Is Castellano Running for Mayor?


GA's heard from multiple sources that Terri Castellano is not happy with her cousin Mike Russo.

Because of reports like this: 
(July 8, 2012)  Councilman Michael Russo apparently supports Ramos, but this has put him at odds with his very close associate Councilwoman Terri Castellano, who apparently thinks she would make a viable candidate – and indeed she would.
And this:
(July 22, 2012)  Raia appears to have the support of Councilwoman Beth Mason, whom he befriended during Occhipinti’s victory over former Councilman Michael Lenz two years ago. This poses a problem for Councilman Michael Russo, whose support is being courted by Ramos and by his relative, Councilwoman Theresa Castellano, yet another possible mayoral candidate.  
GA hears Castellano is angry that the Dark Side spinners unleashed on the press have thrown water on her mayoral ambitions.  But she's angriest that the one holding the watering can is her very own cousin.

Et tu Russo!

Julius Caeser getting his in the Roman Senate-44 BC.
Theresa Castellano got hers in The Hoboken Reporter-2012 AD.

This public repudiation of his cousin's ambitions seems manufactured to cause trouble in the Russo family ranks.  Certainly one would expect behind closed-door diplomacy before burying a shiv in the back of a family member.

Yikes.

GA would be pissed, too.  Blood is thicker than Ruben Ramos.

Ah, well.  All this chatter indicates (to GA) that Castellano is indeed serious about a mayoral run.

One thing is for sure, Castellano is on the front lines of the all-out Dark Side campaign to take down  BoE slate Kids First.  Someone sent me this:
Terry Castellano's son is heavily involved in the campaign for Markevitz/Vasquez/Oland. 

Markevitz showed up at the St. Ann's Mass with Terry Castellano. 

Occhipinti was introducing Markevitz and Vasquez to the senior citizens at the multi service center bbq.
Can you believe it? Timmy campaigning for a School Board slate?

Has he ever been to a School Board meeting?  You're more likely to find him at a Mensa gathering.

You know, GA is a mom, a supporter of public education and a Hoboken Public School parent. Those things are FIRST and foremost to me. My political activism (or whatever you call it) is a means to an end; an end to rampant abuse of Hoboken public schools by parasites that don't give a shit about our kids' education.

No, to THEM the 60 million dollar BoE budget is a grab bag to reward themselves and friends. Take a look:

And thats a fraction of what's out there buried in the pages of state-mandated Hoboken school audits from the Bad Old Days. You'll be hearing more.

That's why GA supports Kids First.  Kids First STOPPED this rampant THEFT and with an honest, effective Superintendent like Mark Toback, are turning the 'ship' around.

So it's an OUTRAGE to see craven opportunistic politicians like Timmy trying to hand our schools   back to the ones that tapped them like a beer keg and let them decline.

Not  happening.  

Back to Castellano, and the question whether she will run against Zimmer.  

GA thinks "yes" if other  aspirants on The Dark Side get out of her way.

But that's not likely.

Comments

  1. Castellano is a bit full of herself. Remove the Marine View votes and I beat her by over a hundred votes, even with her votes in Applied and the senior building. In district 1-4, which is long on taxpayers and short on subsidized housing and city workers, I beat her by a 5-to-1 margin. She is not the heavyweight she thinks she is.

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    1. A bit?

      An Earwitness Report had Castellano overheard LYING in residents' apartments at Marine View. Could Castellano lie door-to-door over an entire city?

      http://grafixavenger.blogspot.com/2011/04/ga-exclusive-castellano-lying-on.html

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    2. That was 235 Hudson - Terry gets a few subsidized housing votes out of there...and I was one of the "earwitnesses" to overhear her telling one of her potential supporters that Dwek had met with everyone on the council.

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    3. Ha ha ha... my mistake. Yes, you were. from the post:

      Around 7:30 pm last night, Kurta and the 2 others were canvassing at 235 Hudson Street, an Applied building on the corner of 3rd and Hudson. They were waiting for the elevator on the 2nd Floor, when they heard a familiar voice.... they turned to see an open apartment door and the 3 pairs of EARS recognized the shriek coming from within... it was Terry Castellano's.

      So the EAR-WITNESSes listened and heard this:

      "...and you know they're all picking on Mike... I don't know why they're all picking on Mike... they all met with Dwek... Marsh met with Dwek...Bhalla met with Dwek..."

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  2. Loading zones is her big accomplishment in the First Ward. Not much to show for over a decade of "service."

    And I went into City Discount once and she was so damn condescendingly rude (like "can I help you" with a big dose of sneer). She only has time for her constituents in affordable or senior housing.

    I've lived in the First ward for almost 25 years, but to Terry and the other old timers I will always be an interloping newcomer.

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  3. agree with eric kurta without marine view...0

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  4. To be fair, I received a decent number of votes from MVP, but not nearly enough to handle the Castellano tsunami. As is customary in old-timey Hoboken politics, the black-and-white midnight flyer went out 48 hours before the election, stating that I would end affordable housing in Hoboken (who knew that I could?) and, as always, the yuppies will throw the residents out into the streets. Same old nonsense, but a powerful motivator for those not otherwise inclined.

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    1. I would have designed you a midnight flyer of a giant Castellano (like Godzilla) holding MVP upside down and shaking out millions of quarters... she'd have razor sharp teeth and fire coming from her nostrils, and a big lizard tongue lapping up terrified MVP residents...

      The caption: Castellano Will Eat You Until You're Dead, so vote for Eric Kurta.

      Why didn't you come to me? Next time, Eric.

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  5. wow nice ilike ur post .. ur post is so interesting.,......

    kurta

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