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Public education stressed for new lightning detection system in Ridgewood
Monday December 24, 2012, 10:51 AM
BY  DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

Ridgewood safety officials are stressing public education and compliance as they plan upgrades and enhancements to the recently installed lightning detection system at municipal schools and parks.

A joint project between the village and the Ridgewood Board of Education (BOE), the installation of lightning detection equipment took place this summer at six locations in the village. Playing fields at Ridgewood High School, Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Hawes and Somerville elementary schools received the system, as did Veterans and Maple fields.

The system has been working well, but according to Ridgewood Police Sgt. Brian Pullman, equipment and hardware is not their concern.

“The interesting problem for us is the enforcement and relying heavily on the users of the fields, the coaches and the parents to make sure that they are listening to the system and obeying the rules,” Pullman said, speaking at a recent Village Council meeting.

When centrally located weather equipment detects a lightning strike within 10 miles, the system triggers several safety measures. Registered users will receive a text and/or email notification stating that a lightning emergency is in effect, while on-field equipment is activated.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/184681501_Public_education_stressed_for_new_lightning_detection_system_in_Ridgewood.html

Bergen mulls offering free dispatching?
–Will This News Signal (no pun intended) The Demise of Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch?
–Free? Not Free to the Tax Payers
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
BY  JOHN C. ENSSLIN
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Bergen County officials want to make an offer they believe municipal officials would find tough to turn down — use of the county’s 911 dispatch center in Mahwah at no additional charge.

The proposal, which is still in the discussion stage, could dramatically alter the economics that the county’s 70 municipalities have weighed in deciding whether to keep their own police and fire dispatchers, share the cost and service with neighboring towns or sign up with the county.

Since opening the $12.4 million Public Safety Operation Center in 2010, the county has had a difficult time convincing municipal officials that it would be more cost-effective for them to pay an annual fee to use the service.

Twenty towns have signed up to have their 911 calls routed through the center, including 11 towns for which the county also dispatches local police officers, firefighters and ambulances.

The county currently generates about $1 million in revenue annually from the towns that contract for that service, County Administrator Ed Trawinski said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/184730681_Bergen_mulls_offering_free_dispatching.html?scpromo=1

New Jersey Town Plans to Place Armed Guards in Schools
The mayor of Marlboro Township in New Jersey said Friday there would be armed security guards at the district’s nine schools starting in January
By Andrew Siff |  Saturday, Dec 22, 2012  |  Updated 11:02 AM EST

On the same day the National Rifle Association spoke publicly for the first time since last week’s elementary school massacre in Connecticut, one local school district announced plans to place armed police officers in every school.

The mayor of Marlboro Township in New Jersey said Friday there would be armed security guards at the district’s nine schools starting in January.

“This is not such a major change– we’re not putting in SWAT teams,” said Mayor Jon Hornik.

Hornik, who  has three school-aged children, told NBC 4 New York he was still shaken from the Newtown shooting, and he “hasn’t stopped hugging” his five-year-old.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/marlboro-new-jersey-armed-guards-schools-newtown-nra-reaction-184514471.html

Merry Christmas to all our Service men and Service Women

As you celebrate Christmas day with presents, family, and good food, remember that somewhere far away men and women are serving their country on our behalf.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

to you and your family for the PJ Blogger and the staff of the Ridgewood blog 

West Side Presbyterian Church : Christmas Services

West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, NJ, Church, Presbyterian.
6 South Monroe Street,, Ridgewood, NJ
(201) 652-1966

Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24, 2012
4:00 p.m. Traditional Christmas Eve
Service of Lessons and Carols
Youth and Senior High Choirs, handbells, and brass;
prelude begins at 3:45 p.m.
10:00 p.m. Sacrament of Holy Communion;
Chancel Choir, handbells, strings;
prelude begins at 9:45 p.m.

CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE 2012

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Parish Penance Service, Wednesday, December 19th – 7:30pm
Confessions, Saturday, December 22nd 1-3pm
NO CONFESSIONS CHRISTMAS EVE

MASS SCHEDULE CHRISTMAS EVE
Monday, December 24th
4:00pm in Church
4:00pm in Auditorium
5:30pm in Church
5:30pm in Auditorium
7:00pm in Church
MIDNIGHT (Carols begin at 11:30pm)

MASS SCHEDULE CHRISTMAS DAY
Tuesday, December 25th
8:00am
9:30am
11:00am
12:30pm
12:30pm Spanish in Auditorium
THERE IS NO 6:30PM MASS ON CHRISTMAS DAY

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
105 Cottage Place
RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
201-652-2350

Christmas Eve Worship:   4 pm Eucharist with Pageant. All children are invited to participate.

                                       10 pm Solemn Mass (music, incense, candlelight)

Christmas Day:                10 am Holy Eucharist with carols

Warner file photo

Clearview’s Warner Quad Movie Time
190 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ – (201) 444-1234

Jack Reacher
‎2hr 10min‎‎ – Rated PG-13‎‎ – Drama‎ – Trailer – IMDb
‎1:15‎  ‎4:15‎  ‎7:15‎  ‎10:00pm‎
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
‎2hr 46min‎‎ – Rated PG-13‎‎ – Action/Adventure/Scifi/Fantasy‎ – Trailer – IMDb – : Rated 0.0 out of 5.0
‎11:15am‎
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D
‎2hr 46min‎‎ – Rated PG-13‎‎ – Action/Adventure/Scifi/Fantasy‎ – Trailer – IMDb – : Rated 0.0 out of 5.0
‎2:45‎  ‎6:15‎  ‎9:45pm‎
Monsters, Inc. 3D
‎1hr 32min‎‎ – Rated G‎‎ – Animation‎ – Trailer – IMDb – : Rated 4.8 out of 5.0
‎2:00‎  ‎4:30‎  ‎6:45‎  ‎9:45pm‎
Parental Guidance
‎1hr 44min‎‎ – Rated PG‎‎ – Comedy‎ – Trailer – IMDb
‎12:15‎  ‎2:15‎  ‎5:00‎  ‎7:30‎  ‎9:50pm‎
Monsters, Inc.
‎1hr 32min‎‎ – Rated G‎‎ – Family/Comedy‎ – Trailer – IMDb – : Rated 4.8 out of 5.0
‎11:45am‎

Village of Ridgewood Boards and Meeting 

01/08/13 7:30PM Board of Adjustment Public Meeting
01/09/13 7:30PM Village Council Public Work Session
01/15/13 7:30PM Planning Board Public Meeting
01/16/13 8:00PM Village Council Public Meeting
01/22/13 7:30PM Board of Adjustment Public Meeting
01/30/13 7:30PM Village Council Public Work Session

Financial planners: How to survive fiscal cliff
By Blake Ellis @CNNMoney December 23, 2012: 10:26 AM E
NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

As Congress struggles to avert the fiscal cliff and its tax increases, financial planners are being peppered with questions from confused, worried or angry clients.

Their advice: Prepare for the worst but don’t panic.

Fiscal cliff quiz: How much will taxes go up?

“We’re doing a lot of hand holding,” said Lynn Ballou, Certified Financial Planner and managing partner at Ballou Plum Wealth Advisors. “Clients were really hopeful that Congress would set aside its differences and come to a decision, so most people don’t actually know what it’s going to mean to them if they go over the fiscal cliff. They’re concerned but they’re also just mad.”

Here are a few questions advisers have been fielding from their clients.

1. What’s going to happen to my money if we go over the fiscal cliff?

If the fiscal cliff isn’t avoided, tax rates on income, estates, gifts, capital gains and dividends will increase, and a number of tax breaks will expire.
The average household will face a total tax increase of $3,500, according to the Tax Policy Center.

https://money.cnn.com/2012/12/23/pf/taxes/financial-planner-fiscal-cliff/index.html?iid=SF_PF_Lead