Month: January 2013

Dr. Christian Wilhjelm of the Ridgewood Concert Band Receives Outstanding Conductor Award
January 24,2012

Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor and music director of the Ridgewood Concert Band (RCB), is the recipient of the 2012 Association of Concert Bands (ACB) Outstanding Conductor Award. This award was created to acknowledge an ACB member conductor for their conducting skills, musicality, community contribution and educational foresight. Dr. Wilhjelm has been the conductor and music director of the RCB since its founding in 1983. Under his direction, the RCB has become widely recognized as one of the leading wind orchestras in the nation. The ensemble was selected for the honor of performing at the ACB Conference in Poughkeepsie, NY in 2012.

The purpose of ACB is to encourage and foster adult concert, community, municipal, and civic bands, and to ensure that each musician who wishes to perform may have that opportunity; every community may have the opportunity to take civic pride in its band; and citizens of the world community may enjoy live performances of band music.

ACB members include bands, individuals, and corporations who are uniquely dedicated and equipped to serve the needs of adult instrumental musicians that perform in and/or lead adult concert bands. ACB’s philosophy is manifested in such projects and goals as the ACB Band Builder’s Manual, sponsored clinics, Project Posy, and ACB music-commissioning projects.

UPDATE: A FEW TICKETS REMAIN FOR HARLEM WIZARDS GAME
January 24,2013

Ridgewood NJ , The Harlem Wizards basketball team will be playing the Ridgewood All-Stars (teachers and administrators) this Friday, January 25, at 7 p.m. in the RHS Gym 1. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

There are a limited number of tickets still available. Those tickets will be sold at the door.  If you are interested in purchasing tickets at the door please arrive when the doors open.

This event is sponsored by the Federated Home and School and all proceeds are donated to charity. If you have any questions please email Kelly Gioia at kdgioia@aol.com.

Blanket Sale Supports RHS Speech and Debate Club
Blankets are 100% cotton and have images of all Ridgewood schools. Cost is $45.

Ridgewood Speech and Debate Fundraiser
This 100% cotton blanket in maroon and cream is 50” x 70”. The cost is $45.00 for the blanket.
Please direct all questions and orders to : kclarkeanderson@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
Kathleen Clarke-Anderson -201-670-2780 (31630)
RHS Speech and Debate Coach
BFMS
335 N. Van Dien
Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Is Facebook envy making you miserable?
By Belinda Goldsmith
updated 1/22/2013 10:48:20 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) – Witnessing friends’ vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and trigger feelings of misery and loneliness, according to German researchers.

A study conducted jointly by two German universities found rampant envy on Facebook, the world’s largest social network that now has over one billion users and has produced an unprecedented platform for social comparison.

The researchers found that one in three people felt worse after visiting the site and more dissatisfied with their lives, while people who browsed without contributing were affected the most.

“We were surprised by how many people have a negative experience from Facebook with envy leaving them feeling lonely, frustrated or angry,” researcher Hanna Krasnova from the Institute of Information Systems at Berlin’s Humboldt University told Reuters.

https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50549322/ns/business-us_business/t/facebook-envy-making-you-miserable/#.UQBBKvJS04S

Tiger Team Recommendations : Establish Dedicated Class of Police Officers for Traffic Control

Traffic control assignments (excluding PSE&G work) are treated are paid as “over-time” work and are allocated according to seniority. PSE&G assignments are paid according to an agreement with PSE&G, whereby the Village is paid $100/hour. Of this, $80 goes to the officer, $10 goes to the Village and $10 is allocated to vehicle maintenance. Traffic control at an intersection requires a sworn police officer.

However, many assignments, such as road-side work do not involve intersections and may not require sworn officers. Ridgewood does not currently employ Class II officers, who are “sworn” but, are not qualified to handle the all

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT : ARCTIC AIR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
508 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013

AS LOW PRESSURE TAKES SHAPE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS
MORNING…AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST FROM THE UPPER
MIDWEST…A GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RETURN TODAY. GUSTS BY MID
MORNING WILL BE APPROACHING 25 MPH AND AS HIGH 30 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING
FROM AROUND ZERO AT THE COAST…TO AS LOW AS TEN BELOW ACROSS THE
INTERIOR. DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS…WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR MOST OF THE REGION…BUT THEN WILL DROP
BACK TO ZERO TO TEN BELOW TONIGHT.

ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS LOW
PRESSURE PASSES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST AND BRINGS SOME LIGHT SNOW
LATE IN THE DAY. SLOW MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS
SHOULD THEN BEGIN OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK IN THE
WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM.

AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. FOR THOSE VENTURING
OUT…WEAR A WARM COAT…GLOVES AND COVER YOUR HEAD TO PROTECT
AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS OF EXPOSED SKIN.
DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU AGAINST THE COLD.
IN ADDITION…WATER NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF TO ANY EXPOSED WATER
PIPES TO PREVENT THE PIPES FROM BURSTING.

Senate President Steve Sweeney embarks on a small-business tour?
January 22nd, 2013
the Staff of the Ridegwood blog

Ridgewood NJ , Senate President Steve Sweeney, a rumored possible gubernatorial candidate, is launching a series of meetings with small businesspeople yes you heard that right . It comes as a shock , given Trenton’s penchant for  for looking to micro manage through regulation ever possible human interaction .

The state has gained a reputation for an unprecedented level of anti business regulation ,making Sweeney’s foray into the private sector  the height of ridiculousness .

While the state has lagged the rest of the country in job growth , the overlords in Trenton have squandered valuable time and energy avoiding every possible opportunity  to move the states morbid economy forward and instead focused on pushing most notable new laws requiring seat belts for dogs .

With the help of their will accomplices in New Jersey media establishment , Trenton has managed over the last 15 years to destroy and otherwise vibrant economy ,that at one time stole both the Jets and Giants from New York City as well as a multitude of other business .

Sweeney has gone as far as to admit his own failure , “New Jersey’s economy has been stuck, with unemployment remaining nearly unchanged over the last few years,”

While his first stop on his “Small Business Listening Tour” will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at KMB Design Group in Wall and then at 1:30 p.m., he will be at Kelsey & Kim’s Southern Café in Atlantic City. The Ridgewood blog suggests he visit Ridgewood’s once vibrant down town and  take a look at all the shuttered stores , and stop in for a drink at Blend, oh thats right its closed .

The reality is that New Jersey in poll after poll is viewed as a place to move from not a place to move to ,rated as one of the worst business climates in the United States , Trenton has done its best to drive business and therefore jobs out of the state with high taxes , over regulation , crony favoritism and a hostility to the private sector .

The simple fact is that Senate President Sweeney and his buddies in Trenton are the problem and have been so blind to the needs of small business for so long New Jersey is simply not competitive any longer .

https://www.teara.govt.nz/en/bicycles/3/1

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Tiger Woods admits he left California because of high tax rates after rival Phil Mickelson apologizes for saying he may quit West Coast

Tax increases were approved by California voters back in November
   Tiger Woods, who is worth $600million, said he ‘understood’ why Mickelson might be planning a move from West Coast
   Woods lives in $80million estate in Palm Beach, Florida

By Daily Mail Reporter

Tiger Woods said today that the reason he left California in the mid-Nineties was because the state’s taxes were too high.

The golfer spoke at a press conference on Tuesday about his decision to move to Florida in 1996.

Speaking at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, Woods said: ‘I moved out of here back in ’96 for that reason.’

Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2266830/Tiger-Woods-admits-left-California-tax-rates.html#ixzz2IoYKg4rp

Photo by Boyd Loving

Proposal seeks to keep steady count of Ridgewood trees
Wednesday January 23, 2013, 11:45 AM
BY  DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

Constructive feedback from residents has helped the Ridgewood Environmental Advisory Committee (REAC) reshape a quickly evolving shade tree proposal.

The committee is recommending that developers who remove trees from the property for the sake of their project either replant new ones elsewhere at the site or pay into a special tree endowment account. The stipulation also applies to homeowners who wish to build an addition to their house.

A previous draft would have required all developers and homeowners, including those who simply remove a dead tree from their land, to replant.

“We want to get the parameters set for developers,” said Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh.

Walsh, who serves as REAC liaison, referenced a Ridgewood property along Route 17, where a developer last year clear-cut dozens of trees without repercussion. The land is currently empty.

“The developer had every right to [cut down the trees]; there’s nothing on the books. We want to have that part of it on the books. If they’re going to be removing them, they’ll have the obligation to replace trees,” she said. “If they’re not going to replace them on the site, then they have to pay into that tree fund.”

The exact amount of the fee has not been determined, but Walsh indicated that the total will likely resemble the price of a new tree.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/188057531_Proposal_seeks_to_keep_steady_count_of_Ridgewood_trees.html