Polifroni Tells Galella: “Inteso Has Never Made An ‘Outstanding Contribution’ To Much Of Anything”

Ortley Beach Leader Says “Acting” Mayor’s “Failure To Respect The Office He Holds” Should Cause Italian-American Cultural Society To “Withhold Serious Recognition”

Dover Township - Ortley Beach civic leader Dan Polifroni has asked the Italian-American Cultural Society of Ocean County to “withdraw proposed recognition” of Acting Mayor Carmine Inteso for what the society calls “outstanding contributions to the community” at the club’s 21st annual dinner to be held September 27th.

Polifroni’s request comes in the wake of the incident at Trump Marina late on June 30th where Committeeman John Furey said Inteso grappled with him, pushed him to the floor and smashed his camera to destroy photos Furey took of the “Acting” Mayor and an “unidentified female” mentioned in the media.

The incident occurred at a concert by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.

Polifroni said he got a copy of a letter from Marc Galella, President of the Italian-American Cultural group, which solicited ads for a journal and said Inteso would be honored at the dinner along with two other honorees.

Polifroni Says Inteso Honor Is “Very Questionable”
In View Of “Low Level Of Credibility”

“While I have no quarrel with the designations of April Yezzi and Ernie Napolitano, I want to take exception to your very questionable decision to include Carmine C. Inteso as an honoree”, Polifroni told Galella.

“So far as I can tell, Mr. Inteso has never made an ‘outstanding contribution’ to much of anything, with the possible exception of his contribution to the very low level of credibility and lack of respect currently awarded the local government in Dover Township”, Polifroni said.

“Inteso Has Further Damaged Local Government’s Reputation”

“Mr. Inteso has been a township committee member less than nine months”, Polifroni noted, “and all he has done is make the local government’s reputation even more questionable than it was previously.

“Mr. Inteso’s consistent failure to respect the office he holds is reason enough for a respected civic organization such as yours to withhold serious recognition until such time as it is clearly deserved”, the Ortley leader said.

“As a proud Italian-American, I would respectfully recommend that the Italian American Cultural Society consider withdrawing the proposed recognition of Mr. Inteso for obvious and compelling reasons”, Polifroni concluded.

Galella’s Firm, By Surprising Coincidence,
Are Attorneys For The Planning Board

Galella is an attorney in the firm of Robert Shea & Associates. Robert Shea has been the attorney for the Dover Township Planning Board for many years, and has guided the board’s decisions in the worst period of excessive development in the Township’s history.

Shea’s firm has been paid more than $1 million by the GOP township committee. Inteso, a Republican, had himself appointed to the Planning Board when he became a committee member in January following his election last year.

Shea is also a prominent fund raiser for the Dover Township Republican Organization.

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