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Reader says ,”One Village One Vote would take away our ability/right to vote on the school budget”

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“The Blog has stated the facts. One Village One Vote would take away our ability/right to vote on the school budget which I believe represents almost 2/3 of our overall budget:Municipal and Board of Education combined. Many of the people in this group promoted the original plan for the giant garage that would have extended its’ footprint into Hudson Street, taken parking off the streets and dwarfed Mount Carmel for starters.. They supported the large Valley expansion plans. If you have any doubts about what that would have done to the community, take a ride over to Winters Avenue and see what the construction site looks like. They also pushed for the high density housing ordinances which have negatively impacted the entire town especially the CBD possibly for years to come. They were supporters of Paul, Albert, Gwenn and VM Roberta. These were bad years for the town politically . They voted in bloc and disregarded public input.”

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Still More Attacks on Parental Rights Coming From Trenton

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Trenton NJ, The legislators and schools haven taken over your children. Pity you probably didn’t even see it coming. They will continue to intrude into every facet of your life until you do something, anything.

S-2835 – Adopted; Sent to Governor – Mandatory School Psychological Surveys of your children
The NJ Senate and NJ General Assembly both passed < S-2835 >, substituting it for < A-3926 >. This creates an ANNUAL computerized assessment (NOT a psychologist!) for EVERY STUDENT, ages 12-17, and is an intrusion into parental and student privacy. It looks for signs of depression and anxiety, but opens a Pandora’s box of other emotional or psychological tests “the Commissioner” of Education might choose to assess, and what “remedy” the State might then see fit to administer.

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Bill Allowing Public-Private Partnerships for Energy-related Projects Heads to the Governors Desk

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Ridgewood NJ,  the Assembly and Senate passed a bill (A4535/S2958) permitting public-private partnerships for energy-related projects creating an opportunity for more savings and freeing up public funds say sponsors Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips and Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce. The bill now goes to the governor’s desk.

“Everyone will see savings as a result of this legislation,” said DePhillips (R-Bergen). “We won’t burden our taxpayers for energy upgrades in our public schools and municipal buildings. Public entities can get a more energy efficient infrastructure and the private companies can use the utility savings.”

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Governor Murphy Vetoes Bill the Would Exempt Certain School Districts from 2% Property Tax Cap

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Ridgewood NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy today absolute vetoed S4289, legislation that would have allowed for certain school districts to raise property taxes above the 2% cap without voter approval. If enacted, the bill would have further encumbered already over-burdened middle and working-class taxpayers.

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Public Comments at Ridgewood BOE meeting from Jan 6th, regarding the Huge Proposed $95 Million bond Referendum

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Ridgewood NJ, Form the Facebook group “Ridgewood Moms and Dads with Free Speech” Saurabh Dani commented asking readers to take a look at .” Pete and Susan’s comment in this video are REALLY important.” Its nice to see more taxpayers starting to recognize the fiscal mess the State of New Jersey is in and the enormous pension deficit, particularly with the teachers pension.

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Is the Board of Education Mortgaging the Future of Ridgewood Schools ?

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Ridgewood NJ, on the Facebookk group ,”It takes a Ridgewood Village” the administrator Saurabh Dani claimed ,

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Reader Blasts Turf Choice

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“There are better choices for our fields than artificial turf made of plastic and crumb rubber. 90 percent of pro players in all sports prefer grass to turf for a variety of reasons. Our fields are in active flood plains. We can’t get warranties on the stuff because of that fact. There are new grass blends that are pest and drought resistant and when the fields flood on an artificial turf field like the ones the BOE has installed and now again at Stevens, the toxins go into our water ways, the fields harden , often need extensive repairs and the cost of disposing of it is around 100,000 dollars per field and it sits in the land fills for ever as it is not biodegradable.”

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New Players Company Joins with New Deal Creative Arts Center to Present Free Public Reading Of Louisa Vilardi’s New Play TOUGH LOVE

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Ridgewood NJ, New Players Company of Ridgewood, and The New Deal Creative Arts Center of Hyde Park, NY present a free public reading of Tough Love, a new play in development written by playwright Louisa Vilardi. Tough Love is a mix of comedy and drama that explores how much it takes to give up or give in when it comes to marriage and family.

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Ridgewood Board of Education is planning to install another artificial turf field on Stevens Field

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Ridgewood NJ, here we go again ,the Ridgewood Board of Education is planning to install another artificial turf field on Stevens Field which exists in an active flood plain. It is bad for the environment, our players, community and our pocket books. It defies reason. Looks like we are going too keep doing it till we get it right?

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Twelve public schools now piloting LGBTQ-curriculum developed by Garden State Equality

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Ridgewood N J, Garden State Equality launched its LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum pilot program in twelve New Jersey public schools, utilizing lesson plans developed and written by Garden State Equality in partnership with Make It Better for Youth. The pilot program will continue until the end of the current school year; New Jersey’s law will go into effect statewide this fall for the 2020-2021 school year.

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The Ridgewood Board of Education meets Tonight 7:30

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Ridgewood Nj, The Ridgewood Board of Education will hold its next Regular Public Meeting on Monday, January 6, 2020. The Board meets at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, Floor 3 at 7:30 p.m.

The public is welcome to attend the meeting or to watch from home on Fios channel 33 or Optimum channel 77. Meetings are also streamed via the “BOE Webcast” tab on the district website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us.

Meeting webcasts are immediately available on the district website.

Click here to view the agenda in PDF format.

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Tickets for New Players in Concert will go on sale on Monday January 6 at 7:00 p.m

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Ridgewood NJ,Tickets for New Players in Concert will go on sale on Monday January 6 at 7:00 p.m. Please review the below ticket purchase information carefully.

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NY Congressman Peter T. King Blasts National Education Association claims they have “minimized and insulted the Italian American community.”

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Ridgewood NJ, Italian American One Voice Coalition reports that Congressman Peter T. King of New York 2nd District issued an official letter to the National Education Association (“NEA”) stating that the NEA’s recent vote against Columbus Day:

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LAN Associates Facilities Presentation to the Ridgewood Board of Education

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Ridgewod NJ, Dr. Fishbein provided a brief background on the district facilities analysis before the LAN Associates presentation. In 2015, the Ridgewood Board of Education engaged with EI Associates to conduct a facilities assessment.

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