Category: Village of Ridgewood

16.1% of Young People Out of Work in May

Generation Opportunity releases Millennial Jobs Report

Washington, DC – (6/7/13) – Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for May 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds:

The effective unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds, which adjusts for labor participation rate by including those who have given up looking for work, is 16.1 percent (NSA).

The declining labor force participation rate has created an additional 1.7 million young adults that are not counted as “unemployed” by the U.S. Department of Labor because they are not in the labor force, meaning that those young people have given up looking for work due to the lack of jobs.

The unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds is 11.6 percent (NSA). The unemployment rate for 18-29 year old African-Americans is 21 percent (NSA); the unemployment rate for 18-29 year old Hispanics is 11.7 percent (NSA); and the unemployment rate for 18–29 year old women is 10.6 percent (NSA).

Evan Feinberg, President of Generation Opportunity and one of the first Millennials to run for Congress, issued the following statement:

“With today’s depressing unemployment numbers and an economy that has been down for years, it would be nice for people my age to think that someone is watching out for us. Knowing that someone in Washington had our back would be comforting – and might give us some hope. Sadly, in recent days we’ve only seen more of the same from this Administration.  We’ve witnessed President Obama state that more government involvement is the solution to unemployment, student loans, health care, etc. What has it gotten us? The highest sustained levels of youth unemployment since World War II, sky-high tuition and student debt, and rising insurance premiums. Government solutions aren’t solutions at all. Once again, Washington doesn’t get it.”

Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
30th Annual Special Olympics Torch Run Makes Its Way Through Ridgewood
June 7,2013
Boyd A. Loving
11:03 AM

Ridgewoood NJ , Despite poor weather conditions, the 30th Annual Special Olympics Torch Run made its way through Ridgewood on Friday morning.  Stops along the route included the Willard and Ridge Elementary Schools.  Participating law enforcement officers, noticeably damp but still smiling, were loudly cheered and given “high fives” by school children, teacher, and administrative staff at both locations.

Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving

A Mano has only 10 spots left for our Pizza-Making with the Masters Demo
June 4, 2013

Ridgewood NJ, We have 10 spots left for our Pizza-Making with the Masters Demo on Thurs. 6/6, 6pm. Highly acclaimed pizza Chefs Roberto Caporuscio & Antonio Starita’s restaurants have been penned #1 Pizza in New York” by NY mag., “Best Pizza” in the state of NY by Food Network Mag., amongst the top 25 “Best Pizza Places the US” by Food and Wine, and had pizzas featured on the covers of Saveur and La Cucina Italiana mags. Don’t miss it! Call us at 201.493.2000 & the seats are yours!

‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ returns for its fifth season
Sunday, June 2, 2013  Last updated: Sunday June 2, 2013, 11:12 AM
BY  VIRGINIA ROHAN
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Hate means never having to say you’re sorry.

At least that’s true of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” which begins its fifth season tonight — without apology and, against all odds, with the entire feuding cast intact

Over the past four seasons, the Bravo show has featured table-flipping, hair-pulling, cursing, sibling feuding, name-calling and brawling — most recently, at a Ridgewood hair salon, during a private event on March 30. That last incident — which led to criminal charges against housewife Jacqueline Laurita, two other cast members and the man they fought with — will presumably become the big blowout episode of Season 5.

Despite all the mayhem, the “RHONJ” stars have never displayed the kind of public contrition — onscreen or off — that traditional actors who misbehave must adopt. Hugh Grant, Mel Gibson, Michael Richards, Alec Baldwin — all seemingly followed carefully crafted crisis-management scripts after their respective misdeeds became public. And after Reese Witherspoon’s recent arrest in Atlanta for disorderly conduct, the actress went on a veritable media mea culpa tour.

https://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/television/209826511__The_Real_Housewives_of_New_Jersey__returns_for_its_fifth_season.html

9th Annual Wiffle for Cancer Tournament Today!

Join us to have some fun and do some good

9th Annual Wiffle for Cancer Tournament on Sunday, June 2 The 9th Annual Wiffle for Cancer Tournament takes place on Sunday, June 2, 2013, at Ridgewood High School, 627 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, starting at 12:00 noon.

Online registration for the tournament is available at www.wiffleforcancer.org. Teams consist of 3 to 5 players and the registration fee is $50 per team. Each participant in the tournament will receive a 2013 tournament t-shirt. Tournament sponsorship opportunities are also available, and additional donations are always welcome. All proceeds of the tournament will benefit the Nick Currey Fund for Ewing Sarcoma Research. The Fund was established in memory of Nick Currey, Ridgewood High School Class of 2004, who lost his 14-month battle against Ewing sarcoma on November 3, 2005. So come out, have some fun and do some good! For further information about the tournament and the Nick Currey Fund, please visit our website, www.wiffleforcancer.org, or contact Ralph Currey at [email protected].

“Thousand Pound Challenge” : Food Drive

During the months of May and June, moving companies are at the peak of the season. They experience so many people moving and discarding food products. In an effort to assist those in need, we are participating in the “Thousand Pound Challenge”. Our offices will be collecting food and the moving companies will collect the food at the end of June.

Our goal of collecting a thousand pounds of food would be met with the cooperation of our friends, family and business associates. You are welcome to stop in to one of our offices to bring in your donations. Those who would like to collect food for this cause can call me and I will bring over boxes for your collections and pick them up when they become full.

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“Real Housewives of New Jersey”  “Joe” Giudice will go on trial July 15 on charges he posed as his brother to get a driver’s license
Tuesday, May 28, 2013    Last updated: Tuesday May 28, 2013, 6:21 PM
BY  JOHN PETRICK
STAFF WRITE

Giudice in April rejected a plea deal that would have gotten him four years in state prison. The prosecution has maintained that that is its final offer.

The trial date was scheduled during a status conference on the case by state Judge Greta Gooden Brown in Paterson. Miles Feinstein, the defense lawyer for Giudice, and Jay McCann, a Passaic County assistant prosecutor, said in court that a mid-July start would give them reasonable time to prepare.

“We are happy that a trial date has been set and we look forward to Joe being exonerated,” Feinstein said following the brief hearing Monday, in which Giudice attended with his mother. Both declined comment.

https://www.northjersey.com/montville/Real_Housewives_Joe_Giudice_goes_to_trail_in_July_on_falsifying_charge.html

“Honoring our Declaration of Independence.”

July 4th in Ridgewood is a very special day that our entire area looks forward to all year.  The theme for this year’s celebration is “Honoring our Declaration of Independence.” We are an all-volunteer community group that coordinates the day’s events and does not receive direct funding from the Village of Ridgewood.   

 

Our committee is thrilled to have a descendent of a signer of the Declaration of Independence as our Grand Marshal.  Thornton Lockwood, “Thorny”, is a descendant of Declaration signer Josiah Bartlett, and a first cousin, eight times removed, of Benjamin Franklin.

 

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.

 

We are actively preparing for what we know will be a spectacular celebration, it is vital that we have community support. Please consider helping to “Support the Tradition”. Because of generous support from the community, we have one of the best small town Independence Day celebrations, and if every family who enjoys our celebration contributed just $10, the day’s expenses would be covered. Donations may be made online at www.ridgewoodjuly4th.org or mailed to Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration, Inc., PO Box 140, Ridgewood, NJ  07451.

 

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.

 

Thank you for “Supporting the Tradition,”

Margie Downs

President

Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration Committee

A Memorial Day Message From County Executive Kathleen A. Donovan

Dear Friends,

Please allow me to take a moment to wish you all a very enjoyable Memorial Day weekend. I hope you get to spend time with your friends and family, whether it is at a neighborhood barbecue or down the shore or a cabin in the mountains.

I also hope that you take a moment to put aside your celebration and give some thought to the real meaning of Memorial Day. As you know, Memorial Day is about a lot more than barbecues, or beaches, or sales at the department store.

Memorial Day is the time to honor those who gave up their lives, so we can have better lives.

As Americans we cherish our political liberty and our personal freedoms. But infrequently do we think about how we got  those freedoms or who secured them for us. Memorial Day is the time to do just that.

In the course of this weekend, please take a moment to remember that men and women died all over the world, so we can have the freedom we have today. They fought and died in jungles and in deserts against tyranny.

Families lost sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, aunts and uncles to the never ending cause of freedom. We owe both those who died and the families who gave up their loved ones our thanks for the sacrifices they made.

The price of liberty is not cheap and many have paid the ultimate price for the liberty we enjoy today. Let’s take time to remember them and honor them this weekend.

Enjoy your holiday. God Bless America.

Kathleen A. Donovan

photo By Boyd Loving

The 38th Annual Fred D’Elia Ridgewood Run 2013

Memorial Day – Monday – May 27th, 2013
Veterans Memorial Field
Ridgewood, NJ

The premier road race in northern New Jersey. One of the longest running races in the tri-state area. There is something for everyone: 10K, 5K, Road Mile, Fun Run – the must-run event for all! This video is a recap of the 2012 race:

 IMPORTANT SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR THE RIDGEWOOD RUN

This year, we have been asked by the Ridgewood Police Department to institute steps with special attention to their safety concerns. They are as follows:

Volunteers arriving at Veteran’s Field for the Ridgewood Run on Monday, May 27th are asked to park in the lot on the corner of Linwood Ave and Northern Parkway ACROSS from Graydon Pool.
All participants are encouraged to leave any purses, bags, backpacks, etc. at home. If you must bring personal items, please check them at the Baggage Tent next to the baseball backstop. No bags will be permitted along the race course or near the finish line.
Any vehicle on the course or on the field must display an “OFFICIAL RACE VEHICLE” placard. If you anticipate needing vehicular access to these areas, please contact Cheryl Moses, Race Director, for an ACCESS APPLICATION. [email protected] or 551-427-2505.

‘Apathy’ of villagers benefits developers

To the editor:

It is clear that the proposed hundreds of rental units will surely impact the Ridgewood schools negatively for years to come as many would use the cheaper “rental ticket” to enroll. Moreover, peak traffic, which is already an unbearable problem, will become even more so. Meanwhile, the rental units in the end would most likely not help the town’s fiscal situation given that additional enrollment at the schools and increased number of residents will lead to higher expenditure.

The town officials need to listen to the residents of Ridgewood rather than the sweet talk of developers. Significant high density developments will damage the town permanently, and the officials will end up bearing significant blame for the outcome. Bottom line: The developments in the Central Business District need to follow the existing building codes. No exceptions.

The residents need to keep in mind that our apathy is developers’ best edge. We need to get involved and be heard. To start, visit citizensforabetterridgewood.com to sign up and get more information. Also visit and “like” the Facebook page under the same title. The website lists many ways we could get involved.

Steve Kim

Ridgewood

also published in the Ridgewood News : https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/208770851_Letter___Apathy__of_villagers_benefits_developers.html

I wonder when Mayor Aronsohn was going to notify the public that he is running for another elected position.

PJ , Just received my sample ballot in the mail.  I wonder when Mayor Aronsohn was going to notify the public that he is running for another elected position.  This one with the Democratic Party in the State of NJ.

Isn’t this the pot calling the kettle black?  He blasted Gabbert for being his BCUA appointment but mentions nothing about running for a partisan office in our Non-Partisan town.

Maybe our carpetbagger will be leaving soon. Ring the church bells.

3 Fun & Easy Tips for Spending Your 2013 Memorial Day BBQ… with Cicadas

Ah, Memorial Day. Time to soak up the sun (this weather notwithstanding), fire up the grill, and get outside to enjoy that very first rite of summer’s unofficial beginning — the all-American cookout. Except this particular American summer, like each summer every 17 years on the East Coast before it, has a certain shared airspace peculiarity: cicadas. The sex-craven bugs have arrived from the underground and have been spotted in backyards all the way from down in Louisiana, up to New York, and onto Massachusetts. But fear not, BBQ-ers! The Atlantic Wire’s resident cicada expert is here to help! Indeed, cicadas and humans alike can celebrate this long weekend in peace, together.

Cicada BBQ Tip No. 1: Do Not Eat Each Other at the Cicada-cue!

Many of us look forward to this particular weekend for that first outdoor grill session — and this Memorial Day shouldn’t be any different than any of the last 16 Memorial Days before it. Fear not, BBQ-ers! Just because some sensational newspapers have suggested that the insect crunchers might taste good, you probably don’t want to put cicadas on your cookout menu. The Atlantic’s James Hamblin makes a compelling case: “It’s less about eating screaming bugs, and more about eating things that have been in the ground for 17 years,” he writes. Also, have you seen the photos and videos of dudes attempting to eat the bugs? Even the guy pretending to look happy doesn’t look happy. Do you really want to be eating something that cats and dogs find delicious?

https://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/05/2013-memorial-day-bbq-cicadas/65560/

Affordable Care Act about coverage not cost containment

TRENTON – The Affordable Care Act that will go into full effect in 2014 might as well be a misnomer.

That’s according to one expert – Joel White, president of the Council for Affordable Health Care Coverage in Washington, D.C. – who said Wednesday that the federal health insurance law is “more about coverage than cost containment

Minhaj Hassan-State Street Wire

https://www.politickernj.com/65803/affordable-care-act-about-coverage-not-cost-containment-analyst-says