>PJ,
looks like this proves what many of us have long thought
Rutgers salary study was released today :
“Public workers without much education fare much better than similarly-educated private sector workers. For instance, the average salary for a public worker without a high school diploma is $41,000, while it’s only $25,238 for a private sector worker without one.”
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Cruising Re-imagined…Aboard the Norwegian Epic
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>This Saturday (7/31) Garage Sale from 9:00am to 3:00pm – no early birds, please.
94 Warren Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 – next to Graydon Park, Softball field
>The new TATUAJE La Verite 2008 has arrived!
A single vintage from a single farm.
Extremely Limited.
The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood | 10 Chestnut Street | Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
Phone: 201-447-2204 | Email: [email protected]
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00AM – 5:30PM and Thursday Night 6:30PM – 8:30PM
>Reward Card Savings
07/28/10
—————Cheese Shop Coupon————–
50% off
One Cheese with the purchase of any two
(discount applies to cheese of lesser value)
Valid till Aug 12, 2010
with this coupon, not valid with any other offer
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New Arrivals
Bindi’s Gelato
We just put in a selection of Bindi’s Gelato we just couldn’t resis!. They are very, very good! Three favors hazelnut, vanilla, chocolate a lemon sorbet plus single serve parfaits.
Liederkranz
(pronounced ‘LEE-duhr-krahntz)
An American original, created after Germany’s limburger cheese. This surface-ripened speciality cheese features a unique bold aroma, a creamy-smooth body and distinct full flavor. Hasn’t been made since 1985.
6 oz……..$6.99
Sun-Ni String Cheese
(pronounced ‘Sunny”)
Just found this wonderful marinated spicy with a touch of pepper, string cheese, made by hand since 1925, based on the Eupopean family recipe of the grandpa. As the package suggests and we sampled, great on a pita melted in the oven. So simple, easy….delicious! Where have you been all my life?
8 oz….$5.99
>Please forward any specific Village of Ridgewood Building Department time of approval concerns to:
K. Gabbert, Village Manager
[email protected]
Specific information to include property address, date of application, the contact phone number, and name, will allow for proper followup of the time delay if any.
The Building Department is fully functioning and handling an increasing volume of applications.
Ken Gabbert, Village Manager
Village of Ridgewood
>PJ, please post —
I wanted to inform everyone of the arrangements for Caitlin Alvaro, who passed away this week.
WAKE
Today, 7-9pm
Friday, 2-4pm & 7-9pm
At
Feeney Funeral Home
232 Franklin Avenue
Ridgewood
FUNERAL MASS
Saturday, 9:30am
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
The youth center will be open this evening from 8pm until whenever needed. Any teen needing a place just “to be” is welcome. Please feel free to invite friends who need a place as well.
Please keep the Alvaro family in your prayers.
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The Record: Taken for a ride
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Record
https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/99526369_Taken_for_a_ride.html
RIDGEWOOD commuters are getting a beautiful, renovated train station. NJ Transit is spending $24 million on the high-hat redo. At the same time, cash-strapped NJ Transit is passing the hat to its customers.
The lavish remake in Ridgewood is being carried out under the guise of handicap accessibility. The station platforms are being raised, and an elevator and new wheelchair ramps are being added. In keeping with the historic character of the existing station, the new platform canopies will be topped with green Spanish clay roofing tiles with copper leaders and gutters. Very nice indeed.
According to NJ Transit, its Road to Morocco — at least when it comes to roofing — is paid for with capital funds, not money from its operating budget. “Not one dime of fare revenue is being used to fund this project,” an NJ Transit spokesman replied in a written response to questions on the project’s cost.
Ridgewood Station is designated a “key station” under federal regulations and as such, it is required to be made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs.
While we applaud handicap accessibility in Ridgewood, we note the obvious to anyone using NJ Transit to arrive at Hoboken Terminal. Hoboken, a major hub, is not “readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.” The platforms are low. Anyone arriving at the station in a wheelchair has to wait for an NJ Transit employee to bring a hydraulic lift to get him off or on a train. During rush hour, lots of luck with that.
The NJ Transit spokesman said that the waiting room, bus terminal and light rail platforms are handicap accessible. What good is the waiting room if you cannot get on or off a train? A reason given for not raising the platform at one of NJ Transit’s busiest stations is that the engineering would be complex — the historic canopy over the tracks would need to be raised, and because the station was built on fill, the tracks flood frequently.
We do not understand why the roof would need raising. It is not the train or tracks that would be elevated to new heights, just the platform for commuters. In any case, the historic canopy was architecturally butchered years ago. And if the tracks are so flood-prone, why is fixing that not a higher priority than a $24 million suburban-station redo replete with copper gutters and leaders? Why is that not a higher priority than a nearly $9 billion boondoggle to give commuters a one-seat ride to Macy’s Herald Square? And if NJ Transit isn’t just paying lip service to improving handicap accessibility, why hasn’t Hoboken Terminal been its highest priority?
We do not begrudge Ridgewood commuters their beautiful new station. It will complement the village’s downtown. But we wonder how many persons with disabilities will appreciate the ease of entering a train in Ridgewood when they find getting off it in Hoboken an unacceptable challenge.
Perhaps while they wait for transit personnel and a hydraulic lift, they will be entertained by the view of the station’s historic canopy, which is clad in copper. It will remind them of home.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/99526369_Taken_for_a_ride.html
>Gov. Christie supports reopening of Pascack Valley Hospital
https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/gov_christie_supports_reopenin.html
WESTWOOD — Gov. Chris Christie said he supports reopening Pascack Valley Hospital, despite an appeal filed last week by two hospitals that would keep the 128-bed Westwood facility shut down, according to a report by NorthJersey.com.
The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, along with Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, filed to the Appellate Division to oppose the hospital’s reopening, the report said. The hospitals said that the two-year grace period usually given to file for a license to reopen had ended in December.
https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/gov_christie_supports_reopenin.html
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Graydon Pool lifeguards kept in shape with a game of Ultimate Frisbee on a rainy afternoon (photo: Alan Seiden)
more of the graydon pool blog:
https://www.graydonblog.com/2010/07/ultimate-frisbee-at-graydon-pool/
Plenty of beach weather ahead
Ping-pong, volleyball, basketball, beach paddle ball, horseshoes, croquet, shuffleboard, badminton, decks of cards, stacks of board games, dominoes, lending library—oh yes, and swimming, too. It’s all included with a Graydon badge, and all the games are new or improved this year. What—haven’t bought your badge yet?
to join Graydon Pool :
Ridgewood, Midland Park, and Ho-Ho-Kus residents. Join here (online) or any day until 7 pm at the badge office (at the pool).
Badge office phone: 201-670-5566.
Graydon admirers from any other town may be sponsored with this application form by a Ridgewood resident holding a current badge.
Allow up to a week for processing of sponsored applications.
More info: weekdays, Ridgewood Parks and Recreation department, 201-670-5560. During pool hours, Badge office (at pool): 201-670-5566.
>To allow the Bush-era tax relief to expire for those families making $250,000 or more,” wrote Lance. “This would have a disastrous effect on New Jersey’s working families and small businesses.
Lance dings Geithner ahead of Prez visit to Edison
Coming here to Edison is fine, but put some distance on those weekend remarks of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-Lebanon) told President Barack Obama in a letter he fired off to the White House this afternoon. A day before Obama’s drop-in to a town cut in half by the 6th and 7th Congressional districts, Lance called on the Democratic chief executive to back bench Geithner. (Pizarro, PolitickerNJ)
https://www.politickernj.com/lance-dings-geithner-ahead-prez-visit-edison
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>What should Dr. Fishbein be paid?
He works 50 to 60 hours a week. Goes to all of the sporting events during the week and on weekends. He attends all committee and board meetings at night. Has a Ed.D. Countless years of experience. Is in charge of a 89 million dollar budget. Oversees the education of over 5000 students. Responsible for 10 schools. Responsible for the employment of over 500 employees.
So what does a private company pay a CEO for a company this size? Certainly a lot more then the $220,000.00 salary Fishbein receives.
Those of you out there that think the position is so easy try applying for it. Do you have the credentials? Experience? Knowledge?
So stop saying he is over paid. In fact he is probably underpaid.
The governor is a thug who continues to take money from Bergen County and giving it to all of the urban districts. WHERE ARE ALL OF THE JOBS THAT CHRISTIE PROMISED TO CREATE DURING HIS CAMPAIGN? He has added to unemployment but has done nothing to create one job beyond his offices.
Christie is not a hero, he is destroying NJ and continues to make all public employees out to be the villains. This is not leadership. He is acting like a 5 year old bully, who thinks he can still use his weight and size to push kids around on the playgrounds of Newark.
>DONOVAN LEADS McNERNEY BY 12 POINTS AMONG LIKELY VOTERS, 49% – 37%, IN BERGEN COUNTY EXECUTIVE RACE
Republican County Clerk Kathe Donovan leads incumbent Dennis McNerney among ALL voter demographics in the upcoming election for Bergen County Executive; Poll was commissioned by NJ Laborers’ Political Action Committee
“Kathe Donovan is well known and well liked by a majority of voters in all voting demographics and is poised to win on November 2nd,” said Raymond M. Pocino, vice president and eastern regional manager of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA). LIUNA has endorsed Kathe Donovan for election as Bergen County’s next County Executive.
Other key findings include:
Donovan currently defeating McNerney
48% to 38% among seniors
52% to 32% among independent and unaffiliated voters
50% to 33% among voters 18 to 44 years old
52% to 35% among men
President Obama has a 37% approve, 51% disapprove rating in Bergen County.
Governor Christie has a 48% approve, 36% disapprove rating in Bergen County.
“Simply put, it’s virtually impossible for Dennis McNerney to win, given the numbers and Kathe’s overwhelming popularity among all voter groups,” said Jeanne Baratta, Communications Director for the Donovan campaign. “Voters know Donovan and trust her. Donovan won re-election as County Clerk in 2008 during a massive democrat landslide and Kathe Donovan will win again in 2010.”
The survey was conducted prior to the recent Bergen County Improvement Authority scandal which led to the resignation of its Democrat chair, and subsequent calls for investigation of that agency.
Methodology: This automated poll was conducted July 14-17 with 833 likely voters for the laborer’s Political Action Fund. Voters with prior vote history were contacted with a special emphasis on G09, G07 and G06 to reflect turnout in a non-presidential year. Plus, a “vote intensity screen” was used to filter out voters unlikely to vote in the upcoming election. The margin of error for an 833 sample size is +/-3.39% at the 95% confidence level.
Susquehanna Polling and Research is a Pennsylvania-based, survey research and polling firm for GOP clients and conducts polls both nationwide and in many Northeastern and Midwestern states.
>With our most profound sympathies…
I am sad to report that senior, Caitlin Alvaro, passed away today. Our Crisis Intervention counselors will be available to meet with any parents and students who need assistance. Lauren DePinto and Kevin Feeley will be in their offices at the high school from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. If you feel your child needs individual help, please contact me at 201-670-2800, Ext.20501 or email me and I will make arrangements for support. Thank you. Jack
