Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Barberio blasts councilmen seeking mayor's seat for voting against introduction of $62M 2013 spending plan.
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council, by a vote of 3-2, approved the introduction of Mayor James Barberio's proposed $62 million 2013 municipal budget at its Tuesday night agenda meeting at Parsippany High School — and the town's top executive is not happy that the vote wasn't unanimous. Council members Paul Carifi Jr. and Jonathan Nelson, who are both running for mayor in the 2013 election, voted against the measure. Barberio is running for re-election. In a statement released Wednesday, Barberio attacked them both and called on the councilmen to change their votes when the measure comes up for a final vote. The $62,286,803.97 spending plan would result in a zero percent tax increase for residents. "I worked hard on this budget to …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Attorney John Inglesino said that if James Carifi's lawyer guarantees his client will appear for deposition, he'll drop demand for him to be deposed.
Parsippany may withdraw a legal motion that sought to compel Board of Education member and retired Parsippany Police Capt. James Carifi to be deposed in his 2011 lawsuit against the town, according to township Attorney John Inglesino. Carifi currently is the subject of a Parsippany police internal affairs investigation. The probe, the reason for which has not been revealed, is standing in the way of the captain's planned April 1 retirement from the force. The lawyer told Patch that the motion was filed in Morris County Superior Court in Morristown Friday because Carifi "was evading" being deposed and discovery needed to be extended "due to Mr. Carifi evading his deposition." Carifi's lawsuit against the township and former Parsippany …
Paul Carifi Jr. blasts investigation of brother, James Carifi; Barberio says candidate's bid is an 'act of revenge'; Police Chief says he's got it wrong.
Councilman Paul Carifi Jr., who is running for mayor and at least publicly so far has stayed away from the campaign controversies arising from ticketmate Dr. Louis Valori's accusations of a quid pro quo job offer against incumbent Mayor James Barberio, is speaking out. The candidate says efforts to investigate his brother, Board of Education member and retiring Parsippany Police Capt. James Carifi, are politically motivated. Barberio rejects the accusation and says Paul Carifi's criticisms are "unethical" considering his council status and may rise to the level of official misconduct. “Time and time again, Jamie Barberio resorts to unscrupulous schemes in an attempt to ascertain an easy campaign victory," Paul Carifi said in a statement …
The town filed a Superior Court motion that may force the police captain to talk—and may cost him a $368K retirement payout.
It appears there is more trouble for Parsippany Board of Education member and retiring police Capt. James Carifi. Hard on the heels of having his April 1 retirement delayed due to an in-progress Parsippany Police internal affairs probe, published reports say the township has filed a motion alleging Carifi took official and perhaps confidential documents belonging to the PPD—which, if proven, could rise to the level of theft of digital information, a second-degree offense. The motion filed Friday before Superior Court Judge Rosemary Ramsey in Morristown accuses Carifi of using removable hard drives to transfer to his personal email police reports and confidential information about residents not wanted in connection with any crime—and that …
Monday, March 18, 2013
School board member was the only one who voted to remove a fifth-grader from his or her class, but said intent was not about 'kicking students out.'
Among the matters considered by the Parsippany Board of Education at its Thursday meeting was one that might have kept a fifth-grade child from sharing the end of the elementary school "moving up" experience with his or her classmates. The superintendent's report of items to be decided included an item requesting that an unidentified fifth-grader whose family is leaving the school district be able to finish the year with his or her classmates. The board voted to allow the request, however, one member voted no: recently sworn-in member James Carifi. Carifi insisted that his vote was not about "kicking [a student] out" of school. "I by no means feel that these such students should be 'kicked out' or not allowed to finish a year or even …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Frank Calabria, James Carifi and Joanne Mancuso—Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on the ballot—earn school board seats while Vice President Frank Neglia ousted.
One, two, three. That's the explanation many are giving for the result of Tuesday's Board of Education election, which handed victory to Parsippany Police Capt. James Carifi, BOE President Frank Calabria and former school board member Joanne Mancuso. The numbers are the order in which the three appeared on the ballot. Calabria said it was clear to him that the positioning of the candidates played a part in the balloting. He said he felt uncomfortable celebrating his win when his ticketmates, BOE Vice President Frank Neglia and challenger Alison Cogan, had a different result. Carifi's ticketmate, former Passaic police officer Anthony DeIntinis also went down in defeat. Cogan, Neglia and DeIntinis were positioned at the bottom of the BOE …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Two BOE hopefuls will appear at the political party's next meeting in Whippany.
The nonpolitical Parsippany Board of Education election will be highlighted at the next meeting of the New Jersey Tea Party's local branch, which will be held at the Whippany Veterans of Foreign Wars building at 750 Route 10 West on Friday, Sept. 28. Two Par-Troy school board candidates, Anthony DeIntinis and James Carifi (or a surrogate), are expected to attend the gathering in hopes of winning official endorsements, according to Jeffrey Weingarten, president of the Morristown Tea Party Organization. Also making an appearance at the podium will be current school board member Susy Golderer, as well as 11th District U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, state Sen. Joseph Pennacchio, Fight Waste NJ Chairman Tim Smith and conservative talk radio …
Sunday, July 1, 2012
2012 will be Carifi's first run for the school board.
Name : Mr. James Carifi Date of birth : 02 March 1969 Place of residence : Parsippany Attended college : Yes College : Thomas Edison State College Degree : Bachelor of Science in Human Services with a Specialization in Criminal Justice University : Fairleigh Dickinson University Degree : Administrative Science (GPA 4.0) Job titles held : NA Employers : Township of Parsippany Party affiliation : Republican Running for a: Local office Running for position: School Board Chamber/district: District 39 Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : Parsippany County Committee Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Address Name : Myself Title : Website : Currently under construction Graduate of the New Jersey State Chief's Association Command and …
Reality Checker
10:39 pm on Sunday, May 12, 2013
Yeah it is like looking at the Three Stooges... I want to see a visionary and it is time to clean house of the folks that haven't done a thing for thins community in years. Average taxes have increased yearly over 5% per year so this is a teaser no tax increase year. While taxes have gone up services have not -- I feel we are getting less and less for our money while traffic congestion increases … more ›