Jul

6

Hillside Times: There’s No “I” In “Team”

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teamwork-flakes1.jpgTHE Democratic machine majority on the Hillside Township Council is confused about with whom their two independent colleagues associate.

So said the two independents after the Union Leader quoted Council President Leonard Gilbert claiming 2nd Ward Councilwoman Shelley-Ann Bates and 4th Ward Councilman Gerald “Pateesh” Freeman were “allied” with the residents the mayor nominated to the pool committee.

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Jul

5

Leader: New official sees a need for teamwork

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By Chris Sykes, Staff Writer

HILLSIDE, NJ - The Hillside Township Council conducted its annual reorganization meeting Sunday at noon in the Municipal Building’s council chamber, and it was evident from the start of the proceedings that things have definitely changed in town.  high-noon-poster.jpgMuch like the movie “High Noon,” and the American Western myths from which it was derived, confrontation was in the air Sunday at the meeting as Shelly Ann Bates was sworn into office as the new 2nd Ward Councilwoman. The subject of her percolating ire were her new colleagues on the council, who were personified in longtime Councilman at Large Leonard Gilbert, who, in his 10th year in office, was chosen to serve as the president of the governing body.“I would like to thank all of the people who voted for me in the election and the runoff that followed, because I wouldn’t be here without them,” Bates said. “I ran because it was painfully evident that the voices in the 2nd Ward weren’t being heard, so we had to get organized and make sure we Read more

Jul

2

Hillside Times: Another ‘independent’ on Council

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On the campaign trail she promised to be an independent voice in Town Hall — and on her first day on the job, 2nd Ward Councilwoman Shelley-Ann Bates did just that.

bates0618.jpgBates, along with three other ward councilmen who won re-election in May, were sworn in this afternoon in an annual reorganization meeting which tended to spare the niceties between rival factions.

“I can see that my colleague is already making her presence felt,” said 4th Ward Councilman Gerald “Pateesh” Freedman, agreeing with Bates to abstain on the votes to appoint Councilman-at-Large Leonard Gilbert as council president and 3rd Ward Councilman John Kulish as vice president.

http://hillsidetimes.wordpress.com/2007/07/01/another-independent-on-council/