Mayor Sal Bonaccorso said he began to learn more about discrimination during the Black Lives Matters marches in 2020 which revealed his personal “blind spots" after listening to the message of protesters.
Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp, who is Black, has listened to the secretly recorded tapes that purport to catch racist and sexist comments made by Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso. Mapp calls it "reprehensible" and says Bonaccorso should resign.
Since the Friday incident at Arthur L. Johnson High School, the 16-year-old had remained in custody, pending a detention hearing, according to Clark police and township officials.