West New York and North Bergen officials gathered at 64th and Polk Streets this evening to deem the intersection “Sacco Way” to honor Pasquale “Pat” Sacco – the father of North Bergen Mayor/state Senator (D-32) Nick Sacco.
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West New York Mayor Felix Roque kicked off the program by explaining why Pat Sacco deserved to be recognized in this community.
Roque also explained that the elder Sacco, a lifelong West New York resident who passed away on December 12 at age 95, served in World War II as a member of U.S. Army.
U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (D-8), a former West New York mayor, commended Roque on the street naming.
Joe Sacco, one of Pat Sacco’s sons, said his dad wouldn’t have wanted a street named after him, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t earn it.
North Bergen Mayor and state Senator (D-32) Nick Sacco, Pat Sacco’s other son, provided some family history about their time in West New York.
After the ceremony, Nick Sacco told Hudson County View that he knows his father must feel proud.
The West New York Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the street naming at last month’s meeting.
Political operative Joey Muniz served as the emcee for the event.
Others in attendance included Assemblywoman Angelica Jimenez (D-32), Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari, North Bergen Commissioners Hugo Cabrera, Allen Pascual and Julio Marenco, West New York Freeholder Caridad Rodriguez (D-7), North Bergen Freeholder Anthony Vainieri (D-8), West New York Commissioners Cosmo Cirillo, Sue Colacurcio and Gabriel Rodriguez, Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner, Guttenberg Mayor Gerald Drasheff, Guttenberg Council members Wayne Zitt, John Habermann and Monica Fundora, West New York Superintendent of Schools Clara Brito Herrera, West New York BOE Trustees Adam Parkinson and Jonathan Castaneda, former West New York Mayor Sal Vega and ex- West New York Freeholder Jose Munoz.
WHAT A CROCK OF CRAPOLA NIETHER HIM NOR HIS SON DONE ANYTHING FOR THIS TOWN
All Criminals present.
Sham on you all.
Albio you POS go back to Florida.
Sacco hell awaits you and your evil doers.
This is just more smoke and mirrors to deter the people of West New York of all the problems that exist in town. This is ridiculous.
I guess Roque wants to stay on Sacco’s good side. Didn’t he kiss up to Sacco just before his first trial? Now his second one is coming up soon. Maybe he thinks Sacco can help him beat this rap in some way.
Roque is very good at naming things after people just to curry political favor, like the Albio Sires School and the Robert Menendez School. What a load of poop! He thinks he owns this town and can use it to benefit himself. What a POS he is!
Mr. Heinis, at the same town meeting this “honor” was approved for Sacco so was an “honor” for Clara Brito-Herrera. Do you know if this will also be a street naming?
I don’t know exactly what the “honor” designation means either. It appears that it varies per person but that’s about all I can say right now.
Oh look it’s “watchdog” or whatever your name is!!! What’s the drama now, so what if they named a street after mayor sacco’s dad! You are just pissed you haven’t done anything worthy!! Keep hating though I enjoy reading your stupid comments..
Yep, Penny, it’s Watchdog! I didn’t know you cared. LOL.
I’m glad you enjoy reading my comments, but you have misplaced the label “stupid”. You don’t even understand what I said.
I didn’t question whether Sacco’s Dad deserved to have a street named after him. I questioned Roque’s motives for doing so. Can’t you see the difference?
The people who call other people “haters” are usually the biggest haters of all.
What gives Sacco the honor of a street naming more than any other resident? Just another example of the political elite and political machine taking care of their own.