Ridgewood Raiders ‘storm’ to Little League Section 1 championship
Friday, July 19, 2013
BY RON FOX
CORRESPONDENT
The Ridgewood News
RIDGEWOOD — Ryan Cummings brought the thunder again, but his Ridgewood 10-and-under Little League teammates also played major roles in pouring it on in the rain-soaked Section 1 Tournament last week.
The Ridgewood 10-and-under Little League team stands in front of the Section 1 championship banner it claimed on Sunday with a 15-5 victory over Wayne National. FRONT ROW, from left: Joseph Bussinelli, Collin Feeney, Edward Chanod, Chris Fyock, George Hadfield, Reed Darienzo and Michael Bussinelli. MIDDLE ROW, from left: Donovan Joseph, Jack Meyer, Ather Williams, Donn Patrick Joseph, Ryan Cummings and Caleb Walsh. BACK ROW, from left: coach Andy Meyer, manager Guy Darienzo and coach Guido Bussinelli.
Cummings has developed quite a reputation for his dynamic displays of power hitting, as the Raiders have continued to rout their opponents. Making it even more enjoyable is the fact that there are many co-stars in the lineup that rolled to the Section 1 championship Sunday.
H.S. Softball: Ridgewood stars shine at Blazer Bash
Friday, July 19, 2013
BY ANTHONY LOCICERO
CORRESPONDENT
The Ridgewood News
RIDGEWOOD — The 2013 Blazer Bash Softball Tournament marked the first time that the host Bergen Blazers earned the top seed in the 18U elimination round. Though the Ridgewood-based squad didn’t reach the final, two village residents – Nicole Parks and Emilie Morse – had a heck of a weekend.
Parks, who will be a senior at Ridgewood High School in the fall, was able to showcase the full range of her talents for the Blazers after having her junior season for RHS limited a bit by injury.
The right-hander picked up two of the Blazers’ three wins on the weekend, in addition to clubbing a three-run home run in a 7-3 pool-play win over the New Jersey Sparks Black team on Saturday.
UCLA Study Suggests Sexual Addiction Isn’t A Real Disorder
July 18, 2013 11:20
WESTWOOD VILLAGE (CBSLA.com) — A University of California, Los Angeles study suggests that so-called sexual addiction isn’t a real disorder.
Sex addiction, which has been a hot-button issue in the past few years, reportedly affects 16 million Americans, including a number of well-known celebrities such as Tiger Woods, Russell Brand and David Duchovny.
In a recent study, UCLA scientist Nicole Prause monitored the brain activity of 39 men and 13 women—all with sexual image issues—while they were shown various erotic images.
West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood hosts photography exhibit
Friday July 19, 2013, 12:46 PM
BY EILEEN LA FORGIA
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Photographer Erin Karp calls her exhibit at the West Side Gallery “Details”- Everything is a small detail in a bigger picture.”
“I literally stop in my tracks when I see something I find beautiful – a moon, a sunset, a shadow on a wall, a flower that yearns to be smelled and appreciated,” she said.
“I am also moved by certain industrial structures and tend to photograph in a way that makes people ask me, ‘What is that?” She calls natural lighting a huge inspiration; her goal is to make the viewer think and feel something when they see her images.
Valley Hospital project planner speaks at Ridgewood Planning Board hearing
Thursday July 18, 2013, 3:55 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
The Valley Hospital’s application to amend the Ridgewood master plan has addressed the key issues raised by the Village Council in 2011, according to project planner Joseph Burgis, but several Planning Board members still voiced concerns over evidence presented through the course of the past three and a half months.
Making his second appearance for the hospital’s public hearing, Burgis wrapped up more than 40 hours of applicant testimony and nearly 2,000 pages of exhibits and meeting transcripts on behalf of the healthcare facility at North Van Dien and Linwood avenues. Valley has applied to amend the 2010 master plan amendment, a change that, if approved, will allow the hospital to expand its total floor area to 995,000 square feet, excluding parking structures.
Charles Barkley On Zimmerman Trial: “I Agree With The Verdict”
CHARLES BARKLEY: Well, I agreed with the verdict. I feel sorry that young kid got killed. But they didn’t have enough evidence to charge him. Something clearly went wrong that night. Clearly something went wrong. I feel bad for anybody who loses a kid, but if you looked at the case and you don’t make it — there was some racial profiling, no question about it. But something happened that changed the dynamic of that night, and I know — that’s probably not a popular opinion among most people but just looking at the evidence I agreed with the verdict.
I just feel bad because I don’t like when race gets out in the media because I don’t think the media has a pure heart, as I call it. There are very few people have a pure heart when it comes to race. Racism is wrong in any, shape, form — a lot of black people are racist too. I think sometimes when people talk about racism, they say only white people are racist. There are a lot of black people who are racist. I don’t like when it gets out there in the media because I don’t think the media has clean hands.
Former GOP Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell told her tax records were breached
Errant lien on house placed, publicized
More than two years after her upstart Senate campaign rocked the Delaware political world, Christine O’Donnell got an unexpected contact from a U.S. Treasury Department agent warning that her private tax records may have been breached.
The phone message earlier this year shocked the battled-scarred candidate, a tea party favorite who knocked off Republican mainstay Michael Castle in the primary before losing in a bid to win Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s former seat.
“Ms. O’Donnell, this is Dennis Martel, special agent with the U.S. Department of Treasury in Baltimore, Md. … We received information that your personal federal tax info may have been compromised and may have been misused by an individual,” he said in the January message left on her cellphone.
Gov. Christie has received 1,500 faxes over the last three weeks urging him to sign a bill that would ease the requirements children must meet before they can use medical marijuana, say the parents of a 2-year-old who has a severe form of epilepsy.
So far, the governor has issued no response, but at previous news conferences, he said he was “not inclined” to let children have marijuana.
Former Bergen County Prosecutor John J. Fahy fatally shoots himself along Route 17 in East Rutherford, authorities say
Former Bergen County Prosecutor John J. Fahy, a prominent attorney who has made frequent television appearances as a legal analyst, apparently shot himself to death with a handgun Wednesday on a sidewalk along Route 17 south in East Rutherford after walking there from his Rutherford home, authorities said.
His body was found under an NJ Transit railroad trestle around 5 p.m. by two boys who were walking in the area, said Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli. The death of Fahy, 58, who also served as an assistant U.S. attorney, shocked politicians and law enforcement officials who knew him. (Koloff, Maag & Norman/The Record)
Comptroller uncovers widespread abuse of school lunch program
TRENTON – More than 100 people – including 83 public employees – gave false information about income on applications for free lunches submitted to school districts.
That is the finding of a Comptroller’s investigation announced Wednesday involving 15 school districts over a three-year period that uncovered widespread fraud. (PolitickerNJ)
“In 1998, an expert working group, organized by the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), assessed the health effects of exposure to extremely low frequency EMF, the type found in homes near power lines. Based on studies about the incidence of childhood leukemia involving a large number of households, NIEHS found that power line magnetic fields are a possible cause of cancer. The working group also concluded that the results of EMF animal, cellular, and mechanistic (process) studies do not confirm or refute the finding of the human studies. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO) reached a similar conclusion.
What you can do to protect yourself
People concerned about possible health risks from power lines can reduce their exposure by:
Increasing the distance between you and the source – The greater the distance between you and the power lines the more you reduce your exposure.
Limiting the time spent around the source – Limit the time you spend near power lines to reduce your exposure.”
Excessive Heat Safety Tips: VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Excessive Heat Safety Tips
• Slow down – Strenuous activities should be reduced, eliminated, or rescheduled to the coolest time of the day. Individuals at risk should stay in the coolest available place, not necessarily indoors.
• Dress for summer- Lightweight light-colored clothing reflects heat and sunlight, and helps your body maintain normal temperatures.
• Put less fuel on your inner fires – Foods (like proteins) that increase metabolic heat production also increase water loss.
• Drink plenty of water or other non-alcohol fluids – Your body needs water to keep cool. Drink plenty of fluids even if you don’t feel thirsty. Persons who (1) have epilepsy or heart, kidney, or liver disease, (2) are on fluid restrictive diets or (3) have a problem with fluid retention should consult a physician before increasing their consumption of fluids. Do not drink alcoholic beverages.
• Spend more time in air-conditioned places – Air conditioning in homes and other buildings markedly reduces danger from the heat. If you cannot afford an air conditioner, spending some time each day (during hot weather) in an air conditioned environment affords some protection.
• Don’t get too much sun – Sunburn makes the job of heat dissipation that much more difficult
• Do not take salt tablets unless specified by a physician
If you must be out in the heat:
• Limit your outdoor activity to morning and evening hours.
• Cut down on exercise. If you must exercise, drink two to four glasses of cool, nonalcoholic fluids each hour. A sports beverage can replace the salt and minerals you lose in sweat. Warning: If you are on a low-salt diet, talk with your doctor before drinking a sports beverage. Remember the warning in the first “tip” (above), too.
Rep. Scott Garrett call ObamaCare unworkable
Jul 10, 2013
Rep. Garrett Introduces Resolution Outlining POTUS Violation of Constitution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) issued the following statement after introducing a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that President Obama violated Section 3 of Article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of ObamaCare.
“Our government depends upon the rule of law. President Obama is in violation of Section 3 of Article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of ObamaCare. The executive branch, which has no constitutional authority to write or rewrite law at whim, has usurped the exclusive legislative power of Congress.
“Given that ObamaCare has proven to be unworkable, I believe the law should be repealed by Congress immediately.”
Activist Lotte Diomede explains the virtues of Mobi-Chairs
Activist Lotte Diomede, mother of a disabled son and founder and president of the SMILE Mass Foundation. One goal of her foundation is to donate Mobi-Chairs to all the beaches on Cape Cod. A second group of 20 will be presented this month.
To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Lotte Diomede. I am the mother of a wheelchair bound child as well as the president of SMILE Mass. The mission of SMILE Mass is to provide happy, healthy memories to families living with children or adults with disabilities. Our first project is to place 100 Mobi-Chair floating beach wheelchairs to public beaches on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In June of 2012 we placedthe first 20 chairs and on June 28, 2013,we will be placing the next 20 chairs.
Photo by Boyd Loving
As you can imagine, I am keenly aware of issues regarding beaches/pools and disabled persons. I am having trouble understanding why anyone would construct a ramp that leads into the deep end of a lake.Most disabled persons will need assistance getting from their chair into the water and if the ramp leads into the deep end, the person assist ing will not be able to stand—creating a dangerous situation for boththe disabled person and their assistant.*
SMILE Mass has done extensive research on beach wheelchairs, and we find the Mobi-Chair to be top-of-the-line. It goes seamlessly from the parking lot, over the sand and into the water where it floats. It needs no special ramp at a beach as you would push it into the water the same way an ambulatory person would walk into the water.
In 2012, SMIL E Mass worked with 12 different towns and their beach directors. The towns that received Mobi-Chairs are listed on our website at www.smilemass.org/beach-project.html. I’ m sure a call to any one of them would convince you of the safety and benefits of us ing the Mobi-Chair.
If you have further questions, I can be reached at 617-967-7755.
Thank you,
Lotte Diomede
Co-founder & president , SMILE Mass [email protected]
www.smilemass.org
*Note from ThePreserve Graydon Coalition : Lotte says ther
e must always be an assistant. What ’s called“the deep end”
or“the 12-foot section ”is not 12 feet deep in all places, but may drop steeply to
that depth. In addition, as in most lakes, visibility at Graydon Pond does not usually
penetrate to the deepest areas of the water
Reader says Anonymity at NWBCD protects employees from retribution,
Joann Chiesa – Admin Asst NWBCD
I am amazed at the cowardice of those who take cheap shots at NWBCD and Jack Tancos while hiding behind the cloak of anonymity. If they had the courage of their convictions, a moral center and the well being of NWBCD at heart they would be proud to post their name.
As for the pseudo journalist who wrote this “article” – perhaps information from more than one source would have resulted in an article less biased against NWBCD.
Anonymity protects employees from retribution, so in this case it’s hardly cowardice. Besides, Fuhrer Tancos has a legion of little snitches who love to report to him whenever someone has the audacity to question the sub-par service of his little circus.
As for you, JoAnn, how noble of you to try and take a bullet for your boss. Pathetic. Even when Greenlaw ran the show, people knew it was a patronage mill for “FOB”s to get in the door for jobs. Granted, some very talented and dedicated people came through those doors and onto the front lines protecting the residents. Sadly, in recent years it’s only become a depository for the lamest excuses for dispatchers, and a way for Jack to hand out jobs to his fire buddies. The powers that be ran around soliciting more business without increasing the staffing or the quality of service properly. None of them are allowed to publicly say it, but the emergency workers in many of the towns they picked up say the level of service is rock bottom at best.
Now you have people from the inside saying that night shifts are often staffed by only TWO operators. How many towns are having their safety gambled with at that level? Look at any significant weather event. It only takes a small increase in the call volume before they get flustered. On one such occasion, they were heard to tell a local fire department “you’re on your own, we’re completely inundated here”. Beyond unacceptable.
Factor in the incidents like Irene and Sandy when there was ample advance warning. Units sent to the same locations numerous times, complete breakdowns in communications and major failures of the critical infrastructure.
Adding insult to injury, the director has been caught in numerous LIES to department heads, yet he is never held accountable. MAJOR violations of NJSP regulations for dispatch center operations have gone under the radar, despite the fact that someone should have been disciplined and/or prosecuted.
The departure of so many full time employees has led to borderline incompetent employees being put in supervisory positions simply by attrition. If the taxpayers footing the bill for this house of horrors knew the TRUTH about what is going on there, they’d be mortified. The county may not be the best answer, but leaving this vital service under the direction of an incompetent buffoon is continuing to put lives and public safety at risk. People outraged by this should demand answers from those responsible.
