Not one GOP councilmember has spoken up to denounce Councilman Dominic Capobianco and disgraced former councilman Robert Power's ethics violations, except to sweep it under the rug as a "lesson learned" or my favorite, Councilwoman Sarah Haynes blaming everyone else for the media coverage in February's meeting.

The revelation that former code enforcement officer and borough councilman Nick Capobianco charged taxpayers nearly $8K for COVID cleaning services after he spent months bragging about doing it for free is just the tip of the iceberg.

For this article, I am going to walk you through my thought process so you can see how I drew my conclusions and understand why I filed so many darn Right-to-Know requests.

Please know that when I refer to the fire company, I am talking about the people who decide how to spend the money.

When I write an article, I try my absolute best to inform the reader where I’m getting my information from, and include hyperlinks to that source. You cannot count on the Parkside GOP to do the same.

I decided to look back at how Parkside Borough’s other employees were hired, especially under the GOP majority and Councilwoman Purcival’s leadership since she’s made it clear she was unsatisfied with the secretary hiring process and repeatedly complains about being excluded from interviews.

I don’t believe any entity, no matter how many lives you save, is exempt from financial transparency when it comes to how they spend taxpayer dollars. It is not uncommon to see volunteer fire companies make headlines for embezzlement.

Parkside Democratic Committee is calling for the immediate resignation of Councilman Robert Powers from Parkside Borough Council and from his appointed positions in borough government in light of his recent arrests

Sarah Haynes, for the second year in a row, hosted a Fourth of July Party at the home of a pedophile and Parkside’s only Sexually Violent Predator

We look forward to knocking on doors this year to hear more about the issues that concern you. You are always welcome to reach out to me or any of our candidates if you hear wild allegations. We're not monsters. We all pay the same taxes and live here too.

This borough is a beautiful, diverse community. Your racism has no home here. Our neighbors do.

We did not receive a donation from Rudolphe or Clarke, or any of their employees. I decided against publicly sharing a list of our donors here given their penchant for cyberbullying.

All I did was write a harmless history article shining a light on Recreation Committee’s biggest and most well attended event of the year and some people would rather rewrite history than give props to someone who just happens to be a registered Democrat. The Saunders’ are not just registered Democrats though. They are dedicated Parkside residents who have spent years volunteering on Rec Committee.

In July 2021, former councilman Capobianco submitted these invoices and received nearly $8,000 in payment for monthly COVID disinfecting services

The Parkside Dems are committed to investing in the future of our community and in our children. Equity in education and opportunity is a driving force behind the Democratic vision and for this reason, we have decided not to require educational transcripts as part of the scholarship application process. Children learn and absorb information in many different ways and we don’t believe that a child’s potential can be accurately predicted by a gradebook.

I have no desire to disband the fire department in Parkside. No democratic candidate has any desire to negatively interfere with the operations of our fire department in any way. In fact, it is our goal to ensure that the department is supported to the best of our ability.