Wednesday, September 16, 2026

BOLO: Bay Head’s Garmento-Infested Waters.


“BOLO” is by now well-known as a well-worn acronym originally derived from law-enforcement. It stands for “Be On The Lookout”. In this regard, today’s question is, “What happens after a community excommunicates an undesirable politician under state audit and law enforcement investigation, and that politician then in turn swims towards a different community on another shore?” If you lived in the second community, particularly if you were civic-minded and believed in law-and-order - wouldnyou want to be warned? I would. 

Moreover, I believe that professional courtesy dictates that warning.

For the last decade and even well before, New Jersey residents have driven north across the Jersey state line into New York to visit the seemingly-idyllic Village of Piermont in New York’s Lower Hudson Valley. Its right over the border. Yet most visiting guests have been unaware to date of the rank governmental corruption defining Piermont Village Hall from 2018 through the beginning of this year:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2024/12/cinqo-de-mayor-piermonts-bruce-tucker_7.html

Although a few loose ends still exist, the people of the Town of Orangetown and Rockland County have now thankfully taken back Piermont and re-righted the ship of its local village government. The Audit Report by Tom DiNapoli’s Office of the New York State Comptroller, indicating the investigative law enforcement findings on Piermont and its disgraced ex-Mayor Bruce Edward Tucker, is expected to be released imminently:
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2024/11/newsflash-office-of-new-york-state.html
https://unhandpiermont.blogspot.com/2025/07/news-12-exclusive-ace-reporter-katerina.html
 
Is his name familiar? Sure it is. Disgraced ex-Mayor Bruce Edward Tucker is the very same garmento that owned Rainbow Linens, Front Street Smokehouse, and the gangland-style Lava Lounge in Elizabeth, New Jersey a number of years ago. For that matter, he is the very same Bruce Edward Tucker that you will these days find occasionally holing up in none other than his own house in Bay Head, on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County. Hopefully for New Jersey residents, Tucker won’t now try to run for office anywhere near the Barnegat Peninsula a/k/a Barnegat Bay Island anytime soon.

Thats where you come in. 

If he tries to run, make sure that he loses.
 
In any event, once released, you can be certain to find the full text of the NYS Comptroller’s Audit Report on Bruce Tucker and Piermont, as well as analysis and onward communications, posted to the “Unhand Piermont!” Blog. The Blog contains about 1,000 original posts since April 2024, and many more thousands of original documents chronicling the history of New York and New Jerseys least-favorite Garmento Mayor, Bruce Tucker.

The easiest way to dial-up the “Unhand Piermont!” Blog? Please simply use your favorite search-engine to look for the “Unhand Piermont!” Blog - or, you can use any of these URLs to get there:






Monday, September 14, 2026

POP! Goes The Weasel - The "Local Tax Levy" From Hell.


I wouldnt have believed it unless I had seen it with my own eyes. 

While the New York State Comptroller continues to scour the Village of Piermonts and Garmento ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker’s financials during OSCs multi-year audit and law enforcement investigation, we should keep in mind that the Village of Piermont paid THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS (US$307,754) over to the Piermont Public Library from the local tax levy for the 2025–2026 fiscal year. 

Perhaps this dollar-amount doesnt astound you, until you consider that the Village is comprised of only about 2,500 people, and that the Villages total annual budget itself is only about US$7,000,000 per year by way of comparison.

The Library Board of Trustees meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month at the Piermont Library, and are open to the public.

Maybe its time that you started attending these meetings to figure out where all your money has been going. If you care, that is.


QUERY TO AI:
How much money did the Village of Piermont pay over to the Piermont Library over the past year?
 
ANSWER FROM AI:
The Village of Piermont paid THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS (US$307,754) over to the Piermont Public Library from the local tax levy for the 2025–2026 fiscal year:
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Library-Report-Nov-2025.pdf
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Library-Report-July-2025.pdf
 
According to the library’s official financial reports, this allocation was disbursed following a successful public budget vote:
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Annual-Report-2024-Submitted-2.14.2025.pdf
July 2025 Tax Levy Payment: US$307,754
July 2024 Tax Levy Payment (Prior Year Context): US$301,716
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Library-Report-June-2025.pdf
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Library-Report-Nov-2025.pdf
 
The funds are collected yearly as part of the Village property taxes and transferred to the library district’s custodian:
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BYLAWS-Revised-March-2015.pdf
 
Pop Goes The Weasel
https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/pop-goes-the-weasel/
[Lyrics]
 
Half A Pound Of Tuppenny Rice
Half A Pound Of Treacle
That’s The Way The Money Goes
Pop! Goes The Weasel.
 
A Penny For A Spool Of Thread
A Penny For A Needle
That’s The Way The Money Goes
Pop! Goes The Weasel!
 
Round And Round The Chestnut Tree
The Badger Chased The Weasel
They Ran And Ran And Had Great Fun
Pop! Goes The Weasel!
 
Up And Down The City Road
In And Out The Steeple
Round The Town And Back Again
Pop! Goes The Weasel.
 
Half A Pound Of Tuppenny Rice
Half A Pound Of Treacle
That’s The Way The Money Goes
Pop! Goes The Weasel.

Thursday, September 10, 2026

A Wimoweh. A-Wimoweh. A-Wimoweh. A-Wimoweh.


In The Jungle, The Mighty Jungle, The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
In The Jungle, The Quiet Jungle, The Lion Sleeps Tonight.


Near The Village, The Peaceful Village, The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
Near The Village, The Quiet Village, The Lion Sleeps Tonight.