Ed Saradaki is new to local politics but was a voice of reason on the school board a few years ago. He's a little too conservative for me but I would still support him. However, word around town is that the Republicans dumped Malool because of a personal vendetta by former Mayor Marks who along with his cronies, political dinosaurs like McClintock, Papen and Coronato, dislike Malool because she replaced Township Attorney Brian Levine, a lifelong friend of Marks. Sorry, I cannot have much respect for DePaola going along with that crew. If she's elected, we know who will be calling the shots.

I'm Holden MaGroin and I'm confused. Isn't there a primary coming up in June? The article says that Mr Sariduski and Mrs DiPaola are running in the November election. Don't we get to choose in the primary first? What happens if mayor Malool runs in the primary? I'm going to look up old Times articles to learn about Mr Sariduski but I already know how I feel about lots of cell towers.

Holden, you are right. I didn't think about that. I think we should encourage Malool to run in the primary. She's not great but at least the Marksists won't be running things.

I find it interesting that the previous comments get the spelling of Ms. Depaola's name correct, even thogh it is spelled incorrectly in the article( 2 different ways). But, neither commentor can spell Mr. Saridaki's name properly when it is right there in front of them. Barney, if you are familiar with MR. Saridaki's tenure on the school board than you would know that he is only a consevative when it comes to fiscal matters.

Interesting that "Touch" criticizes my spelling in post where she/he cannot spell "though" or "conservative", and also fails to properly capitalize "DePaola".

There is a distinct difference between spelling and crummy typing. To consistantly misspell is a sign of ignorance, especially when the correct spelling is right in front of you. Typos are a result of PDA use and fat thumbs.

More like fat head. I misspelled Saridaki's name once and clearly, Holden's misspelling was intentional and a joke.

Bigger pictue folks, stay focused on the bigger picture.....back room deals in our sleepy town - what drama!

I would like to see Ed Saridaki on the council but not necessarily his running mate. It would be nice to have the viewpoint of someone from the north side of town. Wealthy folks like Glover, DePaola, and Vastine are not feeling the pain of this horses**t economy as much as others.

You're right Taxpayer. But, so much of this is hear say and innuendo. I'd rather see people evalute what the candidate's experience is, what they have done publicly and make their choices based on that.

I would like to know what the candidates have done publicly -- before they got involved in politics. Padding your resume to run for office shouldn't count