20181024 – Village Council Special Public Meeting
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING
OCTOBER 24, 2018
7:30 P.M.
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Ridgewood NJ, on October 24th the Village Council will sign off on “18-315 Authorize Emergency Appropriation – Purchase of 451 Goffle Road”
According to sources the Water department needs it for water quality testing. It is located right next to a well. It also boarders an AMERADA HESS CORP property .
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Ridgewood NJ, Starting the evening of October 21, 2018, at 9 pm, Ridgewood Water (RW) will perform hydrant flushing in the systems of all four municipalities served by the utility. This is an essential part of our system maintenance program, because it helps us to continue to provide you with high-quality water service.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Rasmussen a lot of voters don’t like it when candidates in their state finance their campaigns with money from outsiders, and they aren’t moved much by celebrity or political endorsements from out-of-staters either.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 41% of Likely U.S. Voters consider it a negative if a candidate receives a sizable number of campaign contributions from outside their state. Only 10% view it as a positive when it comes to their vote. Forty-five percent (45%) say outside campaign contributions have no impact on how they vote.
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Ridgewood NJ , we have received multiply reports that mail dropped at the Ridgewood Post Office was somehow stolen and checks were fraudulently altered and deposited. This follows a similar reports in the Twp of Washington and in Oakland Nj, earlier this year .
18 U.S. Code § 1708 – Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally
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Ridgewood NJ, For a fifth consecutive year, The Valley Hospital has earned the Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Breast Centers, acknowledging its dedication to providing exceptional patient care and treatment. This recognition places Valley in the top 8 percent of U.S. hospitals offering breast care services.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime, and it is the second leading cause of cancer death in women.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands and Ridgewood Parks and Recreation welcomes a NJ Audubon presentation, “Reptiles of Northern New Jersey”, on Thursday, November 8th, 1:30pm in the Anne Zusy Youth Center, located at Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood. Admission is $5 person (all attending, including adults). See image for more details.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to North Jersey Media a village child’s library card was fraudulently used to rack up over $1,000 in fines borrowing items from local area libraries.
Sources say ,at least 46 items were fraudulently checked out of two Bergen County libraries using a 12-year-old Ridgewood boy’s library card. The Items were checked out from both Mahwah and Wyckoff libraries and the Ridgewood resident has received an overdue notice of $1,000 fine notice.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Village council recognizes Ridgewood TAEKWONDO ALL IN for their Swept ‘2018 NATIONAL TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS Titles . Twenty athletes from TAEKWONDO ALL IN, located on 33 Chestnut St., had participated at The 2018 National Taekwondo Championship at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah where more than 5800 athletes gathered and competed.
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Ridgewood NJ, Park West Oktoberfest Fundraiser ,the event is hosted by Village of Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache , Park West Tavern , 30 Oak St, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450 .
This year the Octoberfest event will be a fundraiser for a local Ridgewood family who will receive 10% of the proceeds .
Park West Loft turns into a biergarten featuring a large assortment of Oktoberfest style beers as well as a reception style buffet and at the same time raise a lot of money for a local family .
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police Department reminds residents that National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.2 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.
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Given SALT deductions are now limited to $10,000 for property taxes, shouldn’t the Council and BOE be aware that the vast majority of Ridgewood residents have seen an effective tax INCREASE and be looking for ways to reduce the burden? Realized sales values suggest home values will need to decline in the next assessment, so unless they jack up the mill rate, municipal tax revenue levels are unsustainable?
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MONTICELLO NY, The Kenoza Lake man and former Village of Ridgewood resident has been accused of cutting a propane tank line and igniting it at the Sunoco Country Store at 5 Center Street in Jeffersonville is “a good father, excellent husband, comes from a good family, etc.,” his wife wrote on his Facebook page on Sunday.
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office has charged Jacques Pluss, 65, with arson in connection with the Saturday afternoon incident where his wife, Jessica Stephens, works. He remains in the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Public Library presents a Public Water Forum ,co-Hosted by League of Women Voters of Ridgewood, NJ with Debbie Mans (Deputy Commissioner of the NJDEP) as the featured speaker. Find out how this summer’s excessive rain will impact our water supply and if tiered pricing is the way of the future for water.
Today at 7:30 PM – 9 PM
Ridgewood Public Library
125 N Maple Ave, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
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The increased parking fees are to pay for the new garage, pure and simple. No other explanation for them. The new parking garage is to cater to the new housing projects and restaurant owners who want the taxpayers to bail them out of their otherwise poor investments. Council never should have built the garage, shouldn’t raise our taxes and parking fees to do so and shouldn’t pander to the real estate interests.
