Month: December 2011

>Director of Professional Nursing Practice at The Valley Hospital Recognized by State Nursing Organization

The Valley Hospital is pleased to announce that Mary Jo Assi, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FNP-BC, AHN-BC, Director of Professional Nursing Practice and Research, has been recognized with the Professional Recognition Award from The Organization of Nurse Executives/New Jersey (ONE/NJ).

The Professional Recognition Award is presented to a ONE/NJ nurse leader who demonstrates nursing leadership through a professional achievement or accomplishment that has made a significant impact on nursing.

As Director of Professional Nursing Practice and Research, Mary Jo is responsible for overseeing program-based and direct-care specialty clinicians and Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) for Palliative Care, Holistic Services, Clinical Quality, the Heart Failure Program, and Interventional Cardiology.  She is also responsible for APN credentialing and administrative oversight of the Nursing Research Program, and the Center for Advancement of Holistic Knowledge and Practice, which includes on-going program development and furthers the application of holistic nursing practice at Valley.

Mary Jo was presented with her award on December 9th at the ONE/NJ annual Holiday Meeting and Awards Brunch.

The Organization of Nurse Executives/New Jersey is been the professional organization for nursing leaders in all practice settings.  The Organization of Nurse Executives/New Jersey (ONE/NJ) is affiliated with the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) and is also affiliated with the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE).

https://www.valleyhealth.com/valley_newsdesc.aspx?newsid=1143

>Businesses sued over accessibility

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
BY STEPHANIE AKIN
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

HACKENSACK — Three city businesses, including The Shops at Riverside, are the latest targets of a Florida-based advocacy group that has sued hundreds of retailers nationwide for allegedly failing to follow federal handicapped accessibility guidelines.

The lawsuits filed by The National Alliance for Accessibility and Denise Payne, the group’s president, claim that the shopping mall, the Saks store in the mall and a Hooters restaurant across Route 4 violate several building regulations put in place by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990.

Payne, who lives in Florida, discovered unmarked handicapped parking spaces, excessively sloped curbs and problems with the bathrooms, among other issues, when she visited the businesses, the Dec. 5 lawsuits allege. Payne has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, according to court documents.

The group wants the businesses to address the alleged problems and pay its attorney’s fees.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/135843133_Businesses_sued_over_accessibility.html

>N.J.’s anti-bullying law gets slow start as school violence grows

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Curb work on Ridgewood Avenue

Update – The work on Grove street is for a traffic calming. I believe it is for concrete  island to slow traffic down when entering Ridgewood . Grove street is not a county road. Weather permitting work will begin in the next few week. 

>Village Green Restaurant 
36 Prospect Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450-4402

tel. (201) 445-2914
fax. (201) 251-9510
info@villagegreenrestaurant.com

Hours

Lunch:
Monday to Friday 11:30am – 2:00pm

Dinner:
Monday to Thursday 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Friday and Saturday 5:30pm – 10:00pm
Sunday 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Our menu is dedicated to those with a passion for fine food.

This Passion for food is what drives our team to create what Zagat has called “Sophisticated” and “High Quality”.

Located in a historic building on Prospect Street, off to the side of the bustling traffic of Ridgewood Avenue. This charming New American BYO, offers a calm and relaxing atmosphere, while serving cuisine that excites the senses and pleases the palate.

Here at the Village Green we offer an extensive a la carte menu, as well as tasting menus that inspire culinary creativity in our kitchen, and allow the customer to sample a variety of our dishes.

https://www.villagegreenrestaurant.com/index.html

>La Piazza Bistro
29 Chestnut Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone (201) 447-5111
email info@lapiazzabistro.com

Hours: Sun-Thurs 5-10pm, Fri-Sat 5-11pm

Innovative Italian Cusine

Romantic European Dining

All Major Cards Accepted

BYO Alcohol

Handicapped Accessible

Gift Certificates Available!

Take-Out Available

Heated Patio Dining

Private Parties
We are open for Private Parties during the day on Saturday and Sunday. Please call to book your party today.

Reservations are recommended. Please call us at 201.447-5111.

https://www.lapiazzabistro.com/index.html

>Happy Chanukah

Chanukah, the Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the festival of lights, is an eight day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev.

Chanukah is probably one of the best known Jewish holidays, not because of any great religious significance, but because of its proximity to Christmas. Many non-Jews (and even many assimilated Jews!) think of this holiday as the Jewish Christmas, adopting many of the Christmas customs, such as elaborate gift-giving and decoration. It is bitterly ironic that this holiday, which has its roots in a revolution against assimilation and suppression of Jewish religion, has become the most assimilated, secular holiday on our calendar.

The story of Chanukah begins in the reign of Alexander the Great. Alexander conquered Syria, Egypt and Judea, but allowed the people under his control to continue observing their own religions and retain a certain degree of autonomy. Under this relatively benevolent rule, many Jews assimilated, adopting much of Hellenistic culture, including the language, customs, dress, etc., in much the same way that Jews in America today blend into the secular American society.

More than a century later, a successor of Alexander, Antiochus IV was in control of the region. He began to oppress the Jews severely, placing a Hellenistic priest in the Temple, massacring Jews, prohibiting the practice of the Jewish religion, and desecrating the Temple by requiring the sacrifice of pigs (a non-kosher animal) on the altar. Two groups opposed Antiochus: a basically nationalistic group led by Mattathias the Hasmonean and his son Judah Maccabee, and a religious traditionalist group known as the Chasidim, the forerunners of the Pharisees (no direct connection to the modern movement known as Chasidism). They joined forces in a revolt against both the assimilation of the Hellenistic Jews and oppression by the Selucid Greek government. The revolution succeeded and the Temple was rededicated.

According to tradition as recorded in the Talmud, at the time of the rededication, there was very little oil left that had not been defiled by the Greeks. Oil was needed for the menorah (candelabrum) in the Temple, which was supposed to burn throughout the night every night. There was only enough oil to burn for one day, yet miraculously, it burned for eight days. An eight day festival was declared to commemorate this miracle. Note that the holiday commemorates the miracle of the oil, not the military victory: Jews do not glorify war.

Chanukah is not a very important religious holiday. The holiday’s religious significance is far less than that of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover, and Shavu’ot. It is roughly equivalent to Purim in significance, and you won’t find many non-Jews who have even heard of Purim! Chanukah is not mentioned in Jewish scripture; the story is related in the book of the Maccabbees, which Jews do not accept as scripture.

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/holiday7.html

>Holiday Blues: 39 % Don’t Want to Fly
December 19, 2011

If the thought of traveling during the Christmas holidays makes you ill, you’re in good company. A new travel industry survey finds that 39 percent would rather take the bus than fly.

Irked by new travel security requirements, higher traffic and the clutter of presents, many air travelers express frustration about flying.

Lessening the hassles, said the U.S. Travel Association, could win back customers. “Our research shows that reducing hassle without compromising security will encourage more Americans to fly — as many as two to three additional trips a year — leading to an additional $85 billion in spending that would support 900,000 American jobs,” said Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association.

https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/12/19/holiday-blues-39-percent-dont-want-to-fly

>Wolfshead Gallery 

We are dealers in Ancient & Medieval coins and archaeological objects since 1977, and expert in Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and English Hammered coinage, as well as Viking coins and artifacts. Our inventory includes interesting and lovely ancient Greek & Roman gold and silver coins. We are specialist dealers in Greek Archaic Electrum coins, the very first coinage. Coins of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Offa, Alfred the Great, Eric Bloodaxe, William the Conqueror, Richard III, Elizabeth I and many other important figures of history are usually available in inventory.

We also offer First Edition books. Mysteries by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Agatha Christie and others; Heinlein, Tolkien, Lord Dunsany and others highlight our Science Fiction inventory. Books are often signed or inscribed and we often have book related autographs and original Art.

Please contact us directly often as site updates can be delayed by activity and travel.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Welcome.

Joe Linzalone
Wolfshead Gallery
PO Box 506
Ridgewood NJ 07451
USA
201-727-1441
joe@wolfsheadgallery.com

>Ridgefield looks to create anti-bullying ordinance

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
BY MONSY ALVARADO
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

RIDGEFIELD — The borough could soon become the first town in the state to adopt an ordinance to prevent bullying and harassment in local recreation sports programs, at the library and on other municipal-owned property.

“We should all be making sure that anti-bullying will be implemented for all municipal practices,” said Mayor Anthony Suarez, who proposed the law to the council last week. “We are going to start with what schools are doing and pull that into our local ordinance, and expand it to all levels of our town.”

Borough Attorney Stephen Pellino has been asked by Suarez to craft the ordinance, which could be ready for introduction as early as the Borough Council’s reorganization meeting, which is scheduled for Jan. 6.

New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, which was implemented in schools statewide in September, will be used as a reference for the local ordinance, Pellino said. The ordinance will establish an educational policy against bullying, training for employees, raise awareness and contain mechanisms to address bullying incidents, he said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/135843388_Ridgefield_says_stop_bullying.html