Questions for a candidate

PoliticsNJ points out, this story is likely to be an issue in this year’s 14th District Assembly race. The failure to vet the background of such an important hire is nothing to sneeze at, but the question is how much responsibility Tom Goodwin, the Republican candidate who is a member of the Hamilton Township Council, should bear for this.

Having covered similar mishaps — South Brunswick hired a manager who clashed with council members — I am reluctuntant to cast individual blame. That said, the mayor and council had ample opportunity to dig up the dirt, raising questions that Mr. Goodwin will at least have to answer.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet