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Posted on October 30, 2014 January 21, 2019

Hackensack questions Hackensack University Medical Center’s plan to use mobile unit for Ebola care

Hackensack questions Hackensack University Medical Center’s plan to use mobile unit for Ebola care

OCTOBER 30, 2014 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014, 12:41 AM
BY MARY JO LAYTON AND TODD SOUTH
STAFF WRITERS |
THE RECORD

Hackensack University Medical Center’s strategy to use its mobile satellite emergency department to treat potential Ebola patients is running into a few wrinkles: Federal health authorities haven’t yet approved its use, and it may have to relocate from its spot behind a fast-food restaurant.

Federal and state health authorities inspected the unit Saturday to assess Hackensack’s readiness as one of three hospitals Governor Christie designated as the primary care centers should Ebola cases emerge in New Jersey. Inspectors with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had issues with the plan, though neither officials at the CDC nor the hospital offered details about those concerns.

The MSED, as it’s known — comprising three trailers and licensed as an emergency department and intensive care unit — may have to move from Newman Street. The location, nearly half a mile from the hospital campus and by a McDonald’s restaurant, is in a flood zone, the Hackensack mayor and city manager said.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/hackensack-questions-hackensack-university-medical-center-s-plan-to-use-mobile-unit-for-ebola-care-1.1121710#sthash.GHitWB0I.dpuf

Posted on October 21, 2014 January 21, 2019

N.J. Democratic congressional candidate Roy Cho’s voting record raises residency questions

N.J. Democratic congressional candidate Roy Cho’s voting record raises residency questions
By Matt Friedman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
October 20, 2014 at 7:19 PM, updated October 21, 2014 at 12:52 AM

TRENTON — Roy Cho, the Democratic candidate who’s presenting a tough challenge to Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett, says he moved into the congressional district in the summer of 2012.

But records show he cast a vote from Manalapan, 52 miles to the south, in November, 2012 — more than two months after his campaign said he moved to Hackensack, in the 5th Congressional District.

“Roy Cho says he moved to Hackensack in the summer of 2012. So why then did he vote in Manalapan in November 2012?” said Garrett spokeswoman Maggie Seidel. “Either Roy Cho is lying about his residency in the Fifth District or he’s acted illegally by committing voter fraud — or both.”

The records, provided by Garrett’s campaign, show Cho registered to vote in Hackensack in April of 2013 and began voting in the city’s May 2013 municipal elections.

Cho’s 2012 vote in Manalapan, where he grew up and his parents live, was his first vote in New Jersey since 2009. Between 2010 and 2012, the 33-year-old Cho lived in New York City, where he worked as a corporate lawyer. All of his previous votes were made in Manalapan as well.

Under New Jersey law, it’s a second degree crime to cast ballots that are “known by the person to be materially false, fictitious or fraudulent.” A Middlesex County judge, Spencer Robbins, resigned in March after he was charged withvoting twice in Woodbridge while living in Chatham.

https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/10/democratic_congressional_candidates_voting_record_raises_residency_questions.html

Posted on May 24, 2014 January 21, 2019

Click It or Ticket campaign in N.J. is looking for more than seat belts

file photo Boyd Loving

Click It or Ticket campaign in N.J. is looking for more than seat belts

MAY 23, 2014, 11:19 PM LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014, 11:52 PM
BY DAVE SHEINGOLD
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

The yearly Click It or Ticket campaign aimed at increasing seat-belt use is turning into a catchall for police departments across New Jersey, which are writing more tickets for violations such as hand-held cellphone use, expired registrations and reckless driving, than for failing to buckle up, according to state data.

As studies show that more and more New Jersey drivers are buckling up, the number of seat-belt summonses issued by police departments funded by the federal program has dropped, and tickets issued for other infractions have soared during the annual two-week campaign, raising questions about whether the effort still serves its stated purpose..

An analysis by The Record of statewide Click It or Ticket data found that police wrote 20,000 tickets to seat-belt and child-restraint scofflaws statewide under the program in 2013, down by more than half from the 53,200 written in 2007. At the same time, the number handed out for all other violations has jumped from 33,400, to 44,000. As a result, only about 30 percent of tickets written under the program now are issued for seat-belt infractions.

Police departments in Hackensack, South Hackensack, Garfield, Northvale and the city of Passaic are among those in Bergen and Passaic counties seeing significant drop-offs.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/click-it-or-ticket-campaign-in-n-j-is-looking-for-more-than-seat-belts-1.1022775#sthash.7C9GkBPN.dpuf

Posted on February 24, 2014 June 27, 2021

Ridgewood first responders rush to aid 92 year old fall victim

Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving

Ridgewood first responders rush to aid 92 year old fall victim
Boyd A. Loving
4:42 PM

Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police, Fire, and EMS units, and a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital, all rushed to the 300 block of South Van Dien Avenue on Monday afternoon in response to a 911 telephone call reporting a severely injured and semi-conscious man who was observed laying in the snow outside of a single family residence. It was initially believed that the man fell from an adjacent roof.

However, an investigation later determined that he’d slipped on ice when he went out to retrieve his mail and subsequently collapsed in the snow while trying to crawl to a neighboring home for help. Police were unable to determine how long the individual had been laying outside prior to someone noticing him and calling 911. The 92 year old victim was stabilized in a ambulance before being transported to the Trauma Center at Hackensack University Medical Center.

Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving

Posted on October 29, 2013 January 21, 2019

High-Income Whites Put Booker Over the Top

High-Income Whites Put Booker Over the Top
By Rick Shaftan | The Save Jersey Blog

It’s not often that a Republican wins Wallington, South Hackensack, Lyndhurst, Ridgefield and Rochelle Park and loses Oradell, Old Tappan, Norwood, Woodcliff Lake and Northvale but that’s what happened in this month’s U.S. Senate election.

Comparing the 2013 special with the 2012 presidential reveals some interesting comparisons.

Statewide, Lonegan ran 4 percent ahead of Mitt Romney – enough to have elected Romney had he run that much better nationwide. But Bergen County was one place where Lonegan actually ran behind Romney.

That’s news to people South of Route 4 where the former Bogota Mayor exceeded the 2012 Romney percentage by 10 points in Ridgefield, 11 points in Palisades Park, 12 points in Bogota and 16 points in South Hackensack.

But go North of 4 to the traditionally Republican part of the county and there’s a different story. Lonegan dropped 14 points behind Romney’s 52 percent in Booker’s home town of Harrington Park, 13 points behind Romney’s 63 percent in Old Tappan and 10 points behind Romney’s 57 percent in Woodcliff Lake.

Lonegan’s drop from 28 to 17 percent in Teaneck is heavily caused by a major drop in the GOP vote share among Orthodox Jews. Mitt Romney won 58 percent of the vote in the four big Teaneck Orthodox districts (9, 10, 11 and 12) compared with just 28 percent for Lonegan, turning a 514 vote Obama deficit into a 749 vote Booker margi

– See more at: https://savejersey.com/2013/10/booker-lonegan-bergen-county-results/#sthash.SpE0sR2y.dpuf

Posted on October 21, 2013 January 21, 2019

Expert tells Ridgewood officials: Chemical on utility poles not toxic

Expert tells Ridgewood officials: Chemical on utility poles not toxic
Monday October 21, 2013, 12:23 PM
BY RICHARD DE SANTA
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

A consultant engaged by Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) told Glen Rock and Ridgewood officials that the moisture sealant used on new utility poles in both towns is considered safe, likening its toxicity level to that of aspirin.

Glen Rock Mayor John van Keuren said last week that the Tennessee-based speaker – described as a tree preservative expert – delivered a PowerPoint presentation at an Oct. 11 meeting of municipal, county and state officials and PSE&G representatives.

The mayor said the “bottom line” of the talk was that the preservative – pentachlorophenol, or penta – is considered “quite safe, with no possible lingering toxic effects” and that “its production is very closely overseen by EPA (the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).”

The meeting, held in Hackensack, was called in response to local concerns about the substance’s possible health impacts, following PSE&G’s Sept. 19 removal and replacement of stained soil under poles recently installed on Hope Street and South Maple Avenue in Ridgewood. The installations were part of the utility’s massive power and infrastructure upgrade project under way in both communities and neighboring towns since last spring.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/228635781_Expert_tells_Ridgewood_officials__Chemical_on_utility_poles_not_toxic.html#sthash.PSitqPIC.dpuf

Posted on June 29, 2013 April 12, 2020

100 Top-Grossing Hospitals in America

100 Top-Grossing Hospitals in America
Written by Molly Gamble | June 24, 2013

Here are the 100 top-grossing hospitals in the United States based on gross revenue, according to CMS cost report data analyzed by American Hospital Directory. Data are for short term acute-care hospitals, critical access hospitals and children’s hospitals.

Note: The hospital total patient revenues reported here are reported to CMS by the hospitals in their most recent cost reports and, in some cases, may include patient revenue from other facilities that share a provider number with the main hospital.

1. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian — $11.87 billion
2. Cleveland Clinic — $10.51 billion
3. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) — $9.40 billion
4. Florida Hospital Orlando — $8.81 billion
5. Stanford (Calif.) Hospital — $8.55 billion
6. New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center — $8.37 billion
7. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) — $7.41 billion
8. Montefiore Medical Center – Moses Division Hospital (Bronx, N.Y.) — $6.96 billion
9. University of California San Francisco Medical Center at Parnassus — $6.88 billion
10. Orlando (Fla.) Regional Medical Center — $6.70 billion
11. Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) — $6.42 billion
12. University of California Davis Medical Center (Sacramento, Calif.) — $6.36 billion
13. Temple University Hospital (Philadelphia) — $5.92 billion
14. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.) — $5.45 billion
15. Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis) — $5.37 billion
16. Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus, Ohio) — $5.22 billion
17. Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) — $5.130 billion
18. Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston) — $5.10 billion
19. Crozer-Chester Medical Center (Upland, Pa.) — $4.85 billion
20. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center — $4.84 billion
21. Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center — $4.83 billion
22. New York University Langone Medical Center — $4.83 billion
23. University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers (Ann Arbor, Mich.) — $4.83 billion
24. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia) — $4.78 billion
25. Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.) — $4.76 billion
26. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago) — $4.63 billion
27. Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital — $4.61 billion
28. Baptist Medical Center (San Antonio) — $4.53 billion
29. Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center — $4.48 billion
30. Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital — $4.44 billion
31. North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, N.Y.) — $4.41 billion
32. Norton Hospital (Louisville, Ky.) — $4.28 billion
33. Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest (Allentown, Pa.) — $4.26 billion
34. The Methodist Hospital (Houston) — $4.18 billion
35. UAB Hospital (Birmingham, Ala.) — $4.14 billion
36. Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, Pa.) — $4.05 billion
37. Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami) — $3.94 billion
38. The University of Chicago Medical Center — $3.82 billion
39. Methodist University Hospital (Memphis, Tenn.) — $3.79 billion
40. Rush University Medical Center (Chicago) — $3.79 billion
41. Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) — $3.78 billion
42. Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, N.C.) — $3.74 billion
43. Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) — $3.69 billion
44. The Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York City) — $3.66 billion
45. Memorial Regional Hospital (Hollywood, Fla.) — $3.64 billion
46. Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis) — $3.64 billion
47. Scott & White Hospital (Temple, Texas) — $3.63 billion
48. CJW Medical Center – Chippenham Campus — $3.54 billion
49. The University of Kansas Hospital (Kansas City) — $3.50 billion
50. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick, N.J.) — $3.50 billion
51. Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital — $3.49 billion
52. Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center (Milwaukee) — $3.48 billion
53. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York City) — $3.47 billion
54. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) — $3.45 billion
55. Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) — $3.45 billion
56. AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center – Atlantic City (N.J.) Campus — $3.43 billion
57. Parkland Hospital (Dallas) — $3.40 billion
58. Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital (Houston) — $3.38 billion
59. UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus (Worcester, Mass.) — $3.38 billion
60. Beth Israel Medical Center – Petrie Division (New York City) — $3.34 billion
61. Alexian Brothers Medical Center (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) — $3.34 billion
62. Baptist Hospital of Miami — $3.33 billion
63. Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (Mich.) — $3.31 billion
64. University Hospitals Case Medical Center/University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital (Cleveland) — $3.27 billion
65. Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital — $3.25 billion
66. Evanston (Ill.) Hospital — $3.22 billion
67. Saint Luke’s Hospital – Bethlehem (Pa.) Campus — $3.18 billion
68. OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (Peoria, Ill.) — $3.18 billion
69. Doctors Medical Center of Modesto (Calif.) — $3.14 billion
70. VCU Medical Center (Richmond, Va.) — $3.12 billion
71. Saint Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (Houston) — $3.11 billion
72. Oklahoma University Medical Center (Oklahoma City) — $3.10 billion
73. Miami Valley Hospital (Dayton, Ohio) — $3.09 billion
74. Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center (Las Vegas) — $3.07 billion
75. Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center (Houston) — $3.07 billion
76. Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus, Ohio) — $3.06 billion
77. Hahnemann University Hospital (Philadelphia) — $3.03 billion
78. University of Virginia Medical Center (Charlottesville, Va.) — $3.03 billion
79. Virtua West Jersey Hospital Voorhees (N.J.) — $3.0 billion
80. Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center — $3.0 billion
81. University of California Irvine Medical Center (Orange, Calif.) — $2.98 billion
82. Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (Phoenix) — $2.98 billion
83. Sutter Memorial Hospital (Sacramento, Calif.) — $2.98 billion
84. Medical City Hospital (Dallas) — $2.96 billion
85. Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center (Paterson, N.J.) — $2.96 billion
86. John Muir Medical Center – Walnut Creek (Calif.) Campus — $2.95 billion
87. Covenant Medical Center – Lakeside Campus (Lubbock, Texas) — $2.89 billion
88. Swedish Medical Center – First Hill Campus (Seattle) — $2.88 billion
89. University of Colorado Hospital (Aurora) — $2.88 billion
90. University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview – University Campus (Minneapolis) — $2.87 billion
91. Shands at the University of Florida (Gainesville) — $2.87 billion
92. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford (Palo Alto, Calif.) — $2.86 billion
93. Brookwood Medical Center (Birmingham, Ala.) — $2.84 billion
94. Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia — $2.82 billion
95. Las Palmas Medical Center (El Paso, Texas) — $2.81 billion
96. Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville (Fla.) — $2.81 billion
97. Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital — $2.81 billion
98. Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno, Calif.) — $2.80 billion
99.California Pacific Medical Center – Pacific Campus (San Francisco) — $2.79 billion
100. Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis) — $2.77 billion

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/100-top-grossing-hospitals-in-america-2013.html

Posted on June 20, 2013 January 21, 2019

CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION EXPANDS ‘MYBUS NOW’ PROGRAM TO NORTH JERSEY BUS ROUTES

CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION EXPANDS ‘MYBUS NOW’ PROGRAM TO NORTH JERSEY BUS ROUTES

Real-time service information pilot now available throughout New Jersey

June 17, 2013

NEWARK, NJ — Marking the next step in the Christie Administration’s efforts to provide real-time bus information to NJ TRANSIT customers, NJ TRANSIT Executive Director James Weinstein today joined customers and invited guests at Newark Penn Station to announce the latest expansion of MyBus Now, the agency’s first real-time service information system for bus customers, to serve 110 North Jersey-area local/intrastate bus routes—making it available throughout the Garden State.

“MyBus Now places real-time bus location and arrival information literally in the palms of our customers’ hands, enabling them to make informed decisions about their travel, even while on the go,” said Executive Director Weinstein. “This next phase enables us to provide this customer amenity throughout New Jersey. The final phase will include bus service traveling into and out of the Port Authority and George Washington Bridge bus terminals by the end of the year.”

MyBus Now, which first launched in fall 2012 as a pilot program serving Trenton-area bus customers and was expanded in April 2013 to include South Jersey and Philadelphia-area bus routes, uses “smart bus” technology to provide customers with access to real-time bus arrival estimates to a specific bus stop within a 30-minute window. Customers can access the information in three ways: from a desktop computer through njtransit.com, from a web-enabled smartphone through the mobile version of njtransit.com, and via SMS-text messaging directly to their cell phones.

Starting today, customers of local/intrastate bus routes that serve communities throughout North Jersey will be able to use MyBus Now to access real-time service information.

No. 746 Ridgewood – Paterson
No. 752 Oakland – Ridgewood – Hackensack

NJ TRANSIT’s Hamilton Garage was selected for the first phase of the pilot program because of the relatively small size of its operations, and the fact that none of its bus routes intersect with other garages, provide an ideal testing environment. The success of the initial phase and the subsequent expansion of the pilot into South Jersey continue NJ TRANSIT’s path toward a full systemwide rollout of MyBus Now later this year.

Currently, the statewide agency is taking delivery of 1,145 new buses that are already equipped with smart bus technology provided by Clever Devices LTD. In addition, NJ TRANSIT has procured additional smart bus platforms to retrofit the remaining buses in the agency’s fleet, including those on routes operated by private carriers under contract to NJ TRANSIT.

The Clever Devices platform offers many operational and customer benefits, including automatic bus stop announcements, vehicle condition monitoring, passenger counting and real-time location reporting. The data provided through this technology will allow for greater efficiency in terms of scheduling, planning and maintenance of the NJ TRANSIT bus network.

MyBus Now builds on NJ TRANSIT’s “MyBus” system, which launched in October 2010. Based on a system of bus stop ID numbers—unique five-digit numbers NJ TRANSIT has assigned to each of its bus stops—MyBus enables customers who have cell phones with SMS (text messaging) capabilities to receive bus schedule information for a specific stop directly to their cell phones. Customers can obtain their bus stop ID online at njtransit.com, or from MyBus signs posted at bus stops statewide.

How to Use MyBus Now

From a desktop computer: Visit mybusnow.njtransit.com. Select either “bus times” or “bus map.”

Bus Times: Enter your five-digit bus stop ID or select your bus route, direction of travel and bus stop from the drop-down menus.
Bus Map: Click “Routes” and select up to 10 routes, or click “Find Stop” and follow the directions in the dialog box to view the real-time location of buses on a Google map. Buses are represented by bus icons that display an arrow to indicate the direction of travel. Hover over the bus icon to display the estimated arrival times for the next four bus stops. Click the bus icon for additional options, including links to “route schedule” (PDF of the bus timetable) and “route progress” (a timeline of the bus trip by stop).

From a web-enabled smartphone: Visit njtransit.com and select MyBus Now to view a streamlined version of the web page. Select your bus route from the list or enter your five-digit bus stop ID.

From a cell phone with SMS-text messaging: Text your five-digit bus stop ID to MyBus (69287). Instead of returning the next scheduled trips, MyBus Now will provide real-time information for routes in the pilot program. For all other routes, MyBus will continue to provide information for scheduled trips.

MyBus Now is also improving the functionality of NJ TRANSIT’s IVR (interactive voice response) system. Now, when customers call NJ TRANSIT at 973-275-5555, they can use the automated prompts to enter their bus stop ID number to receive real-time predicted arrivals 24/7 for stops within the Trenton/Mercer County area, South Jersey and Philadelphia area, and North Jersey local routes. For bus stops outside of these areas, customers will receive scheduled arrival information.

Systemwide Improvement to “My Bus”

As a reminder, MyBus customers can now receive schedule information for a specific route by texting MyBus (69287), followed by a space and the route number. For example, to find schedule information for the No. 73 specifically for the bus stop located at Newark Penn Station (bus stop ID number 18835), text MyBus (69287) the following text: 18835 73. The system will return only scheduled trips on the No. 73 route, even though the bus stop is served by other bus routes

Posted on December 19, 2012 January 21, 2019

Ridgewood Shukokai Karate School

Ridgewood Shukokai Karate School

Ridgewood Shukokai Karate School, founded in 1996 by Ken & Pat Domney, is located at 30 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ.

The purpose of RSKS is to provide a safe haven of positive energy & instruction where ALL may develop their Strength, Courage, Sense of Justice & Leadership skills.

Shihan Ken & Renshi Pat are assisted by Instructors:
Sensei Matt Domney – 3rd Dan
Sensei Claire Dennis – 2nd Dan
& the RSKS Leadership Team

Our Instructors
Chief Instructor – Shihan Ken Domney 5th Dan.

Shihan Ken started his martial arts training as a teenager with Judo. In 1973 he started Karate training in the Shukokai style obtaining his Black Belt in 1977 under World Chief Instructor Sensei Kimura. In 1978 Shihan Ken was given permission to Attend Sensei Kimura’s school in Hackensack N.J. as an ‘Uchideshi” ( full time student ). This first trip lasted 8 months & was followed by a trip to South Africa as a member of Sensei Kimura’s Invitation Team. During this first visit Shihan Ken recieved his 2nd Dan. Returning to Wales in 1979 Shihan Ken continued training with with his long time friend & Instructor Sensei Steve Lea receiving his 3rd Dan in 1981.
Another trip to the USA as Uchideshi in 1982 – 83 led to his engagement to his now wife, Pat Domney & his decision to emigrate.
Shihan Ken continued training with Sensei Kimura until his death in1995 & then opened Ridgewood Shukokai Karate School in 1996.
Shihan Ken teaches the Beginner & Advanced Children & Adult classes.

Senior Instructor – Renshi Pat Domney 3rd Dan

Renshi Pat started her Martial Arts career also with Judo in College. She started her Karate training with Sensei Kimura in 1979 attaining 1st Dan in 1982, 2nd Dan in 1986 & 3rd Dan in 2005.
Renshi Pat was women’s team Captain for the 1985 Kimura Shukokai world tournament & also represented the U.S. in South Africa in 1998.

Renshi Pat became an ACMA certified instructor in 1999 & a Senior Instructor at RSKS in 2000. She is also a highly qualified & skilled KardioKickbox instructor.
Renshi Pat teaches the Little Dragons & Children’s Intermediate & Black Belt classes.
Renshi Pat is also educated as a K – 12 teacher.

Instructor – Sensei Matt Domney

Matt is a third degree Black Belt & has been training at RSKS since it’s opening in 1996. Matt teaches sword technique in the Black Belt Club classes. He is also currently the youngest Bulletman in the FAST Defense Association & teaches FAST Basics & FAST Cats.

Posted on October 23, 2012 January 21, 2019

New Jersey police eye possible link between Autumn Pasquale’s death and recent rash of abduction attempts

New Jersey police eye possible link between Autumn Pasquale’s death and recent rash of abduction attempts
By Cristina Corbin
Published October 23, 2012
FoxNews.com

Police in northern New Jersey are probing a possible link between a recent string of abduction attempts and the death of 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale, whose body was found stuffed inside a recycling container in the southern part of the state.

Pasquale, of Clayton, was last seen riding her bike away from her father’s home on Saturday afternoon. After an extensive search of the area, investigators found the girl’s body at 10 p.m. Monday night inside a recycling container not far from the home. An autopsy is still under way to determine the cause of death.

The grisly discovery comes as police in northern New Jersey hunt for a suspect or suspects responsible for at least eight kidnapping attempts in Bergen County. Authorities there say they are investigating a possible connection between Pasquale’s death and the reported incidents in Westwood, Oradell, Hawthorne, New Milford, Maywood, Hackensack, Fair Lawn and Ridgewood.

“We are absolutely investigating whether there is a link,” Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino told FoxNews.com. “There certainly is a possibility and only time will tell. We’re looking into every possible angle that we can.”

Investigators say the abduction attempts in Bergen County all involve the luring of young girls by a stranger described as a middle-aged man with white hair.

In the Westood case, a 13-year-old girl said she was approached by a man while walking alone to school at around 7:10 a.m. on Thursday. She said the suspect, whom she described as a white middle-age male with a crew cut and receding hairline, pulled up next to her in a gray four-door hatchback. The girl reported seeing an NYPD sticker on the left-front windshield, Regino said.

The most brazen kidnapping attempt occurred last week in Hawthorne, where a man tried to drag a 13-year-old girl off a crowded soccer field and into a nearby woods. The girl managed to escape by kicking and screaming, authorities said. The suspect was dressed in a dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
Police are unsure whether the same man is involved in all the kidnapping attempts in Bergen County. They said it’s possible the suspect could be disguising himself or switching vehicles.

Westwood is about 120 miles from where Pasquale lived in Clayton. The 12-year-old girl was last seen pedaling her white BMX bicycle away from the home where she lived with her father, her two siblings, her father’s girlfriend and the girlfriend’s children.
Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli told FoxNews.com that it would be a “real reach” to connect Pasquale to the abduction attempts in northern New Jersey until more information is known. It’s not clear whether Pasquale was lured by a stranger, he said.

Posted on October 14, 2012 January 21, 2019

Ridgewood Police Report Attempted Luring Incident

Ridgewood Police Report Attempted Luring Incident

The Ridgewood Police Department is investigating a report of an attempted luring incident which occurred on Friday October 12, 2012 at approximately 3:30pm.

A female student from George washington Middle School reported that she was walking home from school on Lincoln Avenue near McKinley when an older model, small, black, 4 door vehicle slowed down beside her.

She reported that the vehicle was occupied by three black males with short hair in their twenties. She reported that the occupants began making comments about her appearance and asked her to get into the vehicle. After she refused, the vehicle continued to travel south on Lincoln Avenue toward Glen Rock.

It then reportedly made a U-Turn and again approached the female victim. The occupants made more requests for the victim to get into the vehicle. The victim ran home without further incident.

So far there has been no reported connection to previously reported incidents Oradell, Maywood and Hackensack.

Anyone with information about this incident or similar incidents is encouraged to contact the Ridgewood Police Department 201-652-3900 or detective Peter Youngberg 201-251-4537. Pyoungberg@ridgewoodnj.net

Posted on March 29, 2012 January 21, 2019

>Winds of March- Ridgewood Concert Band

>Winds of March- Ridgewood Concert Band
Fri, March 30, 2012
Time: 8:00 PM

West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ.

The Ridgewood Concert Band is holding the “Winds of March” program on Friday, March 30 at 8:00 PM. Conducted by Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, featuring guest soloist Elaine Douvas on Principal Oboe. There will also be a prelude performace at 7:30 PM by the Hackensack High School Concert Band.

Tickets available at the door, Adults: $20.00, Seniors ($15.00) and Students $7.00. Children 13 and under free with paying adult or senior

Posted on March 22, 2012 January 21, 2019

>Winds of March- Ridgewood Concert Band

>Winds of March- Ridgewood Concert Band

Tickets available at the door, Adults: $20.00, Seniors ($15.00) and Students $7.00. Children 13 and under free with paying adult or senior.

Winds of March- Ridgewood Concert Band,Fri, March 30, 2012,Time: 8:00 PM West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ.

Posted on January 4, 2012 January 21, 2019

>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

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Posted on July 22, 2011 January 21, 2019

>NWS Excessive Heat Warning – Cooling Center Operations

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NWS Excessive Heat Warning – Cooling Center Operations

The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Bergen County from this afternoon through this evening.

Temperatures are expected to climb to near 100 degrees and with the high humidity, the heat indices will reach 105 degrees. Friday (07/22) is expected to also bring temperatures to near 107 degrees. Please encourage residents to check on neighbors and use caution during any outdoor activities during the intense heat period of 1200PM through 800PM.

The County of Bergen has established regional cooling centers:

– One Bergen County Plaza

Multi-Purpose Room

Hackensack, NJ

– NW Bergen Senior Activity Center

46-50 Center Street

Midland Park, NJ

– Bergenfield Senior Center

239 Murray Hill Terrace

Bergenfield, NJ

– South West Bergen Activity Center

147 Hackensack Street

East Rutherford, NJ

The cooling centers will be open through Friday from 1000 AM through 600 PM as needed. Community Transportation can reached for assistance at (201) 368-5955. Additionally, municipal libraries and shopping malls should also be utilized as places of refuge from high heat.

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