Peter Carton

IT'S TIME FOR VENDORS TO STOP HOLDING OFFICE IN MIDDLETOWN

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP (MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ): The chairman of the Middletown Democratic Party, Joe Caliendo, is criticizing the fact that the Republican candidate for Committee this year, Tim Sodon, is a municipal contractor. "In Middletown, it has become a practice for vendors here, people whose businesses make money from the town, to hold office as elected and appointed officials," Caliendo said.

IS NEWARK LAW FIRM MAKING IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE MIDDLETOWN REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION?

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP (MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ): According to Middletown Democratic Chairman Joe Caliendo, he has serious concerns that the Newark law firm of Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger and Vecchione is making in-kind contributions to the Middletown Republican Party.

CALIENDO RESPONDS TO MIDDLETOWN GOP'S SLANDER

Middletown Democratic Chairman Joe Caliendo has issued the following response to a press release posted on PoliticsNJ.com on August 24th by the Middletown GOP:

"[Middletown Republican Chairman] Peter Carton slandered a decent, hard-working man because he happens to have the same name as another individual," Caliendo said. "This is as low and despicable as politics gets."

CARTON, HERGET LEVEL FALSE ELEC CHARGES

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP (MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ): In a move that is a bit early in the season, but not entirely unexpected, Middletown GOP Chairman Peter Carton has announced allegation of ELEC wrongdoing by the Middletown Democratic candidate and it was announced by the Asbury Park Press's Reporter Alison Herget last week.

"The Middletown Democrats, Candidate for Committee Patrick Short and myself did nothing wrong in ELEC reporting or anythng else," Caliendo stated.

However, those charges will likely not be resolved by the election in November, but Miss Herget will have the option to keep referring to them throughout the campaign in her "stories" in the APP. "Carton decided, Miss Herget typed and that's how I see it," Caliendo said.

CARTON: THROWING IT UP AGAINST THE WALL

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP (MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ): In response to accusations made by Middletown Republican Chairman Peter Carton that Middletown Democrat for Township Committee Patrick Short has accounting errors in his primary election ELEC reports, Middletown Democratic Chairman Joe Caliendo responded there is no grounds whatsoever for the allegation.

EARTH TO CALIENDO: No Request for Investigation Was Filed Regarding the Middletown Democrat Executive Committee’s ELEC Reports

Middletown Republicans Still Waiting For Democrat Township Committee Candidate Patrick Short To Comply With The Law

(Middletown) - Middletown Republican Chairman Peter Carton today renewed his call for Democrat Township Committee Candidate Patrick Short to disclose contributions and expenditures to and from his individual candidate’s committee with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission ("ELEC�) as required by law.

“Mr. Short’s handlers obviously do not understand the nature of the Request for Investigation filed by the Middletown Republican Executive Committee against Mr. Shorts candidate’s committee,� said Carton. “Nothing has changed, Mr. Short cannot legally continue to hide his contributions and expenditures from public view.�

The Middletown Republican Executive Committee is going to file a supplementary exhibit to its original Request for Investigation filed with ELEC on Thursday, August 10, 2006, to include today’s Asbury Park Press article which provides an admission from Mr. Caliendo that the transfer of funds to Mr. Short’s candidate’s committee did take place.

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CALIENDO ANSWERS CHARGE BY MIDDLETOWN GOP BOSS, APP

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP (MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ):

In response to a public allegation made by Middletown Republican Boss Peter Carton regarding campaign contributions to Democrat for Middletown Committee Patrick Short, Middletown Democratic Chairman Joe Caliendo refutes any allegation of any wrongdoing or error.

CHECKS AND BALANCES IN MIDDLETOWN? YOU'RE KIDDING

TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING $10.1 MILLION 'CORRUPTION TAX' TO MIDDLETOWN GOP BOSS
Democrats for Middletown Township Committee Steve Borbely and Alex DeSevo are making a case that the 18 percent of the township's approximately $59 million budget going to bond service is a "corruption tax."