HOBOKEN AND BEYOND — Some of the discourse in the Hoboken Board of Education election has gotten very nasty in recent weeks, and in the midst of this climate, a police complaint has been filed.
A local blogger who runs a blog called the Hoboken Horse said this morning that he has filed a police complaint against a critic whom he alleges grabbed his camera during Monday’s Board of Education forum at the Stevens Institute of Technology, in front of witnesses.
The Hoboken Horse blog is often favorable toward Mayor Dawn Zimmer, whereas the accused critic is an ally of former mayoral candidate Beth Mason. The critic has criticized Zimmer’s allies at several meetings.
Zimmer is supporting the Kids First slate in this coming Tuesday’s school board election, while some of her critics are supporting the “Real Results” slate.
In recent weeks, people from both sides in the election have launched internet attacks on each other, and one blog, grafixavenger.blogspot.com, even published a graphic of the “Real Results” slate in a punch bowl with a floating turd in it, leading to more back-and-forth.
The Hoboken Horse blog has not published those same graphics. The author of that blog said Thursday that he didn’t know why his camera was allegedly taken by the critic.
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