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NJ Mayor Cancels 9/11 Ceremony, Ignites (Another) Firestorm NJ Mayor Cancels 9/11 Ceremony, Ignites (Another) Firestorm
NJ Mayor Cancels 9/11 Ceremony, Ignites (Another) Firestorm Mahwah Mayor John Roth announced Monday that he’d cancelled the township’s annual 9/11 ceremony because of the coronavirus pandemic, igniting yet another firestorm. “Each of us can and should remember and honor, in our own way, those who lost their lives on 9/11 in 2001,” Roth suggested. “Presently we have had over 280 cases of Covid19 in the [t]ownship since tracking began last April,” the mayor wrote in an email to township council members that he posted to Facebook.  “This is a serious, highly infectious virus that spreads easily and quickly among all age groups," he added. "As suc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Mayor Who Drunkenly Passed Out Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed In Hot Water Again NJ Mayor Who Drunkenly Passed Out Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed In Hot Water Again
NJ Mayor Who Drunkenly Passed Out Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed In Hot Water Again Fallout for his behavior continued Thursday when the Mahwah Township Council unanimously approved a no-confidence vote against Mayor John Roth. Roth made international headlines earlier this year when he passed out drunk and pantless in a township employee’s bed during a party. The council recommended after that incident that the he undergo an alcohol assessment and receive counseling on township policies and anti-discrimination laws. What prompted their response this time was Roth's behavior while presiding at a public meeting late last month. Roth promised during the meeting that c…

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by Jerry DeMarco