Perth Amboy

Mayor-elect Wilda Diaz Joins Coalition of Middlesex County Officials for Andrews

NO SHOW VAS

(West New York) -- In a blatant dereliction of responsibility, Perth Amboy Mayor and Assemblyman Joe Vas has established a pattern of refusing to fulfill his responsibilities as both an elected official and a candidate for Congress in the 13th District. According to news reports, Vas has been a no show at 80% of his Assembly committee hearings, a no show at a meeting with the Department of Community Affairs where his Perth Amboy tax increase was discussed, a no show in approving his municipal budget, a no show in filing to run for a special election to complete now-Senator Bob Menendez's term in the House of Representatives, a no show in filing his personal financial disclosure reports with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on time, and a no show in filing his campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission on time.

Vas Misleads About Helping Heroin Dealer Make Bail

(West New York) – In yet another classic example of revisionist history, Perth Amboy Mayor Joe Vas this week claimed that, “the charge that I aided a drug dealer is an outright lie and has been proven one.� [Jersey Journal, 5/18/06] He also accused his primary opponent Albio Sires of waging a “false and misleading… campaign.� [NJN News, 5/17/06] But despite trying to rewrite history to cover up his dismal record, Vas cannot ignore the basic facts that led to his helping a Perth Amboy woman arrested for selling heroin in Camden make bail. Worse yet, the heroin dealer was arrested while out on bail for running a heroin ring out of her home in Perth Amboy.

Another Day, Another Broken Promise
Vas Goes Back on Pledge to Provide Relevant Perth Amboy Financial Data to the State

(West New York) – In what is becoming a consistent pattern of saying one thing and doing another, Perth Amboy Mayor Joe Vas has yet again gone back on his word to provide the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs with relevant financial data needed for the state to approve Perth Amboy’s 2006 budget. As recently as April 24th, Vas pledged to provide DCA with missing revenue figures within fifteen days, as ordered by the state. More than three weeks later, Vas has still not turned over the necessary data, leading the state to demand that he remove $8 million of proposed revenue from his budget. Perth Amboy’s budget, which is now eleven months late, will contain an average tax increases of up to $300 per household as a result of his fiscal mismanagement.

Perth Amboy Councilman and Community Leaders Endorse Albio Sires for Congress
Point to Failure of Vas Tenure As Reason For Sires Support

(Perth Amboy) Pointing to a record of failed leadership by Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas, Perth Amboy Councilman David Szilagyi and community leaders Israel Varela, Carmen Ramirez and Scott Farber today endorsed former Speaker Albio Sires for Congress in the 13th Congressional District. Sires is running against Vas to fill the vacancy created by now-Senator Robert Menendez, who had previously represented the 13th District in Congress.

VAS DECLARED 'FRIEND OF EDUCATION' BY STATE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Annual Award Recognizes Legislative Excellence in Supporting Education

(PERTH AMBOY) - The New Jersey State Federation of Teachers (NJSFT) recently selected Assemblyman Joseph Vas as the 2006 "Friend of Education."