Millville Insider

The resolution to replace Judge Witcher was taken off the agenda at the January 19, 2021 commission meeting due to the public outcry. Pepitone made another poor attempt to explain why he was replacing Judge Witcher. Pepitone's explanation as usual was unclear and made no sense. It just proved once again that he should not be a city commissioner. Several members of the public asked who put the resolution on the agenda to replace Judge Witcher. No commissioner came forward to take responsibility. However in the final minutes of the meeting the truth came out thanks to Commissioner Udalovas' closing statement. The member of Team Santiago who pushed for the replacement of Judge Witcher was BRUCE COOPER. Yes it was Bruce Cooper who was too much of a coward to admit it or defend his lapse in judgement in pushing for the replacement. This meeting showed that the public can make a difference. If enough individuals speak up then change can happen. Please keep speaking up. Tonight you ma

Team Santiago is up to their old tricks.   The more they promise transparency the more they hide the facts. It is time to appoint a judge. When the previous commission appointed Judge Witcher, 6 candidates were interviewed. Judge Witcher promised to clean up the backlog -   he  did. Judge Witcher promised to be involved in the community – he is. Judge Witcher promised to work with code enforcement – he is. So why is he being replaced with Laura Van Embden? When Laura Van Embden was the judge she increased the backlog, did not start court on time, and sat on cases costing the city time and money.  Judge Witcher posted this on facebook: The struggle continues.... without notice, not even granted a performance review or interview, something that has been customary for all my predecessors, a motion was quietly made to have another judge appointed in one of my municipalities. But for a friend, I would have went to court only to find another sitting on the bench. No other judge in the histor

 Chief Farabella was just reappointed for another 3 years even though a lawsuit was filed against  Farabella and Pepitone by a city employee.The lawsuit is worth reading.  The allegations, if true, are startling. These allegations also raise the question should Farabella have been reappointed at this time? Did the commissioners look into the allegations prior to voting? The lawsuit involves the departments of Parent and Pepitone who both voted to reappoint Farabella. Did they do their due diligence? Of interest is line 55 in the lawsuit. It clearly states that Doug Long was performing legal duties for the city in 2019. Didn't the commissioners claim that Mr. Long was not involved in the city, only Marmero and Grace. Remember at election time the lack of transparency, the lies, the lack of due diligence and the waste of your tax payers money. Millville needs commissioners who are transparent, who do their due diligence and have the interests of the citizens of Millville at heart. Th