Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Public Schools will have a DELAYED OPENING on Wednesday, March 15. A Delayed Opening means that schools will start two hours later than usual and school bus schedules will operate two hours later. Morning Kindergarten is cancelled; afternoon Kindergarten will follow the regular hours. Children in grades 1 – 5 who have not ordered lunches must bring a bag lunch to school as there is not sufficient time for children to go home for lunch. Please be careful as you are out and about today
Paris (AFP) – Parents, take courage. If you survive the sleep deprivation, toddler tantrums and teenage angst, you may be rewarded with a longer life than your childless peers, researchers said Tuesday.
Fathers gained more in life expectancy than mothers, a team wrote in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health — and particularly in older age.
“By the age of 60, the difference in life expectancy… may be as much as two years” between people with, and those without, children, they concluded.
Researchers tracked the lifespan of men and women born between 1911 and 1925 and living in Sweden — more than 1.4 million people in total.
They also gathered data on whether the participants were married and had children.
Men and women with at least one child had “lower death risks” than childless ones, the team concluded.
“At 60 years of age, the difference in life expectancy was two years for men and 1.5 years for women” compared to peers with no kids, the researchers wrote.
By age 80, men who fathered children had a remaining life expectancy of seven years and eight months, compared to seven years for childless men, said the team.
For mothers, life expectancy at 80 was nine years and six months, while for childless women it was eight years and 11 months.
The study merely pointed out a correlation, and cannot conclude that having children is the cause of the life expectancy gains, the researchers admitted.
Why do my fellow journalists praise that anti-media prosecutor Donald Trump fired? | Mulshine
Posted on March 14, 2017 at 6:26 AM
BY PAUL MULSHINE
There is one phenomenon that I have never understood in the many years I have been in the news racket: the adulation many of my colleagues have for crusading prosecutors.
Am I the only one who’s noticed that these guys rarely return the favor?
A case in point is outgoing U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara. When his name appeared on the list of U.S. Attorneys who were asked to resign by President Trump last week, a great wave of keening and wailing went up from the press.
Typical was the New York Times, which ran this headline on a supposedly objective news article: “With Bharara’s Dismissal, Storied New York Office Loses Its Top Fighter.”
By Samantha Marcus | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on March 14, 2017 at 7:45 AM, updated March 14, 2017 at 8:32 AM
TRENTON — Public employee unions and government officials clashed Monday in a case before the state Supreme Court that could determine whether workers across New Jersey will get pay raises.
The state’s highest court heard oral arguments over the whether “step” increases — raises in pay when workers reach annual milestones in years of service — should be granted after a contract has expired.
Atlantic County, Bridgewater Township and the Public Employment Relations Commission asked the court to reverse an appellate court ruling, which found PERC overstepped its authority when it upended a four-decades-old doctrine that says step increases outlive the term of a contract.
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34 and Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 77 charged Atlantic County with unfair labor practices, alleging the county violated that “dynamic status quo” doctrine during contract negotiations and arbitration.
Police officers who were not yet at the top of the pay scale were due 5 percent or 6 percent step increases.
Paramus NJ, Paramus firefighters battled a smokey blaze fire that engulfed a large storage shed at the Denny Wiggers Garden Center, 395 Paramus Road, Paramus on Monday morning, 03/13. No injuries were reported in the conflagration.
The structure was apparently being used to store fire wood.
Traffic on busy Paramus Road was detoured throughout the incident. Mutual aid to cover empty Paramus firehouses was provided by several municipalities.
Established in 1991, Denny Wiggers Gardens is billed as being an environmentally friendly Company.
Sommelier reveals why you should ALWAYS choose the cheapest wine from the menu at restaurants (and the reason will surprise you)
Restaurants know diners will buy wines in the second or third cheapest slot Sommelier Mark Oldman says best value wine is often the cheapest on the list He said wines one above the cheapest will have been marked up to target diners
By Imogen Blake For Mailonline
PUBLISHED: 06:00 EDT, 13 March 2017 | UPDATED: 11:49 EDT, 13 March 201
If you thought you had been outsmarting restaurants by plumping for the second or third cheapest wine on the list, then think again.
Contrary to popular belief, the wines one or two above the cheapest at a restaurant is no more likely to be of better quality or value than the lowest priced glass or bottle on the list, according to sommelier Mark Oldman.
He says restaurants know diners will often opt for one above the cheapest, and will place wines with higher mark-ups in these coveted slots.
As of February 20, out of the total 1751 online survey responses, there were 79 responses from the Ridgewood zip code. We would love to see as many 07450 responses as possible to ensure that the Bergen County Master Plan reflects the needs of Ridgewood residents! Our response numbers are pretty good based on 70 municipalities in Bergen County…but we can do better! Complete the survey and be heard!
Kristie Cattafi , Staff Writer, @KristieCattafiPublished 7:22 p.m. ET March 7, 2017 | Updated 11:53 a.m. ET March 8, 2017
GARFIELD — Discussions are underway for a transit village designation around Garfield Station and the possibility of a commuter parking garage.
Plans for the parking garage were unveiled at the Garfield Redevelopment meeting March 6. The garage would be in the 1st Ward rehabilitation area, flanked by Somerset Street, Palisade Avenue, Hepworth Place and Hudson Street, along the train tracks. Plans call for a three-story structure with 468 spaces, said Pike Development’s president, Peter Cornell, who gave the presentation.
Editors Note: Former President Bill Clinton asked 93 politically-appointed U.S. attorneys to resign in 1993, which didn’t prompt as much media outrage as when President Trump did it.
Dustin Racioppi , State House Bureau, @dracioppiPublished 6:12 p.m. ET March 13, 2017 | Updated 4 hours ago
Gov. Chris Christie called “all this moaning and complaining” by two of the region’s prominent U.S. attorneys “ridiculous,” after they were ordered out of their posts by President Trump.
Christie, the former U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said Monday that those prosecutors – Paul Fishman, Christie’s appointed successor, and Preet Bharara, who led New York’s Southern District office – should have known and prepared for their transition out of their positions months ago. They had been appointed by former President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and “they received notice” by the electorate that they would not keep their positions much longer.
867 tickets and counting: NJ cops crack down on snow-covered cars
You hear it during and after every snowstorm: clear your vehicle of ice and snow before hitting the road. Not doing so is actually against the law.
But if you’re willing to take a gamble and see what you can get away with, just know New Jersey cops are taking this law seriously, and they may be cracking down now more than ever.
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Between January and February of 2017, municipal police departments in New Jersey handed out 867 tickets to motorists who failed to remove ice and snow from their vehicles before driving, according to the Administrative Office of the Courts. And this hasn’t been a very active winter in terms of precipitation.
More than 300 summonses were delivered in Bergen County, the data show. The second-largest number of tickets (84) was registered in Middlesex County.
This year’s numbers already surpass the number of tickets handed out in all of 2016 — 838, according to the data, with Bergen and Middlesex Counties leading the pack.
Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino said the numbers are likely elevated in the county due to population and miles of highway. Seventy municipal departments operate in Bergen County.
“It could be a matter of life or death — something as simple as getting the ice off your car,” he said
Avoid unnecessary travel during the storm so the plows can clear the streets.
Do not park Vehicles on the roadway when snow is falling.
Do not shovel snow back into the roadway after the plows clear the street. Ordinance 249-1a.
If you have a fire hydrant near your house, clear the snow around it for emergency access.
Overnight parking permission is suspended until Thursday 3/16/17. There will be no permission granted to park overnight ordinance 249-48.
Snow and ice is to be removed from sidewalks no later than 24 hours after snow has fallen. Failure to do so subjects the property owner to a fine. Ordinance 249-1a.
To report an emergency dial 911. For a non-emergency response call 201-652-3900
Systemwide Cross-Honoring in Effect: To give customers additional travel options – if they must travel – during expected winter weather conditions, NJ TRANSIT will offer full systemwide cross-honoring, enabling customers to use their ticket or pass on an alternate travel mode—rail, light rail, PATH or ferry. As a reminder, on Tuesday, March 14th all bus service will be suspended. For example, customers who normally take the bus from Rutherford to the Port Authority Bus Terminal may use their bus pass or ticket on the train from Rutherford to New York Penn Station. Similarly, customers who normally take the bus between Atlantic City and Lindenwold may use the Atlantic City Rail Line instead at no additional charge. NY Waterway and Billybey ferries will accept NJ TRANSIT tickets and passes.
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...
* Locations...New York City, Northeast New Jersey, the Lower
Hudson Valley, Southwestern and interior Southeastern
Connecticut, and Northern Nassau and Northwestern Suffolk
Counties.
* Hazard Types...Heavy Snow and Blizzard Conditions.
* Snow and Sleet Accumulations...1 to 2 feet across interior
areas. 8 to 16 inches of snow and sleet are expected across New
York City, Northwestern Long Island and Coastal Southwestern
Connecticut. Locally higher amounts are possible, especially
over areas north and west of New York City.
* Snowfall Rates...2 to 4 inches per hour at times.
* Timing...The snow may mix with sleet at times across
Northwestern Long Island and portions of the New York City
metropolitan area later this morning into this afternoon. The
precipitation will change back to all snow before ending this
evening.
* Impacts...Dangerous travel due to whiteout conditions at
times. Several roads may become impassable.
* Winds...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph,
becoming northwest in the afternoon. Isolated gusts of 55 to 60
mph are possible near the immediate coast.
* Temperatures...In the upper 20s.
* Visibilities...Near zero at times.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are
expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds
and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout
conditions...making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If
you must travel...have a winter survival kit
Ridgewood NJ, PSE&G is preparing for the approaching storm predicted to bring heavy snow and strong winds to the Northeast on Tuesday. Snow and high winds can bring down trees and power lines. We take every storm with the potential for outages seriously, and we have additional personnel and auxiliary equipment ready.
We also have extra personnel to respond as quickly as possible to emergency requests. Both PSE&G’s call centers and appliance service department are prepared to respond to customer “no heat” calls as temperatures remain low during the next several days.
Stay connected:
•To report power outages call PSE&G’s Customer Service line at 1-800-436-PSEG (7734), or log in to My Account at pseg.com to report an outage or view outage status.
•You can also report an outage by texting “OUT” to 4PSEG.
•Sign up for MyAlerts for 2-way text or email notifications about the status of power outages in your area.
•View our Outage Map that is updated every 15 minutes and displays the location and status of power outages in PSE&G’s service area.
Be safe:
•Downed wires should always be considered “live.” Do not approach or drive over a downed line and do not touch anything that it might be in contact with. To report downed wires call 1-800-436-PSEG.
•To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, do not run any gasoline powered engine, including generators and snow blowers, in a garage or any other enclosed space.
A powerful snowstorm is headed our way. A Blizzard Warning is in effect from midnight tonight through midnight Tuesday. 18-24 inches of snow is expected, along with dangerous winds and white out conditions. Stay indoors and do not travel. Due to the impending blizzard, here is what you should know:
GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION
There will no garbage or recycling collection on March 14th and no curbside bulk pickup on March 15th. Simply put out the garbage, recycling or bulk refuse on your next scheduled collection date. On March 16th and March 17th, all garbage must be brought to the end of your driveway (not in the street), for the safety of our Village employees. Backyard collection of garbage will resume on March 20th, weather permitting.
PARKING ON STREETS PROHIBITED TO ALLOW FOR PLOWING
In order to allow the Village crews to clear the streets of snow, residents are prohibited from parking on the streets all day on March 14th. Overnight parking on streets will not be permitted on March 13th, March 14th, and March 15th. Please be aware that there is a protocol for plowing roads, which is as follows: The primary roads into the Village are plowed first, which include the roads into the Village, particularly those by the hospital and the schools. The secondary roads, located off of the main roads, are plowed second. Finally, the tertiary roads, such as cul de sacs and dead ends are plowed. Due to the large amount of snow which will be falling, over a short period of time, the crews may take some time to get to the secondary and tertiary roads.
SNOW REMOVAL
Snow must be removed from all residential sidewalks within 24 hours of it forming. Please do not put the snow into the street, put it back onto your property.
POWER OUTAGES
High winds from the storm may cause power outages. Please stay away from downed wires. If you experience a power outage, please do not call the Police Department unless there is an emergency. Please call PSE&G directly at 1-800-436-7734.
FIRE HYDRANTS
If you have a fire hydrant on your property, please clear it of accumulating snow. The house you save could be your own!
OTHER INFORMATION
All Village Offices and the Library will be closed on March 14th. The Recycling Center will also be closed. The Police Department, on the second floor of Village Hall, will remain open.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting scheduled for March 14th has been cancelled.
Please remember to check on the elderly and share this information with your neighbors. Stay safe and warm.
For continuing updates, please see the Village website at www.ridgewoodnj.net.
Heather A. Mailander
Acting Village Manager
201/670-5500 x202
Bergen County State of Emergency March 14-15, 2017
March 13,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Hackensack NJ, With the impending winter storm expected to be the biggest we have seen this year, I have declared a county-wide State of Emergency,” said County Executive Tedesco. “I have instructed the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management to take every necessary step to implement our winter storm plan that protects residents and infrastructure.
Residents are encouraged to make sure they have enough food, water, as well as batteries, gasoline or diesel for personal generators. We encourage all residents to stay off the roads, as travel will be extremely dangerous. Please be safe and use good judgment.
