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Ridgewood’s Touch-A -Truck interactive day of fun for children!

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TOUCH A TRUCK – MAY 18

April 25,2017

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Rigewood NJ, Touch-A -Truck  is an interactive day of fun for children!  Thursday, May 18th from 9 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square – you and your children are invited to take a seat behind the wheel of a real police cruiser,  climb aboard a shiny fire truck, explore un-close a fleet of the other emergency and public works vehicles you’ve only seen at a distance.  This is a free treat for children to a day of hands-on adventure!  Rain date: September 28, 2017.

Sponsored by the Village of Ridgewood and the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce.

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Ridgewood to Hold Dog Rabies Clinic on May 10

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April 25,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, Supervisor of Health, Dawn Cetrulo would like to remind Village of Ridgewood residents that 2017 dog license renewals are due during the month of June. A $20 late fee will be charged for all renewals received after June 30, 2017.

The Ridgewood free dog rabies clinic will be held on Wed. May 10 from 6-7pm at the Ridgewood Recycling Center on East Glen Ave.

The health department will be sending renewals notices via email. If you do not have an email address please call our office and request a renewal to be mailed to you. Renewal applications may also be obtained by visiting our website at www.ridgewoodnj.net or coming in person to the Ridgewood Health Department, 131 North Maple Ave. The office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm. Please call 201 670-5500 ext. 502 with questions.

New Jersey law requires owners of all dogs seven months of age or older to be registered with the town where they live. In order for the license to be issued, the owner must present proof that a licensed veterinarian has vaccinated the dog against rabies and that the duration of immunity from that vaccination does not expire before May 1, 2018. To receive the discount for a spayed or neutered pet, proof must also be provided.

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The Winner of the Ridgewood “Daffy Dog Parade”

The Winner of the Ridgewood "Daffy Dog Parade"

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April 24,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, Conclusion and awards ceremony of the “Daffy Dog Parade” at the Daffodil Festival And Earth Day Celebration at Van Neste Park.

 

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Reader says Hire “specials” who can patrol the schools in the morning and protect us from the evil Verizon, PSE&G and NJ Transit workers

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Hire “specials” who can patrol the schools in the morning and protect us from the evil Verizon, PSE&G and NJ Transit workers during the day. Will help to reduce the obscene amount of OT the police department charges the Village as well by avoiding unecessary scheduling conflicts for extra duty work. We probably only need 25-30 full time cops if we hired specials. It would be a material cost savings for Village taxpayers, and we’d be just as safe. The police union won’t tell you this of course

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Reader says There is a big demand for parking from 6-10pm, Let the restaurant owners pay for the garage

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There is a big demand for parking from 6-10pm weekends to accommodate the dining crowd from oak to broad area. If the lazy diners walked 3-4 blocks they could get a parking space,
Many good spaces haven been eliminated as they are dedicated valet .
Let the restaurant owners pay for the garage,
As a long time resident I have zero interest in subsiding your business

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Reader says it is Implicit that guards may control traffic

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Guards may be stationed only when it is necessary to control or direct vehicular or pedestrian traffic during those time periods of a school day when it is necessary to control traffic.” (N.J.S.A. 40A:9-154.4).

Implicit in the above is that guards may control traffic. And of course they could not do their job otherwise. They direct traffic in order to ensure the safety of children. they should not be concerned about traffic backups per se that don’t impair child safety. Any moron who is selfish enough to value the precious few minutes that it costs to obey the traffic management of a guard over the overall safety of school children should not drive on children’s routes to school

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Reader says Another Horrible Commute to Penn Monday Morning

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Another horrible commute to Penn this morning. Train conductor said over the weekend service was even worse. The frequency with which these incidents and slow downs in service are happening tells me there’s something fishy. I wouldn’t bet against conspiracies that NJT and Amtrak and others are trying to justify another fare increase for “capital improvements”. As long as people do not display their anger for not getting the service they paid for this situation will continue.

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Sweeney, Ruiz say use of PARCC as graduation requirement violates legislative intent

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By LINH TAT

04/21/17 07:20 PM EDT

State Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Sen. Teresa Ruiz, chair of the chamber’s Education Committee, penned a letter to state education officials this week, indicating that the use of PARCC as a high school exit exam violates legislative intent.

The letter, addressed to state Board of Education President Mark Biedron and acting Education Commissioner Kimberley Harrington, asks the board to revise its rules governing graduation testing requirements. The letter comes a month after the state Assembly adopted a resolution (ACR215) which also stated that using PARCC to fulfill graduation testing requirements is inconsistent with legislative intent.

https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2017/04/21/sweeney-ruiz-say-use-of-parcc-as-exit-exam-violates-legislative-intent-111447?utm_campaign=new-jersey-politics&utm_content=2017-24-04-9454772&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=New%20Jersey%20Politics

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New Jersey Office Market Slump Worsens

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Landlords look to repurpose aging corporate campuses as tenants demand amenities and proximity to transit

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April 23, 2017 8:00 a.m. ET

Office leasing in New Jersey hit its lowest levels in years in the first quarter, as aging, underused buildings and corporate consolidation weighed on activity, according to market reports and brokers.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jersey-office-market-slump-worsens-1492948802

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Why New Jersey has the highest rates of autism in the country

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By David Matthau April 24, 2017 4:26 AM

New Jersey has the highest rate of autism of any state in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control — but advocates say that’s in part because we screen for it more.

“One in 41 8-year-olds have autism here in New Jersey,” said Suzanne Buchanan, executive director or Autism New Jersey. Autism affects a person’s ability to socialize with other people, and it gives people a restricted range of behaviors, interests and activities.

Buchanan said there are a number of reasons why New Jersey’s autism rates are so high.

AUTISM IN NEW JERSEY

On Wednesday, April 26, at 7 p.m. New Jersey 101.5 will present a special autism town hall.

Experts will be available to answer your questions and update you with the latest information on this disorder. Follow NJ 101.5 on Facebook and watch it live.

“They can pretty easily be explained by the way the research is done and the reports that the researchers had access to,” she said. “Here in New Jersey we have access to both educational and health records, so if you expand the pool of kids that you’re screening, you’re going to find more kids.”

But there’s another reason.

Read More: Why New Jersey has the highest rates of autism in the country | https://nj1015.com/why-new-jersey-has-the-highest-rates-of-autism-in-the-country/?trackback=tsmclip

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Bookends in Ridgewood Coming Book Signings

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Marissa Hermer
Star of Bravo’s Ladies of London
Tues., April 25th @ 6:00pm

Charlamagne tha God
Co-host of Power 105’s The Breakfast Club
Wednesday April 26th @ 6:00pm

Eva Gutowski
My Life As Eva
Saturday, May 6th @ 6:00pm
Internet Sensation, Eva Gutowski, will sign her new book;

Ashley Graham
World-Renowned Model
Wed., May 10th @ 6:00pm

Lou Piniella & Bill Madden
NY Yankee Legend & Veteran Sports Writer
Tuesday, May 16th @ 6:00pm

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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Reader says The next big shift will be work itself and working from home The technology already exists

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The next big shift will be work itself and working from home The technology already exists, but fairly soon we will see major corporations eliminating expensive office spaces where millions of people commute into every day to punch keyboards in buildings located in some of the most expensive places on earth. The cost benefits will drive this, and although there is a reluctance to go in this direction, as soon as one or two major companies start, it will happen quickly due to the obvious savings. This is going to impact public transport and commercial real estate in a big way. Forget about productivity dropping and people pretending to work, modern technology makes everything we do so measurable now, there’s no way you can pretend to work any longer.

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Reader talks NJ Pension Fix

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…this has been a problem for almost 4 decades. I wish there was a magic solution. Sen Moynihan was trying to figure this out and commented how convoluted and arcane the process was. I would think holding our washington reps accountable and stop re-electing them unless they work to divert more money home would be a start. Our current congressman mentioned this in his campaign and is working to get some more money home…. the other part is home rule, which is our problem to fix. No one wants to regionalize so we have 500 plus municipalities of overlapping services. Yes the pension system needs to be fixed but people have to make our reps accountable, which except in rare instances like our district, is not happening today.

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Reader :crossing guards are not allowed to direct traffic

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As the first individual stated, crossing guards are not allowed to direct traffic. And sure, it is frustrating to be a guard and see traffic piling up and you are not allowed to direct it. Imagine if the guard directed a car and another car started to go and hit the first car. An insurance nightmare! The Police in Ridgewood are gradually being allowed to build up their department which will then free up a guard or two for traffic control near the schools. However, as the above poster noted, when the police are there, traffic behaves so well. But the very next day, the wild men take over the wheels. Hire auxiliary people trained in directing traffic to aid the crossing guards–one for cars, one for students? That would be cheaper than assigning police to every dangerous crosswalk. (Many are very safe locations and many are not.) But, again, it would probably be an insurance nightmare. Wouldn’t it be nice if all drivers were willing to recognize that other drivers also had a right to the road; that most of the cars dropping off at schools are parents who have to get to work at the same time that you do, etc.etc. What ever happened to common courtesy and treating others as you wished to be treated?