Ridgewood Guild Spring Film Festival April 17th & 18th 2013
The Ridgewood Guild is proud to announce our third annual Spring Film Festival. Featuring over 40 films from award winning filmmakers from around the country, as well as local artists and student films from Ridgewood and surrounding towns.
April 17th & 18th 2013 at the Ridgewood Clearview Cinemas
(A talk with Tony Damiano, Lynne Clements and Dotti Fucito about The Ridgewood Guild Film Festival, coming April 17-18, 2013. For more information visit https://ridgewoodguild.com/
Video compliments of Michael Shetler, Keller Williams Realty. The Video Marketing Agent. 201-421-0506 cell or 201-445-4300 office. Music: Canon in D Major, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Thinking Spring? A new organization – the Conservancy for Ridgewood Parklands – has been formed with the mission to provide funding and support to restore and enhance the Village park lands. They are holding a Spring Plant Sale offering a wide variety of popular plants
Click Here for order form with plant selections. https://mods.ridgewoodnj.net/pdf/manager/2013Plant.pdf
March 4th – Free Wood Chips Available Ridgewood Recycling Center
Starting March 4th the Village of Ridgewood is offering free double ground woodchips. Bring a barrel or bag and shovel to collect your chips. No quanity limit.
RESIDENTIAL collection of chips at the Recycling Center, 205 E. Glen Avenue, Monday through Saturday from 8:30AM to 2:00PM.
COMMERCIAL landscapers can pick up a truckload of chips at the Lakeview Facility at the end of Lake Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30AM to 2:00PM.
Subway Founder: Subway Would Not Exist If Started Today Due to Government Regulations
Deluca: Payroll tax increases, Obamacare pose challenge to small business
BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff
February 27, 2013 2:27 pm
President and founder of Subway Fred Deluca described some of the challenges payroll tax increases and Obamacare have presented small business franchisee owners Wednesday on CNBC.
Deluca said the number one issue facing Subway franchisee owners is how Obamacare will impact their expenses, noting any increase in costs will be passed along to the consumer through higher prices.
Additionally, when asked about the modern business climate for young entrepreneurs, the Subway founder stated “Subway would not exist” if he started it today due to onerous government regulations:
– See more at: https://freebeacon.com/subway-founder-subway-would-not-exist-if-started-today-due-to-government-regulations/#sthash.lEaWcVgS.dpuf
Ridgewood Planning Board sets timeline for Valley Hospital hearings
Friday March 1, 2013, 12:09 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Representatives from The Valley Hospital will unveil the preliminary plans for a new 910,000-square-foot expansion project at a March 11 Ridgewood Planning Board meeting.
The special meeting will begin at 8 p.m. at Benjamin Franklin Middle School (BF).
According to Gail Price, Planning Board attorney, board members will have the opportunity to officially review the proposal and scope of work laid out by Valley representatives and witnesses at the first meeting. Speaking at this week’s board meeting, Price stressed that the public hearing will not begin on the first night.
In an effort to meet a Superior Court judge’s ruling last month, Planning Board officials established a timeline of special pub
Are Web Based News Outlets Killing The Record off?
March 1,2013
Boyd A. Loving
Ridgewood NJ, This notice seen on every street located newspaper box in Ridgewood.
Photo By Boyd Loving
Rumors have been swirling that that NJMG offered buyouts to many employees (with service over ? number of years), and that if there aren’t enough takers, there will be layoffs.
US incomes dropped by the most in 20 years
By Michelle Jamrisko – Mar 1, 2013 8:37 AM ET
Consumer spending in the U.S. rose in January even as incomes dropped by the most in 20 years, showing households were weathering the payroll-tax increase by socking away less money in the bank.
Household purchases, which account for about 70 percent of the economy, climbed 0.2 percent after a 0.1 percent gain the prior month, a Commerce Department report showed today in Washington. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 76 economists called for a 0.2 percent advance. Incomes slumped 3.6 percent, sending the saving rate down to the lowest level since November 2007.
Financial Update on Ridgewood Community School, Cafeteria ,Infant /Toddler Development Center and Budget
Assistant Superintendent for Business Angelo DeSimone provided a mid year update on revenues from the three entities.The community school is at a break-even point; spring season provides the largest income and is yet to come. The cafeteria shows a flat increase that reflects a profit minus the expenses for required equipment purchases. The Infant /Toddler center is struggling financially; administrators are reviewing the program and how to make it more competitive.
Budget Update Assistant Superintendent for Business Angelo DeSimone gave a status report on the 2013-2014 budget preparations. Board trustees now have in hand a budget for all appropriations (all line items); the next step is to balance the budget.
March Meeting Dates of the Board of Education are Revised The March 4 regular public meeting of the Ridgewood Board of Education has been moved to Wednesday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.The March 25 regular public meeting of the Ridgewood Board of Education has been changed to Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Please note that these meetings will be streamed live via the district’s website only. They will not be aired live on FiOS or Optimum TV channels . The webcasts of the meeting will be available via the district website, usually within 48 hours.
The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J., is part of Valley Health System, also based in Ridgewood.
Here are 10 things to know about The Valley Hospital.
1. Audrey Meyers serves as CEO of Valley Health System and The Valley Hospital.
2. Richard Keenan serves as CFO.
3. The Valley Hospital has 451 beds.
4. More than 800 physicians, 3,000 employees and 3,700 volunteers constitute the hospital’s staff.
5. In 2011, 51,730 individuals were admitted to Valley, 73,932 people were treated in the emergency department and 3,085 babies were born.
6. In 2011, the hospital recorded $1.86 billion in gross charges and $46 million in net income, according to the American Hospital Directory.
7. The Valley Hospital was one of 41 acute-care hospitals with the highest percentage of patients who reported their pain was “always” well controlled from January 2011 through December 2011, according to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey.
8. In 2012, the hospital was named to the “100 Great Community Hospitals” list by Becker’s Hospital Review.
9. According to the most recent statistics available, Valley is the second busiest hospital in the state of New Jersey, based on admissions, according to its website.
10. The Valley Hospital is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System in New York City.
Tiger Team Recommendations: Establish a Five Year Staffing Strategy
The Village should establish a five-year staffing plan that incorporates anticipated attrition, compensation
rates for new hires, outsourcing, civilianization opportunities and modeling of efficient staffing levels.
Personnel costs, staffing levels, and service offerings are some of the main drivers of the excessive operating costs of the Village. Historically, when one Village employee retires, another is hired as a replacement with little or no attempt to reengineer other employees’ duties to consolidate
positions or reduce cost.
Across the Village, a significant number of employees are near or currently eligible for full -time retirement benefits. These long-term employees are at th
e highest end of the pay scale and it is critical for Village management to evaluate the cost – benefit for them tocontinue working for the Village or attempt to accelerate their retirements and replace them, if necessary, with lower cost employees . This must be facilitated nunder collective bargaining agreements . In order to properly evaluate this, the concessions from existing employees, as well as the terms of contracts for new hires must be known. There fore, this analysis should be performed in conjunction with collective bargaining agreement negotiations, in collaboration with
the FOB, and in alignment with the Strategic Financial Plan.
The manner in which services are delivered must be closely evaluated for every service offering throughout the Village. If the Board of Education can save hundreds of thousands of dollars by terminating the use of Village services and outsourcing them, it is only logical that the Village itself could save significantly larger amounts by doing the same. As referenced throughout this report, Village management must carefully evaluate the cost-benefit of outsourcing the delivery of all service offerings.
The analysis of all of these components requires coordination among numerous departments and Village management. In order to more effectively manage future personnel levels and compensation/benefit costs, in terms of the immediate and long-term impact , the committee believes it is critical for management to develop a five-year staffing plan.
Controversial Church Open Doors to Neighbors
March 1,2013
the Staff of the Ridgewood blog
You are cordially invited to attend a concert this Sunday hosted by the World Mission Society Church of God in Ridgewood, NJ. The program is titled “Music Through the Ages: Past, Present & Future” and will include the works of Handel, Schumann, Bizet, Debussy, Rogers & Hammerstein, Gershwin and much more. I will be singing “Let the Bright Seraphim” with a trumpet player friend of mine, and a Listz/Schumann arrangement of one of my favorite pieces, “Widmung.” Additionally I will sing with the event choir/orchestra. The concert will be followed by a catered banquet with entertainment from affiliates at the Mannes School, the Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, and a short children’s play. It will definitely be a night of excitement!
MUSIC THROUGH THE AGES: Past, Present, and Future
Date: Sunday, March 3, 2013
Time: 3pm-7pm
Host: World Mission Society Church of God
Place: 305 Godwin Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Attire: Formal Attire/Festive
events@zionusa.org
Critics contend that the World Mission Society – Church of God is a cult, a cult that targets college students and young people .
The World Mission Society Church of God, a cult from Korea, (no, not the Moonies this time) is recruiting on campus. They are secretive, exclusivist and boast of a membership of over one million followers. Students who join the movement are being subjected to a series of coercive psychological techniques (yes, just like the Moonies) designed to persuade them to turn over their lives to this mystical sect from the Far East. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100220161831AAvaDEj
Who Are They?
The Church of God is a destructive cult portraying itself as a mainstream religion. By exploiting Christian terminology and the Bible, they are manipulating their followers to further the goals of the movement, namely money and power. A former Seventh-day Adventist, and self proclaimed messiah, “Ahnsahnghong” founded the organization in Korea in 1964. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100220161831AAvaDEj
After his death and subsequent ascension to heaven in 1985, Ahnsahnghong was succeeded by his spiritual wife Zahng-Gil-Jah; also known as Mother God, Heavenly Mother and New Jerusalem Mother. Members pray to her and are encouraged to visit Korea to pay her homage. Mother God is the core of their faith. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100220161831AAvaDEj
Sorry Paul, I don’t agree with the statement,”Sniping under anonymous will do nothing.”Although I would like nothing more than to sign my name to a comment on this subject, I have three very good reasons not to… and would be a complete fool if I did !
Unfortunately, there are legitimate reasons some in this dialogue will have to not sign their name. Something is better than nothing, at least in this particular case.
Although I certainly applaud what the CRR (and other opponents) has done, and continues to do, I am certainly in the camp that speaks to “improve,don’t expand.”
Funny that the mayor mention anonymity , just after the Fly article on CRR the Ridgewood blog was bombarded by spam comments from hoast provider BCM Netco Solutions a proxy server used to make anonymous threats toward people, a known spam site and an internet scam site
General IP Information
IP: 95.154.230.191
Decimal: 1603987135
Hostname: 95.154.230.191
ISP: Iomart Hosting Limited
Organization: BCM Netco Solutions
Services: Confirmed proxy server
Recently reported forum spam source.
Fishbein: The bottom line on the budget
Friday, March 29, 2013
By DANIEL FISHBEIN
COLUMNIST
Each year when I start the process of developing the next year’s school district budget, I have the opportunity to reflect on my role as superintendent of schools. As complex and involved as the superintendent’s job may be, in reality my role is quite simply defined. I am here to support the important work of educating each and every child who attends Ridgewood Public Schools.
School board elections will be held from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16.
That role is at the forefront when I present a fiscally responsible budget to the Board of Education, and ultimately the voting public, for approval every April. First and foremost, the budget must support the primary mission of educating all students by providing a rigorous, current and appropriate curriculum and programs. By law, we must meet what are called Common Core State Standards. But to achieve the excellence for which our district is known requires a budget that has built in opportunities for students to go above and beyond the core fundamentals. https://www.northjersey.com/news/education/200552651_Fishbein__The_bottom_line_on_the_budget.html
Getting down to brass taxes in Ridgewood
Thursday February 28, 2013, 3:21 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
The same fiscal challenges that appeared in previous years have resurfaced as the Ridgewood Council moves forward in drafting the 2013 municipal spending plan. The major difference with this year’s budget season, however, is the approach that the governing body wants to take in establishing the final numbers.
After two consecutive nights of special budget meetings, in which several department heads detailed their individual spending proposals, Mayor Paul Aronsohn said Ridgewood was already heading down a path similar to previous years’ budget processes. The “business-as-usual” method was something he hoped to avoid.
“It dawned on me that we were going in the same direction as every year,” Aronsohn told The Ridgewood News on Wednesday, describing how finance officers provide budget recommendations, including a proposed tax increase, and then ask council members to slash expenses and reduce the tax hike based on their line-by-line review of the individual department budgets.
Valley Hospital’s donation denied due to pending expansion proposal
Thursday February 28, 2013, 3:24 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
A financial donor is willing to contribute and fund the production of Ridgewood’s updated emergency preparedness guide, but the Village Council will likely decline the monetary offer.
The council’s decision, which was discussed Wednesday night, was made simply because of the timing and the potential donor: The Valley Hospital.
Earlier this week, hospital officials filed a Ridgewood Planning Board application to expand its current 570,000-square-foot facility to 910,000 square feet.
The scope of the proposal is smaller when compared with the hospital’s original 1.2-million-square foot Renewal plan, which was rejected by Village Council in 2011. Despite the scaled down plan, residents who opposed the first Renewal are already arguing that the reduction was not large enough.
