
The month's top stories in Belleville and Nutley
Joseph Picardo, the superintendent of Belleville’s public schools since 2010, went on paid leave after another administrator sued him for sexual misconduct. Helene Feldman was later named interim superintendent. A road rage incident in Nutley ended with a Pompton Plains man being arrested on assault and drug charges. The man, Sefer Nasufi, also allegedly stabbed the victim in a bank parking lot, police said. Nutley’s most notorious tanorexic, Patricia Krentcil, has teamed up with an author to provide online tips on proper skin care. In one of the webisodes Krentcil gets a skin peel. School overcrowding was a hot topic of discussion at both school board and township council meetings this month. Some parents blame the problem at least …
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Belleville Superintendent of Schools accused of sexual misconduct, Nutley Commissioners join a lawsuit to protect telephone tax dollars, and the Nutley "Tan Mom" came back last week.
The Belleville Schools Superintendent has been accused of sexual misconduct by a former male employee and has been placed on a paid leave of absence. Calls to the Belleville Board of Education confirmed Superintendent Joseph Picardo is on leave, he has been unavailable for comment. A former male emloyee filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court accusing Picardo of "a series of sexual abuses suffered during his employment," according to Gerald Saluti, lawyer for the former employee. The Nutley Board of Commissioners voted this week to join a lawsuit with Hopewell Township and the New Jersey League of Municipalities to keep from losing $200,000 in taxes from Verizon. Because the number of residents using land lines has dropped, the company …
Friday, September 21, 2012
Joseph Picardo named in a complaint in Bergen County by former Belleville school employee Michael M. Myers.
The Belleville Schools Superintendent has been accused of sexual misconduct by a former male employee and has been placed on a paid leave of absence. Calls to the Belleville Board of Education confirmed Superintendent Joseph Picardo is on leave, but calls to Picardo were not returned Thursday or Friday. A former male emloyee filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court accusing Picardo of "a series of sexual abuses suffered during his employment," according to Gerald Saluti, lawyer for the former employee. The story was reported here by NorthJersey.com In a statement to Patch from his lawyer, the employee Michael M. Myers said “I had to turn to the court for help. I wasn’t going to remain a victim.” Saluti said Myers is a father and a Vietnam …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Belleville School officials say they take any reports of bullying seriously and urge parents and students to come forward.
It may be summer vacation, but school bullying is still on the minds of some parents. Santos Martinez, a parent in Belleville, told the Board of Education that he has concerns about bullying going on in School No. 4 and is worried about his daughter and her friends. "I think everybody needs to come together," said Martinez, a Belmont Avenue resident. "Everyone remembers a time when either they were bullied or they saw someone being bullied." He said he’s heard about girls from ages 9 to 12 being bullied and had asked the girls on his daughters’ softball teams to write about their experiences with bullies and found their answers troubling. "Every single girl involved said they were either involved in bullying or were bullied themselves," he…
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Board supports tenure reform, opposes two other proposals.
Joseph Longo brought suggestions from the New Jersey School Board Association before the Belleville Board of Education at Monday night's meeting, leading to three resolutions being passed that included tenure reform. Although the resolutions passed do not constitute definite change, the Belleville BOE's collective stance will be forwarded to, among others: Governor Chris Christie, State Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney and both the New Jersey and Essex County Education Associations. Seconded by BOE Vice President Patricia Pisano-Inaugurato on all three resolutions, Longo's opposition to New Jersey Senate Bill 1872 and Assembly Bill 2810 regarding the Opportunity Scholarship Act passed with a unanimous 7-0 vote. Essentially, the Act is a…
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Ellen
10:34 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Be careful Jeff, you know the minute you speak the truth it rattles certain people's cages and they threaten lawsuits! The only way ANYTHING will change in this Town is with a complete change in ALL sections of the government. There are to many "behind the scenes" players that pull the strings to allow this Town to stop it's fast decline. more ›