These New Rare Cigars are Now Available:
Viaje Late Harvest 2012 (648&550)
Liga Undercrown Corona Viva
La Flor Dominicana TAA Air Bender
Room 101 San Andres
Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 ‘Book’
Nat Sherman Timeless Collection
ROMEO by Romeo y Julieta
~Gary, Barbara and 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
Joan Rivers at Bookends Wednesday, June 6th @ 7:00pm
Comedian & Bestselling Author, Joan Rivers, will sign her new book: I Hate Everyone…Starting with Me. Books available June 5th
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.
While we try to insure that all customers coming to Bookends’ signings will meet authors and get their books signed, we cannot guarantee that all attendees will meet the author or that all books will be signed. We cannot control inclement weather, author travel schedules or authors who leave prematurely.
Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-0726
SEEKING RIDGEWOOD RESIDENTS TO VOLUNTEER TO SERVE ON THE
COMMUNITY CENTER ADVISORY BOARD, PLANNING BOARD,
AND ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
The Ridgewood Village Council is looking for residents who are interested in volunteering to serve on the Community Center Advisory Board, Planning Board, and the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
The Community Center Advisory Board develops policies and procedures for the operation of the Community Center facility and assists in the fulfillment of the County Municipal Alliance Grant requirements. Membership includes: Senior Citizen residents; adult residents with children in the school system; adult residents with no children in the school system.
The Planning Board reviews site plans and subdivision applications; prepares, adopts, and amends the Master Plan; makes recommendations to the Village Council regarding amendments to developmental regulations and the official map.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment hears variance applications and appeals from rulings and determinations arising from the enforcement of Village zoning ordinances.
All interested residents should fill out a Citizen Volunteer Leadership form (found on the Village’s website, www.ridgewoodnj.net), and send it along with a cover letter indicating on which board(s) the resident wishes to serve, and a biography or resume to:
Heather Mailander, Village Clerk
Village of Ridgewood
131 North Maple Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
Deadline for submissions is June 18, 2012.
NJT : For $40 million you kinda expect the project to be finished
It is amazing that NJ transit spent $40 million on the station and ignored the underpass. What’s even more amazing is that they spent money on a dozen flat screen monitors and electronic displays that only worked for a short period of time and have been dark even since.
Add to that new landcaping for the plaza and parking lot that was never tended to and allowed to die and/or become overgrown. A total waste of funds that could have been used to clean up the underpass instead.
Photo by Boyd Loving
The police cruiser is one of the physical representations of the town. As long as we are budgeting for marked police cars, they might as well present an attractive image.
The reason people care about what the police cars look like is because, among other things, we pay for the markings. As long as we are paying for a dressed up police car, it might as well look good.
Besides, if we didn’t care what they looked like we would order white cars and stencil RPD on the doors. If we didn’t care what they looked like we would not wash them or repair them when they got into accidents only causing cosmetic damage.
Ignoring these maintenance items do not impact response time, so why wash or repair them?
Also the police cruiser is one of the physical representations of the town. As long as we are budgeting for marked police cars, they might as well present an attractive image.
Assemblyman John Wisniewski wants to see 2010 toll hike documents
In his latest attempt to access the inner workings of an agency partly controlled by Gov. Chris Christie, Assemblyman John Wisniewski has asked the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for records related to last year’s toll hike and the trans-Hudson tunnel nixed by the Republican governor.
Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) heads the state Democratic Party and chairs the Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee. Last month the committee voted to grant him the power to direct the Office of Legislative Services to issue subpoenas to force officials to testify and produce documents. (Portnoy, The Star-Ledger)
https://www.nj.com/news/index.
N.J. Sen. Kyrillos will play underdog in this year’s U.S. Senate race
State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos is a patient man.
For the last 24 years, Kyrillos has bided his time in Trenton. He has been a loyal foot soldier for Republican administrations and a state party chairman. He has been one of the more civil lawmakers, never considered a partisan bomb thrower. And maybe most important, he is a close friend of Gov. Chris Christie and for the past two years has been his right-hand man in the Legislature.
Now Kyrillos (R-Monmouth) wants to move up to the U.S. Senate, and faces only token opposition in the Republican primary on Tuesday. (Friedman, The Star-Ledger)
https://www.nj.com/news/index.
VOTE: So You think Your Vote Doesn’t Count
Ridgewood ‘s 2008 Presidential Election Results
Obama 7387 votes
McCain 5743 votes
Obama won Ridgewood by 1644 votes
Ridgewood Registered Voters 16867
Ballots cast 13306
Number of Voters Who did not cast a Vote 3561
Polls Open 6am-8pm
EPA Using Drones to Spy on Cattle Ranchers in Nebraska and Iowa
Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
June 4, 2012
Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency is using aerial drones to spy on farmers in Nebraska and Iowa. The surveillance came under scrutiny last week when Nebraska’s congressional delegation sent a joint letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
On Friday, EPA officialdom in “Region 7” responded to the letter.
“Courts, including the Supreme Court, have found similar types of flights to be legal (for example to take aerial photographs of a chemical manufacturing facility) and EPA would use such flights in appropriate instances to protect people and the environment from violations of the Clean Water Act,” the agency said in response to the letter.
https://www.infowars.com/epa-using-drones-to-spy-on-cattle-ranchers-in-nebraska-and-iowa/
Dear Friends,
This year’s election is an opportunity to change the direction of our country. By electing strong conservatives like Scott Garrett, we can get our economy back on track through lower taxes, less spending, and smaller government.
Tomorrow – Tuesday, June 5th – is your chance to make your voice heard. Please vote in the New Jersey Republican primary. Polls are open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.
If you have any questions about voting, please contact our campaign office at 973-300-0470.
Let’s show our support for Scott!
– Team Garrett
Red-light cameras: Cash cow in the fast lane
You are so busted.
You are in Cherry Hill driving a blue pickup truck in the left lane of Springdale Road where it crosses Route 70, and you are blowing through the intersection a second after the traffic light turned red.
Township police just got a nice video of your truck, as well as some close-up photos, and you will soon receive a notice in the mail demanding $85 for your haste. (Nussbaum, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Opening Night – Tuesday, June 5th – 2012 Kasschau Shell Schedule – Free Concerts Under the Stars!
Concerts begin at 8:30PM at the Kasschau Band Shell (behing the Ridgewood Public Library). All programs are free. Please bring a chair or blanket. Please do NOT cross over the baseball field if a game is in progress.
Click Here for 2012 Season Schedule : https://mods.ridgewoodnj.net/pdf/manager/2012KasschauShell.pdf
Valley Doctors Well Represented on List of Bergen County’s Top Doctors
May 31, 2012 — The Valley Hospital is proud to announce that 89 members of the hospital’s Medical Staff in 42 specialties were included in a special edition of (201) Health Magazine featuring Bergen County’s Top Doctors. Only 5 percent of Bergen County doctors received this prestigious recognition. The selection process was independently conducted by Key Professional Media, Inc., a leading researcher and the publisher of Super Doctors®. Key Professional Media asked doctors in Bergen County to nominate one or more colleagues they would choose in seeking medical care. Candidates were evaluated on 10 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.
The Valley doctors who were included on (201) Health’s list of Bergen County’s Top Doctors, listed by medical specialty, are: Allergy & Immunology: John V. Bosso, M.D.; Patricia M. Hicks, M.D.; Jay M. Kashkin, M.D.; and Mary Ann Michelis, M.D. Cardiology: Dennis S. Reison, M.D.; Gerald Sotsky, M.D.; Mark I. Sotsky, M.D.; and Janet E. Strain, M.D. Critical Care Medicine: James Cornell, M.D., Ph.D.; Steven C. Jacoby, M.D.; and Marc S. Melamed, M.D.
Dermatology: Rebecca D. Baxt, M.D.; and Darryl S. Weiss, M.D. Electrophysiology: Jonathan S. Steinberg, M.D. Endocrinology: Rhoda H. Cobin, M.D. Family Medicine: Mary R. Bello, M.D.; and Jeanette M. Biller, DO. Family Medicine & Geriatrics: Anne-Marie Levan, M.D. Gastroenterology: Jeffrey B. Danzig, M.D.; and Michael G. Rahmin, M.D.
Gynecologic Oncology: William M. Burke, M.D. Hematology: Barry R. Fernbach, M.D.; and Louise G. Ligresti, M.D. Internal Medicine: Martin D. Pelavin, M.D.; and Maria T. Scibetta, M.D. Internal Medicine & Geriatrics: Bennett P. Leifer, M.D. Maternal/Fetal Medicine: Gail M. Matthews, M.D. Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine: Frank P. Manginello, M.D. Nephrology: Jeffrey P. Kozlowski, M.D.; and Howard B. Weizman, M.D.
Neurology: Reed C. Perron, M.D. Obstetrics/Gynecology: Fred F. Rezvani, M.D.; and Ruth J. Schulze, M.D. Ophthalmology: Francis E. Cangemi, M.D.; and Richard N. Palu, M.D. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Jason M. Auerbach, DDS; and Manaf Saker, DM.D. Otolaryngology: Irvin D. Bough, Jr., M.D.; and Jason B. Surow, M.D. Pain Management: Robert S. Silverman, M.D. Pediatric Otolaryngology: Don S. Respler, M.D.
Pediatrics: Maury Buchalter, M.D.; Paul J. Harlow, M.D.; Lorraine M. Liberti, M.D.; David M. Namerow, M.D.; Rona S. Riegelhaupt, M.D.; Lawrence D. Rosen, M.D.; Darren A. Saks, M.D.; David A. Schaumberger, M.D.; Lynn M. Sugarman, M.D.; and Scott W. Zucker, M.D. Pediatric Sleep Medicine: Tracy Carbone, M.D. Plastic Surgery: William K. Boss, Jr., M.D.; Pedramine Ganchi, M.D.; Joel E. Kopelman, M.D.; Sidney Rabinowitz, M.D.; and Robert I. Zubowski, M.D.
Pulmonary Medicine: Assia Bromberg, M.D. Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine: Jeffrey P. Barasch, M.D. Radiation Therapy: Michael F. Wesson, M.D. Radiology: Glenn A. Krinsky, M.D.; and Howard M. Seigerman, M.D. Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility: Philip R. Lesorgen, M.D.; Ali Nasseri, M.D.; and Daniel Navot, M.D. Rheumatology: Rima G. Kopelman, M.D.; Evan H. Leibowitz, M.D.; Steven M. Rosner, M.D.; and Arik Zaider, M.D.
Surgery, Breast: Laura A. Klein, M.D. Surgery, Colon & Rectal: Joel S. Nizin, M.D.; Steven I. Waxenbaum, M.D.; and Ronald A. White, M.D. Surgery, General: Thomas N. Ahlborn, M.D. Surgery, Neurological: Duncan B. Carpenter, M.D.; Patrick A. Roth, M.D.; Michael B. Sisti, M.D.; Robert A. Solomon, M.D.; and Roy D. Vingan, M.D. Surgery, Orthopedic: John Lee Berger, M.D.; Dante A. Implicito, M.D.; and Joseph P. Pizzurro, M.D.
Surgery, Orthopedic, Shoulder: Roger G. Pollock, M.D. Surgery Orthopedic, Hand: Roger G. Rosenstein, M.D. Surgery, Pediatric: Rajinder P. Gandhi, M.D. Surgery, Vascular: John A. Chuback, M.D.; and James W. Geuder, M.D. Urology: Michael P. Esposito, M.D.; John H. Hajjar, M.D.; and Vincent J. Lanteri, M.D.
file photo Ridgewood Getty
10 Ways to Lower Gas Prices
Rory CooperJune 4, 2012 at 8:43 am
The average price of a gallon of regular gas is now $3.66, and has been decreasing for eight straight weeks. This is causing some of the President Obama’s advisors to declare energy prices an irrelevant issue. Political advisor David Axelrod recently tweeted: “Gas prices have been going down for the past six weeks. You think the GOP will blame the President?”
In those six weeks, the only significant energy policy change at the White House was to make new coal production nearly impossible and thus vastly increase the cost of electricity. So, it is hard to assign this slight dip to the president after a record 75 straight weeks of prices exceeding $3.00. However, it is true that the president is not entirely responsible for gas prices.
Market and economic conditions play a large role. With unemployment creeping back up, new global turmoil and summer travel on the wane due to a sagging economy, demand is surely dropping. But that does not mean, and has never meant, that the president’s policies or Congressional action does not play any role in gas prices.
After three years of adding regulatory hurdles and blocking exploratory access and development, President Obama’s policies are helping keep prices higher than necessary. Having only three percent of federal land available for oil exploration is not a “market condition.”
But we are in luck. There are several steps Congress can immediately take, and President Obama can immediately support, that will help alleviate the pain felt at the pump by American families and would create economic growth, and importantly, jobs.
In a new paper, Heritage’s Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow, Nick Loris lists ten actions Congress could immediately take that would help improve gas prices in the short term and the long term:
1. Lift offshore and onshore exploration and drilling bans: We remain the only nation in the world that has placed the majority of its territorial waters off limits to exploration. Congress should lift the ban on exploration in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and conduct more lease sales off Alaska’s coasts.
2. Approve Keystone XL: The Keystone pipeline has bipartisan support and continues to be consistently popular, polling at 60 percent in November 2011 and 57 percent in late March. 69 Democrats joined House Republicans on a vote of support in April with Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) saying: “I think the president has made a very serious mistake here.”
Yet, President Obama continues to block it and the jobs that come with it. Had Obama not delayed approval, up to 830,000 barrels of oil per day would have come from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries by as early as 2013. That’s more than we bring in from Venezuela, our fourth largest importer.
3. Require timely environmental review: Environmental review requirements for oil and gas projects to commence on federal lands under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) take too long. Congress should place a reasonable 270-day time limit on NEPA reviews.
4. Permitting process: The processing time for an Application for Permit to Drill (APD) extends well past the 30-day time limit. Loris recommends: “Congress should require the Department of the Interior to honor the law’s deadline unless the Interior finds fault with the application…[and] should ultimately transition the permitting process to state regulators, who are best able to balance economic growth and environmental well-being.”
5. Issue leases on time: Rather than implementing an efficient leasing process, the Department of the Interior keeps adding administrative regulations to make the process more burdensome and bureaucratic. Congress should remove unnecessary red tape and if Interior fails to issue a lease within 60 days, it should be considered issued by default.
6. Allow development of oil shale: Oil shale production in the U.S. could be a global game changer since we hold the largest known reserves in the world. However, 70 percent of those reserves lie beneath federal lands. The Obama Administration has introduced new regulations, time frames, and significantly reduced the land available for leases. Congress should make permanent the 2008 guidelines for oil shale development in order to provide regulatory certainty.
7. Stop the land grab: Through Secretarial Order No. 3310, the Department of Interior is unilaterally and arbitrarily classifying federal land areas as “Wilderness” or “Wild Lands” restricting access to new drilling areas, preventing production on existing leases and halting economic growth. Congress should permanently block Secretarial Order No. 3310 and any similar designation should require congressional approval.
8. Implement 50/50 revenue sharing: States receive 50 percent of the revenues generated by onshore oil and natural gas production on federal lands and Congress should apply this allocation offshore as well. This would encourage more state involvement in drilling decisions and help state economies, whether by closing a deficit or aiding coastal restoration and conservation.
9. Prohibit greenhouse gas and Tier 3 gas regulations: In 2010, Interior suspended 61 leases in Montana alone because environmental groups charged that the energy production would contribute to climate change, demonstrating the need to permanently prohibit any federal agency from unilaterally regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the proposed Tier 3 gas regulations to lower the amount of sulfur in gasoline are costly with no measurable benefits. Congress should prohibit the implementation of these regulations. Unelected bureaucrats should not hold such power over the economy.
10. Repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Soon, refiners will be fined when the amount of ethanol mandated exceeds the amount that can be refined for use but the mandate requires production of cellulosic ethanol, which no companies have been able to viably produce commercially. As a result, refiners paid more than $6 million in waiver credits or surcharges in 2011. It is an economic and environmental disaster and must be repealed.
President Obama is keen to accept credit for the windfall of oil production in North Dakota and in other private areas outside federal control, where jobs are plentiful and unemployment has plummeted. Meanwhile, production on federal land is decreasing and regulatory conditions are worsening. It would be to the president’s benefit to embrace some or all of these reforms that could immediately help American families filling up the minivan. Another 75 weeks with gas prices over $3.00, and household goods and food costing more as a result, will not help an already anemic recovery.
New Car Photo by Boyd Loving
If you think the New Ridgewood Police Cars are Ugly you are not alone
June 4,2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, It seems like its was only a short while ago when tax payers were asked to fork over $650.00 per car for a new paint job for Ridgewood Police Vehicles. At the time the paint job was justified because we were told it gave the cars a so called “higher visibility” and a state wide uniform look .
Those who pointed out the cars looked fine as they were ,noted that the the cars were changed from from black and whites years before and the uniformity struck as a threat to home rule. These critics were quickly shouted down as being anti police .
So much to every one’s surprise in an age of doing more with less is a new more stylish update once again of Ridgewood Police Vehicles. To many it seems to run contrary to “zero based budget initiatives” we heard so much about during the recent campaign .
We are also still unclear as to how the color of the Police Vehicles effects the quality of service ? As for now we have seen the new patrol cars out and about and we are forced to agree with many of our readers ,they are just plain ugly .
Old car photo by Boyd Loving
