Leave it to the third grade reading level of the Trentonian to pick up this story. Playgirl magazine’s 1995 Man of the Year,  John Holliday, a 1983 Hamilton High West graduate and current LAPD cop, is suing the Township, Police Chief Masseroni, Mayor Fried and former Business Administrator Mary Caffrey for discrimination. Holliday alleges that that in 2007 the township agreed to hire him as a police officer, only to rescind the offer about a week later after learning of his nude modeling. The township contends that Mr. Holliday did not disclose this information.  According to the Trentonian, “While in California, Holliday also worked as an actor, appearing in television roles and low-budget films like “Real Stories of the Donut Men,” a spoof of the reality series COPS.”

Source: trentonian.com

While unemployment continues to rise and the economy continues to limp along, Robbinsville town council has decided that this would be a good time to raise their salaries. Township Engineer/Business Administrator Tim McGough will be paid $155,000 for his role, however while Mr. McGough fills both positions, their separate salaries have been proposed at $116,000 for engineer and $99,000 for business administrator for a combined total of $215,000. It’s unknown as to why separate salaries have been proposed since one person is filling both positions.

If the proposed ordinance goes into effect, the following salary increases would be:

• Police Chief Martin Masseroni: $123,000 up from $120,000 (+2.5%)
• Public Works Director Dino Colarocco: $92,000 up from $87,000 (up from $84,000 the previous year – a 9.5% increase)
• Chief Financial Officer Debra Bauer: $78,00 up from $83,000 (up from $76,000 the previous year – a 9.2% increase)
• Municipal Clerk Michele Auletta: $81,000 up from $79,000 (+2.5%)

While our property taxes continue to skyrocket, the town council feel that they are entitled to larger and larger salaries. Does this seem right?

Source: centraljersey.com