Month: June 2013

$1,200,000 – 572 W SADDLE RIVER RD, RIDGEWOOD NJ

Ridgewood Open Houses Sunday June 23rd

$410,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1322130
439 E SADDLE RIVER RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Janis Fuhrman, Sales Associate
Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Ridgewood
Open House: 1 – 4 Sun. 6/23
15

$499,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1320833
610 LINWOOD AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Marguerite Lahanas, Sales Associate
Marron Gildea Realty, Inc. Ridgewood
Open House: 1-4 Sun. 6/23
9

$499,900 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1313957
4 W GLEN AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Rose Hueneke, Broker Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1-4:30PM Sun. 6/23
15

$549,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1322761
925 N MONROE ST, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Stephanie Sotell-Lesslauer, Sales Associate
Weichert Realtors Ridgewood
Open House: 1-4pm Sun. 6/23
14

$598,888 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1319097
516 VAN BUREN ST, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, S/L
Ming Tilley, Sales Associate
Realtyline – Teaneck
Open House: 1-4pm Sun. 6/23
15

$689,900 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1317031
466 UPPER BLVD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, S/L
Ronald Pizza, Sales Associate
McBride Agency, Inc.
Open House: 1 to 3 Sun. 6/23
9

$699,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1304804
408 LINWOOD AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath,
3 Half Bath, COL
David H. Larsen, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1 to 4 PM Sun. 6/23
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$750,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1317660
355 N PLEASANT AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Lori Lettieri, Sales Associate
Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood
Open House: 1-4 pm Sun. 6/23
15

$875,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1305456
348 QUEENS CT, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
6 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath, B/L
Pamela Kutoroff, Sales Associate
Century 21 Van Der Wende Associates
Open House: 1-4 Sun. 6/23
15

$879,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1320087
33 S HILLSIDE PL, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Jennifer M. Parsekian, Broker Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1-4pm Sun. 6/23
15
– See more at: https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses#sthash.gYOT9TIp.dpuf

$924,900 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1315568
900 GLENVIEW RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, COL
Kathleen Insley, Sales Associate
Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood
Open House: 1-4 Sun. 6/23
15

$949,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1317464
744 UPPER BLVD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, COL
Edward Rao, Broker
Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Ridgewood
Open House: 1 – 4 PM Sun. 6/23
15

$950,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1309237
380 BEDFORD RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, COL
Lori Lettieri, Sales Associate
Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood
Open House: 1-4pm Sun. 6/23
15

$975,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1321040
101 N WALNUT ST, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, 2FAM
Kathleen Burke, Sales Associate
Marron Gildea Realty, Inc. Ridgewood
Open House: 1 – 4PM Sun. 6/23
15

$999,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1317864
334 E GLEN AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
8 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, 2FAM
Christal Chang, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1- 3 PM Sun. 6/23
15

$999,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1317991
334 E GLEN AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
8 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, COL
Christal Chang, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1-3 PM Sun. 6/23
15

$1,059,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1318239
812 NORGATE DR, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath, RANCH
Terrie O’Connor, Broker Associate
Diana R. Leung, Sales Associate
Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Lake St.
Open House: 1-4 Sun. 6/23
15

$1,075,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1320568
241 LOTTE RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Lisa Sammataro, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1-4 PM Sun. 6/23
15

$1,099,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1314467
449 MEADOWBROOK AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, COL
Ellen Quinn, Sales Associate
Barbara Masarky, Broker Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1:00-4:30 Sun. 6/23
15

$1,139,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1315219
869 HILLCREST RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Laura Gill, Sales Associate
Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood
Open House: 1-4 Sun. 6/23
– See more at: https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses#sthash.gYOT9TIp.dpuf

$1,200,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1317603
572 W SADDLE RIVER RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Glenn Hefferan, Sales Associate
Weichert Realtors Ridgewood
Open House: 1pm to 4pm Sun. 6/23
15

$1,299,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1313767
33 SHERWOOD RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Julia Pilosio, Sales Associate
Marron Gildea Realty, Inc.
Open House: 1 to 4 Sun. 6/23
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$1,299,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1315416
301 WESTGATE RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Jennifer M. Parsekian, Broker Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1-4pm Sun. 6/23
5

$1,395,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1322148
472 OLD STONE RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath, COL
Linda Aktar, Broker Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1-4:30 PM Sun. 6/23
15

$1,495,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1319365
84 RIDGE RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
2 Half Bath, COL
Sallyann Morris, Sales Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1:00-4:30 Sun. 6/23
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$1,795,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1322398
318 HEIGHTS RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
6 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
2 Half Bath, COL
Frances Ekblom, Sales Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1-430PM Sun. 6/23
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$2,495,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1318337
200 HIGHLAND AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
6 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Mary Tarvin Passaro, Broker Associate
Tom Tarvin, Broker Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1:00-4:30 Sun. 6/23
– See more at: https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses#sthash.gYOT9TIp.dpuf

file photo Ridgewood PD

Ridgewood Police Have Issued a Bear Watch

There has been a bear sighting in the area of Paramus road and Linwood Ave. If you see the bear Do Not approach and call 9-1-1

 

Bear-Proofing Your Property

Bear damage due to bird feeders is a very common and growing complaint. Do not begin feeding birds again, until mid-November when most bears have gone into hibernation.

Clean up spilled seed below feeder stations.

Keep garbage in airtight containers inside your garage or storage area until day of pickup. Double bagging and the use of ammonia will reduce odors that attract bears. Freeze food scraps before discarding into the garbage can.

Garbage for pickup should be put outside the morning of collection and not the night before.

A plastic garbage bag alone does not provide enough security. Always place bagged garbage in a secondary container.

Do not place meat or sweet food scraps in your compost pile.

Do not leave pet food or dishes outdoors at night.

Clean up and/or store outdoor grills after use.

Use a bear-proof dumpster, can, or store all garbage in a secure storage area without windows until day of pickup.

Erect portable solar powered electric fences around fruit trees and gardens. Do not allow fruit or vegetables to rot on the ground.

Compost Piles, if you must have a compost pile, enclose it with electric fencing. Don’t put meat, fish,melon rinds and other pungent scraps in the pile. Keep it aerated and properly turned. Add lime to promote decomposition and reduce odor.

Never intentionally feed bears to attract them to your yard for viewing.

https://www.yellowstone-bearman.com/B_housesafe.html

Marriage rate dives to new lows since economic downturn

Recession accelerates pace of decline and marriage rate is expected to remain low in foreseeable future.

U.S. marriage rates are at historic lows but may soon rebound a bit, demographers predict.

Numbers are rising among women ages 25-34, the college-educated and the affluent
Declines likely to set in again at end of decade
Average marriage age for U.S. men could reach 30

The marriage rate is at its lowest point in more than a century, and the number of marriages across the USA fell more than 5% during the recession. But a new analysis projects that pent-up demand and the large population of marriage-eligible Millennials, ages 18-34, means more will be headed to the altar over the next two years.

Cultural changes about whether and when to marry, the fact that two-thirds of first marriages are preceded by cohabitation and the recession’s financial fallout — including unemployment and underemployment — fueled the wedding decline. Projections from the private company Demographic Intelligence of Charlottesville, Va., says the signs are right for a temporary boost in weddings.

The company projects a 4% increase in the number of weddings since 2009, reaching 2.168 million this year; 2.189 million in 2014. Depending on the economic recovery, the report projects a continuing increase to 2.208 million in 2015.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/17/marriage-trends-demographics/2424641/

Detroit Recovery Plan Threatens Muni-Market Underpinnings
By Brian Chappatta & Martin Z. Braun – Jun 17, 2013 12:01 AM ET

Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s plan to suspend payments on $2 billion of Detroit’s debt threatens a basic tenet of the $3.7 trillion municipal market: that states and cities will raise taxes as high as needed to avoid default.

Orr, appointed by Republican Governor Rick Snyder to oversee Michigan’s largest city, proposed a deal last week that included skipping a $39.7 million payment on pension-obligation debt. The city is also set to default on unsecured unlimited-tax and limited-tax general-obligation bonds as it grapples with $17 billion in liabilities to avoid a record bankruptcy.

By calling into question the safety of any security backed by a government’s general obligation to pay what it owes, Orr, 55, imperils similar debt across Michigan, the eighth-most-populous state. As local governments strive to rebound from the longest recession since the 1930s, they may confront higher borrowing costs.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-17/detroit-recovery-plan-threatens-muni-market-underpinnings.html

COUNTY CLERK EXPANDS PHOTO CARD PROGRAM to Seniors for Discounts

Now Being Offered to Bergen County Seniors and Exempt Firefighters

Bergen County Clerk is pleased to announce the expansion of the Bergen County Clerk’s office’s Photo Card Program to now include Golden Key Photo Cards for Bergen County residents 62 and older and Exempt Firefighters. Starting Monday, June 24, 2013, the cards will be issued at the Bergen County Clerk’s Office.

The wallet-sized card, which is currently offered to veterans, can be used at participating businesses or organizations which offer discounts. It cannot be used to conduct official business or to secure benefits.

To obtain a card, seniors or exempt firefighters must fill out an application and provide the necessary documentation. Seniors must present a copy of their birth certificate, current US Passport or driver’s license. Exempt Firefighters must present a copy of their Exempt Firefighter Certificate or a letter from the Exempt Association Secretary. There is no fee for the photo cards.

“I am pleased to continuously offer additional services to the citizens of Bergen County,” stated Clerk Hogan.

Seniors and Exempt Firefighters can obtain a photo card by visiting the Office of the Bergen County Clerk, One Bergen County Plaza, Room 122, Hackensack, N.J. 07601. Office hours are Mondays from 9:00 AM- 6:00 PM and Tuesdays to Fridays from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM.

Clerk Hogan pointed out that in the weeks following this initial roll-out, he plans to take the Photo Card Program “on the road” by visiting Senior Citizens Centers, Veterans Organizations and Fire Organizations.

For more information, please call 201-336-7006

Mets Day at Bookends

Dwight “Doc” Gooden Saturday, June 22nd @ 1:00pm
Former New York Met & New York Yankee Pitcher, Dwight “Doc” Gooden, will sign his new book: Doc Books available: June 4th

David Ferry Saturday, June 22nd @ 1:00-2:30pm
New york Mets Super Fan and Author, David Ferry will be signing his book: Total Mets

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

Government could use metadata to map your every move
By Lindsay Wise and Jonathan S. Landay | McClatchy Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — If you tweet a picture from your living room using your smartphone, you’re sharing far more than your new hairdo or the color of the wallpaper. You’re potentially revealing the exact coordinates of your house to anyone on the Internet.

The GPS location information embedded in a digital photo is an example of so-called metadata, a once-obscure technical term that’s become one of Washington’s hottest new buzzwords.

The word first sprang from the lips of pundits and politicians earlier this month, after reports disclosed that the government has been secretly accessing the telephone metadata of Verizon customers, as well as online videos, emails, photos and other data collected by nine Internet companies. President Barack Obama hastened to reassure Americans that “nobody is listening to your phone calls,” while other government officials likened the collection of metadata to reading information on the outside of an envelope, which doesn’t require a warrant.

But privacy experts warn that to those who know how to mine it, metadata discloses much more about us and our daily lives than the content of our communications.

So what is metadata? Simply put, it’s data about data. An early example is the Dewey Decimal System card catalogs that libraries use to organize books by title, author, genre and other information. In the digital age, metadata is coded into our electronic transmissions.

Read more here: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/06/20/194505/government-could-use-metadata.html#.UcVkp9j-r8k#storylink=cpy

The New Jersey GOP’s Secret Senate Race Weapon
By Peter Roff

Democrats – and most Republicans – expect that the party will keep the seat held on and off since the 1980s by the late New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg in the upcoming special election. GOP Gov. Chris Christie certain seems to believe it which is probably why, having determined the law required him to schedule a quick election, he picked a Wednesday in October – giving the special election a $24 million price tag – just two weeks before he must face the voters in his regularly scheduled bid for a second term.

If he hadn’t, Christie might have been on the ballot at a time when the Senate race was energizing Democrats to turn out, making his expected path to an easy win as bumpy as the north end of the Jersey Turnpike.

All that’s fine with former Bogota, N.J. Mayor Steve Lonegan, the former leader of the New Jersey chapter of Americans for Prosperity and the GOP’s best chance to win a Senate race since Jeff Bell ousted incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Clifford Case in the 1978 primary.

[See a collection of political cartoons on Congress.]

Despite losing the GOP primary to Christie four years ago Lonegan is a force to be reckoned with. Legally blind, he was for 12 years the mayor of Bogota, which gave Barack Obama better than 65 percent of the vote in the last election. For 11 of those years Lonegan also had working control of the city council, which allowed him to author and pass tax cutting measures, reduce the size of government, and put into place a law requiring any city budget that increased spending by more than the rate of inflation to be ratified by a vote of the people in this overwhelmingly Democrat community.

Lonegan has compiled an impressive political resume, leading two successful statewide campaigns against big spending ballot measures – which is a nice contrast with his opponent in the GOP primary, Dr. Alieta Eck, whose experience in politics seems not to go much beyond this speech to the extremist John Birch Society. Lonegan’s network is formidable, turning in 7,000 signatures to get on the ballot in just about 36 hours when only 1,000 were required – an indication that his political base, inspired by his Chris Christie-style plain speaking, is highly energized and ready to go.

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2013/06/21/steve-lonegan-could-score-a-surprise-victory-in-the-new-jersey-senate-race

Ridgewood Reorg , photo by Boyd Loving

Resident upset by ‘mean-spirited’ behavior of  Mayor Paul Aronsohn, Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli, and Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck

Councilman Riche deserves an official retraction of accusations

Friday, June 21, 2013
The Ridgewood News

To the Editor:

During three meetings of the Village Council on May 22, June 5 and June 12, a colorful assortment of adjectives was used by members of the public to describe the behavior of Mayor Paul Aronsohn, Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli, and Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck, and the events surrounding their public treatment of fellow councilman Thomas Riche.

Descriptions included: despicable, flogging, besmirched, disgraceful, embarrassing, shameful, witch hunt and others. I have been heartened to see citizens turning out in great numbers at Village Council meetings to express their disgust with the mean-spirited behavior of these three elected officials.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/212439471_Letter__Resident_upset_by_behavior.html#sthash.NohBc6iL.dpuf

Readers take issue with “Hauck’s ‘character’ letter in the Ridgewood News

There was an interesting letter in The Ridgewood News on June 21. The letter was entitled: “Hauck’s ‘character’ overrides her past work with Valley.”

https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/212438891_Letter__Hauck_s__character__overrides_her_past_work_with_Valley.html

Although letter writer John G. Hartnett identified himself as Councilwoman Hauck’s neighbor, he failed to disclose that he is also the long time rector of St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, thus the spiritual leader of Ms. Hauck’s own church.

Is it just me, or was the Reverend’s failure to disclose more than “I’m a neighbor” a deliberate omission of fact? And, was the Reverend’s letter solicited or unsolicited?

The letter immediately following this one was certainly more to the point. When your next door neighbor finally speaks out about a matter that has been on people’s minds for God knows how long, and then does not fully disclose who he really is, you really have to wonder. On the other hand,it’s a lot like Valley…tell only part of the story.

Facebook glitch exposes info of 6M users
Brett Molina, USA TODAY 5:39 p.m. EDT June 21, 2013

Facebook says a glitch may have exposed portions of the personal contact information, such as email addresses or phone numbers, of roughly 6 million users.

In a statement posted Friday, the social network says the bug is tied to uploading contact lists or address books, which are used in creating friend recommendations.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/06/21/facebook-bug-personal-info/2447547/