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Ridgewood Open Houses for July 19,2015

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$859,900 in Ridgewood

Open Houses for Sun 7/19

$399,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1529308
779 Newcomb Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, C/C
Tisha Ramge, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$509,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1529191
228 E Glen Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, C/C
Monis Young, Broker
Exclusive Properties Realty, LLC
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$512,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1523702
832 E Glen Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, C/C
Janet Mason Budgar, Sales Associate
Weichert Realtors Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$529,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1523480
482 Northern Pkwy, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, C/C
Joyce Albert, Sales Associate
Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$542,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1521335
647 Ellington Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, C/C
Christopher Kaufman, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$569,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1525501
700 Howard Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, S/L
Tina Kapsook Han, Broker Associate
RE/MAX Property Center
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$675,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1526055
986 Hillcrest Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Jennifer M. Parsekian, Broker
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$675,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1529143
328 Jefferson St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, B/L
Jennifer Brito, Sales Associate
Gilsenan & Co.
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$699,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1529134
311 Downs St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, C/C
Joyce Albert, Sales Associate
Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$725,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1515527
470 E Saddle River Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, S/L
Christopher Kaufman, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
– See more at: https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses#sthash.D1QAWIjf.nTkgzP4l.dpuf

Open Houses for Sun 7/19
$819,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1528348
317 N Pleasant Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Lori Lettieri, Sales Associate
Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$859,900 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1523451
648 Upper Blvd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
2 Half Bath, Col
Randy Douglass, Broker
Keller Williams Valley Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$889,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1527959
210 Manor Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, Ranch
Michael Machinski, Sales Associate
Weichert Realtors Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$899,900 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1519728
107 Liberty St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, Contp
Jane Ferlanti, Broker Associate
Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$950,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1522388
729 Mary Ann Pl, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, Col
Carolyn Strittmatter, Sales Associate
Weichert Realtors Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$1,099,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1518579
521 W Saddle River Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Michele Italia, Sales Associate
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Abbott Realtors-HoHoKus
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$1,100,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1520745
352 Hillcrest Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
David H. Larsen, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$1,185,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1528830
128 West End Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath,
2 Half Bath, Col
Lynsey Kemp Jackson, Sales Associate
Marron Gildea Realty, Inc. Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$1,450,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1521212
51 N Hillside Pl, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Rose Hueneke, Broker Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
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$1,689,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1517971
323 Highland Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
6 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
2 Half Bath, Col
Frances Ekblom, Sales Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Sun. 7/19
– See more at: https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses#sthash.D1QAWIjf.nTkgzP4l.dpuf

Open Houses for Sun 7/19
$1,750,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1503877
71 Glenwood Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Janis Fuhrman, Sales Associate
Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 7/19
– See more at: https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses#sthash.D1QAWIjf.nTkgzP4l.dpuf

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Were NJ Civil Service rules circumveneted to hire VOR HR Director?

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July 18,2015
Boyd A. Loving

Ridgewood NJj, During Wednesday evening’s Village Council Meeting, Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld disclosed that the Civil Service title for our new HR Director is actually “Confidential Secretary to the Village Manager.”

Huh?  Is this person a Secretary or a Director?  Quite a difference in job responsibilities, isn’t there?

I believe Ms. Sonenfeld indicated that “secretarial” title was chosen in order to “circumvent” certain NJ Civil Service Requirements.  I am not clear on exactly what requirements were being “circumvented,” but I now am left wondering exaclty why the Village can’t play by the rules and what liablity taxpayers are being faced with as a result of this little game.

Also, what is the Civil Service title being held by Beth Spinato, who is Ms. Sonenfeld’s “Confidential Secretary?”  Is it legit that the Administrator of a muncipality with only 25,000 residents have two (2) “Confidential Secretaries?”

I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit concerned over the apparent total disregard of Civil Service guidelines in this case, and I wonder what other shenanigans they’re playing at Village Hall and how much taxpayers will wind up paying in fines once the State gets wind of this nonsense.

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Over sized Load backs up traffic and delays Valley Hospital paramedic unit

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Over sized Load backs up traffic and delays Valley Hospital  paramedic unit
July 17,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blogRidgewood NJ, Yesterday Two (2) tractor trailers, each carrying over sized loads consisting of prefabricated structures, caused major traffic jams in Ridgewood on Friday morning, 07/17 after one (1) of the trucks snagged a set of overhead wires on North Maple Avenue resulting in a section of that road being closed for almost two (2) hours.

Fortunately, phone and cable TV service to only one (1) home was affected, but while Ridgewood PD officers analyzed how they could escort the troublesome trucks out of town without causing additional wires to be taken down, traffic began to build as a result of the road closure. Officers eventually settled upon a route used by a previous segment of the truck caravan, and both trucks were seen crossing the border into Paramus shortly after 12 noon. No injuries were reported during the incident.

One more serious issue a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital was delayed responding to a life threatening emergency call in Paramus as a result of getting caught in one (1) of the traffic jams caused by the incident.

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Mediator assigned to resolve Valley Hospital lawsuit against Ridgewood

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JULY 16, 2015, 9:39 PM    LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015, 9:46 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

RIDGEWOOD — A mediator has been assigned to attempt to resolve a lawsuit that was filed last fall against the village by The Valley Hospital.

Last month, a state judge denied Ridgewood’s request to be dismissed from The Valley Hospital’s suit, which suggests the village’s Planning Board acted improperly when it rejected the hospital’s expansion plans nearly a year ago.

It was the second defeat for The Valley Hospital in four years. The suit seeks a state judge’s intervention to end the pricey and protracted stalemate.

Ridgewood’s council signed off on a mediation agreement at its meeting Wednesday night that formally retains former New Jersey Supreme Court Judge Virginia Long.

The village will pay $7,500 for Long’s assistance.

Long will earn a total of $15,000 for her services as a mediator in the case, with The Valley Hospital agreeing to pay the remainder of her fee.( we would have done it for $10,000)

https://www.northjersey.com/news/mediator-assigned-to-resolve-valley-hospital-lawsuit-against-ridgewood-1.1375796

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Children get a breath of fresh air in Ridgewood, area towns

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JULY 13, 2015    LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015, 10:58 AM
BY MATT SCHNEIDER
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

A bus pulled into the parking lot of the village’s First Presbyterian Church earlier this month, carrying some precious cargo: A group of New York City-area children, being brought into the suburbs for two weeks of enjoyment with a host family.

The visit is organized by the Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit organization that was founded with the purpose of getting children out of low-income city areas and into the fresh, open air for a few weeks.

The families open their homes to, in many cases, a complete stranger.

Many of the host families were excited for their young charges to arrive, already thinking ahead to the bevy of fun activities they planned.

“We’re doing a softball camp together, and then we’re going to watch the fireworks, watch the Fourth of July parade together,” said Charlotte Reis, whose family welcomed Kaleigh Joseph of Jamaica, Queens, into their home. Charlotte’s mother, Kim Reis, added that they would probably go swimming as well.

Alicia Joel, who is hosting for the first time, said that the family was looking for fun volunteer activities to do as a group.

“Our son is 15 and we were looking for volunteer activities for him this summer,” she said, adding that she “was looking up different things” and decided that hosting someone “would be a great opportunity that we could all do together as a family.”

https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/clubs-and-service-organizations/program-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air-1.1373370

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I raised an addict – what could I have done differently?

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Posted on July 10, 2015 by Patricia Byrne

It has been a very interesting month. Since my first post I have connected with old high school friends who have active or recovering addicts in their families. I have been contacted by people who are living the nightmare of Addiction as parents, spouses, children and friends of addicts as well as addicts themselves. Many have shared powerful stories of recovery.  I have written or spoken the words ‘I am sorry for your loss’ too many times to count, though we really do need to keep counting…  Every person we lose leaves a gaping hole in the world. That hole will swallow us all if the tide is not turned.

I did not intend to start a blog, and I am a bit unsure of where to take it from here. I am, after all,  just the Mom of a recovering addict who posted a bit of a hissy fit to her Facebook after learning of another senseless death. I don’t think I can keep tossing out hissy fits, it would get old pretty quickly. I have decided that I will post when something is swirling around in my head enough to make me sit down and write about it, since that’s what happened the first time. It may be a few things in a short amount of time, followed by a lull. We’ll just have to see where this blog leads me.

This is a new journey and I’m glad for the company of all who would like to walk this path with me. We have certainly walked it alone for far too long.

Today’s thought: What could I have done differently?

This question haunted me for many, many years. Should I have taken him back to school to get a forgotten book? When he left his report on the counter in fifth grade should I have left it there instead of bringing it to school? He had ADD so organizing was hard for him. Did I do too much? Did he never learn to be accountable for his own actions? Was I too worried about him failing a stupid sixth grade math test? Should I have let him fail and learn the result of not putting in the work instead of making him study against his will? Should have, would have, could have were constantly swirling in my head. Tiny voices blaming, blaming…

Yes, I should have let him fall on his face when he was little. The consequences of their errors grow as they do. I didn’t have to catch him when he fell —- I was holding on so tightly he never really fell.  And when he went away to college he fell hard. So yes, I should have let him fail more when he was young.

In all honesty, that is the one thing I feel I could have changed. I don’t know what else I could have done differently that would have gotten him to ‘just say no’ to drugs. Above is an old newspaper clipping of my son and his friends from the neighborhood with their ‘just say no’ signs. They marched around the neighborhood chanting. He wore his D.A.R.E. (Drug Addiction Resistant Education) T-shirt forever. We spoke about drugs and drinking and sex. Once, when my son was a freshman in high school he had some friends over. Two of the girls brought booze into my home in soda screw top bottles (OK, lesson one: no outside drinks allowed in my home). They also had some joints on them. My son and his friend came to me and told me what was going on. THEY CAME AND TOLD ME. Parents were called, girls cried, drama ensued. BUT HE TOLD ME. How, then, did this kid end up a freakin’ heroin addict? The one who told. The one who knew better. No matter how much we think ‘they’ve got this’, they don’t. Life is not black and white, and adolescence is the murkiest of grays.

https://stopthesilencespeakthetruth.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/i-raised-an-addict-what-could-i-have-done-differently/

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Economics 101 of the Hudson Street Village Parking Garage

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July 15,2015

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, normally we do not publish theses comments , because they lack even the most rudimentary understanding of basic economics and are an attempt to lie and mislead the public, but  from time to time we find it necessary to publish these types of comments to show how the powers that be attempt to manipulate
the local taxpayers.

“Ridgewood is being groomed for cash cow status by a handful of entrepreneurs who have invested in the old BoA building, the Old Post Office, Park West among others. They’ve spent a considerable amount of money to open establishments in the CBD, and now want to increase the foot traffic needed to make them profitable. Notice that Kidville has no parking? If the clientele is all based in CBD apartments, no parking will be needed.

I find it fascinating that the readers of this “Laissez-faire” blog have a problem with any of this. This is business at work, and the Master Plan is the only thing in the way. Or are we all NIMBY Libertarians here? Regulation is bad, unless it preserves something near and dear to our hearts? You can’t have it both ways.

Property values, especially those within walking distance of the CBD, will only go up as dining an recreation options multiply.

My only problems with the whole agenda is that it relies on New Jersey Transit’s deteriorating service to transport all the new residents to work in NYC. That, and the schools will suffer. I’m already making a backup plan for my daughter if the High School goes the way I think it will between now an when she is in 9th grade.”

This gave everyone and exceptional laugh .There is so much wrong with this comment showing the level of dishonesty that some are willing to go in an attempt to “get over”

first a definition :

lais·sez-faire
ˌlesā ˈfer/
noun

a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
synonyms:noninterventionist, noninterventional, noninterfering; More

ECONOMICS
abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the free market.
“laissez-faire capitalism”
synonyms:free enterprise, free trade, nonintervention, free-market capitalism,market forces
“an agenda that embraces the concept of laissez-faire”

Humm no where in the definition of lais·sez-faire does it say taxpayers will finance , and bear the risk for ill conceived business ventures ,in exchange for campaign donations due to changes in existing laws making these ventures possible ie the change in the master plan .

Private enterprise works because it rewards and punishes risk takes .

What you have hear is better known as Crony Capitalism

Crony capitalism is a term describing an economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants, special tax breaks, or other forms of state interventionism.

Which the above comment carefully avoided saying  and we corrected : “you missed the Hudson county democrat machine which our mayor represents and is here to milk this town for all its got , the only business people getting deals down town are those contributing”

Our suggestion for the above poster is to move back to Hoboken , its a far better fit for the kind of place you want to live .

For those looking to enlighten themselves on basic economic theory we recommend :

Economics in One Lesson: 50th Anniversary Edition Paperback – September 25, 2008
by Henry Hazlitt  (Author), Steve Forbes (Foreword)

Available on Amazon : https://www.amazon.com/Economics-One-Lesson-Anniversary-Edition/dp/0930073193

 

 

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The Village of Ridgewood Council to vote for the future of a parking garage in Ridgewood

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July 15,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Village of Ridgewood Council Meeting
Wednesday July 15, 2015- 7:30pm, Court Room
The Village of Ridgewood Council will be voting for the future of a parking garage in Ridgewood

Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce  looks to rally the troops tonight to push through the parking garage  readers say not so fast .

“Where will the shopper/diners/employees park during construction? A net loss of 80 spots at any given time for three years. Let me remind you $.50/hour per meter. 80 spaces x $.50/space = $40/hour. $40 x 12 hour day = $480/day. $480/day x 465 days x 3 years = $525,600 revenue loss during construction. About the same amount that could pay for the parking study commissioned by the 3 Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”

Skimmed the linked (Walker)report and my heart sank at the photos. This is not suitable. Walk down Hudson St. with a building sticking out over our heads? How is this appropriate? The noise, the traffic, the smells, people rushing around at rush hour–forget sitting on the sidewalk at Sook or Natalie’s, or probably even inside. Who wants to listen to/look at/smell that thing? The mayor and deputy mayor are so proud to be pushing for this? Burn in hell, guys.”

“How can we even consider something that costs this much money? We will never get it back in any way. Let NJ Transit and CBD building owners pay for it. The turf was bad enough.”

“Of course the wording is misleading. They have every intention of misleading the public on this. They are trying to shove this parking garage down our throats and they want to be able to say that we all approved it.”

“As sure as you’re born, a parking garage erected by Ridgewood’s village government will be co-opted for use by out-of-town commuters in accordance with the preferences of those seeking to dismantle New Jersey’s deeply ingrained “home rule” tradition and replace it with a new oligarchical style of regional government. Imagine a regional, multicounty board of overseers populated by Gwen Hauck-type cloned hand-puppets easily manipulated by namelesss, faceless third-party wealthy power brokers. That’s what many forward-thinking progressive statists see in their dreams. They don’t give a whit about mere business owners and their parking concerns…”

“My questions:

1. What happens if parking revenues fall short of expectations?

2. What is the proposed parking fee structure for the new garage?

These are very important questions and I will explain why. For the first one, the answer is pretty obvious. The Village taxpayers will be on the hook for it as the construction bond cannot be reneged on just because you hoped there would be enough revenue. The second one will absolutely dictate the success or failure of the entire project. Any fee structure that is more than street parking will completely disincentivize most people from using the garage. They will circle the blocks until a street space frees up, or they will go somewhere else to eat/shop. As I’ve stated before, this garage will represent the parking location of absolute last resort, and I predict it will be viewed in years to come as one of those “what were they thinking” buildings.”

From the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce :

PARKING GARAGE

We invite everyone to attend next weeks Village of Ridgewood Council Meeting

Wednesday July 15, 2015- 7:30pm, Court Room

The Village of Ridgewood Council will be voting for the future of a parking garage in Ridgewood…

we encourage everyone who knows that the future of Ridgewood’s business district depends on this very important vote-
**needed are 4 yes’s from the Council members**

Please attend the meeting,voice your concerns at the public form and show your support for a parking garage.
It’s been 88 years since Ridgewood’s needed a parking garage…NOW IS THE TIME!
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Save our “downtown”!
see you there.

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Bernadette Peters will be Signing her New Children’s Book ; Friends Forever at Bookends in Ridgewood July 15th

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Wednesday, July 15th @ 7:00
Starring on Broadway, in theaters and concert halls, and Cofounder of BROADWAY BARKS, a charity that finds homes for shelter animals, Bernadette Peters, will sign her new Children’s book:Stella and Charlie:  Friends Forever

Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.

Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.
First In Line Certificate use is the the discretion of Bookends. Blackout dates may apply.
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 ensure 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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Readers ask is the Garage for Commuter Parking or local business?

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A parking garage that close to the train station and bus stop would be sufficient to serve commuters. The street level spaces near the should all be limited to 3 hors for the benefit of CBD businesses and their customers. Oh, and parking should be free on Sundays. Okay, now someone else can be king for a day…

The chamber wants it for increase parking for the business but you say it for the commuters. Can’t have it both way. And if you think that the commuter are going to get off the train and eat and shop in Ridgewood I don’t think so. Commuter just want to get home after a long day. On a side not if they get off the train after 5:30 they couldn’t shop anyway all the store are closed. Which is it?

If it is meant to be a place for long-term commuter parking, then I can see a better chance of it working. For this to happen, the existing all-day parking bays at/near the train station and the bus station will need to be changed to meters that only allow short-term parking intended for shoppers and diners.

The parking garage under consideration would be constructed across the street from Our Lady if Mount Carmel Church. Has this location been determined to be the best? What happened to the lot across the street from TD Bank on Franklin Avenue? Wasn’t that lot condemned for the purpose of erecting a parking garage? And wasn’t a bond issued at the time that we never used to build the structure?

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Walker Ridgewood Parking study Conclusions

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July 14,2015

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Walker Parking study compares a traditional self storage parking complex  of 5 stories to using an automated vehicle storage and retrieval system(AVSRS). A 5 level self park structure would increase parking approximately 350 spaces while the AVSRS  at a significantly higher cost would add approximately 393 spaces according to Walker.

Walker looked at 2 types of automated parking systems Puzzle and Rack .

Self park would cost roughly $42,200 per car and total cost estimate of $11,500,000.
Puzzle Automated Park $60,900 per car  and total cost estimate of $23,900,000.
Rack Automated  Park  $53,800 per car and total cost estimate of $17,310,000.

Larger capacity self park 394 spaces , $30,800 per car and total cost estimate $12,140,000.

Walker Parking Consultant Study – Ridgewood Hudson Street – July 5th

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Help Needed Identifying a living John Doe , Please Share

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UPDATE: Ridgewood Police Department : The person the Ridgewood Police was trying to identify earlier this evening has been positively identified through social media Thank you

Help Needed Identifying a living John Doe , Please Share

ON THE EVENING OF JULY, 8 2015 A MAN WALKED INTO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT THE VALLEY HOSPITAL IN RIDGEWOOD, NJ. HE HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF ANY EVENTS PREVIOUS TO WALKING INTO THE HOSPITAL AND DOES NOT KNOW HIS IDENTITY. PHYSICIAN’S REPORT THAT THE PARTY MAY BE SUFFERING FROM “GLOBAL TRANSIENT AMNESIA”.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: WHITE MALE, 40S TO 50S, NO TATTOOS, TWO SURGICAL SCARS ON HIS LOWER BACK, APPROXIMATELY 4CM IN LENGTH FROM A SPINAL FUSION OF L5 AND S1. MUSTACHE AND SCRUFFY BEARD UPON ENTRY TO THE HOSPITAL

CLOTHING DESCRIPTION: WEARING OFF-WHITE HAT, GREY HANES BRAND LONG SLEEVE SHIRT, DARK GREY SWEAT PANTS, SIZE 9 ½ WHITE REEBOK CLASSIC SNEAKERS.

john doe theridgewoodblog.net

ANY ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING THE PARTY WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

CASE CONTACT INFORMATION:

DETECTIVE JEFFREY CASSON
PHONE: 201-251-4537
EMAIL: [email protected]

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The Valley Hospital Named 2015 Most Wired

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July 10, 2015

Ridgewood NJ,  For the 15th consecutive year The Valley Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s Most Wired Hospitals, according to the 17th annual HealthCare’s Most Wired™ Survey, released by the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

The Most Wired distinction recognizes hospitals for successful health IT planning and implementation.  The survey examined how organizations are leveraging IT to improve performance for value-based healthcare in the areas of infrastructure, business and administrative management, quality and safety, and clinical integration.

“The Valley Hospital is proud to have once again made the Most Wired list,” said Eric Carey, Vice President of Information Systems and Chief Information Officer for The Valley Hospital. “Valley is committed to providing excellent clinical care and service, and we continue to invest in technology that helps us improve the quality and delivery of patient care,” he said.

HealthCare’s Most Wired™ Survey, conducted between Jan. 15 and March 15, 2015, is published annually by Health & Hospitals Network. Respondents completed 741 surveys, representing more than 39 percent of all U.S. hospitals. Last October, the AHA/Health Forum and CHIME announced the formation of a Most Wired partnership to enhance collaboration between the two organizations in the development and sustainability of the survey, and to collectively help meet the growing demand for useful data on health IT integration.

Detailed results of the survey and study can be found in the July issue of Health & Hospitals Network. For a full list of winners visit www.hhnmag.com.

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Is the wording of this proposed referendum question misleading?

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07/13/15

Ridgewood NJ, Is it just me, or does the draft wording of the proposed non-binding referendum question suggest that property tax revenues will not be required to finance or build a “downtown parking garage?”

The proposed wording of the question voters would see on Election Day, read aloud by Mayor Paul Aronsohn during last Wednesday evening’s Village Council Work Session, is as follows:

“Do you support a proposal to finance and build a downtown parking garage on the Hudson Street lot, located at the corner of Hudson Street and South Broad Street, by bonding up to 15 million dollars of public funds, which would be paid for by using parking revenues.”

Doesn’t the wording of this question imply that parking revenues will be the sole source of funding required garage financing and construction?

So what happens if there’s a recession, like we had in 2008, and people cut way back on shopping and dining out.  No shoppers, and no diners means no parking revenue.  Then who’s left holding the bag?  You guessed it folks!

Remember fellow voters, the Village Hall renovation project was sold to taxpayers with a projected cost of $4.5 million.  At $11 million, they stopped counting.  To this day, we still don’t know how much was spent renovating Village Hall.

I’m skeptical that parking revenues alone can pay for a $15 million garage.  I’m also skeptical that the brain trust at Village Hall would be actually able to bring in a project on time and on budget.

Before you enter the voting booth this coming November, know exactly what you’re voting for and how it might impact your pocketbook/wallet (i.e., property tax increases).

NONBINDING REFERENDA – ALL MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

The governing body of any municipality or county may “ascertain the sentiment of the legal voters of the municipality or county upon any question or policy pertaining to the government or internal affairs thereof” by adopting an ordinance or resolution at a regular meeting requesting that the proposition appear on the ballot at the next general election. The request must be filed with the county clerk no later than 74 days before the election. (N.J.S.A. 19:37-1 et seq.)

Once a municipal governing body has adopted a resolution or ordinance placing a nonbinding proposition before the voters and transmitted the request to the county clerk, the voters of the municipality have the power to place a reasonably related nonbinding question or policy before the voters by presenting to the governing body a petition signed by 10% or more of the registered and qualified voters of the municipality. The governing body must adopt a resolution at its next regular meeting requesting the county clerk to print the proposition as formulated and expressed in the petition on the ballot and must file the request with the clerk no later than 60 days prior to the election. (N.J.S.A. 19:37-1.1)

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The Ridgewood Guild Mixed Art and Music this past Friday Night

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all photos courtesy of the Ridgewood Guild
July 12,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, On Friday July 10th , the Ridgewood Guild mixed its weekly summer program, Music In the Night, with the first ever Art in the Park. The Art was located in and around Van Neste Square Memorial Park. Visual artists will be present with their work on display and for sale.

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The musical feature at the park was Take 4, a trio fronted by James Mabli  and around town, the following musical artists participated in front of Village restaurants:

Mike Flanagan – It’s Greek to Me
Emily Ertle – Ridgewood Coffee Company
Brielle Liebman – Due / LaTour / Malee
Dom Boresta – Mediterraneo / Sant. Egidio
Deirdre Morgan – Kilwin’s
Jake Thistle – Ben and Jerry’s
Johnny Horizon – Daily Treat