With all due respect Mr. Mayor, JWow and Snooki may live in New Jersey now, but they come from East Greenbush, NY and Marlboro, NY respectively. I'm not saying that they don't have a right to film where ever they please, just pointing out that they do not originate from New Jersey. They orginate from New York.

Snookie should run for Mayor of Manchester on the ABF ticket (Anybody But Fressola). Could she really do worse?

We need to check the Elec/contributions website...perhaps Snookie contributed to the Mayor and Council like the Pizzi builders did when they hired Fressola et al to push through the variance request as a zoning change.

Snookie for Mayor!!! At least she'll publicly admit that she'll do anything for a buck.

The words "behave" and "reality show" do not belong in the same paragraph with each other.
If these morons were going to "behave", there would be nothing to create an idiotic
"reality" show about.
There is nothing real about reality shows except the fact that the characters are
able to walk upright on their hind legs.

bah

Come on Mr Mayor---Please remember these role models are right next to a park where township children play; perhaps you should have taken a road trip out of your gated community and talked to some residents on the Johnson road. So let me get this straight--the whole show will be filmed inside the property? What a boring show. Please man--more smoke being blown by a mayor who will do anything to get his name in the news--only this time its national. Time to retire and let someone else take the reigns. Whitingboy is right ABF!

ABF ticket (Anybody But Fressola).
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA , THEY CAN'T DO ANY WORSE THEN " MIKE THE KING"

I can only hope that since the ordinace preventing this was apparently not in place in time that the mayor and other township officials can learn from this!!! Measures better be taken to put the ordinance in place as quickly as possible so that they don't come back in the future!!!!

Yes I wonder if the mayor would feel differently if it was inside his gated community! I don't mind them taping in the house its the problem of everyone else that comes with it! If they live in New Jersey then let them tape in their homes now! Why No cause they don't want the increased traffic on their streets either! We moved on a dead end street for a quite neighborhood to raise our children! Now we have a circus of cars flowing down the street (including the seniors who wouldn't care about the taping!) It's sad that the neighbors were not even thought about how this would distrupt their lives and had no notice of what to expect or it even happening! My kids can't be kids while this is going on cause of the increased traffic and the park is becoming a parking lot for people to store their cars! And I don't beleive for a monment that the Mayor did not know this was happening. It's not fair to this neighborhood and the Mayor and film casting crew should be ashamed of themselves.

OMG get a grip people...............these girls are not porno queens, sex affenders, drug addicts.......they are "actors" making a living without harming anyone. You only know what your read in the tabloids...........have any of you actually taken the time to know them.............when people hit 65 they close the door to open mindness, retreat to their gated communities and forget thay they too were one young and carefree, Yes times have changed but what you did seeme "out of the box" at them time. Wake up there is a world out of your communities why not embrace it, laugh at it , stop grumbling..............you just might enjoy it. I will bet that 99% of the people in Manchester will never even know that they are here. The other 1%..........what stories you will have to tell.

Honestly, the filming itself doesn’t bother me at all. We have statutes on the books about causing a disturbance, disturbing the peace, traffic laws, etc that can protect the neighbors. I do think that 1) the Mayor either did know or should have known….ignorance of a major undertaking in his township isn’t something I would run around and wave like a badge of honor, and 2) We don’t need to outlaw future ventures…our leaders instead need to see how we can both encourage them and get paid as a result (a filming fee, permits, cost of additional police, etc).

Tax Snookie, not me.

i am truly more scared of the senior population in Manchester then i am Snooke and JWow...give it a break....stay in your gated communities where you belong and off the roads...i'm 60 now and sure hope i don't turn into one of the fuddy duddys that live in Manchester....the Mayor was being as honest as possible several times...if you don't like him vote him out but in the mean time respect his position and his honesty....i'm happy they are in the area and chose this beautiful town to film in...WELCOME SNOOKIE AND J WOW...and god bless you and your baby snookie..oh yeah and i do watch your show and find it very entertaining...and i was a fan of Jersey Shore too...i spent alot of time on the SSH boardwalk and got to see the filming in progess....very interesting....WAKE UP YOU OLD FOOLS...they are hurting no one...stop with the bashing...

Its not about them hurting anyone. Why is it three popular towns turned them down but Manchester officials welcome them with open arms? Being the father of two young girls, I don't want my girls to emulate trash like that. Sleeping with every tom, dick and harry they meet at he club and being drunk on a regular basis and showing total disregard for others. Its what they stand for and how they promote partying and excessive sex when parents are fighting to instill values and respect for oneself..

Mr Mayor, you sir are a liar. I spoke with the code enforcement office a few days ago and NO CO was ever issued for this property to be rented as required by state law. You lie you lose my vote. Those of us non-seniors and seniors need to vote this self serving bozo out! NOW!

I do give you an A for effort in regards to damage control.

fressola needs to take a hike and this town needs to get its act together. This show projects young adults acting like complete morons and just for the record fressola looks like colonel sanders from KFC..oh thats right they have drive thrus. Sorry no KFC in Manchester says Colonel Sanders. Didn't this clown say he didnt want drive thru buisnesses in Manchester because of the climate it attracks. Explain this one then. Looks like Fressola has his hand deep in the pocket of this crap. Anything for a buck says the cluck I mean Colonel Sanders

well manchester residents this is what happens when you have no accoutablity of your people in Office and when people like this OF dont have to worry about anybody taking his job. Get rid of FRESSOLA now stop talking about it and do it. BEEN WAY TO LONG.

Im billamerica and I support this message.

well diane yes CO is state law and it is a legit lawful issue with the building and code department within the township and as far as being fair and impartial why should I or you have to go through the proper channels within the municipality to get approved and pay for the proper code requirements when this project does not have too. This is a fly by night do as I please unaccountable mayor in a township controlled by seniors who out number our non-senior families tax berden based residents 10 to 1. The only thing that will get this crook out of office is more of the residents mentioned above however Colonel Sanders limits normal development in Manchester for fear of being out voted due to numbers leveling with the seniors. Thats the simple facts and he wouldnt be attacked so much or treated in a disrespectful manner if he didn't do the same to the tax payer this guy is a bully of sorts so you get what you give. Garbage in Garbage out.

Hello marian Lupo ...........Helllllllloooooooooo !!!!!!!~ You out there ????????? The working class do vote, I VOTE !!!!!!!!!! Just like many of tghe working class in this metropilas, I vote and the school budget cant even get passed because the seniors out weigh the middle class working people. No disrespect meant to seniors personally, but this is an 82 square mile adult community. I do have a "Fore Sale" sign on my property and Im getting out. It will be nice to live in a town where your vote actually counts. Coca Cola Fressola does whatever he wants and there is no accountability. Bill America...I SUPPORT YOU MESSAGE!!!!!

Diane, NJAC. 5:23-2.23 ( a through e ) and (j

LOve Snooks and J wow Welcome to manchester You are moving right next me!!!! xoxoxo

So let me get this straight, I am trying to obtain permits from the town to hold a Manchester Hawk Fun Day at our football complex and I am being given a hard time by the township as usual, but a production company from out of town can film a tasteless show without permission. Got it. Thanks. Once again it's ALL about who knows who. It's NEVER about the kids in this town. So sick of it.

This mayor is sick

Mr Mayor, sounds to me like you need to book yet another tour of italy just like you do whenever something concerning young familes in this town. Just like all the landfill issues we had you sir were nowhere to be found and your offices passed the buck as the landfill expanded to within 900 ft of our houses! The town council passed a worthless ressolution! Pine lake is still loaded with birds & you do nothing! Time for you to end your rein as king of Manchester!

Mr. Mayor, on the surface it might look like a plan, but the comments written are indicators that your decision might have, again, over looked what the residents want for their town and our towns reputation. If things works out well without incident then your decision might look good, but will the truth come out about the money spent in police protection and other necessary activities. Are we inviting questionable people in who can further hurt defenseless seniors, or working individuals who are not home, by having people enter our town and look for selfish opportunity. Could you truly say that our tax money is being spent on and for the advantage of its taxpayers, all the tax payers, not just the chosen few.
Mr. Mayor you may enjoy your position as Mayor, but please consider giving up the position to individual who are sitting on the Town Counsel who might make decisions that is not based on impulse. Remember elections are in November!
Midge

WELL I DO BELIEVE IT WOULD BE PUBLIC RECORD TO SEE THE CO. AND ALL THE PERMITS THAT WERE GRANTED BY THE TOWNSHIP FOR THIS PRODUCTION.SO TECHNICALLY ANY ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO THE TOWNSHIP AND SEE THE COPIES.IF NOT MAYBE THE APP OR MANCHESTER PATCH CAN ACQUIRE THEM AND LET US ALL SEE WHAT WAS ACQUIRED OR NOT.ALSO IF THEY ARE NJ RESIDENTS THEIR DL'S SHOULD STATE SO NOT NY.WERE PERMITS ALSO GRANTED IN SEASIDE?

Self admittedly this is a rental property as stated by our mayor. As a rental property it is required by the state of NJ that a Certificate of Occupancy be issued prior to the tenants residing in the rental. How about it Mr mayor, you say you checked with code enforcement and all was well. When was the CO issued?

The mayor seems to have a persistent problem in being understood - by his own admission, yet he continues to speak out publicly on issues on which he shouldn't be taking sides. The proposed nursing home, Community Med Center's cardiac program, and now Snooky & Co. are examples. Too bad these issues take all of his time, preventing him from concentrating on the things that are of major concern to his constituents. Property taxes, controlling expenses, zoning, development, quality of life, all come to mind.
It's also obvious from the comments here that the mayor does not have a great deal of support among his constituents.
It came to light recently that he has another 2 years left in his term. Perhaps he should think about retiring from public life sooner rather than later.

They are not from the garden state ...they came from that crap hole ny...

Wow this is a rough crowd LOL

Um, they ARE NJ RESIDENTS. Just because they originally live in NY doesn't mean they are New Yorkers. . . They moved to thier own place in Jersey city. Why does everyone need to make such a big deal about this? You know what, I shouldn't have asked that because I don't care, because your opinion on thier lived are irrelevant. It's not like Manchester has standards anyway. O_o

another town gone to the dogs ?

All due respect Mr. Mayor....You're a COWARD and your town folk is upset. But obviously you don't care.

Just wait till the next election. Can a mayor collect UNEMPLOYMENT???!!!

There is an old saying, 'Don't confuse me with the truth, my mind is already made up". This speaks to most of the comments above.

I heard Snookie is actually going to be buying a house in Manchester. I too cannot believe all the publicity this is generating. The area they are filming you would never know it existed back on that quiet street. While I do feel for the neighbors and the added traffic, I have faith in our police department and they will not allow constant traffic forcing children to play inside rather than in their own yards. I hope MTV will donate some money to the town since they are not having to pay a fee to film. The local stores will benefit well after the show is finished filming and Manchester can capitalize off this show. Maybe some children in the neighborhood should sell lemonade to get some exposure and try to catapult the next little snookie onto an MTV reality tv show!!! There are a decent amount of little snookis and Jwows running the streets of Manchester.

Whiting boy. If I set up a meeting. As you suggested, would you show up, or continue to hide behind a phony name?

That just tells me you don't have the courage of your convictions. By the way my father used the expression I used above many, many years before WATERGATE.
To all you other brave people who hide beyond phony " handles" I say my door at Town Hall is open every day, if you have the courage call, make an appointment, and I will be more than happy to discuss this and any issue you want.I doubt many will take advantage of this offer. They will continue to comment, hiding as I have said behind phony names.

Even if the mayor did have a meeting it wouldn't make a difference anyway. What's done is done. I do find the fact that you had no idea this was happening in the town town you are supposed to be the head of a little disturbing. Maybe its time to step down soon mayor i think people are starting to hide things from you.

To So Much To say. You sound like an expert on Rats Behinds

What a nice mayor we have. Really name calling? Rats behinds? Great public figure we have in office. So MTV didn't contact town hall at all before inquiring about filming when they were turned down by 2 other towns? Seems like a lot of expense and risk on their part to rent a house, set the house up with lights,security, and whatever else it takes to film and not even check with the town to see if it would all comply first. I'm not saying you were on the front lines of the information but i'm sure you had an idea.

After reading all of the comments over the last 3 or 4 days, it seems that, there will be accidents everyday, traffic delays for hours, childrens morals will be destroyed, the restaurants and supermarkets will have mega lines, the whole towns reputation will be tainted and much much more. People...........do you have that little faith in your town, police, children and resdents. If so maybe you should pick another place to live. Really??.........they are only filming here for their next season not living here........most of the filming is indoors.........Chill Out..........if your issue is with the mayor your anger is mis directed..............

Get a life? Nice thing to hear from a paid town official. What's will you say next? Meet you in the parking lot after school for a fight? You are a bully and a terrible mayor. Time to step down and leave office.

To Dani D. Did yo ever stop to think that a might have a previous engagement booked far in advance of that meeting If you stopped hiding beyond a phony name and aired your complaint to me directly by phone or in person, I would be happy to address all your concerns. That's what I have done every day of my 14 years as Mayor If you think responding to fools is immature that your preogative

Do you all think that this is the "Mayor" commenting to your comments??? I think not, someone is using his name!

Oh I'm so sorry Mayor didn't realize your dinner at the clubhouse was that important...more important then the health and well being of the children in your town. There were two meetings btw one in the morning and one at 6 pm you could've squeezed it in your oh so busy schedule to make sure our children would be ok. But hey that's your preogative to not give a crap. And I'm not hiding behind a phony name this is my real name thank you very much.
Responging to "fools" (nice thing to call your townspeople) is immature it is not it's the manner in which you respnd that is just out and out rude.
Gee will you debate the person that runs against you like you DIDN'T last time...your not happy to address any concerns that are not in a 55+ community.
Since your happy to address our concerns why not have a town hall meeting so we can ALL come after work one day???

well seaside went down hill why not the next town, and then next town.and on and on, theses girls are not actors for one and who would want to see there town go down hill no one,all they do is get drunk meet guys and get in trouble big deal they are two girls getting paid a lot of money to do nothing,,,,,,, when your town goes down hill like seaside then your think twice about calling these girls actors lol.

Im sorry colonel sanders all I heard was one bucket and any side for $10.99....buucckkkk uuuuttttttttt. What a chicken this guy is. Call a town meeting buddy and see what happens. Thought you needed zoning and a variance for fencing in manchester twp as well what happened didnt know about that one either? I agree with Dani D town meeting or are you too chicken...buuuuucckkk uuutttttttt!!!!!