Warren Freeholder Race "No Longer Tame"

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Freeholder candidate says Warren's legal fees proof of pay-to-play
Friday, October 07, 2005
BY MIKE FRASSINELLI
Star-Ledger Staff

What had been a tame race for Warren County freeholder turned tumultuous yesterday, when the Democratic challenger blamed the Republican incumbent for a culture of rampant pay-to-play that provided the county's part-time attorney with a higher salary than that of the New Jersey attorney general.

Holding up a brownish piece of fabric, Damiano Fracasso said Warren County Freeholder Director Richard D. Gardner earned the "Golden Fleece Award" for wasting taxpayer money.

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