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Ridgewood author’s first novel is a study in luck

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Friday, April 20, 2012

BY JOSEPH CRAMER

CORRESPONDENT

The Ridgewood News

With the recent national spotlight on the lottery, it is easy to view luck from a purely monetary state of mind. But as local author Lilian Duval would likely tell you, there is far more to chance and fate than a large sum of cash.Experiences with chance have not only shaped the Ridgewood resident’s outlook on life, but also determined the direction of her first novel, the recently published “You Never Know,” which follows several decades in the life of “an accidental lottery winner,” as Duval refers to her central character, Tobias.

“It’s really a study in luck,” Duval said, summarizing the philosophy behind her novel. “Even the most determined person who doesn’t believe in fate is bound to be affected by events out of his of her control.”

https://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/148213705_Local_author_inspired_by_brushes_with_fate_.html

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Officials identify Waldwick man struck by NJ Transit train in Ridgewood

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Officials identify Waldwick man struck by NJ Transit train in Ridgewood
Published: Friday, April 20, 2012, 4:35 PM Updated: Friday, April 20, 2012, 5:15 PM

BERGEN COUNTY — Officials said that a Waldwick man was struck and killed while walking on the tracks near the the Ridgewood train station Thursday evening.

NJ Transit spokesman John R. Durso, Jr. said Friday that the victim had been identified as Mark E. Magolia.

https://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2012/04/officials_identify_waldwick_man_struck_by_nj_transit_train_in_ridgewood.html

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Nina Powers Ridgewood resident sentenced for drugging Alzheimer’s patient

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Apr 21, 2012 12:22 PM EDT

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) – A live-in home health care worker who drugged an Alzheimer’s patient with sleeping pills to make caring for her easier has been sentenced to nine months in prison.

Nina Powers also must serve five years probation under the sentence imposed Friday. And the 59-year-old Ridgewood resident cannot work as a home health aide for anyone who is under 18 or mentally impaired.

https://www.njherald.com/story/17648912/aide-sentenced-for-drugging-alzheimers-patient

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Passaic County probes execs’ overtime, totaling more than 210k

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SATURDAY APRIL 21, 2012, 1:30 PM
BY ZACH PATBERG
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Two of the top executives at Passaic County’s One Stop Career Center received more than $210,000 in unauthorized overtime, according to state records.

The discovery has triggered an investigation by the county prosecutor and demands by the state for reimbursement — money that might have to come from county taxpayers, state and county officials said.

“It concerned me enough to have some real legal questions,” said Bruce James, a county freeholder who is also a board trustee for the corporation created by the county to run the center.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/148362155_County_probes_execs__overtime.html

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RIDGEWOOD EARTH DAY FAIR – SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012

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The Ridgewood High School Students for Environmental Action (SEA) and Ridgewood’s Environmental Advisory Committee (REAC) are celebrating Earth Day by sponsoring the Earth Day Fair – “Trees in the Village”, Saturday, April 21 from 10AM to 2PM in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square.

Come and bring your family – Green Market vendors, Activities for Children, Exhibits of Student Awards for student environmental art projects; Music and Food for All!

flyer: https://mods.ridgewoodnj.net/pdf/manager/2012Earthdayfair.pdf