New grass blends are water retentive and need much less pesticide treatments. Grass does not need to be treated with antibacterial solutions and temperatures on the field NEVER reach the temperatures that artificial turf does when exposed to direct sunlight. But the biggest problem is that Maple Field is in an active flood plain. The extensive damage to the field was predictable and as we knew in 2004-2005 , it would be costly. Recent articles on the subject state that grass is financially responsible and is less toxic to the environment.
Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra,”Déjà vu all over again”
October 1,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Maple field in Ridgewood is once again the center of negative attention . The Ridgewood Fields Committee has basically admitted the warranty on the field has expired and the field is in dire straits .
Insiders have cautioned that one more major flood and its done .
Turf Field Safety : GMAX TEST RESULTS ARE IN
Gmax testing is a standard measure of the safety of athletic fields. It involves measuring the shock absorbing properties of a playing surface and comparing the results to an industry standard set by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Harder surfaces will increase the amount of impact absorbed by the body, which results in a higher Gmax rating. Scores over 200 are considered dangerous and increase the risk of life threatening head injuries. Preferred Gmax scores should be in the 120-150 range.
Currently the Maple field is testing at 185 , the NFL like the GMAX around 100 .A GMAX score of 200 is like concrete.
Last weeks council meeting Councilmen Ramon Hache gave a Field’s Committee update and possible solutions to remediate Maple Field. One suggestion is to infuse the current field with millions of rubber pellets but one more major flood may finish the field once and for all .Another idea would be to replace the current field its best years are way behind it and some have suggested a new grass field to replace the turf .
Best guesses put the cost of a new turf field around $600,000. The infusion seems very temporary given the fact the field is in a flood zone and estimates for a new grass field have not yet been taken.
Councilmen Ramon Hache suggested another idea was also to build berm to protect the field better from flood there by protecting the investment better.
The Ridgewood blog was a very big opponent of the ‘turf movement” in town . We cautioned over health effects of the turf ,runoff flood waters contributing to added flooding in town , additional maintenance costs and the fact in Maple fields case the property was deeded to the Village with the idea it should remain a natural preserve.
There is no perfect solution , we are continually told by Sports groups of the need for more fields , while many in town seek a balance between active fields and preservation of scare natural resources .We have now had turf fields long enough to do a real world ,with real specific Ridgewood data for a cost benefit analysis. What ever the outcome it will not be perfect but so far the Ridgewood blog is confident with the new Council and renewed community spirit that all parties with get a fair hearing.
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Maroons football team won Friday’s home conference game against Clifton by a score of 30-0.
Ridgewood was lead by Zach Feagles who had 20 carries rushing for 148 yards and two two-yard second half touchdowns.
Jack Barclay had a 26-yard TD run in the second quarter and Wylie Sherman kicked three first half field goals of 38, 42, and 32 yards and converted three extra point attempts for Ridgewood.
Drew Granski had 11 carries and rushed for 109 yards for Ridgewood.
Clifton’s Sadiq Pitts had a standout night with three catches for 66 yards .
2016 Varsity Football Schedule
Fri. Sep. 30 Northern Valley Home 7:00pm
Fri. Oct. 7 Passaic Away 7:00pm
Th. Oct. 13 Bergen Tech Away 6:30pm
Fri. Oct. 21 JFK Home 6:00pm
Fri. Oct. 28 PCT Away 7:00pm
Fri. Nov. 4 East Side Home 7:00p
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Maroons took their home opener at RHS stadium 34 to 19 over Hackensack .Ridgewood’s Drew Granski rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns and Zach Feagles of Ridgewood also rushed for 119 yards and had two Touch downs. Calling the plays from the both for the Ridgewood High School Football season opener vs Hackensack was Councilmen Ramon Hache.
the season schedule is as follows:
9/9 7:00pm Hackensack (Hackensack, NJ)
Location: Ridgewood High School
Ridgewood 34 – Hackensack 19
9/16 7:00pm @ Paramus (Paramus, NJ)
Location: Paramus High School
9/23 7:00pm Clifton (Clifton, NJ)
Location: Ridgewood High School
9/30 7:00pm NV – Old Tappan (Old Tappan, NJ)
Location: Ridgewood High School
10/7 7:00pm @ Passaic (Passaic, NJ)
Location: Passaic High School
10/13 7:00pm @ Bergen Tech (Hackensack, NJ)
Location: Bergen Tech High School
10/21 6:00pm Kennedy (Paterson, NJ)
Location: Ridgewood High School
10/28 7:00pm @ Passaic County Tech (Wayne, NJ)
Location: Passaic County Tech High School
11/4 7:00pm Eastside (Paterson, NJ)
Location: Ridgewood High School
there’s a running theme on this blog of having people minimize the significance of an event to try to make the conversation stop. (It seems to have the opposite effect.) Here’s a scenario that did NOT go down. A fervent resident presses a literally-pay-to-play-baseball check upon an official, who smiles, hands it back, and says, “We know how much you want this mondo field that the Schedler neighbors have good arguments against. If we go with it, believe me, we’ll come to you for a big donation. Until the council has voted to proceed, however, naturally you can see that we can’t accept any money. Think how that would look! And of course we wouldn’t be allowed to let it sit around without cashing it–there’s an ordinance against that–yet cashing it prematurely would give the wrong message about how the council makes its decisions. opening village government to valid criticism and potential lawsuits. That wouldn’t be good! See you at the Daily Treat!”
Ridgewood NJ, This is a strategic PR move by him and his people. It was already decided months ago that the faltering quarterback was being cut from the team, so before the announcement of him getting cut make headlines,his handlers had to make headlines before that news came out.
So, to sit down during the National Anthem was a brilliant move for Kaepernick to make headlines so that he comes off as a victim which fits in with the political climate, and spin it as if its about people and oppression. So later when they announce that he is being cut, which most of you don’t know, it will now look like he is being cut, because he “stood up for you and against the system. Which you will all believe without question.
We are get a bit tired and board of the reality TV antics and multi million dollar celebrities yelling about how repressed they are so we at the Ridgewood blog have decided to boycott all NFL games and ESPN until they stand and act like men or at lest act like professionals.
Location: RHS Stadium, 627 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Ridgewood NJ, On Saturday, September 10, 2016, players from all three levels of the men’s and women’s high school soccer teams, including Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity, will play home games at Ridgewood High School. “Super Soccer Saturday” as the day has come to be called, is a special day for all soccer players in town when more than 200 youth and high school players and their families gather at Ridgewood High School to celebrate the beautiful game of soccer.
The day kicks off at 11:00 am and the six high school teams will play rival teams continuously until 9 pm. A highlight of Super Soccer Saturday is the parade of youth players who accompany the Varsity teams onto the field during the pregame ceremonies. All members of the Ridgewood community are
encouraged to come out for Super Soccer Saturday and support the high school players.
Proceeds from sponsorships and from food and merchandise sales will help support both the men’s and women’s soccer programs. Donations from Super Soccer Saturday will also benefit Amy McCambridge, a Ridgewood mother, Marine Corps veteran, former RHS soccer player and Maroons Soccer coach who is dealing with health issues.
We are seeking businesses to sponsor this event. Your support of this event at any level would be
greatly appreciated. All sponsors will be acknowledged on the event t-shirts.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Ridgewood NJ, Yesterday was long time Ridgewood resident Joe Antonacci birthday , Antonacci was born August 9, 1960, he is a well known boxing ring announcer and emcee famous for his televised boxing ring appearances in a tuxedo on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, NBC Sports Network, HBO, Showtime, and GoFightLive.TV.
Nicknamed ‘Generous Joe’, because he donates all of his ring earnings to assist injured and retired amateur and professional boxers in need, to overcome their disabilities incurred as a result of bouts in the ring, and to amateur boxing organizations. Antonacci also serves as a ring announcer for mixed martial arts fights.
The Ridgewood resident is part of the show. Impeccably dressed in his tux ,Antonacci, 56, has become one of boxing’s most recognizable and respected ring announcers, a true professional whose contributions to boxing were acknowledged in November of 2012 he was inducted into New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame.
Little League rules mandate that every player on a team’s roster must have at least one at-bat in a game.
That was no problem for Tony Barbera, manager of the Ridgewood Under-14 Little League softball team, which roared to district, sectional and state championships this summer and missed by one game of moving on to the Junior Little League World Series in Kirkland, Wash.
BY MATTHEW BIRCHENOUGH
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Just over 11 months ago, the Ridgewood Raiders 14U baseball team returned to a hero’s welcome in the village after the squad’s successful season culminated in a trip to the Junior League World Series.
The same group of boys had another strong campaign this summer but without any of the fanfare that accompanied last year’s triumphs. That was perfectly fine with them.
Ridgewood High School students Mitchell Saron and Roscoe Swartz earned gold and bronze medals, respectively, competing for the Bergen Fencing Club in the Cadets (16-year-old) saber division of the USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, in Dallas on July 2.
Swartz, who had placed third during the Junior Olympics event held in February 2016, bested California fencer Jared Smith to achieve a Top 8 showing at 15-12.
They say it takes a village, right? The support that our village gave us and is still giving, during our sons injury has been amazing!
That Tuesday and the days that followed were one of the scariest times in our lives. The support , love and comfort that the Ridgewood village extended our way was heart warming and greatly appreciated. Whether you sent us an email, text, phone call, a meal, cards, gifts, words of love, sent prayers, gave us a hug, took the girls, and so much more, you will never know how much it all meant to us.
Jack is coming along but has months of recovery ahead, so continue to send those prayers his way. He too is amazed by the support we received and thanks you too! We are truly grateful to live in such a wonderful town and have the support of so many.
Thank you to everyone who came to our aid , it was truly appreciated and we thank you form the bottom of our hearts! xoxo Nancy and Tom , Thomas , Brett, Laurel, Kailey and of course JACK!
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood High School girls’ lacrosse team lost in a heart breaker to Summit 11-10 in the Tournament of Champions Saturday. The Maroons (20-3) lost, 11-10, to Summit (24-1) in double-overtime in the final round of NJSIAA’s Tournament of Champions on Saturday at Kean University.
The Ridgewood High School Athletic Department encouraged the young ladies on Twitter to hold their “heads high.” .
“You left it all on the field and had an incredible season,” the tweet said.
Ridgewood NJ,as previously reported a Ridgewood High School sophomore LAX player is recovering well from a Friday procedure at Hackensack University Medical Center after being hit in the neck with a lacrosse ball. Ridgewood High School’s Jack Kennedy was in the ICU after a procedure that repaired his cracked Adam’s apple and three other fractures in his throat, according to his aunt, Laurie Alessi of Ridgewood.
Laurie Alessi gave this update on Facebook : “Dr was in and although he is progressing he is still very internally swollen and bruised. Drainage tube is out. Vocal chord still not moving but his voice is actually ok. Time will tell on that. Not much can be done about that right now . He can talk but isn’t supposed to for at least a week preferably 2 to aid in the swelling coming down. Imagine a 16 year old not talking! He isn’t where he needs to be in order to come home safely. So we are looking at Wednesday now. Not what we were hoping for but better to be here and be safe than sorry. Keep those prayers coming thank u for the outpouring of love we have received this past week. We truly appreciate everything everyone has done for our family ! Way to many names to list!”
