Ridgewood NJ, Celebrating the 450th anniversary of the composer’s birth, Eric Dale Knapp conducts the New Jersey Choral Society’s presentation of Monteverdi’s monumental Vespers of 1610 (Vespro della Beata Virgine). The NJCS Festival Youth Chorus, directed by Noelle Dachis, will join NJCS for performances of this rarely-performed masterpiece, the first to be held on Saturday, June 3 at 8:00 pm at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 30 North Fullerton Ave., Montclair, in celebration of the 100th Centenary of the church’s Austin Organ. A second performance will take place Tuesday, June 6 at 7:30 pm at the West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe St., Ridgewood.
Orchestra Nexus and organist, Linda Sweetman-Waters, will accompany the chorus. Guest soloists are Kristen Plumley, soprano, Noelle Dachis, soprano, Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano, David Adams, tenor, Scott Joiner, tenor, Wesley Morgan, tenor, Damian Savarino, bass, and Edward Schmiedecke, baritone. The NJCS chamber choir, Camerata, will also be featured.
Advance tickets are $35.00 for adults and $30.00 for students, seniors, and patrons with disabilities. (Add $5.00 at the door). A 10% discount for groups of 10 or more is also available. Come one hour prior to performance time forThe Inside Line, a complimentary lecture for all ticket holders that provides an intimate and entertaining preview of the music. For reservations or more information, visit www.NJCS.org or call the New Jersey Choral Society at(201) 379-7719.
Established in 1980, the New Jersey Choral Society is one of the state’s most prestigious choral groups, well-known for presenting outstanding and unique programs. Under the direction of Eric Dale Knapp, NJCS performs three major concerts annually in Bergen and Essex counties. They have performed at Carnegie Hall and the White House and have toured internationally in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, China, Australia, England, France and, this summer, in Italy.
Church of the Immaculate Conception and West Side Presbyterian Church are wheelchair accessible. Large-print programs and assistive listening devices are available with two weeks’ advance notice. Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA
MAY 3, 2017
REVISED
1. 7:30 pm – Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with Open Public Meeting Act
Mayor: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record, and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including the date and time of this meeting.”
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute/Moment of Silence
5. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes per Person – 40 Minutes in Total)
6. Presentation:
a. Addition of Name to War Memorial
b. Estate Card – Property Tax Reduction
c. PIKE – Parking Garage
7. Discussion:
a. Ridgewood Water
Water Conservation Ordinance
b. Parking
1. Village Hall & Library Parking Lot
c. Budget
Award of Contract – Firehouse Roof
Award of Contract – Rebid of School Bus Transportation
Authorize Additional Funding for Special Attorney for RCRD
Award of Contract – Rock Salt
Award Professional Services Contract – Historic Consultant – Schedler Property
d. Policy
1. Flag Flying Policy for Village-Owned Lands and Buildings
2. Boards and Committees – Structures and By-laws
3. Amend Chapter 212 – Parks & Recreation Areas – Prohibition of Dogs in Parks
e. Operations
1. County OEM Shared Services Agreement – Borrowing of Equipment
2. Encroachment Agreement Resolution
3. Amending Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development – Illuminated Signs in the Business District
8. Review of May 10, 2017 Regular Public Meeting Agenda
9. Manager’s Report
10. Council Reports
11. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 5 Minutes per Person)
12. Resolution to go into Closed Session
13. Closed Session
a. Legal – COAH; Valley Hospital; Divestiture of Ridgewood Water
b. Contract Negotiations – Whole Foods; Property for Green Acres Division
c. Personnel – Appointments to Boards and Committees; Appointments of Professionals
d. Personnel/Contract Negotiations – Blue Collar, White Collar, and Supervisory Unions
Ridgewood NJ, A large tree limb fell unexpectedly during an operation being performed by a Village of Ridgewood Shade Tree Division crew working near 558 Hillcrest Road, Ridgewood on Tuesday morning, 05/02. Primary electrical wires and a pole mounted transformer were damaged as the limb fell. Ridgewood PD and FD personnel responded to the incident. A portion of Hillcrest Road was blocked for several hours until PSE&G workers completed repairs. It is unknown how many homes in the area lost power as a result of the mishap. No injuries were reported by members of the tree crew.
New Jersey has the highest property taxes, foreclosure rate and is the most expensive state in the nation to own a home. Common sense and basic economics tell us that there is too much supply and too little demand, with high taxes and a dense population distorting total housing costs upward.
Now we are facing the equivalent of housing Armageddon. A non-profit entity with ties to developers is attempting to force towns across the state to build 280,000 affordable housing units in the next nine years.
Ridgewood NJ, American culture loves to celebrate the entrepreneurial breed – those daring men and women willing to take calculated risks to create new enterprises that will grab the nation’s imagination along with its pocketbooks.
Those who reach the pinnacle of entrepreneurial excellence – such as Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos – are viewed with a mixture of awe and envy.
But what separates those who experience wild success from those left picking up the pieces of a failed enterprise?
Part of it comes down to good old work ethic, says Bill Green, founder and CEO of The Crestar Group of Companies and author of “ALL IN: 101 Real Life Business Lessons for Aspiring Entrepreneurs” (www.bgreenauthor.com).
“If you don’t want to work harder than everyone and you don’t have your passion, you shouldn’t be an entrepreneur,” Green says.
But that’s far from the whole story, says Green, whose own route to success began in a flea market. There are plenty of other lessons that budding entrepreneurs need to learn. Just a few include:
• Become a tactical and strategic CEO. Tactical leadership is doing things right. Strategic leadership is doing the right things. “You probably are doing a lot of things right tactically to get your startup off the ground,” Green says. “But now it’s time to think about your long-term strategy.” The greatest CEOs are visionaries, always plotting their company’s next big move, he says. “If you see a way to improve your business, you’d better have the vision and the guts to pull the trigger,” Green says, “even if the naysayers say it can’t be done. • Let your employees complete you. “Most of us can’t do it all or know everything, so it’s important to hire a team that can compensate for your shortcomings,” Green says. The best way to do that, he says, is to think like an NBA owner who builds a championship team by drafting a well-balanced roster of players whose abilities complement each other. • Good customers complain, bad customers go away. No one enjoys hearing complaints, but those angry customers should be viewed as a gift, Green says. They care about your product or service and they want you to fix whatever problem they’re experiencing so they can continue to have that product or service. Many unhappy customers just walk away never to return, so you don’t know why you lost their business. • The best deals are the ones you don’t make. There are good business deals out there, but there are many more bad deals, Green says. It’s important that any deal you make is the right one for your company, and not something you do just because making a new acquisition or introducing a new product is exciting. People will always try to seduce you with the “next great deal,” but stay focused on what’s best for your business. “Don’t let anyone influence you into making a deal you don’t want to make,” he says.
Ultimately, though, entrepreneurial success comes down to your own passion and tenacity.
“It doesn’t cost anything not to believe in something,” Green says. “It costs everything to believe in an idea so much that you’re willing to spend your life doing it and doing it until it becomes a reality. That’s guts. That’s passion. That’s the resolve you need to succeed.”
About Bill Green
Bill Green, founder and CEO of The Crestar Group of Companies, is author of “ALL IN: 101 Real Life Business Lessons for Aspiring Entrepreneurs” (www.bgreenauthor.com). Crestar is comprised of private equity, specialty finance, and real estate businesses. Green is also the CEO of LendingOne, which was founded in 2014 and provides real estate bridge and rental loans to non-owner occupied real estate investment properties. Prior to forming Crestar, he was with Interline Brands, founding the company in 1977. For 25 years he led Interline as its CEO from a small retail outlet to one of the largest industrial distribution companies in the country. Today, Interline Brands is owned by The Home Depot.
(CNN)Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid abuse epidemic, causing 91 overdose deaths each day. Yet the total number of opioid-related deaths may still be underestimated, suggests new research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“In early spring, the Minnesota Department of Health was notified of an unexplained death: a middle-aged man who died suddenly at home,” said Dr. Victoria Hall, a CDC field officer based in Minnesota. He’d been on long-term opioid therapy for back pain, and his family had worried he might be abusing his medication. The medical examiner assigned to the autopsy tested for and diagnosed both pneumonia and a toxic level of opioids.
New Jersey gasoline prices dropped more than 3 cents in the past week and are expected to continue falling because of a glut of inventory, an analyst said Monday.
An oversupply of gasoline exists as refiners ramp up production, said Dan McTeague, senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy, a price-tracking website. The peak driving time in the U.S. is in the summer, when gasoline is generally more expensive than in the winter.
New Jersey’s new Uniform Crime Report found crime in the Garden State is on the decline. The latest official numbers, which cover 2015, show a 5 percent drop in overall crime and a one percent drop in violent crime.
Preliminary data for last year shows a similar downward trend.
Ridgewood NJ, Pam Christian, Keller Williams Village Square Realty has listed the most expensive house in Ridgewood .This $4.6M Home Is Most Expensive Listing In the Village. The home is a beautiful 6 bedroom, 7 baths ,6,716 sqft Tudor home on one of the most desirable streets in Ridgewood.The magnificent six-bedroom Tudor offers unparalleled views of Manhattan , once graced the pages of Architectural Digest thanks to the handiwork of famed decorator Victoria Hagan.
The stately and elegant, yet comfortable, this premier residence features rich architectural details throughout and impressive amenities including a luxurious master suite, four additional en suite bedrooms, a state-of-the-art kitchen with butler’s pantry, three fireplaces, a gym, wine cellar, surround sound both inside and outside the home and so much more. The 1.38 acres of impeccably manicured grounds are equally impressive, boasting an expansive stone patio; heated pool with retractable cover; pool house with kitchenette, full bathroom and laundry; and a three-car heated garage. The home truly is a one-of-kind masterpiece that must be seen to be believed.
Ridgewood NJ, Pianist Drew Petersen will be featured with the Ridgewood Symphony on Friday May 5th at 8:00 PM. Drew, currently a masters student a Juilliard, just won a major piano competition – The American Pianist Award ($50,000 prize!). Read more at: https://www.northjersey.com/…/oradell-pianist-23-…/100374270/
This is going to be a very exciting concert.
The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra (RSO), with Artistic Director and Conductor, Diane Wittry, will perform its final concert of the 2016-2017 season on May 5, 2017, at 8:00pm at the West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, in Ridgewood, NJ.
The program will feature Oradell native Drew Petersen, playing Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
The Ridgewood Symphony will also perform Jean Sibelius’ Karelia Overture, Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, and the world premiere of composer Craig Morris’ Enigma Fantasy.
Advanced ticket prices for the performance are $25, $20 for senior and $10 for students. At the door prices are $28, $23, and $13. For tickets and more information call: (201)612-0118, or go to the RSO website: www.RidgewoodSymphony.org.
For the past several months, Gov. Chris Christie has focused his energy and attention on combating New Jersey’s opioid and heron epidemic.
The effort has included numerous appearances at drug clinics and rehabilitation centers around the state, as well as ads on radio, TV, and in print.
But is it making a difference?
Last year in Ocean County there were 209 overdose deaths and 505 naloxone revivals. According to Ocean County Prosecutor Joe Coronatom so far in 2017 the numbers are very similar to where they were at this time last year, but he said increasing attention and exposure about the epidemic is vitally important.
MORE TICKET OPTIONS AND IMPROVED NAVIGATION FOR NJ TRANSIT MOBILE APP
May 2,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT’s latest mobile app upgrade has a redesigned look that brings additional features and functionality to the home page screen. Bus customers also will be able to use the app to purchase one-way, round-trip and discounted 10-trip tickets. In addition, the enhancements provide customers with service alerts and service information for specific train stations or bus stops at a glance.
The new app will be available to Android users first with iOS release to follow, possibly within two weeks. NJ TRANSIT is rolling out the new version so that it can make any needed refinements before it is available to its larger customer base of iOS users.
“Technology continues to evolve and with that, NJ TRANSIT is continually working to improve our customers’ experience with our app,’’ said NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Steven H. Santoro. “I heard first hand from our customers that they also want service information right on the app – this version does just that.”
“Our mobile app users also demand a clean, functional interface, and this redesigned look provides for one-tap access to each of the most popular features. We are proud to be an industry leader in mobile ticketing, and we will continue to look for ways to put the latest technology in the hands of our customers,’’ Santoro added.
Visually, the crisp look features a new home screen with a tile layout, larger buttons, and clearer colors for easier viewing and selection of the options. Tiles provide access to tickets, train schedules, DepartureVision and MyBus right from the home screen. A Quick Buy tile provides for one-tap purchases of favorite tickets. DepartureVision and MyBus will display and auto refresh right on the home screen.
Additionally, DepartureVision and MyBus information on the home screen are auto populated based upon your favorites.
NJ TRANSIT bus customers can now purchase monthly passes, discounted 10-trips, roundtrip and one-way tickets for both interstate and intrastate travel.
The use of mobile ticketing through the MyTIX program has grown steadily since its introduction in 2013 and now has more than 1.25 million customer accounts.
The NJ TRANSIT mobile app is available for free download on any web-enabled iOS or Android device. To purchase tickets, customers simply install the app and create an account, which will securely save a customer’s profile information and purchase history.
You hate taxes but love buying stuff. So what’s better than reducing your tax burden by purchasing a slice of pizza or new floors for the house?
A growing number of New Jersey municipalities are introducing property tax rebate cards into the community — an idea birthed by Marlboro Township in 2012.
Residents register cards with their homes, and when they present their cards upon making a purchase at participating businesses, portions of those purchase are eventually shaved off their third-quarter property tax bills.
Since May 2016, Union Township residents realized $4,350 in property tax savings as of February with the Union VIP card, according to Fatimah Raymond, executive director of the town’s Special Improvement District.
Ridgewood NJ, No leak, no injuries, and only minor damage. Could have been a disaster at the Speedway Gas Station, 465-475 Goffle Road, Ridgewood on Monday afternoon, 05/01. Ridgewood Police responded.
