Joe Coladarci

I was born in 1951 and raised in Hawthorne NJ. I played basketball for my high school and won a full scholarship to the U of Dayton. I proudly became a Dayton Flier in 1970.

In Dec of 1972 I transferred to Manhattan College where I received my BS in Education with a minor in Business. I married my wife in my last year at Manhattan. After graduation we moved back to Hawthorne and we were blessed with 2 children. They are both married now and have children of their own.

While still in college I started investing in rental apartments in Paterson NJ. Eventually I acquired 86 different units over a five year period. With the birth of my son I sold all of these properties.

After graduation I chose to use my business degree and took a job with a printing company and developed a number of National accounts for them. While working there I started a small trucking company. My partner and I grew the business to 25 trucks. Unfortunately we had a falling out and the company was dissolved.

I then started a development company where I learned to work with different Municipal Governments as well as the EPA and countless other government agencies.

In 1988, I started yet another business “Joe’s Lunch Emporium” . This little food service helped me and my family rebuild ourselves and in 1992 I started a second company “Mister Mushroom.”

In 1998 I sold “Joe’s Lunch Emporium” to my employees and in 2003 I sold “Mister Mushroom” to a larger company.

In 2004 I started my latest business,” Joe’s Sharpening Service” which specializes in sharpening for the beauty, barber and grooming industry, I have also created a sister company “Pro Line Ltd” which is a shear whole sale company.

I have been self employed all of my adult life.

On a political note, I am a life long Republican and have supported the local Republican Party since my arrival here in Salisbury.

I am also one of the original organizers of the Morristown Tea Party. When I moved here to Rowan I sought out the Tea Party Patriots and have been active ever since.

There are some on our community who want to crush any Rowan resident who associates with the Tea Party. This is unfortunate. They do not understand the Constitutional principles for which the Tea Party fights. I am willing to debate them at any time.