Tabernacle Mayor

[RednekF350]

She appears to take at least some pride or in her Pinelands home, according to the author of her IMDB bio.

Natalie M. Stone - Biography - IMDb

Natalie M. Stone. Actress: Not for Nothing. New Jersey's Pine Barrens are home to legends Natalie M. Stone and the Jersey Devil. While the former is an actress and the latter is fodder of lore, both are shrouded in mystique and reputed to be zany and outlandish. Born in South Philadelphia...

www.imdb.com

 

[stiltzkin]

Ahem.
"Jason Howell, a longtime Pine Barrens resident and environmental activist, blamed Stone’s resignation on a “small contingent of people who used toxic tactics to obtain the political will.”"

A South Jersey deputy mayor who resigned over comments about ‘pineys’ says she was bullied

Stone, a Republican who had only been in office since January, said her saga began when she, along with other elected officials, voted in favor of demolishing Tabernacle’s 19th-century town hall.

www.inquirer.com

I am not too surprised. She was a guest on the most recent episode of his podcast.

Roots and Resilience: Sicilian Americans in the Pine Barrens with Natalie Stone - The Pine Barrens Podcast

With our guest Natalie Stone, we explore the deep roots of Sicilians and Italian Americans in the area , what it means to be a piney, and the cultural traditions that bind us all together.. The Pine Barrens complex web of culture, food, poli...

www.buzzsprout.com

 

[TommyP]

I'm not Sicilian, but I have Italian ancestry. And for a Sicilian to disparage Pineys or any ethnic group in that way, all I can say is "disgraciata!"