Ridgewood NJ, An intense, but brief, rain storm with high winds tore through Northwest Bergen County early Thursday evening, 05/03. A 19th Century barn located in the rear of a single family home on South Irving Street in Ridgewood was totally destroyed when multiple trees fell on it. Ridgewood Police Patrol Officer Ricky Thomas responded to take a property damage report. No injuries were reported in the incident.
Service Adjustments Required To Advance Positive Train Control (PTC) Equipment Installation
May 4,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT continues installation of PTC equipment on its rail fleet. To accommodate this critical safety upgrade, weekday rail schedules are being adjusted to allow for hardware components to be installed on locomotives and cab cars.
Beginning Monday, June 4th, some trains will be temporarily discontinued or have changes of origin/destination. This will impact customers along the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line, Morris & Essex Lines, and Pascack Valley Line. Other trains throughout the system will have schedule and/or station stop adjustments. These schedule adjustments are temporary and will be restored in early 2019.
“NJ TRANSIT understands that any change to the train schedule has an impact on the travel patterns of our customers,’’ said Executive Director Kevin Corbett. “We are doing everything in our power to install this important safety technology as quickly as possible. I ask for customers’ patience during this process as the end result is a safer railroad for everyone.”
The following trains will be temporarily discontinued or have a change in origin: Customers are strongly encouraged to view the full timetables on njtransit.com for all travel options.
Main Line /Bergen Line Unaffected
Northeast Corridor (NEC)
INBOUND
Train 5822, the 7:05 a.m. departure from New Brunswick to Newark Penn
Earlier option departs at 6:59 a.m. (Limited additional capacity)
Later option departs at 7:10 a.m.
OUTBOUND
Train 3811, the 4:51 a.m. departure from PSNY to Trenton
Earlier option departs at 4:17 a.m.
Later option departs at 5:07 a.m.
Train 5869, the 6:03 p.m. departure from Newark Penn to Trenton
Earlier option departs at 5:56 p.m. (Limited additional capacity)
Later option departs at 6:11 p.m.
Pascack Valley Line
INBOUND
Train 1618, the 7:59 a.m. departure from Spring Valley to Hoboken. (Metro-North express)
Earlier option departs Spring Valley at 7:37 a.m.
#1620 moves 5 minutes earlier to depart Spring Valley 4 minutes later than the discontinued #1618. Metro-North customers arrive in Hoboken 13 minutes later than the current #1618
OUTBOUND
Train 1639, the 7:20 p.m. departure (M-TH) from Hoboken to Spring Valley (Metro-North express)
Earlier option departs at 6:48 p.m.
Later option departs at 7:29 p.m.
Note: Train 9653 which currently operates only on Friday afternoons and before specific holidays (departing Hoboken at 2:58 p.m.) will operate only on 7/3, 8/31, 11/21, 12/21. On those dates, train 1633 (departing Hoboken at 5:58 p.m.) will not operate.
Ridgewood NJ, Sample ballots arrived today in the mail. Five days remaining till election day . Every single vote counts on MAY 8TH. Polls open from 6am to 8pm .
Notice the ballot firs two spots are Harwin and Willett and then Knudsen and Sedon .
Ridgewood NJ, On May 17th at 7 PM at the Ridgewood Community Center in Village Hall at 131 N. Maple Avenue; Age Friendly Ridgewood, The Valley Hospital, Van Dyk Healthcare, and the Ridgewood Parks and Recreation Department will host our first Community Health Talk with Dr. Thomas Perls. Dr. Perls is a geriatrician and researcher in the study of aging at Boston University School of Medicine. He also leads the National Institute on Aging-funded New England Centenarian Study (the NECS), the largest study of people living to 100 years and beyond in the world. In addition, he directs the Long Life Family Study at Boston University. These studies are leading the way in finding out how and why centenarians and their children, who are in their seventies and eighties, live the vast majority of their lives disability-free.
Dr. Perls is the author of Living to 100: Lessons in Maximizing Your Potential at Any Age and over 120 academic publications on extreme longevity and the avoidance of age-related diseases. Dr. Perls has appeared on 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning, The Today Show, Good Morning America, nightly news programs, and NPR.
Centenarians and supercentenarians, those living to 110 and over, represent a new paradigm of aging; rather than “the older you get the sicker you get,” the centenarian study is finding that “the older you get, the healthier you’ve been”! Though genetics plays an important role in living to 100 and beyond, most people should be able to live to nearly 90 in exceptional health. These 25 to 30 years beyond age 60 of good health could mean a gold mine of new possibilities and vast potential for today’s Baby Boomers and future generations. People of all ages and those working with older adults are encouraged to come for what will be an intriguing and thoughtful discussion of healthy lifestyles and aging.
Parking for this talk will be available at Village Hall and at the Graydon Pool parking lot. A shuttle bus will be available to bring people from the Graydon Pool parking lot to Village Hall that evening.
Please RSVP by May 15 using the link above.
Living to 100: Lessons in Maximizing your Potential at any Age
Thursday, May 17, 2018, 7:00PM – 9:00PM
For more information contact [email protected] or call (201) 632-1554.
Location Village Hall – The Annie Zusy Youth Center
131 N Maple Ave
Ridgewood
NJ
07450
USA
201-670-5500
Hamilton NJ, according to James Edward O’Keefe ,Project Veritas last month they sent undercover journalists who blanketed the state of New Jersey visiting dozens of teacher’s union offices. We wondered, how union leaders would react to claims that teachers were physically and verbally abusing students?
What you’re about to see is a man who is a union president, with a PHD, A LEADER; not working for children like the sign above his head says, but working to what he calls, “Bend the truth” and hide a potential crime.
In this undercover investigation, Hamilton Township Education Association President David Perry details the steps the teachers union would take to protect a teacher who physically abused and threatened middle school students from losing their job.
Dr. Perry says he would misrepresent the events of altercations between teachers and students by back-dating reports and instructed the teacher to not tell anybody about incidents with students.
The union president also stressed that a teacher who abuses his students needs to come to the union after any incident so that they can create a report that would best protect them from students that come forward about abuse.
Veritas will be releasing more undercover videos of teachers unions from ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY in the coming days and weeks. To be alerted as soon as they are published, sign up for our newsletter and check in to www.projectveritas.com frequently for any updates.
Ridgewood NJ, Leigh Kyritz Warren posted in the Facebook Group, Ridgewood Moms and Dads With Free Speech ; UPDATE!!! Jamboree NEVER endorses anyone but we do set the record straight!
“Like many other volunteers, Susan Knudsen has devoted countless hours to Jamboree. She is not paid for her services.
The Board of Trustees of the Jamboree Scholarship Fund”
Alexandra Harwin stop the lies! You keep going low and Susan Traina Knudsen and Mike Sedon go high! They are what is best for Ridgewood!
Alexandra Harwin you poked the bear with your most frequent lying piece of trash you mailed to me! I will get out the vote to defeat you!
I Care about my village where I have lived for the last 23 years!!!!!! “
Hackensack NJ, A New Jersey Transit Pascack Valley Line passenger train struck two (2) individuals near Main Street and Terrace Place, Hackensack on Thursday afternoon, 05/02. Both victims were transported to Hackensack University Center’s main campus; their condition is unknown. NJ Transit Police, Hackensack Police, Hackensack Fire Department, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office were among the agencies responding to the incident. Train traffic on the Pascack Valley Line was halted during the investigation process. UPDATE: Both victims were pronounced dead at the hospital.
Trenton NJ, The Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife is providing property owners and outdoor enthusiasts with safety tips as black bears search for food after emerging from winter dens.
“At this time of year, it is important for residents who live in New Jersey’s bear country to be aware of some steps they can follow to reduce the chances of a bear coming onto their properties,” said Assistant Commissioner for Natural and Historic Resources Ray Bukowski. “It is also a good time for anyone who spends time outdoors to become familiar with ways to stay safe.”
Black bears have been sighted in all of New Jersey’s 21 counties but the population is most dense in the northwestern counties of Sussex, Warren, Passaic and Morris.
Bears are not true hibernators but enter a state of winter dormancy known as torpor. During torpor they may lose up to 20 percent of their body weight. They need to restore this weight for the mating season, which begins in late May and continues well into summer.
One of their primary natural food sources in spring is skunk cabbage, a leafy plant that grows along edges of rivers, streams and wetlands. Other natural food sources include grasses, forbs, tubers, bulbs and insects. They may also feed on carrion.
Bears have an acute sense of smell and can detect scents over great distances, so great care must be taken to prevent bears from being attracted to other food sources around properties, such as trash, food residue on grills, bird seed and pet food.
“Although bears are by nature wary of people, animals attracted to neighborhoods may learn to associate people with food,” said Division of Fish and Wildlife Director Larry Herrighty. “These animals may become nuisance bears that may cause property damage or seek handouts from people.”
Intentional feeding of a bear is dangerous and illegal and carries a fine of up to $1,000.
The Division of Fish and Wildlife offers the following tips for property owners to minimize encounters with bears:
* Secure trash and eliminate obvious sources of food, such as pet food, easy-to-reach bird feeders, or food residue in barbecue grills.
* Use certified bear-resistant garbage containers if possible. Otherwise, store all garbage in containers with tight-fitting lids and place them along the inside walls of a garage, or in the basement, a sturdy shed, or other secure area.
* Wash garbage containers frequently with a disinfectant solution to remove odors. Put out garbage on collection day, not the night before.
* Avoid feeding birds when bears are active. If you do choose to feed birds, do so during daylight hours only and bring feeders indoors at night. Suspend birdfeeders from a free-hanging wire, making sure they are at least 10 feet off the ground. Clean up spilled seeds and shells daily.
* Immediately remove all uneaten food and food bowls used by pets fed outdoors.
* Clean outdoor grills and utensils to remove food and grease residue. Store grills securely.
* Do not place meat or any sweet foods in compost piles.
* Remove fruit or nuts that fall from trees in your yard.
* Install electric fencing as an effective way to protect crops, beehives, and livestock.
If you encounter a black bear in your neighborhood or outdoors while hiking, fishing or camping, follow these safety tips:
* Remain calm. Never run from a bear. Instead, slowly back away. Avoid direct eye contact, which may be perceived by a bear as a challenge. Make sure the bear has an escape route.
* To scare the bear away, make loud noises by yelling, using a whistle, banging pots and pans, or sounding an air horn. Make yourself look as big as possible by waving your arms. If you are with someone else, stand close together with your arms raised above your head.
* Make bears aware of your presence by speaking in an assertive voice, singing, clapping your hands, or making other noises. If hiking through bear country, always make your presence known through loud talking or clapping of hands.
* The bear may utter a series of huffs, make popping sounds by snapping its jaws and swatting the ground. These are warning signs that you are too close. Slowly back away, avoid direct eye contact. Do not run.
* If a bear stands on its hind legs or moves closer, it may be trying to get a better view or detect scents in the air. This is usually not a threatening behavior.
* Black bears will sometimes “bluff charge” when cornered, threatened, or attempting to steal food. Stand your ground, avoid direct eye contact, then slowly back away and do not run.
* If the bear does not leave, move to a secure area such as a vehicle or a building.
* Families who live in areas frequented by black bears should have a “Bear Plan” in place for children, with an escape route and planned use of whistles and air horns.
* Black bear attacks on humans are extremely rare. If a black bear does attack, fight back.
DEP wildlife experts emphasize that a black bear simply passing through an area and not causing a specific problem, such as breaking into trash or otherwise trying to access food sources on people’s properties or posing a safety threat, should be left alone.
People should leave the area and allow the bear to continue on its way. When frightened, bears may seek refuge by climbing trees. If the bear does go up a tree, clear the area and give the bear time to climb down and escape.
Report bear damage, nuisance behavior or aggressive bears to the Wildlife Control Unit of the DEP’s Division of Fish and Wildlife at (908) 735-8793. During evenings and weekends, residents should call the local police department or the DEP Hotline at 877-WARN-DEP (877-927-6337)
Ridgewood NJ, the Dunham Trail sign has been replaced.It took over a year and a half, but two fabulous people took over and replaced and installed the sign that was stolen !
Ron Jaremcak, retired Industrial and Graphic Arts teacher at RHS, who now lives in Rockaway, took on this project himself! The sign is beautiful, it took many many hours of his time, and we appreciate it!
Jim Reynolds, of Ridgewood Home Maintenance, installed and reinforced the sign. Please come and enjoy our Wildscapes !
Photos: Ron Jaremcak
Ron Jaremcak and Sandy Antista, President of Wildscape
Jim Reynolds (r) and Oscar Barrera
Jim Reynolds and Oscar Barrera
Jim Reynolds and Oscar Barrera
Reader calls it the Alexandra Harwin’s ” Hate Mailer du jour “: a Vaganios endorsement
He built THE WALL in front of his restaurant. She lives on WALL STREET.Coincidence?
Why would anyone be impressed by an endorsement by the self-serving chamber of commerce guy who doesn’t even represent the views of most of the
business owners…an Aronsohn booster with his own failed attempt at politics?
“Raise the bar for leadership”…”Alexandra doesn’t start fights, she ends them.” HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! The Hypocrisy Mailer. Freud lives!
A quote from Siobhan Winograd is the kiss of death for anyone who has ever attended a council meeting or others. Nooooooooooo.
I am already looking forward to Sunday because there will be no hate-mail delivery. It has been turning my stomach.
Ridgewood, NJ – Ridgewood’s six largest grassroots advocacy groups have released their Village Council endorsements and all support incumbent Mayor Susan Knudsen and Deputy Mayor Michael
Sedon. Each group has a unique focus – Concerned Residents of Ridgewood (CRR), addresses Valley Hospital redevelopment issues, Friends of Schedler promotes a neighborhood friendly plan for the
Schedler farm, Ridgewood Citizens for Reasonable Development (RCRD), champions proper master planning, while challenging overdevelopment, Preserve Graydon and Ridgewood Wildscape Association
seek, respectively, to preserve Ridgewood’s historic pool, open space and landscape, while Ridgewood Chinese American Association serves the town’s growing Chinese American community and advocates
on important village issues. However, all groups are unified in their endorsements, noting the candidates’ attention to hearing residents and acting upon their desires for appropriate development
that preserves Ridgewood’s character. In recent years, Ridgewood has faced a series of large-scale development issues that brought turmoil to the community, including four major high-density housing
proposals, rebuilding Valley Hospital, constructing a downtown parking garage and a plan to turn the wooded Schedler Farm property into a full-size baseball facility.
CRR’s endorsement letter noted Knudsen and Sedon’s role in effecting a plan in which Valley Hospital will construct a new facility nearby in Paramus, rather than on the tighter confines of its current site in
an area of single-family homes. Group President, Pete McKenna, wrote “Susan and Mike have been steadfast defenders of rational development… under their leadership, the council bravely stood up for
the Village in court, and they remained firm in their support of a settlement that was sensible for Ridgewood.
RCRD’s endorsement letter indicated “For many years, Susan and Mike’s positive words and actions have been closely aligned with our cause” of “ensuring that Ridgewood thrives with fitting development
and proper master planning. The group’s spokesman, Dave Slomin applauded Knudsen and Sedon’s role in “spearheading Ridgewood’s first new Master Plan in over three decades.”
Friends of Schedler lauded how these candidates created a “government of inclusion, while Preserve Graydon’s letter indicated how Knudsen and Sedon “Care, observe, research, respond” and “Will make
sure the upcoming Master Plan overhaul does not shortchange Graydon – or the village.
On a civic level, RCRD’s Slomin noted how “so much of the division and negativity we experienced in recent years is gone.” RCRD used to send supporters to every Planning Board and Council meeting to
take notes and look out for unpublicized development issues, but their endorsement indicates “for the past two years, we have been able to call off that guard.”
Ridgewood NJ, With warm weather here and spending more time outdoors, the Ridgewood Health Department and the CDC would like you to be careful when you step outside. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer. UV damage can also cause wrinkles and blotches or spots on your skin. The good news is that skin cancer can be prevented, and it can almost always be cured when it’s found and treated early.
Take simple steps today to protect your skin:
• Stay out of the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
• Use sunscreen with SPF 15 or higher. Put on sunscreen every 2 hours and after you swim or sweat.
• Cover up with long sleeves and a hat.
• Check your skin regularly for changes.
Skin cancer risk factors
Certain factors may increase your skin cancer risks. By reducing those factors under your control, you may be able to decrease your risk of developing melanoma. For those that can’t be controlled, regular skin examination can increase the chance of catching a developing skin cancer early, when it is most curable.
The primary risk factor for skin cancer, including melanoma and non-melanoma cancers, is exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light, including sunlight and tanning beds. The risk of developing skin cancers increases with greater exposure to these sources of UV radiation. People who live in areas with year-round bright sunlight, or those who spend a lot of time outdoors without protective clothing or sunscreen, are at greater risk. Early exposure, particularly frequent sunburns as a child, can also increase your skin cancer risks.
Children and teenagers who get a bad sunburn (blistering) double their chances of getting melanoma later in life Over the past 15 years, the number of teenagers who get serious sunburns has NOT decreased.
Skin cancer prevention
Avoiding a serious sunburn is as simple as remembering to Apply Cover Enjoy. Practice healthy sun protective behavior: Apply sunscreen, Cover Up, and then once protected, Enjoy yourself!
Decreasing your exposure to UV light by avoiding direct sunlight and tanning beds is the most important thing you can do to reduce your risk of developing skin cancer. When you do go out in the sun, make sure to wear protective clothing, hats, sunglasses and sunscreen.
Regular, thorough skin examinations are also important, especially if you have a large number of moles or other risk factors. While this will not prevent skin cancer from developing, it may help to catch it early, when it can be treated more easily. Tell your doctor if you see any new, unusual or changing moles or growths on your skin.
Ridgewood NJ, Don’t forget to register and mark your calendars for the 43rd annual Ridgewood Run presented by the North Jersey Masters!
One of the longest running races in the tristate area is returning for Memorial Day, Monday May 28, 2018!
There is something for everyone!
* 10K – USATF 700-Point Masters Men’s and Women’s
Championship Event
* 5K
* Kessler Foundation Wheelchair 10K
* Elite Mile
* YMCA Mile Fun Run
Technical race shirts to the first 2000 registrants.
We offer special pricing of $50 when you register for the 5K and 10K together!
USATF members receive $3 off online registration for the 10K and 5K.
Visit our website for more information https://ridgewoodrun.com/
See you at the start line!
Ridgewood NJ, (from L) RHS sophomores C.J Lee, Olivia Jerdee, Annabel Mendoza, and Vanessa Cheng traveled to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a team on Thursday, April 27 as semifinalist competitors in 2018 Euro Challenge. The Ridgewood team competed against over 100 teams nationwide and was selected to advance as one of the top 25 teams overall. Each team selected a Euro Area member and issue to research and propose a policy recommendation for. Ridgewood selected Germany, with a focus on investment policies fo infrastructure. St. Albans School (Washington D.C.) took first place.
Ridgewood NJ, Members of the Ridgewood Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Daniel Fishbein will host residents for coffee and casual conversation on Monday, May 14 from 7-8:30 p.m. Please join them at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood. Residents are welcome to drop in and share their thoughts, questions, suggestions and concerns.
