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>April 28th, 2011 – Flag at Half Mast – Ret. Lt. Edward Outslay

The flags in Ridgewood are at half-staff due to the passing of retired Village Fire Lieutenant Edward Outslay. Our condolences go out to his family.

>New law eases municipal consolidation

Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation Wednesday that will ease municipal consolidation, opening the door for further study of a Cherry Hill-Merchantville merger. (Cooney, Gannett)

https://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20110428/NEWS01/104280357/1006/New-law-eases-municipal-consolidation

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>All but two N.J. towns vote to reject raising property taxes over Gov. Christie’s 2 percent cap
Published: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 12:14 AM
By Megan DeMarco/Statehouse Bureau

Voters rejected property-tax increases in 12 municipalities today, while two towns approved special ballots to exceed the new 2 percent municipal property-tax cap.

https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/all_but_two_nj_towns_vote_to_r.html

>Ridgewood Co-op’s Scholastic Book Fair revised times for the book fair

There has been a change to the schedule for this event. Below are the revised times for the book fair.

Step right up and join the Co-op for their Scholastic Book Fair on May 4th & 5th. This year’s theme is Book Fair Carnival. There will be raffles, crafts and a souvenir “carnival” picture. Bring the kids to this fun-filled event and encourage an early love of reading. It’s a great oppportunity to stock up on summer reading for the kids. The fair will run from 9:00am-3:00pm & 6:00pm-9:00pm on May 4th and 9:00am-3:00pm on May 5th. The event will take place in the East Room of the Ridgewood United Methodist Church at 100 Dayton Street in Ridgewood.

A nonsectarian school, The Co-op also offers morning and afternoon classes for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds, as well as Mommy & Me classes and Kindergarten Enrichment. Setting the school apart from other nursery schools, The Co-op is organized and run by the parents. This enables parents to actively participate in their child’s early learning experience. Music, physical education, field trips, indoor and outdoor play time and an in-house library are just a few of the experiences to which the children are exposed as supplements to the daily education plans.

For more information on the school or to set up an appointment to visit, please call (201) 447-6232 or email the school at [email protected].

>Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
George Washington

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>CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONCERT SERIES cellist Richard Locker and pianist Hiroko Sasaki

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONCERT SERIES On Sunday, May 1 at 4 p.m. The Christ Church Ridgewood Concert Series will present its final program of the season with a recital by cellist Richard Locker and pianist Hiroko Sasaki.

The concert will feature works by Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, and American composer Randall Svane. Tickets are $20 at the door. Advance Tickets are $15. Christ Church Ridgewood is located at 105 Cottage Place (corner of Franklin Ave. and Cottage Place), Ridgewood. Cellist Richard Locker is well known for his stylish and expressive performances. Winner of such prizes as the American Bach Foundation and the National Arts Club, he made his New York recital debut in 1979 to high critical acclaim, and subsequently toured the world as soloist and chamber musician. He has served as principal cellist with the Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival, the New York City Ballet Orchestra, the American Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and the Brooklyn Philharmonic. He has recorded countless CDs with artists ranging from Leonard Bernstein and Pinchas Zuckerman to Wynton Marsalis, McCoy Tyner, and Elvis Costello. Mr. Locker’s first CD, Jewish Cello Masterpieces, has been a top seller among independent releases in its genre. Mr. Locker has also recorded the complete cello works of American composer Randall Svane and will feature one of Mr. Svane’s cello suites in this concert.

Pianist Hiroko Sasaki performs extensively as recitalist and chamber musician in Europe and Asia. She has also performed at the Yehudi Menuhin Festival, Tanglewood Taos, Banff, and the Budapest Spring Festival. She gives annual recitals in Carnegie Hall and makes frequent tours of Japan. A graduate of the Curtis Institute, she studied with Leon Fleischer, graduating in 1994. She later earned a Master of Music degree at the Peabody Conservatory, and an Artist Diploma at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She is currently on the faculty of the Bard College Conservatory of Music. Visit our website @ www.christchurchridgewood.org.