Editor, The Ridgewood News:
Re: “Planning Board lawsuit dismissed,” The Ridgewood News, October 28, Page A-2.
Former Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn’s contention that both his and former Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli’s acceptance of gratis tickets to a political fundraiser, and subsequent attendance at the event, was entirely appropriate based on who else was in attendance, is simply preposterous.
Of those attendees referenced by Mr. Aronsohn (“all five Council members at that time,” “the Village Manager, County Executive, and multiple Freeholders”) only he and Mr. Pucciarelli were full voting members of the Planning Board at that time. As such, only he and Mr. Pucciarelli were in positions to cast votes on a then pending amendment to the Village’s Master Plan that could have favorably impacted the local real estate developer who provided the gratis tickets. Neither Mr. Aronsohn nor Mr. Pucciarelli should have set foot in that event venue for any reason whatsoever.
And with respect to Mr. Aronsohn’s claim that Village Attorney Matt Rogers previously advised that “it was both fine and appropriate that we attended as a courtesy to the visiting governor,” you and your reporter should have treated this statement as nothing more than hearsay unless Mr. Aronsohn was willing and able to produce a piece of correspondence or official transcript verifying its authenticity.
Boyd A. Loving
Ridgewood NJ
Go Boyd. Should we start our own newspaper?
re: “Should we start our own newspaper?”
I thought we did…it’s called The Ridgewood Blog.
G-D Aronsohn, always ALWAYS lying
3.40 And it’s a great service to the average taxpayer
Facts are a funny thing. Go Boyd!!
Aronsohn and Haliby, always spouting lies, yelling them loudly and repeatedly as if that makes them true.
Remember, Aronsohn also knew NOTHING about the anonymous email to Mike Sedon’s employer. He is a liar, through and through. No reporter should ever contact him for a statement.