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TOUCH A TRUCK – May 10th
TOUCH A TRUCK – May 10th
Thursday, May 10th – 9AM to 2PM Memorial Park at Van Neste Square.
Treat your kids to a day of hands-on adventure, featuring an opportunity to climb on board to explore the trucks that touch our lives. They’ll also have the change to learn directly from Ridgewood’s emergency and public works workers about the exciting work they perform every day. Am added bonus, they’ll be a Big Wheel Rodeo among the planned interactive activities throughout the park for children of all ages. Don’t miss this great opportunity to Experience Ridgewood!
Ridgewood Project Pride Day – May 12th
Photo by ArtChick.biz
Ridgewood Project Pride Day – May 12th
Project Pride Committe will plant the large containers with a wide variety of colorful flowers for the summer season on Saturday, May 12th starting at 9am at the Clock tower at Van Neste Square. If you are able to volunteer and help, please call 201/670-5560 for more details.
Got Drugs? – Safe Disposal on April 28th at Police Department
Got Drugs? – Safe Disposal on April 28th at Police Department
Got Drugs? Looking for a place to dispose of unused or expired medication for safe disposal – Ridgewood Police Dept on Saturday, April 28 from 10AM to 2PM.
This program allows residents a safe and convenient way to dispose of unwanted, expired or unused prescription medication. Often, some of these medicines languish in the home and are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high—more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, and inhalants combined, according to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Please bring any unwanted, expired or unused prescription medication to the Police department 131 N. Maple Ave and place them in the collection bin located near the Police Desk.
Scott Garrett: More Help for American Job Creators
April 27, 2012
More Help for American Job Creators
No matter how much President Obama wants to change the subject to distract Americans from his failed economic agenda, high unemployment is still the primary topic of conversation around dinner tables across America. Knowing how important it is that we start putting Americans back to work, House Republicans last week took another step towards boosting economic growth by passing the Small Business Tax Cut Act of 2012.
The Small Business Tax Cut Act is a simple, clear solution to help small business entrepreneurs grow their business and hire new workers. Our 20% tax cut goes straight to the bottom line so small business entrepreneurs can invest in their businesses and create more jobs for Americans. This common-sense, pro-jobs legislation continues the House Republicans’ commitment to producing pro-growth policy and comes on the heels of President Obama signing the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) earlier this month.
When you look at the facts about small businesses and their relationship to the economic health of our country, you quickly realize how important this legislation is to jumpstarting our recovery. Faced with the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world and skyrocketing tax compliance costs that drain valuable time and resources, it has simply become too expensive to for small businesses to survive in the Obama economy. House Republicans know it makes much more sense to keep money in the hands of small business entrepreneurs than it does to fund bloated government bureaucracies that throw lavish taxpayer-funded parties in Las Vegas and invest in failed companies like Solyndra.
The best part about empowering small businesses is that we see the results every day in our communities, not in government offices in Washington, DC. I firmly believe our economic survival depends on Washington’s commitment to cutting taxes and removing the burdens imposed on America’s small business community.
Sincerely,
Scott Garrett
Readers says rescind the H-Zone
Readers says rescind the H-Zone
Fact is that a lot of new information came to light during the VC hearings – a good deal of which was provided by the very same experts that the Planning Board questioned during their “comprehensive” hearings.
And that proves the process was flawed. The Planning Board did not ask the right questions, obviously. Otherwise why would all the new info have come out from the same people during the VC hearings. Same experts, but asked more relevant questions, and lo and behold, new and rather revealing answers were given.
So, since the process was so obviously flawed, it’s all the more reason to rescind the amendments. If another plan is formulated and put forward, then fine, let the process begin again based on the parameters of any such revised plan for renewal or whatever you want to call it.
That’s how it would have to work for anyone else after all in any other zone, isn’t it?
I hope they will rescind the amendments, and soon.
Waging a high-tech battle against hospital-acquired infections
Waging a high-tech battle against hospital-acquired infections
Anne Dikon, director of infection prevention at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, goes online each morning to scan alerts of potential infections throughout the hospital. If the system flags a patient being readmitted, who previously had an infection, that patient will be assigned a private room. The system also highlights areas in the hospital with higher-than-average infection rates. That enables the staff to focus resources where needed to increase training on hygiene, hand washing, and cleaning. (Fitzgerald, NJ Spotlight)
Opting out of NJ ASK
Opting out of NJ ASK
As hundreds of thousands of New Jersey schoolchildren sit down for state testing over the course of the next month, NJ Spotlight came upon at least three families who are sitting this one out.
Particularly notable: They are teachers and administrators themselves, past and present. And each said that’s part of the reason they’ve decided to opt out their kids, having seen how pervasive testing has become in schools where they’ve worked. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
FOOD POLICE: Ridgewood students trying out new lunch program
FOOD POLICE: Ridgewood students trying out new lunch program
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Rather than inviting celebrity chefs and renowned food connoisseurs to a tasting event at Ridge School, officials are asking the toughest food critics — the students and their parents — to evaluate more than just a flavor of the month.
Ridge was selected to participate in a pilot program that, if successful, could change the entire district’s lunch menu as early as this fall. Beginning in May and running through the end of the school year, Pomptonian Food Service will offer Ridge students new and healthier lunchtime options to try.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/149182755_Ridge_students_to_critique_lunch_menu_.html
Kids lobby Christie in the State House to ban homework
Kids lobby Christie in the State House to ban homework
Some anti-homework lobbyists flooded the State House this afternoon and urged Governor Christie to ban their after-school assignments.
Christie, a father of four, spoke with a group of children today during an event in the Senate chamber organized as part of Take Your Child to Work Day. After a quick introduction, he took a series of questions from the children, with the first questioner asking him to enact a statewide ban on homework. (Reitmeyer, The Record)
https://blog.northjersey.com/
Residents ask Ridgewood Planning Board to rescind vote on H-Zone
Residents ask Ridgewood Planning Board to rescind vote on H-Zone
THURSDAY APRIL 26, 2012, 4:31 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Though several months have passed since the Ridgewood governing body put a halt to any Valley Hospital expansion plans, the thought of another “Renewal” still looms in the minds of some residents.
Nearly one dozen residents lobbied Ridgewood Planning Board members last week, asking them to rescind the hospital zone (H-Zone) amendment to Ridgewood’s master plan that was approved nearly two years ago. The amendment set certain guidelines and parameters that were considered favorable to the hospital’s $750 million expansion project.
State Senator Kevin O’Toole : Help Fight NYC’s Proposed Commuter Tax
April 26, 2012
Help Fight NYC’s Proposed Commuter Tax
Dear Friend,
Recently there have been news reports that the Manhattan Boro President, Scott Stringer, has made statements that he wants to re-institute a “Commuter Tax” on anyone who works in New York City, but does not reside in New York City.
When I learned of this, I and my Republican colleagues on the Senate Budget Committee sent a letter to Mayor Bloomberg expressing our outrage that this idea was even being discussed. The unfair impact this tax would have on New Jersey residents is something that I felt could not go unaddressed.
Since then, Boro President Stringer and I have exchanged letters where he has attempted to justify this tax, syaing that it was perfectly reasonable to impose an additional tax on 301,702 New Jerseyans who work in New York City.
The income tax on commuters that Mr. Stringer is proposing would be 0.45% annually on anyone who works in Manhattan but resides elsewhere. This commuter tax on non-New York City residents would generate $725 million annually.
Mr. Stringer claims that the intention of this additional tax would be to dedicate that revenue to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Mr. Stringer believes that the MTA needs an additional “consistent stream of revenue.” As I pointed out to Mr. Stringer, it is not the responsibility of the 129,262 residents of Essex, Bergen, Passaic and Morris Counties who work in New York City to additionally fund the MTA to make up for decades of mismanagement at the New York based Authority.
I can assure you, as I did Mr. Stringer, that if talk of this commuter tax continues, I will be the loudest opponent of it. As I continue to fight to lower the tax burden on New Jersey residents, I will not idly stand by and allow the government of New York to take more money out of our pockets to solve their financial issues.
I encourage all of you to reach out to Boro President Scott Stringer via email at bp@manhattanbp.org or via telephone at 212-669-8300 and express your concerns over this ill conceived plan of his.
As this continues to develop, I will send periodic updates.
Sincerely,
Kevin O’Toole
Senator
Poll: Gov’t favorability at 15-year low
Poll: Gov’t favorability at 15-year low
By TIM MAK | 4/26/12 4:27 PM EDT
A decade ago, Americans felt similarly about their local, state and federal governments. No longer.
Today, just one in three has a favorable view of the federal government — the lowest level in 15 years, according to a Pew survey. The majority of Americans remain satisfied with their local and state governments — 61 percent and 52 percent, respectively — but only 33 percent feel likewise about the federal government.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75666.html#ixzz1tBcDTFxc
Truck loses tire on Route 17 northbound Ridgewood – No injuries reported
Photo By Boyd Loving
Truck loses tire on Route 17 northbound Ridgewood – No injuries reported
04/26/2012
Boyd A. Loving
(RIDGEWOOD-NJ) Shortly after 2:15 PM this afternoon, a dump truck loaded with material lost a set of rear tires on Route 17 northbound in Ridgewood. No one was injured in the mishap, however Ridgewood FD personnel responded due to an associated fluid spill. Personnel responded from the following agencies: Ridgewood PD, Ridgewood FD, and Bergen County PD. The truck was removed from the scene by a heavy duty wrecker following off loading of its contents on the property owned by David Ward.
Photos By Boyd Loving
Fourth of July Celebration Announces Tax Deductible Status
Fourth of July Celebration Announces Tax Deductible Status
The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration, Inc. is now a 501(c) 3 organization.
Therefore your gift is 100% tax deductible. We will send you the approximate
acknowledgment letter for your tax purposes. If your company has a matching gift
program, your gift can be doubled.
Our Committee is pleased to announce that it will sponsor our 102nd celebration on
Wed., July 4, 2012. The theme of this year’s observation is “Born in New Jersey.”
Our theme, “Born in New Jersey”, is meant to include:
1. Famous people born here (but not limited to Bruce Springsteen and Frank Sinatra)
2. Things invented here (for example, Edison’s light bulb)
3. Events that occurred here that gave new direction to our country (Washington
Crossing the Delaware, Morristown encampment)
The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration began in 1910 when the local papers, the
civic section of the Woman’s Club and the Ridgewood Fire Department joined forces to
create a “safe and sane” holiday with an emphasis on Patriotism. It has grown into one
of the largest celebrations in the New York City area and has been featured on CNN and
Good Morning America as well as local New York stations. The celebration was once
again named Best Parade and Fireworks by the readers of 201 Magazine.
Thanks to the dedication of citizens like you, our celebration continues to bring
patriotism and pride to Ridgewood. We are currently in the planning stages for what
we know will be a spectacular celebration, and it is vital that we have community
involvement. Because of generous support from the community, we have one of the
best small town July 4th celebrations, and if every family that enjoys the celebration
contributed just $10, the day’s expenses would be covered. Donations may be made
online at www.ridgewoodjuly4th.org or by mailing your check to P.O. Box 140,
Ridgewood, NJ 07451.
The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration is organized by an all-volunteer
community group. All aspects of the Celebration including fireworks, bands, evening
performers, insurance, extra police and fire personnel, are funded by voluntary
participation from businesses and individuals as well as the sale of tickets to our
fireworks show. The Committee is not part of the Village of Ridgewood government and
receives no direct funding from the Village.
Additional information and answers to many of your questions can be found on the
Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration’s website at www.ridgewoodjuly4th.org. Please
join with the Committee as we once again “Support the Tradition!”
