SperlingViews - Bridgeton, New_jersey

I used to think the city officials were simply incompetent, I’ve since been proven wrong. They are simply corrupt. They pass local laws with the label of “cleaning up” the town. A new litter law (that was repealed by a conflicting state law) made a resident responsible not just for the litter in their yard but for any in the street half way across. The 9 city code enforcement officers (which, I outnumber the 4 police officers on duty at 10pm to 5am) dole out fines to locals for furniture (chairs) on their porch, to painting your house a non-approved color. In the 10 years, I’ve had 9 slashed tires, 4 automotive hit and runs, 2 broken windows, 3 tags, and a bike with locking chain stolen. So I've survived better than most of my neighbors within 50 yards; (arsons, B&Es, muggings, armed robberies, murders, ect...). [read more...]

If you like high taxes, a one party government, mobs of illegal aliens, rude people, and a ghetto mentality, Bridgeton is perfect for you. I came here 8 years ago, have tried to obtain a comparable job, and have been stuck here. It is a real armpit.[read more...]