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Month: November 2011
>Village Council Special Public Meetings Concerning Proposed Valley Expansion
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Village Council Special Public Meetings Concerning Proposed Valley Expansion
The Ridgewood Village Council will be holding Special Public Meetings concerning the proposed Valley Hospital expansion in the Ridgewood High School Campus Center, 627 East Ridgewood Avenue, on the following dates: November 3, November 22, and November 29, 2011.
The meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m. The doors will open at 6:45 p.m. and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The meetings will also be televised on Cablevision Channel 77 and through computer video streaming (limited viewers due to bandwith limitations). Agendas for each meeting will be posted on the Village’s website prior to the meeting.
>Kris Jenner and Ace Frehley this week at BOOKENDS
>Kris Jenner and Ace Frehley this week at BOOKENDS
Kris Jenner**New Time, Thursday, November 3rd @ **7:30pm
Star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kris Jenner will sign her new book: Kris Jenner…And All Thing Kardashian Books available: Nov. 1st
Ace Frehley Friday, November 4th @ 6:00pm
KISS Lead Guitarist , Ace Frehley, will sign his new book: No Regrets.
Books available Nov. 1st
Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.Bookends cannot guarantee that the books that are Autographed will always be First Printings.
Autographed books purchased at Bookends are non-returnable.Please call the store for details.
Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-0726
>Tide starts to turn : Bloomberg strikes tougher tone on Occupy Wall Street
>Tide starts to turn : Bloomberg strikes tougher tone on Occupy Wall Street
City may take ‘action’ against protesters disrupting quality of life
BY JONATHAN LEMIRE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Mayor Bloomberg turned up the tough talk on the Occupy Wall Street protesters: Treat the neighborhood with respect or a crackdown is coming.
“No one should think that we won’t take actions that we think are appropriate when we think they are appropriate,” Bloomberg told reporters Wednesday.
“This isn’t an occupation of Wall Street,” Bloomberg said. “It’s an occupation of a growing, vibrant residential neighborhood in lower Manhattan.”
The protesters and hundreds of metal NYPD barricades are “really hurting small businesses and families.”
>San Cristobal Event @ Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood
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San Cristobal Elegancia Special Cigar & Scotch Tasting Event
November 15, 2011 at 6:30PM
The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood
10 Chestnut Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(201) 447-2204
$20.00 – Includes 2 cigars and Scotch tasting
Call to reserve your spot
During this event only, free goods on certain box purchases!
Reserve your spot now at The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood.
(201) 447-2204.
-Gary, Barbara & Collin
The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood | 10 Chestnut Street | Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
Phone: 201-447-2204 | Email: info@tobaccoshop.com
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00AM – 5:30PM and Thursday Night 6:30PM – 8:30PM
>"Occupy" protests degenerate into chaos in California
>“Occupy” protests degenerate into chaos in California
Nov 3, 7:21 AM (ET)
By TERENCE CHEA, LISA LEFF and TERRY COLLINS
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – A day of demonstrations in Oakland that began as a significant step toward expanding the political and economic influence of the Occupy Wall Street movement, ended with police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters who had marched through downtown to break into a vacant building, shattering windows, spraying graffiti and setting fires along the way.
“We go from having a peaceful movement to now just chaos,” said protester Monique Agnew, 40.
>Valley Renewal : Council’s options
>Valley Renewal : Council’s options
Here is a reporting of the situation from the Ridgewood News,
in it they quote Village of Ridgewood Attorney Matthew Rogers – This is part of a news article at https://www.northjersey.com/news/129935998_Council_s_turn_to_hear_all_sides.html?c=y&page=2
Council’s options
Since the Master Plan’s Hospital Zone is already amended, the question, now, is whether the council adopts ordinances that reflect consistency with those changes, according to Village Attorney Matt Rogers.
The council has many options upon the completion of its public hearings, Rogers noted: it may decide to introduce the ordinance as written; take action to recommend changes or to resolve or deny changes; or decide not to introduce the ordinance at all.
“There may even be other options, depending on the way the hearings go,” he said.
He explained that the council’s task is to decide whether the planning board’s amendment is consistent with “sound principles of planning and zoning” as outlined by state municipal land use law.
“It must be noted that in order to have a viable, effective and enforceable land use policy, presumed to be valid against any challenge, the adopted ordinances must be substantially consistent with the Master Plan’s land use code,” Rogers said.
Should the council opt for approving ordinances that are inconsistent with the planning board’s amendment to the Master Plan, it must pass by majority a resolution outlining those inconsistencies and stating the reasons for them. The meeting’s minutes must also reflect that legal reasoning, he said.”
>Grades and achievement gap: Nation’s Report Card scores NJ on both
>Grades and achievement gap: Nation’s Report Card scores NJ on both
The annual numbers from the Nation’s Report Card can be confounding. Test scores cutting across grades, subjects, incomes, and racial groups . . . .
That makes it easier to understand how by some measures — according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released yesterday — New Jersey is tops in the nation. Or close. By others, it’s in the middle of the pack. Or worse.
Bottom line: New Jersey’s public school students once again did quite well overall, arguably as well as any.
The new NAEP numbers are for Grades 4 and 8 in reading and math. As they typically do, New Jersey students finished in the top three in both grades and on both tests. New Jersey’s scores were as good as any state’s in the country except, arguably, Massachusetts. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
>NJDOT Chief James Simpson says ARC Tunnel was flawed from start and not backed by NY
>NJDOT Chief James Simpson says ARC Tunnel was flawed from start and not backed by NY
The canceled second rail tunnel under the Hudson River wasn’t supported by New York and lost some of its value when NJ Transit decided not to route it to Penn Station, New Jersey’s state transportation commissioner said Tuesday.
James Simpson made the remarks as part of a panel discussing transportation funding with former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley and Anthony Coscia, former Port Authority board chairman and current Amtrak board member. His reply was to a direct question about the Access to the Region’s Core rail tunnel project, canceled in October 2010. (Higgs, Gannett)
>To survive, medical companies in New Jersey are building new hospitals
>To survive, medical companies in New Jersey are building new hospitals
The dazzling new hospital that will open here on Sunday looks more like a five-star resort than a medical center. It may also be the best hope for survival of its corporate parent, Capital Health, a nonprofit company that operates three health care facilities in New Jersey.
The $540 million hospital is set on a pastoral campus with a weeping fieldstone wall fountain, all private rooms, an Italian limestone staircase and amenities like a spa for cancer patients. It will replace Capital Health’s Mercer campus, a 19th-century medical center in nearby Trenton that has dingy, crowded waiting rooms and triaged gurneys lining the emergency department hallways. (Kaysen, The New York Times)
>11.02.11 STORM NEWS: WILLARD WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
>11.02.11 STORM NEWS: WILLARD WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
WILLARD SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3: Please help to spread the word that power has been restored and Willard School will be open on Thursday, November 3. Please continue to exercise caution when walking or driving to and from all schools
>U.S. Senate approves $15M for work on proposed Amtrak tunnel spanning from Secaucus to N.Y. Penn Station
>U.S. Senate approves $15M for work on proposed Amtrak tunnel spanning from Secaucus to N.Y. Penn Station
One option gives New Jersey commuters more trains to midtown Manhattan and greater control of rail schedules. The other provides better East Side access and a direct ride to see the Mets at Citi Field.
The proposed Gateway Tunnel from Secaucus to New York Penn Station and the plan to extend New York City’s No. 7 subway line to Secaucus are chugging along on different tracks, but at some point might be on a collision course. (Frassinelli, The Star-Ledger)
>Sanitation Crews Busy Cleaning Up Debris Left By Early Snowstorm
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photos courtesy of Boyd A. Loving
Sanitation Crews Busy Cleaning Up Debris Left By Early Snowstorm
Boyd A. Loving
A team of the Village’s most efficient municipal employees was seen on South Irving Street early on Wednesday removing debris left behind by the rare Fall snowstorm.
The unofficial word from a member of the busy crew was that debris clean up won’t be completely finished for at least one full month.
Gotta give these guys a big hand; they are extremely hard and dedicated workers! This has got to be the toughest job in the Village.
photos courtesy of Boyd A. Loving
>Occupy ‘ball’ street : Rush for STD tests
>Occupy ‘ball’ street : Rush for STD tests
By LAURA ITALIANO, FRANK ROSARIO and BOB FREDERICKS
Last Updated: 10:39 AM, November 1, 2011
Posted: 12:26 AM, November 1, 2011
It’s the Autumn of Love! Occupy Wall Street protesters are flocking to nearby health clinics for STD and HIV testing after getting their freak on in ’60s-style hookups with crusty strangers, sources told The Post yesterday.
“Last week was free love,” said a medical professional at a clinic located a short walk from Zuccotti Park, referring to the number of people who organizers have referred for sexually transmitted disease testing.
A volunteer at the park admitted concern among protesters about STDs.
>PICKET: Cain campaign has biggest online fundraising day
>PICKET: Cain campaign has biggest online fundraising day
By Kerry Picket
Published on November 1, 2011, 01:50PM
Two sources within the Cain campaign are telling me that although Mr. Cain was hit with sexual harassment accusations in the 90’s from two females who worked for him, when he was president of the National Restaurant Association, Monday’s online campaign fundraising for the campaign was the best ever up to this point.
Human Events is reporting that Cain Campaign Manager Mark Block says the campaign raised $250,000 in online donations in one day. However, one Cain campaign source confirmed to me that the fundraising for Monday is well over $300,000.
