July 12,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Old Paramus Reformed Church has a community garden and we still have plots available at $10 a growing season. The garden is watered. Any questions contact the church office at 201-444-5933.
it’s basically the decline in human self-discipline, which has been trending for many years. It can be seen in trends like declining marriage, drug use, babies born out of wedlock, obesity, and an overall growing theme of living in the now rather than preparing for the future. People can bellyache all day about the high cost of this and that, but the average person wastes a lot of money on useless crap. I know it’s easy for me to say this from the anonymity of my keyboard, but I have no doubt that if I took a look into the life of anyone crying broke, I’d find a whole lot of dysfunctional behavior and a series of bad choices
file photo by Boyd Loving
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
JULY 12, 2017
8:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute and Moment of Silence
5. Acceptance of Financial Reports
6. Approval of Minutes
7. Proclamations
NONE
8. Swearing-in of Police Sergeant Salvatore D’Amico
9. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person – 40 minutes in total)
10. Village Manager’s Report
11. Village Council Reports
12. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
3606 – Water Capital Ordinance ($1,600,000) – Purchase of Elks Club Property
13. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
14. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
17-197 Award Contract – Lafayette Reservoir Improvements
17-198 Award Contract – Polyphosphate Pumps for Corrosion Control
17-199 Award Professional Services Contract – Cedar Hill Reservoir Improvements
17-200 Amend 2017 Water Capital Budget
17-201 Authorize Lease of Property for Co-Location of Wireless Telecommunications Antennas
15. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3607 – Blue Collar Union Salary Ordinance
3608 – White Collar Union Salary Ordinance
3609 – Amend Chapter 145 Fees – Establish Fees for Tree Protection
3610 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – No Stopping on Portion of West Ridgewood Avenue
3611 – Enact Title 39 on All Public School Properties
3612 – Unlawful Enrollment of Students in Ridgewood Public Schools
16. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3601 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Establish Stop Signs at Upper Boulevard and Glenwood Road
3602 – Amend Chapter 222 – Power Tools, Landscaping, and Yard Maintenance Equipment
3603 – Authorize Special Emergency Appropriation – Master Plan Revision ($250,000)
3604 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Hours for Closure of Clinton Avenue to Through Traffic
3605 – Amend Chapter 260 – Trees and Shrubs
17. RESOLUTIONS
17-202 Title 59 Approval – Police Handguns and Magazines
17-203 Award Contract – Police Handguns and Magazines
17-204 Award Contract Under State Contract – Ammunition for Police Handguns
17-205 Award Contract Under State Contract – Holsters for Handguns
17-206 Award Contract Under State Contract – Tires
17-207 Award Contract Under State Contract – Lifts and Support Stands – Fleet Services
17-208 Award Contract Under National Joint Powers Alliance – Front End Loaders with Snowplows
17-209 Award Contract Under National Joint Powers Alliance – Two Sanitation Trucks with Snowplows
17-210 Award Professional Services Contract – Feasibility Study for 240 Car Parking Garage
17-211 Title 59 Approval – Paint Curbs Yellow
17-212 Authorize Additional Funding for Special Attorney for RCRD Lawsuit (NTE $100,000)
17-213 Approve Major Soil Moving Permit – 240 Associates – Chestnut Village
17-214 Declare Fire Department Property Surplus
17-215 Appoint Members to Schedler Park Ad Hoc Committee
17-216 Endorse Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Application – The James Rose Center
17-217 Appoint Clean Communities Coordinator
17-218 Appoint Recycling Program Coordinator
17-219 Authorize Release of Cash Bond – Capital One Bank
17-220 Accept Donation from Ridgewood Board of Education for Stigma Free Initiative
17-221 Award Contract – Central Valet Services
18. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
19. Resolution to go into Closed Session
20. Closed Session
A. Sale of Property – Barrington Road
21. Adjournment
July 12,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), theHumane Education Network (HEN) and the Palo Alto Humane Society officially announced today the winners of the 2017 A Voice for Animals contest. The annual contest provides high school students aged 14-18 with the opportunity to win monetary awards for essay, video, or photography submissions advocating against animal cruelty and for prevention of animal suffering.
“We are proud to announce the winners of the 2017 A Voice for Animals contest,” said Regina Terlau, executive assistant at AWI. “Through the contest, we aim to inspire youth to raise awareness about animals in need through a creative medium. We received a lot of phenomenal submissions from students addressing mistreatment of an animal species, prevention of an animal’s extinction, or solutions to reduce animal suffering. The chosen student submissions truly embody the mission of the contest and we congratulate the students selected.”
Ridgewood teen Myriam Burger won a first place prize in the 2017 A Voice for Animals contest for her video entry, “Save a Baby, Save a Species.” Her entry, which earned her a $650 prize, describes her school fundraiser to sponsor an elephant.
The winners of the 2017 A Voice for Animals contest include:
“Every year, we are impressed and encouraged by the commitment that young people show to animal issues through their submissions,” said Jenness Hobart, chair of the board at the Humane Education Network. “We are already looking forward to next year’s entries and continuing to foster students’ interest in showing respect and caring for animals.”
For more information on the A Voice for Animals contest and this year’s winners, visit https://www.hennet.org/contest.php.
July 11,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Did you know 87 percent of Americans have ice cream in their freezer at any given time and vanilla is the most popular ice cream in the country? As such, Kings Food Markets is celebrating National Ice Cream Day (July 16) with buy one, get one free ice creams pints on 10 brands, to enjoy as you please.
The week-long event from July 14-July 20 is offered at most Kings locations in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut (except for the Hoboken North and South stores).
Popular brands like Haagen-Dazs, Three Twins Organic, Gelarto Gelato and A La Mode lead the charge as customers can choose different flavors of the same brand to fulfill the deal. Looking to try new, funky flavors? COOLHAUS, which is one of the brands in the deal, offers unique flavors like Campfire S’mores, Bananas Foster and Chocolate Molten Cake.
Looking for some ice cream recipes? Kings created the following treats for that sweet summer day:
July 11,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ in the Best Colleges For Your Money 2017 rankings of 2,400 colleges 711 rated as the “Best Colleges For Your Money” . College is a great investment ,if you choose the right school. According to Money magazine, at $65,300, Princeton University in Princeton, NJ was rated the best value for your dollar. Interestingly enough CUNY Bernard M Baruch College came in a sold second place at about half the price and at a much lower price point with a tab of $31,400.
Find your best college with rankings that combine educational quality, affordability, and alumni success https://time.com/money/best-colleges/rankings/best-colleges/
July 11,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, 2017 RHS Summer New Players opens this weekend! Tickets on sale now! Come enjoy Little Shop of Horrors, Baskerville-a Sherlock Holmes Mystery and later in July, The Pajama Game!!!
Senior Citizens $5.00 discount! We would love to have you join us in the lovely air conditioned Little Theatre!!
RHS New Players Company at The Little Theatre ,simply click on the below link when shopping online. After that, you will shop at your favorite online stores and New Players makes a percentage of every purchase.
Updated on July 9, 2017 at 8:14 PMPosted on July 9, 2017 at 2:37 PM
BY SARA JERDE
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
BRIDGEWATER — A family was ordered to pay a school district more than $38,000 after it was discovered that a student was living outside of the district’s lines, the Commissioner of Education recently determined.
The parents, identified only in state documents as “M.K.,” were ordered to pay a full year’s tuition, or $38,329.20 to the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District.
COLLEEN O’DEA | JULY 10, 2017
But even wealthiest counties can improve in some ways while the poorest do surprisingly well in some aspects of education, health, and safety
Advocates for Children of New Jersey’s annual Kids Count report on the state’s counties has a different look, but the same basic message: wealth makes a difference when it comes to the education, health, and safety of children.
The organization released today its 2017 profiles and rankings based on a dozen measures of child wellbeing. Rather than give each county an overall rank, ACNJ rated the counties in four areas: economics, health, safety, and education.
There is no top-ranked county this year — last year, Morris took that spot. But the three counties with the best ratings in all those areas were also the counties with the highest median incomes for families with children: Morris, Somerset, and Hunterdon. Meanwhile, Cumberland, Essex, and Camden counties had the three lowest ratings, and all have median incomes below the state average, with Cumberland’s being the lowest at about $52,600. Cumberland had been ranked last in the recent past.
https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/17/07/09/money-still-makes-big-difference-when-it-comes-to-kids-wellbeing-in-nj-advocates-report/
July 10,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgwood NJ, Join Ridgewood Parks and Recreation for summer camps that are fun, informative, creative, educational and challenging. Find all program and registration details in the links below.
Tennis Instruction and Camps with All Pro Tennis – all ages
PonyShare Petite Equestrian, Pony Grooming & Riding and an afternoon 1/2 Day Camp – Preschool to Teen
Multi-Sports (Elementary) with US Sports Institute
Sport Squirts (Preschool) with US Sports Institute
Arts and Crafts/Drawing with Mrs. C, Grades 2 to 8
Let’s Go Camping Abrakadoodle Style, ages 4 through 10
Skateboarding Summer Camps – Grades 1 to 6
Golf Camps with Skyhawks, Grades 1 through 6
LEGO® Core Engineering with Play-Well TEKnologies, Grades K to 6
Full STEAM ahead! with Education Explorers, Grades K to 4
Lacrosse Mini Camp with US Sports Institute, ages 5 to 7
Register online via CommunityPass if applicable – www.ridgewoodnj.net/communitypass
Don’t hesitate to contact the Recreation Office if you have any questions or if special accomodations are needed – 201-670-5560, weekdays 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook
July 10,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, A 9-year old boy riding his bike escaped serious injury after being hit by a vehicle exiting the Kings Plaza Shopping Center located at 112 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood on Sunday evening, 07/09. Ridgewood PD issued two (2) summonses the driver involved in the incident. The youth, who complained of an ankle injury, was observed being walked to a Ridgewood EMS ambulance waiting nearby. Ridgewood FD also responded to the scene.
July 9,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood blog received these safety tips courtesy of Ramon Hache ,Keller Williams Realty . Summer is the season for grilling. However, an average of 8,900 home fires involving grills, hibachis, or barbecues occur each year in the United States. In 2014, 16,600 patients went to emergency rooms due to injuries involving grills, and 1,600 children under age five suffered thermal burns, caused by touching a hot surface. Safety aside, grilling-related fires cause about $118 million in property damage each year.
Clearly, it’s important to keep safety in the forefront when enjoying all that your grill has to offer.
Here are a few common sense reminders on keeping your family and your home safe:
Tips compliments of www.insurance.pa.gov and the National Fire Protection Association.
Location: Train Station Parking Lot, Godwin Ave & W Ridgewood Ave
Ridgewood’s Farmers’ Market
Every Sunday from 9am-3pm
westside of NJ Transit train station…
Enjoy our farmers vegetables and fruit until
Thanksgiving.
Stroll and get some fresh Mozzarella.
Homemade Jams-with flavors you cannot get any other place.
Fresh baked goods, preservative free.
Pickles on a stick for the kids and more.
Beautiful flowers for your yard.
FARM – and more – TO your TABLE…
for more details – info@ridgewoodchamber.com
201-445-2600
July 9,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, according to State Farm Insurance U.S. drivers are just as likely to have a claim involving a collision with deer, elk or moose than they were last year, according to new claims data from State Farm. The odds drivers will have a claim from hitting one of those animals is 1 out of 169, the same as it was in 2014.
In Bergen County the Deer seem to be everywhere. An estimated 1.25 million claims happened in the past year resulting from these collisions. There’s no silver bullet to keep large animals like deer, elk, and moose off highways and roads. Some drivers insist that deer whistles work, though the Information Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says no scientific evidence supports that claim.
Studies and field tests show that roadside reflectors do reduce crash frequency somewhat, but as of now there’s no foolproof method to keep animals off our roads.
What may help:
Stay alert. Pay attention to ‘deer crossing’ signs. Scan down the road and off to each side. Be especially watchful in areas near woods and water. If you see one deer, there are probably several others nearby.
Be especially vigilant during peak season. Though collisions can happen any time of year, fall is peak time for deer-car crashes because it’s both hunting and mating seasons, forcing deer to roam outside their normal territory.
Use headlights smartly. At night, use high-beams when possible to illuminate the road’s edges. If you see a deer far ahead, flick the brights on and off multiple times. Deer tend to fixate on headlights, so flashing them may cause the animal to scurry away.
Watch out at mealtime. Pay particular attention between dusk and dawn, when these animals usually venture out to eat.
Brake as necessary. If you think you have time to avoid hitting the animal, reduce speed, tap the brakes to warn drivers behind you, and sound your horn. If there’s no vehicle close behind you, brake hard.
Don’t swerve. If a collision seems inevitable, don’t veer off to avoid the animal. Your risk of injury may be greater if you do.
Maintain control of the vehicle. Report the collision to the police and your insurance company.
Always obey speed limits and wear seat belts.
Psychologists say we’re training children to ‘spit back facts’ like computers
Instead we should focus on social and relationships skills, they explain in book
Their ‘six Cs’ framework includes collaboration, communication and content
Critical thinking, creative innovation and confidence are next steps
‘What we do with little kids today will matter in 20 years,’ says co-author
By Claudia Tanner For Mailonline
PUBLISHED: 11:38 EDT, 7 July 2017 | UPDATED: 12:00 EDT, 7 July 2017
The amount of conflicting advice there is on how to bring up happy and successful children can make your head spin.
Parents often find themselves questioning how strict they should be with youngsters and how much independence they should allow them.
Now a new book by psychologists says our approach is wrong – because we’re training them to be computers, reports NPR.
