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Mahwah Mayor Cancels 9/11 Ceremony, Ignites (Another) Firestorm Mahwah Mayor Cancels 9/11 Ceremony, Ignites (Another) Firestorm
Mahwah 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
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Mayor Who Passed Out Pantless At Party Needs Alcohol Evaluation, Counseling, Council Says Mayor Who Passed Out Pantless At Party Needs Alcohol Evaluation, Counseling, Council Says
Mayor Who Passed Out Pantless At Party Needs Alcohol Evaluation, Counseling, Council Says Following a public apology from Mayor John Roth for a drunken incident that made national headlines, the Mahwah Township Council recommended Thursday night that he undergo an alcohol assessment and receive counseling on township policies and anti-discrimination laws. “The mayor’s conduct on Jan. 10, 2020 is inappropriate and represents conduct unbecoming an elected official,” a resolution drafted by the council in executive session says. The decision came after an investigation by a private attorney and an apology from Roth during the public portion of Thursday’s meeting for getting drunk …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed
Mahwah Mayor Apologizes Publicly For Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Speaking publicly for the first time since a drunken incident made national headlines, Mahwah Mayor John Roth expressed “remorse and sincere sorrow” Thursday night and promised nothing like that would ever happen again. “To my family, the event host, the township’s employees, town council and all the residents of Mahwah, I’m sorry. I let you down,” Roth said during a township council meeting at which a closed-door meeting was scheduled to discuss the possibility of a public reprimand. “This problem is being addressed by my family and I to ensure there is no reoccurrence,” Roth said, reading…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah Mayor Admits Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Mahwah Mayor Admits Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed
Mahwah Mayor Admits Passing Out Drunk, Pantless In Township Worker’s Bed Mahwah Mayor John Roth admitted that he was drunk when he removed his pants and passed out in a township employee’s bed during a house party earlier this month, according to a published report. Roth said in an interview that he’d had too much to drink the night of the Jan. 10 party and apologized to the employee but considered the incident a private matter, NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey reported. The report didn’t identify the employee, who it says declined to comment.  Daily Voice is withholding the name of the employee, who is identified along with her husband…

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by Jerry DeMarco