GODSPELL At Christ Episcopal Church – February 10th
GODSPELL will be presented by Youth of Christ Episcopal Church on Sunday, February 10 at 10 a.m. and performed in church. This is a free performance open to the community.
Under the direction of Ms. Marlene Pillow, we are excited to let the talent of our youth shine in this fun production.
Christ Episcopal Church is located at 105 Cottage Place, Ridgewood. Stop by or call (201.652.2350) for more information on any of these events or visit our web site at www.christchurchridgewood.org.
Friends Sunday Performance : Silver Fox Live Combo
Friends Sunday Performance
Sunday, February 10 at 2:00 pm
Silver Fox Live Combo Plays Variety of Jazz and Soul Favorites. Suggested Donation: $3.00
Join Friends Today!
The mission of the Friends is to stimulate community awareness and use of the Ridgwood Library and to support the Library in developing its collections, its reference and research facilities and its programs. To this end, we shall attempt to raise funds for the purchase of items and equipment outside the normal Library budget, to encourage charitable gifts and to enhance public support for the Library’s programs.
Friends sponsored programs include:
Family Fun Nights
Annual Reel Voices Film Festival
Sunday Concert Series
English as a Second Language Services
Lectures, Special Cultural Events
and so much more!
For membership information, or to contact Friends of the Library
please call 201-670-5609
5-part series for Grades 6-8
Sundays @ 2:00-4:30 pm
Feb. 10, March 3, 10, 17 & 24
Robodyssey Systems is back — with more hands-on robotics and friendly competition. Use basic software code to program mobile, university-grade robots to solve increasingly complex challenges. Space is limited. Register now.
The Ridgewood Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Ridgewood Police Department jointly hosted an information session and organizational meeting for residents interested in volunteer opportunities to assist OEM and the Police Department.
If you were unable to attend the meeting, you may complete the form below and submit to jkleiman@ridgewoonj.net or jward@ridgewoodnj.net or questions at 201/670-5500 x380.
Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving Car Slams Into Bus On East Ridgewood Avenue – No Injuries Reported
February 10,2013
Boyd A. Loving
11:00 PM
Ridgewood NJ, A NJ Transit bus destined for New York City was rear ended by a Mercedes SUV on East Ridgewood Avenue near South Pleasant Avenue late Saturday evening. The bus driver and his six (6) passengers all escaped injury, as did the Mercedes SUV driver.
Ridgewood Police Department patrol officers directed traffic at the scene while members of the Ridgewood Fire Department attended to a minor fluid spill, and disconnected the SUV’s battery to minimize the risk of fire.
Damage to the bus was limited to the left rear bumper and fender; the Mercedes appeared to have been totaled and was removed by flatbed tow truck.
Support for smoking ban: the Tyranny of Stupidity Continues
February 8, 2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, By now many of you are aware the Village Council members have given their preliminary OK to the plan, part of a statewide initiative to create a smoke-free environment in all public parks.
One Question , whats next ,banning Slurpee’s , large sugary drinks , loud dogs, big cars , seat belts for dogs in cars , haven’t we all had enough of this nonsense all ready? Or has person freedom become something to fear ?
Any doubt with anything I say just ask Mayor Bloomberg . Lets face it there is virtually nothing you can do in your life that wont raise eyebrows with someone .
Any chance anyone even remembers that personal freedom means personal responsibility . Our country was founded on the idea of limits to government intervention on ones personal life . I know that’s a very old fashioned idea.
With the absolute mess we find ourselves in in this country , do we really want to concede all our personnel freedom of choice to a government that on a good day barely knows what time it is . Do you really want the Village Council telling how to live your life?
Ridgewood Art Institute highlights best of the best
Friday February 8, 2013, 8:22 AM
BY EILEEN LA FORGIA
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
“It’s an open show – to all people in keeping within the limits of realism, with no abstracts,” said Gail Goodman, chair of The Ridgewood Art Institute’s 33rd Regional Open Juried Show 2013.
There were 140 artworks selected for the show from artists living throughout the tri-state area.
Awards jurors were Charles McVicker, an award-winning painter of landscapes, cityscapes, still life and portraits, and past president of the Garden State Watercolor Society and Crista Pisano, a member of the Lyme Art Association, Artists in the Parks and N.Y. Plein Air Painters.
The show features oils, acrylics, watercolor, pastel and pen and ink. Subjects include landscape, cityscapes, seascapes, florals, and still life, as well as portraits.
Federated Home & School Association (FHSA) has joined TD Bank’s Affinity Program, which provides the FHSA an opportunity to earn annual cash donations from the bank. It is easy to participate in this program and there is no cost to do so. Stop by TD for details.
Federated Home & School Association (FHSA) has joined TD Bank’s Affinity Program, which provides the FHSA an opportunity to earn annual cash donations from the bank. TD Bank will donate a percentage of the annual balance in every account that is identified with the Federated HSA Affinity Program.
It is easy to participate in this program and there is no cost to do so. Here’s how it works:
TD Bank donates its own funds based on your balance. No withdrawal is made from your account.
Checking, savings, money market, CDs and retirement accounts are all included. Also, there is no limit on the amount of TD Bank’s potential donation.
All balances are confidential; only TD Bank will have that information.
Here’s how you can help:
If you already have a TD Bank account, just call any office and tell a Customer Service Representative you would like your account(s) linked to the Affinity Membership Program.
If you so desire, you can open any type of account at TD Bank and link it Federated HSA’s Affinity Program.
Anyone can designate Federated HSA ~ family, friends, neighbors.
Sen. Bob Menendez at Ridgewood REORG photo by Boyd Loving
Twitter suspends, reinstates account critical of Sen. Bob Menendez
For a short while, it seemed Sen. Bob Menendez had outlasted the tweeter behind @MenendezMustGo.
Twitter suspended the anti-Menendez account Thursday night after it spent four days tweeting and retweeting links about the New Jersey Democrat’s unfolding underage prostitution scandal. But just hours after The Daily Caller inquired about its disappearance, the account was back online.
Christie announces ‘accountability officers’ and website for tracking public funds
Friday February 8, 2013, 6:16 PM
BY MELISSA HAYES
STATE HO– USE BUREAU
The Record
With billions of dollars in federal aid on the way to New Jersey, Governor Christie announced new accountability measures: a money-tracking website, review process through the state Comptroller’s Office and “accountability officers” in every state department.
Christie signed an executive order Friday enacting the new measures and said he is also working with Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, who wants to create independent integrity monitors to oversee the billions of dollars in federal aid coming to the state.
“What we want here is a seamless army of people who are overseeing this process to ensure the public the money is being spent in the most effective and efficient way and the comptroller will be a part of that process,” Christie said. “If we come to an agreement on the integrity monitors then the integrity monitors could be a part of that process and these accountability officers in each one of our departments will be a part of that process as well.”
Christie said the website, once operational, would provide a “close to real-time review of money as it goes out the door to individual projects.”
· The Long Island Rail Road is providing limited two-hourly service to and from Farmingdale on the Ronkonkoma Branch, to and from Huntington, Babylon and Port Washington. Service remains suspended service on the Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma Branches east of Hicksville, on the Port Washington Branch and on the Montauk Branch east of Speonk due to the storm. https://lirr42.mta.info/
· Metro-North Railroad will resume service after 11:00 a.m. this morning on the Harlem and Hudson lines, but service on the New Haven Line will remain suspended due to heavy snow accumulation along the line, up to three feet in some areas. https://as0.mta.info/mnr/schedules/sched_form.cfm
· Subway service is operating with scattered delays and trains have been stored underground along express tracks around the system to prevent trains from being blocked in yards by drifting snow. https://alert.mta.info/
· Bus service is operating but there are several weather related diversions and detours. https://alert.mta.info/
· Service along the Morris & Essex and the Montclair-Boonton lines will resume at 12pm. This includes Midtown Direct service along the Morristown Line.
· Engineers have completed inspections and crews have restored power to overhead catenary wires and signal systems. As a result, service will be able to resume in a safe manner.
Bus Service: https://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TravelAlertsTo
· All bus service in central and northern New Jersey bus service north of I-195 was restored as of 8:00 a.m. This includes all routes that serve Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal, as well as all northern local bus routes.
· Customers can expect service delays and detours due to local road conditions. As such, customers should afford themselves ample time to reach their final destinations.
RHS senior Young Hoe Koo signs his National Letter of Intent to attend Georgia Southern University on a full football scholarship
Friday February 8, 2013, 8:22 AM
BY GREG TARTAGLIA
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The Ridgewood News
On Wednesday, Ridgewood High School senior placekicker Young Hoe Koo signed a National Letter of Intent to accept a full football scholarship at Georgia Southern University. In anticipation of Monday’s RHS Media Day, The Ridgewood News conducted a question-and-answer session with the Maroons’ all-time leading kick scorer to begin its two-part series on National Signing Day:
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS: According to your [RHS] football coach, Chuck Johnson, Georgia Southern is a program that on the rise, with plans to renovate its stadium and make the jump from the FCS [Football Championship Subdivision, formerly Division I-AA] to the FBS [Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly I-A] in the next few years. Is that something that went into your decision?
NEMO: A Whole lot of Hype?
February 9th 2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, So do you think , where all the precautions justified or was it a whole lot of hype from both the media and government ? Let us know by commenting below.
NJT:All central and northern New Jersey bus service north of I-195 has been restored as of 8:00 a.m.
NJT: 8 AM Update: Bus, Rail Service Restoration Status
2/9/13 SERVICE RESTORATION UPDATE – AS OF 8 A.M.
Bus Service:
All central and northern New Jersey bus service north of I-195 has been restored as of 8:00 a.m. This includes all routes that serve the U.S. 9 corridor, the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal, as well as all northern local bus routes.
Customers should expect service delays and detours throughout the day due to local road conditions. As such, customers should afford themselves ample time to reach their final destinations.
Rail Service:
NJ TRANSIT’s Morris & Essex Lines, Montclair-Boonton Lines and all Midtown Direct services remain temporarily suspended while crews continue a full assessment of the system this morning. Once engineers determine that rail service can safely resume, crews will immediately begin the service restoration process. It normally takes at least 12 hours to restore rail service following service suspensions, however steps have already been taken to expedite service restoration following the completion of inspections and any necessary repairs.
Systemwide Cross-Honoring Remains in Effect:
To give customers additional travel options, NJ TRANSIT will continue to offer full system wide cross-honoring on Saturday, February 9, enabling customers to use their ticket or pass on an alternate travel mode–rail, light rail or bus. Additionally, NJ TRANSIT bus, rail, light rail and bus passes will be cross-honored on private carrier buses.
Extended Station Hours for Customer Comfort:
All NJ TRANSIT-owned and operated rail station waiting rooms will remain open with extended hours.
Please be advised of the Access Link service for Saturday & Sunday:
Saturday, February 9
Regions 2 & 3 – Full service unless conditions warrant change.
Regions 4, 5 & 6 – NO SERVICE ALL DAY
Sunday, February 10 – RESUME ALL SERVICE
OPERATIONS CENTER FOR RESERVATIONS – late start Saturday at approximately 10:00 a.m.
Region 2 – Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem Counties.
Region 3 – Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and So. Ocean Counties.
Region 4 – Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and No. Ocean Counties.
Region 5 – Essex, Union, Somerset andMorris Counties.
Region 6 – Bergen, Hudson, Passaic and parts of Essex Counties.
Mountain Creek Service cancelled on Saturday, February 9, 2013:
The No. 304 service between NY-PABT, Wayne Transit Center & Mountain Creek Ski Resort will be cancelled for Saturday, February 9, 2013 due to inclement weather conditions.
Customers are advised of the following:
Systemwide: NJ TRANSIT plans to operate a regular weekend schedule on Saturday, February 9. Depending on the impact of the storm, it may be necessary for NJ TRANSIT to modify service as conditions change.
Bus Service: While every effort will be made to continue operating bus service throughout the state, customers may experience delays or detours on their routes in the event of extreme winter weather conditions. Customers are advised to plan accordingly and anticipate disruptions to bus service.
Travel Advice: For the latest travel information, visit njtransit.com or access our Twitter feed at @NJ_TRANSIT prior to starting your trip. In the event of delays or service adjustments, NJ TRANSIT will provide the most current service information via the My Transit alertsystem, which delivers travel advisories for your specific trip to your cellphone, PDA or pager. (Ifyou are not yet a My Transit subscriber, we encourage you to sign up at njtransit.com/mytransit) Service information is also available by calling (973) 275-5555 or from broadcast traffic reports.
Listen closely to public address announcementsat stationsfor late-breaking service information.
Stairs, flooring and platforms can be slippery, so please use caution when walking along wet surfaces or any outdoorsurface exposed to the weather. Use extra care when boarding or exiting buses and trains. Report slippery or unsafe conditions to bus operators, train crews or NJ TRANSIT staff.
During this time, customers should allow for additional travel time. For further information, please call NJ TRANSIT Customer Serviceat (973) 275-5555.
Carlo’s Bakery Ridgewood grand opening will now be held this Sunday, February 10th at 11AM
Due to the inclement weather, the Carlo’s Bakery Ridgewood grand opening will now be held this Sunday, February 10th at 11AM. We look forward to having you join us for the celebration. Please RSVP at your convenience. Please stay safe through tonight’s snow storm.
