>Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
George S. Patton
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Category: Village of Ridgewood
>Ridgewood Schools: We should refuse state funding and privatize the district
>Ridgewood Schools: We should refuse state funding and privatize the district
Property taxes are how we are supposed to pay for our schools. What we get back from the state via our income taxes, which were to be used for school funding in economically unsustainable districts, is a government sop to overtaxed NJ suburbanites.
In actually, we would be better off without the state funding. We should refuse it, privatize the district, jettison the REA and free ourselves from state government mandates. Without the state telling us what to do, we would surely recoup the $1.9 million in addition to finding other ways to reduce expenditures. This might even lower our taxes.
>Cross Walk Safety : Only thing that will protect me is me
>Please understand that I sincerely hope that this boy is not seriously hurt, and that he completely recovers, but I completely disagree with you in your opinion that the police and town council are responsible for solving this problem.
I have not been hit by a car in this town. The reason is that it’s my responsibility as a pedestrian to not get hit. I take that responsibility very seriously, and don’t look to anyone else to pass laws or install signs and think that those things will protect me. They won’t. The only thing that will protect me is me. I need to be smart enough and aware enough when crossing roads in this town to not get hit.
I teach my children the same thing. Their lives are too precious for them to trust that others will slow down or stop in crosswalks, whether it’s against the law or not.
Ultimatately, it’s my 150lb body vs a 3000lb vehicle. I will not win. The driver of the car may get a ticket, but I will lose something far more valuable. It’s my job to protect myself. Signs, bumps, etc give people a false sense of security
>A thirteen year old boy was hit " in the crosswalk" on Godwin and Pomander just down from whole foods at 9:30 tonight
>A thirteen year old boy was hit ” in the crosswalk” on Godwin and Pomander just down from whole foods at 9:30 tonight
A thirteen year old boy was hit ” in the crosswalk” on Godwin and Pomander just down from whole foods at 9:30 tonight, he was at a friends house and just wanted to cross the street to quickly go home and get his guitar and was hit.
A parent told me he really hurt his shoulder and is in a lot of pain. The car was heading up Godwin towards whole foods and hit him most likely because she was driving at excessive speeds like most cars do and the NJ transit buses are the worst.
When are the Ridgewood Police, county engineer, town council and the village engineer get it through their thick heads that something needs to be done on this bend. We need traffic calming and speed enforcement. They have had 7 years of fair warning.
>James Rose Center Needs volunteers to help during the annual spring cleanup on Saturday, April 30
>James Rose Center Needs volunteers to help during the annual spring cleanup on Saturday, April 30
The director of the James Rose Center for Landscape Architectural Research and Design is seeking volunteers to help during the annual spring cleanup on Saturday, April 30.
The James Rose Center is located at 506 E. Ridgewood Ave. For more information, call 201-446-6017 or visit jamesrosecenter.org.
>the Quote of the Day
>Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
Ronald Reagan
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>Support the Fourth of July ‘Tradition : "Celebrate the Constitution."
>Support the Fourth of July ‘Tradition : “Celebrate the Constitution.”
Friday, April 29, 2011
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Support Fourth of July tradition
To the editor:
July 4th in Ridgewood is a very special day that our area looks forward to all year. In 2011, the Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration Committee will sponsor its 101st anniversary on Monday, July 4. The day includes our flag raising, parade and fireworks. This year’s theme is “Celebrate the Constitution.” The committee is an all-volunteer community group that coordinates the day’s events and does not receive direct funding from the Village of Ridgewood.
The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration began in 1910 when the local papers, the civic section of the Woman’s Club and the Ridgewood Fire Department joined forces to create a “safe and sane” holiday with an emphasis on patriotism. It has grown into one of the largest celebrations in the New York City area and has been featured on CNN and Good Morning America as well as local New York stations. The celebration was once again named Best Parade and Fireworks by the readers of (201) magazine.
>For Xanadu mall, stalled and scorned, deal may offer new life
>For Xanadu mall, stalled and scorned, deal may offer new life
It has been called “the ugliest damn building in New Jersey and maybe America,” has bedeviled three governors and has burned through two developers. Despite $1.9 billion spent, it is still an unfinished pile of concrete, steel and garish pastel panels. (Bagli and Pérez-Peña, The New York Times)
>Turnpike, toll union agree to deal, average pay cut to $49G
>Turnpike, toll union agree to deal, average pay cut to $49G
The same faces with outstretched hands will continue to collect your coins and dollars at toll booths for the next two years — although for less pay — under a deal expected to be approved by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority today. (Higgs, Gannett)
>Towns cut back in wake of vote
>Towns cut back in wake of vote
What are people willing to live without in exchange for lower property taxes? For residents in a dozen towns in New Jersey, the answer is police officers, libraries, garbage pickup and senior services. (Fleisher, The Wall Street Journal)
https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704330404576291530541990942.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
>N.J. alerts 200K Medicaid recipients of requirement to enroll in HMO
>N.J. alerts 200K Medicaid recipients of requirement to enroll in HMO
Not content to wait for the state budget to pass in late June, the Department of Human Services is alerting about 200,000 Medicaid recipients — many with developmental or mental disabilities — that they will be required to enroll in an HMO. (Livio, The Star-Ledger)
https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/department_of_human_services_a.html
>Christie signs tax-cut bills
>Christie signs tax-cut bills
Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday signed into law two tax-cut bills that had become a central point of the tug-of-war between Democrats and Republicans over how to stimulate job growth in New Jersey — and who should get the credit. (Symons, Gannett)
https://www.app.com/article/20110428/NJNEWS10/104280318/Christie-signs-tax-cut-bills
>April 28th, 2011 – Flag at Half Mast – Ret. Lt. Edward Outslay
>April 28th, 2011 – Flag at Half Mast – Ret. Lt. Edward Outslay
The flags in Ridgewood are at half-staff due to the passing of retired Village Fire Lieutenant Edward Outslay. Our condolences go out to his family.
>New law eases municipal consolidation
>New law eases municipal consolidation
Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation Wednesday that will ease municipal consolidation, opening the door for further study of a Cherry Hill-Merchantville merger. (Cooney, Gannett)
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