Month: November 2011

>Ridgewood Council opposes Valley Hospital ‘Renewal’ plan

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2011, 1:22 PM
BY KELLY EBBELS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Village Council members were unanimous in their opposition to the Valley Hospital “Renewal” plan on Tuesday.

Speaking at a special public meeting on the proposed $750 million expansion project that would have seen Valley double in size on its 15-acre lot, the five members of the council all expressed similar concerns with Valley’s plans: that construction would threaten the quality of life of neighboring residents and students; traffic would be adversely impacted during and following renovations; and the excavation process for underground building posed threats to the village’s aquifer and the foundations of nearby homes.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/134406413_Ridgewood_Council_opposes_Valley_Hospital__Renewal__plan.html

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TOP TEN THINGS YOU CAN ONLY SAY ON THANKSGIVING….

01. Talk about a huge breast!

02. Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist.
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03. It’s Cool Whip time!

04. If I don’t undo my pants, I’ll burst!

05. That’s one terrific spread!

06. I’m in the mood for a little dark meat.

07. Are you ready for seconds yet?

08. Its a little dry, do you still want to eat it?

09. Just wait your turn, you’ll get some!

10. Don’t play with your meat.

Come check us out! Blend Bar 
17 Chestnut St. Ridgewood NJ. 201-447-4343

>CBO: Stimulus hurts economy in the long run
By Stephen Dinan-The Washington Times

The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday downgraded its estimate of the benefits of President Obama’s 2009 stimulus package, saying it may have sustained as few as 700,000 jobs at its peak last year and that over the long run it will actually be a net drag on the economy.

CBO said that while the Recovery Act boosted the economy in the short run, the extra debt that the stimulus piled up “crowds out” private investment and “will reduce output slightly in the long run — by between 0 and 0.2 percent after 2016.”

The analysis confirms what CBO predicted before the stimulus passed in February 2009, though the top-end decline of two tenths of a percent is actually deeper than the agency predicted back then.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/22/cbo-stimulus-hurts-economy-long-run/

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Bill approved to remedy NJ Transit parking problems at train stations

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Shop Ridgewood : The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce is offering a Rewards Card for a 10% discount on all goods and services through December 31, 2011

Sat, November 05, 2011 – Sat, December 31, 2011
Time: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Ridgewood, NJ

The Ridgewood Chamber of commerce is offering a Rewards Card for a 10% discount on all goods and services through December 31, 2011. Rewards Cards are available at the Chamber office and businesses throughout Ridgewood. Look for a placecard in participating store windows. Customers must present the card at the initial transaction; prior purchases are excluded from the discount.

Ridgewood participants:

Restaurants/Food

Ben & Jerry’s– 104 Franklin Ave.

Blend — 27 Chestnut St.

Chestnut Deli & Catering– 25 Chestnut St.

Gen Sushi & Hibachi Asian– 15-17 E. Ridgewood Ave.

LaPiazza Italian Bistro– 29 Chestnut St.

Latour, A French-American Grill– 6 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Lisa’s Turkish Kitchen– 54 Chestnut St.

Pearl Restaurant– 17 S. Broad St.

The Office Beer Bar & Grill– 32/34 Chestnut St.

Tre Voci– 16 Chestnut St.

Wide World of Bagels– 110 N. Maple Ave.

Retailers

Anais Boutique– 82 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Biltmore Tuxedos– 36 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Bookends– 211 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Framed– 88 Chestnut St.

Hillmann Electric & Lighting– 133 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Joaillier Fashion Jewelry– 196 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Just Our Shoes/Mephisto– 16 N. Walnut St.

Ken Smith Motors, Inc. labor/parts*– 15 Franklin Ave.

Leapin’ Lizards– 250 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Neil Diamonds (completed jewelry)– 38 Oak St. Lower Level

Secret Studio Store– 7 N. Broad Street Lower Level

Sensations Day Spa & Salon– 9 S. Broad St.

Suite 201– 11 S. Walnut St.

Village Eyewear– 80 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Village Tannery/Ecco– 125 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Warehouse Cheap & Chic– 70 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Yansi Fugel– 66 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Professionals / Services

Allergy Free & More– 555 Goffle Rd.

Art of Motion– 17 Chestnut St.

David Rutherford, Esq.– 141 Dayton St.

Dr. Michel Mouravieff — 525 N. Maple Ave.

Christopher G. Weigl, Attorney at Law– 123 Prospect St.

Law Office of Charles Kahwaty– 67 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Namaste Organic Spa– 30 Franklin Ave.

NYC Graphics– 201-446-4653

Parks Wealth Management– 216 E. Ridgewood Ave.

Pfund McDonnell, PC– 139 Prospect St.

Precision Orthodontics– 139 Prospect St.

Ridgewood Press Printing Copy Center– 609 Franklin Tpk.

Russell P. Trocano & Assoc. Esq.– 60 S. Maple Ave.

Wostbrock Home & Floors– 225 Goffle Rd.

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>Bridgewater crackdown on handicap parking cheats leads to hundreds of tickets worth $163,000

BRIDGEWATER — They thought they were smart, but the police got smarter.

Police in this Somerset County town, home to one of the state’s largest shopping malls, have issued a record number of parking tickets this year to drivers faking their way into handicap spaces by using state-issued hang tags that belonged to dead relatives.

The crime isn’t new, but this level of enforcement is — and the court expects to collect fines worth up to $163,000, and counting.

Police Chief Richard J. Borden described the crackdown as a community service and the policing has won the praise of a prominent Central Jersey disability advocate.

The ticket blitz also has become something of a cash cow for the municipality.

https://tinyurl.com/7rlhz7v

>Update: The Ridgewood 2011 Christmas Tree 

>Ridgewood Planning Board studies The Dayton apartment complex proposal

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2011, 2:22 PM
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

As hearings on The Dayton, the recently proposed apartment complex on South Broad Street, continued at the Ridgewood Planning Board, more specific questions have emerged concerning the extensive structure’s potential impact on the surrounding community.

In October, Garden Homes Development presented the board with requests for rezoning and an amendment to the village Master Plan to permit the construction of a 120-unit upscale apartment complex on the former Brogan Cadillac lot at the west end of the downtown area. It is one of two applications for multi-family housing complexes around the Central Business District currently at the planning board level of review, with the second proposed for Chestnut Street.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/134339713_Ridgewood_Planning_Board_studies_The_Dayton_apartment_complex_proposal.html

>Holiday Travel: Airlines finally figure out TSA screening deters flying ...

Screening Still a Pain at Airports, Fliers Say
By SUSAN STELLIN
Published: November 21, 2011

The lines will still be long and the screening still invasive at airport checkpoints this Thanksgiving.

While the government has made some changes to security procedures, many passengers and travel executives contend that the moves do not go far enough.

Since last November, the Transportation Security Administration has adopted a policy to reduce pat-downs of children 12 and under, altered some body scanners to display a generic outline of a human figure and begun testing programs that offer expedited screening to pilots and select frequent fliers.

Still, some travelers are bothered by a screening process that has become increasingly time-consuming and intimate, and industry representatives say they are worried that these frustrations are contributing to a decline in air travel.

The Air Transport Association expects 2 percent fewer people will fly this Thanksgiving week compared with last year, while AAA projects a 4 percent increase in automobile travel.

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/business/airport-screening-is-still-a-pain-fliers-complain.html?_r=1&hp

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New leak of hacked global warming scientist emails: A ‘smoking gun’ proving a conspiracy – or just hot air? 


By ROB WAUGH
Last updated at 5:10 PM on 22nd November 2011

‘We’re choosing periods to show warming’

‘Science is being manipulated – it might not be too clever in the long run’

‘Climate change is a “better label” than global warming’

‘Many thanks for your paper – and congratulations for reviving global warming’

A huge number of emails between the world’s leading climate scientists was dumped online today, in an apparent attempt to cause disruption in advance of next week’s climate change conference in Durban.

The leak echoes the ‘climategate’ leaks of hacked private emails three years ago which prompted government enquiries into the working practices of climate scientists

Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2064826/New-leak-hacked-global-warming-scientist-emails-A-smoking-gun-proving-conspiracy–just-hot-air.html#ixzz1eT2zYIeO