Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso is apologizing for racist and misogynist comments that were captured on secret recordings, saying in a video posted online that he is “embarrassed and ashamed.” Bonaccorso’s statement follows revelations last week by NJ Advance Media that the township paid more than $400,000 to conceal those recordings, under a 2020 legal settlement that came after a whistleblower threatened a lawsuit. His apology represented the first time he had publicly acknowledged using the slurs , which included the N-word and “spooks” to describe Black people. “I’m here today to say I’ve made …