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PSEG Saluted as International Sustainability Leader
Dow Jones recognizes NJ energy company’s commitment to economic, environmental and social responsibility

(September 8, 2011 – Newark, NJ) – Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) was today named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Along with Duke Energy, it was one of only two U.S. utilities to make the international list. PSEG was also included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. The indexes serve as benchmarks for investors who integrate sustainability considerations into their portfolios and they are important indicators of success, given that companies that embrace sustainability are consistently among the highest performers in their industry.

“The DJSI have become the gold standard in recognizing the world’s corporate sustainability leaders,” said Michael A. Petronella, President, Dow Jones Indexes. “These indexes have become an invaluable market tool for those seeking to support companies that are committed to creating and adopting sustainable business practices.”

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) tracks the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. The DJSI selects leading companies for investment purposes, based on the quality of a company’s strategy, management and its performance in dealing with opportunities and risks deriving from economic, environmental and social developments.

The results are watched by market participants and are used by asset managers in 16 countries to manage a variety of sustainability-driven portfolios, such as mutual funds. Empirical evidence indicates that companies with higher sustainability scores are more likely to outperform their peers over the long-run.
“Businesses often define sustainability in terms of the environment, but it is about much more. It means considering our overall impact on the people and communities we serve, while striving to grow a strong, solid business,” said Anne Hoskins, PSEG’s senior vice president of public affairs and sustainability. “We view our plans and investments through the lens of relevant economic, environmental and social issues.”

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“Cabin Fever” not tonight in Ridgewood!

Cars should check in on North Walnut St off of Franklin Ave.
Pre-registered cars – show your certificate-
or check in for your certificate.
All other cars need to pay $20 and register.

Parking first come-first serve.

The Ridgewood Police Dept wishes to remind all participants there is no consumption of alcohol allowed at this event.

>Friday Night Flights
September 9th, 2011
Friday…Beer Sampling 5pm till 7pm

Following the Can Craze with these Local(ish) Brews
Six Point Sweet Action- 5.20% Abv
Sweet Action has always been somewhat nebulous – read: intriguing in a good way. The beer is listed on Beer Advocate and RateBeer as simply a Cream Ale, but is something wholly more captivating. Layers of ripe exotic fruit flavor, both sweet and bitter, mark its aroma and body. Vigorous dry-hopping with simcoe hops serve to amplify its robust “tropical” character. Like all Sixpoint beers, Sweet Action has long been a draft-only favorite in the New York metro area. The fact that this style-defying beer is now available in freshness friendly 16oz nanokegs (the brewery’s jocular name for its fetching cans) means a lot more beer lovers will undoubtedly now have the opportunity to try this fascinating American ale. Quality beer in the hands of more people, need you ask, is in my opinion a fantastic thing. *This beer was provided by the producer for the specific purposes of review on Hoptopia.

Six Point Bengali Tiger- 6.80% Abv
Sixpoint Bengali Tiger is reminiscent of the century-old English IPA. In my perspective, many current IPAs suffer from lacking substance; unbalanced by a hoppy assertiveness that is not substantiated by a strong foundation of rich malt flavors. Our interpretation uses the highest-quality, floor-malted base malt, which lends a full-bodied and rich caramel flavor. We mash at high temperatures and add generous amounts of specialty malts to further emphasize a strong foundation of malt as leverage for our generous additions of hops… Which are indeed generous. We use a total of three different hop strains, and add a total of six different additions throughout the process. The Bengali Tiger has a hoppy snap upfront, but strides at a steady pace, and finishes balanced. The signature characteristic of the Tiger is the aroma… we use massive quantities of whole East Kent Goldings hops to dry hop in our conditioning tanks. The result? The essential oils from the hops are an enticing treat before every sip. Notice the lacing of stripes around the pint glass as you finish your glass; it’s the mark of the Tiger.

John P Gray
“Son”
Patrick & Sons Super Cellars
32 South Broad St
Ridgewood,NJ 07450
(p) 201-444-0012
(f) 201-444-3070
(e) [email protected]

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>Weather Update: Chamber Car Show, Friday, Sept. 9, 2011

We are waiting until tomorrow (9/9/11), around 1:00pm, checing the weather, then will decide if we should cancel the car show.

We realize that the cars will not come in the rain. Maybe we will get a break in the weather and it will be beautiful.

If it really looks like rain and we have to cancel -there is no rain date. Everyone who has pre-registred will be automatically be registered for 2012 Car Show.

Check www.experienceridgewood.com and/or
call the Chamber office 201-445-2600 around
1:00pm and we will let you know.

Lets hope for a great evening.

>BOE looks to monitor students diets 


How better to gather information about your child’s eating habits and use them to tailor health insurance policies and create behavior control programs.Dig deep on this one, there is probably some government $$ out there to be had if you have the data to back up the need for an obesity awareness program or some other intrusive nonsense.


Then again it can just be another incompetent move by the BOE and school administration


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>The Valley Hospital “Renewal” meetings start next week

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
BY KELLY EBBELS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Village Council public meetings on The Valley Hospital “Renewal” proposal are just around the corner, and villagers, as well as hospital officials, have begun to prepare.

The council has planned seven special public meetings to review testimonials by professionals and to hear from the public, the first of which is next Tuesday. The council is charged with deciding whether to give final approval on the village’s Hospital Zone ordinance as amended last year by the Planning Board, the final decision in a process that began five years ago.

The hospital proposes a $750 million expansion to 1.1 million square feet on its 15-acre property on North Van Dien Avenue. The expansion would allow the hospital to host single-room facilities.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/129509868_Special_meetings_get_started_next_week.html

>Village Council Special Public Meetings Concerning Proposed Valley Expansion

The Ridgewood Village Council will be holding Special Public Meetings concerning the proposed Valley Hospital expansion in the Ridgewood High School Campus Center, 627 East Ridgewood Avenue, on the following dates: September 13, September 19, October 13, October 24, November 3, November 22, and November 29, 2011.

The meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m. The doors will open at 6:45 p.m. and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The meetings will also be televised on Cablevision Channel 77 and through computer video streaming (limited viewers due to bandwith limitations). Agendas for each meeting will be posted on the Village’s website prior to the meeting.

>Ridgewood schools taking a delicate approach to teaching 9/11

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

On most days, Ridgewood’s proximity to New York City would be considered one of its greatest merits and conveniences. That was not the case, however, on Sept. 11, 2001, as the catastrophe that claimed the lives of 12 Ridgewood residents could be viewed all too clearly from the peak of Crest Road or Route 17.

This proximity, both geographic and painfully personal, doubtlessly contributed to the ultimate impact of those attacks on the village’s consciousness moving forward, and it is with that proximity in mind that the Ridgewood Public Schools administration decided to take a more measured approach to educating students about the tragedy.

“Ridgewood is a community that suffered a lot of loss in 9/11 and we still have students in the schools, some who were just infants when it occurred,” Superintendent Daniel Fishbein said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/129476688_Ridgewood_Schools_taking_a_delicate_approach_to_teaching_9_11.html

>Ridgewood’s flooding costs could top $500K

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
BY KELLY EBBELS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

The costs for the cleanup and repairs across the village’s property in the wake of Hurricane Irene could be between $400,000 and $600,000. The village will seek compensation for those costs from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Flooding at Village Hall in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene last week. The building took in about 3 feet of water.

The costs include about $200,000 worth of damage to Village Hall, where remediation is ongoing. About 4 feet of sheetrock was pulled from the walls last week, and a private firm was called in to work on mold abatement “so we would have a healthy building,” Village Manager Ken Gabbert said at Wednesday’s council meeting. There is also damage to tile and furniture.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/129478153_Ridgewood_s_flooding_costs_could_top__500K_.html

>Poll: Obama Five Times Worse Than Carter on Economy
September 8, 2011

Two new polls today find that just one third of the public feels President Obama deserves re-election while five times more Americans think Obama has done a worse job fixing the economy than Jimmy Carter, the modern era’s Herbert Hoover.

Washington Whispers contributor John Zogby tells us that his new polling is spirit-crushing for the depressed White House. “It was a very bad week for Barack Obama. Our polling shows his job approval at 39 percent and the percentage saying he deserves re-election at 33 percent, both the lowest of his term, while the percentage of voters saying the nation is on the wrong track reached a high since he took office at 75 percent,” he said.

https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/09/08/poll-obama-five-times-worse-than-carter-on-economy?s_cid=rss:washington-

>FBI raids solar panel company hailed by Obama


Firm got $500 million in stimulus funds

FBI agents executed search warrants Thursday at the California headquarters of Solyndra LLC, which was awarded more than $500 million in federal stimulus loans in 2009 to make solar panels in what the Obama administration called part of an aggressive effort to put more Americans to work and end U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

But the firm filed a bankruptcy petition Tuesday in Delaware, shedding more than 900 full-time employees, leaving just a “core group” of 113 employees, according to bankruptcy records.

FBI spokesman Peter D. Lee said multiple search warrants were served at the company’s Fremont, Calif., headquarters in what he called a joint investigation by the FBI and the Energy Department’s Office of Inspector General. But he said he could not provide any details about the ongoing probe.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/8/fbi-raids-solar-panel-company-hailed-by-obama/

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