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Bergen Record Newspaper reporter, MIKE KELLY, will sign his new book: THE BUS ON JAFFA ROAD at Bookends this Saturday

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Bergen Record Newspaper reporter, MIKE KELLY, will sign his new book: THE BUS ON JAFFA ROAD at Bookends this Saturday

Reporter for The Record Newspaper, MIKE KELLY, will  sign his new book: THE BUS ON JAFFA ROAD ($26.95). at Bookends at 1pm ,November 9,2014.

Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.Bookends cannot guarantee that the books that are Autographed will always be First Printings. Autographed books purchased at Bookends are non-returnable. While we try to insure that all customers coming to Bookends’ signings will meet authors and get their books signed, we cannot guarantee that all attendees will meet the author or that all books will be signed.  We cannot control inclement weather, author travel schedules or authors who leave prematurely. Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ   07450   201-445-0726

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REPEAT PARKING VIOLATIONS

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REPEAT PARKING VIOLATIONS

To all business owners and employees in Ridgewood

important notice about parking!
Please read carefully.
Effective November 1, 2014
The Village of Ridgewood will begin strictly enforcing
REPEAT PARKING VIOLATIONS – on that date the police department will begin issuing tickets to vehicles that remain in a parking space beyond 3 hours.
This means that you will no longer be able to extend the time at the parking meter by adding additional quarters to the meters at the end of the time allowed.
The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Ridgewood have arranged for a limited number of employeeparking spaces at the former Ken Smith Motors Lot (at the corner of N. Broad St. and Franklin Ave)
Beginning October 20, 2014, PARKING PERMITS maybe purchased at Village Hall (first floor receptionist desk)-for $80 per month -Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm – you must have proof of employment and your driver’s license with you at the time of purchase – cash/check and/or credit cards accepted.
For additional information call
Village Hall 201-670-5500 x 200
Spaces at Ken Smith are extremely limited.
PLEASE REMEMBER YOU WILL BE TICKETED FOR REPEAT PARKING VIOLATIONS.

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Testimony by Ridgewood planner was disheartening

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Testimony by Ridgewood planner was disheartening

NOVEMBER 7, 2014    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014, 12:31 AM
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
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Planner’s testimony was disheartening
Felicia Angus

To the editor:The village planner’s testimony on Monday night vis-à-vis the amendments to the Ridgewood master plan was disheartening at best. The presentation was anything but impartial. He came across very much as someone who does not have to worry about the ramifications of his recommendations as he does not live in the village. To whimsically say to the effect that “sure there will be more traffic, but there’s traffic anyway” and address the shortage of parking in the same manner made him appear disinterested in the outcomes and effects of his decisions.

In addressing the potential influx of school children, it was pointed out that the taxes on many village houses do not cover their own child’s schooling. This was presented in a manner as to imply that since the average household already doesn’t cover the cost of their children, then what’s the big deal with adding more to the already tight schools and to our already sky high taxes? It is this very attitude that has us in the highest tax bracket predicament that we find ourselves already.

With his talk of students, there should have been added cost projections. Some estimated number of extra children will then push these three elementary schools and middle schools to overflow, and either we redistrict or float yet another bond issue for school expansions, teachers, etc. thereby increasing the average household taxes by X. Because of extra citizens in the town we will now need to hire more policemen, firemen, etc. in order to serve the community safely. What are these added costs? And what is the break even between extra school children and the projected taxes paid on any one of these proposed structures? That is a number we should all know by now. We cannot be OK with the planner’s implication that we will just “pay it forward” in increased taxes to deal with the decisions made today.

https://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-letters-to-the-editor/letter-testimony-by-ridgewood-planner-was-disheartening-1.1128662

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Rocky Patel Tasting Event at Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood

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Rocky Patel Tasting Event at Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood

Rocky Patel Tasting
Wednesday, November 19th
in The Davidoff Lounge
at The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood

Come and experience the new
Davidoff Lounge while tasting
two new Rocky Patel cigars

Special Rocky Patel promotions during event only
$20 admission, reserve your spot today
(201) 447-2204

The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood | 10 Chestnut Street | Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
Phone: 201-447-2204 | Email: [email protected]
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00AM – 5:30PM and Thursday Night 6:30PM – 8:30PM

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Parking kunundrum upcoming in Cottage Place lot

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Parking kunundrum upcoming in Cottage Place lot
November 6,2014
Boyd A. Loving
9:48 AM 

Ridgewood NJ, Based on discussions held during 11/05’s Village Council Work Session, beginning in early 2015, the Cottage Place municipal parking lot may become an authorized destination for the following “all day” parkers (in addition to retaining its role as a lot open to all who want to “pay as you go” using coins):1) Vehicles displaying “unlimited parking – resident” hang tags – available for $750 per calendar year to Ridgewood residents (this hang tag will entitle Ridgewood residents to park all day in any municipal parking lot, including Cottage Place – additional sticker required for parking at train station lot, but the sticker is free).

2) Vehicles displaying “unlimited parking – non-resident” hang tags – available for $1500 per calendar year to non-Ridgewood residents (non-Ridgewood residents may park all day only in the Cottage Place lot).

3) Vehicles displaying “unlimited parking – employee” hang tags – available for $80 per month (non-resident employees of Ridgewood businesses may park all day only at the Cottage Place municipal lot, or at the Ken Smith Motors lot).

Coincident with the introduction of the new hang tag offerings, time limits will be reduced to three (3) hours on all parking lot meters and the hourly rate will be changed.

I am wrong to think that some, not all, of the those who should be paying $1500 per year to park in the Cottage Place lot will try to find someone who can get them either a $750 per year resident tag, or an $80 per month employee tag?

What technology, if any, will be used to ensure that the Resident and Employee hang tags are actually being displayed on vehicles being used by those who were entitled to purchase the tags?

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Ridgewood files destroyed in flood prove to be costly

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Ridgewood files destroyed in flood prove to be costly

NOVEMBER 4, 2014    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014, 2:05 PM
BY JODI WEINBERGER
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

A state-licensed site remediation professional (LSRP) will perform costly tests to the soil at the Ridgewood Library to determine whether pesticide contamination seeped into the groundwater.

At a Ridgewood Library Board of Trustees meeting last month, members expressed frustration that they were again being asked to shell out thousands of dollars to address what board president John Johansen called a “decades old paperwork problem.”

This issue dates back to 1997 when the state told the library to remove a 2,500-gallon underground oil tank from the front lawn. A couple years ago, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) came back to the library saying that the paperwork for the tank removal was never completed, and soil testing would need to be done to put the case to rest.

Although the board believes that the work was done correctly at the time, the paperwork to prove it was lost along with boxes and boxes of other files during Tropical Storm Floyd in 1999.

“When Village Hall flooded, most of the records were down on the first floor,” said village attorney Matt Rogers. “We lost a tremendous amount of planning and zoning files.”

https://www.northjersey.com/news/environment/files-lost-in-flood-prove-to-be-costly-1.1126169

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Harlan Coben at Bookends Monday, November 3rd

10704194_10152364991610776_9187557175095093929_n Ridgewoods Own Author Harlan Coben at Bookends Monday, November 3rd @ 4:30pm.will  sign his new book: FOUND Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.Bookends cannot guarantee that the books that are Autographed will always be First Printings. Autographed books purchased at Bookends are non-returnable. While we try to insure that all customers coming to Bookends’ signings will meet authors and get their books signed, we cannot guarantee that all attendees will meet the author or that all books will be signed.  We cannot control inclement weather, author travel schedules or authors who leave prematurely. Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ   07450   201-445-0726

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Panelists: Ridgewood needs to shine spotlight on artistic events

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Panelists: Ridgewood needs to shine spotlight on artistic events

OCTOBER 30, 2014    LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014, 4:06 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Jazz feasts, film festivals, classical chamber concerts, rock shows, art galleries.

The positive dual-consensus among those at an Oct. 29 forum, which explored the “role of arts and historic preservation” in the Central Business District (CBD), was that the arts offer experiential opportunities important for attracting visitors and binding a community together, and that, luckily, Ridgewood already has most, if not all, of the components.

It just needs to get the word out.

“Ridgewood is certainly not a cultural wasteland,” said Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli, who helped organize the forum. “I think if anything, what we need to do is [promote] it so we make it all known … It’s up to us to be good stewards of it.”

Residents on the new Ridgewood Arts Council are striving to do so, by working with the village’s network administrator, Dylan Hansen, to create a page on the village website – which is in the process of being revamped – that would be a “one-stop shop” for people looking for information on artistic goings-on in the village, noted Ridgewood Arts Council chair Linda Bradley.

The arts council, which became a village committee in 2014, is in the process of reinvigorating its general mission of promoting the arts in Ridgewood. The group has a broad definition of art that includes not just visual and performance arts, but fashion and the culinary arts, Pucciarelli said.

https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/panelists-artistic-events-need-to-be-in-spotlight-1.1123169

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Parking no problem in Ridgewood

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Parking no problem in Ridgewood
Jim Finn

I have some very strong concerns that my town, Ridgewood, and Bergen County are in the process of spending valuable money to build a parking garage in an attempt to attract more shoppers and ease the crunch for residents.

I don’t know what the crunch is. I moved into Ridgewood in 1952, have lived in the general area since then and am a resident of the village once again. I have never had a problem finding a parking spot except in extreme cases like on the Fourth of July.

My primary concerns can be easily observed by spending a short amount of time in town on a Saturday evening. Cars are speeding through town and not paying attention to pedestrians in crosswalks. There are also arrogant jaywalkers galore, cars making illegal turns and cars illegally parked. There is no police presence.

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https://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-letters-to-the-editor/the-record-letters-thursday-oct-30-1.1122394?page=3

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Reader says Preservation implies a “status quo” do nothing again ,others disagree

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Reader says Preservation implies a “status quo” do nothing again ,others disagree

By preserving, you are absolutely doing “something”. It is not an easy job either.

In 2011, Ridgewood was ranked #26, by Money Magazine, as one of the best places to live. This year the new list came out and we are not even on it. There are three towns in NJ that are, #16 Parsippany, with 800 acres of “preserved land”, #26 Franklin Lakes – 1/3 of which is farmland or recreation “preservation” and #27 Piscataway – rich in history and “preservations incuding….”. All three of these top NJ picks use the word “Preservation” in describing their towns. By treating preservation as if it “doing nothing” you are moving farther from what makes a place a great place to live.

I agree let’s start “preserving”. Of course you do understand that by reducing ratables your taxes will go up…..big time !! Perhaps you are willing to pay more tax for added ‘green space” but are your neighbors so inclined ? Also, have you seen the giant office complexes along Rt 10 in Parsippany or the huge industrial warehouses in Piscataway ? These complexes offset a lot of the local tax burden. Are you suggesting that Ridgewood allow construction of similar facilities within its borders to help offset taxes here ?

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Ridgewood planner set to testify at next multifamily housing hearing

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Ridgewood planner set to testify at next multifamily housing hearing

OCTOBER 28, 2014    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014, 9:45 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

The much-anticipated testimony is coming: Village Planner Blais Brancheau will testify on multifamily housing on Monday, Nov. 3.

At last week’s Planning Board meeting, the location of Brancheau’s testimony was set for the Ridgewood High School Campus Center at 7:30 p.m. that Monday.

After the planner’s testimony, which will consider an amendment to the village’s master plan that would allow high-density multifamily housing in the central business district, the hearing process will be that much closer to conclusion.

Ridgewood’s hearings on the multifamily housing have been ongoing since January 2013.

Three developers have asked for an amendment to the master plan: Garden Homes Development, for a 106-unit complex on South Broad Street at the site of the old Brogan Cadillac lot; Ridgewood resident John Saraceno, who has plans to develop a 52-unit mixed-use housing complex at the old Sealfons site on East Ridgewood and North Maple avenues; and 240 Associates, which aims to develop a 52-unit complex on 166 Chestnut St.

Following this testimony, there will be time for public comment.

According to Planning Board officials, after public comment concludes, lawyers representing all sides of the debate will need to engage in cross-examination, followed by closing statements.

The hearing process should then conclude.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/planner-to-testify-on-multifamily-housing-1.1119501#sthash.ZdRUxktG.dpuf

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Planning Board Meeting Amended Schedule – November 3

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Planning Board Meeting Amended Schedule – November 3

PLANNING BOARD

AMENDMENT TO MEETING SCHEDULE


Special Public Meeting: Monday, November 3, 2014

Change of Date and Location

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 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014, in the RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CENTER, 627 E. RIDGEWOOD AVENUE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ beginning AT 7:30 p.m.

The Board may take official action during this Special Public Meeting at which time the Board will continue the public hearing concerning a proposed amendment to the Land Use Plan Element of the Master Plan which would recommend changes in zone district classifications and boundaries within the Central Business District and surrounding area, creating the AH-2, B-3-R, and C-R Zone Districts and amending the existing C Zone District. 

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

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Central Business District Discussion Meeting – Role of Arts and Historic Preservation in CBD

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Central Business District Discussion Meeting – Role of Arts and Historic Preservation in CBD – October 29 at 7:30 PM


Wednesday, October 29th the Village Hall Court Room, 131 N. Maple Ave, from 7:30PM to 9PM – The conversation will continue regarding Ridgewood Central Business District. At 7PM there will be an opportunity for comments. At 7:30PM – a Panel will discuss the role of the Arts and Historic Preservation in the Central Business District.

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Reader says Ridgewood Must Remain a Village

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Reader says Ridgewood Must Remain a Village

Yes, Ridgewood must remain a Village with as little traffic as possible. I love the small town feel. My detractors tell me that Ridgewood is no longer a village, so they say why not let it just get bigger.

My answer, and to use my favorite metaphor. Yes, Ridgewood is a little overweight, but does that justify letting our lovely Village become morbidly obese.

My dream: Put the village on a diet. Since ordinances and changes to our Master Plan are now allowed GALORE, let us have an ordinance restricting the number of restaurants.

Some years ago there was a lovely article in the real estate section of the NYTimes stating that according to some village residents Ridgewood was becoming RESTAURANT ROW , with accompanying traffic congestion, parking problems, and pollution and that should not be allowed.

I agree. One more point. There was recently an article in NYT about BUTTE COLORADO. A really small village, that Budweiser wanted to develop for commercials and give the residents jobs and more MONEY.

And guess what? Residents lacking full jobs vehemently rejected the idea. One man said, “I would much rather eat beans all of my life, rather than have my village developed. Money and development is not what counts.”

Is that too subtle and elusive to be understood?

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Freeholders agree to fund parking study for Ridgewood

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Freeholders agree to fund (another) parking study for Ridgewood
October 27, 2014    Last updated: Monday, October 27, 2014, 11:28 AM
By Jodi Weinberger
Staff Writer |
The Ridgewood News

The Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted Wednesday to fund a parking feasibility study in Ridgewood.

The resolution, passed unanimously by the seven-member board, specifically calls for the transfer of $179,160.92 from a 2002 rail network capital bond to the Bergen County Improvement Authority (BCIA), which will lead the study.

“I’m grateful to the Freeholder board and I’m encouraged that we have their full support,” said Mayor Paul Arohnson on Thursday. “That’s important. It’s great that we’re all on the same page.”

The dollar amount is what’s left of a $500,000 bond that was issued by the county in 2002 “for the engineering and design for the creation of a multi-county regional rail network,” which went to upgrades of train stations in several different towns.

In the resolution, the money is not specifically allocated to Ridgewood and can be used toward any municipality, said BCIA executive director Rob Garrison. He estimates that the study in Ridgewood will likely cost $100,000.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/county-to-study-feasibility-of-garage-1.1118852#sthash.wKvvKz63.dpuf