Month: May 2013

Report: DOJ Seized Records of Five Fox News Phone Numbers
Ryan Lizza of the New Yorker:

The Obama Justice Department has seized the phone records of numbers that are associated with White House staffers and, apparently, with Fox News reporters, according to a document filed on October 13, 2011, in the case of Stephen Jin-Woo Kim, a former State Department contractor accused of violating the Espionage Act for allegedly leaking classified information to James Rosen, a Fox News reporter. Ronald C. Machen, Jr., the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, who is prosecuting the case, has seized records associated with two phone numbers at the White House, at least five numbers associated with Fox News, and one that has the same area code and exchange as Rosen’s personal-cell-phone number (the last four numbers are redacted).

https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/05/21/Report-DOJ-Seized-Records-of-Five-Fox-News-Phone-Records

IRS’s Lerner pleads Fifth, insists she did nothing wrong
By Bernie Becker

IRS official Lois Lerner said had not done anything wrong at a tense House hearaing Wednesday but still invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination on Wednesday.

“I have not done anything wrong. I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations,” Lerner, the head of an IRS division overseeing tax-exempt groups that targeted conservative groups, said before the House Oversight Committee.

Read the story here.

Ridgewood Art Institute Summer Schedules 2013

We have updated our schedules –View the links below for New Summer 2013 Class Schedules and Workshop Information

Schedule of Classes for Adults Summer 2013
Schedule of Classes for Young People Summer 2013
Workshops for Adults and Young People

Time to start thinking about the Member’s Summer Show!
Receiving is June 17-21!

FBI agent fatally shoots man connected to Boston bombers: report
From POST WIRE SERVICE
Last Updated: 8:15 AM, May 22, 2013
Posted: 7:50 AM, May 22, 2013

An FBI agent was involved in a fatal shooting overnight in Orlando, Florida with a suspect connected to Boston Marathon bombers, according to a new report.

Ibragim Todashev, who was being interviewed about his connections to Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, attacked the agent and was shot, NBC News reported.

Todashev, 27, was originally cooperative but later turned on the agent.

“We are currently responding to a shooting incident involving an FBI special agent,” FBI Special Agent Dave Couvertier said in a statement to the network.

“The incident occurred in Orlando, Florida. The agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties,” Couvertier said. “We do not have any further details at this time. We expect to have more information later this morning.”

https://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/fbi_agent_fatally_shoots_man_connected_ZFd8ShuJFsiilAsdz8NsAO

The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood : Plenty of new releases have been arriving here the past few weeks!

Plenty of new releases have been arriving here the past few weeks! We have more of the Ashton VSG TAA Robusto Especial in ten count boxes as well as the Viaje Exclusivo Super Lance, Zombie Super Shot and WLP Super Shot.

Make this beautiful day even better with a great cigar!

The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood
10 Chestnut Street ,Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450

Phone: 201-447-2204 | Email: info@tobaccoshop.com
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00AM – 5:30PM and Thursday Night 6:30PM – 8:30PM

Ridgewood schools to leave national lunch program
Tuesday May 21, 2013, 10:43 AM
BY  LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

Aiming to bring in more bacon, the Ridgewood school district is leaving the national lunch program next term and will seek input on new menus. The district is also exploring ways to make the Infant/Toddler Development Center (ITDC) at Glen School, which is losing money, more lucrative.

A discussion led by Assistant Superintendent for Business Angelo DeSimone about these services took place at last week’s Board of Education (BOE) meeting, which also included a financial update on the Ridgewood Community School.

According to DeSimone, the cafeteria has made revenue gains this year – “about 16 cents on the dollar” in income. Meanwhile, the Ridgewood Community School is yielding a 4 percent profit this quarter, but the ITDC is losing money – 30 cents on the dollar, although that is less money than earlier this year, he said.

“The trend is good, but I don’t think it’s trending fast enough to bring us down to zero,” DeSimone said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/208306651_Ridgewood_schools_to_leave_national_lunch_program.html

file Photo by Boyd Loving

Ridgewood Police 2013 Click It or Ticket campaign and Traffic Updates

UPDATE: Linwood Ave will be closed today in both directions between North Maple Ave and Northern parkway while pse&g repairs a gas main leak. Please plan am alternate route and expect delays in the area.

UPDATE: West Glen Ave is closed between Hillcrest and North Monroe street until 1:00pm today for tree removal. A detour is in place.

Ridgewood NJ , From May 20 – June 2, 2013 The Ridgewood Police Department will be joining law enforcement agencies in New Jersey and nationwide as part of the 2013 Click It or Ticket campaigns that incorporated zero-tolerance enforcement of safety belt usage. Special patrols will be conducted during the campaign focused on failure to wear seatbelts.

Judge rejects Ridgewood family’s protest in school bullying ruling
Tuesday, May 21, 2013    Last updated: Tuesday May 21, 2013, 11:09 PM
BY  LESLIE BRODY
STAFF WRITER
The Record

While educators throughout the state strain to interpret New Jersey’s strict anti-bullying law, a judge has found that an eighth-grade Ridgewood boy violated the rules by calling a fellow student a “horse” and “fat.”

“A reasonable person should know that repeatedly calling a teenage girl ‘fat’ … would have the effect of harming her,” Jeffrey A. Gerson, an administrative law judge in Newark, wrote in the decision, rejecting the boy’s contention that he never intended to harass her. The judge also found that the district’s imposition of two after-school detentions was a fair punishment for a student with no history as a trouble maker.

Gerson noted that the boy had admitted using the word “horse” as a nickname but denied calling the girl overweight.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/Judge_says_Ridgewood_eighth-graders_name-calling_violated_states_anti-bullying_law.html

https://www.preservegraydon.org/

Ridgewood pool ramp debate heats up
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
BY  CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
The Record

RIDGEWOOD — Construction of a controversial ramp at Graydon Pool remains delayed while state environmental officials evaluate its impact on the historic nature of the pool.

While some residents argue that the village is morally obligated to build a ramp, others fear the concrete structure will alter the character of the 1920s-era pool.

Several residents again reiterated those arguments at a special meeting this week called by the state Department of Environmental Protection as part of the Historic Preservation Office’s review of the project.

The ramp at Graydon Pool was approved by the Village Council late last year, after more than two years of debate.

The project was supposed to be finished by summer but now, officials anticipate work won’t begin until fall.

The 40-foot ramp is required to bring the 2.6-acre pool, which has a sand bottom, into compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/208444111_Ridgewood_pool_ramp_debate_heats_up.html

Photo credit:   Boyd A. Loving
Electric, Phone, & WIFI Services to Graydon Pool KO’d by Truck
May 21,2013
Boyd A. Loving
8:46 PM

Ridgewood NJ, A tractor trailer making a U-Turn in the Graydon North parking lot on Tuesday evening struck a low hanging wire, which set off a chain reaction series of events culminating in the loss of electric, phone, and WIFI  services to the Graydon Pool complex.

Ridgewood PD and FD units responded quickly to the incident and roped off the affected area due to the presence of live electric wires on the ground.  A PSE&G lineman arrived within 30 minutes to disconnect the downed power line from the electric grid.

A representative from the Village’s Signal Maintenance division was also observed evaluating damage.  No estimate was given as to when services would be restored.  No injuries were reported, nor was there any apparent damage to the tractor trailer.  There was no report of a summons being issued to the tractor’s driver.

Photo credit:   Boyd A. Loving

East End Reality looks to transform 599 N. Maple into a medical/ professional building
May 21,2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewoood NJ , After the recent cell tower application was withdrawn a new plan to “transform” the building on the corner of 599 North Maple into a medical/ professional building (“upgrade & modernize”) using the back lot as the parking lot.

News came from EAST END REALTY, in a letter signed by FPR Properties, Jay Joseph Friedrich , who also filed with  the Zoning Board ).

Friedrich and Friedrich Attorneys have advised the neighbors in writing that they want to put a parking lot where they were trying to put the cell tower.

A public hearing is being held on May 28th at 7:30pm. FPR  Properties stated they are going to put fencing and shrubberies that shall block the parking area .

Neighbors have expressed some concern over traffic patterns and emergency service access to Barrett Place

PHOTO COURTESY OF JACOB BROWN

H.S. Female Athlete of the Week: Catherine Pagano of Ridgewood
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
BY  ANDY VASQUEZ
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Many high school athletes view running as punishment. What happens when you mess up in practice? You do laps. So when Catherine Pagano tries to explains to her friends how much she loves running, she gets weird looks.

“They don’t understand it because they think you’re just out there running in circles,” Pagano said.

“But I really like running, because it’s kind of an escape.”

Pagano isn’t just escaping from the rigors of her busy schedule at Ridgewood.

She’s running away from the competition. Pagano won the Division A 1,600 and 3,200 meters at the Bergen County Track and Field Championships last week, earning her The Record Female Athlete of the Week honor.

https://www.northjersey.com/sports/208262331_H_S__Female_Athlete_of_the_Week__Catherine_Pagano_of_Ridgewood.html

The Ridgewood Police Department to participate in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to raise money in support of the New Jersey Special Olympics
May 21,2013

Ridgewood NJ, Each year Members of the Ridgewood Police Department participate in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to raise money in support of the New Jersey Special Olympics. On June7th 2013 members will again carry the “Flame of Hope” through Ridgewood on part of its 750 mile journey to the College of New Jersey in Ewing where it will ignite the cauldron at the Special Olympics summer games opening ceremonies.

Please support our effort by making a donation to the Special Olympics torch run. Envelopes to make a donation are located at the Ridgewood Police desk. You could also click on the link below and then click on the donate online link on the left side of the page. Select the Ridgewood Police Department from the drop down menu and make a donation. We thank you for your support.

https://www.njtorchrun.org/