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Ridgewood returns Mobi-Chair after trial at Graydon Pool
Monday July 22, 2013, 4:34 PM
BY  DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

Though Ridgewood declined to purchase a Mobi-Chair for use at Graydon Pool this season, officials have not ruled out the possibility that the floatable wheelchair might be a future accessibility tool at the municipal park.

Ridgewood’s Parks and Recreation Department opted not to buy the chair following a free, month-long trial offered by Cedar Grove distributor Deschamps Mat Systems. The village returned the chair to Deschamps last week.

Photos by Boyd Loving

According to Tim Cronin, director of the parks and recreation department, the device was incompatible with the pool because of the current condition of Graydon’s landscape, which is marked with uneven dimensions and various nooks and crannies. But he and the Graydon staff believe a Mobi-Chair has its place.

“We don’t feel that it fits Graydon. It does not fit on [existing] ramps,” he said, referring to the pool’s current non-ADA compliant ramps.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/216487071_Ridgewood_returns_Mobi-Chair_after_trial_at_Graydon_Pool.html#sthash.KWkRvPJr.dpu

The Decline of the Civil-Rights Establishment

Black leaders weren’t so much outraged at injustice as they were by the disregard of their own authority.

By
SHELBY STEELE

The verdict that declared George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin was a traumatic event for America’s civil-rights establishment, and for many black elites across the media, government and academia. When you have grown used to American institutions being so intimidated by the prospect of black wrath that they invent mushy ideas like “diversity” and “inclusiveness” simply to escape that wrath, then the crisp reading of the law that the Zimmerman jury displayed comes as a shock.

On television in recent weeks you could see black leaders from every background congealing into a chorus of umbrage and complaint. But they weren’t so much outraged at a horrible injustice as they were affronted by the disregard of their own authority. The jury effectively said to them, “You won’t call the tune here. We will work within the law.”

https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324448104578618681599902640.html

George Zimmerman Emerged From Hiding for Truck Crash Rescue

By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and ALEXIS SHAW (@ashaw109)
July 22, 2013

George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding since he was acquitted of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, emerged to help rescue a family who was trapped in an overturned vehicle, police said today.

Zimmerman was one of two men who came to the aid of a family of four — two parents and two children — trapped inside a blue Ford Explorer SUV that had rolled over after traveling off the highway in Sanford, Fla. at approximately 5:45 p.m. Thursday, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

The crash occurred at the intersection of I-4 and route Route 46, police said. The crash site is less than a mile from where Zimmerman shot Martin.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-emerged-hiding-truck-crash-rescue/story?id=19735432

Residents air concerns over tall utility poles
Monday July 22, 2013, 2:06 PM
BY  DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

Some Ridgewood residents claim they were blindsided when PSE&G crews showed up in their neighborhoods earlier this month and began installing new utility poles that – at 65 feet high – appear twice as tall as some of the existing poles.

To compound the problem, homeowners on Spring Avenue and Hope Street are equally angered and worried because the new poles will be outfitted with power lines carrying as much as 69,000 volts of electricity. In comparison, most electrical wires that run through residential areas transmit 13,000 volts.

Those residents, many of whom have mobilized to form a community action group dubbed ICARE (Individuals Concerned About Residential Electricity), are now calling on the village’s elected officials to intervene, with several dozen of them petitioning the Ridgewood Council for help last week.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/216467391_Ridgewood_residents_air_concerns_over_tall_utility_poles.html#sthash.7ptVkWbM.dpuf

Payment deadline extended for Ridgewood Water bills
Monday July 22, 2013, 10:15 AM
BY  DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

Ridgewood Water customers have been granted a longer-than-usual payment deadline extension, a move that utility officials believe will assist residents who were impacted by a recent billing interruption.

A computer software upgrade at the village’s water company was cited for the delay of mailed invoices covering the first three months of 2013. The software change was discussed and planned last year, but the initial switch did not go as expected.

Prior to the changes, the water department used the same billing service for approximately 13 years without any upgrades, explained David Scheibner, Ridgewood Water’s business director. The upgrades prepared last year by the service provider were “actually welcomed news” and “we were looking forward to the new improvements,” he said.

“The fact of reality was it was not the improvement we were expecting. And since the contract with that service was up at the end of [2012], we went through the process of finding a new provider,” Scheibner added. “So there was a period of time when we didn’t have a system.”

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/ridgewood/216434791_Payment_deadline_extended_for_Ridgewood_Water_bills.html

photo by Boyd Loving Ridgewood PD Patrol Officer Shayne James

Ridgewood Hit With Flash Flooding
July 22,2013
Boyd A. Loving
3:05 PM

Ridgewood NJ , A mid afternoon downpour caused flash flooding at various locations in Ridgewood on Monday.  At the intersection of Spring Avenue and Hope Street, police and firefighters checked a stranded Buick sedan to ensure that all occupants had gotten out safely before rising water rendered the vehicle inoperable.  The vehicle was later removed by a flatbed tow truck.

Ridgewood FD Fire Captain Paul Monton

Ridgewood PD Patrol Office Shayne James (left) and Ridgewood FD Fire Captain Paul Monton (right

all photos by Boyd Loving

 

 

Tito Burrito’s Online Ordering Coming Soon to Ridgewood

Tito’s Ridgewood  to offer online ordering soon . Ridgewood will join Tito’s Summit  and Tito’s Morristown  with online ordering . Online ordering saves time !

The History Of Tito

It is believed that Tito was born in a small beach village of Todos Santos, in the middle of Mexico’s Baja peninsula. Or maybe it was just outside of Hali ‘ewa, on the North Shore of Oahu. Then again, it might have been the town of Balboa, on the Pacific coast of Panama.

Truth is, no one’s quite sure where he’s from! Whenever asked, Tito simply leans back and scratches the growth on his chin and replies (using his own brand of language that we refer to as “Tito-speak”), “I come from da beach, brah. And no matter where I am, I will always be at da beach!” Spoken like a true hedonist!

It is that love for the hedonistic lifestyle of the beach, and the good times that come from it that is the soul of Tito’s Burritos!

Tito’s Burritos’ slogan is, “It’s all good!”, and that motto applies to the overall philosophy of our business. In other words, we are 100% committed to offering our customers nothing but goodness. That means the tastiest food, prepared and served in a casual and easy-going manner, at a good value. We use only the freshest ingredients in everything that we prepare, and every order is custom made the way that YOU want it. It might take a couple of minutes longer, but we’ll make sure that it’s worth the wait! If you’re eating here, kick back and enjoy the music, or the “wish I was there” TV, which runs the finest in hedonism It is our wish that you enjoy everything that Tito’s Burritos has to offer, and that your experience leaves you feeling that “It’s all good”!

Mahalo!

PS: You might see Tito around the shop every once in a while, but sightings are indeed rare! After all, you can’t be a true hedonist and a workaholic! And we love Tito just the way he is, so we’ll cut him a little slack if he only shows up occasionally for a little chow and to pick up some spending money!

Tito’s Burritos‎
166 East Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(201) 857-4619
titosburritos.com‎

Valet parked cars searched under TSA regulations

Rochester, N.Y. — She says she had no warning that someone was going to search her car after she left to catch her flight. So the woman contacted News10NBC.

We found out it happened to her because she valet parked her car. Those are the only cars that get inspected.

So if security feels it is necessary to search some cars in the name of safety, why not search all of them?

Laurie Iacuzza walked to her waiting car at the Greater Rochester International Airport after returning from a trip and that’s when she found it — a notice saying her car was inspected after she left for her flight. She said, “I was furious. They never mentioned it to me when I booked the valet or when I picked up the car or when I dropped it off.”

Iacuzza’s car was inspected by valet attendants on orders from the TSA. But why only valet parked cars? That’s what News10NBC wanted to ask the TSA director about.  We reached him by phone.

Berkeley Brean asked, “Are the cars in the short term lots and long term lots getting searched as well?”

John McCaffery, TSA, said, “No, those vehicles that are in the garage, short term long term parking, even if they carry pretty large amounts of explosives, they would not cause damage to the front of the airport. But for those who use the valet, the car could be there for a half hour or an hour so there is a vulnerability.”

News10NBC went to the valet parking and one of the attendants showed us the notice they put in the cars.

We asked, “You’re required, they tell you, you have to search the car?” Valet Parking Attendant Frank Dettorre said, “I have to do it.”

We also noticed a large sign that alerts customers that their vehicle will be inspected. The sign is on the kiosk window. Iacuzza says it was not there when she dropped off her car. “I think the public should be aware of the fact that if their car is going to be searched, they should be informed of it.”

Iacuzza said she doesn’t mind the security measure. She just wants to be told if her car is getting searched.

News10NBC asked the owner of the company that runs the valet parking when they put up the sign but he wouldn’t answer.

TSA says this is part of its overall security plan and that it’s a proactive move. The attendants said they’ve only been doing it for about a month.

Rest of the story here:

https://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3101080.shtml?cat=566

photo by Boyd Loving Senator Bob Menendez at Ridgewood REORG

Reader asks Where are all of the Hispanic leaders on the Zimmerman case ?

Did Senator Bob Menendez say this ? Or was it Senator Mel Martinez (FL) ?

There are, frankly, very few Hispanic men who haven’t had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. That happens to me, at least before I was a senator. There are very few Hispanics who haven’t had the experience of getting on an elevator and a woman clutching her purse nervously and holding her breath until she had a chance to get off. That happens often. And I don’t want to exaggerate this, but those sets of experiences inform how the Hispanic community interprets what happened one night in Florida. Once again, another hispanic was tragically the victim of a beat down. Difference is, this time the victim had a gun and was able to defend himself.

Where are all the hispanic leaders ?