While the charred remains of three multi-family homes on East 9th Avenue still smoldered and nearly 40 of their constituents—including 11 children—faced the grim reality of homelessness, Roselle’s top borough officials were toasting with lobbyists and enjoying the perks of power at the notorious New Jersey League of Municipalities convention in Atlantic City.
The shocking contrast between a community in mourning and its absent leadership has ignited a firestorm of anger and betrayal among residents, who are questioning the priorities of the very people elected to serve them.
A Community’s Agony, A Leader’s Instagram Feed
The five-alarm inferno that tore through Roselle on Monday night was a scene of pure devastation. According to Red Cross officials, the organization assisted 38 people from eight families who were routed from their homes…