I think that young evil man should do his punishment a year at a time. Exactly as did the martyrs in Aushwitz, Triblinka, Buckenwald and all the other tributes to genocide, then be forced to live in a small apartment with no electricity, running water, minimum of food, no toilet facilities and no idea when the Masad would drag him out to go on to his next dungeon of insanity. Along the way, he be forced to dig what is left of the grave sites where this man made apocalypse finally ended.

On the other hand, (Forgive me Tevye) I do not like the word "tolerance" nor any derivative of that word. It is condescending and demeaning.

As far as Hedy goes, I find it so odd that someone who would not swear the oath of office on a Bible would be so religiously aware...other than perhaps pandering.

In my opinion, there was no need for this. We don't need an official acknowledgement to opine on something we Americans fought and died over in our Civil War, WWII and now against the Extreme Muslim terrorists. We got obl and sh. Our judicial system found it's way without an additional town piece of paper.

I think a group prayer would have worked as well.

But then again from what I understand, Hedy has her doubts about a Supreme Being. so maybe she needed that piece of paper.

Jim,
It is obvious that your dislike of Councilwoman Grant has clouded your mind on this issue. First, it is wrong to describe the prisoners at Aushwitz as martyrs. They weren’t championing for a cause, but thrown in prison camps for their religious preference. And it is people like you that would have waterboarding legal in the United States. Just because an individual commits a heinous crime, it does not mean that our government should stoop to their level and commit criminal acts.

How is the word "tolerance" condescending and demeaning? I am pretty sure the definition of the word exemplifies everything that the word demeaning is not.

Also, just because Councilwoman Grant did not swear on the Bible, it does not restrict her credibility on religious issues. Atheists are people too, and deserve the same TOLERANCE as all others. The fact that she may not believe in god makes her condemnation of this act even more praiseworthy. She is fighting for people that do not share the same belief system as her, which shows her true religious TOLERANCE. Again, I think you need to look up the word TOLERANCE in the dictionary and ponder its meaning for awhile.

FYI...
John Quincy Adams served as the sixth President of the United States from March 4, 1825, to March 4, 1829. He took the oath of office on a book of laws, instead of the more traditional Bible, to preserve the separation of church and state.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams

Well said Mark. Hate crimes have been committed in surrounding communities. Councilwoman Grant spoke out against these crimes and proposed a resolution to condemn them. Mr. Drake somehow feels that Ms. Grant and her beliefs should also be attacked. Mr. Drake's attack on Councilwoman Grant is all part of the same kind of intolerance and hate that her resolution condemns.

Thanks for getting back to me John.

Nice picture in the TB with Bob Gordon. You know Bob, the guy who swore in your public payroll double dipper Austin. Following in the De Bari tradition of one family, multi Public payrolls I guess.

John straight up - you're being played. But, we'll let you find that out for yourself.

Thanks for your response.

Jimmmy, you need to move on from DeBari... BTW, how is Mr. DeSantis being played?

Thanks for your suggestion, but I will not move on.

I don't want to take anyone's thunder from them, so I'll just let my statements wait until next week or so. I won't forget to answer you - (that would be rude), but there are things happening at every meeting which are being created, backed, PAID FOR and pushed by our former Mayor.

albeit performed by innocents .

NOT paranoia nor obsession Ulises, just having been an intimate part of that coven, I KNOW what I'm seeing.

On this issue, please don't ask anymore at this point?

BTW, do you know of how many other towns are lining up to do the same?

Jimmy, I'm not following you. I'll have to borrow the TB news from my neighbor to get an idea what you may be referring to. Have a great weekend everyone!

I'm glad the town passed this resolution.

Sincerely sorry for the intrigue Ulises, but I'm sure you remember what happened the last time I tried to help you with the TB . The only thing I ask is, sit back a moment and think. All John did was get his picture taken with Bob Gordon that's all.

Why are certain people making a thing out of postponing this and wanting NOTHING to be done with it now?

Who is on Zoning and where have their interests always been? Before the new mayor that is.....

Who brings an attorney to a meeting and who pays the attorney?

What would happen if settlement or production was delayed until a new Mayor would be elected and he could "pack the Zoning court" so to speak so his Pinocchio's could re Zone it for whatever reason the new (recycled maybe) mayor had?

If it were me and I was unscrupulous, I would demand that nothing be done until I had all my chess pieces in place. New Mayor, New Planning, New Zoning and hello DBVille. Not this year and not next, but January 2014 - absolutely.

for your consideration.

It's a Democratic town, but I'm a registered Democrat, however, so Independent (I) in local elections - and I'll support Subrizi in 2014, just like I did in '10 (balance in power is all I seek). I won't vote for DeBari, if he runs, and I do hear all your implications loud and clear.

Mr De Santis:

Congratulations on being elected Vice President of the Democratic Club. I take it former Mayor De Bari appointed you to the Rentleveling board. Let's get something straight here. My problem is not with you. In you, I just see me four years ago drinking the kool aid and leading the charge "for truth, justice and the Democratic way" as you are now. I guess you know I was due to be Chairman of the committee you serve on, but even the thought of a possible ethics conflict had me resign immediately.

and I see you have your own doubts as to any real benefit coming from your honest efforts to help seniors on Social Security (of which I am also) nor your efforts to get flood help.

In my opinion, Bobby and Connie get GREAT publicity by listening to an innocent soul crying out in the wilderness for help with (all registered voter) SENIOR CITIZENS during CAMPAIGN season and just what do you think will happen the day after the election? Look, enjoy your notoriety and maybe next year you will be President of the Democratic club. and maybe a candidate for town council as some have suggested here already.

John, I've said this before in different arenas - I have been a Democrat for about 46 years now and served the party since 1971 in four different elected county committee districts and won for county committee against the De Bari's here in New Milford.

Knock yourself out.

Pay no mind to this guy Drake. He's still bitter that his son got trounced in the election, due in a large part to the nonsense he posts on the Patch.

37 votes out of nearly 3,000 cast.. De Bari & crew lost by over five times that amount. Why? there was NO snowtober & people saw clearly what was happening..
nonsense?
How's about - One candidate was Chairing the negotiating committee for the teacher's union contract WITH the State President of the Union being in this local district, while the other candidate exclaimed at the D A R E event, "I like playing the ducky ducky doo game".

How's about the very first vote Mr Ashley voted for - was to deny the cop's raises when they hadn't received any for years? Would he have denied his Mother a raise to her town payroll check ?

How's about him and hedy trying to barge into the closed door session of the M & C before they were even in office?

How's about the so called debate at the K of C during the summer? You know, the so called innocent debate which was determined to be an out & out setup to make the Republican candidates look like fools by packing the house with henchmen. "The League of women voters" I believe were played.

On this very Patch - ms Grant posts a comment under LOU, I challenge her using two names, then she denies it - I catch it again and she says "I never used it". I prove it to her and she mentions "Oh I forgot, my bad". Do you want someone handling anything for you who can't remember what they did 4 minutes previously?

Bitter? - no. Disappointed yes. I honestly thought the voters would see beyond the snowstorm.

Ok, back to our regularly scheduled program--comments relevant to the subject at hand. I'm happy to report that this article is being picked up by many outlets, awarding New Milford the recognition it deserves.

New Milford needs to first define a semite,before passing anti-semitic leg.