Month: April 2013

Billy Ray Cyrus at Bookend Today

Billy Ray Cyrus Wednesday, April 17th @ 6:00pm
Country singer and Actor, Billy Ray Cyrus, will sign his new book: Hillbilly Heart
Books available April 16th.

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

Ridgewood buying new communications gear
Tuesday April 16, 2013, 5:45 PM
BY  DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

The Ridgewood Council has given the go-ahead for the next phase of Ridgewood’s radio and system upgrade initiative, a project approved last fall as part of a federally mandated switch to narrowband communications..

A resolution awarding a contract for the purchase and installation of new equipment received the unanimous endorsement from the council last week. Ridgewood will pick up $225,723 of the total cost for the equipment, which will be used at the jointly owned Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch (NWBCD) headquarters inside Pease Library.

The Borough of Glen Rock will fund the remaining balance of the total $338,000 bill.

Kevin Scarpa, technology officer at Ridgewood’s Office of Emergency Management, explained the purchase and the need for the equipment during the April 3 council work session. The system software currently in place at Central Dispatch has been in service for more than 10 years, and according to Scarpa, has reached its service life.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/203284131_Ridgewood_buying_new_communications_gear.html

Ridgewood voters pass school budget
Tuesday April 16, 2013, 9:39 PM
BY  LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

The 2013-2014 school budget with an $85 million tax levy has been approved by Ridgewood voters, meaning that most residents were in favor of school instruction that goes beyond state requirements, based on an unofficial tally by village officials on Tuesday night.

The unofficial tally after the polls closed was 1,206 votes in favor of the budget and 988 votes against, a margin of 55 percent in favor, 45 percent against. Superintendent of Business Angelo DeSimone noted that official results will be announced in coming days. Tuesday night’s results did not include absentee or provisional ballots, he said.

The voters’ approval translates to roughly a 2 percent increase in taxes. Residents with a home assessed at $700,000 – the average for the village – will see an increase of about $203 for the year.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/203314861_Ridgewood_voters_pass_school_budget.html

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Play Ball : Annual RBSA Parade & Family Day–This Saturday April 20th–Starts 9am

— Family Events at Veterans Fields immediately following Parade —

— Food & Drink Concessions–Games and Clinics—Great RBSA Merchandise—

— National – MLB – ” Pitch, Hit & Run Competition” Registration form and Details

— RHS Varsity Home Game at Vets 90 !

— Can you help for an hour ?– Parade Day volunteers needed !….contact Brendan Buckley  Brendan.Buckley@pinebridge.com

— Stop by “Bookends” during or after Parade to meet the author, Ridgewood school teacher, Louisa Luisi, and get a signed copy of  ” Your Best Coaches”  book ! Proceeds benefit RBSA. and see Mr. Met !

Feds’ 2013 tax haul will be biggest ever
By Bernie Becker – 04/15/13 08:16 PM ET

The federal government is projected to collect more revenue in 2013 than ever before, a statistic Republicans are touting to make the case that the government has a spending problem, not a taxing one.

Top GOP lawmakers, from Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on down, have made that pitch while noting that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects the revenue flowing to the government will double between 2012 and  2023.

The statistics are getting heavy play from Republicans, who argue that an overhaul of the tax code should not include more revenues.

“We’re going to get more revenue in the federal government than we’ve ever seen — by twice,” House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) told reporters last week. “So I don’t think revenue’s the issue.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/domestic-taxes/294045-feds-tax-haul-will-be-biggest-ever-in-2013#ixzz2Qcdkfih4

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Annual Rummage Sale at Christ Episcopal Church

RECYCLE, RE– USE, RECLAIM AND SAVE

RUMMAGE SALE at CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH April 19 & April 20, 2013 The annual Rummage Sale sponsored by the Women’s Guild of Christ Episcopal Church Ridgewood, will be held on Friday, April 19 from 9 AM to 3 PM and from 9 AM to 12 noon on Saturday, April 20.

The Sale is located in the Great Hall of Christ Church located at Cottage Place and Franklin Avenue. This popular event is much anticipated locally and features household items, jewelry, attic treasures, appliances, books, toys and clothing. GO GREEN! RECYCLE, RE– USE, RECLAIM AND SAVE. Free admission. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Women’s Guild outreach and scholarship programs. For more information, contact the Christ Church office at 201.652.2350.

SPRING RIDGEWOOD RECREATION 7 and 8 GRADE MIXER – April 19

At Ridgewood Community Center

RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL MIXERS Sponsored by Ridgewood Recreation and the NJ Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Village teens have the opportunity to come together as both George Washington and Ben Franklin Middle Schools join to form a “mixer”.

Each evening offers students a chance to get acquainted with future classmates while enjoying music and dancing with DJ Sound Illusion, refreshments, fun and games. 7th/8th Grades – Friday, April 19th, 7:30 to 9:30 pm (Ridgewood teens only) The Anne Zusy Youth Center, 131 N. Maple Avenue (NOTE: all parents must drop off and pick up youth in the rear lot of Village Hall at the Community Center entrance.)

A donation of $8 will be requested at the door. All donations will benefit the Community Center. Adult chaperones are always needed. Please contact the Recreation Office at 201-670-5560 if you are able to volunteer.

Build Your Own Semiconductor at the Ridgewood Public Library

Ridgewood Public Library
Address: 125 N Maple Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone:(201) 670-5600
Hours: Monday hours 9:00 am–9:00 pm

Build Your Own Semiconductor
Grades 6-8
5-part series Sundays 2-4:30pm
April 14, 21, 28, May 5 and 19

Use basic semiconductor technology to create an electronic “insect replicant” that behaves like the real thing!

Register Here; https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=5615&EventID=164933

Flyer : https://www.ridgewoodlibrary.org/images/youngadult/ROBOTICS%202.0%20FLYER%20FINAL.pdf

Christie signs measure that bars ‘school spying’
Monday April 15, 2013, 2:08 PM
Associated Press

TRENTON  — Gov. Chris Christie has signed a measure intended to prevent New Jersey school districts from violating students’ privacy rights by tracking them through school-issued laptops.

Districts that provide students with laptops, cell phones or other electronic devices will now have to provide written notification that the device may track them. The notification also must include a statement that the school won’t violate the student’s privacy rights.

Christie signed the bill Monday. It takes effect July 1.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/Christie_signs_measure_that_bars_school_spying.html

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