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Posted on August 10, 2015April 11, 2020 by James — 4 Comments

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

file photo by Boyd Loving

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1256 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2015

…HEAVY RAIN ON TUESDAY COULD CAUSE URBAN FLOODING…

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING IN SOUTHERN …CONNECTICUT…SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD. IN
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…EASTERN BERGEN…EASTERN ESSEX…
EASTERN PASSAIC…EASTERN UNION…HUDSON…WESTERN BERGEN…
WESTERN ESSEX…WESTERN PASSAIC AND WESTERN UNION. IN
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…BRONX…KINGS (BROOKLYN)…NEW YORK
(MANHATTAN)…NORTHERN NASSAU…NORTHERN QUEENS…RICHMOND
(STATEN ISLAND)…SOUTHERN NASSAU…SOUTHERN QUEENS AND
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE COULD
PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF CAUSING URBAN FLASH
FLOODING IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA.

* RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES…WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 3
INCHES AND HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR…ARE EXPECTED. WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO
BE WIDESPREAD…URBAN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
COULD EXPERIENCE DISRUPTIVE IMPACTS.

* DESPITE DRY CONDITIONS…SOME FAST-RESPONDING SMALL STREAMS IN
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY COULD APPROACH BANK FULL IF DIRECTLY
IMPACTED. LARGER STREAMS AND MAIN STEM RIVERS SHOULD NOT
EXPERIENCE FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by James — 1 Comment

MARK LEVIN BOOK SIGNING DRAWS OVERFLOW CROWD AT BOOKENDS IN RIDGEWOOD

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by WILLIAM BIGELOW9 Aug 2015

On Sunday, multiple New York Times bestselling author and syndicated radio host Mark Levin packed Bookends Bookstore in Ridgewood, New Jersey, with fans eager to get a signed copy of his latest book Plunder and Deceit.

The book has received widespread praise for its incisive look at the breakdown of our governmental system as well as the perverse mentality that government dependency has spawned for Americans who would never willingly impoverish their children yet do so in the name of statism.

According to one attendee at the Sunday book signing, Levin signed over 1000 books. Pictures showed large crowds lined up both inside and outside the store. Levin has packed events for the last several weeks—he is scheduled to speak at the Reagan Library on August 16 and, according to sources familiar with the event, the event sold out of all 1,500 tickets within minutes of tickets becoming available.

https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/08/09/mark-levin-book-signing-draws-overflow-crowd/

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by James — 10 Comments

Ridgewood to review 200-year-old house

AUGUST 9, 2015 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2015, 9:50 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

RIDGEWOOD – The future of the village-owned Schedler property – a crumbling 200-year-old house on seven wooded acres abutting Route 17 – was suddenly back on the council’s agenda last week because of an impending deadline.

Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld said time was running out to apply for a matching grant from the Bergen County Historic Trust Fund that would be used to stabilize the building.

In 2009, Ridgewood purchased the thickly wooded property, believed to have been the site of a Revolutionary War encampment or battle, with $2.7 million in open space grant money specified for active recreation. The move preempted any commercial development of the site.

Resident Isabella Altano – representing Ridgewood Eastside Development, a grass-roots citizens group – pleaded with the council Wednesday night to meet the grant’s deadline next month.

The house, which was occupied by Florence Schedler until she died in 2007 at age 104, “is in dire need of help,” Altano said. She said the “roof is falling and mold is present.”

Altano said an anonymous donor had placed $45,000 in an escrow account, earmarking the funds for the structure, but village officials said the fact that the source of the money is unknown is an issue.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/ridgewood-to-review-200-year-old-house-1.1389542

Posted on August 9, 2015January 21, 2019 by James — 4 Comments

Tenafly, Ridgewood study late school start

AUGUST 8, 2015 LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2015, 1:21 AM
BY HANNAN ADELY
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

New Jersey middle and high schools start their day on average at 8 a.m. — on par with other schools in the nation but too early for students to get a good night’s sleep, according to medical experts.

And that, in turn, can contribute to a host of health problems for adolescents, those experts say.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a state-by-state analysis this week showing that school start times for 2012, the most recently available data, averaged 8:03 a.m.

The report came less than a year after the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that middle and high schools begin their days no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Only 17.7 percent of schools — and 14.9 percent in New Jersey — started at 8:30 a.m. or later.

“Getting enough sleep is important for students’ health, safety, and academic performance,” said Anne Wheaton, lead author and epidemiologist in the CDC’s Division of Population Health. “Early school start times, however, are preventing many adolescents from getting the sleep they need.”

Students should get 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep, according to the CDC. Insufficient sleep is common among high school students and is associated with such health risks as being overweight, drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco, and using drugs — as well as poor grades, the agency said in its report.

In New Jersey, school start times have been debated for years, but the debate intensified after the pediatrics academy released its 2014 policy paper.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/education/is-lack-of-sleep-harming-kids-1.1389120

Posted on August 8, 2015August 8, 2015 by James — Leave a comment

Kilwins Celebrates their First Anniversary – Aug 8

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Kilwins Celebrates their First Anniversary – Aug 8

Kilwins Ridgewood
1st Anniversary Celebration!

In-store specials all day,
Saturday, August 8th, 2015 ONLY!

11am-12pm
Free single scoop of ice cream
(limit 1 per person, in a dish)

12pm-2pm
Free 2oz bag of fresh caramel corn
(first 200 customers)

2pm-4pm
$2.00 off a traditional caramel apple
(regularly $4.95)

4pm-6pm
Free upgrade to waffle cone
with any ice cream purchase

6pm-11pm
BOGO all fudge slices

Visit Us at 121 E Ridgewood Ave

Posted on August 8, 2015August 8, 2015 by James — 8 Comments

Ridgewood Water – Stage II Restrictions

Dear Ridgewood Water Customers:

The hot weather and limited rainfall has led to a big increase in water use for irrigating. At the same time, the rainfall and groundwater status as monitored by NJDEP has recently been downgraded from “near normal” to “moderately dry.” Stage I restrictions have not moderated the water demand enough to maintain reserves for firefighting and other emergencies, so Ridgewood Water is implementing Stage II restrictions. Stage II limits the use of water for irrigation to two days per week. If your street address is an odd number, you may irrigate on Tuesdays and Saturdays only. If your street address is an even number, you may irrigate on Wednesdays and Sundays only. A hand held hose may be used at any time. No irrigation is allowed on Mondays, Thursdays, or Fridays except for a hand held hose.

We appreciate your cooperation in conserving this vital, shared resource.

Posted on August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 by James — 2 Comments

Ridgewood Youth Baseball Squad Claims State Crown

PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE FACINI

The Ridgewood U14 Raiders captured the Junior League state championship Monday night with a comeback win over Toms River East and will begin the Eastern Regional Tournament tonight in Freehold. FRONT ROW, from left: Garret Thompson, Ben Geraghty, Alex Facini, Sam Favieri, Avery Scott, Brady McSwigan and Kevin Seitter. BACK ROW, from left: Coach Dave Wang, coach Will Seitter, Dan Boucher, Mike Breiter, Pat Higgins, Dylan Black, Coleman Clauss, Bret Thompson, coach Marc Favieri, David Kleiman and coach Craig Frisina.

AUGUST 7, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY RON FOX
CORRESPONDENT |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Fortunately, Marc Favieri’s rallying cry did not fall on deaf ears Monday.

“Keep fighting,” he and his assistant coaches kept urging the U14-level baseball team.

The Ridgewood Raiders responded full bore. They came back from near oblivion to take the next step on the circuitous route toward the Little League Junior World Series by scoring nine runs in the seventh and final inning to win the state championship, 14-8, over Toms River East in Old Bridge.

The Raiders now move on to Freehold, where the Eastern Regional Tournament starts against Edgewood Little League of Bristol, Conn., tonight at 7 p.m. The tournament consists of 10 teams, from Maine to Maryland and Delaware.

The winner of that tournament earns a berth in the Little League Junior World Series beginning Aug. 16 in Taylor, Mich. A New Jersey team hasn’t won the tournament since Holbrook Little League of Jackson captured the title in 2009.

The outlook was bleak as Ridgewood entered the seventh. They were running out of time. With one out and no one on base, the situation has reached desperation time for a Raiders squad just two outs away from elimination.

“Keep fighting,” came the cry again, reasserting the faith the coaches had in the boys. It was not an empty phrase.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/raiders-stage-rally-to-claim-state-title-1.1388182

Posted on August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 by James — 4 Comments

Pedestrian Hit on East Ridgewood Ave in Ridgewood

photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook

August 7th 2015

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood Nj, Ridgewood police, fire and EMS personnel at the scene of a Friday morning, 08/07, accident involving a pedestrian and motor vehicle. The incident occurred at the intersection of East Ridgewood Avenue and North Irving Street shortly after 7:30 AM.

The pedestrian sustained very minor injuries and refused transport to a hospital. Police issued a summons to the driver for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

Posted on August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 by James — Leave a comment

Volunteer Charlotte Samuels teaches young swimmers from Camp YDP in Paterson how to Swim

Swimming just part of the lesson for Ridgewood program

AUGUST 7, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY MATTHEW SCHNEIDER
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

A group of inner-city children filed off big yellow school buses on Tuesday, excited for the day of swimming and fun that awaited them.

They came from Paterson, where accessible bodies of water are not very abundant, to idyllic Ridgewood and Graydon Pool as part of the Citizens For Swimming program.

Founded in 1968, Citizens For Swimming is a charitable initiative that brings about 75 kids out of the urban landscape and into suburbia, in order to give them nine days of fun and to teach them how to swim.

“I work in public health, so I know that learning to swim is really important for kids,” said Dawn Walter, who runs the program. “They’ll be in situations throughout their lives where, even if they don’t know how to swim, learning a little water safety can save their lives.

“Many of the kids move up several swim levels during their nine days of lessons,” she said. “We feel that teaching the kids to swim can help keep them safe for a lifetime.”

This seemed to be a theme among the volunteers, as two others expressed their desire to teach the kids how to swim out of concern for their long-term safety.

https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/clubs-and-service-organizations/learning-to-swim-is-just-part-of-lesson-1.1388282

Posted on August 7, 2015August 6, 2015 by James — 2 Comments

Ridgewood Water Announces Stage II Water restrictions

E – Notice – Water Restrictions – Stage ll – August 6th

Dear Resident,

The hot weather and limited rainfall has led to a big increase in water use for irrigating. The Stage I restrictions that we have had in place have not moderated the demand enough to maintain reserves for firefighting and other emergencies so we need to immediately implement Stage II restrictions which limits the use of water for irrigation to two days per week. If your street address is an odd number, you may irrigate on Tuesdays and Saturdays only. If your address is an even number, you may irrigate on Wednesdays and Sundays only. Hand held hoses may be used at any time.

We appreciate your cooperation. I know that we have communicated several times about enforcement and compliance and we have stepped up our monitoring in this area. In order for us to address this issue, we must do so together – I think we would all want to avoid going to Stage III restrictions and we can go a long way in that goal by abiding by these conservation measures.

As usual, please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Best,

Roberta Sonenfeld
Village Manager
201-670-5500, ext. 203
9 -PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS-

Posted on August 6, 2015August 5, 2015 by James — 2 Comments

Medicare cuts funds from N.J. hospitals

AUGUST 4, 2015, 11:10 PM LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015, 12:09 PM
BY LINDY WASHBURN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

Nearly every hospital in New Jersey is being penalized by the federal government because too many Medicare patients had to be readmitted within a month of their discharge — the highest percentage of hospitals penalized in the 50 states.

The cuts — of up to 2.49 percent of a hospital’s Medicare payments — total $23 million for the state, the New Jersey Hospital Association estimated. It is the second year in a row that nearly every hospital was penalized, except for a handful that are exempted.

Only Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus received no penalty.

Medicare, the health care program for those over 65, provides more than $3 billion annually to New Jersey hospitals, making it the single largest source of their revenue and a huge influence on hospital policies. This is the fourth year that payments from the government program have been tied to readmissions, in an effort to reward the quality rather than the quantity of hospital care.

Fourteen New Jersey hospitals will see cuts of more than 1 percent to their Medicare reimbursements beginning in October, including three in North Jersey: Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson and The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Their patients returned at higher-than-expected rates after being treated for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart attack, heart failure, and knee or hip replacements, the five conditions measured.

Nationwide, about one in five patients treated for those conditions returned to the hospital within a month.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/medicare-cuts-funds-from-n-j-hospitals-1.1386123

Posted on August 5, 2015August 5, 2015 by James — Leave a comment

Housing ordinances ready for hearing before Ridgewood Council

AUGUST 4, 2015 LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015, 11:14 AM
BY MARK KRULISH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Ordinances dealing with the amendment to the village master plan will soon be headed back to the council after a consistency review was performed by the Planning Board.

At the July 21 Planning Board meeting, members undertook the review required by Municipal Land Use Law and found the ordinances were consistent with the master plan amendment that was adopted in June.

A letter reflecting this determination will be sent to the village clerk and council, said Planning Board Chairman Charles Nalbantian.

The Planning Board as a whole will review the letter with Nalbantian at its next meeting on Aug. 4. Then, the council will take up final discussions, culminating in a final public hearing and vote.

After a lengthy public hearing process, the Planning Board approved in June zoning changes to allow multifamily housing in the Central Business District (CBD).

The AH-2 zone was created purely for housing and is intended to require affordable housing in new development. The B-3-R and C-R zone ordinances are also written to incentivize affordable housing, but allow mixed-use development.

A fourth zone, the purely commercial C zone, was also adopted.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/housing-ordinances-ready-for-a-final-vote-1.1385919

Posted on August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 by James — 3 Comments

Saab collides with a pickup truck at the intersection of South Van Dien Avenue and Grove Street in Ridgewood

photo courtesy of Boyd Lovings Facebook
Saab collides with a pickup truck at the intersection of South Van Dien Avenue and Grove Street in Ridgewood
Augusr 3,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, A 4-door Saab collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of South Van Dien Avenue and Grove Street shortly before 1 PM on Monday, 08/03, pushing the truck up onto a curb, and knocking its bed cap to the ground. No one was injured in the crash, but the pickup was heavily damaged and removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Ridgewood PD Patrol Officer Patrick Elwood investigated the incident.

Posted on August 3, 2015August 2, 2015 by James — Leave a comment

The Ridgewood Guild Presents 2015 Movies in the Park

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The Ridgewood Guild Presents 2015 Movies in the Park Schedule

All movies are on Wednesdays and start at sundown (approximately 9pm in June and July and 8:30pm in August). In case of rain movies will be shown the following day (Thursday). Follow-us on Facebook for the latest information.

June 10: Star Wars
June 24: Citizen Kane
July 8: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
July 22: Momma Mia!*
August 5: Murder on the Orient Express
August 19: Harry Potter and the Sorcer’s Stone*

*Join us for an event with food, music and more!

Posted on August 3, 2015August 3, 2015 by James — 1 Comment

Picky eaters more likely to suffer anxiety and depression

Fussy eating in children signals a higher chance they will go on to suffer from mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, research suggests

By Laura Donnelly, Health Editor
6:00AM BST 03 Aug 2015

Picky eating in small children may be a sign of serious mental problems that should not be ignored, say experts.

Parents and doctors who view food fussiness as a passing phase could be making a grave mistake, a study suggests.

Even “moderate” pickiness was associated with significantly increased levels of depression and anxiety in a population of more than 3,000 children aged two to six.

Those with highly selective eating habits were more than twice as likely as normal eaters to have a diagnosis of depression.

Lead researcher Dr Nancy Zucker, director of the Duke Centre for Eating Disorders in the US, said: “The question for many parents and physicians is: when is picky eating truly a problem?

“The children we’re talking about are not just misbehaving kids who refuse to eat their broccoli.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11778893/Picky-eaters-more-likely-to-suffer-anxiety-and-depression.html

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