Acting village manager should be informed
Boyd A. Loving
To the editor:
Regarding Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward’s comment that his department does not notify “the village” about confidential police investigations (“Contractor denies claims,” The Ridgewood News, Oct. 11, page A2), I fail to understand why Chief Ward would not arrange for a confidential one-on-one meeting with acting Village Manager Heather Mailander to inform her of any investigations related to allegations of official misconduct or the misappropriation/theft of taxpayer funds (unless, of course, she was the accused.)
Bicycle, Bags, Books, Toys, Clothes, Shoes, Jewerly, Halloween Costumes, Pots snd Pans, Lamps, Water Purifers, Child Seats(for Car and Bike) and Much More!!!
Don’t miss this huge garage sale!
HUGE YARD SALE SAT. 10/19 (183 N. Pleasant Ave. Ridgewood, NJ)
183 n. pleasant ave.
Big, multi-family sale on furniture, household goods, toys, clothing, bikes, books — and more!
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Corner of Pleasant and Linwood avenues
GARAGE SALE Fri. 18th & Sat 19th (9-3) (406 Berkshire Rd. Ridgewood, NJ)
406 Berkshire Rd.
Garage Sale today and Sat.19th (9 am – 3pm) Household items, toys, baby items, childs clothing, and more.
Garage Sale (564 Ridgewood Ave)
Garage Sale on Saturday, October 19th, 9:00-3:00. No early birds, please. Stop by and see what we have to offer. Rugs, Cabinets, Air Conditioners, Dresser, Ikea desk, tables and chairs, and lots more.
Garage Sale Fri 10/18 & Sat 10/19 (Ridgewood)
Red Birch Ct at East Glen Ave
Don’t miss it!
Tools, electronics, toys, household goods. Something for everyone!
Everything priced to sell!
438 Red Birch Ct
Ridgewood
(off East Glen Ave, one block from Valley Hospital)
Friday and Saturday from 9:00 to 3:00
No Earlies Please!
Multi-Family Yard Sale in Ridgewood! (Hampton between Linwood and Fairway)
Hampton at Linwood
Multi-Family Yard Sale in Ridgewood. Tons of toys, kids clothing, furniture, electronics, small kitchen appliances, holiday decorations; many items in the box and never used! Saturday, October 19th from 8:30am-2:00pm; rain or shine – One Day Only.
Garage Sale – ONE DAY ONLY – SUN 10/20 (534 Lotus Rd. Ridgewood)
534 lotus road
Ikea couch, Ikea dresser, treadmill, glass bricks, toys, PIANO $20!!, boom box, nicknacks, books and more!
Multi-Family Garage Sale, Sat 10/19 (421 Fairway Rd, Ridgewood NJ)
421 Fairway Rd
Baby items, toys, games, household items, glassware, old tools, records, cds, and much more!
Multi-Family Garage Sale (Ridgewood)
Spring at Hope/Irving
Big multi-family garage sale at 363 Spring Ave. in Ridgewood!
Furniture, glassware, purses, clothes, household goods and toys for sale from 10am to 3pm on Friday 10/18 and Saturday 10/19
While pundits in the media and political operatives rejoice many may want to reflect on what you voted for. By voting for Cory Booker many sent the guy who claims to want to work together with people in Washington .
What this means in translation is simple :
1) More and higher taxes
2) Bigger government more regulations
3) More “Obamacare ” instead of healthcare
In short more turning our backs on all the successful policies that build this country and more of the same failed policies that both republicans and democrats have pushed offering higher unemployment , less choice , with fewer options and more concentrated power in Washington and some say moving further down the road to a dictatorship .
It’s midnight somewhere on the internet, do you know who your child is chatting with?
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit will be presenting an in-depth presentation on Internet Safety, hosted by the Ridgewood Public Schools on Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Benjamin Franklin Middle School Auditorium. The presentation, entitled “Staying Safe in Cyberspace – Internet Safety for Parents,” is a comprehensive examination of today’s Internet and the dangers that lurk inside chat rooms, instant messages, e-mail and blogs.
This presentation is an integral function of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit. Through education and outreach to the community, the Computer Crimes Unit hopes to raise parents’ awareness of online predators and the dangerous content that is only a mouse-click away from their child’s grasp.
Through their dynamic, intriguing and eye-opening presentation, complete with vivid graphics and streaming video clips, the Computer Crimes Detectives hope to educate parents about the seedier side of the Internet. The goals of this presentation are to discuss the basic functions of the Internet, to highlight current Internet trends and to illustrate the associated risks facing children of all ages. After what will be a shocking display of the dangers associated with online communication, they will turn to preventative measures and effective solutions to protect children, many of whom know more about computers than the average parent.
“The explosion of the Internet has proven to be most influential with the youngest of generations, namely our children,” said Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli. He continued, “Protecting them on the World Wide Web, a truly unregulated atmosphere, is a tremendous task that needs to begin at home, where children are indeed most vulnerable.”
With the advent of the Internet-ready home computer as a principal component of today’s household, the World Wide Web and all of its users are essentially invited into the privacy of every home in Bergen County. Parents seldom realize the depth and breadth of a limitless connection to the rest of the globe via a seemingly harmless Internet connection in their own living room. Yet, it is exactly that link which needs proper supervision to preserve the safety of children online.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit, including the complementary Bergen County Computer Crimes Task Force, consists of Investigators from around the County and has the vast responsibility of deterring and detecting Internet crime. Many of their cases involve predators who target children through the Internet. To that end, Detectives who combat Internet crime have recognized that their approach must also include a strong education initiative involving parents and children who surf the Web. This proactive mechanism is in place in order to prevent children in Bergen County from stumbling into areas of the Internet where they can fall prey to an online predator.
Prosecutor John Molinelli and Chief Steven Cucciniello urge all parents and guardians to attend this Internet safety presentation. It is their hope that by having skilled, well-versed computer crimes Investigators, coupled with parents armed with a working knowledge of the Internet and its pitfalls, the children of this County are well-protected while exploring the World Wide Web.
For additional information about this event, please contact the office of the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum of the Ridgewood Public Schools at 201-670-2700, ext. 10532 or [email protected]. For information about Internet Safety related issues, please contact Lt. Jason Love at [email protected] or Educational Outreach Coordinator D/Sergeant John DeVoe at [email protected].
• Enjoy the Fall foliage by hiking with your pet, but remember that fleas and ticks are looking for a warm place as the weather gets colder. Use flea and tick preventative and be sure your dog’s Lyme Disease Vaccine is current.
• Do you have fall allergies? Your pet may too. If you see your pet itching more than usual, check with your veterinarian to identify any possible allergens. Keep leaves raked and grass cut short to eliminate irritation to your pet’s skin.
• Halloween is fast approaching. Please remember that chocolate is toxic to pets! Make sure the kids don’t feed them any candy. If you dress up your pets for Halloween and take them trick-or-treating with the kids, use reflective clothing and keep them close. Some pets are frightened of people in costumes, so be ready to react if they get startled.
Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital
320 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
Phone(201) 447-6000
A year after Sandy, Ridgewood emergency official urges preparedness
Tuesday October 15, 2013, 12:35 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
One year since Hurricane Sandy left Ridgewood residents without power for more than a week, the Ridgewood Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is continuing preparations for upcoming storm seasons and is encouraging residents to do the same.
“We’re just about approaching the one-year anniversary (of Sandy),” OEM Coordinator Jeremy Kleiman said during a presentation to the Village Council. “It’s a good time to take stock of where we are and what we’ve done.”
The OEM has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for emergency generators to be placed in Ridgewood schools and the library, places where people tend to congregate after storms, according to Kleiman.
The RHS Marching Band took home third place in their division at the Annual Yamaha Cup
The RHS Marching Band competed in the Annual Yamaha Cup on October 5 under the lights of MetLife Stadium. The band and took home third place in their division. The RHS Marching Band placed first on October 12, in Group IVA competition at the Vernon Twp USBands Competition. The band also took home awards for Best Music, Best Visual and Best Effect.
Unlike Ridgewood Sandy formed bond between Texas lineman, North Caldwell Mayor Joseph Alessi
NORTH CALDWELL — A northern New Jersey town’s borough hall is boasting a Texas flag and a Texas-based lineman is getting a shipment of saltwater taffy thanks to a bond forged during the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
North Caldwell Mayor Joseph Alessi put up the big flat, a gift from Jason Beard, a lineman from Houston who came to New Jersey to help with emergency repairs after Sandy. (The Associated Press)
45 Pounds of Honey Harvested from The Valley Hospital’s Honeybee Hives in Paramus
The Valley Hospital hosted a demonstration of the honey harvesting process on Tuesday, September 24.
To see all the photographs from the event, please visit Valley’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/ValleyHospital.
The Valley Hospital has harvested the first batch of honey from the honey bee hives located on the roof of the hospital’s Luckow Pavilion in Paramus. About 45 pounds of golden honey were harvested from the hives. This first batch will be offered to employees and used by Valley Dining.
The honeybees arrived at Valley’s Luckow Pavilion on May 14. Valley was the first hospital in New Jersey to have rooftop hives installed as part of a growing trend in urban and suburban beekeeping. Other locations with rooftop hives include the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City and other hotels, supermarkets, and residences.
Beekeeping may sound like an odd endeavor for a hospital to become involved with but it is actually a natural extension of Valley’s other efforts to “go green” and support locally produced food. In 2010 Valley signed the Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge, which calls for hospitals to use more locally grown food, work with vendors to obtain products free of pesticides and hormones, purchase more organic foods, educate the community about nutritious and ‘’socially just” foods, minimize or reuse food waste, use ecologically protective food packaging and support humane agriculture systems. Initiatives to date conducted in support of the pledge include buying local produce from Catalpa Ridge farm in Sussex County, the hospital’s commitment to buying cage-free eggs, promoting “Meatless Monday” and a partnership with the community supported agriculture program offered by Hesperides Organica, a farm in Warwick, N.Y.
“We have always been big supporters of locally produced food and what could be more local that producing your own honey?” said Dawn Cascio, Director of Food and Nutrition Services for Valley Dining. “We also like the idea of supporting the declining honey bee population while enhancing our community’s gardens, foliage, and trees.”
In fact, Paramus’ newest residents will help pollinate a 2-mile radius around the Luckow Pavilion, increasing the yield of flowers, fruits and vegetables over an 8,700-acre area.
Concerned about their sting? Not to worry. “Honeybees are very docile and rarely sting except by accident or in defense of a beehive, because use of its stinger is lethal to a honeybee,” said Eric Hanan, Co-Founder of Bee Bold Apiaries, which supplied and will maintain the honeybee hives for Valley. “Honeybees are not aggressive and are not interested in us or our backyard barbecues or drinks.”
“The New Jersey Department of Agriculture promotes and encourages urban bee keeping,” Cascio said. “We want to do all we can to be as “green” as possible to the environment.”
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Readers debate if the Planning Board made up its mind in favor of Valley or not ?
Unfortunately the Board has already made up its mind in favor of Valley and Valley knows this. They have to go through the process again as part of the settlement of the lawsuit brought by the CRR. Remember the CRR sued the Planning Board for not following proper procedure last time which would explain why Valley has gotten its way at every turn this time.
Sad but true but Valley has bullied and bribed its way to get this far and the Planning Board is squarely in Valley’s camp. Next step is the rubber stamp from their former VP – Councilwoman Hauck. Time to start putting some real pressure on her to recuse or the bulldozers will roll.
or…….
Actually, the Board has to go through the process again because in 2010 the Village Council unanimously voted down Valley’s bid to double in size. Valley is now addressing the points brought up by the Council at that time. The trouble is, Valley hasn’t made significant changes, although the numbers have been sliced and diced to give the appearance of something they’re not. Bottom line: Valley Hospital still wants to double in size (starting almost from scratch) in a residential neighborhood of single-family homes, three schools, and two major playing fields.
****It might be true that the PB has already made up its mind. But I believe we can change minds through our strength in numbers. And we do outnumber the folks who actually, ludicrously, think the expansion might be a good thing.
Are Anti-Bullying Programs Having An Opposite Effect?
October 8, 2013 10:00 PM
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A lot of schools spend countless hours trying to stop bullying. But some question if they are sending the right message.
It started as a simple look at bullying. University of Texas at Arlington criminologist Seokjin Jeong analyzed data collected from 7,000 students from all 50 states.
He thought the results would be predictable and would show that anti-bullying programs curb bullying. Instead — he found the opposite.
Jeong said it was, “A very disappointing and a very surprising thing. Our anti-bullying programs, either intervention or prevention does not work.”
The study concluded that students at schools with anti-bullying programs might actually be more likely to become a victim of bullying. It also found that students at schools with no bullying programs were less likely to become victims.
Bergen Freeholder GOP candidates share views with The Record’s editorial board
Monday October 7, 2013, 9:55 PM
BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN
STAFF WRITER
The Record
Bergen County’s three Republican freeholders disagree on some major issues confronting county government, including police consolidation and pay-to-play reform.
Those differences emerged repeatedly during a wide-ranging 90-minute interview Wednesday with The Record’s editorial board. Maura DeNicola favors tighter restrictions on what contractors can contribute to county candidates while John Felice and John Mitchell say the county’s current pay-to-play law is adequate and a good compromise.
