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It’s Happened Again: Police In New Jersey Warn Of Hostage-Taking Scam
Family Members Not In Danger, But Convincing Scammers Say Otherwise

FAIR LAWN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Beware of a phone scam flim flam involving phony kidnappers claiming to hold a loved one hostage.

A man in Fair Lawn fell for the trick.

What happened next triggered a massive police response.A caller said “I have your brother-in-law. Stay on the phone. Go to the bank and get $800.”

The man remained quiet, but handed notes to the teller at the Chase bank on Saddle River Road. He wanted to alert the police.

“He started writing notes to the teller, ‘the person on the phone has my brother, ransom, hostage, please call the police when I leave,’” Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Richard Schultz told CBS 2′s Tony Aiello.

They came in force thinking it was a heist.

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/02/15/police-in-new-jersey-warn-of-hostage-taking-scam/

Ridgewood sends land use ordinance back to drawing board
Friday February 15, 2013, 2:49 PM
BY  DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

The Ridgewood Council has sent an extensive amendment to the Land Use and Development code back to the drawing board after a resident identified several points of contention with the |ordinance.

Village Planner Blais Brancheau and the Ridgewood Planning Board identified the need for the ordinance in an attempt to clarify and define specific ways that businesses, houses of worship, schools and public utilities, among other entities, use and improve their properties. The board has been working for several months on the ordinance, sending it to the council several times for final approval, only to have it kicked back down for further examination.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/191438321_Ridgewood_sends_land_use_ordinance_back_to_drawing_board.html

Sen. Bob Menendez at Ridgewood REORG photo by Boyd Loving

FBI investigating Menendez prostitution allegations
Friday, February 15, 2013    Last updated: Saturday February 16, 2013, 12:24 AM
BY  CAROL D. LEONNIG AND PETER WALLSTEN
THE WASHINGTON POST
The Record

WASHINGTON — A team of FBI agents has been conducting interviews in recent weeks in the Dominican Republic and the United States, looking into allegations that Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., patronized prostitutes in the Caribbean nation, but has found no evidence to support the claim, according to two people familiar with the investigation.

One person said agents have asked about whether a Florida eye doctor — a close friend and major campaign donor to Menendez — provided the senator with prostitutes on vacations there. Another person said investigators are looking into allegations involving underage prostitutes and sex parties.

The two, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an active investigation, said FBI agents are following leads provided by an unknown tipster. In a series of emails with the FBI, the tipster alleged that the doctor, Salomon Melgen, had made prostitutes available to Menendez while the New Jersey senator was staying at Melgen’s resort home in the Dominican Republic. The tipster, in particular, mentioned young prostitutes and prostitution parties.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/FBI_investigating_Menendez_prostitution_allegations.html

New Viaje Is Now In Stock!

Skull and Bones ‘Fat Man’ and ‘Little Boy’
and
Super Shot 10 Gauge and 12 Gauge in
both Corojo and Criollo Wrappers

Now available now at
The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood

~Gary, Barbara and Collin
The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood

The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood | 10 Chestnut Street | Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450

Phone: 201-447-2204 | Email: [email protected]

Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00AM – 5:30PM and Thursday Night 6:30PM – 8:30PM

Valley Physicians are Well-Represented on Latest ‘Top Doctor’s’ List
February 13, 2013

Ridgewood NJ, The Valley Hospital is proud to announce that the recently released 16th edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area includes 111 members of the hospital’s medical staff.

The guide includes more than 5,900 top primary care and specialty care physicians in a 21-county area spanning three states – New York, New Jersey and Connecticut – who represent the top 10 percent of doctors in the area.  It is published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, a New York City research and information company.

“I am very proud to recognize the many outstanding physicians at The Valley Hospital who have been included in the Top Doctors guide, said Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital.  “It demonstrates what we’ve always known – that some of the top specialists in their fields practice here at Valley.”

Valley physicians who were listed in the 16th edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area are:

Thomas Ahlborn, M.D., Surgery ; Mary Bello, M.D., Family Medicine; John Bosso, M.D., Allergy & Immunology; Assia Bromberg, M.D., Pulmonary Disease; Crystal Broussard, M.D., Gastroenterology; Daniel Budd, M.D., Surgery; Jaclyn Calem-Grunat, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology; Francis Cangemi, M.D., Ophthalmology; Duncan Carpenter, M.D., Neurological Surgery; Patrick Chin, M.D., Ophthalmology; and Rhoda Cobin, M.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism.

Timothy Corey, M.D., Dermatology; James Cornell, M.D., Ph.D., Critical Care Medicine; Roger Coven, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology; Sameera Daud-Ahmad, M.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; Sheldon Eisenberg, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Ira Esformes, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery; Frederick Fakharzadeh, M.D., Hand Surgery; Michael Faust, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology; Barry Fernbach, M.D., Hematology; Howard Frey, M.D., Urology; David Friedman, M.D., Pediatric Surgery; and Rajinder Gandhi, M.D., Pediatric Surgery.

Howard Goldschmidt, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Joseph Grizzanti, DO Pulmonary Disease; John Hajjar, M.D., Urology; Paul Harlow, M.D., Pediatrics; Jay Heldman, M.D., Dermatology; Patricia Hicks, M.D., Pediatric Allergy & Immunology; Martin Hochstein, M.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; Alan Israel, M.D., Hematology; Joel Jacowitz, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Valerie Johnson, M.D.,/PhD Pediatric Nephrology; Steven Kanengiser, M.D., Pediatric Pulmonology; Harry Katz, M.D., Otolaryngology; Philip Kazlow, M.D., Pediatric Gastroenterology; and Gary Knackmuhs, M.D., Infectious Disease.

Rima Kopelman, M.D., Rheumatology; Jeffrey Kozlowski, M.D., Nephrology; Glenn Krinsky, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology; Evan Kushner, M.D., Internal Medicine; Susan Kushner M.D., Pediatrics; Vivian Lan, M.D., Internal Medicine; Joel Landzberg, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Evan Leibowitz, M.D., Rheumatology; Bennett Leifer, M.D., Geriatric Medicine; Elliot Lerner, M.D., Neuroradiology; Kenneth Levin, M.D., Neurology; Seth Levine, M.D., Urology; Lauren Levy, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology; Joseph Licata, M.D., Surgery; Elliott Lichtstein, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Louise Ligresti, M.D., Medical Oncology; David Lipson, M.D., Plastic Surgery; Douglas Liva, M.D., Ophthalmology; and Edward Lubat, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology.

Frank Manginello, M.D., Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Stephen Margulis, M.D., Gastroenterology; Stephen McIlveen, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery; Monica Meyer, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology; Philip Meyers, M.D., Neuroradiology; Laurence Milgrim, M.D., Otolaryngology; Sessine Najjar, M.D., Infectious Disease; David Namerow, M.D., Pediatrics; Amarjot Narula, M.D., Psychiatry; Daniel Navot, M.D., Reproductive Endocrinology; Joel Nizin, M.D., Colon & Rectal Surgery; Daryl O’Brien M.D., Pediatrics; Martin Pelavin, M.D., Internal Medicine; Reed Perron, M.D., Neurology; Joseph Pizzurro, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery; and Roger Pollock, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery.

Mark Preminger, M.D., Cardiac Electrophysiology; Donald Quest, M.D., Neurological Surgery; Michael Rahmin, M.D., Gastroenterology; Thomas Rakowski, M.D., Medical Oncology; Louis Rambler, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology; Dennis Reison, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Don Respler, M.D., Pediatric Otolaryngology;  Fred Rezvani, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology; Robert Rigolosi, M.D., Nephrology; David Rosenfeld, M.D., Psychiatry; Roger Rosenstein, M.D., Hand Surgery; Patrick Roth, M.D., Neurological Surgery; Mitchell Rubinoff, M.D., Gastroenterology; Maria Scibetta, M.D., Internal Medicine; Marjorie Slankard, M.D., Allergy & Immunology; Scott Smilen, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology; and Edward Solomon, M.D., Ophthalmology.

Gerald Sotsky, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Michael Sternschein, M.D., Plastic Surgery; John Strobeck, M.D., Ph.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Jason Surow, M.D., Otolaryngology; Albert Tartini, M.D., Nephrology; Steven Tennenbaum, M.D., Urology; Jack Tohme, M.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; Anne Marie Valinoti, M.D., Internal Medicine; Daniel Van Engel, M.D., Neurology; Roy Vingan, M.D., Neurological Surgery; Anthony Volpe, M.D., Internal Medicine; Steven Waxenbaum, M.D., Colon & Rectal Surgery; Robert Wehmann, M.D., Ph.D., Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; Darryl Weiss, M.D., Dermatology; Howard Weizman, M.D., Nephrology; Ronald White, M.D., Colon & Rectal Surgery; Marcus Williams, M.D., Cardiovascular Disease; Anusak Yiengpruksawan, M.D., Surgery; Alan Zalkowitz, M.D., Rheumatology; Ale

Pet owners push for education component in Ridgewood
Thursday February 14, 2013, 5:31 PM
BY  DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

Ridgewood residents who own court-declared potentially dangerous dogs will be required to pay a $700 licensing fee and be subject to monthly inspections by the village’s health department and Tyco Animal Control.
Ridgewood resident Jeffrey Ball, president of the New Jersey Federation of Dog Clubs, addresses the Village Council.

But council members, who on Wednesday unanimously approved the much-publicized and scrutinized ordinance to establish the fee, said they will take advantage of offers received in recent weeks and push an educational aspect to supplement the new licensing structure.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/191287691_Pet_owners_push_for_education_component_in_Ridgewood.ht

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING POSTPONED TO February 21

Notice of Amendment to Schedule of Meetings

In accordance with the provisions of the “Open Public Meetings Act,” please be advised that the Historic Preservation Commission’s monthly meeting for February 14, 2013, has been postponed to February 21, 2013 at 8 p.m. in the Garden Room (1st level).

All meetings of the Ridgewood Historic Preservation Commission (i.e., official public meetings, work session meetings, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings which are always open to members of the general public

NJ Transit workers take trip to Super Bowl on taxpayers’ dime
Thursday February 14, 2013, 10:41 PM
BY  KAREN RO– USE
STAFF WRITER
The Record

NJ Transit sent four employees to the Super Bowl in New Orleans — including a key rail official who was in charge of the Hoboken terminal when dozens of rail cars and locomotives, left to sit in low-lying yards, were damaged during superstorm Sandy — at a taxpayer cost of $14,505, expense reports show.

The bills, obtained by The Record through an Open Public Records Act request, include:

$7,800 for lodging from Jan. 31 through Feb. 4, 2013;
$5,241 for airfare;
$423 in miscellaneous expenses.

The intent of the visit was to ground NJ Transit officials in procedures used to handle transportation and security at the Super Bowl, using New Orleans as an example. Sent to tour the city were Rich Andreski, chief of staff of rail operations; Joseph Meade III, superintendent of the Hoboken rail operations; NJ Transit Police Officer Patrick Clark and police official Robert Gatchell. Also in attendance was Penny Bassett Hackett, the high-ranking assistant executive director for communications and customer service, though officials said she visited New Orleans on her own.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_Transit_workers_take_trip_to_Super_Bowl_on_taxpayers_dime.html

Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital : February is Pet Dental Health Month!

February is Pet Dental Health Month! Show your pet how much you love them and bring them in for a FREE DENTAL SCREENING! Please see our note about dental health month. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a free dental screening for your pet, please call our hospital at: 201-447-6000 and one of our Client Care Representatives will be happy to assist you.

Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital is scheduling

**FREE DENTAL SCREENINGS**

during the months of February and March!!

**If your pet needs dentistry, fees are 20% off!**

The American Veterinary Medical Association has announced that February is Pet Dental Month.

The pain and illness that can be caused by periodontal disease is often indicated by bad breath, decreased appetite, or chewing on one side, but it can also go unnoticed.

Our doctors are offering free dental screenings to look for any signs of disease in your pets’ teeth and gums.  More than 80% of our pets show signs of gum disease by age three and periodontal disease has been linked to heart, kidney, and liver problems, with potentially fatal results.

If your pet shows signs of dental disease, your veterinarian will give you a medical care plan with recommendations and an estimate of fees.  This includes a 20% discount on the dentistry AND all fees associated with the dental procedure, including pre-anesthetic bloodwork, EKGs, x-rays, anesthesia, and post-dental medication.  We are able to offer this discount with the help of our vendors in support of Pet Dental Month.

An appointment can be scheduled at your convenience, and basic dental cleanings will be offered at a discounted rate when scheduled within February or March.

There is no cost to find out if your pet is experiencing the pain of dental disease, so why wait?

Call our office at 201-447-6000.

**Any additional procedures unrelated to dentistry are not discounted and will be offered at normal fees.  If your pet is unable to have dental work due to health issues discovered by pre-anesthetic panels, normal fees apply.

JAMBOREE DOES IT AGAIN

Ridgewood NJ,The figures are in: Jamboree raised $103k for scholarships, despite the need to cancel the Friday night performance due to the winter storm.

Jamboree 2014 is already started and welcome the 2014 producers,Dru Pierce, Marc Cantor and Pat Hensley.

If you are looking to volunteer contact [email protected]