“It must be a full moon. In addition to Voigt’s rather bizarre letter to the editor, word on the street is that Siobhan “Karen” Winograd, the “rules with an iron fist” administrator of the Ridgewood Moms and Dads (without free speech) Facebook group, is extremely upset that people are posting nasty comments about her on social media. She’s even resorted to calling some leaders of the opposing faction to explain (while crying) why she does the things she does. Is she for real? Seriously Karen? If a user so much as says “boo” on Ridgewood Moms and Dads, they are removed from the group and blocked from seeing that the group even exists. If someone glares at her in a public meeting, she files a police report. She’s even resorted to publicly referring to someone she dislikes as a “child predator” in an attempt to discredit him. Get real Karen. When you behave like a Nazi, you should expect a huge backlash. Your platform is going down in flames and it’s all your fault. Stop whining and face the facts. You’re all done here. We’ve had enough. Perhaps you and Mr. Voigt should just leave town together. Bye, bye O!”
To the person who commented that some of my fellow cast mates sweat with embarrassment for me during Jamboree please identify yourself. I would love to drop off an embroidered towel with your initials. After all we’re all in this together! ( you know like the song from High school Musical? )
Erin Taddei
To anonymous that apparently did Jambo with E.T.
Our jamboree family has a group chat and FB group of hundreds of cast and crew. We are loyal and lift each other up. I showed them this post and we have an idea of who you are. There are only a few people that have come into jamboree with a mean spirit and they usually disappear after a few rehearsals in. Makes sense bc it’s hard to be negative around the positivity . We simply don’t subscribe to it. And as far as being a high school musical wannabe…that’s the point of theatre, so your insult didn’t really work there. What was your point in chiming in to put Erin down and not stand behind your words bc you opted to be anonymous?
HMT. calling out anonymity while being anonymous. Hypocrite
Ridgewood HS bullies breeding bullies, some things never change in this deranged town. Grow up, some of you need a nice fist to the face.
So I went to HS with Siobhan. Many of you probably only know her for a short amount of time and don’t have an actual relationship with her. You see what you want to see. From the day I met her she was always an advocate for equality and forward thinking. Always ready to help and support. Always a smile on her face. She took over the job as co-admin of RMD out of pure love for Ridgewood. The new Ridgewood. The all inclusive Ridgewood. Try to find the good in people. Even some of the anonymous bullies on here, who I’m pretty sure I know, have good qualities. They just didn’t have enough people telling them they were good so they turned the other way….any press is good press. Point is Siobhan is a good one. Make a point to truly know her as a person and not just an administrator of a FB page. Your anger will subside and reason will come in.
Rena Christie – So, you have known her awhile. So have I. I do have an actual relationship with her. You are deciding that “we see what we want to see.” Let me tell you something, I see what I see. And I wish I could un-see it. She is an incredible bigot. She has made disparaging and racist remarks about several men (only men, in my experience) with colored skin. These are men who are not in the least bit frightening and their only flaw, so to speak, is that she does not like and fears their darkness. She is absolutely a bully. Maybe YOU are the one who only sees what you want to see. Maybe since you have known her since High School you are blinded by the person she has become and choose to only see the high-schooler you once knew. She took over the job as co-admin of RMD facebook and immediately, I tell you IMMEDIATELY, she began to kick members off the page. Many pf these individuals will attest that they did not post anything, or at most posted a comment that was inocuous. She does not allow people onto the page who have “indian-sounding” surnames because they might be friendly with some outspoken members of the “indian” community. “all inclusive Ridgewood” you say? – well, no, you are completely incorrect. Siobhan is absolutely not inclusive of anyone who does not see her limited point of view. She aligned herself time and time again with candidates for public office who are known bullies, who have made racist comments, and who have been outright antisemetic (oddly, since her husband is Jewish). She will burst into tears at the first sign that someone is questioning her motives, which is more of a junior-high school tactic than that of an adult. You are dead wrong about your friend. Your loyalty to someone you have known a long time is understandable, since having a history can cement a friendship. But you need to open your eyes and see what your friend has become in her adult life. She is, quite plainly, a very VERY negative and divisive force in our lovely town.
Thank you Anonymous for your reply. I’ll keep your thoughts in mind. I prefer to have discussions like this with someone who will actually put their name. Feel free to pm if you wish to continue
It is regrettable that so many people comment Anonymously. Are they ashamed of their their own opinions or afraid that they may be socially shunned or abused. I think if you want to post a comment you must sign your name
Gary Negrycz – This sounds all well and good, but let me tell you something. Anonymity enables honesty. That’s the way it is, like it or not. People are afraid to put their name onto a post if they are criticizing the schools, the cops, the elected officials, etc. They are afraid of retribution. And rightfully so. You get way WAY more honesty with anonymity. People like to pontificate that being anonymous is some kind of weakness. it is not every time you go into the polling booth you are anonymous. No one knows how you vote. So, no, you don’t have to sign your name here. On facebook people post with their names, and often lie about their real feelings or beliefs so their neighbors won’t know how they actually feel. Of course some on FB do not use their real names, as in that person who criticized Dan Creed and he went apeshit wild. So that’s a good reason to be anonymous, too. THE BLOG BRINGS OUT THE TRUTH.
So the sordid crap posted in anonymity is okay?
LONG LIVE THE RIDGEWOOD BLOG!
The RWMD stifles any and ALL opposing viewpoints… classic cancel culture and full of Karens and their like-minded husbands. But what do you expect from RW “lifers” as I call them, never left town and think it is their birthright to run all things and any outsiders need to fall in line…
Denise Pierce Lima lied before the planning board and got caught doing it. facts.
DPL lied in sworn testimony to the planning board and got caught – facts.
What did she lie to the planning board about?
I am honestly astonished by this post and all of the comments that are written. This brought me back to when I was in middle/high school where there was so much bullying. If we were caught bullying someone online like this we would be suspended and get in huge trouble for cyberbullying. Imagine if someone was talking about your son or daughter online like this for everyone to see? You would not like that very much I assume and call the school and bash on that kid to other parents for being mean to your child. Not everyone needs to like Siobhan but if you don’t have anything nice to say do not say it or if you have an issue with her explain how you feel to her directly instead of posting about her. I feel like I am talking to the kindergarteners that I teach. Whoever is shaming her on here are true forms of adult bullies and probably teach their kids to be bullies as well. Siobhan is simply trying to follow the guidelines of the Facebook page and delete posts of adults attacking and being mean to each other. Since when is that so bad? Siobhan is a loving person that does not hate on anyones race, color, ethnicity, etc. And if you have experienced her doing such I would love to see evidence of this.
I hope everyone from now on will spread love instead of hate on social media.
Well lot of comments here! Agree with some, Agree with some parts of others, Disagree with others, Totally disagree with few commentators saying that the only people who have been removed from RMD are because of them violating the group rules, I have asked Siobhan and Steve, to give any proof that I violated any rules of RMD, other than disagreement with some of the political agenda, so please stop lying about that, to the person who says bring me proof – Please bring proof against what I mentioned above. Yes, people have been removed from RMD for no valid reason.
Just so I understand this, there are adults who give a flying shit about a facebook page run by a bunch of busybodies that focuses on town politics? Is that the case? I am not on that miserable app so I have no idea what has been done or said. Preposterous that any sane adult would either moderate such garbage or add to the commentary.
Hilarious.
I just stumbled across this chain, and I have no idea what all of this is about, so I am not weighing in about whatever everyone is debating. I don’t know who Siobhan is, but any time I have ever seen Erin, she has been volunteering her time to help those in need. I guess by saying that, I may have stuff written about me, but I just felt I had to put in my 2 cents. Have a wonderful weekend.
“Please recognize that the original blog statement is false and very sexist as it does not recognize that there are two moderators on the Ridgewood Moms and Dads facebook page, who work together to support our community. The only person being attacked in this article is the female moderator and not the male moderator. I find that to be tremendously disturbing.”
does that mean “Siobhan” is not a women???????????????????????
Siobhan who?. I would have thought this post was about the town bullies, you know, Mel Hooban, Janna Diorio, Nancy Kennedy. 3 angry trolls sad with their own lives so they must tear all the people in town down.
Vote Hooban!
Thank goodness for James and the Ridgewood blog