Bergen County Executive Kathleen A. Donovan announces K9 Veterans Day on Wednesday, March 13
Bergen County hosted New Jersey’s inaugural K9 Veterans Day on Wednesday, March 13 at the Bergen County Administration Building in Hackensack.
Thousands of dogs have served with honor, dignity and valor throughout the history of our country’s birth and growth. These dogs have served in many jobs in all of our wars, having been employed by the United States Military from World War II to present conflicts.
The official K9 Corps was created on March 13, 1942. Joseph J. White, a retired military working dog handler, pioneered a nation-wide effort to get the entire country to recognize March 13 as K9 Veterans Day.
Thus far 11 states have proclaimed March 13 K9 Veterans Day.
Sandy’s lost and found: an online link to missing keepsakes
Last updated: Wednesday March 20, 2013, 11:50 PM
BY KAREN SUDOL
STAFF WRITER
The Record
There was the blue and white high school varsity jacket unearthed beneath a matted mound of sea grass in the Shore town of Union Beach.
A packet of love letters found in Normandy Beach that an engineer teaching at a Ringwood camp wrote to his wife in 1951.
And even a seemingly mundane item: a green sign displaying the house number 1804 with two dolphins painted on it.
For Posting photos of lost or found pets in the areas affected by Sandy, as well as posting animal shelters in need and temporary shelters that allow animals.
These are just some of the mementos and keepsakes washed from homes as superstorm Sandy ravaged New Jersey in October. Now two women are working to return them to their owners, using a Facebook page to post items lost at the Jersey Shore. Already, hundreds of Sandy victims have been reunited with their treasures.
A congratulatory letter from United States President Barrack Obama was included with the award.
Jiwon “Karen” Noh was a recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award
March 20,2013
Ridgewood NJ , On February 1, the 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program announced that Jiwon “Karen” Noh was a recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award. Every year the award is given to students who have volunteered significant time to serving their community and their country.
DECA will be sending 35 students to the international conference in California
March 20,2013
Ridgewood NJ, DECA will be sending 35 students to the international conference in California, one of the largest groups sent from Ridgewood in many years. Also honored at the state competition was RHS junior Emily Burnside (pictured, third from left), who was elected to the state office of Recording Secretary, another first in the history of RHS DECA.
Ridgewood’s Josh Saladino named Girls Indoor Track Coach of the Year
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Record
It wasn’t hard for Josh Saladino to step into the Ridgewood girls indoor track coaching position. After all, he just took a season off after being an assistant to retired coach Mike Mullen for 12 years and has been the Maroons’ outdoor boys coach for 10 years and an assistant cross-country coach for as long a time.
“Even though we have different head coaches for each gender and each season, the continuity of program with Jacob Brown, Mike Glynn, Mike Mullen and myself as the head coaches never faltered,” said Saladino, The Record Girls Indoor Track Coach of the Year. “We have great assistants like Steve Opremcak, Holly Martin and former Ridgewood star Mia Martinez and we’re very lucky to always have good kids.”
But there were unexpected challenges this winter. Injuries and illness, as well as some defections from runners expected to help Ridgewood remain on top, led to a third-place finish in the Big North Freedom and not winning the Bergen County Relays for the first time in three years.
the fly has learned that the honeymoon may be over …
The fly has learned that despite an overwhelming majority of support for the Mayor in the past election many Westsiders have not taken to kindly to the Mayors new plans to urbanize the Village . It is rumored that a large group of Westsiders have hired the former CCR attorney to represent them against the Village on all the current large projects being proposed for the CBD . The fly has been told that Westsiders don’t want these apartment dwellers overwhelming the Ridgewood school system forcing Westside children to mix with the common folk. Things came to a head recently when our ambitious mayor was invited to a coffee by some Westsider and got “his ass handed to him” about his support of the developers …
While “scary text messages are a concern , readers have more of a problem with 9 year olds having IPhones
Correct me if I am wrong – In order to receive a text message one has to have a mobile phone, right? Since when do fourth and fifth graders have cell phones?
Its lala land here. not only do this tweens have cellphones they are usually the expensive i-phones in order to keep up with the other spoiled rich brats. Ipod, Ipads, Iphones, and credit cards from daddy.
Yeah… a lot of “well intentioned” parents in town give iPhones to their kindergarteners.… with full internet access, email and social media.
It is not a school problem! It is a “chain letter” type of text. The parents need to teach them about the apps that they are using.
Every problem a child has is not the school’s responsibility. Parents take charge. Explain that if they don’t forward the email they will not die. It is an internet thing, it did not start, nor will it end, with Somerville.
PETA killed more than 1,600 cats and dogs at its Virginia headquarters last year – almost 90% of the animals handed over to the charity’s American shelter
By Katie Davies
PUBLISHED: 15:57 EST, 20 March 2013 | UPDATED: 20:01 EST, 20 March 2013
Animal rights charity PETA killed almost 90 per cent of dogs and cats placed in the care of the shelter at its Virginia headquarters last year, it has been revealed today.
The charity, well-known for attention grabbing publicity campaigns such as the ‘I’d rather go naked’ anti-fur campaign, euthanized 1,647 cats and dogs last year and only placed 19 in new homes according to the data submitted to the Virginia Department for Agriculture and Consumer Services.
PETA told Mail Online that the animals they take in at the center are ‘unadoptable’, however 89.4 per cent of pets is much higher than their own approximation that half of animals taken to shelters end up being euthanized.
If you live in New Jersey, you are in a city full of career opportunities. As you work 9 to 5 to keep the bread and butter running, you can start up a small business alongside to help you ease out the finances even more. Starting up on your own entrepreneurship venture can have many benefits, especially for single women (or mothers).
There is nothing like an overnight success in business careers; you always have to start from scratch and work your way up the business ladder. Although private jobs can be sufficient for many people out there, having your own business gives a confidence boost and independence like no other job.
Maybe someday your little venture will become so successful that you can say goodbye to your job for good! Here are some small business ideas that are very much likely to thrive in a city like New Jersey:
Event Planning
Always full of life with delightful parties and happenings, New Jersey is undoubtedly an eventful city. Event planning is a business idea that can take you a long way, provided you are creative and full of fresh ideas. Not only does this venture require very little investment at first, there is also a lot of potential in it to grow into a large scale business.
You can start off by catering small events like birthdays, workplace parties, store openings, or even small wedding parties. Begin by taking small orders that you will complete via your vendors; as your business progresses, you can add in more personalized services.
Tourism Guide
So you feel you know New Jersey and its surroundings too well? If that is the case, this is the small business idea best suitable for you. Begin by providing services to tourists visiting the city for the first time; show them around, enlighten them about the city and its history, and get them the best places to stay.
Once you have the funds, you can expand your one-man-show into a proper tourism company. You can provide packages for day to day visits and also provide travel services; for the latter you will need some cars and some New Jersey car insurance to keep your business safe.
Food Services
The people of New Jersey always welcome a new eatery in town. Good food is appreciated everywhere, and there are so many ways for you to sell your culinary skills for good money. The first idea is to start a take-away or home delivery system for delicious home cooked meals. If you are a food expert, you can provide restaurants with delicious new recipes and make a living out of it.
Other ideas include setting up a cake boutique and providing cooking classes. Like all other small businesses, you can use e-commerce to expand your clientele. Once your idea is a hit with the people, you will see it growing exponentially.
The entire tri-state area offers numerous business opportunities, and you can always use this fact to your benefit. Once your small business idea takes off in New Jersey, you will start receiving feedback from patrons in New York and Connecticut as well. Moreover, you can set up your business as a product or service for both cities, so you can flourish at a faster rate.
Ridgewood district warns school of ‘scary’ text messages circulating
Wednesday March 20, 2013, 3:15 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
The Record
RIDGEWOOD — A week after a nude picture scandal rattled the high school community, district officials are now warning the parents of fourth- and fifth-graders about a “scary, quite graphic” text message being circulated between students.
Lorna Oates-Santos, principal at Somerville Elementary School, sent an email to parents Tuesday warning of the “widespread” sharing of an “inappropriate” text message “that comes from the internet.”
Schools Superintendent Daniel Fishbein said Wednesday the text message was not sexual in nature.
Planning Board Special Public Meeting – April 2 at BF Middle School Auditorium
PLANNING BOARD
AMENDMENT TO MEETING SCHEDULE
Work Session & Public Meeting: Tuesday, April 2, 2013
In accordance with the provisions of the “Open Public Meetings Act,” please be advised that the Planning Board has scheduled a special public meeting and work session for TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013, in the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, 335 NORTH VAN DIEN AVENUE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The Board may take official action during this Work and Public Meeting at which time the Board will preview presentation and have Board discussion regarding the schedule and scope of future hearings concerning an application for an amendment to the Land Use Plan Element of the Master Plan concerning the H- Hospital Zone, The Valley Hospital, 223 N. Van Dien Avenue, Block 3301, Lot 51.
All meetings of the Ridgewood Planning Board (i.e., official public meetings, work session meetings, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings which are always open to members of the general public.
Virtual learning means increased opportunity, advocates say
TRENTON – Proponents of virtual learning told the Joint Committee on Public Schools Tuesday that giving students the opportunity to receive their education online enables students who don’t find traditional schooling stimulating to learn at their own pace.
Rebirth of a hospital: Pascack Valley in Westwood plans to reopen June 1
Last updated: Wednesday March 20, 2013, 10:54 AM
BY LINDY WASHBURN
STAFF WRITER
The Record
Five and a half years after it sank under the weight of bankruptcy, Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood is set to reopen on June 1 as the county’s first for-profit hospital and the first in the region where every patient will have a private room.
MRI and CT-scan machines have been installed, furniture is in the rooms and television sets have been mounted on the walls at the new Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley. This week, the phones and computers are being hooked up.
