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Ridgewood NJ, Co-Anchor of CBS2 This Morning & CBS2 At Noon, Mary Calvi, will sign her new book: Dear George, Dear Mary, today from 2-3 pm .
Books must be purchased from Bookends Bookstore.
Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.
Continue reading Co-Anchor of CBS2 This Morning & CBS2 At Noon, Mary Calvi, Will Be Appearing at Bookends
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Ridgewood NJ, many readers challenge the Ridgewood blog’s constant assertion that the Paul Aronsohn administration (ie… the three amigos) represented the low point in Village of Ridgewood history and the turning point from the Village being a very special place to a run of the mill New Jersey town.
Voters in New Jersey never like to admit their folly but the reality is this :
The election of Mayor Paul Aronsohn ushered in 4 high density housing developments in the Central Business District .
Let us spell out what did this mean for the Village , it means an enormous increase in the population of the CBD and the Village of Ridgewood . Which means; more investment in school construction , more construction of parking facilities , more construction of water infrastructure , more investment in roads and traffic signals , sewage and more investment in Police , Fire and Emergency services .
All this now very necessary spending will raise the costs (ie…taxes)and lower the quality of life in the Village .
photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
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Ridgewood NJ, A dump truck emblazoned with a seal from the County of Bergen Parks Department crashed into a Ridgewood office building in the Central Business District on Wednesday afternoon, 01/30, damaging at least four (4) vehicles parked there. The driver fled the scene in the damaged truck, but was apprehended shortly thereafter by Ridgewood Police officers. Before being taken into custody for unspecified charges, the driver was evaluated for a minor hand injury by Ridgewood EMTs. Firefighters from Ridgewood Fire Department and officials from the Village of Ridgewood’s Building Department were observed evaluating the structure to determine the extent of damage. The building, located at 257 East Ridgewood Avenue, the former Sealfons department store building houses PNC bank, real estate, and medical offices. Personnel from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s and Bergen County Sheriff’s Offices were assisting Ridgewood Police in processing the scene(s) and interviewing the driver. No injuries were reported by any occupants of the office building, which was evacuated immediately after it was struck.
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Ridgewood NJ, Upcoming: Reel Voices Film Festival | King in the Wilderness (2018; TV-14; 1h51m) FRI, JAN 18 7PM |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last 18 months of life. Speaker: Dr. Obery Hendricks, Jr., Columbia University professor/MLK scholar.
FREE screening. Registration required. Register here.
Presented in association with MLK, Jr. Celebration Committee of Ridgewood and Glen Rock.
For information: Roberta Panjwani, Festival Coordinator, rpanjwani@ridgewoodlibrary.org
or 201-670-5600, ext. 132.
As a Catholic I think this is a bit of a stretch saying that the QUESTIONS asked were “anti-Catholic and bigoted comments”. The two senators were simply (and legitimately) asking judicial candidate Brian Buescher (a KofC member)about the differences between the KofC’s position on same sex marriage and abortion, and existing law if such a case were put before him. Buescher appropriately stated that the KofC’s position would have no influence on his decisions at all. The senators were performing due diligence based upon the differences between a religious doctrine and existing law. It’s no different than the questions posed to JFK when he was a candidate. The questioners were’nt bigoted or racist…simply asking the candidate if he had a conflict between law and doctrine.
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Ridgewood NJ, this is more state forced over development in Ridgewood , voting has consequences and the consequence of the Affordable Housing mandates is to create court ordered over development is a state with a sinking population and eroding tax base .
The Village Seems to have worked out the lest invasive solution .
Please see the link below for the Affordable Housing Presentation by Presentation by Beth McManus, Village of Ridgewood Affordable Housing Planner.
https://mods.ridgewoodnj.net/pdf/engineering/projects/AffordableHousing/RWDPres.pdf
Ed Koch once said ,”If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.”
New Jersey woman sues fellow soccer mom for ‘tarnishing’ family’s reputation
By Ben Rohrbach
Prep Rally
Siobhan Winograd, who worked for Tiffany’s until her son’s birth in 2004, reportedly filed a lawsuit in New York’s Manhattan Supreme Court, accusing anonymous defendants “Ridgewood Soccer Mom” and “John Doe” of “tarnishing” her family’s reputation and inciting “public contempt” within the small community.
Winograd’s husband, Michael, is a lawyer who has served as both a coach and administrator for their son’s Maroons Soccer Club travel team, accoriding to The Bergen Record. The lawsuit claims harassment from the anonymous woman began in 2011 and reached a boiling in a January 2014 email from “ridgewoodsoccermom@gmail.com” to Michael Winograd’s employer.
“The situation stems from the ego (of Michael Winograd) and his belief that his needs trump the needs of the club,” the email read, according to the reports. The email also reportedly cited accusations of financial improprieties levied against the soccer club by Siobhan Winograd last year.
I Am Overwhelmed by 55 Million Babies Killed Since Roe v. Wade
by Kristan Hawkins | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 1/22/13 11:40 AM
What can I say that hasn’t already been said about today?
Yesterday evening, I was sitting in my living room working while watching my sons play. I began to think about what my life would have been without them. How different I would be. How their lives have already made this world a different place since they were born. How much I would hurt if I had chosen abortion.
Then, I thought of the more than 55,000,000 lives that have been taken in the U.S. since 1973, and I became overwhelmed at the tragedy. Tragedy for the babies, their mothers, their fathers, families, and us.
Who is our nation missing? What price is our society paying for the ultimate deceit of abortion?
40 years ago today, seven men on the Supreme Court decided in favor of a case presented to them from a 27 year-old, unknown, post-abortive lawyer, Sarah Weddington. That case was Roe v. Wadeand, along with its companion Doe v. Bolton, it legalized abortion in all 9 months of pregnancy, for any reason, in the United States.
https://www.lifenews.com/2013/01/22/i-am-overwhelmed-by-55-million-babies-killed-since-roe-v-wade/
BOOKENDS: Hey Kids, Comics! – Authors Autographing this Saturday
Forget Black Friday – Small Business Saturday is coming! Come meet Robert J. Kelly, Paul Castiglia and Ed Catto as they discuss and autograph copies of the best holiday gift you can give the comics fan in your life – a copy of Hey Kids, Comics! published by Crazy 8 Press. This discussion and autographing is scheduled at the independent bookstore, Bookends, this Saturday, November 30th at 2PM.
Ridgewood’s Bookends Bookstore is known for having top authors such as Nelson DeMille, James Patterson and Harlan Coben as well as celebrity authors, ranging from Gene Simmons to Billy Crystal. This independently owned and operated shop is located at 211 East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood, NJ (phone : 201.445.0726). And this event is in conjunction with Amex’s Small Business Saturday, so there are savings for American Express Card Holders.
More information is available at www.book-ends.com
Bookends Presents Irish Eyes Imports Pop Up Shop
Sat, November 30, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM
Bookends, 211 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, 07450
Bookends Presents Irish Eyes Imports Pop Up Shop
ONE DAY ONLY!!!
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY!!!
NOVEMBER 30th
Saturday, November 30, 2013
10:00 AM
Bookends
211 E. Ridgewood Aveue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
201-445-0726
Boos Tweed …Joseph A. Ferriero
Citing ‘complexity’ of case, judge grants ex-Bergen Democratic chief delay in corruption trial
Thursday, November 28, 2013 Last updated: Thursday November 28, 2013, 4:48 PM
BY PETER J. SAMPSON
STAFF WRITER
The Record
Joseph A. Ferriero will have a year to prepare for his next federal corruption trial on charges of orchestrating a series of bribery, kickback and shakedown schemes during his reign as chairman of the Bergen County Democratic organization.
U.S. District Judge Ester Salas, sitting in Newark, signed an order Nov. 18 setting a new trial date of Oct. 14, 2014 for Ferriero’s racketeering case. The trial, estimated to take six weeks, had previously been tentatively scheduled for December.
Ferriero, 56, once among the state’s most powerful political leaders, was indicted on Sept. 11 on charges of running the affairs of the county’s Democratic organization through a pattern of racketeering activity. He also was charged with conspiring to promote bribery and distribute bribe proceeds and to commit mail and wire fraud; as well as with one count each of violating the Travel Act and the mail and wire fraud statutes.
The judge acted on a joint application by the office of U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Ferriero’s counsel, Michael Baldassare and Jennifer Mara, for an order declaring the matter to be a complex case.
Chief John Ward : Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe, sober and happy Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. During these holidays, families and friends will come together to celebrate. To ensure that everyone can enjoy their holidays safely we will be increasing DWI patrols commencing tonight. Please, if you must drink during the holidays, do so responsibly and don’t get behind the wheel if you have been drinking.
Chief John M. Ward
Commissioner Faces Difficult Choice on Coverage Option Offered by Obama
Experts say Kobylowski must balance wishes of NJ consumers with what works best for insurance marketplace
New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance Kenneth Kobylowski is weighing whether to allow thousands of state residents to keep their recently cancelled health insurance plans.
The decision will have major policy and political implications over the next year. (Kitchenman/NJSpotlight)
The menorah stands tall inside Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood. Johanna Resnick Rosen/Candid Eye
Chanukah lights to shine in Ridgewood
This year, for the first time, a Chanukah menorah will be prominently displayed in the Village of Ridgewood, at the northwest end of Memorial Park at Van Neste Square on East Ridgewood Avenue.
According to Rabbi David J. Fine, religious leader of the town’s Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center, “while the question of a menorah on public land was a matter of some controversy in our community, the upshot is that the village is simply allowing the display, not putting up the display itself, and that we have been able to work with the wider Jewish community in Ridgewood in establishing what will hopefully be a tradition in bringing together our community in a newly imagined village.”
From left, Esther Zuckerman, Michele Opper, Rabbi David Fine, and Rabbi Elyse Frishman put the menorah together inside Temple Israel to make sure that it worked. It will be disassembled and then reassembled outside.
The menorah stands tall inside Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood. Johanna Resnick Rosen/Candid Eye
Rabbi Fine said that during the summer of 2012, Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn was approached by a group of Ridgewood residents who sought to have the menorah erected.
https://www.jstandard.com/content/item/chanukah_lights_to_shine_in_ridgewood/29227
