AARP The Magazine Highlights The Valley Hospital as One of America’s Safest
April 26, 2013
Ridgewood NJ, The Valley Hospital has been cited by AARP in the latest edition of AARP The Magazine as one of the safest hospitals in the United States. Drawing upon data and rankings from The Leapfrog Group, AARP compiled a list of 66 hospitals throughout the country. Valley is one of only three hospitals in New Jersey to be included by AARP.
The list was part of an extensive report on hospital safety titled “Lessons from America’s Safest Hospitals,” featured in the April/May issue of the publication.
For the report, AARP The Magazine partnered with The Leapfrog Group, an organization which grades hospitals across America for safety. The Valley Hospital received a Grade A for Patient Safety from The Leapfrog Group for the past two years.
The publication’s safety report highlights a number of Valley initiatives, such as the hospital’s focus on Patient- and Family-Centered Care, which has led to the creation of an advisory committee that includes former patients
MAYOR’S OFFICE HOURS FOR RIDGEWOOD RESIDENTS – Saturday, May 4, 2013
Mayor Paul Aronsohn will be holding office hours for Ridgewood residents on the first Saturday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to Noon in the Council Chambers (Sydney V. Stoldt, Jr. Court Room) on the fourth floor of Ridgewood Village Hall. The next session will be Saturday, May 4, 2013.
For an appointment to meet with the Mayor, please call the Village Clerk’s Office at 201-670-5500 ext. 206. You may come to the Mayor’s office hours without an appointment, but those with appointments will be given priority.
Watch Where You Park Your Vehicle – Parking Lot Owners Get Tough
April 28,2013
Boyd A. Loving
10:16 AM
Ridgewood NJ Several of these signs were recently posted at the Stop & Shop on Franklin Avenue. Similar signage has been in place at the Kings Shopping Center on North Maple Avenue and the K Mart/Stop & Shop on Linwood Avenue in Paramus (where tow trucks are regularly on patrol) for quite some time now. If you park at any of these locations and your vehicle isn’t there when you return, you may have gotten the big, expensive hook.
Ridgewood Guild Music in the Night program is set to begin Friday May 24th
Ridgewood NJ, Attention Musicians From Ridgewood and Surrounding areas: Our Music in the Night program is set to begin Friday May 24th and continue every friday through labor day weekend.
We’ll be holding auditions for new groups the week of May 13-17. If you are interested or know of any musician who is interested let them know!
This event is a favorite amongst musicians and anyone who visits Ridgewood’s fine restaurants and eateries on fridays during the summer. Musicians play music at various restaurants and eateries throughout town and get great exposure while visitors to restaurants enjoy beautiful music while they have a friday night meal and ice cream!
Spread the word and see you Friday nights this summer!
Ridgewood median home price up 4.3% in 1st quarter
April 12, 2013
By Michael Shetler
According to a new report from the New Jersey MLS, the median home price was up 4.3% in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same period last year. However the average sale price was down 6.5%. Sales activity was also down, by 19.0%.
County-wide, sales activity was up 6.6% while the median sale price was down 0.3%.
This spring there have been many homes sold in the first week on the market, with a high number of multiple offer situations. There is a shortage of inventory in the middle of market, which may be the reason sales activity is down in Ridgewood.
Readers say Voter disenfranchisement , Not Apathy cause low Voter turn out for School budget
After all didn’t the Village Council disenfranchise the voters last time when the council approved a school budget that was defeated?
What is the point of voting if the village oligarchy can arbitrarily overrule the will of the people?
With two uncontested seats and a budget under the cap. Even if the budget were voted down it would have been passed by the council. The increase was relatively small.
The School budget was at the cap. it was 2% and was going to pass. At that rate, even if it were voted down the council would have passed it anyway. There really was nothing to vote for or against.
Voting the school budget down wouldn’t do anything. i was all happy when we voted it down a couple of years ago, and then the f’n council voted to take the 100k off that they already knew was coming in lower anyway, so they really didn’t cut anything.
I voted no the last time it did not passed (and I have kids in school BTW) and then it was passed by the council with a token deduction. I decided this year that I have better things to do with my time since there were no contested seats. Why vote no on spending when it accomplishes nothing.
Why bother to vote? The last time it was turned down the ‘then’ council members pretended to knock $100,000 off of a 90,000,000 budget.
Make it binding. No means no. ALSO, do as most towns do. Have the budget voted on in NOVEMBER
what’s the point?????
According to the BOE, nothing can be cut. i call B.S. on that.
I would say that at my job if i knew i could get away with it. but that’s not how normal institutions operate. the education system, here and at all levels, has no accountability. why else would college cost $150k+ now? jeez, we are getting bankrupted by the BOE who imply we need to keep paying insane taxes to get our kids into college/succeed, and then get killed once the kids get there. Then, good luck getting a job that pays the bills….
Affluence is deceptive word for those trying to get by in Ridgewood
Thursday April 25, 2013, 4:55 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
She lives in Ridgewood, her children play lacrosse and other sports, and every month, unbeknownst to them and her neighbors, she gets four bags of donated groceries and supermarket vouchers from Ridgewood’s social service organization.
She also asks for waivers for most sports fees. “I think Ridgewood has that stigma that if you live in Ridgewood, you’re wealthy,” the resident said, speaking to The Ridgewood News on the condition of anonymity.
Her husband has been unemployed on and off for the past few years, and the couple does not have health insurance. Thanks to outside help, their children are covered.
The power of prayer: Believing in God can help treat depression
New research has found that people who believe in a higher power respond better to psychiatric treatment Benefit is not confined to a specific religion
By Rachel Reilly
PUBLISHED: 12:23 EST, 25 April 2013 | UPDATED: 02:06 EST, 26 April 2013
Belief in God may improve treatment for those suffering with depression, says a new study.
Faith in a higher being has been found to significantly improve treatment for people suffering with a psychiatric illness, according to research carried out by McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.
Researchers followed 159 patients over the course of a year at the Behavioral Health Partial Hospital program at McLean to investigate the relationship between a patient’s level of belief in God, expectations for treatment an
Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving Car vs. Bicycle Crash at Busy Ridgewood Intersection – Cyclist is Okay
April 27,2013
Boyd A. Loving
4:49 PM
Ridgewood NJ , A bicyclist was thrown to the ground following a collision with a Ford Fiesta at the intersection of East Ridgewood and South Maple Avenues at approximately 3:45 on Saturday afternoon.
Ridgewood Police, EMS, and EMS First Response Fire Department units all converged on the scene within seconds after being dispatched to the busy intersection in response to several 911 calls reporting the incident. The cyclist refused medical aid, but was nevertheless evaluated on the scene by members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps. His bicycle sustained minor damage. The accident remains under investigation.
Village Council Approves Citizens Financial Advisory Board
April 27, 2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The Village Council agreed Wednesday to establish citizens finance committee charged with providing officials with financial and budget advice about the Village .
The panel will consist of seven residents with backgrounds in business, and finance as well as a member of the Village Council and a representative from Ridgewood’s Finance Department.
The Finance committee, similar to the Tiger Team used earlier to review Village finances will meet monthly and provide its insights and recommendations throughout the year as fiscal issues arise and as the council deems needed.
In July, the council will name three residents to three-year terms on the committee, with two citizens appointed for two-year terms, and two others to one-year terms. The committe is dependent on volunteers like many other Ridgewood Boards ,
The committee will be charges with providing the Village council with an annual report it will use as an overview as it works on the municipal budget.
The committee has also been granted access to documents, including employee contracts, policy manuals, organizational charts, and budget documents.
Valley Medical Group Welcomes Two Hematology/Oncology Specialists
April 17, 2013 – Valley Medical Group (VMG) welcomes Barry Fernbach, M.D., and Louise Ligresti, M.D., who specialize in hematology/medical oncology. Drs. Fernbach and Ligresti see patients in offices located at Valley’s Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center in the Luckow Pavilion in Paramus.
VMG comprises physicians practicing in a wide variety of specialties at Valley locations and in community-based practices. A new entity of Valley Health System, VMG brings together Valley-employed physicians based at the hospital, the Luckow Pavilion, other outpatient facilities, seven Valley Health Medical Group sites, and medical practices throughout the community.
The Valley Medical Group Hematology/Oncology practice at the Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center is a component of Valley’s comprehensive cancer care services, which include complete diagnostic, treatment, management, research, and support services. The Blumenthal Cancer Center is the only facility in the U.S. that has earned six Gold Seals of Approval for cancer care from The Joint Commission.
Dr. Fernbach has been a member of The Valley Hospital medical staff for the past three decades. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and he completed an internship, internal medicine residency, and fellowships in hematology and neoplastic diseases at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He also worked as a research associate at the National Cancer Institute and served in the military with the U.S. Public Health Service.
Dr. Ligresti joined The Valley Hospital medical staff in 1997. She received her medical degree from the State University of New York-Health Science Center at Syracuse. She completed her internal medicine residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and her hematology/oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
The Valley Medical Group Hematology/Oncology practice is one of a number of primary-care and specialty-care physician practices acquired by Valley within the past two years to ensure that patients residing in communities served by the health system have access to quality medical care now and in the future. Patients of Valley Health System practices enjoy seamless access to all of The Valley Hospital’s programs and services.
In addition to The Joint Commission Gold Seals of Approval, The Valley Hospital has received these prestigious awards:
• Second consecutive grade A for patient safety and one of three hospitals in New Jersey to be awarded Top Hospital status from The LeapFrog Group
• One of America’s top 100 hospitals and five-star ratings for 16 clinical areas by HealthGrades
• Ten consecutive J.D. Power and Associates awards for “Outstanding Inpatient Experience”
To make an appointment at the Valley Medical Group Hematology/Oncology practice at the Blumenthal Cancer Center, call 201-634-5353.
Caption: Hematology/Oncology specialists Louise Ligresti, M.D. and Barry Fernbach, M.D., have joined Valley Medical Group. Their offices are located at Valley’s Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center in the Luckow Pavilion in Paramus.
Lisa’s Mediterranean Cuisine in Ridgewood
April 23,2013
By Tony Mangia
https://devilgourmet.com/lisas-mediterranean-cuisine-in-ridgewood-new-jersey/#
Lisa’s Turkish Kitchen is a Ridgewood, NJ institution for Middle Eastern, namely Turkish, cuisine. A few months ago, the restaurant moved from its original location on Chestnut Street one block east to 28 Oak Street and changed its name to Lisa’s Mediterranean Cuisine.
I have never been to Lisa’s at its original location, but have heard great things. So recently I decided to pay Lisa’s a visit for a solo lunch. I love Turkish food. It’s delicious and shares similar flavors with other Mediterranean cuisines.
New Jersey Choral Society to host social event of the season, “Bel Canto,” Bergen County – The New Jersey Choral Society is proud to host its fourth annual Gala “Bel Canto” on Saturday, April 27 at 7:00pm at The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, 215 West Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, NJ.
Musical selections from The American Songbook will be sung by Diane Simet, soprano, and Keith Harris, baritone, accompanied by Linda Sweetman-Waters. The NJCS Chanteurs will perform as well. The program includes standard favorites “This Nearly was Mine” from South Pacific, “People Will Say We’re in Love” from Oklahoma!, “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess, and “You’re the Top” from Anything Goes.
This social event of the 2012-13 NJCS season will include dinner and wine and there will also be a silent auction featuring a variety of unique items. All proceeds from the evening will support the New Jersey Choral Society. The New Jersey Choral Society, directed by Eric Dale Knapp, is one of the state’s most prestigious choral groups. Well-known for presenting outstanding and unique programs, NJCS performs three major programs annually in Bergen and Essex Counties, and has performed in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, China, Australia and England. Single tickets for this special fundraising event are $75.00, or buy 2 or more tickets for $67.50 each. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.NJCS.org or call 201-379-7719. The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood is wheelchair accessible.
State DEP fines Ridgewood $10,000 in fines for violations in two departments
Friday April 26, 2013, 1:34 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Ridgewood is on the hook for more than $10,000 in fines payable to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
The Village Council this month agreed to pay the state agency for violations committed by two separate departments in 2011. A pair of resolutions was passed April 10 to accept the penalties, which were part of a settlement agreement, assessed to Ridgewood Water and the Fleet Services division of the Department of Public Works.
The village’s water company, which provides service to customers in Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Midland Park and Wyckoff, was cited for its alleged failure to monitor and report nitrate concentrations at one specific location. The sum amounted to $3,500.
The DEP, through National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, requires community water system operators to comprehensively test and report nitrate concentrations in the water to their customers each year. DEP records and lab reports noted Ridgewood Water’s lack of compliance with those standards.
Ridgewood officials approve new communications protocol
Friday April 26, 2013, 1:34 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
A new set of guidelines will streamline communication among members of the Ridgewood Council and provide structure for their interactions with residents.
Ridgewood’s governing body this week unanimously approved a resolution establishing the Village Council Communications Protocol, an internal checklist of regulations drafted in part to resolve lingering issues and answer ongoing questions regarding the conduct of elected officials. It also helps restore the council’s public image, which took a sideswiping blow during contentious meetings earlier this year.
Even in the moments leading up to Wednesday’s vote, the council openly worked to amend the final version of the resolution, paring down the protocol from nine numbered points to eight.
