Bernadette McPherson

McPHERSON TOPS LIST OF AVIATION SAFETY
NADA/F Honors Contributions of Freeholder & Mayor

Kaplan, Kirk Seek Donut Tally From Democrats
How Much Taxpayer Money Will Ganz, McPherson
Spend on Election Day Treats For Poll Workers

Ganz and McPherson have raised taxes by $41 million over the past three years, but they never seem to run out of ways to spend more taxpayer money.’

GANZ AND McPHERSON LYING AGAIN
CLAIM TO HAVE INSTITUTED ETHICS REFORMS
IS DISPUTED BY RECORD EDITORIALS
"that’s the biggest lie in politics since Bill Clinton said he didn’t have sex with that woman, Monica Lewinsky.�

Bergen County Democrats were not supposed to be defending their 6-1 majority on the Board of Freehodlers this year, but suddenly it is possible that they must do exactly that. A new poll conducted for the Bergen GOP by Rick Shaftan's Neighborhood Research shows the county race in a statistical dead heat between Democratic incumbents Bernadette McPherson and David Ganz and Republican challengers Michael Kaplan, the Mayor of Norwood, and Ramsey attorney Kelly Kirk. If Kaplan and Kirk were to win, that would reduce the Democratic majority to 4-3.

The problem for Democratic County Chairman Joseph Ferriero is that one of the four Democrats is Valerie Vainieri Huttle, who has had no trouble declaring her independence from Ferriero and the Bergen Democratic organization. Huttle is headed to the Assembly (probably in a few weeks) but remains a Freeholder, if she wants to be, until at least January 2007. Huttle plus three Republicans could effectively remove control of the Bergen Freeholder Board from Ferriero; that could make her -- and State Senator-elect Loretta Weinberg (who gets senatorial courtesy over Bergen appointments as soon as she takes office) -- considerable powers in Bergen County politics.

IF A TREE FALLS IN THE FOREST DOES ANYBODY HEAR IT?

If Kirk and Kaplan Ditch the Debate...Does Anybody Care?

Bergen County Freeholder Chairwoman Bernadette McPherson and Freeholder Vice Chair David L. Ganz today applauded Republican freeholder candidates Kirk and Kaplan for their consistency in message by ditching the League of Women Voters' Freeholder Debate.

Statement to the League of Women Voters

To the members of The League and to the guests who have gathered for tonight's freeholder debate, we are sorry to disappoint you. Please accept our apologies for not being here, but there is an important meeting tonight in Rutherford on the controversial EnCap development that we believe we must attend. The EnCap project is of vital concern to the many residents of Rutherford, Lyndhurst and North Arlington. This project has gone from one that promised recreation to thousands of Bergen County residents, to one that will burden communities with thousands of units of unwanted low and moderate income housing.