N.J.’s aging infrastructure requires long-term, coordinated response, report states
TRENTON – New Jersey must update its antiquated infrastructure in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, a new report states.
To accomplish that goal, the report by Facing Our Future, a bipartisan group whose leaders include former state Cabinet members from both parties, recommends substantive changes to the way state government is structured and operates. (Mooney/State Street Wire)
The Village Council and the Ridgewood Department of Parks and Recreation are excited to announce memberships are now on sale for the upcoming summer season and all are invited to join the Graydon Pool facility as season members for the 2013 summer season. Come enjoy fun in the sun so close to home! Opening day is Saturday, June 1st.
Pool features include a shaded playground, water play fountains, shade kites, Adirondack chairs, picnic area, sheltered pavilion, charcoal grills, and The Water’s Edge Café. Additional amenities include a lending library of reading books, volleyball, basketball, ping-pong tables, shuffleboard, four-squares and hop-scotch. Special programs include “Storytime Under a Tree” for the little ones and swim instruction for children and adults, as well as an adaptive swim class. The Graydon Swim Team welcomes youth members, ages 8 to 14.
Resident fees are $110 per adult, $100 per child (ages 2 through 15). Non-resident adults will be charged $175 and children, ages 2 through 15, will be charged $155 for the13 week season.
Badges are now on sale and can be purchased from the comfort of home on Community Pass at www.ridgewoodnj.net/communitypass (Visa and MasterCard are accepted). In person registration assistance will be available Saturdays, May 11 and May 18, 10:00 am to 12 noon, at the Graydon Pool Badge Office, 259 North Maple Avenue. Badges may be purchased daily throughout the operating season, June 1st through Septemer 2nd.
Details are available at www.ridgewoodnj.net/graydon or you may call the Recreation Office at 201-670-5560 with any questions or if special
Ridgewood meetings protocol under discussion
Tuesday April 23, 2013, 10:15 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
In direct response to concerns raised late last year and during the first two months of 2013, the Ridgewood governing body is moving forward with a standardized procedure that formalizes the means and methods of communication among council members, specifically regarding meetings.
The Village Council is preparing a resolution that would establish the Ridgewood Council Meetings Communications Protocol, an internal set of guidelines that regulates the way elected officials interact with one another and members of the public inside and out of meetings.
Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh did not attend the April 10 council meeting, so the governing body opted to push back the vote on the resolution. A special public meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, when the governing body will consider the resolution.
Boston Marathon bombing lesson – political correctness kills
By Jay Sekulow
Published April 23, 2013
America is facing a jihadist enemy. It is an enemy that has proven it can inflict more civilian casualties on the United States than any other foreign enemy in almost 200 years.
Just last week this enemy killed 3 innocent people, wounded more than 100 and paralyzed a major American city.
Yet, our obsession with political correctness, with a strong desire not to offend our enemies makes our self-defense immeasurably more difficult.
The evil nature and intentions of our jihadist enemies are already clear. They hate us enough to pack pressure cookers with ball bearings, to hijack airliners and turn them into weapons of mass destruction, to wear underwear bombs, shoe bombs, and any other kind of bomb they can smuggle onto aircraft.
Yet we still can’t face facts. Consider these recent events:
Two Ridgewood Teens to be confirmed by Pope Francis
April 24,2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, CBS News is reporting that Two Ridgewood teens are set to embark Tuesday on a trip to Rome to be confirmed into the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis, himself.
Brigid Miniter, 14, and Anthony Merejo, 17, of Ridgewood, told CBS News that they were prepared for the biggest journey of their lives were thrilled as they prepared to leave.
Both Anthony and Bridgid are Confirmation candidates from Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church in Ridgewood.
Out of the 40 candidates from around the world selected to be confirmed by the Pope, Anthony and Bridgid are the only 2 candidates to represent not only the United States, but all of North America.
Minter told CBS “It doesn’t seem real at all. I am super-excited, though,” and Merejo added
“I just get goose bumps when I think about it – I am going to be in Rome, in the Vatican,” … “Being in the Mass, and himself confirming me is very moving.
Bloomberg Says Interpretation of Constitution Will ‘Have to Change’ After Boston Bombing
By Jill Colvin 4/22 12:24pm
n the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday the country’s interpretation of the Constitution will “have to change” to allow for greater security to stave off future attacks.
“The people who are worried about privacy have a legitimate worry,” Mr. Bloomberg said during a press conference in Midtown. “But we live in a complex word where you’re going to have to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden days, if you will. And our laws and our interpretation of the Constitution, I think, have to change.”
Mr. Bloomberg, who has come under fire for the N.Y.P.D.’s monitoring of Muslim communities and other aggressive tactics, said the rest of the country needs to learn from the attacks.
Federal agents raid Mississippi home of former GOP candidate
4/23 UPDATE: A federal judge this afternoon formally dismissed criminal charges against Curtis. Magistrate S. Allan Alexander signed an order for dismissal after prosecutors petitioned to drop their case since “the ongoing investigation has revealed new information.”
APRIL 23–With federal prosecutors apparently poised to drop charges against the Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and two other public officials, FBI agents are searching the home of a former Republican candidate in connection with the dangerous mailings.
Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was arrested last week for allegedly sending the threatening letters to Obama, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, and a Mississippi county judge. But Curtis has been released from custody amid signs that the case against him has collapsed.
Ridgewood residents say the village needs more bike racks
Tuesday April 23, 2013, 10:54 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Rail commuters who regularly use bicycles to travel to and from the Ridgewood train station are at odds with municipal officials.
The Village Council next month will consider an ordinance allowing authorities to remove and seize bikes parked within public right of ways.
The ordinance, introduced last week, is intended to define the appropriate means and locations for bicycle parking as a “matter of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents,” according to the language contained in the proposal. It is specifically aimed at bikes that are secured to fixed objects but cause impedance to vehicle and foot traffic.
Councilman Tom Riche opposed the adoption of the ordinance on first reading without comment, and Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh was absent.
Wyckoff man arrested on charges of lewdness at Ridgewood Library
Tuesday April 23, 2013, 12:39 PM
The Ridgewood News
A 19-year-old Wyckoff resident has been arrested on charges that he allegedly masturbated inside the Ridgewood Public Library earlier this month.
Ridgewood detectives said that village police conducted a thorough investigation and ultimately charged Matthew Widner with lewdness for the April 9 incident, which witnesses claim took place in the children’s section of the library.
According to Detective Chris McDowell, a library staff member called authorities at 8:17 p.m. on April 9, asserting to police that another employee observed a man touching himself inappropriately. The suspect already left the building at the time the call was placed, McDowell said, but library workers offered police information about the man’s identity.
Police questioned the man, later identified as Widner, that night, but he was released without any charges.
Detectives continued their investigation for several days leading up to last Thursday’s arrest.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/204305801_Wyckoff_man_arrested_on_charges_of_lewdness_at_Ridgewood_Library.html
Valley Sleep Medicine Specialist Urges: Don’t Ignore Signs of Sleep Apnea
By Jeffrey P. Barasch, M.D., FACCP, FAASM
Medical Director
The Center for Sleep Medicine
April 18 is Sleep Apnea Awareness Day
Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious, potentially life-threatening breathing disorder that affects an estimated 20 million Americans, most of whom remain undiagnosed.
“Apnea” is a Greek word meaning “without breath.” Those with sleep apnea have pauses in their breathing during sleep, caused by a temporary collapse of the airway. Each episode of apnea, which can last from 10 seconds to over a minute, leads to reduced oxygen levels in the blood. This can occur dozens to hundreds of times during each night of sleep, and can lead to disruptions in sleep and frequent fluctuations in heart rate and blood pressure.
Untreated sleep apnea can seriously impair health and is linked to strokes, high blood pressure and heart attacks, which are otherwise unexplained. Additionally, sleep apnea can lead to arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, diabetes, and weight gain. Untreated sleep apnea can also lead to impaired job performance and motor vehicle accidents, as well as more frequent medical complications following surgery or anesthesia.
More common in men than in women, sleep apnea is characterized by the following signs and symptoms:
• Loud snoring
• Periods of non-breathing during sleep, which may be accompanied by snorting or gasping sounds
• Restless sleep or repetitive arousals, often unnoticed, during sleep
• Feeling sleepy or falling asleep at inappropriate times during the day, such as while driving, working or reading.
• Depression, irritability and sexual dysfunction
• Memory loss.
If you suspect you may have sleep apnea, ask your doctor if you could benefit from a sleep evaluation.
For more information please call the Center for Sleep Medicine at 201-251-3487.
NY Knicks Legend Earl The Pearl and UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre at Bookends April 25th
NY Knicks Legend Earl The Pearl Thursday, April 25th @ 6:00pm
NY Knicks Legend, Earl the Pearl, will sign his new book: Earl the Pearl My Story
Books available April 23rd
UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre Thursday, April 25th @ 8:00pm
UFC Welterweight Champion, George St. Pierre, will sign his new book: The Way of the Fight Books available April 23rd
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
East Coast Burger : A long overdue positive revue
April 23,2013
Ridgewood NJ, I tried East Coast Burger on their opening week and as the owners have readily admitted, it was a bit of a disaster. I vowed never to go back. Much has changed since I gave them a second chance.
They had a lot to sort out as most new businesses do…and sort it out they have. My wife has since declared it the best burger she’s had – we’ve had so many that when I call in an order now they know who I am and finish the order for me!
The owners are great guys and always so welcoming and friendly (one of the guys even gave me a bag of frozen ghost chilis from his personal stash after discussing my love of super hot peppers).
That leads to the next point, these guys are a local business and they are running it. They are there all the time and care deeply about their product and their customers. I wish ECB was everywhere because the burgers are incredible…not the greasy mess of five guys (although those are delicious too). These guys are the type of people our town should support…homegrown family business – not the atrocities being proposed by village hall like mcdonalds, etc…gross. Ridgewood needs more businesses like this. We would be a better town for it. I just wish I had the nerve (and the time) to try to build something like these two have.
Ali Stroker from Glee will headline the benefit concert for Ridgewood Friends’ Neighborhood Nursery School
Ridgewood NJ, Actress and Ridgewood native Ali Stroker, who was part of The Glee Project and appeared on Glee, will headline a family-friendly benefit concert for Ridgewood Friends’ Neighborhood Nursery School.
Blue Plate Special will also appear. The group plays original and traditional American roots music. Based in northern New Jersey, they have shared the stage with the likes of Les Paul, Jeffrey Gaines and Tom Chapin.
The concert will take place at 3 pm on April 28th at the Unitarian Society, which is located at 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood. Suggested donation is $10 for adults, $5 for children. Additional contributions appreciated. For more information or reservations: 201-445-0681.
Shift Transition helping high school graduates plan their future and live as independent adults
Ridgewood NJ,It has been our experience that there is a very large need for these types of outplacement to adulthood services in our area and Ridgewood company Shift Transition owned by Daniel Peltz has discovered this nitch .
Shift assists young adults in gaining a sense of clarity, self-worth, and purpose, allowing them to increase their level of independence, gain fulfilling employment, and feel happy with their lives. Founded by Daniel Peltz, M.Ed., C.C. in 2012, Shift has already improved the lives of several young adults.
Shift provides affordable transition services, helping recent high school graduates prepare for college, employment and independent living. Hourly transition counseling is also
available.
