PEAPACK-GLADSTONE, N.J. – Things got heated in Peapack-Gladstone when Mayor Mark Corigliano tried to cut off Councilman Conor Sweeney as he read statements from two Angel Moms whose sons were killed.
“Their sons can’t talk, Mark, because they are six feet under,” Sweeney fired back. As shouts of “disgusting” and “performative” came from the audience, Sweeney held his ground. “If you have to physically remove me, so be it.”
The council voted on the ordinance’s introduction. A public hearing is set for the next meeting.
Sweeney recently announced a challenge to incumbent Senator Jon Bramnick (R-21) in 2027.
🚨WATCH: A New Jersey council meeting erupts after the mayor tries to stop a councilman from reading the testimonies of angel families.
In Peapack-Gladstone, Councilman Conor Sweeney read statements from two mothers whose sons were killed. When Mayor Mark Corigliano tried to cut him off, Sweeney refused to stop: “Their sons can’t talk, Mark, because they are six feet under.”
“If you have to physically remove me, so be it,” he added, as people in the audience shouted “disgusting” and “performative.”
The council voted on the ordinance’s introduction, and a public hearing is set for the next meeting.
— Off The Press (@OffThePress1) November 11, 2026
