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July 15,2017
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.
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.
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.
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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Ridgewood NJ, When will the Council apply Eminent Domain to buy the long-abandoned Town Garage site on Franklin Avenue?
This, in conjunction with other small fixes, such as repaving and reconfiguring the existing Hudson Street parking lot, which was never designed properly, would (at far lower cost than building a parking garage) add plenty of spaces downtown, tucked into small areas here and there. We must not build an $8+-million edifice at Hudson and Broad (and we know how it goes with change orders, etc.) that would require a huge bond and endless expensive maintenance and potentially serve as a hangout for kids at best or a site of drug dealing or other crime at worst while casting a hideous shadow (literal and figurative) over that small, cozy corner. The entire central business district is a historic neighborhood–this would wreck it.
Nothing I have read or could read from any so-called expert will convince me that adding significant numbers of cars to that corner would be anything but a disaster in traffic and injury.
The garage was always a boondoggle to help the developers. Are we going to allow Aronsohn, Pucciarelli, Hauck, and Pfund to continue to manipulate us to this extent?
The referendum to quash the garage was specific to that design–yes, technically and legally. However, many, many people who voted NO were voting NO GARAGE even if that’s not what it said on the ballot.
Council, please buy Town Garage and let’s see how it goes before putting up a monstrosity and white elephant that nobody wants. Please!!
Anybody agree? Tell the council you want Town Garage bought for parking. If the town doesn’t buy it, don’t you think a developer will? Just what we need is more apartments there. We can then change the name of Franklin Avenue to Death Row.
It’s not too late, but it’s getting there. Speak out!
Nicholas Katzban , Staff Writer, @NicholasKatzbanPublished 7:22 p.m. ET July 13, 2017 | Updated 7:22 p.m. ET July 13, 2017
HACKENSACK — A Bergen County Superior Court judge found probable cause Thursday to proceed with three harassment complaints against Ridgewood Councilman Jeffrey Voigt.
The complaints against Voigt were filed by three residents who say the councilman made their unlisted cellphone numbers, emails and home addresses known to the public via posts on his Facebook page.
The judge dismissed Voigt’s counter complaint against the same residents.
photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
July 14,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, A large limb fell from a tree located on the grounds of the Somerville Elementary School’s athletic field, completely blocking a portion of South Pleasant Avenue, Ridgewood on Thursday afternoon, 07/13. No injuries were reported, but there was significant damage caused to a chain link fence. Ridgewood PD responded to provide traffic control and to process a property damage report. A school maintenance official advised police that the entire tree would be scheduled for removal. The Village’s Shade Tree Division, and members of the Ridgewood Schools District Buildings and Grounds team, removed the downed limb in order that the roadway could be reopened.
The Ridgewood Public Library is dedicated to providing information, education, culture and inspiration. We encourage our community to pursue life long learning and the enjoyment of books, programs and resources in a variety of formats. We strive to offer the best possible library materials, staff, technology and facility, with ready and equal access to residents of all ages.
The Ridgewood Public Library is loaded with new releases . Visit the Ridgewood Library and check out or place a hold on these brand new books.
Operating budget keeps fares stable; Capital budget continues financial commitment to enhance overall customer experience
Ridgewood NJ, The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors today adopted a Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 2018) operating budget and capital program that supports continued investments in infrastructure and equipment to maintain the system in a state of good repair and enhance the overall customer experience.
“NJ TRANSIT is moving forward with a balanced budget that reflects a laser-like look at individual business lines in order to maximize efficiencies and maintain a safe transportation system,” NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Steven H. Santoro. “As transit professionals, we owe our customers and stakeholders a solid plan that has the least impact on our riders. After much hard work, I am confident we delivered on that.”
The Board adopted a $2.218 billion operating budget and a $1.367 billion capital program for Fiscal Year 2018.
Almost half of the revenue in the FY 2018 operating budget comes from passenger revenue ($1.014 billion), supported by a comparable amount from state and federal program reimbursements ($947.7 million) with the balance from a combination of commercial revenues ($115.2 million) and state operating assistance ($140.9 million).
The capital program calls for continued investment in the state’s transit infrastructure to maintain a continued state-of-good-repair and provide reliable transit service.
Operating Budget
The FY 2018 operating budget reflects an increase of state and federal reimbursements, which will enable NJ TRANSIT to meet the agency’s projected expenses this fiscal year. Approximately 61 percent of the operating budget is dedicated to labor and fringe benefits costs. Other significant expenses include materials and supplies and purchased transportation, which equal 25 percent of the operating budget.
Overall passenger revenue and commercial revenue represents approximately 51 percent of the total revenue.
Capital Program
The FY 2018 capital program continues to prioritize investment in infrastructure to maintain an overall state of good repair, enhance safety and reliability, and improve the overall customer experience on the system.
With the FY 2018 capital program, NJ TRANSIT continues its financial commitment to Positive Train Control.
The program continues to invest in railroad bridge rehabilitation, track replacement, signal upgrades, repairs to overhead power lines and electric substations as well as investments into the state-of-good-repair of the Northeast Corridor (NEC),
the agency’s most utilized rail line.
Approximately 53 percent of the program funds the basic capital program improvements needed to maintain and improve the transit system, including $201 million in rail infrastructure needs and $109 million in rail rolling stock improvements.
Other highlights of the program include $47 million in rail station improvements: $3 million for Cranford Station; $9 million for Elizabeth Station; $18 million for Perth Amboy Station; $2 million for Roselle Park Station; and $6 million for other station and terminal improvements, inspections and repairs.
The program also supports continued investment in the light rail system with $168 million being invested in bus and light rail infrastructure improvements: $99 million for replacement vehicles; $11 million for the Capital Asset Replacement Programs for both the Newark Light Rail and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail systems; and $17 million for bus passenger facilities and bus support facilities/equipment.
In addition, this budget allows for $86 million to be invested in system-wide improvements including: $9 million in technology improvements and $6 million for safety improvements; $33 million in system expansion improvements, including $29 million for Northern Branch Expansion and $4 million for the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Route 440 Improvement.
Approximately 50 percent of the capital budget comes from the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF), with 47 percent from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and 3 percent from other sources.
Ridgewood NJ, the Park Mobile app came under criticism by a Glen Rock resident who works in Ridgewood . Robert Delorenzo claimed that on 3 occasions his wife who works in Ridgewood and parks in the employee parking was issued erroneous tickets , his wife has a parking pass but the cars are registered to him .
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
July 13,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, Salvatore D’Amico was sworn in as a Ridgewood PD Patrol Division Sergeant by Ridgewood Mayor Susan Knudsen during a public meeting of the Ridgewood Village Council held on Wednesday, 07/12. Sergeant D’Amico’s wife Kim held the ceremonial bible during the well attended event.
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
July 13,2017
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Glen Rock NJ, The drivers of both vehicles involved in a Wednesday afternoon, 07/12, collision at the intersection of Park and South Maple Avenues in Glen Rock escaped injury. A toddler who was strapped into a rear seat mounted child restraint device in one of the vehicles was also unharmed. A tow truck removed both wrecks from the scene. Glen Rock PD handled the investigation
July 13,2017
Ridgewood NJ, On Wednesday morning, 07/12, an East Ridgewood Avenue property owner telephoned Ridgewood PD to report observing a private contractor in the process of removing a Village owned tree in front of It’s Greek to Me, 21 East Ridgewood Avenue.
Upon arrival at the scene, the responding patrol officer interviewed the two (2) adult males who were performing the operation and determined that they were hired by Paul Vagianos, owner of It’s Greek to Me. Mr. Vagianos indicated that he’d received permission from Village Parks & Recreation Director Tim Cronin to remove the Village tree and replace it with another. His assertion was verified by the patrol officer via a cell phone conversation between himself and Mr. Cronin.
July 12,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, This is the 7th Season of Movies in the Park! Join the Ridgewoood Guild in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square for family fun and entertainment. We show films great for the whole family on a 25 foot screen and professional sound system. Bring snacks, a picnic blanket, and get ready for a great evening with your community. All movies are on Wednesdays and start at sundown (approximately 9pm in June and July and 8:30pm in August). In case of rain (or other inclement weather), or the latest information, check our Facebook page, or back here for the rescheduling of the movie.
Come early and enjoy the wonderfully decorated Van Neste and enjoy the candy, ice cream, trivia contest – maybe you’ll be one of the lucky winners of Kilwin’s 5 Golden Tickets! Rain date: Thursday 7/13
