Category: Village of Ridgewood

>New Jersey will greatly increase its number of public charter schools this Year

More charters on tap in N.J.

New Jersey will greatly increase its number of public charter schools, adding 23 this year, the Christie administration said Tuesday.

The additions, including nine in Newark, would bring the number of charter schools in New Jersey to 97 by September. (Fleisher. The Wall Street Journal)

https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703954004576090510589120224.html

>Zimmer helms recently formed political arm of pro-vouchers group

Republican allies of Gov. Chris Christie leaned on tax exempt nonprofits to generate support for Christie’s budget measures and for GOP redistricting efforts. (Pizarro, PolitickerNJ)

https://www.politickernj.com/44216/zimmer-helms-recently-formed-political-arm-pro-vouchers-group

>Rasmussen polls: Most Think Congress Doesn’t Read What It Votes On

Most Think Congress Doesn’t Read What It Votes On, Favor Putting Bills Online Well In Advance
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

House Speaker John Boehner like many of his predecessors has pledged that the new Congress will be more open and transparent than the previous one, but voters want even more openness than he has promised.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 11% of Likely U.S. Voters think most members of Congress read laws before they vote on them. Sixty-five percent (65%) don’t think that’s the case, and another 24% are not sure.

Just before Democrats in Congress passed the national health care bill last March, only 20% of voters believed most members of Congress understood what was in the plan.

MORE: https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2011/most_think_congress_doesn_t_read_what_it_votes_on_favor_putting_bills_online_well_in_advance

>Valley Renewal : The Renewal doesn’t expand the ER department at all

The Renewal doesn’t expand the ER department at all. Remember it’s all about the single patient rooms and the bigger operating rooms for day surgery (that won’t attract any new patients or traffic :-)).

Don’t buy the Renewal as a way to end over-crowding in the E.R. Valley will do what they did in the past, get a massive expansion approved, then come back for the ER later. “What, you don’t want a bigger ER?” To parapharse, those who don’t study history are destined to repeat it.

>Cheque Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

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>PJ – Happy New Year.. I haven’t checked in for some time.. My apologies.

ON A SEPARATE NOTE.

I want to commend the men and woman with Ridgewood’s DPW on how they have been handling this barrage of snow storms and now this icy mess. I can only speak for myself, but I am sure that I am not alone in saying how tired I am of cleaning my driveway, never mind the countless miles of road the Village has to clear up.

So let me take this moment and say with all sincerity, GOOD JOB EVERYONE and MOST IMPORTANTLY…THANK YOU.

Craig S. Hueneke

>In 2011 redistricting, population change will drive GOP gains

New Jersey’s legislative redistricting process officially kicks off in Trenton this morning, as the state commission in charge of reapportioning legislative districts after the 2010 U.S. Census meets for the first time. (Magyar, NJ Spotlight)

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0118/0143/

>NJ school voucher program in committee’s hands

A bill that would create the state’s first school voucher program and offer scholarships to students in low-performing school districts is scheduled to be considered Thursday in a key Senate committee. (Method, Home News Tribune)

https://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110117/NEWS/101170334/1098/POLITICS

>Ridgewood Schools : DELAYED OPENING TODAY, JANUARY 18

DELAYED OPENING: Under the delayed opening plan, the school day will begin two hours later than usual. School bus schedules will operate two hours later. The morning kindergarten will be canceled; the afternoon kindergarten will follow the regular hours. Children in grades 1-5 who have not ordered lunches must bring a bag lunch to school. There will not be sufficient time for children to go home for lunch when there is a delayed opening.

>Gov. Christie urged Republicans in Congress not to “paper over” the problems facing deficit-racked U.S. states

Christie tells Congress not to give states more

Gov. Christie on Sunday urged Republicans in Congress not to “paper over” the problems facing deficit-racked U.S. states with an additional round of stimulus spending. (Dopp, Bloomberg)

https://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20110117_Christie_tells_Congress_not_to_give_states_more.html#ixzz1BHulUjWi

>Is NJ’s unemployment program too generous?

Speaking on a panel before a group of business leaders last month, Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce must have thought his remarks that the state’s unemployment benefits were too generous would resonate with the audience. (Diamond, Asbury Park Press)

https://www.app.com/article/20110116/NEWS03/101160339/Is-NJ-s-unemployment-program-too-generous-

>New Jersey tax collections 4.5% above projections

New Jersey’s tax revenue exceeded projections by 4.5 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year as income levies surged 11 percent above estimates, the treasurer said. (Dopp, Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-14/new-jersey-tax-collections-4-5-above-projections-update1-.html

>Business tax cut to be included in Gov. Christie’s budget this year

A tax break for New Jersey businesses will be included in the budget Gov. Chris Christie will present next month, he said in an interview that aired today on Fox News. (Gibson, The Star-Ledger)

https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/gov_christie_to_cut_business_t.html

>SEEKING RESIDENTS TO VOLUNTEER TO SERVE ON VARIOUS BOARDS/COMMITTEES

The Village Council is looking for residents who are interested in volunteering to serve on the Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Board; the Open Space Committee; Project Pride; and the Community Relations Advisory Board.

A brief summary of the duties of these boards/committees is as follows:

The Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Board recommends and reviews new recreation programs; recommends user fee structures for facilities; and recommends rules for use of recreation facilities, among other duties.

The Open Space Committee reviews and recommends properties in the Village to be preserved as open space.

The Project Pride Committee plants and maintains the flowers and plants in the Central Business District, for the enjoyment of all.

The Community Relations Advisory Board deals with issues of improving relations between and making residents aware of the diversity of the various social, religious, cultural, racial, and ethnic groups which make up the residents of the Village of Ridgewood and Glen Rock. This is a joint board with the Borough of Glen Rock.

All interested residents should fill out a Citizen Volunteer Leadership form (found on the Village website, www.ridgewoodnj.net, under “Forms”), indicating on which board/committee they wish to serve, and send it along with a cover letter, and a biography or resume to:

Heather Mailander
Village Clerk
Village of Ridgewood
131 North Maple Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07451

Deadline for submission is December 20, 2010.