It appears that the Mayor likes to keep it in the family. Nice going mayor, it shows how corrupt you really are.

"His immature and irrational behavior does not surprise me whatsoever."

Says the man throwing around accusations of bribery without offering a shred of proof. We don't need any of these guys running our town. This sort of childish nonsense and political chicanery is exactly what is destroying America. You all (and I'm including you too, Natalie) make me ashamed to be a Parsippany resident. This sort of yellow journalism and political grandstanding is bad enough, but if there is any truth to these allegations it just makes it worse. I think I'm going to take a page from Richard Pryor's book and vote None Of The Above.

Sounds like Annelise is in support of this move by the Mayor. Did she get any paid job from the Mayor? Who are the MAC's members? How many years Shah, Valorie and Peluso served on the MAC? How many meeting Mr.Shah attended? This Mayor is getting too political and playing dirty games. We do not need a Mayor like this in our town. Mr Brancato, why attack a reporter? Actually you make me ashamed to be a Parsippany resident.

I guess Michael Brancato and ChrisP get their talking instructions from the same book.

Both stated, "make me ashamed to be a resident of Parsippany"

I believe the Mayor is sitting back and saying sticks and stones may break my bones me but words will never hurt me. Especially if the words are from the same talking points.

Time out - the mayor removed these two guys jan 15 before anyone even knew they were running - he also removed his running mate - but he kept on annelise who ran against the mayor last year. How exactly is this a political move? Btw - it does not look like MAC does anything to curb drug and alcohol abuse in town as the problem contnues to get worse every year.

So far, since announcing his candidacy, all we've heard from Mr. Valori have been claims that he has has personally been wronged by the Mayor. These claims may or may not be substantiated, however it seems as if he's running to a personal vendetta against the Mayor. This is not what I would have expected from this candidate, considering his exemplary service to the town on the school board. I hope he and his running mates can try to find the higher ground and start discussing the real issues in town. At this point, the campaign is developing a sleaze factor that is casting a pall over all of the players and is making our town a spectacle. Gentlemen, please turn your focus to the important issues that face the town and start debating the Mayor on his record and your alternate visions for our town's future!

All of you "political analysts" here on patch that are criticizing The Mayor are nuts. Is there any politician in the history of politics that doesn't try to surround themselves with allies. That IS politics. Yes, he has made a few gaffs, but on the whole he has been more then satisfactory. There are two side to every issue, so someone is always going to be pissed off. Welcome to reality folks.

The real issues are being minimized by all this political nonsence! We have a huge problem with drugs in this town and we don't need this BS clouding what is most important ...Eradicating the heroin/drug epidemic in our town! I would gladly volunteer my services in doing so and have however I can't support a committee that is run in this way. I apologize to the MAC committee and those that volunteer their time on it but I can not trust or support MAC in light of these new developments. If you would like to join me in my Families fight in a non political way to once and for all address this very serious issue please email me at debnmark2@verizon.net and let me know that you would like to fight this battle with me!

Please join NCADD on April 22nd for this very important event .... which, although is Supported by our Mayor is not being run by him or MAC in any way. This is an event meant to shed light on drug and Alcohol awareness in our town! https://www.facebook.com/events/166034713546068/?ref=2

From the President of the United States on down, elected officials reserve the right to appoint whomever they want to certain posts, sometimes with the advice and counsel of a legislative body. The fact that our mayor decided to revoke the appointment of two individuals who have since decided to challenge him politically is neither extraordinary nor particularly newsworthy. But oh so many of you will make it all sound so nefarious nonetheless.

Doesn't this article say the Mayor didn't Put on Mr Shau Mr Valori & Mr Paluso? Perhaps he is trying to keep political canidates out for the good of the committee.

If you or someone you know is struggling with drug addiction please visit this page for support and resourses.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poppies-are-for-Pretty-Not-Poison/140810529404888?ref=tn_tnmn

@Darch, Par-Troy residents has a mayor who is addicted to writing letters on township letterhead on behalf of convicted drug dealers. Oh, oh and we also have a mayor and his tote-along little council president who is addicted to bribing people to skew an election.

Thanks Darch, residents will be sure to pass your link on to the troubled ones in town hall.

Hey Tim Geiger, you forgot something... residents also have a mayor who is addicted to hiding under his desk when the township asks for answers to the simplest of questions.

Where is Bob Crawford??? Come on Bob, this mayor is still AWOL -- draft some new material, quick!

How much more of:

"Barberio has yet to respond to questions on the matter that Patch sent to him last week"

is Parsippany Taxpayers going to take. What is this guy doing with all of his time, on our dime??

Lol Dan O'Dowd, how did the mayor find a desk with so much clearance under which to hide for so long???? Let's take bets on who is delivering him his daily meals.

Mr. Valori, it is really not that interesting that you qualified for that $50,000 job but not to retain your MAC vice president position.

You turning down the bribe proves your not "loyal" to the mayor. And the job was for mayoral "loyalty", wasn't it? (it certainly wasn't because the town needed another officer behind a desk) LMAO

Sleaze is, is as sleaze does.

Welcome Jay Waldstein!!!!!! You're today's newly created profile to defend the Mayor and attack all others. Isn't 4:44pm still on town time? I must have missed it, who did the Mayor appoint Parsippany's Official Minister of Propaganda?

Does insulting Mr. Valori mean the Mayor should get a pass for all his wrong doings?

Don’t forget to vote Team Corruption early and often Parsippany

We have waited for two weeks for Mayor Barberio to provide an answer to Mr Valori's accusations and he has actually done so by refusing to comment. His no comment tells us that he will continue his past practice of hoping that the public will not care about or remember his blunders when they go to the polls in November. The bottom line is that Mayor Barberio is betting that Parsippany voters will be too apathetic or too stupid to hold him accountable. A risky bet but one the Mayor appears willing to take. The Mayor has also made it clear that he will punish anyone who has cause or the guts to challenge him personally or politically. That has been his operating principle since he took office and apparently he believes that fear will trump common sense and secure his re-election.
So there can be no mystery as to where Mayor Barberio stands and how he plans to proceed.Now it is time to hear from Mr. Carifi as to where he stands. Continued silence on his part (hoping that he will become Mayor by default) is unacceptable and suggests that other candidates may need to enter the race to provide Parsippany voters with the experience and choice they deserve.

Good people will not run for for office in Parsippany why subject your self to lies,slurs, and attacks on your family . The people voted these low life's in and like the mad dogs they are will sell their souls to stay in office . Just ask the Mayor and his three stooges DePierro, Ferrara, and Stanton.

Ed Dantes, you have to read very carefully. I was not insulting Mr. Valori -- to the contrary "sleaze is, as slease does" is directly to the mayor. Please read again slowly and more carefully.

My point to Mr. Valori is that no one should be surprised with the antics of the mayor. The Bribing Barberio of course would find Mr. Valori not fit to hold his VP position for MAC because he did not play along with the mayor's bribery or "loyalty" game, and rightly so.

So before you react--read carefully and comprehend. It was a tongue and cheek response to Mr. Valori's quote in the Patch article.

Our Mayor is a sleaze through and through.

Bob, you were entertaining up until a point.

Mr. Carifi doesn't need to say anything about the Mayor's bribing mess. Mr. Carifi is doing exactly what he should be doing; campaigning door-to-door to tell Parsippany residents first hand how he can make the township better.

Mr. Carifi told these Numsullteers to shove it when asked for his resume. Carifi didn't even give boy Elroy Stanton the time of day and declined giving him any resume. There is NOTHING Carifi needs to do other than campaign and be willing to debate. And he is doing BOTH.

So Bob, please stick to the facts -- it will serve the public well.

Ed
Mr. Carifi has also served as a member of the Town Council for the past year and so he has had more than enough time to define if not distinguish himself with the record he has established in that office. I have attended a number of Council meetings since Mr. Carifi became a member and don't recall many, if any, instances when he stood up and did either.
By all means please share the facts with us as defined by the positions he has taken on matters that mean the most to residents of Parsippany including the Field of Dreams, increased security for Lake Hiawatha residents after the storms and the specific ideas he has brought to the Council that articulate his plans to spur an economic revival for Parsippany. Going door to door is all well and good but given the challenges Parsippany is facing it isn't nearly enough.

Put down the scotch Bob because you are either sleeping through these meetings or distracted by bright shiny objects that catch the light's reflection.

Paul has been the most vocal on the council against Mayor Barberio on a variety of issues including but not limited to: the stacking issues, the Waterview Plaza issue, nepotism in municipal government, moving businesses into vacant buildings, against the high number of police officers behind the desk and not on our roads, the eggregous amount being spent on the website just to name a few.

Bob, if your memory is lapsed, find a coast for the scotch glass and scan the Patch or pick up a Parsippany Life. Both media entities covered Paul's council record well. So stop perusing the Bottle King ads in Parsippany Life, Bob, and actually READ the articles.

Ed
You and Mr. Carifi will have to do better than that. Name me one person other than the current Mayor who isn't against stacking, nepotism in municipal office, putting more officers on the beat and moving businesses into vacant buildings. An ok record (maybe) for a member of the Council who goes along to get along but where is the leadership and the new ideas that the next Mayor of Parsippany will need to bring to the office. My memory is fine Ed and the perhaps the ad space provided by Parsippany Life would be the perfect place for Mr. Carifi to share some original ideas and his specific plans for moving Parsippany forward.
Cheers!

..and I have made my point very clear! Please come out and support "THIS IMPORTANT EVENT"

https://www.facebook.com/events/166034713546068/?ref=2

Valori should be thanking Barberio for taking him off that committee of which most of Parsippany knows little so he can use that spare time to start explaining how he would be different. To date the behavior of Team Carifi looks just like Team Barberio. Why change if there is no difference?
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Clink, Clink, Bottoms up, Bob Crawford, LMAO!

Bob, how about for the the next few issues of Parsippany Life's release and Patch posts, you get no scotchy, scotchy until you finished your reading assignments. I will even throw in the bifocals for you as a bonus gift if you successfully complete the reading.

Carifi has already had an ad in the paper and he is all over town interfacing with residents. You missed the Carifi's newspaper ad Bob -- likely because it was in the same issue as Bottle King's advertised semi-annual, extravaganza, blow out sale.

But don't worry Bob, there will be more to come from Carifi if you have missed events of the past. And as you sip the toddy at home, don't be surprised to see Carifi ringing your doorbell to tell you all about his positions and plans for Parsippany.

Slainte, Bob!!

Thanks for sharing Paul, Lou and James....sorry i meant "Ed Dantes", i mean...

"Marc Molnar"
aka "Frank Stross"
aka "Ed Leon"
aka "Lu Lu"
aka "Debbie Blair"
aka "W. Yang"
aka "Phil L"
aka "isabel"
aka "all seeing eye"
aka "Conservative 7"
aka "Deb Ritter"

I'm sure i missed a few...You must have a big folder to keep all your logins and passwords. Is this how you plan to win the election?

Give it a break - do you think people of parsippany are that stupid we don't know who you are?

You clowns have the combined IQ of a grapefuit. Pathetic.

Thanks for sharing Webmaster -- I mean bribing Barberio, boy Elroy Stanton, my cousin Vinny Ferrara, and puppet master Inglesino (who is actually running the town but only lacks the name "mayor" on his nameplate).

Yeah Webmaster, you are missing a few ---a few screws in your head. What you are also missing are brains and a life.

And the only thing pathetic, Webmaster, are the clowns representing this township lead by the big one in the center circle, the mayor.

Oh and btw -- there was a mayoral sighting tonight at Par Hills High. Mayor looking as unauthoritative as ever. So much so, he was called out by a few residents for his lack of direct answers and an attention span as short as a mosquitoe's.

Oh and Webmaster -- I almost forgot. During the mayor's debut after coming out of hiding ---residents even chimed in that the municipal government which the mayor leads is termed by many as a "kangaroo court". That is what is pathetic Webmaster and, of course, your petty, futile struggle to regain a fig of credibility.

If you missed it Webmaster, catch your troubled allies in "kangaroo court" action on cable TV and see for yourself.

Night, night Webmaster, sleep tight.

Ed
I did see the full page ad in Parsippany Life and did read the read section titled "Our Plan" and saw the "Plan" sections titled Economic, Quality of Life and Leadership.
Come on Ed there isn't an original thought in the "Plan" that you reference and that recently appeared in the paper. With promises like "One Community Working Together for Parsippany's Future!; Represent all of the People of Parsippany; Utilize Township Utilities more Efficiently to Increase Revenue and Control Property Taxes and Spending, the "Plan" Mr. Carifi is advocating continues to do nothing to define or distinguish himself. In fact his Plan sounds very much like a tired echo of the promises made by Mayor Barberio four years ago. Rather than being a retread, how about some original ideas and some specifics as to how Mr. Carifi will implement those ideas. Full page and expensive ads that add nothing to the conversation aren't going to work this time around. So far Mayor Barberio is hiding and isn't talking and Councilman Carifi, while running ads, is saying very little of substance. Not exactly a winning strategy

Webmaster you are way off base I am not with anyone of the individuals you mention just a. Concerned resident of Parsippany. Who is not satisfied with complete failure.These are not leaders they make Loony Tunes look intelligent .