September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Go4theGoal wants to help in the fight! Before the age of 20, one in every 330 Americans develop cancer and every school day 46 young people are diagnosed, hoping to become a survivor. Today, because of collaborative research, 78% of childhood cancer patients overall will survive. Yet, there is still more work to be done to improve the cure rates for all pediatric cancer types and to pioneer new treatments with fewer long-term side effects.
Go 4 the Goal,(https://go4thegoal.org/ ) is a foundation that’s teaming up with local businesses to spread awareness and raise money for cancer research in honor of September’s National Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month.
Cupcakes by Carousel,(https://cupcakesbycarousel.com/ ) of Ridgewood, NJ is one of the local businesses partnering with Go4theGoal to raise money to find a cure. For the month of September, they will be donating 100% of all the profits of the cupcakes designed by Blake and Mikey, two Bergen County children currently fighting cancer. We’d love to spread the word by having more people stop by Cupcakes by Carousel (192 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ— next to the movie theater) on Sunday, September 18th and 19th from 11am to 3pm—plus ALL SEPTEMBER LONG! Both kids will also be outside the shop selling their tasty creations at the Ridgewood Street Fair.
>Annual Fall Luncheon of the League of Women Voters Presents State Senator Loretta Weinberg ; “Transparency in Government”
“Transparency in Government” is the subject of a talk by State Senator Loretta Weinberg at the Annual Fall Luncheon of the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood. All Bergen County residents are urged to attend.
Senator Weinberg has been instrumental in reducing the costs of copies under the Open Public Records Act, and is cosponsor of the modernization of the Open Public Meetings Act. It is vital that every citizen know what leads to decisions made by their elected and appointed officials. With the advent of tweeting, texting, we must know that all the requirements of public transparency are met. It has been 20 years since this law was renewed.
When: Wednesday, Sept. 29, 12 noon-3PM Where: Old Paramus Reformed Church, E. Glen Ave., Ridgewood Cost: $25 for an excellent lunch
Please send reservations to: League of Women Voters of Ridgewood, PO Box 79, Ridgewood 07451
>Bergen County Executive Race : McNerney said that, despite the indictment, it is inappropriate to describe the BCIA as “scandal-plagued.”
Bergen County Exec McNerney defends finance agency at senior picnic Tuesday, September 14, 2010 Last updated: Tuesday September 14, 2010, 6:39 PM BY MICHAEL GARTLAND The Record STAFF WRITER
Senior citizens gathered Tuesday for food and politics at the annual Bergen County Senior Picnic in Paramus, where the county’s funding agency was the hottest topic not on a grill.
About 2,500 seniors attended the event at Van Saun County Park, chowing down on sandwiches, cookies and political rhetoric, not to mention the various pens, stickers and other campaign items distributed by candidates and their aides.
Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney gave a heated response when asked about the Bergen County Improvement Authority’s $450 million debt and the indictment of Ronald O’Malley, its former chairman.
McNerney said that, despite the indictment, it is inappropriate to describe the BCIA as “scandal-plagued.”
“It’s not scandal-plagued,” he insisted. “I did the right thing for the taxpayers … I’m doing good public policy.”
He also said that the agency’s debt is conduit debt for which municipalities, not the county, are responsible for paying off.
>Christie to propose major changes to NJ employee pensions, health benefits
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie today will propose cuts in pension payments for state and local government workers and teachers, along with dramatically higher employee health benefit payments, according to two administration sources. The proposed reforms will also end annual cost-of-living pension increases for all state and local retirees, the sources said. (Method, Asbury Park Press)
The Board of Education is looking for a volunteer to serve as Member-At-Large on the joint Village-BOE Fields Committee. The Fields Committee meets monthly to discuss the use, scheduling and upkeep of the athletic fields which are owned and maintained by the Village and the Board of Ed. Meetings are generally held the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 AM at the Ed Center. Any community member who would like to volunteer should contact Board Secretary Angelo DeSimone at [email protected] . Any questions about the Fields Committee can be directed to Laurie Goodman, BOE Liaison to the committee, [email protected] .
>12 N.J. communities to receive WTC steel pieces for memorials
Twelve New Jersey communities are receiving pieces of steel from the World Trade Center for inclusion in public memorials to honor victims of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. (The Associated Press)
It’s the gift that keeps on taking. The old Giants Stadium, demolished to make way for New Meadowlands Stadium, still carries about $110 million in debt, or nearly $13 for every New Jersey resident, even though it is now a parking lot. (Belson, The New York Times)
For the past year and a half the left has been moving relentlessly to pass a Cap & Trade bill on the federal level. And the Obama administration has continued its push by circumventing the legislative process and imposing heavy-handed regulations through the EPA, led by former head of the DEP in New Jersey Lisa Jackson.
The President, not wanting to let a “good crisis go to waste,” has used the tragic accident in the Gulf of Mexico to push for a moratorium on drilling and lay the groundwork for passing cap-and-trade legislation.
Yet, right under our noses in New Jersey, Cap & Trade has already become law and is in full effect. The Cap & Trade program is called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cooperative among ten northeastern states.
RGGI became law in 2008 under then Governor Corzine. To date, seven auctions of carbon allowances have subsequently taken place. Over $662M has been generated by these auctions – cost that energy producers will pass along to consumers in the way of higher energy costs.
While RGGI couches itself in free market rhetoric, the reality is it will distort the market and result in significant harm to the economy of New Jersey and the nation.
What are those costs?
According to The Heritage Foundation, legislation being pushed in Congress – the Kerry-Lieberman bill in the Senate and the Waxman-Markey bill in the House — would have the following disastrous consequences for our economy:
* Trillions of dollars more government debt (after adjusting for inflation, Kerry–Boxer would add $2.7 trillion to the national debt by 2035—putting a family of four on the hook for an additional $27,000) * Fewer jobs (employment under Kerry–Boxer would track 1.4 million jobs below business as usual, on average, for the years 2012–2035, and peak job losses would exceed 2.5 million) * Higher energy prices (by 2035 Kerry–Boxer would add 45 percent to gasoline prices and 72 percent to electricity prices) * Lower income (Kerry–Boxer would chop $9.9 trillion from GDP between 2012 and 2035—an average loss of over $4,500 per year per family of four).
Read the Americans for Prosperity fact sheet on Kerry-Lieberman here.
In New Jersey, the Waxman-Markey bill would mean an estimated 65,000 lost jobs. By 2020, New Jerseyans could expect gas prices to spike an astounding 58% and electricity rates to increase a staggering 90%.
That means if you fill up your car for $30 today, it would be over $47 in 2020. And if your utility bill currently averages $150 a month, in 2020 it would be $285 a month — or another $1620 a year!
That is money that could be saved for a new car, or a down payment on a new home, or on your child’s education.
All of this economic ruin while doing next to nothing to global temperatures.
Don Maynard Tuesday, September 14 @ 6:00pm Former Super Bowl III Champion New York Jets Wide Receiver, Don Maynard, will sign his new book: You Can’t Catch Sunshine. Books available Sept 1st
The Doctors Wednesday, September 15th @ 7:00pm All four of the Doctors, Dr. Travis Stork, Dr. James Sears, Dr. Andrew Ordon & Dr. Lisa Masterson hosts of the Emmy Award- winning talk show THE DOCTORS will sign their new book: The Doctors; The Prescription for a Lifetime of Great Health. Books available Sept. 14t
Tori Spelling Tuesday, September 21st @ 6:30pm Star of 90210 and reality show Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood will sign her new book Presenting….Tallulah. Books available September 21st
Laura and Jorge Posada Thursday, Sept. 23rd @ 12:00 Noon NY Yankee Catcher Jorge Posada and Laura Posada will sign their new book The Beauty of Love. Books available Aug. 31st
Vince Neil Friday, September 24th @ 5:00pm Lead Singer of Motley Crue, Vince Neil, will sign his new book: Tattoos & Tequila Books available September 23rd
Tucker Max Tuesday, September 28th @ 7:00pm New York Times Bestselling Author of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, Tucker Max, will sign his new book: A**holes Finish First Books available September 28th.
>Please support CRR’s lawsuit and help preserve the beautiful landscape and suburban community neighborhood we love!
Please support CRR efforts to Stop Valley Hospital from this unprecedented expansion subjecting the Village of Ridgewood, residents and our neighborhood schools to years and years of construction… 6 years for phase one alone! Please support CRR’s lawsuit and help preserve the beautiful landscape and suburban community neighborhood we love! Please support the effort to maintain the quaint and lovely Village of Ridgewood!
Please Donate Today! From the smallest donation to the largest…every little bit helps! Donations will pay legal fees to fight Valley Hospital’s Third Party change to our Village Master Plan!
“…America faces not only a crisis of confidence among consumers unwilling to spend and businesspeople unwilling to invest, but also a crisis of leadership. So long as our leaders tell us that we must trust them to regulate and redistribute our way back to prosperity, we will not break out of this economic quagmire. One can hope only that this Administration, composed of brilliant academics that have had experience in creating the very regulation and overseeing the very institutions that have failed, has learned from its mistakes and will set us down the right path. Perhaps our leaders will awaken to the fact that free market capitalism is the best system to allocate resources and create innovation, growth and jobs. Perhaps they will see the folly of generating greater deficits by “investing” in programs that lead to corruption and distortions of the system. Perhaps too, a cloven-hoofed, bristly haired mammal will become airborne and the rosette-like marking of a certain breed of ferocious feline will become altered. In other words, we are not holding our breath and are focused instead on navigating these murky waters for the benefit of our funds.”
BAYPORT, N.Y. — Blackman Plumbing Supply, a leading distributor of plumbing, heating and cooling supplies since 1921, has acquired Ridgewood Corp., a supplier of similar products, based in Ridgewood, N.J.
“The acquisition of Ridgewood will allow Blackman to effectively expand our operations throughout New Jersey, from the suburbs of Philadelphia to the lower Hudson Valley in New York State,” said Robert Mannheimer, Blackman’s president and CEO. “We’re very excited to offer trade professionals and consumers in these areas the same level of excellence in plumbing product inventory, service and sales support as we’ve been providing throughout the Metropolitan New York City area for 90 years.”
>Readers Suggest Village Hall Has created this Mess and now its time they pick up the tab and pay for parking like every one else in town
The Village Council is doing a very good job of running residents out of Ridgewood. They passed the school budget despite a NO VOTE against it, taxes are increasing, and now another ‘tax’ on parking for RHS students. Store fronts are empty downtown and people are without jobs and hurting financially.
The Valley Expansion is being pushed down our throats and our voices are being silenced (GW debacle). Is this anyway to draw people into Ridgewood? With all of our kids out of the RW Schools, we are leaving for a kinder and gentler community. Living in RW has become a huge disappointment!.
Instead of taxing the students (whose families’ already pay Ridgewood taxes) let’s move the parking fees over to the Municipal Building/Library parking lot and put parking fees on all those spaces. Why should Village employees park at work for free? They have no problem imposing parking fees on us in town, at the train station, and now at school – while they are the only group in Ridgewood who gets to park for free. “Why shouldn’t they pay – they’re not little kids.”
