Ridgewood NJ, This Saturday, November 26 the Ridgewood Guild will be holding Winterfest in conjunction with Small Business Saturday.
“Come join us in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square for trackless train rides, story time, singing, ice sculptures, horse drawn carriage through town, hot chocolate, candy canes and more! It will be a great event for the whole family! So, come support our local Ridgewood businesses. Get your holiday shopping done this small business Saturday, while spending time with your families, and kicking off the season meeting Santa!!”
By Paul Milo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on November 22, 2016 at 7:28 PM, updated November 22, 2016 at 7:38 PM
NEW YORK — The Madison Square Garden Company said Tuesday that data from credit cards used at its properties over much of the past year may have been compromised.
The breach was discovered late last month when banks notified the company of a suspicious pattern of credit card activity. An investigation revealed that the breach began Nov. 9, 2015, and lasted until Oct. 24. The breach has since been addressed, the company said.
Cards used in person at the company’s venues — Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, The Chicago Theater and Beacon Theater — may have been affected when used for purchases of food, drinks and merchandise. Not all cards used were affected, nor were any cards used at MSG websites, the venues’ box offices or at Ticketmaster.
The data is encoded in the cards’ magnetic strips and includes card numbers, cardholder names, verification codes and expiration dates, the company said.
I’m handicapped (but not yet 80) but I have to totally agree with your statement. “I’m not parked, I’m just waiting for someone.” (Yeah, BUT you’re “waiting” in a handicapped spot making it inaccessible for use.) Funny, that young man (?) cut me off for the handicapped space and just ran up those steps. Gee, is his name really Gracie? That’s what is on the temporary placard. Handicapped spots are regularly abused…..
……Garage issue should be officially dead by now. There are many who have handicapped decals who shouldn’t have them, or have them because a family member is handicapped. Anyone who uses one of these who is less than 80 or is not clearly handicapped should be publicly beaten. I have approached more than one able-bodied handicap space user who was outraged that I questioned their sense of entitlement. they ruin it for all.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood PD, FD, EMS and Emergency Services personnel were dispatched to Veterans Field, 131 North Maple Avenue Ridgewood on the afternoon of Tuesday, 11/22 to assist in the landing of a medevac helicopter. A patient outbound from The Valley Hospital was the chopper’s scheduled passenger.
OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER TO SERVE ON VILLAGE BOARDS – DEADLINE NOVEMBER 30
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD IS SEEKING RESIDENTS TO VOLUNTEER TO SERVE ON VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The Village Council of the Village of Ridgewood is looking for Ridgewood residents who are interested in volunteering to serve on the following Boards and Committees: Community Relations Advisory Board; Library Board of Trustees; Planning Board; Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Board; Open Space Committee; Project Pride Committee; Ridgewood Environmental Advisory Committee; The Green Team Advisory Committee; the Shade Tree Commission; The Central Business District Advisory Committee (a member of the Ridgewood Guild is needed) and the Stigma-free Task Force.
All interested residents should:
Fill out a Citizen Volunteer Leadership form (found on the Village website under “Forms”)
Prepare a cover letter indicating on which board or committee the resident wishes to serve and a brief explanation as to why the resident chose the particular board(s) or committee(s)
Include a biography or resume
and send them to:
Donna Jackson
Deputy Village Clerk
Village of Ridgewood
131 North Maple Ave.
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Deadline for submissions is November 30, 2016.
A brief description for each Board/Committee is listed below:
The Community Relations Advisory Board promotes the development and implementation of educational programs which celebrate our diversity and provides offers assistance to victims of bias-related crimes.
The Library Board of Trustees is the governing board for the Ridgewood Public Library and its employees. The Board of Trustees works with the community to establish Library policy and secures funds to carry on services to the public, and set goals and objectives.
The Planning Board reviews site plans and subdivision applications; prepares, adopts, and amends the Master Plan; makes recommendations to the Village Council regarding amendments to developmental regulations and the official map.
The Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Board recommends rules for use and monitors recreation facilities. The Board coordinates community recreation programs and develops and updates the long-range Master Plan for recreation in the Village.
The Open Space Committee assists in identifying specific types of open space, and makes recommendations to the Village Council on the development of existing open space acquisitions.
The Project Pride Committee plants and waters flowers, throughout Ridgewood’s Central Business District and organizes the Village Garden program with local landscapers.
The Ridgewood Environmental Advisory Committee assists the Village Council in long-range planning concerning environmental issues as well as anticipating environmental problems and recommending solutions.
The Green Team Advisory Committee is looking for residents who are interested in making Ridgewood a sustainable community; and/or are LEED Certified; and/or have working experience with sustainable practices such as solar energy or recycling; and/or have experience in obtaining grants for sustainable purposes.
The Shade Tree Commission works closely with the Parks and Recreation Department, the Ridgewood Environmental Advisory Committee, and the Green Team to promote awareness and education of the residents as well as advise and provide recommendations to the Village Council in promoting and sustaining a safe and productive shade tree resource. Members will preferably have forestry or tree backgrounds or hold the designation of a certified Arborist.
The Central Business District Advisory Committee will work with the Village Council, business owners, and residents to evaluate and initiate enhancements to the Central Business District including traffic flow, parking, and pedestrian safety, while creating a more desirable, vibrant and memorable destination for all visitors. In this way, the Central Business District can remain a vital and healthy part of the Ridgewood community. This Committee needs a member of the Ridgewood Guild.
The Stigma-free Task Force aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness so that residents who have the disease, and their families, feel supported by their community and neighbors and feel free to seek treatment without fear of stigma. Resident Members of the Task Force include two residents working within the field of mental healthcare or healthcare; and three other residents who are interested in supporting the Stigma-free program initiatives, including educating residents that mental illness is a disease and must be treated as such; raising awareness of mental health issues; and helping those in need by linking them to local mental health resources.
Hot stocks, frozen investors: the despondent Democrat’s guide to Trump and money.
Investors across the country are variously cheering and mourning the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. In some cases, they’re pressing their financial planners into double duty as therapists. Or grief counselors.
In San Francisco, where Trump won 9 percent of the vote, people seem depressed, said Milo Benningfield, a financial adviser based in the Presidio, next to the Golden Gate Bridge.
“The most common remark I’ve heard is, ‘I feel like somebody died,’ ” he said.
“It does seem like a mourning process,” said Jennifer Hatch, managing partner of Christopher Street Financial, 3,000 miles away in New York. Though the financial planning firm has specialized in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community since 1981, even Hatch wasn’t prepared for the emotional challenge of watching her clients struggle with the Election Day shocker.
“Some people are sort of frozen. Some people are just depressed,” she said. “And some people have gone on with their lives—although you really can’t escape the conversation.”
Ridgewood NJ, Come join the Pro Arte Chorale for a joyous sing-along of Handel’s Christmas masterpiece, conducted by Maestro Steven Fox. The Chorale will gather for this event on Thursday December 1st at 7:30pm at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church at 155 Linwood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ. Bring your own score or rent one of ours. Admission is $10 at the door, including rental score.
Handel created such compelling melodic and fluid music that it’s easy to overlook what is one of history’s great examples of “word painting.” The baroque era in music — roughly 1600 to 1750 — saw enormous interest in this technique of depicting a word’s meaning through music. A basic example is using dissonance to set the word “pain.” Even those who have sung “Messiah” aren’t always made fully aware of Handel’s continual crafting of music to express the words.
Steven Fox, the Music Director of The Pro Arte Chorale, is also the artistic director of Clarion Music Society in New York, and the music director for Musica Antiqua St. Petersburg in Russia. The Pro Arte Chorale, a 60-member volunteer chorus based in Ridgewood, is committed to enriching the lives of its members and its audience by exploring many musical traditions. All performances are held in ADA compliant venues with handicapped accessible parking, ramps and restrooms.
For more information about Pro Arte Chorale or to join the mailing list, visit www.proartechorale.org or send an email to [email protected]. The Pro Arte Chorale is sponsored in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.
The holiday season is upon us! With Thanksgiving around the corner and a divisive election in the rearview mirror, millions of Americans expect to talk politics with friends and family members over the holiday, and more than a third say the idea of those conversations stresses them out.
According to an online survey conducted by ABC News and its partner SSRS, 45 percent of Americans foresee a side of political conversation with their turkey and cranberry sauce, and 38 percent said the idea of such talk is at least somewhat stressful, with 14 percent saying it is very stressful.
When asked to share one word to describe what they are most thankful for, the vast majority of respondents said “family,” followed by “life” and “health.” Also among the top 10 responses were “friends,” “Trump” and “Jesus.”
Ridgewood NJ, For the 2nd consecutive year, The Valley Hospital Foundation has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide.
Occurring this year on November 29, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.
Throughout the month of November, in honor of Men’s Health Month, The Valley Hospital Foundation has been encouraging the community to learn about and support Valley’s men’s health programs, in particular those within the Urologic Oncology Center which treat prostate cancer.
Additionally, The Valley Hospital Foundation is working with the radio station Q104.3FM to help spread the word about Valley’s Urologic Oncology Program and prostate cancer. On that day, radio personalities Jim Kerr and Shelli Sonstein will be broadcasting the “Rock and Roll Morning Show” from 5:00AM until 9:00AM, airing interviews with Valley clinicians and touting the many benefits of Valley’s prostate cancer services.
The Valley Hospital has established the Urologic Oncology Center at the Blumenthal Cancer Center. Designed for those who have been diagnosed with prostate, bladder, or renal cancer, or those seeking a second opinion, this multidisciplinary center will provide the most up-to-date information regarding all aspects of urologic cancer care. For more information about Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care, please visit: www.ValleyCancerCenter.com.
Those who are interested in supporting The Valley Hospital Foundation on #GivingTuesday can visit www.ValleyHospitalFoundation.org and click on “Donate Now.”
Ridgewood NJ, Here are four members who will have solo moments in our upcoming concert. Adam, Tim and Terri will be singing verses in Sing Ye All, Now Rejoice (Gaudete) from the Piae Cantiones of 1582 and Linda is playing tambourine and sleigh bells in Tambourine Noel and Merry Christmas Mozart.
Sun, December 04, 2016
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton Street, Ridgewood, NJ
Event Description
The Ridgewood Singers Winter Concert “The Light in the Darkness”
Date: December 4th, 2016 at 3PM
Location: Ridgewood United Methodist Church
Admission: Students/Seniors $15.00 Adults $18.00
photo by Maura McMahon DeNicola; Bernadette Walsh ,Ramone Hache,Mike Sedon, Susan Traina Knudsen and Jeff Voigt
November 20,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, late this morning the Ridgewood blog has received word the one council member has opted out of endorsing Maura McMahon DeNicola .We had previously received information that the entire Mayor & Council of the Village of Ridgewood had endorsed Maura McMahon DeNicola for the District 40 Assembly vacancy left by the departure and Judgeship of Scott Rumana.
Maura said , “I can’t thank Ridgewood enough for their confidence in my leadership. The County Committee election for this vacancy will be held Tuesday evening – a very fast process and one in which I am working diligently”
Election Results on Full-day Kindergarten
All results are tentative and subject to resolving provisional ballots
Yes 5161 votes
No 4999 votes
RBOE Election: 2 seats
Jeannie S. Wilson 4405 Votes
James Morgan 2951 Votes
RESOLVED, That there shall be raised an additional $929,800 for General Funds in the 2016-17 School Year. These taxes will be used to employ additional personnel and to acquire additional equipment and supplies in order to implement the District’s full-day Kindergarten program. Approval of these taxes will result in a permanent increase in the District’s tax levy. The additional taxes authorized herein will be used exclusively for purposes described herein and to finance expenditures that are in addition to those necessary to achieve the Core Curriculum Content Standards.
Click here for a PDF of the public presentation.
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions. Click here to view all full-day Kindergarten documents.
BOE Approves REA Contract
At the October 10 meeting, the Board of Education approved the three-year contract with the Ridgewood Education Association (REA) that was ratified by the REA on September 28. Click here to read a letter to the Ridgewood community from the Board.
BOE Meets on November 21, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
The Ridgewood Board of Education will hold a Regular Public Meeting on Monday, November 21, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place. The public is invited to attend the meeting or view it live via the district website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us using the “Live BOE Meeting” tab on the district website, or on Fios tv channel 33 or Optimum 77.
Click here to view the agenda for the November 21, 2016 Regular Public Meeting.
Click here to view the minutes of the October 24, 2016 Regular Public Meeting.
Click here to view the 2016-2017 Budget presented at the May 2, 2016 Regular Public Meeting.
Click here to view the Full Day Kindergarten Recommendation presented to the Board at their March 7, 2016 Regular Public Meeting.
Ridgewood NJ, The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad Unit was summoned to the Stop & Shop supermarket at 175 Franklin Avenue, Ridgewood on Sunday morning, 11/20 to investigate a suspicious canvas bag that was found next to the building’s northernmost outside wall. Output from a portable x-ray device deployed by bomb squad personnel showed the bag contained neither electronics nor explosives. Contents of the bag were turned over to Ridgewood PD officers for return to their owner, or disposal. A portion of the store’s parking lot was cordoned off while the investigation was underway. However, the building was not evacuated.
