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Behind Ridgewood United: Hidden Ties, Questionable Contributions, and the Influence Machine Shaping Local Politics

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Ridgewood NJ, in a stunning revelation, recent findings shed light on the political machinations surrounding Mayor Paul Vagianos and his running mates. As Ridgewood gears up for local elections, new evidence suggests that the political group known as Ridgewood United—led by Paul Vagianos, Pam Perron, and Frank Mortimer—may have deeper, previously unexamined affiliations and interests.

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MAYOR MAINTAINS DUBIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL NEWS-SITE OWNER

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Ridgewood NJ, an article hit the news this week that, among other things, highlighted the relationship between Ridgewood Mayor Paul Vagianos and Jason DeAlessi, the franchise holder of TapInto Ridgwood, a local online news outlet.  It was initially reported in the New Jersey Monitor, and then re-posted on “X” by The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Politico, NJ Spotlight and others.  The article appears on the front page of The Star Ledger on Friday October 11.

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Readers Continue to Question the Objectivity of “Tapinto Ridgewood”

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Ridgewood NJ,once again readers questions of the objectivity of “Tapinto Ridgewood”. In a comment on a Ridgewood blog post a reader said :

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Reader Blows Off Steam on Tap into Ridgewood

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Tap into Ridgewood was created at the end of March 2021. Jason DeAlessi (aka “Sleek Media, LLC) is the franchise owner (and up until a few days ago, he was the editor of record. . . still trying to figure out who is his replacement (or, realistically, not)). Every single piece they write bashes the anti-Arohnshon crowd, guts Susan Knudsen, supports JOLTS. 

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Tap into Ridgewood Editor Democratic Operative and Former Paul Vagianos Campaign Manager

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Ridgewood NJ, many readers of this blog have remarked over the recent interest of “Tap into Ridgewood”  news source . The publication seems extremely biased again the current Village of Ridgewood Mayor  Susan Knudsen and seems to promote all things Councilwomen Pam Perron and candidate  Paul Vagianos . While the Perron love fest seems to have died out ,the nonstop promotion of Vagianos has not.

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