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What’s this I see in Ridgewood? A very interesting exhibit is taking place at the Stable 259 North maple Ave from June 4th to June 30th .Featuring the paintings of Louise Ann Mabil (https://www.lamabli.com/). Gallery Hours are from 11-5pm Monday through Thursday. You won’t see a room full or landscapes or still life’s this collection is modern, yes I said modern, in Ridgewood, very prolific and very eccentric. I know that some of you view modern art as a symbol for the very break down of the moral fiber of our society and cringe at the very notion that “the modern” has reached our little village but there is something for everyone and there is certainly food for thought so don’t over look it on these warm summer days.
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>Porter’s contract was 5 YEARS
>Article 2 of 3, Article ID: 57824496Published on October 24, 2002, Record, The (Hackensack, NJ)
New chief of schools good deal, village says
RIDGEWOOD – John R. Porter Jr., the district’s new superintendent of schools, will be paid $2,000 more a year than his predecessor, but school officials say taxpayers are getting a good deal. Porter, 56, will receive $175,000 a year under his five-year contract. His salary will be prorated this year, since he starts his new job next month.. One of Porter’s biggest perks is that he will be permitted to buy credit in the pension system.. “
Mark,
I was extremely disappointed to read in the Ridgewod News that you would so disingenuously mis-characterize John Porter’s contract as a 4-year contract when you know (as do so many of us) that it was a 5-year contract he had signed in 2002. WHat is the point of this? WHy pull the wool over the eyes of the public? WHat are you trying to COVER UP? WHy did you think you would get to do so with impunity?This level of disrespect to the taxpayer really takes the cake.I am disgusted!
Frances
>Update : Dr. John Porter
>the ridgewood blog has heard…..when Porter was hired in November 2002, he was hired for a 5-YEAR CONTRACT. How then can it be reported in The Ridgewood News, “According to BOE President Mark Bombace, Porter’s four-year contract has just expired and the board was discussing plans to renew it.”
Furthermore …. Porter’s fourth year does not expire until November 2006 (almost 6 months from now). …perhaps Mark Bombace needs to explain ?
>the great and powerfull blog has spoken…..
>we broke this story on may 30th and started talking about it on may 26th
Breaking News:
It appears as though Dr. John Porter has gotten the job in San Jose, California.
>Important Events in the Village
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Flags at Half Staff for Ridgewood Firefighter Mark Cassidy
The Ridgewood Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Ff. Mark Cassidy on May 30th. Funeral arrangements are:
Wake – June 1 & 2 – 4:00 to 8:00 PM, Feeney Funeral Home, 232 Franklin Ave. (201/444-7650)
Funeral Mass – June 3 – 10:00 AM, Mt. Carmel Church, 1 Passaic St. (201/444-2000)
Graydon Pool Online Registration
Registration by credit card only for Graydon Pool can now be conducted online through CommunityPass. You can register from the comfort of your own home by clicking here. We have implemented a new photo ID system which requires all members to get new badges. When you have completed your registration online be sure to visit the Stable on Saturday, May 6, 13, or 20 between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to get your new badge.
$7 Million Referendum to expand Ridge and Willard – The Ridgewood BOE has tentatively approved the development of a proposal to expand the Ridge and Willard schools if funding is authorized by a referendum in either September or December of 2006.
Ridgewood to Start Revaluation
The Village of Ridgewood has recently been ordered by the Bergen County Board of Taxation to perform a revaluation for the year 2008.
2006 & 2007 Street Paving List
A list of paving locations has been established and is proposed to start this summer, upon award of the contract to the successful bidder. The amount of streets paved may vary due to unstable price of asphalt.
>Community Alert!
>Community Alert! Please be advised that the Ridgewood Police Department is asking Ridgewood residents to be extra vigilant this week because of an incident that occurred on Thursday afternoon, May 25, at approximately 3:20 PM, on West Ridgewood Avenue between North Hillside and North Murray Avenue. An unshaven, older white male wearing a red shirt and red baseball cap confronted two 13-year-old girls on the sidewalk. The Police are asking parents to discuss this incident with their children and advise them if they witness any similar event to go to any adult immediately and contact the Ridgewood Police Department. Timing is critical.
>sights around the village…
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>Stock Market got you down?
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>Truck Ban….
>Police Chief William Corcoran and Village Engineer Christopher Rutishauser recently presented Mayor David Pfund and Village Council members with several recommendations aimed at improving pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety in the downtown business district. One of the proposed ordinances would ban ALL truck deliveries in Ridgewood’s Central Business District between the hours of 10:00 AM and 11:00 PM. Yes, that’s correct, no truck deliveries anywhere downtown for a 13 hour period, 7 days per week! It is possible the proposal would include deliveries being made by drivers for FedEx, UPS, and the US Postal Service.
>Back Rent
>During the Village Council’s May 24th Work Session, Councilman Jacques Harlow publicly revealed that the Social Services Association of Ridgewood, Inc. hasn’t made a rent payment for their headquarters at 6 Station Plaza in over seven (7) years. The property, formerly a baggage/freight office for now defunct Erie Lackawanna Railroad, is owned by the Village of Ridgewood. Councilman Harlow estimated that Social Services owes the VOR approximately $12,000 in back rent. Social Services’ lease for the property expired in 2002.
>Breaking News:
>It appears as thoughDr. John Porter has gotten the job in San Jose, California.
>Fly on the wall reports….
>RAHP (Ridgewood Academy of Health Professionals) is paying the tuition for approximately 15 students to attend Bergen Community College and will add an additional 10-15 students this fall for a total of 30 students whose tuition is being paid by our Board?
>Memorial day 2006
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Remember ………
>Glen Rock PD To Use Pease Memorial Library Building?
>The Pease Memorial Library building, located at 30 Garber Square Ridgewood,
is being considered as the site Glen Rock Police Department officers will
call home during renovations planned for their current headquarters at Glen
Rock Borough Hall. According to a report in the May 29th edition of The
Record, Ridgewood Mayor David T. Pfund and Village Council members have not
yet discussed this proposal.
Use of unoccupied space at Pease has been a hot topic of discussion at
several Village Council meetings in recent years. The building’s entire
main floor became available for use when Ridgewood’s Police Department moved
back to Village Hall in August of 2005. Council members have not yet
reached agreement as to what should be done with the vacant space. The
local League of Women Voters chapter has suggested the space be designated
as for “public use only,” while others suggest it be rented out to the
highest bidder, with revenues directed to the Library’s operating budget.
>Ridgewood Republican Club Meeting
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May 30, 2006
Annual Meeting/Vote on Club Officers
Location:
United Methodist Church100 Dayton StreetEast Room
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
