December 3, 2005 - 12:02pm
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Another name on the growing list of New Jersey's sleezeball pols

When he was pulled over in his 2006 white Chevrolet Corvette outside a low income housing project in Newark, Tenafly Councilman Jeffrey Romano showed police his gold councilman's badge. The badge didn't influence local law enforcement, who found 40 bags of heroin in his car. The 43-year-old Democrat, who was the top vote getter in his bid for re-election last month, is charged with drug possession, distribution and conspiracy.

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Is this how the Newark Democrats fund their GOTV program?


Is this how the Newark Democrats fund their GOTV program?

12/03/05 12:40 pm

OK, I gotta say that was a pretty good line, GOPMONEYMAN.


OK, I gotta say that was a pretty good line, GOPMONEYMAN.

12/03/05 1:28 pm

That is serious, but at the same time laughable. If every elect


That is serious, but at the same time laughable. If every elected official and government employee was drug tested, I am willing to bet the government workforce would be reduced by 1/3.

12/03/05 5:11 pm

You know, this is the kind of stuff that we could tolerate in Hu


You know, this is the kind of stuff that we could tolerate in Hudson or Monmouth Counties, but Bergen?

And GOPMONEYMAN, I don't believe that is how GOTV is fundeded, but Sharpe probably gets a percentage.

12/03/05 7:51 pm

There you Mark Otto has come up a solution to control our state'


There you Mark Otto has come up a solution to control our state's runaway spending! Just test for drugs and reduce payroll by a third. Maybe my property taxes will stop increasing so damn fast

12/04/05 2:51 pm

TLBS, What does Monmouth and Hudson counties gotta so with this


TLBS,

What does Monmouth and Hudson counties gotta so with this?

All I want to know is.. How come his council badge didn't work? (joking)

You think he is going to step down from his seat? Will he run again? Anything is possiable in NJ.

12/05/05 4:48 am

Possession, distribution, and conspiracy? Since when have we be


Possession, distribution, and conspiracy? Since when have we become such an unforgiving people?

12/05/05 9:19 am

He's lucky he doesn't live in Singapore.


He's lucky he doesn't live in Singapore.

12/05/05 1:51 pm