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>Open Mic Monday’s @ Ridgewood Coffee

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Hello, my name is Andrew Nieporent, I run an open mic I run
at the Ridgewood Coffee Company at 90 East Ridgewood Avenue. Sign up is at
6:30, and the open mic runs from 7-9:30. You get to play 3 songs. Sign up is
competitive with an average of 10 acts per night, so show up on time or contact
me if you are going to be late. The open mic, is free, but make sure you make a
purchase. All music is welcome, but the room and setup is mostly conducive to
acoustic guitars and vocals, with the PA and microphone provided. All in all, a
great music scene with plenty of room to grow. Come out!
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>the Village of Ridgewood : Man about Town

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Ridgewoood Public Library Thursday, July 16 @ 7:00 pm: Create a Competitive Resume.Professional Career Counselor Elese Tonelli takes you step by step through the process of creating a professional resume for today’s competitive marketplace. She’ll show you how to communicate your accomplishments, competencies and skills to the audience that counts most – hiring managers and executive recruiters

Kasschau Memorial Shell – All Performances at 8:30pm
Tuesday, June 16 Harmony Celebration Chorus,Sweet Adelines Boiling Springs Svgs Bank, Ridgewood Corset Shop
Thursday, June 18 Greg Caldarone, Popular and Italian Standards Ridgewood AM Rotary Club, Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill
Tuesday, June 23 The Bobby Byrne Show, Broadway Showtunes The Ridgewood News
Thursday, June 25 Reminisce, Doo Wop Hudson City Bank
Tuesday, June 30 Lou Gallo and Friends, Childrens’ Evening Glenn Godart, D.M.D. & Warren Boardman, D.M.D., Michael & Nicole Clemente, D.M.D., Boiling Springs Savings Bank

Last Day of Instruction
The last day of instruction and RHS graduation will take place on Wednesday, June 24. Graduation is at 5 p.m.

June 28, 2009 Farmer’s Market Opens
Chamber of Commerce
9am to 3pm at the Train Station – every Sunday through October

July 4th Fireworks Tickets
Support the Tradition
The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration is organized by the Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration Committee, an all-volunteer community group. The Committee is not part of the Village of Ridgewood government and receives no direct funding from the Village. All aspects of the Celebration including fireworks, parade bands, evening performers, insurance, police and fire personnel, are funded by the sale of fireworks tickets and more importantly by voluntary contributions from individuals and businesses. To make a donation to the celebration please send your check to Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration, PO Box 140, Ridgewood, NJ 07451. Tickets for the evenings festivities are on sale now. The pre-event price is $5 (at the gate, tickets are $10 adults, $5 children 6-12, 5 & under free) They are available at the following volunteer vendors in Ridgewood Alice-Alice-Alice, Artventure Gallery, Backyard Living, Daily Treat Restaurant, Goffle Brook Farm, Harding Wine and Spirits, Hillmann Electric, Hoskins Propane, Irish Eyes Imports, Ridgewood Cycle Shop, The Wine Seller, and Town & Country Apothecary & Fine Cosmetics. In Glen Rock you may purchase tickets at Ridgewood Auto Wash & Herold‘s Farm and Garden Center. Ticket vendors in Midland Park are La Strada Delicatessen. J T’s Wine & Spirits in Ho-Ho-Kus also carry fireworks tickets. Ticket will also be available at the Ridgewood Library from June 26 through July 2. The Celebration Committee thanks HILT for volunteering to handle this sale. Volunteers from HILT will be at the library from 9:00AM until 3:00PM each day except Sunday June 28 when they will be there from 1:00 – 4:00PM. Tickets may also be purchased online for $7 which includes shipping and handling. For online ticket sales as well as more information on the celebration go to www.ridg Ridgewood Fireworks Tickets are a Bargain For the low price of $5, you can dance to the Dad’s Night Band, watch the amazing Illumination Twirlers, listen to the incomparable Ridgewood Concert Band, watch the ever popular skydivers all before the wonderful fireworks show you can only get in Ridgewood. How is this possible, you ask? Just buy your fireworks tickets at one of our volunteer vendors. (at the gate, tickets are $10 adults, $5 children 6-12, 5 & under free) The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration Committee is pleased to announce that it will sponsor its 99th annual celebration on Saturday, July 4, 2009. The theme of this year’s celebration is “50 States…One Nation.” The day’s events include the flag raising at Wilsey Square at 9am, parade, evening entertainment and fireworks. The parade is held rain or shine. The fireworks will be held Saturday evening, with an alternate date of Sunday, July 5.ridgewoodjuly4th.org.

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>Perish the thought NO TV :Congress set June 12, 2009 as the final date that full power television stations can broadcast analog signals.

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DTV Transition

Washington, Jun 9 –

The switch from analog to digital broadcast television is referred to as the digital TV (DTV) transition. Congress set June 12, 2009 as the final date that full power television stations can broadcast analog signals. As of June 13, 2009, full power television stations will only broadcast digital, over-the-air signals. Your local broadcasters may make the transition before then, and some already have.

Below are some tools to help you with the process.

Help is available to consumers. The FCC has vendors across the nation to help consumers with the transition – including free in-home installations, as well as walk-in centers to provide additional assistance. For specific information on vendors in your area, go to www.dtv.gov and to enter your zip code in the “Get Help Locally” tool. Or call 1-888-CALLFCC (1-888-225-5322) and call center agents will assist in finding local resources.

Try existing antenna first. In many cases, existing antennas should work, but may need to be adjusted once hooked up to the converter box or new DTV set. Consumers should make sure they have an antenna that receives both VHF and UHF signals. In some cases, a new indoor or outdoor antenna may be needed. If there are reception issues, use the Reception Mapping Tool at www.dtv.gov (enter address and see which stations are expected to provide a signal to that household).

Rescan. Some TV stations are changing channels after June 12, so consumers will need to rescan DTV converter boxes or DTV sets to pick up new channels. In some cases, a “reset” is necessary to make sure the converter box or DTV set picks up the new station if there was another station using that channel previously.

Coupons. If you haven’t applied for a DTV converter box coupon, you won’t receive it before the transition (it takes 9 business days to arrive once ordered), so alternative means might be necessary. Ask a friend or neighbor for an unexpired coupon, or consider purchasing a converter box without a coupon. Coupons are available until July 31 (or until funds run out) at www.dtv2009.gov or by calling 1-888-DTV-2009.

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>The underworked American

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The underworked American
Jun 11th 2009
From The Economist print edition

Children are exceptions to the country’s work ethic

AMERICANS like to think of themselves as martyrs to work. They delight in telling stories about their punishing hours, snatched holidays and ever-intrusive BlackBerrys. At this time of the year they marvel at the laziness of their European cousins, particularly the French. Did you know that the French take the whole of August off to recover from their 35-hour work weeks? Have you heard that they are so addicted to their holidays that they leave the sick to die and the dead to moulder?
There is an element of exaggeration in this, of course, and not just about French burial habits; studies show that Americans are less Stakhanovite than they think. Still, the average American gets only four weeks of paid leave a year compared with seven for the French and eight for the Germans. In Paris many shops simply close down for August; in Washington, where the weather is sweltering, they remain open, some for 24 hours a day.

But when it comes to the young the situation is reversed. American children have it easier than most other children in the world, including the supposedly lazy Europeans. They have one of the shortest school years anywhere, a mere 180 days compared with an average of 195 for OECD countries and more than 200 for East Asian countries. German children spend 20 more days in school than American ones, and South Koreans over a month more. Over 12 years, a 15-day deficit means American children lose out on 180 days of school, equivalent to an entire year.
American children also have one of the shortest school days, six-and-a-half hours, adding up to 32 hours a week. By contrast, the school week is 37 hours in Luxembourg, 44 in Belgium, 53 in Denmark and 60 in Sweden. On top of that, American children do only about an hour’s-worth of homework a day, a figure that stuns the Japanese and Chinese.

Americans also divide up their school time oddly. They cram the school day into the morning and early afternoon, and close their schools for three months in the summer. The country that tut-tuts at Europe’s mega-holidays thinks nothing of giving its children such a lazy summer. But the long summer vacation acts like a mental eraser, with the average child reportedly forgetting about a month’s-worth of instruction in many subjects and almost three times that in mathematics. American academics have even invented a term for this phenomenon, “summer learning loss”. This pedagogical understretch is exacerbating social inequalities. Poorer children frequently have no one to look after them in the long hours between the end of the school day and the end of the average working day. They are also particularly prone to learning loss. They fall behind by an average of over two months in their reading. Richer children actually improve their performance.

The understretch is also leaving American children ill-equipped to compete. They usually perform poorly in international educational tests, coming behind Asian countries that spend less on education but work their children harder. California’s state universities have to send over a third of their entering class to take remedial courses in English and maths. At least a third of successful PhD students come from abroad.

A growing number of politicians from both sides of the aisle are waking up to the problem. Barack Obama has urged school administrators to “rethink the school day”, arguing that “we can no longer afford an academic calendar designed for when America was a nation of farmers who needed their children at home ploughing the land at the end of each day.” Newt Gingrich has trumpeted a documentary arguing that Chinese and Indian children are much more academic than American ones.

These politicians have no shortage of evidence that America’s poor educational performance is weakening its economy. A recent report from McKinsey, a management consultancy, argues that the lagging performance of the country’s school pupils, particularly its poor and minority children, has wreaked more devastation on the economy than the current recession.

Learning the lesson
A growing number of schools are already doing what Mr Obama urges, and experimenting with lengthening the school day. About 1,000 of the country’s 90,000 schools have broken the shackles of the regular school day. In particular, charter schools in the Knowledge is Power Programme (KIPP) start the school day at 7.30am and end at 5pm, hold classes on some Saturdays and teach for a couple of weeks in the summer. All in all, KIPP students get about 60% more class time than their peers and routinely score better in tests.

Still, American schoolchildren are unlikely to end up working as hard as the French, let alone the South Koreans, any time soon. There are institutional reasons for this. The federal government has only a limited influence over the school system. Powerful interest groups, most notably the teachers’ unions, but also the summer-camp industry, have a vested interest in the status quo. But reformers are also up against powerful cultural forces.

One is sentimentality; the archetypical American child is Huckleberry Finn, who had little taste for formal education. Another is complacency. American parents have led grass-root protests against attempts to extend the school year into August or July, or to increase the amount of homework their little darlings have to do. They still find it hard to believe that all those Chinese students, beavering away at their books, will steal their children’s jobs. But Huckleberry Finn was published in 1884. And brain work is going the way of manual work, to whoever will provide the best value for money. The next time Americans make a joke about the Europeans and their taste for la dolce vita, they ought to take a look a bit closer to home.

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>July 4th Parades ‘Jumping on The Bandwagon’ Time

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“July 4th Parades are used by Politicians and Activists to attract Crowds”

by Dom Nizza

2009 Ridgewood NJ July 4th Parade theme will be “50 States One Nation”
Town merchants, will have tickets for the fireworks and the evening performances. What is your local community doing this year? Or will your parade be ‘rained on’ by those that are ‘Jumping on the Bandwagon? Theodore Roosevelt made a clear-cut reference to the practice in his Letters, 1899 (published 1951). What political alliances wil we see at the Parades this year and ready to ‘jump on the bandwagon’? Yes, all photos courtesy of Google.

The Bandwagon is coming, the Bandwagon is coming”……
Traditional 10 horse drawn P. T. Barnum Bandwagon, that everyone tried to climb aboard whether they could play an instrument or not. That was the political approach many used for causes they advocated for (or against).We have many going on today don’t we? It’s becoming a real Circus with plenty of manure.

Modern Bandwagons today, many large bands are not always marching but, carried on large and smaller trailers like these. Some are from small towns that can be easily moved, the same day, to the next near-by town where a parade is also scheduled. That is the traditional sharing of talented musicians and the usual opportunists with a cause.

Editor Thanks once again from one of our “My Community” readers that has a
personal political cause, suggested that this year we will have many more activists spouting support for their personal interest. It’s unfortunate but, that’s what our July 4th Parades have come to be….. nothing wrong with that, provided you can play an instrument and not just jump on the Bandwagon to be seen. Send your photos and story to domnizza@netzero.com OK?

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>The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration

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2009 Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration.
The theme this year is “50 States – One Nation.”

The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration Committee urges you to look for these stars in many area businesses. These businesses and individuals are generous sponsors of the Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration. The Committee asks you to patronize these businesses, and to thank them for helping to “Support the Tradition” of the Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration.

https://www.ridgewoodjuly4th.org/
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>Swine Flu Update – June 6th 2009

>The Village of Ridgewood is monitoring the swine flu situation in the United States and State of New Jersey It is maintaining close ties with the health and emergency operations management at both the county and state level. The websites listed below provide the latest available information. State Joint Center for Information has a Hotline for Questions at 866/321-9571.

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Pascack Valley Hospital:Stakes are high as hospital hearing starts

>Stakes are high as hospital hearing starts

Monday, June 8, 2009
Last updated: Monday June 8, 2009, 6:30 AM
BY LINDY WASHBURN
NorthJersey.com
STAFF WRITER

https://www.northjersey.com/news/health/47172637.html

The people who live near the former Pascack Valley Hospital say their health will be jeopardized if it doesn’t reopen.

But some North Jersey hospitals say it is the region’s health care system that will be thrown into disarray if Pascack is revived.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/health/47172637.html

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>Bergen County awards the Village of Ridgewood with $263,500 of Open Space and Historic Preservation Trust funds

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Picture ID from left to right: Councilman Paul Aronsohn, Freeholder Vernon Walton, Freeholder Julie O’Brien, County Executive Dennis McNerney, Councilwoman Anne Zusy, Ridgewood Deputy Mayor Keith Killion


Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney and the Board of Chosen Freeholders are pleased to announce that the Village of Ridgewood has been authorized to receive a total of $263,500 from Bergen County’s Open Space and Historic Preservation Trust Funds. This project will repair approximately 10,400 square feet of green tile roofing, which are important to the building’s design and are in deteriorated condition.

The railroad station complex is located in Garber Square, Ridgewood. It was erected in 1915-16 and was later owned by the village of Ridgewood in 1967.

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>June 6, 1944: D-Day

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June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded — but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler.

https://www.army.mil/d-day/

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>New Jersey cops bust up widespread prostitution ring

>RAMSEY, NJ – A large-scale prostitution ring operating throughout the Bergen and Rockland County areas was shut down yesterday, authorities say.

The reported ringleader, John Lanza, 42, of the Bronx, was arrested on Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 3:30 p.m. on the charge of promoting prostitution. Also arrested, on the charge of engaging in prostitution, were Wol Lee, 28, of Queens, NY, and Hye Yeun Bang, 37, also of Queens.

According to authorities, the arrest stemmed from an investigation in which John Lanza was operating a large scale prostitution organization throughout the Bergen and Rockland County areas. Utilizing Internet advertisements and area hotels, Lanza would arrange for encounters where persons would either engage in or facilitate prostitution.

The arrests came about as a result of an investigation conducted by members of the Ramsey Police Department, under the direction Chief Bryan Gurney; numerous local law enforcment officers from the Bergen County Police Department and the police departments of Fort Lee, Saddle River, Hillsdale, Rochelle Park, River Vale, Park Ridge, Ridgewood, Bogota, and Tenafly; and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Task Force.

The suspects have all been released on their own recognizance.

https://blogofbile.com/2009/06/04/non-crime-new-jersey-cops-bust-up-widespread-prostitution-ring/

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>Chris Christie : Join Me ,Thursday, June 11 for a rally with my good friend, Governor Mitt Romney, to kick-off our general election campaign!

>Jon Corzine has created an absolute mess in Trenton. We’re going to change Trenton and we’re going to start by changing Governors. I’m so proud to be leading our party and excited to have such a great team of Assembly, Freeholder and local candidates all over New Jersey who are ready to cut taxes, lower spending, restore pride and make New Jersey an affordable place to live again.

We can’t win this fight alone, though. We need to rebuild the state party to help me defeat Governor Corzine. I hope you’ll join me next Thursday, June 11 for a rally with my good friend, Governor Mitt Romney, to kick-off our general election campaign to Take Back New Jersey. The rally is from 5 pm to 7 pm in the Robert Meyner Reception Center at PNC Bank Arts Center right off the Parkway in Holmdel.

This is our first chance to send a loud and clear message to Governor Corzine and make it clear that we’re ready for a change. We can turn our state into a job leader again. We can put the taxpayers first. We can reign in a government that has grown too big and too expensive. But I need your help. Join our campaign to Take Back New Jersey and join Gov. Mitt Romney and me next Thursday.

Chris Christie

Paid for by The New Jersey Republican State Committee, John Bennett Treasurer

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>It will look beautiful!

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Valley Phase1. A gleaming modern structure that will stand proudly above the tree lined streets of Ridgewood, overlooking BF Middle School and surrounding homes. A monument to the latest medical technology that money can buy.

Unfortunately, those who attended the Public Hearing on Tuesday June 2 also discovered that Phase 1 will take 6 years to build and it is expected that 20 trucks and 40 buses PER HOUR will be rumbling through Village streets during the long construction process.

The hearing continues on June 8th in the BF Auditorium 7:30pm.

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>the Village of Ridgewood :Uninspired Turnout Marks Primary

>Primary Election Results – Ridgewood polls

Republican

Governor
Rick Merkt = 21
Chris Christie = 679
Steven M Lonegan = 512

Members of the General Assebly (2)
David C. Russo = 632
Scott T. Rumana = 585
Anthony W. Rottino = 444
Joseph A Caruso = 468

Members of the Board of Chosen Freeholders (2)
John Driscoll Jr. = 620
Robert Hermansen = 669
Arthur E. Lavis = 410
James W. Feeney = 477
State Comittee (Male)
Benedict A Focarino = 668

State Committee (Female)
Eleanor S. Nisley = 614
Pearl Spector = 403

Democratic

Governor
Roger Bacon = 15
Jeff Boss = 7
Carl A bergmanson = 22
Jon S Corzine = 272

Members of the General Assembly
John Agostinelli = 241
Mark Bombase = 256

Members of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
Julie O’Brien = 249
Vernon C Wlaton = 236

State Committee (Male)
Kevin O’Connor = 239
Daniel Ortega = 233
John Susino = 230
Omar Rodriguez = 236
Jack Drakeford = 226

State Committee (Female)
Lorrain Joewono = 232
Violet DeVries Etler = 236
June Montag = 232
Eileen DeBari = 236
Lynne B. Hurwitz = 237