Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood League of Women Voters because of the seriousness of the coronavirus, the New Jersey State League of Women Voters has strongly urged local Leagues to cancel any League face to face interactions including Candidates Forums. In addition, the Bergen County Executive, Jim Tedesco, has declared a Bergen County shutdown of all schools and public places.
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood League of Women Voters will hold a forum for candidates who are running for Ridgewood Village Council in the Municipal Election. Voting for the election will take place on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.
The Forum will be held at 7:30 pm on Monday, April 30, 2018 at Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, in the courtroom.
There are four candidates (listed in alphabetical order) for two seats on the Ridgewood Village Council:
Alexandra Harwin
Susan Knudsen
Michael Sedon
Janice Willett
The candidates will each provide a background statement and will answer questions provided by the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood and members of the community. The Candidates Forum will be televised live on Cablevision-Channel 77 and Fios-Channel 34, and Livestreamed on YouTube.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation in government. We welcome all individuals aged 16 years or older to join. Please note that membership eligibility reflects changes made this year by the National League of Women Voters to open membership to non-U.S. citizens as well as to young adults who are 16 and 17 years old.
If you have any questions related to the League of Women Voters, please contact ridgewoodlwv@gmail.com.
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood League of Women Voters will hold a forum for candidates who are running for Ridgewood Village Council in the Municipal Election. Voting for the election will take place on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.
The Forum will be held at 7:30 pm on Monday, April 30, 2018 at Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, in the courtroom.
There are four candidates (listed in alphabetical order) for two seats on the Ridgewood Village Council:
Alexandra Harwin
Susan Knudsen
Michael Sedon
Janice Willett
The candidates will each provide a background statement and will answer questions provided by the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood and members of the community.
The Candidates Forum will be televised live on Cablevision-Channel 77 and Fios-Channel 34, and Livestreamed on YouTube.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation in government. We welcome all individuals aged 16 years or older to join. Please note that membership eligibility reflects changes made this year by the National League of Women Voters to open membership to non-U.S. citizens as well as to young adults who are 16 and 17 years old.
If you have any questions related to the League of Women Voters, please contact ridgewoodlwv@gmail.com.
Anne is making some serious mistakes and she’s been brainwashed by her blond “friend”. You know, the one who does alllll the bidding for the dark side and causes massive trouble no matter what organization she’s involved with…? Name drops at every turn and isn’t actually suave enough to DO anything herself.
Well, Anne has managed to take the league of women voters and turn it in to a mouthpiece for Paul in a matter of the less than half a year she’s been in control. Bye bye Anne.
Ridgewood NJ, the ex mayor Paul Aronsohn and his cronies have flooded the membership of the Ridgewood League of Women Voters. According to their website the League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization encourages the active and informed participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
The League does not support or oppose any candidate or party. Operating on a non-profit, voluntary basis, its work is financed by dues and contributions from members and the general public. Membership is open to all citizens of voting age.
Readers claim, “This could be the LWV’s best-ever new member drive…or the worst, since nobody wants to be with those people. Newbies include Wyne, Winograd, Sonenfeld. All at once.” While other say ,”Aronsohn has now joined the league, and Rurik and Gwenn. Must miss.”
Most readers are quite skeptical over a group of clearly proven partisan hacks joining a supposed “non-partisan political organization” .Will attempts be made to manipulate the electorate and misrepresent information like past Aronsohn campaigns ie… “the Vote Yes” for the Hudson Street garage campaign ? Or will Aronsohn be shut down in dead end political never land ?
And of coarse what about credibility ,just when the league had finally began to regain some relevance after years of filtering on the edge of extinction but who will now take them seriously ?
Ridgewood NJ, Yes the debate was pretty mundane. No big shockers. Voight, Walsh and Hache all said the Valley compromise is too big, and a 3% reduction is no compromise. They will work to have it come to a better conclusion.
Both Weitz and Brooks both defended their support of the Valley expansion as if reading from the same script: “You know, Valley Hospital is our neighbor, too.”
They all spoke about the current divisiveness in the council, and that they could work with anyone.
Voigt had a lot of knowledge about many of the topics being discussed. He will dig beyond the surface of all of the issues.
Walsh showed she has the experience and knowledge to jump right in. Hache was confident, intelligent, and thoughtful in his responses.
There was no mention of Brooks being married to Gail Price (lawyer for the planning board that guided them to
a yes for Valley, and a yes to tripling Ridgewood’s density)
Evan Weitz has only lived here a few years. When asked why he hasn’t been seen at any council meetings, his response was
basically, “The council meetings are late, I have young kids, I have a day job, I watch on TV after they go to bed.” He has not voted in a municipal election since he moved here.
On a side note many readers felt Brooks looks just like radio’s Don Imus .
Best parts of the night: Rurik Haliby was told to sit down by the moderator, and was not allowed to ask a question.
Paul Aronsohn was up to ask a question, when the moderator called time. He was not allowed to speak! The crowd broke out into applause!
Ridgewood League of Women Voters hosts panel on good government
FEBRUARY 27, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY MARK KRULISH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Good government was the topic of conversation for an audience made up of community leaders and residents at a forum hosted by the Ridgewood League of Women Voters on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Members of the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) were invited to present and educate the public on the Sunshine Law, also known as the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) and the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), and aid in an open dialogue about transparency in government.
“It’s the mandate of the Ridgewood League of Women Voters to educate the public about government,” said Crystal Matsibekker, president of the Ridgewood League of Women Voters. “And it is in this positive spirit of education that the Ridgewood League of Women Voters is hosting this event. Rather than discussing specific incidents or people or groups, we hope that tonight’s meeting would inspire a positive discussion about the future of our village.”
Walter Luers, the president of NJFOG, served as the keynote speaker for the forum. Luers also works as an attorney who often takes cases related to OPRA and OPMA. He presented the public with a basic background on the two laws and the ways he would like to see them amended.
Luers described OPRA as the best way to request copies of public documents from public agencies. In order to utilize it, a written request pursuant to OPRA must be prepared and sent to the public agency’s records custodian. If someone other than the records custodian receives the request, that person has an obligation to identify the records custodian to the requestor or forward the request.
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