“Thursday’s arrest by federal agents of two Indonesian nationals as they dropped off their children may have violated a longstanding prohibition on immigration enforcement actions at “sensitive locations,” and calling for the official to personally review the incident.”
. How about the “longstanding tradition” of enforcing the law? Maybe if the states cooperated with the Federal government and had respect for the immigration laws, then the federal government wouldn’t have to “violate” any longstanding behavior norms.
JOB FAIR BE A PART OF SOMETHING GREAT!
Wednesday, January 31
Here at the Y, we’re focused on nurturing the potential of every child, improving the nation’s health and well-being and providing support to our neighbors. By joining our team you’ll be inspired to make a difference every day… in a job that matters.
GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTORS
Inspire others. Get people moving. Join our team.
We’re in search of enthusiastic, energetic instructors to join our team. Current Group Exercise, CPR/AED and at least 2 MOSSA Certifications (if you don’t have MOSSA certs, but have Les Mills, we can transition you) required, along with the ability to teach at least 2 MOSSA classes per week. Varied hours available. If interested, please email your resume to: [email protected].
Cooking instructor
Teaching basic cooking classes to children ages 3-12 in a safe learning environment, the ideal candidate must be at least 18 years of age with a HS diploma or equivalent, prior cooking knowledge and experience teaching children. Interested candidates should submit a resume to: [email protected]
s.t.e.m. instructor
Teaching basic STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) classes to children ages 3-12 in a safe learning environment, the ideal candidate must be at least 16 years old with prior experience working with children and a demonstrated understanding of various topics in S.T.E.M. Interested candidates should submit a resume to: [email protected]
youth sports instructor
Teaching a variety of sports classes to children ages 3-12 in a safe environment, which will include running drills & playing fun games, the ideal candidate must be at least 16 years old with a sports background and prior experience working with children. Interested candidates should send a resume to: [email protected].
PARTY HOST
As one of our Party Hosts, you’ll be in charge in running one of our themed birthday parties. In this fun role, you’ll set up the parties, run activities, help serve food and then help clean up afterwards. Parties run on Saturdays and Sundays for 3 hours in the afternoon. Must be at least 18 years of age with a HS diploma or equivalent. If interested, please email your resume to: [email protected].
KIDS NIGHT OUT STAFF
One Friday night per month, from 6pm-10pm, the Ridgewood YMCA hosts a Kids Night Out, which gives parents the opportunity to enjoy an evening out while we entertain the kids! You’ll help host activities and supervise children ages 6-10. Must be at least 18 years of age with a HS diploma or equivalent and some prior experience working with children. If interested, please email your resume to: [email protected].
TENNIS INSTRUCTOR
Do you want to share your skills with the future tennis stars of tomorrow? We’re seeking an instructor to teach on Monday afternoons. Must enjoy working with children and able to sub for some Saturday morning classes. Must be at least 18 years of age with a HS diploma or equivalent and some prior tennis experience. Salary is $15/hr. If interested, please email your resume to: [email protected].
VACATION CAMP COUNSELORS
Love working with kids? Then consider working with us at our 2017 Vacation Day Camp. We’re seeking caring individuals to work 9am-5pm when children in grades K-8 are off from school during public school breaks. You’ll help children enjoy daily recreational and educational activities such as swimming, arts & crafts, and fun theme days! Must be at least 16 years of age. Please send resume to: [email protected].
AQUA EXERCISE INSTRUCTORS
We’re seeking upbeat, motivated individuals to teach aqua exercise. Must be at least 18 years of age. CPR/AED Certification required; Aqua Exercise Certification preferred, but will train; and Group Exercise Certification a plus. Please email your resume to: [email protected].
LIFEGUARDS
Immediate opening for mornings and afternoons. Must have current CPR/AED/First Aid/Lifeguarding certification. Must be at least 16 years of age, but will consider a mature 15 year old with proper certifications. Competitive salary. Please email your resume to: [email protected].
SWIM INSTRUCTORS
Immediate opening for weekday mornings and afternoons. Must be at least 16 years of age with strong swimming skills and prior experience. Competitive salary. Please email your resume to: [email protected].
alexander hamilton, part three: aaron burr Tue, January 30, 2018 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Ridgewood Public Library, 125 N. Maple Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450
January 27,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Alexander Hamilton, part three: Aaron Burr, Tuesday, January 30, 7pm. Rick Feingold on Burr, who killed Hamilton in a famous duel and was later tried for treason. With music from the Broadway show. All welcome, light refreshments.
Hamilton, An American Musical is the hottest ticket on Broadway and Aaron Burr is the villain. As a Lieutenant Colonel in the Revolutionary War he begins an unlawful relationship with the wife of a British Officer. Elected Vice President in 1800 under Thomas Jefferson he kills Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a famous duel in Weehawken, NJ. Burr gets away with murder but is later tried for treason. This program covers the women in Burr’s life and features music from the Broadway production including The Election of 1800 and the Hamilton Burr duel.
Sun, January 28, 2018 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Location: Park West Loft, 30 Oak Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Cost: 80
January 27,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Arts Foundation Honors, where we will celebrate two iconic Ridgewood arts organizations: Reel Voices of The Ridgewood Public Library and Tic Toc (To Introduce Culture to Our Children).
Below is the link to purchase tickets to the event, which will feature award presentations, art displays, music and, of course, delicious Park West food and beverage:
Ridgewood Arts Foundation 2018 Honors
Sunday, Jan 28, 2018, 4-6pm, at Park West Loft in Ridgewood
$80pp, a portion of ticket price is tax-deductable
The Ridgewood Arts Foundation (RAF) was established by residents from our village who see the need for a foundation to encourage the continued development of the arts in our community and to establish a scholarship fund for Ridgewood artists.
Even if you cannot attend this wonderful event, please consider donating to RAF via our website: https://ridgewoodartsfoundation.org/donations/. The Ridgewood Arts Foundation is a public charitable foundation holding 501(c)(3) status.
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Public Library has been awarded a $1,000 Literacy Grant from Vernon Library Supplies, Inc., for the Library’s “outstanding contribution towards helping new immigrants to America to achieve English proficiency and become productive, fulfilled members of their communities.”
The grant will support Ridgewood Library’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program, which today coordinates 49 volunteer tutors with 122 adult students representing 32 countries. Tutors offer individual sessions, conversation groups and classes that bring students together from such diverse countries as Syria, Japan, Brazil, Panama, Bangladesh, Turkey, New Caledonia and more.
The Friends of the Ridgewood Library is also a longtime supporter that helps produce the Library’s annual International Luncheon; ESL students contribute native dishes and all are honored for their year’s work by Ridgewood’s Mayor, Council and Library Board. This year’s event will be held on June 8, 2018.
The ESL community is also welcome on March 5, 2018, when the Library will host a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) program on “How to Become a U.S. Citizen,” 10am – noon.
For additional information, visit us on the web at www.ridgewoodlibrary.org or contact ESL Librarian Victoria Hilditch at [email protected] or 201-670-5600 ext. 133.
Ridgewood NJ, JAMBOREE NIGHT LIVE 2018 !, Tickets are on sale now for JNL February 7, 8, 9 & 10th at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School.
Swing by the Box Office in the lobby of Ben Franklin Middle School this Saturday, Jan 27th or Saturday Feb 3rd between 9am to 12 noon to get YOUR TICKETS to see this spectacular SHOW !!! Cash/Checks payable to Jamboree Scholarship Fund. Or Pay by credit card anytime via the web site https://rhsjamboree.org/wp/
Since January 2nd, over 130 cast and crew have volunteered their time and skills to put on the 72nd Jamboree.In this year’s show “Jamboree Night Live” you are invited to be part of our live studio audience as we indulge you in all things TV.So, come out and see some of your favorite TV characters from past and present! Click the link at the top to buy tickets
Can’t make it to the show, that’s ok you can still help kids in need by donating; click the donate-to-jamboree link at the top.
Hackensack NJ, Lonegan for Congress today announced a fundraiser with former Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski and former Deputy Campaign Manager David Bossie that will be held on Wednesday, January 31 the Bishop House in Saddle River.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Corey and Dave to New Jersey in support of Mayor Lonegan’s campaign to take back the Fifth District,” Campaign Manager Michael D. Byrne said. “Conservatives across the district and across the country are excited about Steve’s momentum and are uniting behind him.”
The event will include a book-signing of their new tome, “Let Trump Be Trump: The Inside Story of His Rise to the Presidency.”
“The Fifth District is a tremendous location for this event because its a fundamentally conservative district — a district that President Trump won in 2016,” Byrne said. “Corey and Dave were instrumental in helping President Trump win the presidency and carry places like North Jersey where the voters are fed-up with big government, high taxes, and burdensome regulations.”
Byrne said Lonegan’s campaign to lower taxes, create jobs, enact term limits and curtail federal overreach is drawing increased attention and support within the Fifth District, around New Jersey, and across the country.
“More and more people are learning just how out of touch Josh Gottheimer is with his district and how vulnerable he is,” Byrne said. “Josh may have eeked out a win in 2016, but he won’t be able to win again against Mayor Lonegan who already won the Fifth District against the Democrat Party’s greatest so-called rising star, Cory Booker.”
Byrne said that Gottheimer is just as liberal as Booker and that his attempts to masquerade as a moderate are failing.
“Mayor Lonegan’s race will be one of the most high profile challenger races in the country,” Byrne said. “In the New York market, it will pit Mayor Lonegan — New Jersey’s most accomplished conservative crusader for the past two decades — against left-wing ideologue Josh Gottheimer who opposes tax cuts, ending Obamacare, and term limits. Mayor Lonegan will be President Trump’s greatest ally in draining the swamp and Making America Great Again.”
Trenton NJ, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal has sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security suggesting Thursday’s arrest by federal agents of two Indonesian nationals as they dropped off their children may have violated a longstanding prohibition on immigration enforcement actions at “sensitive locations,” and calling for the official to personally review the incident.
The letter, addressed to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen and sent Thursday afternoon, expresses “serious concern” about the arrest of Indonesian nationals Gunawan Liem of Franklin Park and Roby Sanger of Metuchen by agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Middlesex County. Liem reportedly was arrested after dropping his daughter off at her school bus stop. Sanger was arrested after dropping off his daughter at school.
In his letter, Attorney General Grewal notes that ICE has a “longstanding policy that prohibits immigration enforcement actions ‘at or focused on sensitive locations,’” and that schools are deemed to be sensitive locations under that policy. Grewal characterized ICE’s action as “deeply upsetting.”
“I am not aware of any exigent or unique circumstances here that would justify such a departure from ICE’s settled policy on sensitive locations,” Grewal’s letter states. “Undoubtedly, this creates a chilling environment for parents, who were simply ensuring that their children arrived to school safely. I trust that you will personally evaluate the circumstances surrounding this enforcement action and take any and all appropriate measures to remedy any violation of ICE policy.”
The letter goes on to express broader concern about ensuring there are no ICE enforcement actions at courthouses and at State facilities throughout New Jersey.
Enforcement actions at state courthouses would compromise the integrity of New Jersey’s justice system, the Attorney General notes, and such actions at State facilities would be an “undue intrusion” on the function of state government services to New Jersey residents, including children, families and military veterans.
“As a former federal prosecutor, county prosecutor, and now the chief law enforcement officer for New Jersey, I fully understand the need to enforce our nation’s laws,” Grewal writes, “but I am equally committed to ensuring that all of the residents of New Jersey have a safe environment to attend to their lives, whether it be to attend school, participate in our judicial system, or access state government services.”
Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood has sent the annual mailing of Property Assessment Notices was completed on January 23th. The information contained in the notice is set by New Jersey Law. A sample notice can be viewed by clicking here( https://mods.ridgewoodnj.net/pdf/Assmt/2018_Ch75.pdf ). The sole purpose of the mailing is to notify property owners of their assessment for the year and information on the appeal process. They are not statements of taxes paid in the prior year and should not be used for income tax purposes. Please refer to your cancelled checks or year-end mortgage statements/1098 forms mailed by your lending institution for exact taxes paid. Property taxes and payments can also be viewed on line by clicking here.
The information on the card can be viewed by following the steps below:
Click Assmt Records Search in the Assessor Menu
Enter your property information, click Submit Search
Click more info to bring up your record.
Taxes shown on the notices are the original amounts billed. They do not reflect any changes to your property taxes that may have occurred during the year or any 2018 taxes prepaid in 2017.
Wayne, NJ, The New Jersey Organization For Economic Growth rejects the proposal by Gov. Phil Murphy to create a program to use taxpayer money to provide legal help to illegal immigrants and says it will mount a citizens petition campaign to oppose the governor’s plan.
The new governor wants to create yet another agency — the Office of Immigrant Protection. It would fall within the Department of Law and Public Safety and it would provide legal representation to illegals.
“It is a slap in the face of law abiding, hard working men and women in New Jersey – many of whom cannot afford legal services for themselves — to be forced to fund a government agency that gives free legal aid to non citizens,” said Joseph Caruso, the NJOEG chairman.
“The governor is pandering to the extreme element in his party that want to not only to make New Jersey a sanctuary state, but to give illegals driver’s licenses and free legal aid so they can fight federal immigration laws. This is beyond absurd,” added Alex Cucciniello the Executive Director of OEG.
According to the Federation for American Immigration reform, 372,000 people live in New Jersey illegally and they cost state taxpayers in excess of $2.1 billion dollars annually for health, schooling and incarceration services.
“Spending taxpayer money to help people who entered our country illegally to further evade the law is the wrong priority for New Jersey,” added Caruso. “The state is beset with many problems: high taxes, unmanageable public sector pension and benefits costs, the overregulation of businesses and the flight of talented Millennials. The administration should be focusing on those core issues.”
Caruso noted that the Murphy administration’s free legal aid proposal for people who entered the country illegally is a slap in the face for the state’s struggling legal residents.
More than 10.4 percent of the state’s residents, over 915,000 people currently live below the poverty line, according to talkpoverty.org and the U.S. Census Bureau. Over 5 percent of our citizens are unemployed and more startling, 11.1 percent of the state’s population suffered from hunger and food insecurity at some point during the year.
“The governor should be focusing on addressing the problems that already exist in New Jersey – he shouldn’t be creating new ones,” added Cucciniello.
“The governor wants to make New Jersey a sanctuary state, give illegal immigrants driver’s licenses and free legal counseling. The consequences of those initiatives will be to make New Jersey a magnet for many more illegal immigrants.
“And who will bear the cost of the governor’s absurd plans? The hardworking legal residents of this state, that’s who,” added Cucciniello.
Chairman Caruso announced that since the Murphy Administration intends to proceed with this insane agenda on tax payer funded programs for illegal aliens, the OEG will immediately begin a petition drive show Gov. Murphy and his administration that they are out of step with the rest of the state.
“We cannot allow the governor to fundamentally change the character and quality of life in our state without a response. We will seek the signatures of 915,000 New Jerseyans — the same number of people that live below the poverty line — to make it clear where the people of this state stand on this issue, I will fight for all of our citizens, especially those less fortunate, those living below the poverty line” said Caruso.
Those who wish to assist NJOEG in volunteering for the petition drive can email the organization at [email protected]. Those who can make a financial contribution to the effort please visit the NJOEG website at www.njoeg.com.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood resident Boyd Loving mentioned on Facebook some interesting details on his Ridgewood Water bill.
Boyd said ,”We just received our water bill for the period 10/16/2017 through 01/16/2018. By some strange coincidence, our water consumption for the noted period was the EXACT SAME as it was for the period 07/17/2017 through 10/16/2017. We were billed the EXACT SAME amount this month as we were in October (rightfully so considering our consumption was the exact same)
However, the bill also indicates that we had significantly overpaid our previous bill, leaving us with a credit. I just reviewed our checking account statement and determined that we DID NOT overpay our last bill; we paid what we were billed to the penny.
Has anyone else received a water bill this month in which your consumption matched what you used from July through October last year, and with a credit due to an “over payment?”
I wonder if Ridgewood Water’s billing system is screwed up again?”
Moonachie NJ, The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Moonachie Police Department are requesting information from the public regarding a hit and run collision which resulted in a pedestrian sustaining fatal injuries.
At approximately 5:50 a.m. on Friday, January 05, 2018, the Moonachie Police Department received a report of a pedestrian lying in the roadway on Route 46 East near the intersection of Industrial Avenue. Upon arriving at the scene, officers observed a deceased male victim, later identified as Brian P. Rossi, lying in the roadway. The victim’s injuries were consistent with having been struck by a motor vehicle, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Evidence at the scene indicates that the vehicle is a black Ford Focus, sedan or hatchback, model year range 2012 to 2015. The vehicle will have significant front end damage, including a broken passenger side headlight, and a broken passenger side-view mirror. The driver fled the scene traveling eastbound on Route 46, before parking in the rear of a business establishment. A Mitsubishi Lancer arrived shortly thereafter and both vehicles left together. They traveled east on Route 46, then north on Liberty Avenue towards Hackensack. Both vehicles were also seen traveling southbound on Terrace Avenue in the area of Route 17, headed towards Hasbrouck Heights. The vehicles seen in the photo below are the Mitsubishi Lancer, followed by the Ford Focus.
Anyone with information regarding these two vehicles, or any other information regarding this hit and run collision is encouraged to contact the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit at 201-226-5698 or the Moonachie Police Department at 201-641-9100.
Carlstadt NJ, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the investigation into a hit and run accident that occurred at approximately 6:05 p.m. on January 22, 2018 near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Road A in Carlstadt, N.J. The victim was crossing Washington Avenue when she was struck by a vehicle travelling northbound on Washington Avenue. This investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti and the Carlstadt Police Department under the direction of Chief Thomas Nielson.
The victim suffered serious injuries that required surgery. She is currently listed in critical but stable condition at an area hospital. The subsequent investigation revealed the striking vehicle to be a Nissan Murano, model years 2003 to 2007. The vehicle sustained damage to the passenger side headlight area, fog light area, and hood. Witnesses stated the vehicle swerved after it struck the victim and continued northbound without stopping.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking information from anyone who was in the area of Washington Avenue in Carlstadt at the time of the crash. Anyone with information should contact the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office at 201-226-5631. All information will be kept confidential.
Franklin Lakes NJ, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of DAVEY SCOTT (DOB: 10/09/69, formerly of 253 South Clinton Street, East Orange, New Jersey currently residing in Kingston, Jamaica).
The arrest, which took place in Jamaica on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, is the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (“BCPO”) under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Michael Saudino, and the United States Marshals Service NY/ NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force under the direction of District of New Jersey United States Marshal Juan Mattos, Jr.
The underlying charges stem from an investigation conducted in December 2001 by the BCPO and the Franklin Lakes Police Department. During the course of an undercover narcotics operation, Davey SCOTT attempted to sell over 25 pounds of marijuana to an undercover detective of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force.
As officers moved in to arrest SCOTT, he attempted to flee the scene in his vehicle, striking a BCPO detective as he did so. SCOTT was ultimately arrested, charged, and indicted for Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with the Intent to Distribute the Same, a crime of the 1st Degree; Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, a crime of the 2nd Degree; and Hindering Apprehension, a crime of the 3rd Degree. Upon posting bond, SCOTT failed to appear in Bergen County Superior Court to answer the charges and on January 9, 2004, a Bench Warrant was issued for his arrest. In 2007, he was added to the Bergen County Sheriff’s Most Wanted List.
Over the next 13 years, detectives from the BCPO and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the United States Marshal’s Service NY/ NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, gathered intelligence and followed leads to determine SCOTT’s whereabouts. SCOTT was eventually located in Kingston, Jamaica, where he was actively working as a DJ under the moniker “DJ Tallman.”
Given that SCOTT is a Jamaican National, prosecutors and detectives filed for and were granted extradition for SCOTT to be returned to the United States to face the aforementioned charges.
During the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 23, 2018, SCOTT was arrested in Kingston, Jamaica without incident by the United States Marshals Service. He is being lodged in a facility in Jamaica pending extradition to the United States.
Acting Prosecutor Dennis Calo would like to thank the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Marshals Service for their assistance in this investigation.
Village Council – Election 2018 – Nominating Petitions & Campaign Donations
Dear friends,Deputy Mayor Mike Sedon and I have found our first term on the Village Council so interesting and productive that we would like to repeat the experience. Much work remains to ensure that our community remains a safe, healthy, pleasant place to live, raise a family, and retire. You can help.To secure a place on the May 8 ballot, each potential candidate (whether new or incumbent) must submit hundreds of nominating petitions signed by Village residents who are registered voters. The forms can be photocopied, but the signatures must be originals, in ink.To allow us the continued honor of representing your interests, please print out, sign, and return the attached petitions for Mike and me. Signing these (or just one, if you prefer) would not represent a commitment to voting for us, although we obviously hope you will.Each member of a couple or family should sign a separate form for each candidate. Do not sign together. Be sure to write your street address where indicated near the top. How to return completed form(s) for both or either of us:o MAIL to Susan Knudsen, 120 Circle Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450; oro DROP OFF in person (black box on front porch, same address); or
o ARRANGE FOR PICKUP from your home by texting or calling me at 201-394-0666. Include your name and street address.
To help even more, please forward this message to friends and neighbors and share printouts of both forms.
To make sure yours count:
Nominating petitions must be signed precisely as the signer’s name appears in the official voter registration listings—including middle initials, if any. Village Hall officials (not the Council!) will carefully compare the format of all petition signatures against the voting rolls. Any discrepancy will invalidate the petition. Hundreds are tossed in every council election.You can see how you’re listed at this state website: https://www.njelections.org/voting-information.html
Click on “Am I Registered?” Then enter your name and birth month and year. That’s it.
If you are not a registered voter: Please become one, but do not sign these forms until you do.
Because 2 spots on the Council—ours—are open this time, each voter may sign up to 2 nominating petitions for this election. Any additional petitions would be disallowed.In a few weeks, as campaign season kicks off, we will describe our many accomplishments and reveal our goals and objectives, including the new Village of Ridgewood Master Plan!
For now, campaign contributions are welcome and appreciated. Kindly make checks payable to: Knudsen-Sedon for Village Council and send to 120 Circle Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
or via PayPal https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=VQNGQWS7HR2TL ** note: A contribution which is more than $300 in the aggregate from one source in an election will be detailed to NJ ELEC campaign filings. Feel free to call me at 201-394-0666 with comments or questions.
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