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Posted on January 17, 2015January 18, 2015 by James — Leave a comment

The Valley Hospital Among America’s Best Hospitals to Have a Baby

The Valley Hospital Among America’s Best Hospitals to Have a Baby
January 14, 2015

Ridgewood NJ, The Valley Hospital has received the 2015 Women’s Choice Award® as an America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics . This evidence-based designation is the only award that identifies the country’s best healthcare institutions based on criteria that consider female patient satisfaction, clinical excellence, and what women say they want from a hospital.

The list of 371 award winners represents hospitals, including The Valley Hospital, which women can feel confident in choosing for their maternity needs.

“We are very pleased to receive this recognition,” said Claire Grande, Assistant Vice President of Women’s and Children’s Services at Valley. “We are gratified that so many new moms choose Valley for their care.”

“We understand that the birth of a child is a special time for patients and families, and that they require special care,” Grande said. “I think this recognition is a wonderful reflection of the standard of care we provide to all our patients and a testament to the priority Valley staff and physicians place on achieving the highest-quality clinical outcomes, while delivering the most compassionate care.”

“New moms have many choices when it comes to obstetrics. Now they can make informed decisions based on the recommendations of other moms who have experienced that hospital first hand,” says Delia Passi, CEO and Founder of the Women’s Choice Award, and former publisher of Working Woman and Working Mother magazines. “Most importantly, when a woman sees the Women’s Choice Award at her local hospital, she’ll know the hospital values her experience as a critical component of care for her and her loved ones,” added Passi.

The America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics scoring process is unique in that it is the only national list that focuses on female patient satisfaction. Only the hospitals who qualify for this highly selective designation provide the highest level of obstetric services based on their exceptional scores for patient recommendation, as provided by data reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys, as well as an analysis that weighs criteria identified as the most important to women for patient satisfaction, including early elective deliveries.

About The Valley Hospital
The Valley Hospital, a 451-bed, acute care, not-for-profit hospital located in Ridgewood, NJ, is part of Valley Health System, which also includes Valley Home Care and Valley Medical Group. Valley is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions. These include 10 consecutive recognitions for service excellence by J.D. Power and Associates for inpatient care, six consecutive awards for patient safety and quality care from the Leapfrog Group, and Gold Seals of Approval from the Joint Commission in 12 clinical areas, including six for cancer care, more than any other hospital in the nation. Valley has also been recognized by Healthgrades as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for joint replacement and orthopedic surgery. Valley has also been honored three times with “Magnet” designation – the nursing profession’s highest honor. Key services include cardiology, oncology, women’s and children’s services, emergency care, orthopedics, and neurosciences.

For more information please visit www.ValleyHealth.com.

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems

About the Women’s Choice Award®
The Women’s Choice Award sets the standard for helping women to make smarter choices for themselves and their families. The company and its awards identify the brands, products and services that are most recommended and trusted by women. The Women’s Choice Award is the only evidence-based quality designation that drives consumer and patient appreciation through education, empowerment and validation. Additionally, they recognize those that deliver a recommendation-worthy customer experience. Visit www.WomensChoiceAward.com to learn more.

Posted on January 17, 2015January 18, 2015 by James — Leave a comment

YWCA Offers American Red Cross Waterfront Lifeguard Training

YWCA Offers American Red Cross Waterfront Lifeguard Training
Tue, February 03, 2015 – Thu, February 12, 2015
Time: 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
YWCA Bergen County, 112 Oak St., Ridgewood, NJ 07450

American Red Cross Waterfront Lifeguard Training Module and Recertification Courses at the YWCA

YWCA Bergen County is offering its next American Red Cross Waterfront Lifeguard Training course on February 3 and 5 and Lifeguard Recertification Course on February 10 and 12.

American Red Cross Waterfront Lifeguard Training Module will train and test in Lifeguard skills specific to murky bottom, non-surf facilities (e.g. lakes, ponds). Current Lifeguard Training Certification and class pre-registration is required. Classes will be held on Tuesday, February 3rd and Thursday, February 5th from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood, and the course fee is $100.

The American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Recertification Course, on Tuesday, February 10th and Thursday, February 12th, will review and test all CPR, First Aid and Lifeguard Skills. Participants must present Valid LGT Certification on first day of class. Classes will be held from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood, and the course fee is $150.

For more information or to register call the YWCA Aquatics Department at 201-444-5600, x327, or visit www.ywcabergencounty.org.

Posted on January 17, 2015January 18, 2015 by James — Leave a comment

YWCA Bergen County Vacation Day program for children in grades K-6

YWCA Bergen County Vacation Day program for children in grades K-6
Mon, January 19, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: YWCA (Bergen County), 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood, NJ
Cost: $60 per person

From 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, kids will discover magic secrets and learn to perform 2-4 tricks! Pizza and Soda will be provided. Then, from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, there will be 60 minutes of swim time! Children must bring a bag with bathing suit, towel, googles and flip flops.

The YWCA Vacation Day program provides full day care from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on designated school holidays. Based at the YWCA’s 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood facility, the program is supervised by the YWCA’s trained child care staff.

The fee is $60 per child per day for families that are currently participating in YWCA Before or After School programs, and $80 for non-participating families. Advance registration is required with all forms due by Friday, January 9th, 2015 or late fee will be charged.
To register call 201-444-5600, ext. 400 or visit www.ywcabergencounty.org for details and registration forms.<br

Posted on January 17, 2015January 18, 2015 by James — 1 Comment

Ridgewood BOE to Discuss New School Calendar at Meeting Monday, January 26 at 7:30 p.m

Ridgewood BOE to Discuss New School Calendar at Meeting Monday, January 26 at 7:30 p.m

Ridgewood NJ , According to Superintendent of Schools Daniel Fishbein, Ed.D. “Developing a school calendar is a delicate balancing act that requires much thought and input.

The process involved my submission of five different calendar options to a committee of
parents, students, teachers and administrators. This committee then makes a final
recommendation to the Ridgewood Board of Education, which can endorse it, select another of the drafts, or choose to develop its own calendar.

What I have heard is people want to start the school year after Labor Day, have the customary federal day holidays off, and include full breaks for December, February and April while ending the school year as early in June as possible. Such a calendar is certainly ideal but it an almost an impossible mission to accomplish. Therefore, the committee is tasked with proposing a calendar that is based on a compromise of all stakeholders’ priorities and needs. It is important to remember that the goals of the school calendar are to meet academic and state requirements while addressing our students’ need for family time.”

The Ridgewood Board of Education will be discussing – and hopefully approving — the 2015- 2016 calendar at its meeting on Monday, January 26 at 7:30 p.m. Soon thereafter, the committee will begin working on the 2016-2017 calendar. I encourage you to come to the Board meeting at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, or to watch the meeting from home via the district website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us, FiOS channel 33 or Optimum channel 77.

Readers Comment ,”Graduation last year was on June 26th….a ridiculous date. Almost July for godsakes.

Start in August and finish up early.

Next question….”

“Why not cut back on the various breaks?”

“Many colleges start orientation programs in June. Our kids are still having exams and senior events.”

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Posted on January 17, 2015January 18, 2015 by James — 4 Comments

Reader says the Council Only Loves Free Speech when you agree with them

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Reader says the Council Only Loves Free Speech when you agree with them

Oh, this is hilarious. Je suis Paulie, Je suis Pooch, Je suis the Hawk. Yeah, they all advocate free speech unless the person at the microphone is saying something they do not want to hear. Then that person is interrupted or yelled at or given the brush off. Remember the woman who was so determined about Graydon and they started screaming at her? Remember when the hotheaded DM went nuts on Ellie Gruber? You are not allowed to ask any direct questions of any member of the council, yep this is free speech.

Je suis Paulie. Whoever coined that deserves and award.<br

Posted on January 17, 2015January 20, 2019 by James — 2 Comments

Investments in NJ continue five-year slide

Investments in NJ continue five-year slide

JANUARY 17, 2015 LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015, 1:21 AM
BY MELANIE ANZIDEI
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

* New Jersey’s fourth-quarter figures buck the national trends

Venture capitalists invested $320 million in New Jersey companies last year, a decline of $2 million from the previous year and an extension of a downturn in investments in the state that began in 2008. The falloff is in marked contrast to a surge in VC investing nationally that rose to its highest level in 2014 since the end of the dot-com period.

Investments in the Garden State have dropped by about $400 million since the recession, with the drop slowing in recent years, according to a report released Friday.

During the fourth quarter, about $51.9 million was put into 11 deals in New Jersey, a more than $100 million drop from the quarter prior. Only one of last quarter’s deals included a North Jersey company. Teleservices Solutions Holdings LLC, a telecommunications company in Montvale, received $540,000 early-stage investment.

Investors poured the most money into New Jersey’s medical devices and equipment industry. Venture capitalists invested $22.4 million in the state’s medical device industry during the fourth quarter. For the full year, that sector had nearly $81.7 million in investments, making it the most-invested industry in New Jersey last year.

The retail and distribution sector was second with $80 million invested last year. Biotechnology, which has held such promise for job growth in the state, was third with $41.6 million in investments by year’s end.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/venture-capital-declines-1.1204298

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Europe Mans Up police arrest over 2 dozen in anti-terror sweeps

Europe Mans Up police arrest over 2 dozen in anti-terror sweeps
Jan 16, 11:32 AM (ET)
By RAF CASERT and ANGELA CHARLTON

BRUSSELS (AP) — French, German and Belgian police arrested more than two dozen suspects in anti-terrorism raids Friday, as European authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to Mideast Islamic extremists.

Rob Wainwright, head of the police agency Europol, told The Associated Press that foiling terror attacks has become “extremely difficult” because Europe’s 2,500-5,000 radicalized Muslim extremists have little command structures and are increasingly sophisticated.

Highlighting those fears, a bomb scare forced Paris to evacuate its busy Gare de l’Est train station during Friday morning rush hour. No bomb was found. A man also briefly took two hostages at a post office northwest of Paris, but police said the hostage-taker had mental issues and no links to terror.

Visiting the tense French capital, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met President Francois Hollande and toured the sites of last week’s terror attacks: the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket. Twenty people, including the three gunmen, were killed.

https://apnews.myway.com/article/20150116/eu–europe_terror-8e8b966bdb.html

Posted on January 17, 2015April 9, 2020 by James — Leave a comment

Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty

Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty

By Lyndsey Layton January 16 at 5:00 AM

For the first time in at least 50 years, a majority of U.S. public school students come from low-income families, according to a new analysis of 2013 federal data, a statistic that has profound implications for the nation.

The Southern Education Foundation reports that 51 percent of students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade were eligible under the federal program for free and reduced-price lunches in the 2012-2013 school year. The lunch program is a rough proxy for poverty, but the explosion in the number of needy children in the nation’s public classrooms is a recent phenomenon that has been gaining attention among educators, public officials and researchers.

“We’ve all known this was the trend, that we would get to a majority, but it’s here sooner rather than later,” said Michael A. Rebell, the executive director of the Campaign for Educational Equity at Columbia University, noting that the poverty rate has been increasing even as the economy has improved. “A lot of people at the top are doing much better, but the people at the bottom are not doing better at all. Those are the people who have the most children and send their children to public school.”

The shift to a majority-poor student population means that in public schools, more than half of the children start kindergarten already trailing their more privileged peers and rarely, if ever, catch up. They are less likely to have support at home to succeed, are less frequently exposed to enriching activities outside of school, and are more likely to drop out and never attend college.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/majority-of-us-public-school-students-are-in-poverty/2015/01/15/df7171d0-9ce9-11e4-a7ee-526210d665b4_story.html

Posted on January 17, 2015January 18, 2015 by James — 2 Comments

The Ridgewood Blog Starts A Major Upgrade Cycle !

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Good Morning ,

Its thats time again , over the next several months the Ridgewood blog , will be making some major up grades , including a more updated format and a faster server .We apologize in advance for the inconvenience ,from time to time the blog may be off line . Every effort will be made to minimize these disruptions .

thank you again for all your support
PJ Blogger

Posted on January 16, 2015January 21, 2019 by James — 2 Comments

Liquor license among items auctioned off at Ridgewood’s former Harding Pharmacy and Liquor

Liquor license among items auctioned off at Ridgewood’s former Harding Pharmacy and Liquor

January 15, 2015, 6:32 PM Last updated: Thursday, January 15, 2015, 6:42 PM
By CHRIS HARRIS

RIDGEWOOD — Reading glasses, New York Jets key chains, nutritional supplements, cash registers and lots of wine. If it was inside the former Harding Pharmacy and Liquor on Thursday, it was up for grabs.

But it was a coveted liquor license that drew the most attention at an auction staged inside the 70-year-old store — selling for $255,000.

It took 10 bidders less than 5 minutes to battle it out for the right to sell booze to Ridgewood’s residents.

Ultimately, the liquor license went to Jonathan Davis, who said he was at the auction representing Maple Avenue Liquors.

Davis is a senior vice president at Woodbridge’s Onyx Equities, a real estate investment firm which owns several office and retail spaces in Ridgewood and is spearheading The Enclave, a 52-unit housing development proposed for East Ridgewood and North Maple avenues.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/liquor-license-among-items-auctioned-off-at-ridgewood-s-former-harding-pharmacy-and-liquor-1.1196183

Posted on January 16, 2015January 18, 2015 by James — 2 Comments

Daily walk adds years to your life: Just 20 minutes a day is enough

Daily walk adds years to your life: Just 20 minutes a day is enough

A BRISK daily 20-minute walk could reduce the risk of an early death by almost a third, a new study shows

Lack of exercise is responsible for twice as many deaths as obesity, it says. Couch potatoes face greater danger from deadly cardiovascular problems like heart attacks and stroke as well as some cancers.

However, a 20-minute walk at a vigorous pace, or a cycle ride of the same duration, would move an individual from being classed as inactive to moderately inactive.

That small change alone would reduce their risk of early death by between 16 and 30 per cent, the Cambridge University researchers found.

Across the entire UK population, exercise from a young age would lead to an increase of nearly 12 months in average life expectancy. Individuals moving from total inactivity could gain many more extra years.

Even a small increase in physical activity each day like walking up escalators or using the stairs instead of the lift could provide significant health benefits.

Exercise for 20 minutes is recommended as a minimum and, where at all possible, more extended exercise should be carried out to achieve even greater benefits, the study says.

Professor Ulf Ekelund, head of the research team, said: “This is a simple message – just a small amount of physical activity each day could have substantial health benefits. Physical activity should be an important part of our daily life.”

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/552048/Brisk-20-minute-walk-each-day-could-reduce-risk-early-death

Posted on January 16, 2015January 18, 2015 by James — 1 Comment

Ridgewood receives feedback on parking changes

Ridgewood receives feedback on parking changes

January 16, 2015 Last updated: Friday, January 16, 2015, 12:31 AM
By Laura Herzog
STAFF WRITER |
The Ridgewood News

In a Jan. 9 letter to The Ridgewood News, Valerie Groom, owner of Ridgewood’s European Day Spa, addressed the impact of recent parking changes on the Central Business District’s (CBD) part-time employees.

She said that Ridgewood has “missed the mark.”

“I see all sides of this having been a resident of Ridgewood for 30-plus years and a merchant for 26 years. Unless the intention of the village is to penalize and ticket the workers that staff our businesses, I’m going to call the changes another failure to meet the needs of downtown Ridgewood,” she concluded.

Her letter was in response to sweeping new parking changes that went into effect in the new year, as a result of a unanimous council vote.

All 12-hour meters in the lots were recalibrated to three-hour meters, in effect from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the cost was doubled, from one to two quarters an hour.

The intent is to open up spots for shoppers that were previously taken up by employees and commuters (whose parking has also been somewhat reformed, and prices increased).

This has been accomplished: In the past few weeks, spots have been available the North Walnut and Hudson lots, which used to be crowded by 9 a.m.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/village-receives-feedback-on-changes-1.1196376

Posted on January 16, 2015January 18, 2015 by James — Leave a comment

‘World‘s worst mom’ urges parents to loosen up

‘World‘s worst mom’ urges parents to loosen up
By Jane Ridley
January 13, 2015 | 9:14pm

Stepping off the school bus just two blocks from home, Manhattan sixth-grader Amedeo White follows the exact same drill every afternoon — the 11-year-old pulls out his cellphone, dials his mom and delivers a running commentary while walking back to their apartment.

“Passing the deli now,” he reports. “Waiting for the walk signal.”

Literally giving a step-by-step account of your movements is par for the course when your mother is as overprotective as Amedeo’s. The ultimate “helicopter mom,” who hovers above her three kids 24/7, Cayle White would prefer that they’d never left the womb.

Amedeo’s closely monitored after-school routine is among a number of cringe-worthy moments featured on Discovery Life Channel’s new reality TV series “World’s Worst Mom,” which premieres Jan. 22 and reveals how paranoid today’s parents have become about their children’s safety.

In the show, a bunch of obsessive Type As are subjected to an intervention from Queens author and public speaker Lenore Skenazy. The 55-year-old famously earned the title “World’s Worst Mom” in 2008 after she let her then-9-year-old son ride the New York City subway alone, and then wrote about it in her newspaper column.

https://nypost.com/2015/01/13/worlds-worst-mom-urges-nyc-parents-to-loosen-up/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow

Posted on January 16, 2015January 20, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

Six Bergen County towns named among state’s 10 safest small municipalities

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Six Bergen County towns named among state’s 10 safest small municipalities

January 15, 2015, 11:23 AM Last updated: Thursday, January 15, 2015, 1:27 PM
By STEFANIE DAZIO
Staff Writer |
The Record

Six Bergen County towns were named among the state’s 10 safest small municipalities by a consumer finance website.

Old Tappan was ranked No. 2, Park Ridge at No. 5 and Emerson, Wyckoff, Waldwick and Norwood taking the seventh through 10th spots in ValuePenguin’s list of towns with fewer than 20,000 residents. In the midsize municipality category — which ranked towns with populations between 20,000 and 45,000 — Bergenfield came in seventh.

No North Jersey towns were named in the big city category, which looked at municipalities with populations above 45,000.

On ValuePenguin’s top five safest cities — which did not take population into account — Old Tappan ranked No. 2 and Park Ridge came in at No. 5.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/six-bergen-county-towns-named-among-state-s-10-safest-small-municipalities-1.1195933

Posted on January 16, 2015January 18, 2015 by James — 1 Comment

Ridgewood developers detail housing proposals

Ridgewood developers detail housing proposals

January 15, 2015 Last updated: Thursday, January 15, 2015, 2:53 PM
By Laura Herzog
Staff Writer |
The Ridgewood News

Two developers proposing high-density multifamily housing in Ridgewood were the final witnesses in a year-long master plan amendment hearing

At Tuesday’s Planning Board hearing, they discussed their personal Ridgewood connections, the scant number of schoolchildren living in their other existing properties, and what makes their proposals “luxury.”

Garden Homes Development’s principal Scott Loventhal said his 1,000- to 1,800-square-foot units, proposed for a South Broad Street complex that could feature high-end appliances, WiFi café common areas and a doorman, would go for $3 per square foot, plus utilities.

Proposing a more-than-100-unit development at the old Brogan site (The Dayton) that could incorporate affordable housing, Loventhal was the first speaker of the night.

He said more than a dozen homes are currently for rent in Ridgewood, most between $3,000-$4,000 a month.

“They can rent a single-family home if their goal is to place their children in the school system,” Loventhal noted, adding that his expensive, small apartments “are simply not a place where families are going to go.”

https://www.northjersey.com/news/ridgewood-developers-detail-housing-proposals-1.1196105

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