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Ridgewood NJ, so what is it about those”Millennials” , to many adults its a generation devoid of creativity, work ethic and independent thinking . They demonstrate a general lack of understanding of the basic laws of economics and even the fundamental ability to act in their own best interest.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Valley Hospital participated in a landmark clinical trial that evaluated the ability of a novel, fully absorbable antibacterial envelope – the Medtronic TYRX™ Absorbable Antibacterial Envelope – to reduce infections associated with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). The study found positive results and demonstrated that the envelope reduced the risk of major infection by 40 percent, and pocket infection by 61 percent, in patients at increased risk for infections receiving CIEDs, compared to standard-of-care pre-operative antibiotics.
The trial results were recently presented in a late-breaking session at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Sessions and published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Suneet Mittal, M.D., FACC, FHRS, Director, Electrophysiology, Valley Medical Group; Associate Chair, Cardiovascular Services, Valley Medical Group; Medical Director, The Snyder Center for Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation, The Valley Hospital; and Director, Cardiac Research, Valley Health System, is one of the authors on the manuscript just published in the New England Journal of Medicine and served on the steering committee of the WRAP-IT trial.
Continue reading The Valley Hospital Participates in Landmark Global Cardiac Clinical Trial
photo courtesy of the Ridgewood PBA Loacal 20
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood PBA was proud supporter the NJ Special Olympics in their 2019 Polar Bear Plunge! The Ridgewood PBA team made the splash for charity in Seaside Heights !
The Ridgewood PBA joined more than 7,100 participants in 2019, the Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside on February 23! That water sure was cold!
In the Photo (Ridgewood PBA Members Pictured: Ptl. Chris Mormino, Ptl. Zack Knudsen, Sgt. Michael Lembo, Ptl. Doug Busche, Ptl. Kyle Monton)
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Ridgewood NJ, A former physician from Ridgewood (Bergen County) who planned to create an explosion that would topple an iconic financial statue in New York City will spend up to 25 years in state prison. Roberto Rivera, 66, received the sentence on February 22 following separate convictions for hoarding bomb-making materials in his apartment and for possessing assault weapons. Rivera claimed he wanted to plant explosives at the feet of the Wall Street Bull statue in Manhattan’s financial district in order to upend it—an idea prosecutors said stemmed from his involvement in the Occupy Wall Street movement around August 2011.
Continue reading Ridgewood Bomb Doc Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Bomb Plot
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Ridgewood NJ, The Village of Ridgewood is pleased to provide Ridgewood residents with a new tool to assist them with recycling, through Recycle Coach. Recycle Coach can be accessed from your computers, mobile devices, or through digital assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Home. By leveraging the power of voice technology, the platform makes it easy for residents to get local recycling information for thousands of household items when needed. This information is free.
With Recycle Coach, Ridgewood residents can:
photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook Page
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood firefighters and Bergen County Hazmat technicians responded a reported chemical substance lining a storm drain near 132 Circle Avenue, Ridgewood on Thursday afternoon, 01/10. The substance was tested and determined to be discharge from a dry chemical fire extinguisher. Two (2) Ridgewood firefighters donned full protective gear, including self contained breathing apparatus, and removed the substance from the storm drain’s walls & floor. No injuries were reported.
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood Chamber of commerce the restaurants that will be open for New Year’s Eve.
Please call the restaurant ahead of time to check when the kitchen will be closing and to make a reservation. We apologize ahead of time if we missed anybody. Happy New Year!!
Finca- open until 10:00pm- Open Christmas Day as well from 12-8pm
Latour- open until 8pm
The Office- weekend hours open until 1:00am
Park West Tavern- open until 1:00am
Piccolo Bistro- open until 10pm
Raymond’s- open until 4:00pm
Roots- open until 11pm
Steel Wheel Tavern- dinner until 8pm
The Pearl- Reservations are 4:00, 6:00, 8:00 and 10:00pm
Tito’s – open until 6:00pm
Truly Sichuan- open until 10pm
White Maple Café- open until 10pm
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Ridgewood NJ, Kings Pond Park, including the associated Gypsy Pond Park, is a public, municipal park spanning close to the entire length of Goffle Brook through the village of Ridgewood in Bergen County, New Jersey. It is the second largest wildscape in the village of Ridgewood and one of the larger wooded areas along the lower Bergen-Passaic border.
Kings Pond NJDEP Permit Application Plans https://mods.ridgewoodnj.net/pdf/engineering/projects/kingspond/18035KingsPondNJDEPPermAppPlans.pdf
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The NY Times will likely always exist in some form, but it is fading in relevance. It’s dying for a number of reasons, but mostly, it’s dying because the trend in how people consume news is rapidly changing. It’s no different to record companies and record stores managing the music business. The Times keeps trying to sell itself through online subscriptions but people simply won’t pay a cent for it. News is easily available elsewhere for free. Same deal with lesser outlets, like The Record. The other main reason is its content. The liberal bias might work on the Upper West Side, but not in Preoria. America is predominantly right-of-center, and The NYT, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and a whole host of what’s known as the mainstream media is losing market share and dying.
PJ Blogger and the staff of the Ridgewood blog would like to join Bergen County Executive Kathy Donovan
In wishing all our Readers , Friends and Neighbors a very Happy Easter.
“This year Sunday, April 20 is not only the day that Christians and Roman Catholics celebrate Easter, it is also the day this year that Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter – We are aligned on this special day in 2014!
This wonderfully colorful and joyous Holy Day, as most of you know, celebrates the Resurrection of Christ to Heaven three days after His crucifixion on Good Friday.
Easter is a celebration of hope and optimism in ourselves and in the world around us. It re-awakens us to the possibility that good things are possible in life and that by working with others we can accomplish much good.
Easter also celebrates the rebirth of the natural world around us. Winter’s dark, icy grip has finally relented – at least a little- and given way to the colorful spring flowers and budding trees.
I hope that you enjoy the wonders of Easter and share the day with the people who matter most in your life — the people you love and the people you love being with. ” (Bergen County Executive Kathy Donovan)
Ridgewood officials expected to award funds for watershed protection work
Tuesday July 17, 2012, 9:01 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Bids for the cleanup project along Ridgewood’s natural bodies of water came in higher than officials anticipated, but the Village Council is expected to award the project contract at Wednesday’s meeting.
Earlier this spring, the governing body appropriated about $568,000 for watershed protection work at the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River; however, village officials said the lowest responsible bid was $115,000 more than they anticipated. Of the three bids that Ridgewood received, the lowest was $683,000, said Village Manager Kenneth Gabbert.
Gabbert previously told The Ridgewood News that the scope of the project includes rehabilitation work to reduce flooding at the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River. Contractors are expected to remove sandbars, gravel bars and other debris, such as tree stumps and large branches that have exacerbated flooding over the years.
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Superintendent Daniel Fishbein Promises RHS Bridge will be open for Graduation
June 18,2012
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Ridgewood NJ, The long delayed opening of the RHS/Stevens field bridge may finally be at hand . Ridgewood Schools Superintendent Daniel Fishbein said at Monday night’s BOE meeting that the bridge will be open in time for the Ridgewood High School graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 21.
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The bridge connects Stevens Field to the main RHS campus and RHS Stadium . The bridge was found to be structurally damaged in late 2009. In November of 2011 the bridge was finally shut down to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Repairs cost the BOE approximately $85,000 .
The RHS bridge has been closed since November due to serious structural problems. Years of flooding, wear and tear and old age had finally taken its toll.. Repairs began in May , and as work proceeded it became apparent that the bridge needed far more work than originally anticipated. Bad weather and construction related delays have also pushed back the project.
Children’s book tells tale of ‘Mr. Lester’s Farm’
FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Behind The Stable on North Maple Avenue, beside the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook, there was once an aging headstone.
It wasn’t for a mother, father, daughter or son.
It was for a dog whose name – Friskie – was spelled out in pebbles pushed into the stone’s drying cement.
While the headstone may not be visible today, likely buried in the dirt after years of disturbance from construction and flooding, it was once a piece of Ridgewood history. According to a former Ridgewood resident who wrote a new book on The Stable’s history, Friskie used to belong to the man who owned the last working farm in Ridgewood – as well as the stable that eventually became the town’s community center.
This and other facts about The Stable’s more than 100-year-old history are explained and revealed in “Mr. Lester’s Farm,” a 32-page children’s book written by Joe Grasso.
Ridgewood PD forced to park on the top of Maple do to flooding at the Village Hall
Reauthorize and Reform the Flood Insurance Program
By David John
June 11, 2012
Congress should reauthorize and reform the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The failure of Congress to pass a longer term reauthorization since the last one expired in September 2008 has delayed necessary reforms. In addition, since there are no private providers of general flood insurance coverage in the United States, all such policies come through the NFIP. The lack of reauthorization is increasing risk to both flood-prone properties and the NFIP itself.
One of the goals of the pending reauthorization is to ensure that all owners pay the appropriate actuarial premium rather than subsidized rates. This would be a first step toward encouraging private insurance companies to enter the market and would set the stage for an eventual move of the entire program to the private sector.
