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Sandy recovery officials ask: Where’s the Red Cross?

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Sandy recovery officials ask: Where’s the Red Cross?
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013
By HARVY LIPMAN
RECORD COLUMNIST

In the six months following superstorm Sandy, Bergen County’s United Way spent more than $300,000 from its Compassion Fund to help 260 victims of the storm repair their homes — exhausting every penny the non-profit had raised and set aside for storm relief and even dipping into its reserves.

Another local relief group, the Bergen CountyLong Term Recovery Committee, has identified some 500 Little Ferry andMoonachie residents in need of help, hiring a project director and several caseworkers to help storm victims get the assistance they need. It has also coordinated the work of hundreds of volunteers from groups like Rebuilding Together Bergen County and Habitat for Humanity.

The committee is well on its way to spending the $600,000 in grants it’s received from the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund to pay mainly for removing mold from storm victims’ homes.

But leaders of the local relief effort say one major player has been conspicuously absent from the long-term recovery program:

The American Red Cross.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/206226951_Sandy_recovery_officials_ask__Where_s_the_Red_Cross_.html

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A NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM BERGEN COUNTY EXECUTIVE KATHLEEN A. DONOVAN

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A NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM BERGEN COUNTY EXECUTIVE KATHLEEN A. DONOVAN

A New year is upon us.

We are leaving behind a year that had so many tough hurdles-the ongoing recession, Superstorm Sandy and its aftermath particularly for our neighbors in Moonachie and Little Ferry, and the horrible tragedy at the Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut.

A new year will bring more hurdles for us to overcome, new courses to navigate — but more importantly, 2013 will bring new opportunities for us to succeed as individuals, communities and a nation.

Let’s embrace the year to come and invest in hope for a better world for all of us.

As the turning pages of the calendar proves, time is fleeting; let’s use it wisely: spend time with the people you love and take time to help those in need.

Let’s not put off until tomorrow, what we should do today. And when we come to turn the last page on the calendar 12 months from now, let’s hope we can point to a year filled with fewer regrets and more accomplishments.

I wish you and your family all a very Happy, Safe and Healthy New Year.

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Kathleen A. Donovan

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No Surprise Ridgewood Mayor Paul No Surprise Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn supports more unchecked government spending through “Sandy Aid”

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No Surprise Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn  supports more unchecked government spending through “Sandy Aid”  

Opinion: Garrett needs to come on board and back Sandy aid
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19, 2012, 5:48 PM
BY PAUL ARONSOHN
THE RECORD

Paul Aronsohn, the mayor of Ridgewood, was the 2006 Democratic candidate for Congress in the 5th District.

IN TIMES of crisis, Americans pull together. We saw it after the 9/11 attacks. We are seeing it now in the wake of the mass murder in Newtown. It is what we do. It is who we are.

It is against this backdrop that President Obama has put forward a proposed post-superstorm Sandy aid package – one that has garnered support on both sides of the political aisle. Governor Christie supports it. N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo supports it. All members of the New Jersey and New York congressional delegations support it … with only one exception.

Despite the storm’s devastating impact on our state – including in the local towns of Moonachie and Little Ferry — our own congressman, Scott Garrett, is the lone holdout and is poised to be the only federal New Jersey official to oppose this all-important measure.

In fact, rather than throw the full weight of his office behind the president’s proposed $60 billion aid package, he has delayed consideration with accusations about “wasteful spending” and lack of accountability.

Rather than encourage his fellow Republicans to support the measure, he has given them political cover to oppose the much-needed assistance. This follows his decision last month to be the only New Jersey member of Congress – Republican or Democrat – not to sign a joint letter to congressional leadership urging bipartisan support for disaster relief.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/aronsohn_122012.html

 

 

Editors note: The Mayor seems to be in favor of of more taxpayer funded waste . Politicians love to use emergencies to pick the pockets of tax payers 

The Bergen Record , Star Ledger , omitted to mention just like the Katrina Aid …

Budget watchdogs have dubbed the 94-page emergency-spending bill “Sandy Scam.”

“The pork-barrel feast includes more than $8 million to buy cars and equipment for the Homeland Security and Justice departments. It also includes a whopping $150 million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to dole out to fisheries in Alaska and $2 million for the Smithsonian Institution to repair museum roofs in DC.

An eye-popping $13 billion would go to “mitigation” projects to prepare for future storms.

Other big-ticket items in the bill include $207 million for the VA Manhattan Medical Center; $41 million to fix up eight military bases along the storm’s path, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; $4 million for repairs at Kennedy Space Center in Florida; $3.3 million for the Plum Island Animal Disease Center and $1.1 million to repair national cemeteries.”

https://theridgewoodblog.net/budget-watchdogs-have-dubbed-the-94-page-emergency-spending-bill-sandy-scam/

 

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Storm cleanup bills piling up across Bergen and Passaic

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Storm cleanup bills piling up across Bergen and Passaic

SUNDAY DECEMBER 9, 2012, 11:31 PM
BY DENISA R. SUPERVILLE
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Across Bergen and Passaic counties the expense of picking up after superstorm Sandy is mounting as contractors submit bills and municipal officials continue to assess what was lost and damaged in what is shaping up as the costliest natural disaster in the state’s history.

The costs are expected to range from millions in Little Ferry and Moonachie, which were flooded when a tidal surge sent the Hackensack River over its banks, to hundreds of thousands where the damage wasn’t extensive, but the expense of cleaning up debris and overtime for employees has added up.

Moonachie’s costs are approaching $8 million, nearly as much at the town’s annual budget and $2 million more than officials expected to raise in taxes, while Little Ferry is looking at having to spend $3 million to buy vehicles and generators and remove mold from public buildings and mountains of trash piled up along curbs.

That could result in a $3.50 a month increase in municipal taxes over the next five years for the owner of a home assessed at $350,000, the borough average.

“It’s not the final number,” Little Ferry Councilman Thomas Sarlo said last week. “We hope, and anticipate, that we will not need to budget any further than the $3 million, but the exact cost hasn’t come in yet.”

While the costs are higher in areas that were deluged by floodwaters, officials in other parts of Bergen and Passaic counties said they, too, had to shoulder heavy overtime costs, particularly for police officers who watched over empty homes that had been evacuated, patrolled darkened streets during the lengthy power outage and monitored fallen trees, electrical lines and gas queues, and for department of public works employees who cut tree limbs and cleared roadways.

Governor Christie has projected that the damage and recovery will cost the state around $36.9 billion. Preliminary estimates provided by Bergen and Passaic counties in November put public sector losses at $7.7 million in Passaic County and $31.8 million in Bergen County.

Officials in all the towns plan to request reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for storm-related damage and they hope to get back at least 75 percent of what they spend.

“The problem is that you are not going to see the money until well into next year, but it will certainly be a help,” said New Milford Police Chief Frank Papapietro, who serves as the borough’s emergency management coordinator.

https://www.northjersey.com/littleferry/Storm_cleanup_bills_piling_up_across_Bergen_and_Passaic.html

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Bergen County forms task Force Protect Public against Home repair Contractor Scams

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Bergen County forms task Force Protect Public against Home repair Contractor Scams
November 22.2012
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Ridgewood NJ , Under the direction of Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan a new County wide task force has been formed to inspect contractors making home repairs in areas damaged by superstorm Sandy. The Task force is charged with looking for contractors committing fraud .

Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan said in a statement. “My administration will have zero tolerance for fraudulent home improvement companies,” .

The task force will include members of the county’s Consumer Affairs Division and the Bergen County Police Office of Consumer Protection. Capt. Victor F. Cuttitta Jr. of the Bergen County police,will lead the task force and will focus on areas hit the hardest by the storm, like Moonachie and Little Ferry. but not limit itself to those areas.

Donovan asked residents to “watch out for their elderly neighbors” because they “are often targeted by con artists posing as legitimate contractors.”.She asked  residents to call the county’s Consumer Affairs Division to find out whether a contractor is registered or has been the subject of complaints. The Consumer Affairs Division can be reached at  201-336-6413 or the county police Office of Consumer Protection at 201-336-6400, extension 6424.

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18 year Resident says Mr Mayor Stop Blaming PSE&G

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Dear Mr. Mayor,

Please stop blaming PSE&G for your poor leadership skills in responding to a crisis. After 9 days I finally got power back yesterday. There were 6 trees  and 3 utility poles down on my block. Everyone involved with PSE&G was doing their job, from the local PSE&G crew to the crew from Illinois. It was not a quick fix. 3 poles had to be replaced and all utilities needed to be marked. PSE&G checked every day on the progress and spoke freely about the procedures and steps that needed to occur. Frankly, I was amazed that we got our power back as quickly as we did after seeing and hearing stories of the devastation to residents of Ridgewood, Little Ferry, Moonachie and other communities.  You may have driven around last night (probably the first time) but when a local resident mentioned our problem to you a week ago, you had no idea that our street even existed and never bothered to check on us or visit.

My problem with you Mr. Mayor was your lack of leadership in providing local residents with helpful information. Instead of Robo calling to throw blame on PSE&G, why didn’t you call to tell us where to get hot food, because eating out every meal got to be very expensive. How about calling to say where we could get ice, extra water, computer access, charge our phones, help for our pets, extra blankets, a place to sleep or get warm, or that we were still having garbage pick -up. Not everyone had family to go to or could afford to get a hotel, or a generator and pay the cost to fill it.

In one of your Robo calls you mentioned that we were responsible for taking the tree branches down to recycling center on our own and to not put them in the street. I have no idea of how we are suppose to accomplish that.  Meanwhile you had trucks collecting leaves? That is a perfect example of your pathetic leadership.

You sir, failed to do your job as a mayor, so just stop talking and calling, because frankly I’m tired of hearing from you!!

just sign me
A  very pissed off 18 year Resident

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COUNTY BEGINS ACCEPTING DONATED ITEMS TO HELP STORM VICTIMS

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COUNTY BEGINS ACCEPTING DONATED ITEMS TO HELP STORM VICTIMS
11/5/2012
Contact: Jeanne Baratta
(201) 336-7521

(Hackensack, NJ November 4, 2012) Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan reported today that donations to help those displaced or severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy are now being accepted.

“Many of our generous, community-minded residents have been asking how they can helpthose in need in Bergen County,” said Donovan. “I want to thank them for their kindness and encourage all those who can help our fellow citizens to please do so. We have established drop off points for donated items and we will make sure they reach people in need.”
Currently said the County Executive; people harmed by the hurricanes are in need of the following items:

• New clothing (not used) especially for children and large adults. Used clothing can be dropped off at the Salvation Army.
• New blankets
• Non-perishable food
• Cleaning products
• Hand sanitizer
• Pet food (dog and cat)
• Gift cards so people can get specific items they need at nearby stores.

The donations can be dropped off at the following locations between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. :

Community Transportation at 178 Essex Street, Lodi

Midland Park Senior Center – 46-50 Center Street, Midland Park

St. Margaret of Cortona Church: 31 Chamberlain Ave, Little Ferry
The PSE&G Disaster Recovery Center at 100 Redneck Road, Moonachie (tent set up in the field next to UPS)?. Anyone with questions on health issues, call 201-785-576

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“Cake Boss” Valastro planning bakery in Ridgewood

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“Cake Boss” Valastro planning bakery in Ridgewood
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Bergen County fans of TLC’s “Cake Boss”: Are you sitting down?

Buddy Valastro says he has signed a lease to open a bakery in Ridgewood.

It would be a second location of his Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken and is designed as an interactive experience with an open kitchen, where customers can order birthday cakes, watch them being made on the spot at a “cake bar” and celebrate birthdays in a party room.

Construction has not yet begun at 12 Wilsey Square – on the west side of downtown, in the former site of Mona Lisa Pastry Shop and Café – but Valastro says he is aiming to open the 3,300-square-foot bakery in November. He expects that “Cake Boss” will do some filming in town.

“I want to make it an experience. I want families to come to the bakery and take a peek at bakers making pastries and goodies,” says Valastro, who grew up in Little Ferry. “I want to bring back Old World quality bakeries, and I want to do it where people are going to appreciate it.”

He says he had long wanted to open a bakery in Bergen County because of his ties to the area, and chose Ridgewood because “it’s got a great little downtown” area.

https://www.northjersey.com/food_dining/169422466__Cake_Boss__Valastro_planning_bakery_in_Ridgewood.html

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>Home rule is best

>Home rule is best 

I do like Kathy Donovan but I think there is more to it. As written in North Jersey Media. piece ; according to Little Ferry Borough Administrator Michael Capabianco, the contract offered to Teterboro by County P D is $100,000 a year for three years. We all know a police officer’s salary and benefits in Bergen county far exceed this . So how do you patrol the entire town of Teterboro 24/7 for that amount. I would suspect that the costs are being passed on to each resident in Bergen County through county taxes.

Getting rid of home rule is clearly an attempt to consolidate more power by the County. A more distant County PD will become a far lager bureaucracy and be far less responsive to local needs . Just think how long it will take a Bergen Police Officer to respond to your call for help from where their stationed.

The Cost saving would to disband the County police and supplement local Police departments to pickup the slack to patrol Bergen County property would in my mind realize greater cost savings and  keep policing local where they better understand the local situation.

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>Payouts for unused sick days vary in North Jersey towns

>Payouts for unused sick days vary in North Jersey towns


Here’s a breakdown of data provided by Christie’s office for the obligation in each town in Bergen County:

Allendale – no obligation

Alpine – total obligation, $850,523.00; obligation per taxpayer, $1,169.46

Bergenfield – total obligation, $701,579.00; obligation per taxpayer, $83.44

Bogota – total obligation, $398,360.00; obligation per taxpayer, $162.76

Carlstadt – no obligation

Cliffside Park – total obligation, $100,000.00; obligation per taxpayer, $13.27

Closter – total obligation, $1,704,092.00; obligation per taxpayer, $549.02

Cresskill – total obligation, $319,192.00; obligation per taxpayer, $107.24

East Rutherford – total obligation, $1,101,518.00; obligation per taxpayer, $172.98

Edgewater – total obligation, $1,480,618.00; obligation per taxpayer, $266.69

Elmwood – total obligation, $2,004,685.00; obligation per taxpayer, $324.27

Emerson – total obligation, $400,926.00; obligation per taxpayer, $148.38

Englewood – total obligation, $5,353,655.00; obligation per taxpayer, $576.40

Englewood Cliffs – total obligation, $2,150,583.00; obligation per taxpayer, $793.98

Demarest – no obligation

Dumont – no obligation

Fair Lawn – total obligation, $1,635,758.00; obligation per taxpayer, $132.70

Fairview – total obligation, $1,473,045.00; obligation per taxpayer, $444.53

Fort Lee – total obligation, $9,225,587.00; obligation per taxpayer, $706.40

Franklin Lakes – no obligation

Garfield – total obligation, $2,692,885.00; obligation per taxpayer, $373.63

Glen Rock – total obligation, $1,004,087.00; obligation per taxpayer, $238.49

Hackensack – total obligation, $18,875,368.00; obligation per taxpayer, $1,030.51

Harrington Park – total obligation, $594,486.00; obligation per taxpayer, $356.08

Hasbrouck Heights – total obligation, $237,175.00; obligation per taxpayer, $55.77

Haworth – total obligation, $489,559.00; obligation per taxpayer, $370.61

Hillsdale – total obligation, $201,417.78; obligation per taxpayer, $56.48

Ho-Ho-Kus – total obligation, $1,283,024.58; obligation per taxpayer, $847.04

Leonia – total obligation, $551,626.93; obligation per taxpayer, $195.06

Little Ferry – total obligation, $227,896.00; obligation per taxpayer, $66.81

Lodi – no obligation

Lyndhurst – no obligation

Mahwah – total obligation, $2,033,561.94; obligation per taxpayer, $175.99

Maywood – total obligation, $140,840.00; obligation per taxpayer, $40.81

Midland Park – no obligation

Montvale – total obligation, $468,626.00; obligation per taxpayer, $129.63

Moonachie – total obligation, $552,913.00; obligation per taxpayer, $272.68

New Milford – total obligation, $2,738,820.00; obligation per taxpayer, $578.04

North Arlington – total obligation, $80,000.00; obligation per taxpayer, $17.53

Northvale – total obligation, $847,361.00; obligation per taxpayer, $402.78

Norwood – total obligation, $282,132.00; obligation per taxpayer, $135.63

Oakland – no obligation

Old Tappan – no obligation

Oradell – no obligation

Palisades Park – total obligation, $1,591,795.00; obligation per taxpayer, $328.29

Paramus – total obligation, $575,800.00; obligation per taxpayer, $38.45

Park Ridge – total obligation, $772,804.00; obligation per taxpayer, $230.36

Ramsey – total obligation, $2,425,192.27; obligation per taxpayer, $373.12

Ridgefield – no obligation

Ridgefield Park – total obligation, $678,973.00; obligation per taxpayer, $157.71

Ridgewood – total obligation, $7,203,566.23; obligation per taxpayer, $861.41

River Edge – total obligation, $733,050.20; obligation per taxpayer, $197.51

River Vale – total obligation, $1.00; obligation per taxpayer, $0.00

Rochelle Park – no obligation

Rockleigh – no obligation

Rutherford – total obligation, $3,620,854.00; obligation per taxpayer, $569.54

 Saddle Brook – total obligation, $1,295,495.00; obligation per taxpayer, $202.96

Saddle River – total obligation, $412,800.00; obligation per taxpayer, $318.05

South Hackensack – total obligation, $539,525.00; obligation per taxpayer, $320.47

Teaneck – total obligation, $4,379,922.16; obligation per taxpayer, $335.08

Tenafly – no obligation

Teterboro – total obligation, $94,299.77; obligation per taxpayer, $42.01

Upper Saddle River – total obligation, $986,895.00; obligation per taxpayer, $338.73

Waldwick – total obligation, $1,214,624.00; obligation per taxpayer, $324.61

Wallington – no obligation

Washington – total obligation, $567,071.00; obligation per taxpayer, $162.59

Westwood – – total obligation, $1,060,665.00; obligation per taxpayer, $247.79

Woodcliff Lake – no obligation

Wood-Ridge – total obligation, $1,417,724.00; obligation per taxpayer, $425.22

Wyckoff – no obligation

https://blog.northjersey.com/thesource/1768/payouts-for-unused-sick-days-vary-in-north-jersey-towns/

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>Veterans Day ceremonies planned throughout Bergen County

>Veterans Day ceremonies planned throughout Bergen County

BERGENFIELD Ceremonies will begin Friday at 11 a.m. at borough hall, followed by rededication of the monument at Veterans Memorial Park on New Bridge Road. bergenfieldboro.com or (201) 387-4055.
CARLSTADT Services will be conducted at Memorial Park Friday at 11 a.m. (201) 939-2850.
CLIFFSIDE PARK A service with Father Willie Smith and Rabbi Engelmayer of Temple Israel will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 555 Palisade Ave., followed by refreshments. (201) 941-0643.
DEMAREST An outdoor ceremony at the Northern Valley Regional High School flag pole will begin Friday at 11:15 a.m., followed by a 1 p.m. assembly at Tenakill Middle School. The American Legion will hold a ceremony Friday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. (201) 768-5386.
EDGEWATER The traditional ceremony will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Park, Route 5 and River Road. 943-1700, ext. 3131.
FAIR LAWN Ceremonies at the municipal building, 8-01 Fair Lawn Ave., will be hosted by the Fair Lawn Veterans Council Friday at 11 a.m. fairlawn.org or (201) 794-5340.
GARFIELD The fourth annual Veterans Day Gala will be held Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Royal Manor, 454 Midland Ave., with a four-course luncheon, happy hour, dancing to live band, show, boutique shopping and door prizes, Registration required. $50-$55. aceshows.com or (800) 831-9801.
HACKENSACK A brief ceremony honoring veterans will be followed by refreshments Friday at 11 a.m. at the Courthouse Green, Main and Court streets. hackensack.org or (201) 646-3980.
LEONIA American Legion Post No. 1, 399 Broad Ave., will host ceremonies Friday beginning at 11 a.m. (201) 592-1332.
LITTLE FERRY Ceremonies will be conducted in front of Memorial and Washington schools on Liberty Street Friday at 11 a.m.. Afterward, food and refreshments will be served at the VFW at 100 Main St. (201) 641-6186.
MAHWAH Mahwah’s ceremonies will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park on Franklin Turnpike. mahwahtwp.org or (201) 529-5757.
NEW MILFORD The annual ceremony will taker place Friday at 11 a.m. at the Veteran’s monument in front of borough hall, 930 River Road. newmilfordboro.com or (201) 967-5044.
NORTHVALE Northvale VFW Memorial Post 162 will conduct a ceremony Friday at 11 a.m. in front of the municipal building, 116 Paris Ave., with refreshments following at the American Legion Hall on Paris Avenue. boroughofnorthvale.com or (201) 767-3330.
OAKLAND Annual ceremonies will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Park, 1 Veterans Drive. oakland-nj.org or (201) 337-8111.
PARK RIDGE The Wyckoff Midland Park VFW Post 7086 will hold ceremonies Friday at 11 a.m. at Midland Park Veterans Park. co.bergen.nj.us/parks or (201) 336-7267.
RIDGEFIELD PARK A traditional service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Ridgefield Park Flagpole, Euclid Avenue and Mt. Vernon Street. ridgefieldpark.org or (201) 641-2612.
RIDGEWOOD Ceremonies will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at Graydon Park and include a rededication ceremony for a plaque being installed to honor the memory of the 14 Ridgewood casualties from World War I. (201) 670-5510.
RUTHERFORD A ceremony hosted by Rutherford Veterans Alliance will start Friday at 11 a.m. at the WWI monument on Park Avenue near the Rutherford Post Office and travel from monument to monument with different participants giving speeches about each war. rutherford-nj.com or (201) 939-9895.
TEANECK The Patriotic Observance Advisory Board will conduct ceremonies Friday at 11 a.m. on the Municipal Green. teanecknj.gov or (201) 488-6800.

https://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2011/11/veterans_day_ceremonies_planne.html

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>Dip in enrollments pushing town pools to open membership to non-residents

>Dip in enrollments pushing town pools to open membership to non-residents

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY JUNE 1, 2011, 7:10 AM
BY KARA YORIO
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Coveted your friend’s town pool or swim club every summer? Tired of being a guest once or twice a season and jealously checking out the amenities others enjoy every day? This may be your lucky year.

In Ridgefield Park, where Bogota and Little Ferry residents could always join the John B. Davies Municipal Pool, the town is widening its reach for this summer…

Among other communities following suit, Ridgewood is allowing non-residents (beyond Midland Park and Paramus, which have been included for a few years) to join its Graydon Pool. When the Ridgewood Village Council voted to open up the memberships in March, it was strictly a dollars-and-cents issue. Non-resident memberships are limited to 250.


At the time the measure passed, village parks and recreation director Tim Cronin estimated revenue would rise substantially from the new rules and fees.


“Based on last year, we think we can generate another $41,000 in revenue for the summer of 2011,” Cronin said.


Graydon, a sand-bottomed, beach-rimmed pool that is more like a lake, also has a new attraction called The Wibit, which looks like an inflatable obstacle course for kids to navigate over the water. The town’s website says The Wibit “is certain to enhance enjoyment while also providing physical fitness.”


They hope it’s a draw from near and far. The village council changed the rules for this year and 2012. Beyond that is unknown, but it might take a little time for non-residents to catch on and the town to cash in.

https://www.northjersey.com/recreation/122923858_Dip_in_enrollments_pushing_pools_to_open_membership.html

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>Wounded Warriors Return to Whitefish Mountain

>JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Severely injured veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan will visit Whitefish, Montana to learn to ski and snowboard using adaptive equipment. This is the second year in a row that the Whitefish Mountain Resort and the community of Whitefish have welcomed Wounded Warrior Project alumni. “We hosted our first group of wounded warriors in 2009, and it was a transformative experience for everyone involved,” said Whitefish Mountain Resort Public Relations Manager Donnie Clap. “Our staff and volunteers can’t wait to meet this year’s warriors.”

Following the success of last year’s event and thanks to the generous support of the Whitefish Mountain Resort and the Whitefish community, wounded warriors from around the United States will spend five days in Northwest Montana receiving professional, adapted instruction on how to ski. A grant from OritaniBank Charitable Foundation of New Jersey is making it possible for several New Jersey area warriors to attend the event.

“We are extremely grateful for the service and sacrifices our veterans have made and are making every day,” said Kevin J. Lynch, CEO and Chairman of Oritani Bank. “This year we devoted a large part of the Foundation’s efforts to veteran’s causes. We were honored to support the Wounded Warrior Project.” The bank’s grant serves to honor the memory of Marine Sergeant Mathew Fenton of Little Ferry, NJ, the son of a longtime bank employee, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2006.

Warriors at the event will also have the opportunity to participate in other winter activities such as dog sledding and snowmobiling. “We do everything we can to help our men and women in uniform get out on the slopes, from lift ticket discounts to free equipment rentals,” said Whitefish Mountain Resort CEO Dan Graves. “The Wounded Warrior Project is a natural extension of that, and we’re proud to host them.” Warriors will also be hosted by various area restaurants and community residents for meals and will be participating in the annual Winter Carnival parade and penguin plunge.

Organized by local Whitefish businesses, veterans, residents and the Wounded Warrior Project, this event promotes healing for the warriors through physical activity and camaraderie which aid in their rehabilitation and successful transition to civilian life.

About Wounded Warrior Project

The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Its purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service members, to help severely injured men and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, apolitical organization headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. To get involved and learn more, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

About Oritani Bank

Oritani Bank is a 99 year old community bank with over $2 billion in assets, based in the Township of Washington, New Jersey. Oritani Bank is a publicly held Mutual Holding Company trading on the NASDAQ with the trading symbol “ORIT.” Oritani Bank has 21 branches throughout Bergen, Hudson and Passaic Counties, and offers a full line of deposit and loan services to both retail and commercial customers. For more information, call 888-ORITANI, or visit their website, www.oritani.com.

The OritaniBank Charitable Foundation was established in 2007 to assist not-for-profit organizations that help to improve the quality of life for residents in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties. Since its inception, the Foundation has donated close to a million dollars to local charitable organizations, primarily in support of education, health & human services, youth programs, and affordable housing.

About Whitefish Mountain Resort

For more than 60 years, Whitefish Mountain Resort has been America’s favorite destination for good times, great people, and deep snow. Boasting more than 3,000 acres of bowls, chutes, and glades, and more than 300 inches of Rocky Mountain snow on average, Whitefish’s Big Mountain is the quintessential skier’s mountain. Ranked #19 in SKI Magazine’s annual reader survey, #6 for Scenery and #7 for Value, it is just as well known for a pleasant lack of lift lines as it is for friendly people, deep powder, and wallet-friendly pricing. Call 877-SKI-FISH or visit skiwhitefish.com for more details.

SOURCE Wounded Warrior Project

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I am the primary organizer of this event in conjunction with the Wounded Warrior Project. My primary residence is in Ridgewood and my second home is in Whitefish, Montana. I am pleased to report that this year’s event will include at least four disabled veterans from New Jersey. Please follow this link for more information

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Steve Shea
Ridgewood, NJ 07450

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>RUNAWAY COUNTY AGENCY FUELING CORRUPT BERGEN DEMOCRAT PARTY MACHINE

>Improvement Authority Paid Over $4 million To Democrat Donors

Latest BCIA Loan: $3 Mill For Toms River School

HACKENSACK, NJ — The Bergen County Improvement Authority is a runaway train whose primary purpose is to support the corrupt Bergen County Democratic Organization by making questionable loans in order to churn out millions of dollars in fees for major donors to the county Democratic machine, say the county Republican freeholder candidates.

Over the course of the past six-and-a-half years, the BCIA has churned out over $4.2 million in fees to a list of lawyers, auditors and financial consultants who donate heavily to the BCDO and other Democratic organizations in the state. Republicans says the BCIA is part of a corrupt county government system that helps support the all-Democratic freeholder board that provides little oversight of the BCIA.

“The BCIA is a key link in the chain of corruption forged by the Bergen County Democratic Party machine,” said GOP freeholder candidate Chris Calabrese. “These fees and contracts are what feeds the campaign war chests of freeholders David Ganz and Bernadette McPherson – the pawns of party bosses.

Despite the county’s claim that the BCIA is an essential agency that helps municipalities, research shows that of 22 loans made since 2002, 11 of them have gone to either county government or various arms of county government, including two $65 million loans to the Bergen County Utilities Authority in Little Ferry. Last week the BCIA made another questionable $3 million loan to the Toms River school district in Ocean County. The freeholders approved that loan without discussion.

“There is nothing indispensible about the BCIA – except to the extent that it uses county resources to pay large fees to firms that donate big money to feed the corrupt political machine of the indicted Democratic Party Chairman Joseph Ferriero,” said Freeholder candidate Chris Calabrese.

Calabrese said the hunger for loans for the BCIA was on display earlier this year when Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney harangued the Glen Rock School Board to take a loan from the BCIA. “Pure and simple, McNerney was trying to strong arm the school board so the BCIA could generate more fees.”

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https://www.politickernj.com/horatio2/24641/runaway-county-agency-fueling-corrupt-bergen-democrat-party-machine

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>Water Utility & Sewer Treatment Plant May Both Go On Chopping Block – 49 VOR Jobs Could Be Lost

>Comments made by incumbent Councilman Jacques Harlow during last week’s League of Women Voters candidates’ forum, and repeated in part during Wednesday evening’s Village Council Work Session, suggest that Village officials may soon try to jettison the Ridgewood Water utility and/or the Ridgewood Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Citing the complexities of managing relatively low volume operations while being faced with increasingly complex, stringent, and expensive to implement regulatory agency demands, Harlow suggested Village Council members may soon be faced with deciding whether to sell off both Village of Ridgewood owned & operated service functions.

Likely bidder for the water utility operations would be United Water of Harrington Park (an interconnection between Ridgewood Water and United Water already exists). Either the Northwest Bergen Utilities Authority in Waldwick, or Bergen County Utilities Authority in Little Ferry would be candidates for assuming control over the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Since Ridgewood Water and sewer also services subscribers in Glen Rock, Midland Park, and Wyckoff, it is possible that the governing bodies of those municipalities would each need to approve any change of ownership.

Cash obtained from the sale of one or both operations could be used to pay off municipal debt and fund new capital projects/property purchases. The Ridgewood school district would NOT be entitled to any portions of the proceeds.

Ridgewood Water currently employs 36 full-time workers. The Waste Water Treatment Plant has 13 full-time employees. It is expected that some job losses would be associated with the disposal of either operation.