There's a nice page there where Big Brother is watching...and per this same website, Paul Tonko is still our Representative.

Gee, those traffic web cams are the ones the news media use, are they not??,,,,do they pay for the use??

....oh, wait, I think I see OJ Simpson,,,no, no....my mistake that was Mayor Stratton going the wrong way on the highway........

I am not a fan of any of the new candidates running for office in Rotterdam. I would definately try to keep who we have in office and give them another term. As far as filling Godlewski and Marco's position, is still up for grabs for me. Although I am clearly pleased that they will both be vacating their seats! Since I am not impressed with any of them, my decision may have to be based on party endorsemnts. But there is still time to here their rederick.

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Denny tries having it both ways in Rotterdam

   There have been letters recently regarding the candidacy of John Denny for Rotterdam Town Board. I don’t know the man but I feel compelled to bring to light some facts.
   Mr. Denny asked the Rotterdam Democratic Committee to endorse his candidacy, and the committee sent his request along with that of five additional prospective candidates to the screening committee for interviews and a report. All candidates were interviewed, including Mr. Denny, and the screening committee recommended that John Silva and Richard Leet be endorsed. The entire committee concurred with the recommendation and letters were sent to the prospective candidates who were not selected.
   Any of those unsuccessful candidates had the option to ballot, to challenge the committee’s decision by forcing a primary, which Mr. Denny did. But he took it a bit further, approaching the Republican Party for its endorsement, which he received.
   So he is attempting to deprive Rotterdam citizens of a choice in the upcoming election by running as both a Republican and a Democrat, assuring himself of victory in the election if he is successful in the Democratic Primary. What he has done is unethical, and every voter in Rotterdam, Republican and Democrat, should tell him so in November.
   WILLIAM J. COOKE
   Rotterdam
The writer, recently resigned as chairman of the town Democratic Committee, is running for supervisor.  

  
  
  

Well Mr. Cooke, you may be correct with your accusations, but ya know what they say, 'one bad turn deserves another'. You, Mr. Cooke are a democrat being endorsed by the conservatives. The conservatives that clearly endorsed Mr. Tomasone in the last election. What happened here, Mr. Cooke?

And it appears that the republican machine is already in agressive action mode, as there are 'VOTE DENNY' signs on just about every lawn in Rotterdam. Gee, Mr. Bill Cooke, perhaps you shouldn't have resigned from being the democratic chair. You may need a job after the election.

As my grandmother use to say, 'don't spit too high, it will end up in your face'. In your case, Mr. Bill Cooke, 'don't sling that mud too high, cause it may end up in your face.'

They're all crazy.....what are Mr.Denny's idea's for Rotterdams posterity....how high on the political 'vine' does his conversation go....what or shall I say WHO is in his war chest???? I'm not talking about a 'no face party',,I'm talking a mouth piece with arms legs eyes and ears........?????

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Despite what he says, Denny’s no Democrat

I think your readers deserve some facts about John Denny’s Republican credentials and his political associations.
   First, Mr. Denny is a Republican candidate for Rotterdam Town Board. In his Democratic primary literature, he has chosen not to mention this fact.
   Second, Denny has changed his party affiliation to suit his various ambitions five times — having gone from Republican (1981) to Democrat (1982) to Republican (2001) to Independent (2002) to Democrat (2003). In his Aug. 12 letter to the editor, Mr. Denny described himself as a “lifelong Democrat” until he switched parties in 2001. As his enrollment history shows, this is just not true.
   Third, Mr. Denny’s Democratic Primary has little democratic about it. One of the few people circulating Mr. Denny’s Democratic designating petitions was Gerard Parisi, the Republican town chairman, who personally gathered 131 signatures.
Finally, I always ask who is paying the freight? For Denny’s campaign, it’s the Rotterdam Republican committee paying the bills.
I am getting to be an old timer who relies on common sense. Jack Denny sure looks like a Republican candidate to me.
TONY CERVERA
Rotterdam
The writer is the Rotterdam Democratic Party chairman.  

  
  
    

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Second, Denny has changed his party affiliation to suit his various ambitions five times — having gone from Republican (1981) to Democrat (1982) to Republican (2001) to Independent (2002) to Democrat (2003). In his Aug. 12 letter to the editor, Mr. Denny described himself as a “lifelong Democrat” until he switched parties in 2001. As his enrollment history shows, this is just not true.

Gee...I hope he's not going to be another Judy turn coat Dagostino!!!!!

Although, this just may be an excellent political move for the reps. . Denny is clearly a life long resident an probably liked and known by the residents. So he just may pull the dem AND rep votes!

Well, i thought that in the past, I had heard something not-so-nice about Mr. "Jack" Denny. I don't know if it's stuff that I previously read in here or I heard through the news or some other outlet.  What I find interesting is...have you actually taken some time to look at one of Mr. Denny's signs on someone's lawn?  I took a walk past one yesterday.  It does clearly state "John Denny."  Now, when you have the chance, it seems that they do want you to know that he is actually "Jack," they just don't want to bring much attention to it.  Look at the top left of the D, where it overhangs past the downward line.  Right there, in miniscule text, they fit in "Jack."  Also, it does say that John "Jack" Denny is "John Denny III."  

I'm starting to think that everyone should just register independent and let the politicians guess who we'll vote for.

I agree with you BK. I noticed that as well. I only know John 'jack' Denny as a staunch democrat and nothing else. His party affiliation may change but the idiology is the same. He should just join Rotterdam's  conservative party.They seem to flip flop just like 'jack'.

Remember the conserv's backed Tommasone(r) in the last superviors election against Cooke(d) and now they back Cooke(d) in this upcoming election. So the conserv's must have 'various ambitions' also.

I always remember Jack Denny as a Democrat. I really can not see him a a Republican. I would be cautious. There seems too many party changes and endorsements for this next election. It doesn't make too much sense to me yet. Myself and some other folks I have talked to, may not vote in this election.

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I always remember Jack Denny as a Democrat. I really can not see him a a Republican. I would be cautious. There seems too many party changes and endorsements for this next election. It doesn't make too much sense to me yet. Myself and some other folks I have talked to, may not vote in this election.

Tony,
It's never a good idea NOT to vote.  The thing that needs to be done is to make sure you DO vote to show your disappreciation with what the party and/or the specific person running stands for.  Personally, as you can see from things I've put on here, I an a very strong Republican voter.  I will review what Jack stands for.  I will also review what the other people stand for.  Seems that if Jack is running as a Republican, but he's really a Democrat, maybe one of the Democrats running is really a Republican.  Getting 1 of the seats will be better than neither, either way the Republicans keep the majority at the moment.  

If there's not a good choice, we'll have to find a write-in candidate.

This whole 'cross endorsing' candidates just makes me uneasy. I still have a bad taste in my mouth from when the reps endorsed Joey Guidarelli, who is a conservative, to fill the vacant seat on the town board. It was a total disaster! Joey Guidarelli swayed to the dems idiology and also obstainded from critical votes that truly impacted the future of Rotterdam, for his own personal agenda.

So as of right now, I will err on the side of caution  and not vote for John 'jack' democrat Denny or Bill Cooke(d), who is now being endorsed by the concervative party, that backed Tomasone in the last supervisors election. I just don't trust 'cross endorsing

Well, now we know why Joey Guidarelli was appointed to the vacant seat by the republican party.  Obviously it was quid pro quo for the conservative party  endorsment of Mr. Tommasone in the last election.  The conservatives helped get Tommasone elected, so in return the republicans filled the vacant seat left by Tommasone with someone from the conservative party.  Now we just have to figure out what the conservatives want in return for Mr. Cooke's endorsment in this election.  I'm putting my money on having a town supervisor in their pocket for the negotiations with the PBA, and our 2008 police contract.  Those of us who were members of this forum during the police commission incident, know that the police were not very supportive of the new republican majority, and vowed to take them down.  First, by questioning Mertz's promotion of officer Denny.  Second the accusation of stolen gun handles by officer Denny.  Now they are throwing their support behind Mr. Cooke.  The same person that ran against Mr. Tommasone in the last election for town supervisor, in which the conservatives backed Tommasone.

As a side note.  Does anybody know if Denny the police officer is any relation to Jack Denny running for the town board??

It is obviouse to me that the police and PBA have taken control of the conservative party, hence explaining Mr. Guidarelli's spinelessness during the police commission.  Being a registered conservative made his constituents cops.

I guess if I were a person who didn't want to see Rotterdam cops retire a $90,000 a year and continue to screw the taxpayer.  I would watch what candidate the conservatives back and vote the opposing candidate.