>N.J. is expected to mirror nation’s ‘deep hole’ on job front Saturday, June 4, 2011 BY JOAN VERDON STAFF WRITER The Record
The U.S. economy generated 54,000 jobs in May, less than one-third of what was expected, a signal that New Jersey needs to continue to seek new ways to create jobs, say state economists, industry leaders and business owners.
Friday’s weak job numbers are worrisome because New Jersey is expected to mirror that trend. But instead of looking at one month’s results, experts say the state should be focusing on the years ahead and working to fuel job growth in the future.
> RIDGEWOOD – MOVING SALE Friday & Saturday, June 3 & 4, 10AM – 4PM 131 S. Pleasant Ave, Ridgewood, NJ
Some of the items for sale include:
Furniture, area rugs, Household – kitchen, china, glass, knick-knacks, gift items; carved wooden items, Christmas, yarn, fabric, sewing notions, patterns, curtains, books – old & current, records, videos, cassettes, jewelry, photo frames, disney, violins, linens, clothing – current & vintage; handbags, scarves, piano theory, instruction & sheet music, collectible plates and sooo much more! NO EARLIES. CASH ONLY.
Garage Sale; cleanup after 21 years! Sat/Sun June 4 and 5
Garage Sale at 438 Overbrook Road, Ridgewood on Saturday, June 4 from 9 to 4, and Sunday, June 5 from 9 to 2. Massive cleanout after 21 years. Books, collectibles, furniture, home decor, kitchen items, toys, crafting supplies, bikes, more! No early birds, please!
Girl Scout Troop Multi-Family Garage sale. All items must go! Girl Scout Cookies for sale, too! 538 Laurel Rd. Ridgewood (Between Van Dien & Kenilworth) Sat. June 4 – 9:00-3:00 Proceeds donated to Breast Cancer Research!
Ann’s Tag Sale: Saturday 6/4 10-4pm (340 N. Monroe St., Ridgewood NJ)
Where? 340 N. Monroe St. Ridgewood When? Saturday 10am-4pm
Beatle Tribute Band – TICKET 2 RIDE to Perform at THE FAMOUS KASSHAU MEMORIAL BAND SHELL RIDGEWOOD Thursday, June 16 @ 8:30 pm
Please come and join us for a wonderful evening under the stars, outdoors, on a blanket, or ON YOUR FEET , dancing . . . whatever you feel ! Ticket 2 Ride, New Jersey’s Premier Beatle Tribute Band, will be performing a free concert at Ridgewood’s Kasschau Memorial Band Shell on Thursday June 16 beginning at 8:30. Please Help us and yourselves to a Beautiful Night OF FUN Under the summer Sky. . . . there’s a contest for largest crowd for the season . . . at least help us make an effort ! The band shell is located on Veteran’s Field directly behind Ridgewood Village Hall, 131 N. Maple Ave.
Join the Beatle fans toting blankets, chairs, children, and bug spray, as we flock to Veteran’s Field, positioning ourselves in front of Kasschau Shell, to enjoy this great entertainment beneath the stars.
“I think it’s about the music. This music is 40 years old and holds up so well.” says Lennie DelDuca Jr. co-founder of the band. “We’re not an imitator act,” continues Lennie. “We don’t pretend to be John, Paul George and Ringo by any stretch of the imagination. We’re a sound alike band.” These are savvy musicians who have studied every jot of the Beatles song book. When you close your eyes, you’ll see the Beatles.
The members of Ticket 2 Ride would like to thank the sponsors of this performance, The Ridgewood News and Hudson City Savings Bank.
The Kasschau Memorial Band Shell is the perfect place to enjoy this fabulous band. You’ll be outdoors under the stars, in your chair or on your blanket – but more likely up and dancing. The performance will begin at 8:30, but you’ll want to get there early to get a good spot. In case of bad weather, please call 201-444-1776 for indoor location.
The Kasschau Memorial Shell is an outdoor amphitheater located on Veteran’s Field in the center of Ridgewood, and dedicated in 1958 as a tribute to Frank Kasschau, an accomplished and beloved musician in Ridgewood. Its purpose is to provide a variety of free quality family entertainment twice weekly from early June through mid-August.
The Kasschau Memorial Shell operates under the auspices of the Village of Ridgewood in cooperation with the Department of Parks and Recreation. In addition, many local organizations and business provide much needed funds to support these programs.
>Race director praises North Jersey Masters Friday, June 3, 2011 The Ridgewood News
RIDGEWOOD — Cheryl Moses, the fourth-year race director of the Fred d’Elia Ridgewood Run, was very reflective following the running of the prestigious road race on Memorial Day, an annual showcase event which is, and should be, one of the village’s proudest moments.
“I am especially thankful to work with North Jersey Masters [Track and Field Club] to produce the Ridgewood Run, and I know that the club is proud to have organized this race for the past 36 years,” said Moses. “The Village of Ridgewood and its residents and businesses should feel similarly and recognize the treasure that they have in a club like North Jersey Masters.”
> Group proposing to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital names CEO
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 BY LINDY WASHBURN STAFF WRITER THE RECORD
The for-profit partner in the venture to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital named a chief executive officer for the hospital — Richard S. Freeman — even before Hackensack University Medical Center submitted its formal application for the reopening to the state on Wednesday.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 BY KELLY EBBELS STAFF WRITER THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
A flurry of confusion over costs for holding the 36th annual Ridgewood Run left organizers forced to sign a last-minute contract agreeing to pay for pothole repairs, street cleaning and the opening of a signal box, or face having the event canceled by the village, according to race organizers.
Kumsa Adugna of the Bronx, N.Y., won the 5K race in Saturday’s Ridgewood Run. Village Manager Ken Gabbert issued a bill in April to the North Jersey Masters (NJM), the non-profit running club that organizes a series of running events every Memorial Day in Ridgewood. The bill totaled $16,397 – more than double the amount charged in recent years to run the event.
“The village has a policy to charge for costs that are special to any event where the proceeds are not controlled by the village,” Gabbert said in an e-mail.
After protests from race organizers, a meeting on Thursday between village and race officials produced agreements for an amended bill of $12,527.
Desperate to nail Christie the main stream media pulls out the “black helicopter” theory . Perhaps the mainstream media wouldn’t mind telling everyone where they were during the creation of $56 billion Pension deficit or the $66 billion health care problem or perhaps the $500 million more for the failed Abbott schools ? And what about the $6.4 billion gone missing from the school construction authority or the $3 billion gone from Highway Transportation trust fund ? Where was the media during the 9% or was it 13% pay raise for state workers ,but hey the State of New Jersey only has an annual $10 billion dollar deficit . Should I go on it’s gonna be a long night…..
In Ridgewood we spend more for golden toilets at Vets field than the Governor did .Sorry folks but what Ridgewood parent wouldn’t fly to their kids LAX game in a chopper if they could or they probably do . It’s for the children and you know you would . Sorry but this helicopter story is just too much of an insult to everyonesintelligence even in a state that brought you the Jim McGreevy follies , ‘the Jersey Shore ” and the “Jersey House Wives” TV shows.
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Gov. Christie calls Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle a ‘jerk’ for criticizing his use of State Police copter
Gov. Chris Christie Thursday criticized Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) for criticizing him for using a State Police helicopter to fly from Trenton to Montvale Tuesday to watch his son Andrew play in a high school playoff baseball game. Vainieri Huttle charged the governor wasted taxpayers dollars flying to the game where he then stayed until the 5th inning before flying off to a political meeting in Princeton. (Hester, New Jersey Newsroom)
Report: 77,000 federal employees make more than governors
By Bernie Becker– 06/01/11 12:58 PM ET
Thousands of federal employees rake in a higher yearly salary than the governors of the state where they work, a new report has found.
In all, the Congressional Research Service reported that 77,000 federal workers — almost a quarter of them medical officers — earned more than their state’s chief executive in 2009.
The report, which was requested by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), does have some caveats — it does not include federal employees at Central Intelligence Agency, the Postal Service and other agencies.
Graydon Pool Opens Saturday June 4th – Residents FREE for Opening Weekend!
Graydon Pool will open on Saturday, June 4th with a festive weekend planned (free to Village residents). Come enjoy live entertainment, organized games and gifts for the children.
Anyone can join! Seasonal memberships are now available to all and may be purchased conveniently online. Visit www.ridgewoodnj.net/graydon for all details.
New this year we introduce “The Wibit”, an aqua track which is sure to enhance waterplay fun while providing additional fitness.
Additional activities include volleyball, basketball, bocce courts, ping-pong tables, shuffleboard, four-squares, hop-scotch, and a backgammon table. Additional amenities include a shaded playground, water features, shade kites, Adirondack chairs, picnic area, sheltered pavilion, charcoal grills, and The Water’s Edge Café.
Come see what you have been missing!
Please call the Recreation Office at 201-670-5560 with questions or if special accommodations are needed.
> Ridgewood Historical Society holds best burger contest
The Ridgewood Historical Society will host a burger cook off on Saturday, June 11, from 12:30–2:00 p.m. Five area restaurants will barbecue hamburgers under a tent at the museum. The public, through poplar vote and a panel of local celebrities, will judge and name the “Best Burger”.
The public is invited to participate in the event; for $7 per person, guests will enjoy burger samples from the Daily Treat, MacMurphy’s, The Office, Park West Tavern, and Smith Brothers.
The event will feature two judgings: the “Best Burger” based on a popular vote among guests, and the “Best Burger” as determined by a panel of professional judges.
The judges include Drew Nieporent, noted restaurateur and owner of the Tribeca Grill, NOBU and Corton in New York City; Deirdre Ward, social editor of (201) Magazine and The Ridgewood News; Joy Hamburger, cookbook author and curator of the Schoolhouse Museum in Ridgewood; Keith Killion, mayor of Ridgewood; and Joan Groome, executive director of the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce.
The event will also feature turn-of-the-century games for children and live music.
Seats are limited .There will be only 200 tickets issued for this event.Children 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
To purchase tickets by mail, send a request and self-addressed stamped envelope to The Schoolhouse Museum, 650 E. Glen Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450 (checks payable to the Ridgewood Historical Society.) Tickets can also be purchased at the Schoolhouse Museum on Thursdays and Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m.
>2011 KASSCHAU MEMORIAL SHELL FREE SUMMER ENTERTAINMENT UNDER THE STARS
8:30pm at the Band Shell Veterans Field, Ridgewood, N.J. Behind the Ridgewood Public Library N. Maple Ave. between Franklin and Linwood Aves. All programs are free. Please bring a chair or blanket. Please do not cross over the baseball field if a game is in progress.
-JUNE- Thursday, June 2* Tunes in June, RHS Bands Starts at 8pm (all other programs start at 8:30pm)
Tuesday, June 7 Marlene VerPlanck, American Standards & Jazz Trio Sponsor: Boiling Springs Savings Bank
Thursday, June 9 Ridgewood Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company “HMS Pinafore” Sponsor: Park West Tavern
Tuesday, June 14 Richard Reiter Swing Band Sponsor: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill
Thursday, June 16 Ticket2Ride “Beatles” Sponsors: Ridgewood News Hudson City Savings Bank
Tuesday, June 21 Greg Caldarone Popular & Italian Standards Sponsor: Boiling Springs Savings Bank
Thursday, June 23 The Bobby Byrne Show Broadway Show Tunes Sponsor: TD Bank
Tuesday, June 28 Lou Gallo and Friends “Children’s Evening” Sponsors: Ridgewood Dentistry – Warren Boardman D.M.D. Clemente Orthodontics
Thursday, June 30 Thunderhill Band, Country & Western Sponsors: Care One at the Cupola & Care One at Pine Rest
Rain site – Benjamin Franklin Middle School, N. Van Dien Ave. at Glen Ave. *June 2 rain site – Campus Ctr. Ridgewood High School on E. Ridgewood Ave. Taped rain site information (June-August only): (201) 444-1776 after 7:00pm Over for July and August schedules
>Dip in enrollments pushing town pools to open membership to non-residents
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY JUNE 1, 2011, 7:10 AM BY KARA YORIO STAFF WRITER THE RECORD
Coveted your friend’s town pool or swim club every summer? Tired of being a guest once or twice a season and jealously checking out the amenities others enjoy every day? This may be your lucky year.
In Ridgefield Park, where Bogota and Little Ferry residents could always join the John B. Davies Municipal Pool, the town is widening its reach for this summer…
Among other communities following suit, Ridgewood is allowing non-residents (beyond Midland Park and Paramus, which have been included for a few years) to join its Graydon Pool. When the Ridgewood Village Council voted to open up the memberships in March, it was strictly a dollars-and-cents issue. Non-resident memberships are limited to 250.
At the time the measure passed, village parks and recreation director Tim Cronin estimated revenue would rise substantially from the new rules and fees.
“Based on last year, we think we can generate another $41,000 in revenue for the summer of 2011,” Cronin said.
Graydon, a sand-bottomed, beach-rimmed pool that is more like a lake, also has a new attraction called The Wibit, which looks like an inflatable obstacle course for kids to navigate over the water. The town’s website says The Wibit “is certain to enhance enjoyment while also providing physical fitness.”
They hope it’s a draw from near and far. The village council changed the rules for this year and 2012. Beyond that is unknown, but it might take a little time for non-residents to catch on and the town to cash in.
I’m sorry 11:05, a chemist with 20 yrs experience may be a great chemist, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that he can teach it well to others. There are other skills involved besides the basic skill of chemistry. To teach you must convey it in a way that is both interesting and informative to be successful. I don’t understand why you think becoming certified as a teacher is jumping through a lot of hoops.
or . ” a chemist with 20 yrs experience may be a great chemist, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that he can teach it well to others. There are other skills involved besides the basic skill of chemistry. To teach you must convey it …”
True, but without the chemistry knowledge, a Chemistry teacher, with just “those other skills”, is nothing more than a con artist.
You need both sets of skills to be very effective, but if I had to choose one set of skills over the other, I’d choose the guy with the core chemistry knowledge.
Very few people are so, so ineffective at communication that they cannot convey any of their knowledge to others. However if you’re a great communicator with nothing of value to communicate, you are just wasting everyone’s time.
>Hackensack University Medical Center formally applied for state permission to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital
Hackensack formally applies to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY JUNE 1, 2011, 8:47 PM BY LINDY WASHBURN AND MARY JO LAYTON STAFF WRITERS THE RECORD
Hackensack University Medical Center formally applied for state permission Wednesday to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood as a 128-bed full-service community hospital. If approved, the for-profit hospital would open late next year.
The Westwood hospital closed due to bankruptcy in November 2007. The new plan aims to address the state’s looming physician shortage as well as provide patient care to the northeastern part of Bergen County, which has been underserved since Pascack closed due to bankruptcy in November 2007, said Robert C. Garrett, Hackensack’s president and chief executive officer.
The application is “the next phase of restoring much needed healthcare services to the Pascack Valley and Northern Valley,” Garrett said.
Although a final decision on the application is not expected until November, Hackensack’s joint-venture partner appears confident enough of the application’s success to have named a chief executive officer for the new facility.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY JUNE 1, 2011, 9:57 PM BY MICHAEL GARTLAND STAFF WRITER THE RECORD
Political contributions by Bergen County contractors — or potential contractors — to countywide candidates would be limited under a resolution introduced Wednesday by Freeholder Robert Hermansen.
The resolution is one of several drafts considered by the freeholder board’s pay-to-play reform committee, of which Hermansen, a Republican, serves as chairman.
Previous drafts featured higher limits than those in Wednesday night’s resolution, which would set contribution thresholds for businesses and individuals at $300 per candidate per year and a total of $2,500 annually for all candidates.
