Ed Lucas & Bill Pennington Sunday, April 26th @ 2:00pm
Emmy Winning Blind Broadcaster, Ed Lucas, and Award-winning New York Times Sports Columnist, Bill Pennington will DISCUSS and sign their books: Seeing Home & Billy Martin
Books available April 21st
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF MICHAEL PARLOFF Paquito D’Rivera is a world-class musician who composes and plays both the saxophone and clarinet. Stefon Harris plays the vibraphone and marimba and is one of today’s top jazz artists
APRIL 24, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL PARLOFF
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Editor’s note – Michael Parloff of Ridgewood is presenting the final event of the 2014-15 season of his very popular Parlance Chamber Concerts this coming Sunday afternoon, April 26, at 3 p.m. at West Side Presbyterian Church. Here he offers our readers some background on the world class performers.
The legendary sax and clarinet virtuoso Paquito D’Rivera, the reigning master of Latin jazz, will team up with special guest Stefon Harris, the blazing young star of the vibraphone and the marimba.
They will be joined by Paquito’s all-star Quintet, which includes the Argentinian trumpeter/trombonist Diego Urcola, the Peruvian bassist Oscar Stagnaro, and the American pianist Alex Brown and drummer/percussionist Eric Doob. Together, this stellar ensemble was awarded the Grammy award for best Latin Jazz Album of 2001.
APRIL 24, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY MATTHEW BIRCHENOUGH
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
RIDGEWOOD — On a warm, sunny day, seemingly handpicked for the unofficial start of the season in the village, swarms of young athletes flocked to the 65th annual Ridgewood Baseball and Softball Association (RBSA) Opening Day festivities.
“The baseball gods, softball gods were with us today with the beautiful weather,” RBSA President Jim Albano said last Saturday, referring to the streak of poor weather the event had experienced in recent years.
The association pulled out all the stops this year, expanding the event with a 60-item tricky tray, 28 craft vendors, five food trucks and various other baseball- and softball-related activities.
“It’s a festival now, it’s not just Opening Day,” Albano said.
RBSA board member Lisa Powers, the key figure behind the so-called “grand-slam changes,” had sought a larger event to “bring the community together.”
“I wanted to make it bigger and better and more exciting, not just for the RBSA but for the community,” Powers said. “I wanted to make it fun for the kids, so it wasn’t just a parade, and they could have a day off from their games and play.”
The festivities attracted several hundred youth players to Veterans Field and the early reactions were positive.
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. called the bill package an “immediately attainable plan to help people find their long lost jobs and provide greater opportunities for families throughout this state.”
APRIL 23, 2015, 2:44 PM LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015, 4:19 PM
BY DUSTIN RACIOPPI
STATE HOUSE BUREAU |
THE RECORD
Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a 36-bill package aimed at creating jobs and expanding economic opportunities.
The bills focus on areas that legislators say have stymied job growth and limited economic opportunity, like cutting red tape, offering more work training and overhauling tourism.
None of the proposals would cost a dime to taxpayers, lawmakers said.
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. called the bill package an “immediately attainable plan to help people find their long lost jobs and provide greater opportunities for families throughout this state,” adding that it “cannot fall victim to partisan politics.”
Republicans and the Democrats who control the Legislature have differing views on how to spur the state’s lagging economy, but 11 of the bills already have Democratic co-sponsors. Three bills have already passed the full Senate, and more than a dozen others are pending committees. Still, there is tension between the two parties over how the state can pull out of its economic slump.
“It is refreshing to see that the Republicans finally recognize that the governor has failed on the economy. New Jersey’s recovery has lagged far behind the country and our neighboring states because the governor has no plan to create jobs or to stimulate economic growth,” said Richard McGrath, spokesman for the Senate Democrats. “In fact, Democrats have sent the governor numerous job-creating bills but he has vetoed most of them. We will review these proposals to determine if they will help our economy. What’s needed is a far-reaching plan that spurs growth and invests in economic opportunities for everyone.” (editors note : try not to laugh on this one)
At a news conference Thursday morning to announce the package, legislators highlighted some of the problems that they said have stymied the state’s job growth.
For example, the state tourism council has not met in 12 years, said Sen. Robert Singer, R-Ocean. And although tourism generates $40 billion a year, the state has not done enough to promote what it has to offer, he said. A bill sponsored by Singer would overhaul tourism advertising and marketing, and it would create a mobile phone application to feature the state’s attractions.
There is also a skills gap in New Jersey, said Sen. Diane Allen, R-Burlington, who sponsors three of the four workforce development bills in the package. One of them would expand career and technical education, while another would help out-of-work casino employees get training for jobs in industries in South Jersey.
Legislators are also focusing on cutting red tape for businesses. One bill would create a task force whose goal is to digitize state permits, licenses and grants. Another bill would roll back “cumbersome” regulations on small business owners, while another would allow state agencies to offer online permitting “whenever possible” in order to move projects along faster.
The Republicans also defended New Jersey’s sluggish job growth. Although the state unemployment rate is at 6.5 percent, a percentage point higher than the national average of 5.5 percent, they said the state is adding jobs and moving in the proper
The two Planning Board members (Thurston and Abdallah) in favor of the project,as is, are both involved in commercIAL real estate and development. Interesting…very interesting.
We are not sure industry experience automatically implies a conflict , but …
There’s a real conflict if he is voting on things or even commenting on things that could affect his clients or potential clients. He can add his comments from the podium along with the rest of us. Did the council know he was actively involved in real estate projects in Ridgewood when they appointed him? What the hell were they thinking????
Even if he currently does not do business with these firms he may hope to work with them in the future.
He should enter the discussions because of his experience but he should not vote.
Thurston is not afraid of developers . . . he IS a developer.
Mr. Thurston has been active as a Real Estate Professional for over 30 years. After graduating from Law School in 1982, Mr. Thurston spent two years in Dallas, Texas practicing real estate law. He then moved back east and spent the next four years practicing real estate law in Philadelphia and Manhattan at the law firms of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Shea and Gould. In 1987 he left legal practice and joined The Binswanger Company headquartered in Philadelphia where he managed the National Industrial Brokerage Group for four years and then the International Group for the next five years. He then joined NAI in New Jersey and managed the Corporate Services Group for two years. He was recruited to start up and manage the National Office Sales force at Equis Corporation. He moved to Marcus & Millichap in 1999 to manage the New Jersey office. He is a Director in the Company’s National Office and Industrial Properties Group and in it’s Net Lease Properties Group and specializes in the sale of Retail, Office, and Industrial Properties in New York, New Jersey, Northern New Jersey and Bergen County and in Single Tenant Properties Nationwide.
David Thurston’s background certainly gives him an interesting perspective in all of this. Since he is involved in the sale of commercial real estate in Ridgewood, should he recuse himself from these discussions? Is there potential conflict of interest” Or does he bring years of valuable experience to the table? Interesting.
“Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale The Lincoln Building, an office property at 45 N. Broad St. in Ridgewood. The 24,000-square-foot multi-tenant property sold for $3.9 million. David Thurston of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a partnership, and secured the buyer, a local limited liability company.”
“Mr. Thurston has been active as a Real Estate Professional for over 30 years. After graduating from Law School in 1982, Mr. Thurston spent two years in Dallas, Texas practicing real estate law. He then moved back east and spent the next four years practicing real estate law in Philadelphia and Manhattan at the law firms of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Shea and Gould. In 1987 he left legal practice and joined The Binswanger Company headquartered in Philadelphia where he managed the National Industrial Brokerage Group for four years and then the International Group for the next five years. He then joined NAI in New Jersey and managed the Corporate Services Group for two years. He was recruited to start up and manage the National Office Sales force at Equis Corporation. He moved to Marcus & Millichap in 1999 to manage the New Jersey office. He is a Director in the Company’s National Office and Industrial Properties Group and in it’s Net Lease Properties Group and specializes in the sale of Retail, Office, and Industrial Properties in New York, New Jersey, Northern New Jersey and Bergen County and in Single Tenant Properties Nationwide.”
file photo by Boyd Loving
April 23,2015
Anne LaGrange Loving
Ridgewood NJ, Our Mayor has been taking a lot of heat for his continual gross mismanagement of the Village Council meetings, and rightfully so. He allows, and in fact he enables, every level of disrespect and incivility to flourish in these meetings, from the subtle to the blatant. In order to be helpful to our busy Mayor, here is a previously scripted apology that he issued more than two years ago for this same behavior. He can just carry it around with him on his ipad and read it whenever the need arises for an apology. This will allow him more time to prepare for his civility meetings.
From the February 6, 2013 Village Council Minutes:Before the meeting began, Mayor Aronsohn noted that there had been a lot of feedback from the Village Council Work Session meeting on January 30, 2013. Some people commented that when Councilwoman Walsh had the floor, she should have been allowed to speak without interruption; others felt that the issue should not have been on the agenda in the first place, because it was confrontational; other comments were that Mayor Aronsohn should not have allowed Council members to attack each other. Mayor Aronsohn stated that it was not a great meeting, and as the person responsible for running the meeting, he wanted to apologize to his colleagues and to the public, because he said that frankly, the public deserves better. The public does not deserve a fighting Council, but a working Council. He pointed out that there is a lot of work to do, and it is good to have differences of opinion, but that there are ways to disagree while being agreeable. Mayor Aronsohn said that going forward, he hopes and expects that the Council members can agree to disagree, and that while there are issues to be settled, the Council members can and will work through them in a much more civil and respectful way.
APRIL 23, 2015, 7:27 PM LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015, 7:31 PM
BY HANNAN ADELY
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
State Department of Education officials said they would consider cutting state money to schools where too many students refused to take new state standardized tests.
Education officials said it’s one of the possible sanctions they can place on schools where less than 95 percent of students take the tests.
“The New Jersey Department of Education has always had the authority to consider withholding funds to districts that do not comply with any state or federal laws,” said Michael Yaple, director of communications for the department. “This is not exclusive to PARCC testing or any other requirement.”
The state has not decided if it will use that power or how those cuts would be determined, Yaple said. Conclusions won’t be drawn until the tests are complete.
APRIL 23, 2015, 8:57 PM LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015, 9:02 PM
BY TODD SOUTH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
HACKENSACK — Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco presented his budget to the freeholders Thursday afternoon, showing that a combination of mandated expenses and debt coming due would mean a $17 million increase to the tax levy.
For the owner of the average home in the county, assessed at $324,000, that translates to a property tax increase of $12.73.
Tedesco illustrated that figure as the cost of two foam-topped Starbuck’s specialty coffee drinks with extra expresso shots and caramel — drinks that he placed on the freeholders’ round table.
Under Tedesco’s $531 million spending plan, the total $387 million tax levy would mean the county portion of the tax bill on an average home would be $762.28, up 1.7 percent from 2014.
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A federal district court judge on Wednesday gave her final approval to the settlement of a lawsuit brought by more than 5,000 former players who accused theN.F.L. of hiding from them the dangers ofconcussions, a major step toward ending one of the most contentious legal battles in league history.
The settlement provides payments of up to $5 million to players who have one of a handful of severe neurological disorders, medical monitoring for all players to determine if they qualify for a payment and $10 million for education aboutconcussions.
The landmark deal, which many players criticized, was originally reached in August 2013, but Judge Anita B. Brody twice asked the two sides to revise their agreement, first to uncap the total amount of damages that could be paid for the conditions covered, and then to remove the limit on how much could be spent on medical monitoring.
by DAVID FRENCH April 20, 2015 4:00 AM From the May 4, 2015, issue of NR ‘
THEY CAME WITH A BATTERING RAM.” Cindy Archer, one of the lead architects of Wisconsin’s Act 10 — also called the “Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill,” it limited public-employee benefits and altered collective-bargaining rules for public-employee unions — was jolted awake by yelling, loud pounding at the door, and her dogs’ frantic barking. The entire house — the windows and walls — was shaking. She looked outside to see up to a dozen police officers, yelling to open the door. They were carrying a battering ram.She wasn’t dressed, but she started to run toward the door, her body in full view of the police. Some yelled at her to grab some clothes, others yelled for her to open the door. “I was so afraid,” she says. “I did not know what to do.” She grabbed some clothes, opened the door, and dressed right in front of the police. The dogs were still frantic. “I begged and begged, ‘Please don’t shoot my dogs, please don’t shoot my dogs, just don’t shoot my dogs.’ I couldn’t get them to stop barking, and I couldn’t get them outside quick enough. I saw a gun and barking dogs. I was scared and knew this was a bad mix.”Read more at: https://www.nationalreview.com/article/417155/wisconsins-shame-i-thought-it-was-home-invasion-david-french
BY PAUL BEDARD | APRIL 22, 2015 | 6:11 PM
Legal and illegal immigrants will hit a record high of 51 million in just eight years and eventually account for an astounding 82 percent of all population growth in America, according to new U.S. Census figures.
A report from the Center for Immigration Studies that analyzed the statistics said that by 2023, one in seven U.S. residents will be an immigrant, rising to one in five by 2060 when the immigrant population totals 78 million.
The report was provided to Secrets and released Wednesday evening.
The surge in immigrant population, both legal and illegal, threatens to slam into the presidential campaign as GOP candidates move to figure out what their position is and the president tries to use executive powers to exempt some 5 million illegals from deportation.
Baseball’s Jim Kaat Thursday, April 23rd @ 7:00pm
Former Major League Pitcher & Broadcaster for the New York Yankees, Jim Kaat, will sign his new book: If These Walls Could Talk
Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.
Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.
First In Line Certificate use is the the discretion of Bookends. Blackout dates may apply.
Bookends cannot guarantee that the books that are Autographed will always be First Printings.
Autographed books purchased at Bookends are non-returnable.
While we try to ensure that all customers coming to Bookends’ signings will meet authors and get their books signed, we cannot guarantee that all attendees will meet the author or that all books will be signed. We cannot control inclement weather, author travel schedules or authors who leave prematurely.
Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-0726
APRIL 22, 2015, 5:18 PM LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015, 5:20 PM
BY STEVE JANOSKI
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
MIDLAND PARK — A December 2014 state inspection of Midland Park’s three schools did not find evidence of fraudulent markings in the buildings’ boiler logbooks, a claim made in a recent lawsuit by two former custodians who contend they were fired after pointing out inconsistencies in those logbooks.
Kerri H. Gatling, public information officer for the Department of Labor & Workforce Development, said that the department found no violations during its Dec. 30 visit, only “minor issues” with the logbooks that were not cited.
“Under state law, a licensed operator is needed in the building when the building is occupied and the boiler is operating,” Gatling said, adding that the boilers were shut down during the inspection because school was not in session. As a normal course of action, she said, inspectors will return once more when the boilers are operating.
