Council Meets, Murderer's Sentencing This Week
Major events top Hopatcong's business week.
The Hopatcong Mayor and Council is scheduled to meet this Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in its first gathering after presenting the annual budget.
That budget, if approved, is set to raise taxes by about $38 for the average homeowner in the borough. Also at that meeting, an ordinance was introduced appropriating $80,000 for the purchase and installation of police equipment.
The meeting is open to the public at the municipal building and residents are encouraged to attend.
Hopatcong residents may also be interested in the sentencing of Guiseppe Tedesco, the convicted killer who murdered Hopatcong resident Alyssa Ruggieri in March of 2010.
Tedesco was found guilty on Jan. 10 in Sussex County Superior Court and faces a maximum sentence of life-plus-20 years.
Last week, Tedesco requested he not be present at the sentencing, which will include impact statements from the Ruggieri family. A judge then ruled he would be required to be present, but Tedesco’s defense attorney appealed and is now waiting on an Appellate Court to make a final decision.
Sentencing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 20 in Newton.
BeachBum
7:07 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
How about a plan to revitalize lower river styx, that should be the towns top priority at the meeting
jazzman
7:51 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
thats a pretty big word...revitalize ....NOT ever having any ideas to go with,everyone has that thought for lower river styx... but where do we begin whats the first step that will show investers..street lights and sidewalks,and how about we make use of the Christmas tree and not any bull"Holiday tree"for once
The Watcher
8:50 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
Looked for the agenda found BOROUGH MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING CANCELLED March 20th, 2013, 7:30pm Borough Hall The Borough Mayor and Council meeting that was scheduled for March 20, 2013 has been cancelled
Regretfulresident
10:43 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
Basically that means they probably met at Sylvia's house and approved the budget already...taxes go up AGAIN!
You should know by now the people of hopatcong have no voice....pathetic
Michele Guttenberger
11:50 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Because of Tuesday's snowstorm the bakery closed early and they couldn't get the Celebratory Budget Deflection Cake for Wednesday and I also heard the show chimp misplaced the laser pointer.
The Watcher
12:19 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Apparently Regretfulresident is also watching. Wonder if we are at least getting a discount on the cake we certainly aren't getting one on the taxes. Are we getting money back for the hauler only picking up recyclables only twice a month now? Who changed the contract? Was there a PUBLIC vote?