Paid $750 last year for a resident parking pass. Always found a parking spot at the either the Train Station, Chestnut or Hudson lots. Bought a $1000 RPP this year to have the same available lot options. Have yet been able to find spots in any of those lots since many of the spaces are now for shoppers. I am relegated to parking at the municipal lot on Walnut which is the furthest from the station. The plan to convert spaces from commuter to shopper spots was never brought up when I wrote my check in December. If this is the strategy going forward I guess we will have to vote in favor of a parking garage.
Ridgewood NJ, Better sex through music? Absolutely. The right soundtrack can make or break the mood, enhance a sense of intimacy, and fine tune you to the rhythms of your lover. Or if you’re currently solo, either by choice or by circumstance, sensual music can help draw you inward where you can experience ecstasy simply by swaying your hips to the beat.
The art of crafting a sexy playlist is as much about the order of songs as it is what songs to play. Consider the arc of love making: a slow opening, an intensely erotic build up, multiple peaks, a deeply fulfilling orgasm followed by cuddling and ultimately rest.
The playlist created by one of the music experts at YogiTunes.com is a subtle, deeply sensual mix that moves through tenderness, sparse but swelling vocals, and multiple slow peaks of luscious, hypnotic rhythms. Created to cultivate presence in the body, it is intended to bring forward the pleasure that arises from waves of sonic body love. Perfect for when you want to surrender to your practice of literally making love blossom in your body……….or when it’s time to have making love BE your yoga practice 🙂
Why Does Music Help Create Connection?
Music is sometimes referred to as the Universal Language. Often times in relationships people are trying to find ways to communicate deeper parts of themselves, be vulnerable and demonstrate authentic affection. Music remind us that we are all connected because the very mechanics of sound work on the principle of sympathetic resonance, a principle that causes similar and connected objects to vibrate at the same frequency which translates to “I feel what you feel” in human terms.
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Ridgewood NJ, Tickets to the JAMBOREE “WORLD TOUR” show FEBRUARY 8, 9, 10 and 11th are now on sale !!! Come join in the fun as we transport you from the comfort of your seats here in town to far of places such as France, India, Argentina and Japan before bring you back home for a road trip across America. CA, Vagas, New Orleans and Chicargo to name a few. Enjoy the splender, the sights and the sounds knowing that the money raised will go towards need-based scholarship funds for college bound Ridgewood High School seniors.
Be part of this 71 year old Ridgewood tradition.
Ridgewood NJ, Jersey Mike’s, is coming to Ridgewood with a scheduled opening for February 8,2017
at 305 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Jersey Mike’s is a fast-casual sub sandwich franchise with more than 1,000 locations open and under development nationwide, has a long history of community involvement and support.
Started at the Jersey Shore in 1956, Jersey Mike’s serves authentic East Coast-style subs on fresh baked bread – the same recipe it started with over 60 years ago. The company’s mission is to bring its customers the highest quality, freshest made sub in the industry and give back to the communities in which it operates. A store locator and franchise information for Jersey Mike’s can be found at www.jerseymikes.com.
Ridgewood NJ, Registration for incoming Kindergarten and First Grade students will be held in individual Ridgewood elementary schools on Tuesday, February 7 and Thursday, February 9 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. All information and printable forms may be found on the website under Registration. Click here to go directly to that page.
Click here for a letter from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Daniel Fishbein regarding Kindergarten registration for the 2017-2018 school year.
HESAA Loan Program revises its rules to benefit grieving families.
February 1,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
UPPER MONTCLAIR NJ , A student loan program that had placed parents of deceased students in an unthinkable situation has now been changed. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) program previously required parents of a deceased child to continue to pay their NJ CLASS / HESAA loans as a co-signer. However, New Jersey legislators have recently amended the program’s terms and conditions.
John Crosby, CFP®, ChFC, CAS, CLTC, CRPC®, and Advocacy Chairperson for FPANJ, was thrilled at the change in the loan program.
“This change came a result of all the advocates fighting for the same Terms and Conditions available for Federal Student loans in the event of death or disability of the borrower or co-borrower. We are grateful for everyone who testified on behalf of families who were devastated by the impacts of the HESAA rules.”
An article in the New York Times that detailed one family’s nightmare in dealing with their son’s death and his student loans through HESAA finally spurred discussion among New Jersey State Senators. In August 2016, Crosby had spoken to several of the legislators and those that officially testified to explain the process of borrowing, the liabilities of the co-signer vs. co-borrower and their un-forgivable legal obligations. Some had called the program “predatory” and “loansharking,” and testimony led to a unanimous vote by the Higher Education Committee to approve S-743, requiring HESAA to forgive the student loan of someone who dies before completely repaying it.
Crosby has counseled clients in similarly tough situations with HESAA. The program also had been characterized with extraordinarily stringent rules that can easily led to financial hardship. Loan repayments could not be adjusted based on income, and few breaks are given for unemployment or other hardship.
“This is truly the power of advocacy for the greater good,” Crosby said. “FPANJ continues to act as a resource in educating legislators on topics like these. Now we are just happy that parents in this situation can start to move forward in healing.”
2. Statement of Compliance with Open Public Meeting Act
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.”
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute/Moment of Silence
5. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes per Person – 40 Minutes in Total)
6. Discussion
Ridgewood Water
Award Professional Services Contract – USEPA Compliance Services for Evaluation of Groundwater Wells
Item Moved to 6.c.5.
Authorize Change Order – Installation of Backup Power at Critical Facilities
Award of Contract – Furnish and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite – Second Year
Award of Contract – Servicing and Repair of Potable Water Pumping Facilities – Second Yearb. Parking
Central Business District Non-residential Parkingc. Budget
Deferred School Tax for 2017
Appropriation Reserve Transfer Resolution
Sewer Fees for Significant Dischargers – Wastewater Collection System
Sustainable Jersey PSE&G Grant
Award Professional Services Contract – Review of HVAC System Operation at Village Hall
Award of Contract – Maintenance of Irrigation Systems – Water Fountains
Graydon Pool – Fees and Improvementsd. Policy
New Recycling Regulations
Establishment of an International Club
7. Review of February 8, 2017 Regular Public Meeting Agenda
8. Manager’s Report
8. Council Reports
9. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 5 Minutes per Person)
10. Resolution to go into Closed Session
11. Closed Session
A. Legal – RCRD, Valley Hospital, Affordable Housing Litigation
Ridgewood NJ, some reminders for the snowy weather .
Sanitation – Please remember to bring your garbage to the end of your driveway at the curb when snow & ice are forecast for our area.
Sidewalks – Snow must be removed from all residential sidewalks within 24 hours of the snowfall. This is especially important on school walking routes.
Superintendent no longer willing to wait for Legislature to fix the problem, says ‘We are going to become the aggressor on this issue’
Kingsway superintendent James Lavender and other school officials announce their legal challenge to New Jersey’s school-aid formula.
School officials in communities all over New Jersey have complained for years about state education-funding inequities, and now lawmakers are holding a series of hearings on the issue — giving clear indications that they plan to address the school-aid problems in the next state budget.
But that new spending plan won’t go into effect until July, and officials representing the Kingsway Regional School District in South Jersey say they can no longer wait on the State House to fix a system that is shorting their students more than $11 million in state aid this year.
Instead, Kingsway regional superintendent James Lavender said district attorneys will be filing a legal brief this week with the state Supreme Court as they attempt to join a new phase of school-aid litigation that Gov. Chris Christie has been seeking to initiate since last year. But unlike Christie, who wants a complete overhaul of the state school-aid law that was enacted in 2008, the Kingsway district is instead pushing only for the invalidation of a “hold harmless” provision that for years has allowed some districts to avoid losing school aid even as others, including Kingsway, have been shortchanged.
By Christopher Baxter and Matthew Stanmyre | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on January 30, 2017 at 4:34 PM, updated January 30, 2017 at 8:00 PM
TRENTON — A leading state senator said Monday she will formally urge the state Attorney General’s Office to investigate the top U.S. maker of artificial sports fields, FieldTurf, after the company failed to answer key questions about its sales practices.
During a hearing, Sen. Nellie Pou (D-Passaic) led more than 90 minutes of questioning of the Canadian-based FieldTurf’s CEO, Eric Daliere, focusing on why company officials did not notify all customers of problems with its turf after they became apparent to executives.
“If it was clear that it happened to enough customers throughout the country, early enough, why weren’t actions, the appropriate actions taken?” said Pou, the chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee.
Daliere offered a spirited defense of the company, noting that nearly all of the fields in question in New Jersey made it through their eight-year warranty period and emphasizing that the problems with its Duraspine turf did not create a safety hazard for those who used the field.
Reader offers some more practical tips on how to raise a kid that won’t quit:
1. Keep Score in sports 2. Make them get a job that makes real money (from someone other than the parents) ASAP 3. Clean up after themselves 4. Earn perks – do your chores or you don’t get TV, phone, lessons, sports, to attend that party, etc… NO or very, very rare exceptions 5. Don’t buy them everything – they’ll figure out how to get it if it is really important to them 6.They must take care of/look out for/defend/protect siblings 7. Teach them to cook – they should always be able to feed themselves 8. Don’t be their friend, be their parent
Ridgewood NJ, in order for the Financial Advisory Committee to be an effective part of the Village governance the following criteria have to be met:
Publish clear and realistic by-laws Post agenda’s of all meetings Post minutes of all meetings promptly All members must sign Financial disclosure forms All members must sign NDA’s or non-disclosure forms
These are professional standards that are used and commonly accepted everywhere in the world.
In the real world this is how you run a financial decision body. You also attempt to fill the committee with people who have some experience in finance, not failed or “wannabe” politicians who are promoting their own secret agenda.
Unfortunately, until these criteria are met any Financial Advisory Committee or FAC decision should be viewed with maximum suspicion and nothing more that a joke, a joke that could get the Village involved in massive lawsuits.
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS…INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY,
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD
COUNTY.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 4 INCHES.
* TIMING…LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS…ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE UNTREATED SURFACE
SLIPPERY…MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS…
AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Short term room rentals are big business in the New York area, but towns in northern New Jersey are moving to ban them and homeowners could face fines.
Suzanne Warfield told CBS2’s Meg Baker that she thinks of herself as a super host — renting a room in her home for more than two years now, and charging $100 a night — she made more than $14,000 in 2016.
Now, the Village of Ridgewood has put a ban on short-term rentals.
“The village has legitimate concerns about party houses, that’s not me. I am a single woman, enjoy living in this community, and being able to rent a bedroom is allowing me to stay in my home during difficult financial times,” she said.
Many of her guests are repeat customers with ties to the area, or couples looking for a new home.
“Three sets of grandparents who come into town to visit their grandchildren,” she said.
In Ridgewood, there are 63 homes playing host to Air BnB. The village had 3,000 guests in 2016.
Ridgewood’s mayor said the niche travel industry had not been addressed with zoning rules until now.
The Ridgewood Public Schools are committed to providing a safe environment for personal growth and learning, which is why we are sending you this letter. While alcohol abuse, primarily in the form of binge drinking, tops the list of substance abuse problems seen in students, the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs, those same drugs found in medicine cabinets across our country, is a growing and serious problem. This behavior is not only dangerous; it is also illegal.
In Ridgewood, we have seen a significant increase in prescription drug abuse, especially Xanax. This rise has been brought to our attention through reported incidents of “under the influence” behavior, as well as an increase in students’ self-reporting of their own misuse of prescription drugs.
Most often, these prescription drugs come in the form of: • Stimulants (Adderall, Concerta, Ritalin) that are used by students to “get in the zone” to stay awake to study or party.
• Pain Relievers (OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin) and Tranquilizers and sedatives (Valium, Xanax) that are used by students recreationally to get high, or to cope with the stress of academics, social pressures or family crises.
We work closely with the Ridgewood Police Department on these issues and strive in our schools to promote awareness about the risks associated with the abuse of prescription medications, but our parents are on the front line to educate and protect their children from the dangers of substance abuse. Unfortunately, when confronted with the issue of substance abuse, many parents are quick to say “not my child.” We need, however, to accept the reality that our children may be engaging in substance abuse.
The reasons vary as to why high school age students experiment and abuse prescription drugs. All students are susceptible to feeling pressure to fit in socially and excel academically. Many may not even know that they are doing something wrong when they pop a “friend’s” Percocet to relieve a headache or take Adderall to cram all night for an exam. Students are also more likely to engage in risky behaviors like binge drinking, marijuana, cocaine, other prescription drugs, and even heroin and methamphetamines. Mixing prescription drugs with alcohol or illicit drugs, or crushing and snorting pills, maximizes their effects. These behaviors can lead to permanent organ damage, stroke, heart attack, overdose or even death.
Regardless of the reasons, studies consistently show that teens think prescription medications are a safer alternative to illicit street drugs like cocaine or heroin. Taking any medications without a prescription or medical oversight, or using them in a manner or at a dosage not advised by a healthcare provider, is a risk to a student’s health.
Below are some simple practices you can do to help your child:
1. Stay engaged with your child. Find ways to talk to your child about his/her emotional wellbeing. This dialogue can go a long way to help boost their confidence to “do the best they can” when juggling academic, co-curricular and social demands. Suggest healthy ways to handle stress.
2. Take precautions. If you or someone in the family takes one of these type of prescription medications for legitimate medical reasons:
• Keep medications locked in a safe place.
• Pick a few times a year to properly dispose of any unneeded or expired medications. Don’t save them for a rainy day.
• If you notice that pills or bottles are missing, take steps to talk with your child and provide supportive counsel.
• Look for warning signs and symptoms of drug abuse and take action. Contact your pediatrician or family physician, your school’s Crisis Intervention Counselor at 201-670- 2700 (Kevin Feeley, GW and RHS, ext. 20573; Lauren DePinto, BF and RHS, ext. 20574), or 800-662-4357.
Attached is a summary of warning signs and symptoms of prescription drug abuse, along with some resources for further inquiry.
On Monday, February 13, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center at Ridgewood High School, Dr. Tim Silvestri will present “The New Social Norms at Ridgewood High School.” In addition to Dr. Silvestri’s presentation, we will be discussing the contents of this letter. We urge you to please join us at this important meeting, which is open to all high school and 8th grade parents.
We will be sending out further information on this important topic over the next few weeks.
Sincerely yours, Daniel Fishbein, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools
Thomas Gorman,Ed.D Principal,
Ridgewood High School Katherine Kashmanian, Ed.D.
Principal, George Washington M.S Anthony Orsini Principal,
Benjamin Franklin M.S. C:
Ridgewood Board of Education Chief J. Luthcke, Ridgewood Police Department Ridgewood Public School Staff Members Note: The majority of the content of this letter was taken from the Educate Before You Medicate National Council on Patient Information Education.Ridge
