Mayor, Council Wish Setticase Well in Departure from Politics
Longtime Saddle Brook councilman Joseph Setticase withdrew his name from the upcoming election last week. He'll be replaced on the ballot by Joseph Camilleri
The Saddle Brook mayor and council Thursday took turns reflecting on the tenure of Democratic councilman Joseph Setticase, who ended his re-election bid last week, opting instead to devote his free time to his family. With Setticase's oldest son, Joe, 15, an elite travel baseball player, and his 11-year-old twins, Jake and Dean, also competitive athletes, Setticase said he felt pulled in too many directions by their sports obligations and no longer willing to sacrifice getting to watch them play. “It’s not about running again, it’s about the next four years," Setticase said Thursday. "Do I want to run another four years and maybe not see my kids?...That’s all precious time and I’ve put 16 years of my life into this town.” Councilwoman …
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Ralph James
1:15 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012
Why is that the Democrats are allowed to appoint someone to the ballot, but third party nor independent candidates are allowed to have their names added? That doesn't seem very democratic to me. more ›