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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Baseball and Softball opening day . Ridgewood Baseball and Softball’s 70th annual Opening Day Parade and Family Fun Day to kick off the start of the Ridgewood baseball and softball seasons at Vets Field on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 9 AM to 1 PM.
More than 1200 athletes marched in the parade through town and join their families at VETS field for the Opening Day Family Fun Day Celebration. There are food trucks, inflatables, music, vendors, a Varsity
Baseball game, and several rec baseball and softball games. It is a great community event to kick off the start of the season .
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THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL
PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA
MARCH 22, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Mayor: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record, and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including the date and time of this meeting.”
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Ridgewood NJ, “the support of our sponsors has always been and will continue to be a critical part of our success, so we hope you will please consider one of our 2023 sponsorship programs. “
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Baseball Softball Association held it’s local pitch ,hit and run competition on May 15th . At Veterans Memorial Field, at The Varsity Baseball Field for boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 14 years old.
Ridgewood’s local winners were from left to right SkyAnne Whelan Softball 11/12, Kelsey Miller Softball 9/10 ,Phebe Cohen Softball 7/8 , Andrew Pfiel Baseball 9/10 Dylan DeSisto Basball 7/8 and not pictured Kenneth Orr Baseball 13/14
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Ridgewood NJ,, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order 232, which will rescind the current prohibition on outdoor interstate youth competitions, effective 6:00 a.m. on Friday, March 19.
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Registration & Program Fees
The RBSA is a volunteer organization. We rely on parents and guardians to volunteer their time to help make this organization possible. While you are going through the registration process, please be sure to register to volunteer as a coach, an assistant coach, fundraiser, parade assistant or any other position that you feel you can help. Coaching in the lower grades requires only a few hours of your time a week and is critical to ensure that our players have the instruction and assistance needed to make this an enjoyable experience.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood blog has picked up chatter that the 2014 plan for a 90-foot baseball field was still on at Schedler.
According to Mayor Ramon Hach the plan for 90-foot baseball diamond was discarded in 2016. The Village Council decided to move forward with a new design that was proposed by the Schedler Ad hoc Committee in 2017. The new design includes a protective berm, a playground, a walking path, 44 parking spaces, restrooms and a 75×50 yard multi-purpose which will take up about 1/4 the space of a full-size baseball field. The presentation can be accessed with this
link: https://www.ridgewoodnj.net/images/Active_65868522_8_Schedler_Committee_Presentation.PPTX
“Please, try Responding to the SPECIFIC ISSUE at hand instead of TROLLING w/ meaningless brain-dead comments. There are tons of AWESOME volunteer coaches in Ridgewood. Baseball is tons of FUN. The kids have a blast… and most, and I stress, “MOST” of the coaches are WONDERFUL people. The question is not RAKES, TENNIS RACQUETS or VOLUNTEERING… the question at HAND is SAFETY TRAINING FINANCIALS across almost a DECADE of the RBSA’s Form 990 tax returns.
Continue reading Reader says, “the question at HAND is SAFETY TRAINING FINANCIALS across almost a DECADE of the RBSA’s Form 990 tax returns”
“RBSA Corruption PART 3: SAFETY TRAINING & INSTRUCTION – “THE SMOKING GUN!”
While the RBSA could meet NJ’s LEGAL SAFETY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS for around 10k per year, they are generating, on AVERAGE, $50k/YEAR in REVENUE and $150k/YEAR in EXPENSE for SAFETY TRAINING and INSTRUCTION…
That’s a MONSTER COST and an even BIGGER NET LOSS! Seems CRIMINAL to me….
Who is writing checks for TRAINING?
Who is getting paid off this TRAINING?
Who is performing this TRAINING?!?
Why is the RBSA’s SAFETY TRAINING operating at a HUGE NEGATIVE MARGIN?!?
Why did the RBSA report -$0- in REV/EXPENSE for 2014/2015?
Is SAFETY TRAINING an ENGINE for KICKBACKS?
Is SAFETY TRAINING being conducted in HAWAII?!?
Does SAFETY TRAINING include EXPENSIVE SCOTCH, GOLF and CIGARS?!??
I don’t know. I don’t care…where there’s SMOKE there’s FIRE…
It is my position that the RBSA is the MOST CORRUPT 501c3 YOUTH BASEBALL ORGANIZATION in the UNITED STATES of AMERICA….
true story….”
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Ridgewood NJ, It seems like this is a DEVELOPING STORY… there is a 2nd Video Installment analyzing Ridgewood, NJ REC Baseball program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swvQNREIOLY
All the documentation from the https://www.daddyBall.Org
It’s nice to see a healthy and productive conversation developing here. Check out the 2nd VIDEO which looks specifically at Ridgewood, NJ Recreational Baseball. There’s more to come, I assure you… This is not going to get buried.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to a reader, ” the RBSA fee gouges, lies on tax returns and steals from a charity registered with the IRS dedicated to Youth Athletics…. They need to be investigated!!!! “
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood 14u (Junior Division) won the Little League Sectionals, defeating Randolph 8-0.
Pictured L-R Coach McCarthy, Mike Staiano, William Taylor, Jack Foerch, Lukas Barker, Thomas McCarthy, Daniel Weaver, Jay Wittmaack, Cole Conneen, Bobby Kuenzler, John Gardner, Dane Mikita, Coach Mikita, Chris Baney.
Not pictured, Coach John Foerch
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Ridgewood NJ, The 14U boys beat Paramus 5-0 & 4-1 to win District 4. Cheer them on as they move on to play in the Sectionals next Thursday in Sparta.
L-R Mike Staiano, Coach Mikita, Jack Foerch, Dane Mikita, Thomas McCarthy, Jay Wittmaack, Bobby Kuenzler, Daniel Weaver, John Gardner, Lucas Barker, William Taylor, Coach McCarthy, Chris Baney. Not Pictured: Coach Foerch.
