http://www.easthavenvine.blogspot.com/2012/01/joe-maturo-must-resign-his-office-for.html

If you decide on tacos, Mayor, might i suggest you stay away from the beans [it already smells bad from the last administration]

Unbelievable! Doesn't he just make you proud to be from East Haven? That was probably one of the most ignorant displays I've ever seen from a politician. The voters in this town have certainly blown it.

Oh yes, the rot clearly does start at the top in thetown of East Haven!

The Mayor should not even have wasted his time with this spindoctor reporter,After answering this guys question several times he still repeatedly tried to trip him up and misquote him.

I would like to THANK the Mayor for standing behind his department ,its not guilty until proven innocent, ITS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!!!!

Wow What a tool this guy is. Just when you think he can't get any worst he pull this gem. It is sad that half of this town voted for this fool. Bring back April

I can not believe that this Mayor who is the top ranking Official in EH would say this in a interview.
Where is the Town Attorney?
This Mayor has no clue, when he comments he is the voice of everyone in this Town.
Keep him away from the news.
Did he ever hear the words " NO COMMENT AT THIS TIME "

Pamela, you are correct. The police charged are innocent until proven guilty. All I ask is that our mayor displays the integrity his position requires. He wasn't supporting the police by his remarks. Instead he added weight to the accusation that our town officials are prejudiced. He lost a huge opportunity to separate himself as a leader from the actions of the police. Now, if they are found guilty in time, can we trust this man to correct the problem, based on his remarks? This shows a serious lack of character.

Just think if you were trying to sell your home in this Town?
We are better then what we have seen the last two days, But when you have a Mayor like this with remarks like he just made where is his integrity?
Some of you voted Mayor April out, but take a hard look at who you voted in.

Once again Joe just does not get it.
This administration only cares if you are in the chosen few politically connected
What is Joe going to do for the people that need help in East Haven ?
Have Ethnic food for diner is his best response.

WOW!!!! This is someone we have in office to look out for our best interest..This is truely a sad day. Hope there is no hurricanes in the forecast he may have a picnic at the beach. I am Floored..this is our Mayor? His he for real. Lets get a recount on how many taco will he have. I do wonder what did he have for dinner? What is he doing for the people of the town..Stop trashing and start working!!

First he knows as Mayor how bad this whole event is for the Town of EH,
Yes no one knows what the outcome will be. But to just act like a joke in an interview is beyond ones imagination.
My question is where is the Town Attorney at a time like this? He should have been at the Mayors side all day.
Think back durning the Election to get Him back in office, all the comments on this site geared to discredit Mayor April, all his army of supporters, All the ones who threw John Finkle under the bus,
Now they stand in silence, waiting for the next words of wisdon to exit from his mouth.
East Haven deserves better then this.
Mayor April and John Finkle look real good right now.

I didn't think he could be worse than her. I mean, she got arrested in the street for goodness sakes! But he really upped the ante, didn't he? Some of you folks need to admit that NEITHER party ran a decent candidate this past election & that the citizens of East Haven are being forced to choose the lesser of two evils.

Someone above said that we are better than this & he is right. For this mayor to just BEGIN to redeem himself he needs to take decisive action and clean house at the EHPD.

And for those of you who think the police officers are innocent - did you even read the indictment? This has nothing to do with illegal immigrants. Do you truly believe that every Hispanic person in the U.S. is an illegal alien or a criminal? Don't you realize that they could have just as easily targeted gay people, Jewish, Polish...whoever?

You r out of your mind , they lied once and what makes u think they arnt lieing again , cant stand this site and all u people on , ..had enough, its like first grade on here , ..., u could all fight with each other , i am off this rag!!!!!!!!!

I am absolutely mortified by the callous and flippant comment made my Joe Maturo. Given the seriousness of the situation, he practiced very poor judgment and clearly does not have the ability to lead East Haven the way it should be representated. He should render is resignation IMMEDIATELY. That is the only way the town has of saving face and getting past this major debacle.

This comes down to two Men, The Mayor and the Chief of the EHPD.
Ever since he came to EH it has been one thing after other.
He ruined a fine EHPD, his pals convinced this Mayor to hire him in the first place.
He went all out to destroy Mayor April to get Joe back into Office, Now he will be Mayor Joe's undoing.
The two of them need to go.

Bring back April, if she would have us! Somebody needs to gag Joe. My 4 & 7 year olds have better censorship with what comes out of their mouths. Can't wait for my taxes to go up to pay all the legal fees that are coming, good day to be a lawyer in E.H.. Hope all the people who praised Joe are proud, and also the people who voted for him, thanks :'(

I guess this turn of events keeps our 17% Tax Rollback on the back burner.

Does he realize how unintelligent he is sounding when he makes the comment that his going home to have 'Tacos tonight' will help the Latino Communitty.

Joe should throw in the towel. He should resign. He can't take the presure anymore.
Why cause the Town further embarassment. "Bring Back April"

You people are really the sorriest bunch of hyporites in our town.

You are so wrapped up in the "politics" that you don't or won't face the reality.

Blame the Mayor for his poor choice of words, fine.

BUT

The reality is that East Haven is RAPIDLY becoming a run down trash can used by the former residents of Fair Haven.
You wanna call me a racist, fine. Most of you opinionated D-Bags all live comfortably on the other side of town I'd guess.

Just drive down Mains Streets east side and look, LOOK at what it's become.

If only I was allowed to use the language you ALL truly deserve.................

Hey Let's start a Festival down there, like those they had on Wooster street back in the day.

We can set up pinatas shaped like police cars and fill them with Social Security cards and drivers licenses.

You are all Sickening..........

they are hardworkers but you cant trust them, north haven is envious of you,, they go back to the old country to open up a business and leave the state dry, kudo s to maturo and his henchmen

CAjones
This kind of comment is not what the People in East Haven feel in there hearts.
So as i see it you blame all this on Folks who came from Fair Haven and Wooster St.
You are no better then the Mayor. .

Waits a minute Miss Julie. All this stuff he is a sayin this LEARN group did was already done before he got elected again. Why I saw it on the Patch and TV. Mayor Capone and the Police Commission issued the new mission statement right after the DOJ came to town and actin Chief Nappi issued the new citizen complaint form in spanish and the process. This can all be verified through the press. I knows she talked about it on the local ETV channel. This LEARN group did nothin yet. Jes
ask Nappi. I gonna go find out when this here came out. I think they even talked bout that at police commission meetins I saw on tv. Ole Joe is a blowin smoke once again and gonna get caught in a lie. I seen nothin new come from this hear LEARN group. Dont even know iffin they had a single public meetin yet. Anybody see anythin posted by them where the public could attend? All I seen is a big NOTHIN from the honorable town hall tenant on all this xceptin he like TACOS. Guess we best
get him that gift card to TACO BELL. Maybe he and his LEARN group can have the
first meetin there.

Mr thomas and Mr CAjones can stand side by side they think alike,
EH is a better Town then what they see.
Keep your selves at the bottom of the food chain,
Most of us in Town are better then that

Whatever, I say what you can only muster the nerve to THINK!
You and the like ........sorry pathetic hypocrites.

Go back far enough and these same things were said about nearly every ethnic group that had to the audacity to try for a better life.

You want police officers that are more interested in enforcing their own agendas than enforcing the law? What about when that agenda interferes with your liberty? Think it won't happen? Think again.

Really, He was voicing a like of Mexican food supporting their restaurants. Personally I find Mexican food awful. More political correctness from the news media. These are "ALLEGED" crimes and the news media can stop from printing their slanderous headlines and news reports. An the moronic public is duped again in to believing everything they read. Some accusers of the EH police have already been found to be lying. If only the news media was as concerned with our federal immigration laws.

I am from ohio, probably my comment doesn't mean a hill of beans, but I wish the illegal latino's would go back to where they came from, and quit trying to psuh their way of life on other people. and when they leave they can take their nasty tacos and fried beans with them. Vi Va la Americana,furthermore if the latino's want to live in the U.S.of A. than we should invade mexico and make it a state of the united states, than we would not have to worry about the illegals, they would now be citizens of the united states and we could all live in a peaceful drug infested society, thank you for reading my unpredudicial summary

Just so y'all know, the story has gained national attention, so the spot light is on you. Keep it classy.

Why is it I can be called WHITEY and CAJONE and not take offense.

How did anyone vote for this guy.... sheesh

We need to see what the legal bills are thus far and in the future for gallos gross mismanagement and maturo's blind political allegiance to gallo. If you don't think this will cause a financial disaster for staven youre mistaken. And he hires a kid a few months out of law school to be the town attorney. Lol staven is a joke.

People looove to make something out of nothing :) :)

This situation and this article in particular are getting national attention. Please, let's refrain from attacking each other and just let this play out. I personally don't want to see more bad publicity for this town.

Some diversity training is needed and some of you need to attend. His statement is a classic case of foot in mouth disease. Some of the comments here are very sad.

First of all the reporter is the real bigot here to ask such a bias question. “Latino community” really! What about the white, asian or black comunity. The real underlining problem is the Hispanic invasion which no one will talk about although they will call it everything that it isn’t. The fact is the majority of Hispanics are illegal aliens, they are foreign nationals stealing and cheating our citizens. The hate is not about ethnicity it is about their lawlessness and I would further ask what is not to hate about people who invade our country? P.S. The reporter should be fired.

His "apology" was totally disingenuous. He expressed his real feelings with the "taco" comment. This "apology" was totally scripted and only made him look worse.

Most of you on here missed the point and some of you hold the guilt of true feelings of the Residents that you feel should not be living in this Community.
The Top Elected Official in Town Government Mayor Maturo did a miss service to all the good People in EH
We live, We learn, We apologize.
He needs to act like a Leader..

Unfortunately, Mayor Maturo's "taco" comment has brought NATIONAL attention and
shame to the Town of East Haven. The right thing for Mayor Maturo to do is to resign and, then, this terrible situation will begin to disappear. It seems that Mayor Maturo has a propensity to generate negativity.

Connie, I totally agree with you but these people are never going to look at the facts. I talk to lots of them every day and they are so totally entrenched in old prejudices, deep seated racism, and crony relationships that go way back, that they wouldn't know the truth if it jumped up and bit them. Half of this town (probably more who were just to complacent to vote) know that Mayor Capone was doing a great job and deserves non of the blame for any of this. Maturo led a very dishonest campaign and, unfortunately, elections matter, and in this case it has turned our town into a national joke. We can only hope he resigns soon and we can get on with the business of getting a real mayor.

Speaking as someone who's been subjected to reverse bigotry by Hispanics in the workplace on three separate occasions, I say the ones who took offense to his comments need to stop being so thin-skinned. Hispanics discriminate and make racist comments about whites and Asians all the time. Being sensitive and thin-skinned over minor slights like this is what makes Hispanics racist against whites and Asians. Here in Los Angeles, an Anglo fan of the San Francisco Giants had his brains bashed in by racist Mexican-American Dodgers fans who were also gangbangers and he will be disabled for life just because he wore the wrong jersey to the game, aka, the wrong colors. Racist Hispanics were posting in the L.A. Times website saying "that gringo got what he deserved." However it's Hispanics who play the race card everytime they feel slighted.

You are absolutely right. BUT the difference here is, the white guy had the knowledge, determination and work ethics to invent all of these things. I do not think ANYONE, no matter what color, race, culture, should be GIVEN anything. Makes one lazy. Jealousy is a great observation. You are right. White men and "oriental" men, have invented most things of today. Now, don't everyone flip out on me now but look at Africa....these people are still practicing hunting and gathering. They are still living as they did for hundreds maybe thousands of years. Nothing wrong with that. Actually, it's kind of refreshing if you have the stamina to live that way. lol I just feel that people are crucifying Maturo for a simple thing that, I'm sure because I know the man, was suppose to be a joke to "lighten up" the tension of the day. Maturo is NOT that kind of guy. Not at all. So sad. I still wonder why they are crucifying Maturo and there was some mention of resigning. Yet, a few years back, the Mayor of Washington, DC was caught with cocaine more than once and never did I see a mention of resignation and these people actually voted the guy back into office. Do you think it was because he was a black mayor that his cocaine possession and use wasn't that big of an issue? lol Geez What is this country coming to?

To Lise Cavallaro----
How can you compare the ramification of former Mayor April's incident to Mayor Maturo's lack of discretion. Former Mayor April attempted to help some ciitzens and,
Mayor Maturo brought a National black eye to East Haven. Don't you think the officer involved in the April incident acted for political advantage? That entire incident could have been avoided if the Officer wanted to use the microphone which was there for announcements? A multitude of people didn't clamor for her resignation. There's no comparison.

O, I agree Maturo was trying to make a joke to lighten the day's tension and he put his foot in his mouth...no doubt. But I also know that the NEW HAVEN REGISTER hates the Town Of East Haven and will DWELL on this issue to make Maturo or even if the Pope were mayor, look bad. Once there was a murder in the parking lot of Walmart on Route 80. Headlines of the NEW HAVEN REGISTER read: Murder in East Haven. Walmart IS NOT EVEN IN EAST HAVEN. lol It's in New Haven. That's how bright some of the reporters are for the Register. The Register is constantly looking to down East Haven. Amazing.

No Lise, I'm not perfect and if I made a mistake, I may have offended one or two people
but not an entire Town.

Everyone: Just a reminder to refrain from personal attacks and to keep focused on the topic of the article at hand — and not on each other! I appreciate your understanding and your cooperation. Thanks!

When u climb out or your holier than thou hole and take a fresh breath of American air. maybe ur mind will clear a bit.

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Profanity? Your reaching now Julie, Your condescending "lessons" you seem to want to push on others has become over the top. I suggest you find someone else to preach your delusional thoughts to. It isn't working for me.

I keep seeing comments here referring to April being arrested
And no one will put in writing here why she was arrested
That day the police decided to tow cars at the beach
They do have loud speakers and such did they use them and ask the owners to move the cars ? I was not there that day but It was nice to see some one cared .
I know a tow bill would ruin my budget for a week or so.
So she got in a heated argument with the police for towing cars.
Wow crime of the year?

No, what got us where we are today is police brutality, illegal search and seizure and targeting of Latinos by some police officers. Even if you believe April's arrest was justified, you can't make a connection to the current crisis here in town and any attempt to do so is just a smoke screen.

No matter how many times one comments that there is no comparison with the April
incident, these people do not want to accept this reasoning. They can spin and try
to justify their erroneous tought process but "it is what it is."

And "what it is" is a mole hill turned into a mountain by the press
and the likes of your kind.

That's WHAT IT IS!

Everyone: Please keep to the issues raised in the article above and refrain from direct personal attacks. Thank you!

The line it is drawn, The curse it is cast, The slow one now, Will later be fast, As the present now, Will later be past, The order is Rapidly fadin', And the first one now, Will later be last, For the times they are a-changin'. "BD" The old "staveners" lament.

Hey fish20eh worry about yourself and stop dragging the rest of the town into your ignorant comments. If anyone on here wants to speak about how they feel then state that it is your opininon and stop saying how unfortunate for all EH residents. I have been living here since I was 5 and am now 43 I do not now nor have I ever been ashamed to say I live here. One comment made by Mayor Maturo did not make this town what it is today. AGAIN I SAY TO EVERYONE, EVERYONE OBEY ALL LAWS AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE POLICE, BREAK THE LAWS AND THEN YOU WILL. Seems pretty simple I obey all laws and have never had a problem with our fine EH Police Dapartment !!!

Connie I do not have a problem with the police because I do not break laws. If I drive too fast and I have had my license since 17 and have lived here all these years I believe I would have been stopped. Again more ignorance on your part how about you stick to the topic at hand and no personal attacks or Julie might just delete your comments.