February 18,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood
Ridgewood NJ, recent letter to the editor of the Ridgewood news causes a furor on social media. Initially, the letter suggested among other things that the former “breath of fresh air ” Village manager was fired when in fact she resigned.
The misinformation in the letter was later edited out by the Ridgewood News but not before the damage was done.
The staff of the Ridgewood blog had noticed the letter but felt it was what we call a “put up job” where a local special interest, usually a supporter of the former mayor and his schemes puts up a relative or friend to promote garagezilla and to attack the current council.
The push for garagezilla now being framed as the end all to be all solution in Ridgewood guaranteed to solve all problems in town.
The killer line in the letter for us was,”there are plenty of empty lots in the central business district perfect for a parking garage “.The key words being “empty lots”.
Jacqueline Hone called out the Ridgewood News on Facebook claiming, “RIDGEWOOD FAKE NEWS OUTLET ⁉️ Why didn’t the Ridgewood News fact check? Why would someone write this, lie and stir up faux outrage? “
Even going as far as to post the resignation letter in the comment section, “Below, in comments, our previous Village Manager’s resignation letter. It’s proof our Mayor DID NOT fire her. This letter, Ridgewood News turning into a PR platform…Sad State of Affairs INDEED.”
Which came as a surprise to us after all, with the election Paul Aronsohn both the Ridgewood News and Bergen Record seemed to amount to nothing more than PR for the former mayor and his grandiose plans for the Village of Ridgewood.
I just cancelled my 20 year subscription to the Ridgewood News.
Not going to miss it.
Beyond the fact that the letter is a sick put-up job that should not have been published, the mayor does not have authority to fire the village manager unilaterally. It requires a decision by a majority of the village council. Of course, that didn’t happen, either; she resigned.
James, have you investigated who posted Roberta’s resignation letter?
is this a joke, you might want to go to a council meeting once in a while or read local news on a more regular basis Roberta’s should have been fired but her resignation was a very well publicized fact and again people on the FAC are clueless .
https://theridgewoodblog.net/ridgewood-village-manager-roberta-sonenfeld-resigns/
8:35, how ridiculous, trying to shift blame. That letter from Roberta is public information and has been posted various places and was read aloud at a council meeting. What the hell are you trying to insinuate?
When are Roberta Sonenfeld, Robert Carroll, and her one or two supporters going to give it up? She sucked as a manager. She resigned because her little cadre of Aronsohn and Hawk and Puke-a-relli was run out of office and she could no longer throw her weight around.
The Ridgewood News is terrible. And now that Gannett has taken over it is completely worthless.
Yes, James, you are right. Roberta should have been fired.