Planning Board Meeting Change of Location – May 21
PLANNING BOARD
AMENDMENT TO MEETING SCHEDULE
CHANGE IN LOCATION OF MAY 21, 2013 MEETING
In accordance with the provisions of the “Open Public Meetings Act,” please be advised that the Planning Board meeting scheduled for May 21, 2013, will not take place in Village Hall. Instead the meeting will be held in the AUDITORIUM AT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, 335 NORTH VAN DIEN AVENUE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting is to continue the hearing regarding 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.
Ridgewood YMCA and Kula for Karma offer free Yoga for Veterans
Tue, May 07, 2013
Time: 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Ridgewood YMCA, 112 Oak St., Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Ridgewood YMCA and Kula For Karma Offer Free Yoga for Veterans: Free six-week program begins Tuesday, May 7 at the Ridgewood YMCA
The Ridgewood YMCA, in cooperation with Kula For Karma, will be offering a free 6-week yoga program for veterans on Tuesday evenings from 6:15 to 7:15pm beginning May 7.
The one-hour weekly class will explore basic poses to strengthen and balance the body, therapeutic poses to restore the body, guided deep relaxation and visualization techniques to manage injuries and trauma, breathing techniques to calm and invigorate the body, manage mood, improve sleep patterns, reduce stress, and meditation to focus and discipline the mind.
No previous experience with yoga is necessary. Modifications of poses will be taught for any participants with specific physical challenges.
For further info, or to register for the program, please contact Carol Livingstone, Ridgewood YMCA Health and Fitness Director, at 201.444.5600 x330 or email clivingstone@ridgewoodymca.org. Proof of military service (military ID card) required to participate.
The Ridgewood YMCA is located at 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood will hold its Sixteenth Annual Spring House Tour
The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood will hold its Sixteenth Annual Spring House Tour on Thursday, May 9, 2013 from 9:30a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The tour, which is a charity event, will feature homes located in and around Ridgewood.
A wonderful children’s playroom from a past house tour.
The annual Spring House Tour is the largest fundraiser hosted by the Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the community. The 2011 House Tour, which had 800 attendees, raised $27,000 for charities serving women and children.
Last year the Club awarded grants to 25 local charities including Children’s Aid and Family Services, Baby Basics, Camp Sunshine, Sharing the Arts, the Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation and the Social Services Association of Ridgewood.
Spring House Tour tickets are $45 per person and are tax-deductible. They are available via Pay Pal below, or you may send an email to RidgewoodHouseTour@gmail.com.
Only a few more days left till MOM’s big day…yes indeed Mother’s Day. A rainbow of fabulous natural nail polish colors await at Karma. We have great gift certificates as well for our products and salon services.
The weekend is here…time to treat yourself
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Marilyn Nuber Receives KW Luxury Marketing Accreditation
KW Luxury Homes International Increases Market Share in Ridgewood NJ
Ridgewood, NJ 30 April 2013 — Keller Williams Realty announced today that Marilyn Nuber, a
powerful player in the Ridgewood and vicinity luxury homes market, has joined the ranks of KW
Luxury Homes International.
A well-known and respected presence throughout the Bergen County real estate community, Nuber has forged a successful career as a perennial sales leader, earning numerous top sales awards and establishing herself among the premier real estate professionals in the local marketplace. By applying sales ability, negotiating skills and industry expertise, Nuber is acknowledged by clients and colleagues alike as an honest and reliable professional, one who has been recognized among the top percentile of sales associates nationwide.
“We couldn’t be more excited to have Marilyn representing the Luxury Division.” says Keller Williams Village Square Realty’s team leader, Sally Ponchak “With more than 28 years of experience in serving affluent buyers and sellers, we know that Marilyn brings a tremendous amount of influence and experience to our team.”
With nearly 1,000 members, KW Luxury Homes International is the elite, luxury properties arm of
Keller Williams Realty, currently the 1st largest real estate company in the United States. The
organization offers eligible associates extensive training, marketing and technology resources as well as elite designation as a Luxury Homes Specialist via The Institute for Luxury Homes Marketing.
“After working with Keller Williams for the past year, my goal for 2013 was to focus on luxury
properties and to assist sellers and buyers of these special homes,” says Marilyn about joining KW Luxury Homes International. “Marketing luxury homes takes greater knowledge, experience and finesse for my clients to achieve total satisfaction.”
Dee Shultz, the founder and chairman of KW Luxury Homes International adds: “We know that the
vast majority of luxury property transactions – on both the buying and selling side – are driven
through agent connections, and our agents are among the most well-connected in North America! With Keller Williams Realty’s network of 80,000 associates and our luxury-specific referral network, we serve our buyers and sellers at a higher-level.”
“With Marilyn’s track record of success and influence, along with the resources that KW Luxury
Homes International provides, luxury homesellers will have all the tools they need to have their home marketed to attract the most buyers and get the best possible price.” says Ponchak.
“Since joining Keller Williams last year, I have been able to serve my clients at the highest levels and now by leading our local Luxury Homes Division allows me to build on that success,” adds Nuber.
Ridgewood Open Houses Sunday May 5
May 3, 2013 By Michael Shetler
Ridgewood Open Houses in Ridgewood, NJ
Starts: 05/05/2013 01:00 pm
Duration: 3 hours:
Ridgewood, NJ
07450
Michael Shetler is a local resident and NJAR Circle of Excellence recipient (2009, 2011) who is happy to serve you in this area. For more information about any of these local homes for sale please call Michael at 201.421.0506 cell or 201.445.4300 office.
Address List Price Bedrooms List Broker
1 644 MAXWELL PL $429,000 3 TARVIN REALTORS
2 610 ROBERT ST $430,000 4 WEICHERT REALTORS RIDGEWOOD
3 614 ELLINGTON RD $539,000 4 COLDWELL BANKER, RIDGEWOOD
4 408 S PLEASANT AVE $549,000 4 KELLER WILLIAMS VILLAGE SQUARE REALTY
5 296 N MAPLE AVE $599,000 4 KELLER WILLIAMS VILLAGE SQUARE REALTY
6 312 PERSHING AVE $599,900 3 PROMINENT PROPERTIES SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY-RIDGEWOO
7 704 HOWARD RD $729,000 4 WEICHERT REALTORS RIDGEWOOD
8 655 TERHUNE RD $739,000 3 RE/MAX PROPERTY CENTER
9 144 UNADILLA RD $825,000 3 TERRIE O’CONNOR REALTORS/RIDGEWOOD
10 801 N MONROE ST $849,000 4 WEICHERT REALTORS RIDGEWOOD
11 217 WAIKU RD $849,000 3 KELLER WILLIAMS VILLAGE SQUARE REALTY
12 463 VAN EMBURGH AVE $969,000 5 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE RAND REALTY, HARRINGTON
13 900 GLENVIEW RD $969,000 4 COLDWELL BANKER, RIDGEWOOD
14 449 MEADOWBROOK AVE $1,099,000 5 TARVIN REALTORS
15 812 NORGATE DR $1,159,000 3 TERRIE O’CONNOR REALTORS/LAKE ST.
16 301 WESTGATE RD $1,299,000 5 KELLER WILLIAMS VILLAGE SQUARE REALTY
17 112 RICHARDS RD $1,589,000 4 KELLER WILLIAMS VILLAGE SQUARE REALTY
18 33 MAYNARD CT $1,698,000 4 KELLER WILLIAMS VILLAGE SQUARE REALTY
19 256 HEMPSTEAD RD $1,995,000 7 TARVIN REALTORS
20 200 N MURRAY AVE $2,149,000 5 TARVIN REALTORS
21 237 MOUNTAIN AVE $2,340,000 6 SOLUTIONS REALTY, LLC
22 120 WALTON ST A $699,000 3 SASSANO PROPERTIES INC.
U.S. Homeownership Rate Falls to Lowest Since 1995
By Prashant Gopal & John Gittelsohn – Apr 30, 2013 11:55 AM ET
The U.S. homeownership rate fell to the lowest in almost 18 years, reflecting rising demand for rentals and investor purchases in the housing market.
The share of Americans who own their homes was 65 percent in the first quarter, down from 65.4 percent a year earlier and the lowest level since the third quarter of 1995, the Census Bureau reported today. The vacancy rate for rented homes dropped to 8.6 percent from 8.8 percent a year earlier, while vacancies for owner-occupied houses fell to 2.1 percent from 2.2 percent.
9th Annual Wiffle for Cancer Tournament
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Online registration is now available! Remember every registrant receives a free t-shirt. Registration will be limited to 64 teams. Walk-up registrations are welcome if space is still available on the day of the event.
When?
Sunday, June 2, 2013
12:00 Noon (Check-in begins at 11:30am)
Rain or Shine
Where?
Ridgewood High School
627 East Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450We hope to see lots of new faces this year. We want to make this year’s tournament the biggest ever, so please spread the word to as many people as you can.
Tournament sponsorship opportunities are available. Sponsors who donate at the Bronze level (a minimum of $100) will receive recognition on the Wiffle for Cancer website, post-event publicity recognition, as well as have their name placed on the tournament t-shirt. Any sponsor who donates at the Silver level (a minimum of $200) will receive everything from the Bronze level as well as a link directly to the sponsor’s website from our Wiffle for Cancer website. For a donation of $300 or more sponsors will achieve Gold level sponsorship, which includes the two previous levels, the opportunity to have a sign on the fence facing East Ridgewood Avenue visible to drive-by traffic and a field will be named after your company or family. At the Gold level, the sponsors who donate more than the minimum will have their names placed on the most prominently located fields and the largest donor’s name will appear on the field where the championship game is played. We also welcome companies who wish to donate items for the event (e.g. – food items or prizes) in lieu of cash donations.
All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Nick Currey Fund for Ewing Sarcoma Research. If you are unable to play donations will gladly be accepted. To donate send checks payable to “Nick Currey Fund” to Wiffle for Cancer c/o Ralph Currey, 260 Woodside Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450-5036. Alternatively, you can send checks payable to “Nick Currey Fund” to CureSearch for Children’s Cancer, Development Office, 4600 East West Highway, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814-3457. To donate online, visit www.curesearch.org/nickcurreyfund and make a donation “in memory of Nick Currey”.
Any questions? Please email wiffleforcancer@gmail.com.
Photo exhibit in Ridgewood features trees
Friday, May 3, 2013
BY EILEEN LA FORGIA
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Tree lovers will enjoy a visit to Yvette Lucas’ “Tree Portraits” exhibit at the Cottage Place Gallery in Ridgewood. Her archival pigment prints and photo intaglios are on display through May 5. Her “portraits” are photographs taken in forests, parks and reservations located primarily in New Jersey and in the Berkshires. In them she perceives a sense of personal place, history and individual character.
“As trees grow they are affected by many elements they come in contact with,” said Lucas. “Like us, their environment helps or hinders the growth and final form they take – the subsequent scars, diseases and catastrophes that may befall each of them create a being that is different from any other tree.” She finds these blemishes to be beautiful and says they add character and personality to a tree. “I focus on the trees that tell stories, awe, or communicate with the environment in a visual and emotional way,” she noted.
Tax Freedom Day Is Here for New Jersey
May 4,2013
AFP
Ridgewood NJ, Tax Freedom Day has finally arrived in New Jersey! Yet, it’s not really cause for celebration, is it? After all, New Jerseyans like you and me are now working more than a third of the year just to pay our tax bill at all levels of government!
Tax Foundation economist Kyle Pomereau put the tax burden into stark perspective. Kyle noted that “we will be paying more in taxes than we pay for food, clothing and housing combined.”
Think about that for a second. The levels of government taxation are exceeding the cost of living—of paying for the bare essentials in life.
Fun Facts : New Jersey taxpayers have to work 124 days of the year, until May 4, just to pay our entire federal, state and local taxes. Our state now has the second highest tax burden of any state in the country.
New Jersey lags behind economically with a 9% unemployment rate, the highest in the region.
Since 2000 property taxes have shot up some 75%. Income taxes are up. The sales tax has gone up. Spending has gone up over 60% and our state debt has more than doubled.
New Jerseyan are witnessing an erosion of economic freedom that means having to work longer and harder just to make ends meet. It means less money in our pockets to save for our golden years or to put money away for our kid’s education. More than that, it means having to give up that night out to dinner, trip to a ball game or summer vacation—costing us precious time with our family and loved ones.
The tax-and-spend model has driven New Jersey to the brink. It’s time to rein in Trenton and free hard-working New Jerseyans from the shackles of Big Government in order to bring economic prosperity back to the Garden State!
In accordance with the provisions of the “Open Public Meetings Act,” please be advised that the Planning Board has CANCELLED its meeting of May 7, 2013, in the Village Hall Court Room.
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.
Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving Toyota Camry Goes Up In Smoke
May 4, 2013
Boyd A. Loving
10:45 AM
Ridgewood NJ, An engine compartment fire in a Toyota Camry brought the Ridgewood Fire Department out in force on Saturday morning. The fire, reportedly triggered by a malfunctioning car battery, occurred in the driveway of a home located in the 400 block of Hanks Avenue.
No injuries were reported in the blaze but the vehicle was destroyed. Ridgewood PD Patrol Officer Patrick Elwood completed a property damage report in connection with the incident. Fire Department personnel at the scene were under the command of Captain Christopher DuFlocq.
Park entrances in Ridgewood may soon rock
Thursday May 2, 2013, 4:36 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
The Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands (CRPL) is moving forward on its founders’ pledge to provide funding and support for the restoration and improvement of all the village’s parks.
Landscapers recently retained by the volunteer organization were completing beautification work on the east side of the Ridgewood train station this week. The project was the first major undertaking since CRPL announced its formation and mission statement last fall.
Group members have now laid the groundwork on their next initiative, which has already won the support of the village’s Parks and Recreation Department. According to Ridgewood Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck, CRPL hopes to install new signage at the entrances of each park in town.
They Are Murdering Small Business: The Percentage Of Self-Employed Americans Is At A Record Low
By Michael, on May 2nd, 2013
The percentage of Americans that are working for themselves has never been lower in the history of the United States. Once upon a time, the United States was a paradise for entrepreneurs and small businesses, but now the control freak bureaucrats that dominate our society have created a system that absolutely eviscerates them. This is very unfortunate, because by murdering small business, the bureaucrats are destroying the primary engine of job growth in this country. One of the big reasons why there are not enough jobs in America today is because small business creation is way down. As I mentioned yesterday, entrepreneurs and small businesses are being absolutely devastated by rules, regulations, red tape and by oppressive levels of taxation. If anyone doubts that small business in the United States is dying, just look at the charts below. Sadly, this is what the bureaucrats that run things want. They don’t want us to be independent of the system. Instead, they are much more comfortable when as many of us as possible are heavily dependent on the system in one way or another. If all of us have to go running to the government or to one of the big corporations for a job, then we are much easier to control. But as the control freaks continue to construct their bureaucratic utopia, they are also killing off what once made the U.S. economy so great.
