It does not contain ALL the individual lines you mention, but it does contain some of them, plus summaries for things like Total Kindergarten Teacher Salaries and Total Grade 1-5 Salaries, and quite a lot of other detail. The format and information in the budget, and the (confusing) way it’s organized/displayed, is dictated by the Dept. of Education.
Feeling pain at the pump? Gas prices have doubled since Mr. Obama took office. According to the GasBuddy gasoline price tracking web site, the price of a gallon of regular gas was around $1.79 when Mr. Obama took office. Today the national average is $3.58. The lowest average price in the continental United States is $3.31 in Tulsa Oklahoma, the highest is $4.14 in Santa Barbara, CA. Four-dollar-a-gallon gas has arrived on average throughout California, and a number of other states are headed in that direction.
Check it out at https://www.ridgewoodymca.org; now registering for Spring programs including youth sports, adult health and fitness, and aquatics, as well as various Summer camp programs for all kids ages 3 – 18.
Chris Wolfstirn Youth Director / Camp Pamacka Director RIDGEWOOD YMCA 112 Oak St, Ridgewood NJ 07450 (P) 201 444 5600 ext 339 (F) 201 493 0606 (E) [email protected] (W) ridgewoodymca.org
>First, finally the High School administration admits to the things that their students have been doing without for years. How many of you posters have had high school students? There are years that the students have been sharing books and accessories necessary for their education. To have complained would have been a troublemaker. Parents would look far and wide to find copies of text books so their student would not have to share in order to get work done in a timely fashion. Teachers never seemed to complain either as the books never appeared. The school has done without needed equipment in the sciences for years.
This being said with a budget the size of Ridgewood … there should be no NEEDS in the area of academic education. What is needed to educate to the EXCELLENCE our priorities should be set to ACADEMIC needs… and leave the extracurricular expenses to the participants.
>Burgeoning solar sector helps push down clean energy costs
There are encouraging signs that New Jersey’s solar sector may be growing so rapidly that it is beginning to drive down the cost of clean energy. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)
If the new statewide salary cap for superintendents was a roadblock set up by Gov. Chris Christie to protect taxpayers, it appears LeRoy Seitz has navigated a successful detour. (Goldberg, The Star-Ledger)
Gov. Christie delivered a familiar message at a town-hall meeting in Hammonton on Tuesday when he told an admiring crowd, “We’re cutting spending again this year by 2.6 percent in the budget I proposed.” (Rao, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Village Yard Wast Collection Program begins on April 4th. Yard Waste may be placed at the curb on your designated day in biodegradable paper bags or in refuse containers. NO plastic bags will be accepted. Tree branches must be bundled and tied. The Program will continue through October 4th. Yard waste will not be collected from the Village (buff) recycling barrels.
>All Communities Welcome to Join Graydon Pool for 2011 Summer Season
The Village Council and the Ridgewood Department of Parks and Recreation are pleased to invite all families in the surrounding area to join the Graydon Pool facility as season members for the 2011 summer season. Come enjoy fun in the sun so close to home!
The opening weekend begins Saturday, June 4th with special festivities planned.
Facility activities include volleyball, basketball, bocce, ping-pong, shuffleboard, four-squares, hop-scotch, and for the little ones, “Storytime Under a Tree”. Additional amenities include a lending library of reading books, a shaded playground, water features, shade kites, Adirondack chairs, picnic area, sheltered pavilion, charcoal grills, and The Water’s Edge Café. Swim instruction will be offered for children and adults along with an adaptive swim class.
Non-resident adults will be charged $160 and children, ages 2 through 15, will be charged $140 for the13 week season.
Badges will go on sale April 15th and can be purchased from the comfort of home on Community Pass at www.ridgewoodnj.net/communitypass (Visa and MasterCard are accepted). In person registration assistance will be available Saturdays, May 14 and May 21, 10:00 am to 12 noon, at the Graydon Pool Badge Office, 259 North Maple Avenue. Badges may be purchased daily throughout the operating season.
Details are available at www.ridgewoodnj.net/graydon or you may call the Recreation Office at 201-670-5560 with any questions or if special accommodations are needed.
“The People’s Map” was developed by members of the Bayshore Tea Party. It was drawn in full compliance with the New Jersey State and Federal Constitutions and supporting redistricting legislation.
Director of the Polling Institute at Monmouth University, Professor Patrick Murray, says “… the map’s parameters are solid. It also maintains and perhaps enhances minority representation (basically as well as the map proposed by the minority coalition!) and provides for real competition for control of the next legislature.” https://www.bayshoreteaparty.org/
>Ridgewood parks director receives state recognition Wednesday, March 30, 2011 BY MICHAEL SEDON THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS Staff Writer
Ridgewood’s Director of Parks and Recreation Tim Cronin recently received recognition from his peers in the form of the Michael B. Berman Award for Administrative Excellence.
The honor is awarded through a secret ballot cast by members of the New Jersey Recreation and Park Association (NJRPA). Cronin did not know he would be this year’s recipient at a March 8 dinner, where Excellence in Programming and individual awards are given out for the state-wide organization.
>If you think kids are growing up too fast, its best to make the moments last…
The recent controversy surrounding sex-ed in Ridgewood is a sign that times have changed. Whether you approve of the curriculum or are staunchly against it, it is important to understand that your children are in fact growing up faster. As they get older there comes a time when it is less about what you tell them to do and moreso about the foundation you have nurtured for them. The reality is that the discussion of condoms and dental dams is harmless in comparison to the harmful behaviors tempting teens daily. When it comes time for your child to make a decision about sex, drugs, and overall risky behavior, chances are they will make smarter choices when supported by strong family values.
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If it seems your child is growing up too fast, it’s best to make the moments last.
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>The Ridgewood High School Phone-A-Thon in full swing
The Ridgewood High School Phone-A-Thon in full swing. Direct calls being made to parents to solicit funds for Microscopes (microscopes in RHS labs too old and outdated at more than 20 years old), Large Screen Projectors, Student Laptops, Interactive White Boards and replacement laptops for the entire RHS staff of 155 because theirs are about 5 years old.
Funny a copy of the letter (mailed home to RHS parents) is not on the district sight. The letter is an outrage. What a disgrace that we have field lights instead of microscopes!
>N.J. state budget takes back seat to redistricting
Last minute meetings to settle the boundaries of New Jersey’s 40 legislative districts have taken precedence over the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee’s review of the proposed $29.4 billion 2011-12 state budget. (Hester, New Jersey Newsroom)
