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UN Agenda 21 : take away your property rights

UN Agenda 21 : take away your property rights 

For those of you that do not know about UN Agenda 21, it is in a nutshell:

An “earth first” mantra that subverts rational thought and the needs of our Society to dupe citizens of developed nations into massive wealth transfer (especially property and property rights) to their governments (local, state and national) and from their governments to undeveloped nations,
supposedly to rid the world of poverty thereby achieving a global, “Sustainable” utopia.

Sustainable is the buzz word that encapsulates decision criteria based on satisfying one or more of
the three E’s:

– Environment
– Equity (as in Social Equity)
– Economy

As wacky as this sounds, this is no joke – it is a cult mentality that has the potential to suddenly and forever fundamentally transform America into an unrecognizable form.

The draft plan clearly cedes control to the state, whether that is intended or not, and whether or not the county government wishes to implement the state plan or not. “Intent” has nothing to do with it despite what county planners claim. State law will prevail. Fortunately, various groups have already had much success with Somerset, Monmouth and Ocean counties; their rationale is getting attention statewide. This sets a precedent for success in your county, too. Politicians like to know there are others also addressing this issue – they they are not alone in the fight. A good communication channel is open with the county planners in all three of these counties, not only regarding the draft state development plan, but also their respective county plans.

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Comic strip hero Joe Palooka brought back by village resident

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Comic strip hero Joe Palooka brought back by village resident

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
BY CHUCK O’DONNELL
NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

For some 50 years, Joe Palooka used rock-hard fists and the heart of a lion to fight injustice in and out of the boxing ring.

https://www.northjersey.com/community/139073264_Comic-strip_icon_is_back_on_his_feet.html

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Ridgewood News Editorial: Time to take a step back

>Ridgewood News Editorial: Time to take a step back

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

When New Jersey lawmakers passed a tough anti-bullying law in response to the suicide of Ridgewood resident Tyler Clementi, it seemed like a good idea. Having a set of policies and procedures in place to handle incidents of harassment, intimidation or bullying (HIB) among children is a good idea — in theory.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/139073099_Time_to_take_a_step_back.html

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Ridgewood Patch and Glen Rock Patch Merge

>Ridgewood Patch and Glen Rock Patch Merge
The staff of the Ridgewood blog
Wednesday ,December 14, 2011

(Ridgewood , NJ) Last week AOL’s “hyper local” online news network Patch consolidated 4 of its New Jersey local websites. The Patch in Ridgewood has now merged with Glen Rock and the Franklin Lakes Patch has been merged with Wycoff . Sources claim it was a business decision done to better serve both readers and advertisers.

However  Ad Age reports that Patch spokesperson Janine Iamunno said the decision was “editorially driven,” coming from editors who felt there was too much news overlap in the towns. Previously the Patch also reduced freelance budgets to make the sites more profitable.

AOL the parent company is under pressure from the recent merger with Huffington Post and is still struggling with how hyper local the Patch’s news coverage and and advertising should be.

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Ridgewood News editorial: Hitting the restart button

>Ridgewood News editorial: Hitting the restart button
Thursday, December 1, 2011
The Ridgewood News

The scene at Tuesday night’s Village Council meeting to formalize the governing body’s opposition to The Valley Hospital’s “Renewal” plan was far from the raucous display at last year’s Planning Board meeting, when an amendment to the Master Plan was approved.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/134886393_Hitting_the_restart_button.html

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Letter: Former fire chief James Bombace corrects ‘misleading’ statement

Letter: Former fire chief James Bombace corrects ‘misleading’ statement

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Former chief: Manager should be in charge

To the editor:

At the last council meeting, Deputy Mayor Tom Riche stated: “When the Emergency Operations Center is activated … all command and control immediately goes to the Emergency Operations Center and the director of Emergency Management. So the village manager theoretically at that point is no longer in charge.”

Nothing, however, could be further from the truth.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/134100583_Letter__Former_fire_chief_corrects__misleading__statement.html

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Citizens Park was acquired by the village through fund-raising efforts in the late 1960s

>Citizens Park was acquired by the village through fund-raising efforts in the late 1960s

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photo and editorial contribution courtesy of Boyd Loving 


PJ, I know this thread is old, and perhaps I’ve missed smtg. I am pretty sure that Citizen’s Park was purchased with a bond issue from the VOR and a Bergen County grant. I do not believe that dime one was donated from any “long time residents” or even any “new arrivals” as 8:35am talks about. Just like Habernickel, we’re all paying for these purchases in one way or anohter (through our taxes). So, would be helpful to clarify, rather that to spread misinformation

There was some discussion at last week’s Village Council meeting about this.  See below.

He noted that other major fund-raising initiatives have been devoted to Ridgewood’s parks in the past. Citizens Park was acquired by the village through fund-raising efforts in the late 1960s, an effort led by current Open Space Committee citizen member Frank Schott.

https://www.northjersey.com/community/history/more_history_news/130366323_Committee__Private_funds_needed_to_develop_Schedler_property_in_Ridgewood.html

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History of a Village : Exhibit ‘tells the story’ of Civil War era in Ridgewood

History of a Village : Exhibit ‘tells the story’ of Civil War era in Ridgewood

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Two American flags hang in opposite corners of the Schoolhouse Museum, something that may not seem overly strange considering the prevalence of the national symbol in classrooms, municipal buildings and flagpoles throughout Ridgewood. But a closer look reveals that one of these flags has 34 stars; the other, 35. And spread out underneath them is a wealth of materials not likely to appear anywhere else in the village.

Starting on Sunday, Oct. 2, the Schoolhouse Museum will be home to “The Civil War Years: At Home and on the Battlefield,” a new exhibit created by the Ridgewood Historical Society, the local group that operates and maintains the museum on East Glen Avenue.

Coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the exhibit “tells the story of the Civil War through an extraordinary collection of artifacts and ephemera,” said Sheila Brogan, president of the Ridgewood Historical Society.

https://www.northjersey.com/community/events/130801323_Exhibit__tells_the_story__of_Civil_War_era_in_Ridgewood_.html

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Ridgewood News Jumps on the Bandwagon on Gabbert Pay Raise

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Ridgewood News Jumps on the Bandwagon on Gabbert Pay Raise 

Ridgewood News Editorial: Raising some questions


FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2011    
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Members of the Village Council, with the exception of Paul Aronsohn, voted to increase Village Manager Ken Gabbert’s salary last week – a 12 percent increase over just 14 months. Gabbert now earns $185,000, one of the highest salaries for a municipal manager in Bergen County.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/128055573_Raising_some_questions.html

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Ridgewood’s firefighters agreed to major mid-contract concessions

>Ridgewood’s firefighters agreed to major mid-contract concessions

Editorial: Kudos on concessions

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2011
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

What an unfamiliar revelation it was when the details of contract concessions between the Ridgewood Fire Department and the Village of Ridgewood were announced last week.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/126819428_Kudos_on_concessions.html

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Lets Turf Habernickel

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Lets Turf Habernickel

Why is Habernickel never an option for a Turf field? With stands and a concession.

At least I see teams using the turf fields on the east side. You see maybe 15 kids a time on the precious Habernickel.

Please lets sell it to a developer to pay for all the services we have lost and get the town in a better finanical position.

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Happy Fathers Day

 

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*photo from the Ridgewood Cooperative Nursery School

Father’s Day, a holiday which honors fathers worldwide, is celebrated in the United States on the third Sunday of June. It originated in the United States in 1910, a few years after the country began celebrating Mother’s Day. Father’s Day became an official U.S. holiday in 1972.

Father’s Day, in the United States, is a holiday (third Sunday in June) to honour fathers. Credit for originating the holiday is generally given to Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, whose father, a Civil War veteran, raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth. She is said to have had the idea in 1909 while listening to a sermon on Mother’s Day, which at the time was becoming established as a holiday. Local religious leaders supported the idea, and the first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, the month of the birthday of Dodd’s father. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge gave his support to the observance, and in 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson officially proclaimed it a national holiday. Observance on the third Sunday of June was decreed by law in 1972.

https://www.history.com/topics/fathers-day

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Fresh air, sunshine, new friends, fun, games, and special memories all add up to Ridgewood Summer Day Camp

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This year’s camp will open for the 2011 summer season on Tuesday, June 28th and run for six weeks through Friday, August 5th. Children entering grades 1 through 6 will enjoy arts and crafts, organized games, swimming, special events and optional trips. Camp will be held at The Stable, Graydon Pool, Maple Park, Veteran’s Field, Leuning Park and the Community Center from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Children are to bring a bag lunch and beverage. Bus transportation is available to all.

Children will also engage in mind-boggling board games suited to make them sharper, more creative, and better their memory. One of these games is Scrabble, an age-old word game that is suitable for all ages whose history dates back more than a hundred years back. For those who want to be part of the game, internet connectivity will also be available, so parents can use unscramblex.com/scrabble-word-finder to help their children beat the scrabble game and come out on top against their opponents. With this experience and the help of this word-finder tool, you never know… your kids might as well come from the camp better in English grammar than you ever thought they’d get at the end of the 6-week period.

The day camp registration fee is $ 500.00 per child which includes two camp T-shirts and optional bus transportation. Trips are also optional with limited space; prices vary and registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. All campers must possess a 2011 Graydon Pool membership badge.

Registration will be accepted from April 1 through June 6, 2011 as space allows. You may register online at www.ridgewoodnj.net/communitypass (payment by credit card). For registration assistance or special needs please visit the Recreation Office, The Stable, 259 North Maple Avenue, or call the office at 201-670-5560.

 

 

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>All Communities Welcome to Join Graydon Pool for 2011 Summer Season

>All Communities Welcome to Join Graydon Pool for 2011 Summer Season

The Village Council and the Ridgewood Department of Parks and Recreation are pleased to invite all families in the surrounding area to join the Graydon Pool facility as season members for the 2011 summer season. Come enjoy fun in the sun so close to home!

The opening weekend begins Saturday, June 4th with special festivities planned.

Facility activities include volleyball, basketball, bocce, ping-pong, shuffleboard, four-squares, hop-scotch, and for the little ones, “Storytime Under a Tree”. Additional amenities include a lending library of reading books, a shaded playground, water features, shade kites, Adirondack chairs, picnic area, sheltered pavilion, charcoal grills, and The Water’s Edge Café. Swim instruction will be offered for children and adults along with an adaptive swim class.

Non-resident adults will be charged $160 and children, ages 2 through 15, will be charged $140 for the13 week season.

Badges will go on sale April 15th and can be purchased from the comfort of home on Community Pass at www.ridgewoodnj.net/communitypass (Visa and MasterCard are accepted). In person registration assistance will be available Saturdays, May 14 and May 21, 10:00 am to 12 noon, at the Graydon Pool Badge Office, 259 North Maple Avenue. Badges may be purchased daily throughout the operating season.

Details are available at www.ridgewoodnj.net/graydon or you may call the Recreation Office at 201-670-5560 with any questions or if special accommodations are needed.

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