Donna M Rolando , Staff Writer, @Dmmrolando6:59 p.m. ET June 22, 2017
RIDGEWOOD — It’s not only newspaper reporters that are the watchful eyes and champions of transparency at municipal meetings these days.
The League of Women Voters of Ridgewood, a nonpartisan group that advocates for good government, has introduced a local Observer Corps program to stay on top of municipal news through a team of volunteer reporters.
“It’s intense work but if you like to write, and you’re interested in good government and love your community, it’s a good way to participate,” said Pamela Perron, coordinator of the local Observer Corps.
This will be co-opted and used as an advocacy tool and a quick response mechanism.
10:15. By who? Co-opted for what reason.
This is the league of Women Voters.
Remember this as reported at the Ridgewood Blog.
Aronsohn Floods Ridgewood League of Women Voters with Cronies and Political Hacks
August 18,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
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 ?
The observer corps includes the likes of Dastardly Don Delzio, who wrote a report of a meeting that did not even remotely resemble what actually took place. it was written to smear the mayor, and for no other purpose. The league is pitiful. No respect for them whatsoever.
“10:15. By who? Co-opted for what reason.
This is the league of Women Voters.”
You don’t really think that The League of Woman Voters is nonpartisan, do you?
They are not… at least from what I’ve seen of the Ridgewood chapter.
Read “The Fountainhead” by Ayn Rand.
Learn what is going on here.