Wide variety of refreshments, crafts and lots of bargins!
141st Harvest Fair at OPRC Ridgewood Ridgewood’s historic Old Paramus Reformed Church will hold its 141st Harvest Fair on Saturday, November 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the barrier-free Education Building at 660 East Glen Avenue at Route 17 South. Doors are open to all for great bargains, and admission is free. The Fair features a garage-sale; a raffle of a large number of gift-baskets offering certificates from local shops and restaurants; a Christmas corner; jewelry; linens; books and records; toys; attic treasures including antiques, china, collectibles; and more. A Bake Shoppe and Pantry will sell homemade baked goods and soups, and a Produce Stand will feature cheeses and fresh-from-the-orchard apples and other produce. Country Kitchen refreshments and lunch will be available. For more information, call the church office at 201-444-593 or access www.oldparamus.org, or like us on facebook: www.facebook.com/oldparamusreformedchurch.
“Reptiles Everywhere” The Ridgewood Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to provide an exciting show for Village youth in grades K -5 on Wednesday, November 6th, 1 p.m. at the Anne Zusy Youth Center, Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue. From giant lizards to HUGE snakes and everything in between, learn what makes these creatures tick. The presentation will be made by Joseph D’Angeli, Curator of the Wildlife Conservation and Education Center, Little Ferry, NJ. Admission is $5.00 (free to “Green Kids” participants). It is suggested tickets be purchased in advance either online at www.ridgewoodnj.net/communitypass or in person at the Recreation Office at the Stable, 259 N. Maple Avenue, weekdays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For additional information kindly contact the Recreation office at 201-670-5560.
42 and 14: A Tribute to Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby and Baseball …Poetry and Music Festival, October 26th at 1 pm in Ridgewood
-Jackie Robinson’s widow greets Ridgewood tribute
RIDGEWOOD, NJ, October 26 – Jackie Robinson’s widow has sent a thank-you message to a planned tribute to the baseball great set for 1 p.m. Saturday, October 26, at Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church, 271 Lincoln Avenue at West End Avenue. The festival will feature baseball poets Susanna Rich and Edwin Romond, baseball songs from the Victoria Warne Band, and free hot dogs, peanuts and Cracker Jacks.
The heroism of Robinson in confronting virulent racism as he broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947 was depicted this year in the movie “42” (his uniform number, which baseball permanently retired this fall in his memory). A free screening of the movie “42” will take place on Sunday, October 20th @ 7 pm.
Ridgewood will also honor a second Baseball Hall of Fame member, Paterson’s own Larry Doby, the American League’s first African-American player with the Cleveland Indians months after Robinson broke in with the National League’s Brooklyn Dodgers.
In her message to Ridgewood, Rachel Robinson, 91, said “Thank you for paying tribute to my husband Jack in this very special way. Jack left us 41 years ago but we are delighted that our story lives on and continues to resonate in communities around the world,” adding, “I am delighted that you have chosen to honor him and to share with others his enduring legacy.”
Since a church is sponsoring the Robinson tribute, she stated, “Jack was a man of faith and it was his unwavering belief in God that sustained us during the most challenging times.”
Poets are invited to read works on the theme during an open mic session, and drop-in musicians are welcome to perform. Details on the scheduled performers:
Dr. Susanna Rich (Blairstown, NJ) was an Emmy Award nominee for her baseball poetry for the documentary “Cobb Field,” and also provided poetry for “A Perfect Place,” a film about the Cincinnati Reds. Her work appears frequently in “Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine.” Her poetry collections include “The Drive Home” and “Television Daddy.” She also tours with one-woman interactive poetry performances. Rich is an English professor at Kean University in Union, where she received its Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Edwin Romond (Wind Gap, PA), a longtime public school teacher, now leads poetry events for the Geraldine Dodge Foundation. His book “Blue Mountain Time: Poems About Baseball” was selected for the literary archives at the Baseball Hall of Fame, and his baseball memoir “The Ticket” appears in Tim Russert’s best-seller “Wisdom Of Our Fathers.” His poem “Champion,” about the friendship of Olympic track stars Jesse Owens and Luz Long of Germany, won the 2013 New Jersey Poetry Prize. Romond has received poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Arts Councils.
Victoria Warne (Clifton, NJ) is the lead singer and guitarist with her band, which includes Steve Giordano on bass and George Schaefer on drums, with special guests Joe Jacovino and Cathy Vita. The band will perform “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball,” recorded by Count Basie in 1949, “The Willie Mays Song,” “Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio,” and other baseball hit tunes. Warne has toured internationally and recorded two CDs as leader with originals that blend blues, rock, and jazz elements. Her many past collaborators ranged from Spyro Gyra’s Julio Fernandez to jazz great Billy Eckstine.
Jackie Robinson, who died in 1972, helped the Dodgers win the league championship in his first season of 1947, leading the league in stolen bases, and was named Rookie of the Year. During his 10 seasons the Dodgers won the pennant six times. He was one of baseball’s most dangerous base-runners who stole home plate 19 times, a league record. In 1949 he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player, leading in both hitting (.342) and stolen bases (37) while knocking in 124 runs. He was a six-time League All-Star with a career batting average of .311. As his Baseball Hall of Fame citation says, Robinson was “a symbol of hope to millions of Americans.”
Larry Doby, who died in 2003, helped the Indians win the league pennant and World Series in his first full season of 1948, he was the first African-American to hit a World Series home run. He was the league’s first black All-Star in 1949 and an All-Star every year afterward through 1955. In 1952 he became the first black player to lead the league in home runs (32), and in slugging percentage (.541), and also led in runs scored (104). He batted in 100 or more runs in five seasons. In 1954, when the Indians again won the pennant, he finished second for Most Valuable Player behind Yogi Berra, later a fellow Montclair resident. In 1978 Doby became the second African-American manager in the majors, with the Chicago White Sox.
For further information: Pastor Mary Stegink, pastormary@rcrcnj,org, 201.445.1832
Acting village manager should be informed
Boyd A. Loving
To the editor:
Regarding Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward’s comment that his department does not notify “the village” about confidential police investigations (“Contractor denies claims,” The Ridgewood News, Oct. 11, page A2), I fail to understand why Chief Ward would not arrange for a confidential one-on-one meeting with acting Village Manager Heather Mailander to inform her of any investigations related to allegations of official misconduct or the misappropriation/theft of taxpayer funds (unless, of course, she was the accused.)
Bicycle, Bags, Books, Toys, Clothes, Shoes, Jewerly, Halloween Costumes, Pots snd Pans, Lamps, Water Purifers, Child Seats(for Car and Bike) and Much More!!!
Don’t miss this huge garage sale!
HUGE YARD SALE SAT. 10/19 (183 N. Pleasant Ave. Ridgewood, NJ)
183 n. pleasant ave.
Big, multi-family sale on furniture, household goods, toys, clothing, bikes, books — and more!
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Corner of Pleasant and Linwood avenues
GARAGE SALE Fri. 18th & Sat 19th (9-3) (406 Berkshire Rd. Ridgewood, NJ)
406 Berkshire Rd.
Garage Sale today and Sat.19th (9 am – 3pm) Household items, toys, baby items, childs clothing, and more.
Garage Sale (564 Ridgewood Ave)
Garage Sale on Saturday, October 19th, 9:00-3:00. No early birds, please. Stop by and see what we have to offer. Rugs, Cabinets, Air Conditioners, Dresser, Ikea desk, tables and chairs, and lots more.
Garage Sale Fri 10/18 & Sat 10/19 (Ridgewood)
Red Birch Ct at East Glen Ave
Don’t miss it!
Tools, electronics, toys, household goods. Something for everyone!
Everything priced to sell!
438 Red Birch Ct
Ridgewood
(off East Glen Ave, one block from Valley Hospital)
Friday and Saturday from 9:00 to 3:00
No Earlies Please!
Multi-Family Yard Sale in Ridgewood! (Hampton between Linwood and Fairway)
Hampton at Linwood
Multi-Family Yard Sale in Ridgewood. Tons of toys, kids clothing, furniture, electronics, small kitchen appliances, holiday decorations; many items in the box and never used! Saturday, October 19th from 8:30am-2:00pm; rain or shine – One Day Only.
Garage Sale – ONE DAY ONLY – SUN 10/20 (534 Lotus Rd. Ridgewood)
534 lotus road
Ikea couch, Ikea dresser, treadmill, glass bricks, toys, PIANO $20!!, boom box, nicknacks, books and more!
Multi-Family Garage Sale, Sat 10/19 (421 Fairway Rd, Ridgewood NJ)
421 Fairway Rd
Baby items, toys, games, household items, glassware, old tools, records, cds, and much more!
Multi-Family Garage Sale (Ridgewood)
Spring at Hope/Irving
Big multi-family garage sale at 363 Spring Ave. in Ridgewood!
Furniture, glassware, purses, clothes, household goods and toys for sale from 10am to 3pm on Friday 10/18 and Saturday 10/19
While pundits in the media and political operatives rejoice many may want to reflect on what you voted for. By voting for Cory Booker many sent the guy who claims to want to work together with people in Washington .
What this means in translation is simple :
1) More and higher taxes
2) Bigger government more regulations
3) More “Obamacare ” instead of healthcare
In short more turning our backs on all the successful policies that build this country and more of the same failed policies that both republicans and democrats have pushed offering higher unemployment , less choice , with fewer options and more concentrated power in Washington and some say moving further down the road to a dictatorship .
• Enjoy the Fall foliage by hiking with your pet, but remember that fleas and ticks are looking for a warm place as the weather gets colder. Use flea and tick preventative and be sure your dog’s Lyme Disease Vaccine is current.
• Do you have fall allergies? Your pet may too. If you see your pet itching more than usual, check with your veterinarian to identify any possible allergens. Keep leaves raked and grass cut short to eliminate irritation to your pet’s skin.
• Halloween is fast approaching. Please remember that chocolate is toxic to pets! Make sure the kids don’t feed them any candy. If you dress up your pets for Halloween and take them trick-or-treating with the kids, use reflective clothing and keep them close. Some pets are frightened of people in costumes, so be ready to react if they get startled.
Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital
320 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
Phone(201) 447-6000
A year after Sandy, Ridgewood emergency official urges preparedness
Tuesday October 15, 2013, 12:35 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
One year since Hurricane Sandy left Ridgewood residents without power for more than a week, the Ridgewood Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is continuing preparations for upcoming storm seasons and is encouraging residents to do the same.
“We’re just about approaching the one-year anniversary (of Sandy),” OEM Coordinator Jeremy Kleiman said during a presentation to the Village Council. “It’s a good time to take stock of where we are and what we’ve done.”
The OEM has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for emergency generators to be placed in Ridgewood schools and the library, places where people tend to congregate after storms, according to Kleiman.
Unlike Ridgewood Sandy formed bond between Texas lineman, North Caldwell Mayor Joseph Alessi
NORTH CALDWELL — A northern New Jersey town’s borough hall is boasting a Texas flag and a Texas-based lineman is getting a shipment of saltwater taffy thanks to a bond forged during the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
North Caldwell Mayor Joseph Alessi put up the big flat, a gift from Jason Beard, a lineman from Houston who came to New Jersey to help with emergency repairs after Sandy. (The Associated Press)
45 Pounds of Honey Harvested from The Valley Hospital’s Honeybee Hives in Paramus
The Valley Hospital hosted a demonstration of the honey harvesting process on Tuesday, September 24.
To see all the photographs from the event, please visit Valley’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/ValleyHospital.
The Valley Hospital has harvested the first batch of honey from the honey bee hives located on the roof of the hospital’s Luckow Pavilion in Paramus. About 45 pounds of golden honey were harvested from the hives. This first batch will be offered to employees and used by Valley Dining.
The honeybees arrived at Valley’s Luckow Pavilion on May 14. Valley was the first hospital in New Jersey to have rooftop hives installed as part of a growing trend in urban and suburban beekeeping. Other locations with rooftop hives include the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City and other hotels, supermarkets, and residences.
Beekeeping may sound like an odd endeavor for a hospital to become involved with but it is actually a natural extension of Valley’s other efforts to “go green” and support locally produced food. In 2010 Valley signed the Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge, which calls for hospitals to use more locally grown food, work with vendors to obtain products free of pesticides and hormones, purchase more organic foods, educate the community about nutritious and ‘’socially just” foods, minimize or reuse food waste, use ecologically protective food packaging and support humane agriculture systems. Initiatives to date conducted in support of the pledge include buying local produce from Catalpa Ridge farm in Sussex County, the hospital’s commitment to buying cage-free eggs, promoting “Meatless Monday” and a partnership with the community supported agriculture program offered by Hesperides Organica, a farm in Warwick, N.Y.
“We have always been big supporters of locally produced food and what could be more local that producing your own honey?” said Dawn Cascio, Director of Food and Nutrition Services for Valley Dining. “We also like the idea of supporting the declining honey bee population while enhancing our community’s gardens, foliage, and trees.”
In fact, Paramus’ newest residents will help pollinate a 2-mile radius around the Luckow Pavilion, increasing the yield of flowers, fruits and vegetables over an 8,700-acre area.
Concerned about their sting? Not to worry. “Honeybees are very docile and rarely sting except by accident or in defense of a beehive, because use of its stinger is lethal to a honeybee,” said Eric Hanan, Co-Founder of Bee Bold Apiaries, which supplied and will maintain the honeybee hives for Valley. “Honeybees are not aggressive and are not interested in us or our backyard barbecues or drinks.”
“The New Jersey Department of Agriculture promotes and encourages urban bee keeping,” Cascio said. “We want to do all we can to be as “green” as possible to the environment.”
Media Contact: The Department of Communications & Marketing, 201-291-6330
“HUMAN TRAFFICKING : A GLOBAL AS WELL AS LOCAL CRISIS”
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 7PM
RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER, VILLAGE HALL, 131 NORTH MAPLE AVE.
Suburban communities like Ridgewood are not immune to the problems of human slavery and trafficking, which have reached crisis proportions all over the world.
Kate Keisel, Director of the NJ Polaris Project, founded 10 years ago, the only national grassroots organization which provides networking in order to identify and stop this problem will be our speaker. She will explain the problems as well as the role of communities.
In the 10 years since it was founded, Polaris has trained police and other law enforcement agencies and educated community leaders. In 2005 it became the only organization devoted solely to combating all forms of human trafficking in New Jersey. That same year, Congress passed laws to create programs to aid trafficking victims, to give transitional housing and support, to work to strengthen state laws. Polaris initiated a 24 hour hotline. As of 2011,over 450,000 calls have resulted in rescuing at least 5,500 victims, and identifying trafficking networks. Last year, Polaris lobbied to help pass 18 new state laws to strengthen protections for victims. You may remember that it was Polaris who was responsible for removing online
(esp. Craigslist) and print want ads which were used to advertise victims forced into the commercial sex industry. The Department of Defense has established its own network to alert civilian and military members.
It is sad to say one of the increased sites for trafficking of young men and women in the U.S. is the Super Bowl. Because New Jersey is hosting the Super Bowl in 2014, it is imperative that as many people as possible are aware of this problem.
We are proud that New Jersey is listed in Polaris’ annual ratings as a top state in fighting trafficking, with excellent law enforcement cooperation, but as much information as possible should be disseminated.
We are inviting all neighboring community leaders, law enforcement officials and, of course, all residents to hear this presentation.
Owners Janet and “Pumpkin” Pete — at Ward’s Pumpkin Patch
Ward’s Pumpkin Patch is Open
Since 1940, the Ward family has operated Ward’s Pumpkin Patch in Ridgewood, New Jersey. We offer the best quality and selection of pumpkins, gourds, and squash in Northern New Jersey.
We have pumpkins to make common Jack-O-Lanterns as well as giant pumpkins, tiny munchkins, and gourds in unusual shapes. We offer mums, cornstalks, haystacks as well as a rotating selection of fall decorations. One of our most popular items is our painted pumpkins featuring cartoons, sports, and Halloween themes. Take an adventure on our new barrel ride, always free for our visitors! And on weekends leading up to Halloween we offer face painting, goat feedings, and other events. Check our website often for our calendar schedule. Bring your entire family for a fall outing at Ward’s Pumpkin Patch!
General Information
Hours:
Open every day in October from 10am to sunset.
Directions:
GPS Ridgewood Park & Ride – we are directly across the highway Northbound
Events:
We will be offering special events on the last two Sundays in October.
Oct. 21, 2012 at 2:00-2:30 pm – Story Time at Ward’s Farm & Meet a Scarecrow
Oct. 28, 2012 at 12:00-3:00 pm – Decorate a Pumpkin!
On both weekends we will be offering a FREE 12 foot high bounce house as a thank you to customers. Check our Calendar on our website to see this season’s fall schedule for full descriptions.
Directions:
We are located 45-minutes north of New York City in the Village of Ridgewood in Bergen County just off Highway Route 17. To get there, travel North on New Jersey Route 17. Just after the West Saddle River exit, round the bend, and then make a quick right-hand turn into the second driveway. The turn into the driveway is quick afterwards! The entrance to the driveway is right before the “Ward’s Farm” sign. Stay safe and alert!
Our address is 552 Route 17, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. If you have GPS, program it to Ridgewood Park & Ride. We are directly opposite of the park and ride on the northbound side of the highway.
For details about the types of pumpkins and gourds we carry, click on the “Info” page of our website.
Contact Us:
Follow us on Twitter for up-to-date info, pictures from the patch, and pumpkin carving ideas @NJ_PumpkinPatch.
