Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
318 AM EST Mon Dec 4 2017
Patchy dense fog will continue across portions of interior
northeast New Jersey, the Lower Hudson Valley, and interior
southwest Connecticut. The fog may result in rapid reductions in
visibility at times and could be as low as a quarter mile or less
in spots.
Also, the fog combined with below freezing temperatures in many
locations could lead to patchy black ice on area roadways.
Motorists are urged to use caution and allow for extra commuting
time this morning.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police and EMS personnel responded to aid a driver who was involved in a two (2) vehicle, Sunday morning crash at the intersection of East Glen and Fairfield Avenues, Ridgewood. The victim, who sustained a non life threatening head injury, was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Ridgewood Police issued one (1) summons in connection with the incident.
Ridgewood NJ, its National Handwashing Awareness Week this year is on December 3-9 ,2017. Handwashing is a simple but important way to keep the families you work with healthy.
Why do children need to wash their hands?
Children are at an increased risk for coming into contact with contaminants like Lead.
Lead-based paint, found in older homes and even some toys, can contaminate dust and soil in and around the house and pose a threat to children, who tend to stick their hands in their mouths. One of the easiest and most effective ways to keep your kids safe from the harmful effects of lead is to make sure they wash their hands after playtime, especially after playing outside. For more information regarding lead poisoning please visit, https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/tips/water.htm
What is the proper handwashing technique?
• Wet hands with clean, running water.
• Apply soap.
• Rub hands together and scrub palms, the back of hands, between fingers and under nails.
• Rinse hands well.
• Air dry hands or dry with a clean towel.
When should children wash their hands?
Children should always wash their hands but should wash their hands before and after eating as well as before and after touching someone who is sick. They should also always was their hands after:
• Using the restroom.
• Coughing, sneezing, or blowing their nose.
• Touching animals.
• Touching a surface or object that is touched or used by a lot of people.
How can parents and teachers get children to wash their hands?
A very effective way to get children into the handwashing habit is to make it a family activity. Children look up to the adults in their lives, so it’s important that you lead by example by not only reminding your children to wash their hands but by getting in line to wash right behind them!
For more information regarding handwashing please visit the following web pages: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/hand-washing.html
https://www.cdc.gov/…/show-me-the-science-hand-sanitizer.ht…
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is a program of the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey which works to eliminate childhood lead poisoning and maintain healthy and safe homes. The program’s educational services are geared toward children ages six and younger and their parents.
We provide the following services at schools and community agencies:
• Free and exciting presentations to children 6 years and
younger using the Elmo Lead Away video.
• Free lead prevention and healthy homes
presentations/workshops to programs that serve children and families
reader says the consequence of the Aronsohn election will be felt in Ridgewood for a very long time , in parking, housing, congestion, CBD, Ridgewood Water and more….
SUCKERS YOU VOTED FOR THEM.
Paul Aronsohn — 2479
Russel R. Forenza — 817
Gwenn H. Hauck — 1727
Keith Killion — 1711
Albert J. Pucciarelli — 2078
Mary Jane Shinozuka — 1484
And the photograph of Aronsohn. Looks like he’s giving someone the side-eye. Or perhaps he’s experiencing digestive distress. In any event, it’s not flattering. Sort of what you’d expect The Ridgewood News to publish if the person in question was a political ADVERSARY, not a fellow swamp-dweller like Aronsohn. Remarkable!
Aronsohn will pay the one hundred and everyone, especially his fans will forget about it, and/or say that Aronsohn is just passionate about his ideas and maybe didn’t really know that what he was doing was unlawful and Aronsohn might run for an office and possibly win.
Most people will forget about this video talk; I mean whoever wrote that letter to Sedon’s newspaper, what about that and that person was never caught. That was a real crime. The newspaper who received the letter , did they cooperate with giving all evidence of the communication. Were they required to by law?
Really, this crime talkin on video about parking garage, it’s really chump change.
Ridgewood NJ, A female pedestrian described as older was hit by a car on Ridgewood Avenue during the Christmas tree lighting Friday night, December 1st.
Witnesses reported that the woman was hit in front of the Bow Tie Warner Theater across the street from Starbucks .
The Patch is reporting that Police said the woman was taken to the hospital with what were reported to be minor injuries and that no other information was available at this time
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Art Institute is home to many talented artists. We welcome you to visit us and view our Annual Members’ Holiday Show and Sale, usually featuring over 150 pieces of beautiful artwork. In addition, this year we are also including a Small Works Fundraising Exhibition with pieces priced at $150, all proceeds benefit The Ridgewood Art Institute.
What better way to kick off the Holiday Season, than to meet our artists and other art enthusiasts in a festive setting? Please join us for our opening reception on Sunday, November 19, 2017 from 1-4 pm. Work will be on view daily from 11am-3pm till December 24th, 2017.
Art makes a unique gift that can be treasured for a lifetime. Also, your gift helps support this fine institution, which is a gift to so many.
Members are invited to enter two original works to be exhibited in a festive holiday setting.
The Holiday show will include a special Small Works Fundraising Exhibition**.
Hollow sycamores can still lead long lives.
Age and Changes
As a sycamores mature, the brown, gray and green bark on their lower trunk peels in patches. The colorful patches contrast with the white inner bark , forming a colorful mosaic. When sycamores get to be 200 years old, their sapwood no longer transfers minerals and water from their roots. Resins and tree wastes collect and harden in the heartwood or core of the tree. This heartwood frequently rots, but hollow sycamores can still lead long lives.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police and NJ Transit Police officers were summoned to NJ Transit’s Ridgewood passenger rail station on Saturday afternoon, 12/02 to maintain order in response to a telephoned report of approximately 50 disorderly/unruly individuals on the Hoboken bound platform. Ridgewood Police officers determined that the individuals in question were high school students en route to a championship football game at Met Life Stadium. Patrol officers prevented one (1) juvenile male from boarding a departing train and detained him until his parents arrived. A patrol supervisor indicated that the detainee appeared to have been under the influence of an unknown substance. All police activity was cleared from the train station area within 45 minutes of the original request for assistance. No injuries were reported.
Ridgewood NJ, The Valley Hospital has been recognized with the 2017 American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Apex Recognition Award for their continued best practices in respiratory care. Valley is one of only five respiratory care departments from across the U.S. and the only one from New Jersey to have received this award in its inaugural year.
“Valley is proud to be among a small, elite group of hospitals that have been recognized with the Apex Recognition Award,” said Audrey Meyers, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System. “The Apex Recognition Award reflects the high-quality care our respiratory therapists and team members provide.”
The AARC Apex Recognition Award was developed in 2017 as a way for the AARC Board to recognize respiratory care departments that demonstrate high-quality care. The award program distinguishes facilities for their commitment to excellence in professional development, evidence-based care, patient safety, patient satisfaction and quality improvement. The Apex Recognition Award includes three categories for recognition: acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities and home medical equipment (HME) companies.
“Respiratory therapists are a vital component of a well-rounded healthcare team,” said Thomas Kallstrom, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, AARC. “The specialized services and skills respiratory therapists perform each day provide the necessary foundation for the total patient experience. They work hard to deliver outstanding care and comfort to their patients, and we are thrilled to honor them through the Apex Recognition Award.”
Valley has also earned the Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the American Association of Respiratory Care for fourteen consecutive years.
Above photo caption: The Valley Hospital has been recognized with the 2017 American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Apex Recognition Award for their continued best practices in respiratory care. Valley is one of only five respiratory care departments from across the U.S. and the only one from New Jersey to have received this award in its inaugural year. Pictured here are staff from Valley’s Respiratory Care department. Shown holding the certificate (from left to right) are Jean-Herve Mondestin, Director, Respiratory Care Services; Ann Marie Leichman, R.N., Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Patient Care Services; and Bettyann Kempin, R.N., Assistant Vice President, Medical/Surgical Services, and the Center for Sleep Medicine.
Ridgewood NJ, find out who’s been naughty or nice ?
Saturday, December 2, 2017 10am-1pm
Santa will arrive at Columbia Bank (60 S. Broad St.), free gifts for all the kids
10:30am FREE Movie at the Bow-Tie Cinema-movie will be ELF, Will Ferrel.
Today 2-4pm Santa will now be at Memorial Park at
Van Neste Square, weather permitting.
Visit SANTA at his house in the center of Ridgewood, Memorial Park at Van Neste Square. Saturdays, December 2,9, 16 and 23rd , 12-2:30pm, weather permitting.
Come to do your Holiday Shopping in historic downtown Ridgewood and dine at our delicious
restaurants. Give yourself a gift of shopping and dining.
If Sonenfeld were still Village Manager today (i.e., hadn’t resigned yet) this would have been good cause for the new Mayor to demand her resignation. And yes, any village employee below Sonenfeld who assisted in the production of this video should now be investigated, and at least be counseled and subjected to some kind of censure or discipline, unless the facts reveal that they participated against their will because Sonenfeld or Aronsohn pressured them somehow or threatened their job. This is a serious situation involving municipal corruption in open defiance of the non-partisan form of government to which Village residents are entitled pursuant to the Faulkner Act. Village management needs to act promptly to ensure that nobody employed by the Village tries to do or even thinks about doing anything like this ever again.
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police Announce Extended Hours for Police Records Room.
The Ridgewood Police records room now has extended hours on Thursday evenings to better serve the public. The new hours for the records Bureau are Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Friday 8:30am until 4:15pm and Thursdays 8:30am to 8:30pm.
For more information about obtaining police records visit the Ridgewood Police Department website
from Marcia Ringel, The Preserve Graydon Coalition,
Last night I submitted three comments separately. Only the last one appeared (making no sense of its “P.S.”) I asked about this and was informed that the spam filter has been acting up. PJ asked me to send them again. Here they are:
Interesting that this announcement appeared the day after I submitted an OPRA request for the arborist’s report. Here is my argument: Is it possible that this is all accurate and the tree poses a danger? Sure. But if your doctor says, “There’s nothing I can do; you’re dying,” do you buy a cemetery plot or seek a second opinion? Rutgers has an expert in every county and the one in Hackensack might conceivably agree to look at the sycamore. This is not just any tree, but one that has been admired, photographed, and painted by residents and others for many decades. The decision to cut it down would feel a lot more valid if confirmed by another tree expert. If Rutgers can’t do it, the town can pay for it. An expert arborist has agreed to do a complete report for $750. That is only $50 more than was spent in tax money to create a video that has now been officially deemed an ethical failure. Our sycamore deserves a second opinion. It will hardly be free to take it down. Having a professional written report in the records would help to protect the village in case of an accident. When the town talks about safety, what percentage of that is fear of liability?
Regarding the age of the tree: the Ridgewood Library’s local history section has photos of the sycamore taken before the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the stone wall around the periphery of the Graydon swimming area and a smaller version of the wall around the tree island. (There used to be two such islands with trees along the Linwood Avenue side; one was removed when the swimming area was formalized from its earlier swimmin’-hole past.) The WPA also built the Skaters Shelter, now used as the badge office and food concession but intended as a place to warm one’s toes while ice skating. The cornerstone of that building, located in the lower right corner as you face the door to the badge office, says “1936.” The angles at which the sycamore’s limbs are extended in both old and more recent photos make it clear that the same tree has been there all along, watching Ridgewood go by for over 80 years and perhaps far more. Let’s give it a second look before we knock it down.
P.S. Anyone wishing to endorse this proposal (a second opinion) can reach the Village Manager by calling Village Hall at 201-670-5500 ext. 201 or via email at [email protected]. If this interests you, please don’t wait.
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