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>Don’t be "blinded by the lights". The real "garbage" is we are all beginning to understand how OUT-OF-CONTROL AND POWERFUL the BOE is

>Don’t be “blinded by the lights”. The real “garbage” is we are all beginning to understand how OUT-OF-CONTROL AND POWERFUL the BOE is

Don’t be “blinded by the lights”. The real “garbage” is we are all
beginning to understand how OUT-OF-CONTROL AND POWERFUL the BOE is and
how powerless all of us taxpayers are against their personal vested interests and incompetence.

We do need a real change in leadership. Not the lock-step one-voice group we have now. The next election is a start to get a better BOE. Let’s start to have a real dialogue, real leadership and real competence. What a change that would be! Ridgewood and all taxpayers deserve that.

Next year when the 1st part of that $420,000.00 remaining bill for just
these lights come do everybody will say I can’t believe the BOE voted for that over Teachers, other programs and classes, and needed
maintenance. What Gatorade were they drinking when they hooked the
village to this lease purchase.

Oh what a scheme as Shakespeare might say but no scheme like this
will go unpunished. Right now it is being investigated and time will tell.

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>Higher property taxes REDUCE Discretionary Income and Reduce property Values.

>Higher property taxes REDUCE Discretionary Income and Reduce property Values.

Discretionary Income (that’s after tax income for 10:12 pm), household formation rates and mortgage interest rates account for 93% of the factors that determine property value. You can look up that correlation as well.

If you can’t figure it out becuase you use public school new math, higher property taxes REDUCE Discretionary Income and Reduce property Values.

Are you using Patterson math to support your misguided idea that higher taxes support higher property values?

In Patterson they tried it your way. Now they have horrible schools, massive tax deliquency rates, high crime and high taxes.

Get an education before you blog. Or is that the problem, you are an “educator”?

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>It is a total myth, an urban ledgend spread by, by school unions, among others, that higher property taxes sustain high property values.

>It is a total myth, an urban ledgend spread by, by school unions, among others, that higher property taxes sustain high property values.

It is a total myth, an urban ledgend spread by, by school unions, among others, that higher property taxes sustain high property values.

High taxes erode property values.

Low taxes support property “value”. It’s common sense. There are numerous real estate studies available, assuming you can comprehend what you read.

I guess you believed the car dealer that said a more expensive lease means your car is better and you neighbor will envy you more.

And as for the correlation between HIGHER taxes and BETTER services, that bond has been smashed years ago by government bloat.

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>The Cartel , the award-winning documentary about corruption in public education and the promise of school choice, will be released on DVD tomorrow, Wednesday Dec. 1!

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The Cartel , the award-winning documentary about corruption in public education and the promise of school choice, will be released on DVD tomorrow, Wednesday Dec. 1!

DVDs remain the most important distribution platform for documentary films by far, and people who may have missed our earlier theatrical screenings will now have an opportunity to see the film, loan it to friends, and spread the word about school choice.

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THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD AND THE PLANNING BOARD HAVE NO AUTHORITY OVER THE RIDGEWOOD BOE.

>THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD AND THE PLANNING BOARD HAVE NO AUTHORITY OVER THE RIDGEWOOD BOE.
 It has been said many times and I guess it has to be repeated again; THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD AND THE PLANNING BOARD HAVE NO AUTHORITY OVER THE RIDGEWOOD BOE. (I’m not talking about defeated school budgets.) Ask the Mayor, ask the Village Mgr, ask the Village Attorney, ask the BOE Attorney, ask the Chairman of the Planning Board, ask anyone who knows what they are talking about, the Village can not force the BOE to do something nor can they stop them from doing something. The BOE “reports” to the NJ Dept.of Education. It might not seem “right” but that is the law in NJ. With that in mind; Why would the BOE go back to the Planning Board? Why would the Planning Board want them back? Why would either one of them want to waste the time when they both have a lot of other things to worry about and absolutely nothing could come from it. It would serve no purpose at all. There is a reason the first two times the BOE appeared before the Planning Board the meetings were called “Courtesy Hearings.” They were just that, a “courtesy” to the Village to outline what was going to happen. The Village had no authority to change anything the BOE was planning to do and the BOE didn’t have to appear but they did.

The BOE and the neighbors need to keep an ongoing dialogue and try and figure out a way to make the upgraded fields work. There was supposed to be a meeting earlier this week that was going to open the dialogue and hopefully move the two sides closer. The turf is in and the lights are in. I doubt either of those is going anywhere. As loud as the neighbors are complaining (and they have some legitimate complaints) the sound of the hundreds of kids and their parents who will complain will be infinitely louder should access to those fields be impaired in a meaningful way.

There has to be some middle ground and I would hope in a town like Ridgewood that ground can be found sooner rather then later so all this back and forth can stop and we can concentrate on the real important issues in town like when is the 2011 Village Calendar going to arrive so I can figure out the new garbage and recycleable schedule?

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>RACE to NOWHERE: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture

>RACE to NOWHERE: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture

The RHS HSA is pleased to bring to our community an educational documentary that has garnered national attention and sparked debate, RACE to NOWHERE: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture. The product of parent turned filmmaker, Vickie Abeles, the film examines the stresses faced by young people competing in suburban America’s test driven academic culture.

Two screenings will take place on December 6th, one for staff and one for parents. The parent screening is set for 7:00 PM at George Washington Middle School. Following the film, Assistant Principal Jeff Nyhuis and Dr. Anne Robinson will lead a discussion.

Seating is free of charge and limited. Please arrive early.

Hope to see you there,

Arlene Sarappo

HSA President

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>Lightgate Part II: Renovated BF Athletic Facility Being Prepared for Installation of Lights

>Lightgate Part II: Renovated BF Athletic Facility Being Prepared for Installation of Lights

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Electricians Now Wiring New BF Track & Field For Installation of Lighting Towers

The Fly has learned that the BOE’s electricians are now wiring the recently renovated BF athletic facility for the future installation of lights/lighting towers.

When does the BOE plan to share this fact with BF’s neighbors?

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>Redistricting may impact how loud Hudson is heard

>Redistricting may impact how loud Hudson is heard

Congressional redistricting roulette soon will spin its web of uncertainty and New Jersey could become the odd man out. (Albright, The Jersey Journal)

https://www.nj.com/hudson/voices/index.ssf/2010/12/redistricting_may_impact_how_l.html

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>Christie: N.J. becoming more business-friendly

>Christie: N.J. becoming more business-friendly

New Jersey is in the process of changing its reputation as an unfriendly place for businesses to do business, Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday. (Willis, Asbury Park Press)

https://www.app.com/article/20101201/BUSINESS/12010360/Christie-N-J-becoming-more-business-friendly

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>Happy Chanukah from the Ridgewood blog

>Happy Chanukah from the Ridgewood blog,

Many Jewish communities in the United States observe the first day of Chanukah, which marks the start of Chanukah, also known as Hanukkah or Festival of Lights. Chanukah is an eight-day Jewish observance that remembers the Jewish people’s struggle for religious freedom.


Jewish communities in the United States celebrate the first day of Chanukah on the 25th day of the month of Kislev in the Jewish calendar. The Chanukah period lasts for eight days and is celebrated from the 25th day of Kislev to the second day of Tevet. The first night of Chanukah (or Hanukkah) starts with special blessings at sunset the day before the 25th of Kislev. Many Jewish people light the hanukiah (or chanukkiyah), which is a type of candelabrum.


Many Americans of Jewish faith also eat food fried in olive oil, such as potato cakes, and different fried breads. Chanukah dishes include sufganiot (Hanukkah donuts), potato latkes (pancakes), mandelbrot (this can be sliced like a hard bread), and rugelach (pastry that with different fillings). The first day of Chanukah is the start of a celebratory period in which a four-sided toy called dreidel is used for games. The first night of Chanukah is also a night when people sing traditional songs to celebrate Chanukah. Gift-giving is also popular at this time of the year.

more : https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/chanukah

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>Democrat Lame-duck Bergen freeholders approve 19 appointments

>Lame-duck Bergen freeholders approve 19 appointments

Bergen freeholders approve 19 appointments in lame-duck session
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
BY MICHAEL GARTLAND
The Record
STAFF WRITER

The Bergen County Freeholder Board approved 19 appointments to county positions Wednesday night in their next-to-last lame duck session of the year.

The appointments, which typically are recommended by the county executive and then approved by the board, included the selection of Uwe Malakas as Bergen County police chief, Louis D’Arminio to the Bergen County Improvement Authority and Nicholas Rotonda to the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority.

The Democrats on the freeholder board, three of whom were voted out of office last month, supported all of Democratic County Executive Dennis McNerney’s recommendations.

McNerney also was defeated in the November and will leave office in January.

Republican Freeholder Rob Hermansen voted against most of the Democratic appointments and criticized them as “extremely questionable” because three of the Democrats currently on the board will not serve next year.

“I don’t think it’s right,” he said. “They shouldn’t have been made at this time … They had all year to do this when they had the majority.”

https://www.northjersey.com/news/Bergen_freeholders_approve_19_appointments_in_lame-duck_session.html

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>N.J. business group cautious on 2011 economy

>N.J. business group cautious on 2011 economy

The year ahead could be grim for unemployed workers in New Jersey, according to a report released Tuesday by the New Jersey Business and Industry Association. Any glimmer of hope in hiring may be matched by layoffs. (Conaboy, The Philadelphia Inquirer)

https://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20101201_N_J__business_group_cautious_on_2011_economy.html#ixzz16rCZcI3t

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>Christie looms over redistricting and coming legislative contests, where GOP craves five seats

>Christie looms over redistricting and coming legislative contests, where GOP craves five seats

The roads of Republican redistricting and 2011 campaign strategy all lead back to the Trenton front office where Gov. Chris Christie wields a Teddy Roosevelt-sized club and wants legislative wins. (Pizarro, PolitickerNJ)

https://www.politickernj.com/43203/christie-looms-over-redistricting-and-coming-legislative-contests-where-gop-craves-five-seats

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>Mayor Cory Booker: Police union didn’t try to avoid layoffs

>Mayor Cory Booker: Police union didn’t try to avoid layoffs

There’s “massive restructuring” of government in the city of Newark, a polite way of saying that up to 500 people could be losing their jobs soon including 167 police officers, Mayor Cory Booker said at a press conference Tuesday. (Carroll, PolitickerNJ)

https://www.politickernj.com/43191/booker-police-union-didn-t-try-avoid-layoffs

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>Gov. Christie authorizes state to hire lawyer to fight $271 million tunnel bill

>Gov. Christie authorizes state to hire lawyer to fight $271 million tunnel bill

Governor Chris Christie’s administration plans to file a federal lawsuit to fight the U.S. government’s $271 million bill to New Jersey to pay for work on canceled rail tunnel to Manhattan, an administration source said. (Method, Home News Tribune)

https://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20101130/STATE/101130055/Gov-Christie-authorizes-state-to-hire-lawyer-to-fight-271-million-tunnel-bill

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