Garwood Residents Invited To Hear Borough Candidates

submitted by Bill Connolly

Borough residents will have a chance to hear the candidates for mayor and Borough Council during two October appearances at the Pointe, the condominium complex between Maple and Chestnut Streets.

They will also have an opportunity to propose questions to be asked of the candidates during those sessions. Questions may be sent to PointeForum@gmail.com

The mayoral candidates – Salvatore Piarulli, a Republican, and Charles P. Lombardo, a Democrat – will appear on Thursday, Oct. 16. The council candidates – Carol Kearney and Tina Simitz, Republicans, and Louis Petruzzelli and Sara Todisco, incumbent Democrats – will speak onThursday, Oct. 23. The sessions will begin at 7:30 p.m.

In both cases, the candidates are expected to discuss such issues as taxes, the long-delayed athletic complex, recent flooding and rodent infestations in some parts of the borough and the redevelopment of North and South Avenues.

“These meetings are a tradition begun a year ago,” said Christine Spear, the president of the condominium’s board. “Since our clubhouse provides a suitable room, we decided to make it available so that Garwood voters could get a clearer picture of what’s at stake in the election.”

Light refreshments will be served at each event. Parking is available in the large lot behind the commercial buildings on North Avenue between Maple and Chestnut Streets. A stairway leads from the lot to the clubhouse.