Ridgewood NJ, Tuesday 10/10/17 through Friday 10/13/17 PSE&G will continue with gas work on E. Ridgewood Ave between S. Pleasant Ave and the Duck Pond. The medical complex around 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. will be accessible from Paramus Rd. PSE&G will also be working on Doremus Ave between Ackerman Ave and Bellair Rd. during the same time period.
Wednesday 10/11/17 milling and paving of Broad St. between Franklin Ave. and Hudson St. Will take place at night and begin at 8pm. Starting at 6pm, no parking will be permitted in the parking lot at the intersection of E. Ridgewood Ave and Broad St. as well as all of Broad St. Franklin Ave will have two-way traffic under the railroad tracks all night during this construction.
20171011 – Village Council Public Meeting VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
OCTOBER 11, 2017
8:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute and Moment of Silence
5. Acceptance of Financial Reports
6. Approval of Minutes
7. Proclamation
National Diabetes Awareness Month
Honor Robert Paoli
8. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person – 40 minutes in total)
9. Village Manager’s Report
10. Village Council Reports
11. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
12. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
13. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-294 THROUGH
17-305 ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE EACH RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:
17-294 Title 59 Approval – Laboratory Analysis Services
17-295 Award Contract – Laboratory Analysis Services
17-296 Title 59 Approval – Service and Repair of Electric Source
17-297 Award Contract – Service and Repair of Electric Source
17-298 Title 59 Approval – Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite Solution
17-299 Award Contract – Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite Solution
17-300 Title 59 Approval – Emergency Generator Installations
17-301 Award Contract – Emergency Generator Installations
17-302 Title 59 Approval – Service and Repair of Potable Water Pumping Facilities
17-303 Award Contract – Service and Repair of Potable Water Pumping Facilities
17-304 Authorize Change Order – Professional Services for Glen Tank Rehabilitation (NTE $3,602.41)
17-305 Authorize Execution of Lease – Co-Location of Wireless Telecommunication Antennas – Glen Avenue Tank
14. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3618 – Supervisors Salary Ordinance
3619 – Non-Union Salary Ordinance
3620 – Management Salary Ordinance
3621 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – South Hillside Place
3622 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Establish Stop Signs at Hope Street and Gilbert Street
15. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3613 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Parking, Prohibition of U-Turns, Prohibition of Stopping and Standing for Municipal Complex Parking Lot and Time Limit Parking on North Maple Avenue
3614 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –
Maltbie Avenue – 2-hour Parking
3615 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Establish Bus Stop on Goffle Road
3616 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Designate
CBD Employee Parking Spaces – North Walnut Street
Parking Lot
3617 – Amend Chapter 145 Fees – Emergency Medical Services Third-party Billing Plan Fees
16. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-306 THROUGH
17-327 ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE EACH RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:
17-306 Award Contract – Layout, Printing, and Distributing of 2018 Village Calendar
17-307 Title 59 Approval – Repair of Stairs – Train Station
17-308 Award Contract – Repair of Stairs – Train Station
17-309 Title 59 Approval – Repair of Stairs – Corsa Terrace to Pease Library Building
17-310 Award Contract – Repair of Stairs – Corsa Terrace to Pease Library Building
17-311 Award Contract Under State Contract – Recapped Tires (NTE $55,000)
17-312 Award Contract Under State Contract – Ford F250 Pickup Truck with Snowplow – Engineering Division (NTE $37,406.50)
17-313 Award Second Additional Partial Contract – Tree Planting (NTE $50,000)
17-314 Award Third Additional Partial Contract – Road Resurfacing and Repair (NTE $)
17-315 Award Contract – Odor Control System – Water Pollution Control Facility (NTE $)
17-316 Award Professional Services Contract – Odor Control System – Water Pollution Control Facility
17-317 Award Professional Services Contract – Grant Writing and Consulting Services (NTE $)
17-318 Award Professional Services Contract – Professional Engineering Services – Preparation of Plans for Bids – Improvements to HVAC System in Village Hall (NTE $26,800)
17-319 Authorize Submission of 2018 NJDOT Paving Grant Application
17-320 Approve Eagle Scout Project – Building of Raptor Nests
17-321 Accept Annual Audit Report
17-322 Authorize Corrective Action Plan
17-323 Authorize NJDOT Grant Application – Hillcrest Road
17-324 Oppose Amendments to OPRA and OPMA
17-325 Authorize Settlement of Claim
17-326 Amend Resolution – Pilot Program for Central Valet Parking in Central Business District
17-327 Award Contract – Operation and Maintenance of Chestnut Street Dumpster Pad
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, NUMBERED 17-328, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:
17-328 Hudson Street – Area in Need of Redevelopment
17. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
18. Resolution to go into Closed Session
19. Closed Session
20. Adjournment
Ridgewood NJ, A late night, two (2) vehicle crash on Route 17 southbound in Ridgewood on Sunday, 10/08, resulted in all southbound lanes being closed at Race Track Road for approximately one (1) hour while crews worked to clear the highway of wreckage. Multiple non-life threatening injuries were reported with victims being transported by ambulances to local area hospitals. Ridgewood Police, Fire, and EMS units responded. Ho-Ho-Kus Police assisted with traffic control. A flatbed tow truck was required to remove a wrecked 4-door sedan, and crash related debris, from the highway before all travel lanes could be reopened.
Ridgewood NJ, Linwood Avenue will be closed to through traffic on Tuesday, October 10th and Wednesday, October 11th for roadway milling and on Tuesday, October 17th for paving (weather permitting). The closure will be from Paramus Road to Pascack Road. A detour will be set up sending traffic to East Ridgewood Ave. Access for local houses and businesses will be allowed, however expect delays. The work is expected to start at 7am and finish at 5pm each day. Thank you for your patience during this county road resurfacing project.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood PBA local 20 was proud to honor one of its members, Officer Christopher Mormino, at the 200 Club of Bergen County’s Annual Valor Awards. A special thank you is in order for Officer Mormino’s Distinguished Service and the 200 Club of Bergen County for it’s recognition of that service.
Ridgewood NJ, On October 17, 2017, voter registration will be conducted in the Village Clerk’s Office in Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and in the lobby of the Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue, from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This is the final opportunity for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the November 7, 2017 General Election.
All residents of Ridgewood who will be at least 18 years of age on November 7, 2017 and are citizens of the United States are eligible to vote. Residents who have recently moved to Ridgewood, as well as those who have moved within Ridgewood, must re-register to vote even if they were previously registered at another address.
AN EVENING WITH DR. DAVID ROBINSON NEW JERSEY STATE CLIMATOLOGIST RIDGEWOOD WATER RIDGEWOOD PARKS & RECREATION & THE RIDGEWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (REAC) ARE PLEASED TO HOST A PUBLIC FORUM
ON
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
7:00 – 8:30 PM
RIDGEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY ● 125 N. MAPLE AVENUE
ROBINSON WILL BE DISCUSSING:
THE CHANGING CLIMATE IN THE STATE
WEATHER
DROUGHT
EFFECTS OF THE CHANGING CLIMATE ON UTILITIES LIKE RIDGEWOOD WATER
PLEASE VISIT THE EVENTS CALENDAR ON THE RIDGEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY’S WEBSITE OR REGISTER DIRECTLY AT:
https://water.ridgewoodnj.net/ccevent/
SPACE IS LIMITED. ALL RIDGEWOOD WATER CUSTOMERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
Dr. David A. Robinson is a professor in the Department of Geography at Rutgers University and also serves as New Jersey’s State Climatologist. His research interests are in applied climate, especially related to New Jersey, and in climate dynamics and change, particularly focused on global snow cover. He is a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and sits on climate advisory committees for the National Academy of Sciences and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He has chaired two National Research Council panels and the American Meteorological Society’s Polar Meteorology and Oceanography Committee, and is a past president of the American Association of State Climatologists. Dr. Robinson was recently elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and has received a NOAA Environmental Hero award, as well as the Lifetime Achievement award of the Association of American Geographer’s Climate Specialty Group.
Ridgewood NJ, John Wohlberg is the Owner-Operator at JH Renovations, LLC in Ridgewood. John told the Ridgewood blog that , “he has been in business for over 20 years. My father was a Contractor now a site safety manager in NYC. Still working full time at 82. My Brother also a Contractor and a Licensed Building Inspector which has been a good information source for me throughout the years in terms of the Building Codes, various inspectors etc.”
John interestingly enough he also has a Real Estate License ( Referral Only) and a BA in Psychology. John went on to say he was an Art Major in High School and that’s been helpful in helping clients come up with designs.
John says,” I worked briefly at Keller Williams in Ridgewood but now have my License over at Alexander Andersen in Hackensack.”
John says , “My niche is an all in one saving clients the hassle of hiring a designer or in some cases, an architect. I guess somewhat of a DIY Contractor educating the client on the options”
We asked about his geographic area John concentrates on Ridgewood, Glen Rock , but have done work in every town in Bergen County. He generally will not travel outside Bergen County. According to John , “What tends to happen is we keep about 3 projects going at a time and taking on a project too far away can result in a local customer who doesn’t get taken care of properly so we learned early on not to bite off more then we can chew. Your reputation suffers and as a word of mouth business owner, that can be costly”
John says , “A lot of times what happens is that we will get a referral and will start off doing something small but once trust is built up, we end coming back to do something larger. We have a big database of repeat customers.We’ve gotten calls to paint a room and ended up staying for 3 or years off and on Renovating almost every room in the house. We try to be as user friendly as possible.”
He belongs to the Ridgewood Chamber, Hackensack Chamber and former member of the Glen Rock Chamber, Ridgewood Business Connections.
John says he understands the older home in Ridgewood, “I’m different from a builder as I deal with a lot of these old, Ridgewood homes. Most are built outta level and you have to be creative to try to make whatever room your renovation blend into the existing décor. You don’t want to go to modern and sacrifice an architectural integrity of the home.
John says , “the bottom line about my business, I love what I do but my body sometimes doesn’t , My tag line is “Building a Family of Satisfied Customers”. I try to live by that motto. ”
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood public library suggest to get ready for Halloween with the master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft. All of his texts are available online for free. https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/
H. P. Lovecraft ( Howard Phillips Lovecraft) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He was virtually unknown and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, but he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life. Among his most celebrated tales are “The Call of Cthulhu” and “The Shadow over Innsmouth”, both canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos. Lovecraft was never able to support himself from earnings as author and editor. He saw commercial success increasingly elude him in this latter period, partly because he lacked the confidence and drive to promote himself. He subsisted in progressively strained circumstances in his last years; an inheritance was completely spent by the time that he died at age 46.
Sat, October 28, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: at Memorial Park at Van Neste Squ., E. Ridgewood Ave., side streets and the park
Ridgewood’s Halloween Haunted Harvest
FREE to the public
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Memorial Park at Van Neset Square
1:00pm-4:00pm
weather permitting
Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce presents
its annual Haunted Harvest…
sponsored by…
Ben & Jerry’s and Terrie O’Connor Realtors
Come and meet the “good witches”
Ben & Jerry’s is preparing a walk through the HAUNTED GRAVE YARD, a jump through the PUMPKIN PATCH or hide in the HAY MAZE along with arts & crafts and fun!
Terry O’Connor Realtors will lead the
HALLOWEN PARADE for kids and puppies…
wear your best costume to win a prize!
Join in on the Face Painting, Balloon Making and much more.
Make sure you get your map to go to the stores for a trick or teat…
Join us in Ridgewood for this Halloween fun…
while shopping and dining.
This event is FREE to the public…wear your costume to join the fun.
Thu, October 12, 2017 – Sat, October 14, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Location: Ridgewood Business district, E. Ridgewood Ave. and side streets
Ridgewood’s second annual Blow-Out Sale days
All participating store will be open all 3 days!
October 12, 13, 14th, Thursday-Friday-Saturday
Featuring:
Summer – endings
Fall trending’s and
Holiday comings
outside – weather permitting
Starting with
Art of Motion, Chestnut St., offering a costume exchange for HALLOWEEN with proceeds going to CancerCare. call for details: 201-652-5800 –
17 Chestnut St.
Participating stores-the # next business is their address #.
E. Ridgewood Ave.
GAP – 235
Fox’s – 230
Kate Spade – 202
Bookends – 211
Hot Jewelry Box – 203
Ridgewood Bootery – 200
DoubleTake Consignment Boutique – 189
Pink Bungalow – 185
Little Skye – 171
Little Nest Portraits – 168
Peachy Keen Kids – 136
Anik of Ridgewood – 119
Learning Express Toys – 111
Shelly Glam – 82
Oasis Clothing – 80
Lucky Brand – 67
P. Smith & Co. – 65
Duxiana Bedding – 63
Red Velvet Luxe- 59
Victor’s Mens – 55
GiGi’s Boutique – 48
Loft41 Jewelry – 41
Beauty Plus Salon – 25
Eat Your Spinach – 42
Jekyll & Hide – 7
Cottage Place
Savvy Chic Consignment Boutique – 30
S. Walnut St.
Suite 201 – 11
Chestnut St.
House of Glam Studio – 22
S. Broad Street
Alba Boutique- 10
DPARZ Shoes – 12
N. Broad St
Racefaster – 211
Look for some businesses in front of
Memorial Park at Van Neste Square.
M&T Bank
Little Ivy Learning Center
Beauty Counter – Rebecca
House of Glam Studio
I absolutely agree. I go to my nail appointment 9:30am, very little is open. But all parking spaces near the shop are taken. And when I go to lunch, ~11:30am, hoping to get a space, same issue. Must be at least some employees in the spaces, maybe more. You don’t see people walking in and out of stores, walking on the streets at these early times. And 2 shop owners have confirmed to me – when I have asked – that the spaces are taken by employees – they see them. Apparently the employees are able to park 3 hours, just like shoppers. Just put money in the meters. It may be legal, but it’s certainly not good for the vibrancy of downtown shopping or the customers.
Planning Board Special Public Meeting Schedule Ammendment Oct 18, 2017
PLANNING BOARD AMENDMENT TO MEETING SCHEDULE
Special Public Meeting: Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
Addition to Meeting Schedule
In accordance with the provisions of the “Open Public Meetings Act,” please be advised that the Planning Board has scheduled a special public meeting and work session for WEDNESDAY, October 18, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. in the Ridgewood Village Courtroom, 161 N. Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450.
The Board may take official/formal action during this Special Public Meeting at which time the Board will convene a public hearing concerning 257 Ridgewood Avenue, LLC, Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan, Block 3703, Lot 4, 6, & 8.01. All meetings of the Ridgewood Planning Board (i.e., official public meetings, work session meetings, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings which are always open to members of the general public.
Michael Cafarelli
Secretary to the Board
c: P/B Members
Ridgewood News*
The Record*
Village Clerk
Village Manager
Village Bulletin Board
Village Website
Bergen County Clerk
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Karate Academy is hosting a Women’s Self Defense Seminar, taught by Master Steve Smyer (5th Dan Black Belt )on Thursday, October 19th, from 8pm -9pm. This is a FREE event, open to the community in the effort to help keep you safe during this Holiday Season..
Participants will learn functional self defense and survival skills including escapes, striking, and overall safety awareness tips. Register TODAY! Space is limited!
The school is located at:
30 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ , (behind Starbucks)
For details call (201)447-2272 or visit at
Ridgewoodkarate.com
Ridgewood NJ, to discontinue delivery of the supermarket circulars that are delivered to your home and dropped in your driveway by calling 1-800-376-6222 and providing your address.
