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GRAYDON POOL BADGES: RESIDENT DISCOUNT SALES BEGIN APRIL 1ST

Purchase your resident membership early for a discount through May 19th. Village priced memberships are available to Ridgewood residents, non-residents who pay local property taxes to the Village of Ridgewood, and employees of the Village of Ridgewood and Board of Education. Proof is required.

GRAYDON POOL SEASON MEMBERSHIPS
ADULT – $97.00 through May 19th, $110.00 thereafter.
CHILD – $87.00 (ages 2-15, under 2 free) through May 19th, $100.00 thereafter.
SENIOR – $20.00 (62 and older) through May 19th, $25.00 thereafter.
DAILY GUEST PASS – $10.00 (Available to residents only)
BADGE REPLACEMENT – $5.00
TENNIS BADGES
ADULT – $30.00
CHILD – $25.00
DAILY PASS – $5.00
DAILY GUEST PASS – $10.00 (Available to residents only)
BADGE REPLACEMENT – $5.00

NON-RESIDENT MEMBERSHIPS
The Village Council and the Ridgewood Department of Parks and Recreation are pleased to invite all families in the surrounding area to join the Graydon Pool facility for the 2012 summer season. Non-Ridgewood adults will be charged $175 and children, ages 2 through 15, will be charged $155 for the 13-week season. Daily passes and guest passes are available to Ridgewood residents only. Membership sales will begin April 1st online.

HOW TO PURCHASE BADGES
Badges will go on sale April 1st and can be purchased from the comfort of home on Community Pass. (Visa and Mastercard accepted).

Pre-season in person registration will be available Saturdays, May 12 and May 19, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, as well as Monday, May 28th, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Graydon Pool Badge Office, 259 North Maple Avenue. Badges can be purchased daily throughout the operating season.

Please contact the Recreation Office at 201-670-5560 with any questions.

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>Security shakeup at Port Authority

>We’re No. 1: In highest corporate taxes and that’s no joke 

Come Sunday, America finally has something to crow about in its economic war with China and Japan: It will have the highest jobs-killing corporate tax rate in the industrialized world.

No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke. When Japan officially slashes its rate to 36.8 percent Sunday, America’s will be tops at 39.2 percent.

President Obama has proposed a rate of 28 percent, but Republicans charge that it comes with $350 billion in new, off-setting taxes. The GOP is pushing for a cut to 25 percent, but the election year is getting in the way of any deal.

The Business Roundtable has been pushing for a clean cut in corporate tax rates, claiming it would spur job growth and industrial reinvestment. They even cite a recent move by England to cut their tax rates from 28 percent to 22 percent, which officials called “an advertisement for investment and jobs in Britain.

https://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/washington-secrets/2012/03/we%E2%80%99re-no-1-highest-corporate-taxes/424571

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Night of Future Broadway Stars

Benefits Covenant House New Jersey

Second Annual Event – A Night of Future Broadway Stars will be Monday, April 2 at BF Middle School. Tickets are available at Book Ends, Ridgewood. This event was sold out last year and is a great example of kids supporting kids. Last year ‘the show was heartwarming….there were families, middle school students, high school students, teachers, and Broadway stars coming together to help put homeless teens in a better position to help themselves. Last year’s show was sold out and we expect this year’s show to do the same.”

>Secretary Chu’s $10 Million Fiasco
Diane Katz March 21, 2012 at 4:38 pm

During a hearing last week of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Wyoming Senator John Barrasso (R) asked Energy Secretary Steven Chu a seemingly simple question: “(D)o you think a $50 light bulb is affordable for American families?”

“No, absolutely not,” Chu replied.

Well, if that’s the case, why did Chu award a $10 million top prize for a $50 light bulb in his department’s competition for an “affordable” light? (FYI: The winner, Philips Lighting N.A., a division of the Netherlands-based Royal Philips Electronics, was the only contestant.)

Equally ludicrous is the notion that a government contest was necessary to “incentivize” the development of new lighting technologies, as claimed by Chu, who holds a Ph.D. in physics but doesn’t seem to have a clue about household budgets, light bulb manufacturing, or basic principles of economics.

https://blog.heritage.org/2012/03/21/secretary-chus-10-million-fiasco/

>The Obamacare Two-Year Checkup: More Reasons for Repeal
By Nina Owcharenko and Kathryn Nix
March 21, 2012

Abstract: On its second anniversary, Obamacare remains unpopular. The provisions currently in effect have fallen short of expectations and disrupted the market, causing even greater uncertainty for the future. Overall, Obamacare has increased government control of Americans’ health care choices and limited consumer choice. The recent controversy over the preventive care benefit mandates are a good indication of things to come. The fundamental structure of Obamacare is based on centralizing the financing, delivery, and management of health care, and is completely incompatible with patient-centered, market-based reforms.

Two years ago, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).[1] The PPACA was unpopular when it was enacted in March 2010, and although its proponents hoped it would gain broad acceptance as people learned more about the law, not much has changed since then.

Public opinion surveys continue to show that more people oppose the health care law than support it. The latest Rasmussen poll shows that 56 percent of likely voters “somewhat favor” repeal of the health law, of which 46 percent “strongly favor” repeal.[2]

Many of Obamacare’s key provisions—such as the creation of health insurance exchanges, costly subsidies to purchase coverage, the massive expansion of Medicaid, and the individual and employer mandates—do not take effect until 2014. However, as noted in “Obamacare: The One-Year Checkup,”[3] several important provisions—such as minimum loss ratio regulations, the small-business health insurance tax credit, high-risk pools, and coverage mandates on insurance companies—have already taken effect.

There have been several significant developments over the past year—the decision by the Supreme Court to hear a case on the constitutionality of the law, the halting of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, and the new preventive care benefit mandates. The outcomes continue to underscore that this health care law is unworkable, unsettled, and not worth its cost.

https://tinyurl.com/859e4ao

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School’s back for summer in Ridgewood?

FRIDAY MARCH 30, 2012, 4:38 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

The Board of Education (BOE) last week started advertising for a summer school principal, laying the foundation for the re-launch of summer classes at Ridgewood High School (RHS) later this year.

The district last held summer classes three years ago; a decrease in funding forced the cancellation of the program. But the promise of new revenue has put the program back on the district’s agenda.

“I am in favor of having summer school back in Ridgewood,” BOE member Sheila Brogan said at a recent school board meeting. “I felt when we had to cut it two years ago, that was a lost opportunity for us. Now we have the opportunity to try it again.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/145199025_School_s_back_for_summer_in_Ridgewood_.html

>Hoops for Hope

Hoops for Hope, a fundraiser for a  local  cancer survivor, will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Gymnasium, 52 Passaic Street,  on Sunday, April 1 from 2-5 p.m. Boys and girls in Grades 3-12 may participate. Pre-registration is requested. For more information or to register, contact Mollie Van Horne at 201-658-4215 or [email protected].

>Ridgewood Real estate : Get in the Game!
April 1,2012
By Michael Fidanza

I am constantly scouring the real estate news. Foreclosures. Mortgage rates. Drop in home prices. It’s crazy out there!

The economic downturn exacerbated by the sub-prime mortgage crisis really put the kibosh on buyers and sellers for the past few years. Basically, it forced many people who were able to weather the economic storm onto the sidelines. These folks are waiting for the perfect time to make a move.

My colleague J.J. said it best yesterday: “Analysis paralysis”

The uncertainty has frozen these people into inaction and now they’d like to pull the trigger because their lives, too, are on hold.

-Maybe they need a bigger house for their family.

-Empty nesters looking to downsize or pick up a retirement home.

-The vacationers who wanted to get a second house but were scared off.

People, the real estate market is constantly in flux but you haven’t always been aware of the fact. For much of your lives, it’s been up, up, up.

Sellers, if you sell low now remember that you are also going to buy low and your mortgage rate will be rock bottom.

Buyers, if you are waiting for the perfect deal, stop right now. Find a house and make a choice. Short of a Greece-like collapse, we’ve basically bottomed out. Plus, your quality of life will immediately improve once you move into your new home. You think you’ll save a couple of grand but you pay that many times over in comparison to the place you’re in now.

I know many of you are content where you’re at. I hear you. However, it’s never too early to start thinking about planning for your next home. The remodeling you can do, the addition you need or improvements you would like may never be more affordable as many contractors are dying for any work they can get. If you put this off too long, the wait for that addition might be years away rather than months.

Home ownership is not a spectator sport. Bold action in an uncertain market favors the decisive. Make sure YOU get in the game!

Michael is a licensed Realtor here Ridgewood. You may contact him at [email protected]

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Christ Church In Ridgewood : Holy Week and Easter

All Are Welcome!

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN RIDGEWOOD We invite you to join us for one or all of our worship opportunities this Holy Week and Easter. On Palm Sunday, April 1, there will be two services of Holy Eucharist: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Palms will be distributed both times. At 8 a.m. there will be a simple said Eucharist and at 10 am there will be full choir, including children, and a dramatic enactment of the Gospel reading by the youth of the parish.

During Holy week, April 2-6, Monday 7 am Morning Prayer; Tuesday 12:10 Eucharist and Healing; Wednesday 7am Holy Eucharist; Maundy Thursday 6:30pm Light Supper followed by Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar. On Good Friday there will be four opportunities to observe this important day: 7am and 12:10pm Good Friday Liturgy; 4 pm Stations of Cross and 7pm Holy Communion with reserve sacrament. Stations of the cross will be placed on the outside lawn from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m. all of Holy Week and the community is invited to participate.

Holy Saturday, April 7, the parishes of All Saints’, Glen Rock and Christ Church will join together to celebrate the Easter Vigil beginning at 7pm at Christ Church. Easter Sunday, April 8, there will be two joyous services; the first at 8am and the second at 10 am with full choir. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt for children and maybe a surprise visit from a certain hoppy, long-eared friend. Christ Church is located at 105 Cottage Place on the corner of Franklin Avenue and Cottage Place. For more information call 201.652.2350 or visit www.christchurchridgewood.org.