> Back to School: why would the district need your “Key Pad” number when you buy something in cash?
Here’s my question: why would the district need your “Key Pad” number when you buy something in cash? I can understand POS for retail, even in an educational setting, to track inventory, sales of specific items for planning, etc. It just is weird that you even need an identifying number when it comes to cash purchases.
Am I insane? It reeks of Big Bro, Ridgewood style.
Hello Parents of Ridgewood Middle Schools and High School,
As you may know, we have implemented a Point-of-Sales system in the cafeterias at the Middle Schools and High School. In order to make the lunch period run quickly and efficiently, we ask that you remind your students that they will require a Key Pad number for purchasing items from the cafeterias, either on account or in cash. Your students key pad number can be found in Skyward Family or Student Access under Food Service. If you need assistance, please email skywardhelp@ridgewood.k12.nj.us.
Thank you for your patience during this transition period.
>Board of Education Regular Public Meeting
Date: 8/29/2011 (7:00 PM)
Calendar: Ridgewood Public Schools (Board of Ed Meetings)
Summary: NOTE CHANGE OF TIME
Ed Center, 3rd. Floor
49 Cottage Place
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
RHS Principal Jack Lorenz’s contract will be discussed among other things
>Village Calendar Lists Incorrect School Closing Dates
The first day of school is September 6th, 2011. The Village of Ridgewood calendar incorrectly states that schools will be closed on Thursday, September 8th. Ridgewood Public Schools will be open on Thursday, September 8th.
The Village of Ridgewood calendar also states incorrect dates for the NJEA Convention in November. The correct dates of the NJEA Convention are November 10 and November 11, 2011 and the Ridgewood Public Schools will be closed on those two days.
>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
258 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2011
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-
EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
258 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT…NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
>FLOOD WATCH…LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE TRI-STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
FLOOD WATCH…CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
459 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011
…LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE TRI-STATE
THROUGH THIS EVENING…
.AS A SLOW MOVING STORM TRACKS SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND THROUGH
THIS EVENING…IT WILL CONTINUE TO USHER AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE INTO THE TRI-STATE REGION. THIS MOISTURE IS BEING ACTED
ON BY THE STORM…CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS MOST OF THE TRI-STATE INTO THIS EVENING.
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
459 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHERN FAIRFIELD…NORTHERN NEW
HAVEN…SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD AND SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN. IN
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…EASTERN BERGEN…EASTERN ESSEX…
EASTERN PASSAIC…EASTERN UNION…HUDSON…WESTERN BERGEN…
WESTERN ESSEX AND WESTERN UNION. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…
BRONX…KINGS (BROOKLYN)…NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)…NORTHERN
NASSAU…NORTHERN QUEENS…NORTHERN WESTCHESTER…NORTHWESTERN
SUFFOLK…PUTNAM…RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)…ROCKLAND…
SOUTHERN NASSAU…SOUTHERN QUEENS…SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE…IS FORECAST TO FALL IN THE WATCH AREA…ON
TOP OF THE 2 TO 11 INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN.
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND FAST
RESPONDING SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS LOCATED ACROSS MOST OF
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…AND SOUTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
New Jersey is overhauling its energy policy for the second time in three years as states make rewrites to keep up with technology changes and ideological shifts.
Northeastern states have been responding lately to the abundance of natural gas drawn from the Pennsylvania section of the Marcellus Shale, a geologic formation in the Appalachian basin. It has dropped gas prices to a third of 2008 peaks. (Jordan, Gannett)
Offshore backbone developer foresees huge wind industry along Jersey coast
While New Jersey is moving to develop 1,100 megawatts of offshore wind power, Bob Mitchell envisions a much more audacious industry springing up off the coast of the Eastern Seaboard — one he claims could lower steep energy bills for consumers and create tens of thousands of jobs.
Mitchell is the chief executive officer of Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), a company seeking to build an offshore electric backbone transmission system capable of supporting up to 7,000 megawatts of offshore wind, a $30 billion industry that would strengthen the reliability of the nation’s largest power grid. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)
New Jersey tells Federal Energy Regulatory Commission new capacity is desperately needed
New Jersey is not the only state struggling to find a way to convince power suppliers to build new generating capacity, a problem that has spiked electric bills here and elsewhere and heightened concerns about whether there is enough juice to keep the lights on.
At a technical conference before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), New Jersey officials and others told the agency a new rule adopted this spring could make it virtually impossible to develop new generating capacity in areas along the eastern seaboard where it is desperately needed. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)
A U.S. default isn’t a matter of “if” but “when,” David Murrin, chief investment officer at Emergent Asset Management, told CNBC. “It’s inevitable that the U.S. will default-it’s essentially an empire which is overextended and in decline-and that its financial system will go with it,” he said.
The question is: Does the U.S. default when it is forced to by the outside world, probably the Chinese, or does it take the option to default on its own terms in such a way that it may have a strategic advantage, Murrin said.
Republicans and Democrats are currently locked in a debate on how to cut the U.S. budget deficit, and on whether the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling should be raised. Both parties need to come to a consensus by Aug. 2, otherwise the country will be in a state of technical default.
In his book “Breaking the Code of History,” Murrin argues that the balance of power has shifted away from the West, with America as the superpower, towards the East, led by China.
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 100 TO 104 DEGREES FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE HOURS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.
>Ridgewood offering kayak lessons Thursday July 7, 2011, 7:20 AM Ridgewood Suburban News
The Ridgewood Parks and Recreation Department is offering kayaking sessions to Village residents at Graydon Pool this summer.
Instruction for adults and teens will be led by Betty Wiest, a member of the Hackensack River Canoe and Kayak Club. Classes will include the basics of kayaking: various types of boats, equipment and proper use, technique of entry, paddle strokes, and safety. All equipment, including kayaks, paddles and PFDs, will be provided by Eastern Mountain Sports in Paramus.
Sessions will be offered rain or shine on Saturday, July 9 and Saturday, Aug. 13 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. A trip to Monksville Reservoir will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, with details to follow.
> FLOOD WATCH: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 349 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
…PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY…NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…NEW YORK CITY AND NASSAU COUNTY…
.A WARM FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA FROM A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WISCONSIN WILL SERVE AS THE FOCUS FOR THE CONVERGENCE OF MOISTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN…RESULTING IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN- EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION- EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 349 AM EDT THU JUN 23 2011.
>Hackensack University Medical Center formally applied for state permission to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital
Hackensack formally applies to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY JUNE 1, 2011, 8:47 PM BY LINDY WASHBURN AND MARY JO LAYTON STAFF WRITERS THE RECORD
Hackensack University Medical Center formally applied for state permission Wednesday to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood as a 128-bed full-service community hospital. If approved, the for-profit hospital would open late next year.
The Westwood hospital closed due to bankruptcy in November 2007. The new plan aims to address the state’s looming physician shortage as well as provide patient care to the northeastern part of Bergen County, which has been underserved since Pascack closed due to bankruptcy in November 2007, said Robert C. Garrett, Hackensack’s president and chief executive officer.
The application is “the next phase of restoring much needed healthcare services to the Pascack Valley and Northern Valley,” Garrett said.
Although a final decision on the application is not expected until November, Hackensack’s joint-venture partner appears confident enough of the application’s success to have named a chief executive officer for the new facility.
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