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Posted on July 17, 2017July 16, 2017 by James — 1 Comment

Garden State of Mind: Finding peace 50 years after a brother’s death in the Philippines

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Christopher Maag , Columnist, @Chris_MaagPublished 9:00 a.m. ET July 12, 2017 | Updated 7:19 p.m. ET July 12, 2017

Anne Loving of Ridgewood made her first trip last month to Mactan island, where her brother, Arnold LaGrange, was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1967.

This is the moment that split Anne Loving’s life in two. It was a Sunday. Her parents’ home was surrounded by green shrubs. She looked outside through the bushes to see a Volkswagen Beetle stop at the curb. The car was white. The door opened, and inside she saw a flash of polyester uniform colored Air Force blue.

That’s how she knew her brother was dead.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/christopher-maag/2017/07/12/garden-state-mind-finding-peace-50-years-after-brothers-death-philippines/469409001/

Posted on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 by James — Leave a comment

Why hospital mergers are the new normal in New Jersey

By David Matthau July 16, 2017 10:22 PM

Hospital mergers continue to take place in New Jersey at a fast pace.

Recently Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson Health System merged into RWJ Barnabas Health System.

Hackensack University Health Network and Meridian Health joined forces to become Hackensack Meridian.

“We are definitely seeing an increase in hospital mergers in New Jersey. We probably have about 80 percent of the state’s hospitals now part of a multi hospital system,” said Kerry McKean Kelly, vice president of communications for the New Jersey Hospital Association.

She said the trend is being driven by multiple factors, but money is at the heart of it.

Hospitals have faced a lot of funding cuts in recent years and they could be looking at far deeper cuts, depending on what Congress does with replacing the Affordable Care Act.

“Being part of a larger system can put hospitals in a better place to weather those type of cuts,” she said.

Read More: Why hospital mergers are the new normal in New Jersey | https://nj1015.com/why-hospital-mergers-are-the-new-normal-in-new-jersey/?trackback=tsmclip

Posted on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 by James — 6 Comments

Reader says You clearly do not understand that addiction is a disease

You clearly do not understand that addiction is a disease. And it’s a disease that knows no boundaries – rich, poor, men, women, veterans, businessmen/women, young people, seniors. Addiction is a societal problem not a personal problem and if you consider providing help for them too much trouble then you are part of the problem. You should read about how Portugal dealt with their problems and the results.

Posted on July 17, 2017July 16, 2017 by James — 15 Comments

Ridgewood Councilmen Voigt Removed the posts quickly Could Have Fooled Me ?

July 17,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Bergen Record , Councilmen ,”Voigt maintains that he had not realized the full implication of posting the records requests on Facebook, and that when it was brought to his attention by Village Attorney Matthew Rogers, he removed the posts quickly, approximately one hour after having published them.” https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ridgewood/2017/07/13/ridgewood-council-strife-finds-venue-superior-court/476048001/

As of July 16, theses two posts will still available of Jeff Voigt’s Facebook page .

Posted on July 17, 2017June 27, 2021 by James — 23 Comments

Reader says State law requires 2′ of space between curb and any object so that cars can open doors

Regardless of Cronin’s permission, State law requires 2′ of space between curb and any object so that cars can open doors:
https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/publicat/pdf/PedComp/pedaccomodating.pdf

Where sidewalks are adjacent to a parking lane, an additional 0.6 meters (2 feet) of width is required to compensate for the opening of car doors.

Posted on July 16, 2017July 16, 2017 by James — Leave a comment

Emmanuel holds School Supply Collection for the Center for Food Action

July 16,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, Emmanuel Baptist Church’s Mission Committee is collecting school supplies for needy children in this area for distribution by the Center for Food Action (CFA). Marble composition notebooks, spiral notebooks, loose leaf paper, glue sticks, highlighters, pencils, pens, crayons, colored pencils, 2-pocket folders, 3-ring binders, and backpacks are items being collected.

Donations are accepted in the collection box located under the Mission bulletin board. Contact 201-444-7300 for details and a list of preferred items needed. The collection will continue until the middle of August. Visit www.emmanuelridgewood.org for more information.

Emmanuel, founded in 1891, is celebrating its 125th Anniversary Year and maintains a tradition of community outreach. Emmanuel is located at 14 Hope Street, at the corner of Hope Street and East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ. The building is ADA accessible and all are invited to attend.

Posted on July 16, 2017July 16, 2017 by James — Leave a comment

Age Friendly Ridgewood to Collect Non-food items for Older Adults

July 16,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, Age Friendly Ridgewood continues to Collect Non-food items for Older Adults in need of them and during the month of July the collection point is at Graydon Pool. We welcome new, small to medium sizes of the following items: paper towels, toilet paper, wet wipes, tissues, napkins, paper plates, cling wrap, foil, baggies, dish soap, hand soap, windex, tub and tile cleaner, sponges, 10 oz laundry detergent or packets, dryer sheets, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste and brushes, denture cleaner, lotion, shaving gel, razors, sunscreen, bandaids and first aid supplies, lipstick, nail polish and make-up. Please email [email protected] with questions.

Posted on July 16, 2017July 16, 2017 by James — Leave a comment

Uncoupling Support Group to Meet at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ridgewood

July 16,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, The Uncoupling Support Group will be offered to the community again on the second and fourth Thursday of the month, July 13th and July 27th respectively, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ridgewood, NJ from 7:30- 9:00pm. The purpose of the group is to create a supportive environment for anyone who is going through a relationship breakup, a separation, or divorce. Those who are interested, please RSVP for the next two groups on July 13th and July 27th by calling the church office at 201-444-7300 or by registering on-line at Meetup.com and searching for “Uncoupling Support Group” or visiting https://www.meetup.com/Uncoupling-Support-Group-in-Ridgewood-NJ/. Please contact Rev. Kenneth Gill at 941-725-0872 with any questions.

Rev. Dr. Kenneth Gill, Senior Minister at Emmanuel, will lead the Uncoupling group. Rev. Dr. Gill holds a Master of Divinity from Anderson School of Theology, a Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary, and has over 20 years of experience in family systems therapy and marriage and family counseling. He has extensive experience in the formation and facilitation of similar support groups.

Posted on July 16, 2017July 16, 2017 by James — 8 Comments

How We Are Ruining America

David Brooks JULY 11, 2017

Over the past generation, members of the college-educated class have become amazingly good at making sure their children retain their privileged status. They have also become devastatingly good at making sure the children of other classes have limited chances to join their ranks.

How they’ve managed to do the first task — giving their own children a leg up — is pretty obvious. It’s the pediacracy, stupid. Over the past few decades, upper-middle-class Americans have embraced behavior codes that put cultivating successful children at the center of life. As soon as they get money, they turn it into investments in their kids.

Upper-middle-class moms have the means and the maternity leaves to breast-feed their babies at much higher rates than high school-educated moms, and for much longer periods.

Upper-middle-class parents have the means to spend two to three times more time with their preschool children than less affluent parents. Since 1996, education expenditures among the affluent have increased by almost 300 percent, while education spending among every other group is basically flat.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/how-we-are-ruining-america.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=0

Posted on July 16, 2017June 27, 2021 by James — 1 Comment

Could be Ridgewood: Wealthy Minnesota School District Treating Its Students Like Racists

Daniel Lattier | July 14, 2017

In May, I reported on the controversial social justice curriculum being taught to young students in Edina Public Schools—a wealthy suburban district in Minnesota considered to be among the state’s best.

At Edina’s Highlands Elementary this past year, students—even kindergartners and first-graders—were made to participate in a number of projects designed to teach them about their racial privilege and encourage them to become activists.

I had my suspicions why a school district would deem it necessary to subject kindergartners to such a curriculum, and to teach them to view the world primarily through the lens of race.

My suspicions were confirmed by Michael Seaman, a teacher and architect of the program in the district. Basically, he assumes that these young students may already be racists.

In an email to me, Mr. Seaman asked “Why do you object to teaching social justice in all classrooms?” and then wrote “I’ve linked an article for your perusal regarding the early onset of racial bias.”

Read more at: https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/wealthy-minnesota-school-district-treating-its-students-racists © IntellectualTakeout.org

Posted on July 16, 2017July 16, 2017 by James — 1 Comment

The Village of Ridgewood The Estate Card Tax Savings Program

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July 16,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, Coming your way! For Ridgewood residents and Ridgewood business owners. The Estate Card is on its way- to help residents with tax savings and discounts and business owners to increase revenue with local traffic.

Time to start shopping locally and get your rewards!

For more information

MyEstateCard.com

[email protected]

Posted on July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 by James — 1 Comment

Age Friendly Ridgewood offers Lots Events for Seniors

July 15,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, The Village of Ridgewood and Age Friendly Ridgewood invite senior citizens to the Kasschau Shell Concerts at 8:30 on Tuesday July 18 (McVey family singing Broadway hits) and Tuesday July 25 (North Jersey Concert Band). Admission is free. To reserve a seat on the Ridgewood Senior Bus please call 201-670-5500 x203. Chairs and bug spray will be provided for seniors with reservations to travel to the concerts on the Ridgewood senior bus.

2017 Ridgewood High School Summer New Players opens this weekend and offers Seniors a $5 discount on all tickets. Now playing are Little Shop of Horrors and Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery and opening later in July is The Pajama Game. Please see www.rhsnewplayers.com for details and tickets.

Posted on July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 by James — 6 Comments

Reader asks Why doesn’t he need to follow the rules?

Private contractor removes and replaces Village owned tree

file photo by Boyd Loving

I can’t get anyone to answer simple questions in less than a week.

How did he get verbal permission from Cronin? Why doesn’t he need to follow the rules?

They should have removed the rock wall while they were there, unless Cronin gave him verbal permission to erect it.

Posted on July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 by James — 4 Comments

Reader says , Either pay the ticket or show up and sit through court

Same thing happened to me in Ridgewood, but I luckily used the Park mobile app to pay which does give you an emailed receipt as well as showing up on the Park mobile site. I called the violations bureau in Ridgewood and they told me to send in the receipt from Park Mobile which clearly showed that there was no violation which I did. I got a call from the Violations bureau that they reviewed it with police officer Chuck who supervises these tickets and was told I had two choices. Either pay the ticket or show up and sit through court. I went to court and after spending several hours was found not guilty by the Judge. There seems to be a problem when a clear mistake is made that officer Chuck doesn’t want to dismiss the ticket.

Posted on July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 by James — 5 Comments

Reader says Parking Enforcement is a Game of Rip offs

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Parking Lots surfaces are like the beaches of Normandy after a week of ordanance shelling.Lets be honest RIDGEWOOD.We are a broken town..

To take off a day of work to go to a local one horse towns traffic court..how many never come back here..EVER To Shop.,.A LOT.Parking Enforcement is a Game of Rip offs via Authority.Glen Rock,has,3 hours free honors system for Shopping District..Ps just down a road…route 17 stores shops restaurants and Malls..no fee parking..

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