Tag: Ridgewood Schools

>Lobster Fest at Smith Brothers Steak & Chophouse


Sat, May 21, 2011 – Wed, August 31, 2011
Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Location: Smith Brothers Steak & Chophouse, 51 North Broad Street

Smith Brothers is now serving fresh lobster for the amazing price of only $15.95, every night of the week!!! That’s right–only $15.95, and wait till you hear what that includes: each 1 1/2 pound lobster is steamed and served with fresh homemade coleslaw, fresh corn on the cob, and a fresh garden salad, ALL for only $15.95. Come in early and get yours as they are limited and when we run out that’s it for the evening. Looking forward to seeing you there!

>Remembering Richard Holbrooke
SATURDAY, 21 MAY 2011 07:31

BY PAUL ARONSOHN
COMMENTARY

Every once and a while, amidst all of the stories about Osama bin Laden and the U.S. war on terrorism, I am reminded of one very sad fact: Richard Holbrooke, the President’s Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, is no longer with us.

Granted, it has been almost six months since his untimely passing, but it still doesn’t seem real … and it certainly doesn’t seem right. And while death is always hard to understand and accept, his seems particularly disconcerting.

After all, Holbrooke was larger-than-life and an indefatigable force of nature. As one of our nation’s most influential and experienced foreign policy practitioners, he had played key roles in some of the most important issues of our day. And as one of the most visionary and effective people in government, he was often able to make the impossible … possible.

https://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/commentary/remembering-richard-holbrooke

 

>Readers continue to press for Consolidation at the Bergen County Sheriff’s department

Bergen County NJ- Why not consolidate the county police and county sheriff’s departments. 90% of the residents in Bergen County couldn’t tell you why we have two separate departments and how thateir duties are different. Their both law enforcement agencies. Combine them into one unit and eliminate a bunch of overhead?

However judging by the comments made by the county freeholders it is not going to happen. The County Sheriff is an elected constitutional officer over whom the freeholders have little control. No way they will give the sheriff additional power and personnel.

The recent study mirror one done over 20 years agio that said get rid of the county police.,but we are talking politics not finances and it seems all the prosecutor did was waste money on the same study that was done 20 years ago that was rejected at that time.

The reality is that the Bergen County Police are an offshoot of the Sheriffs department and basically created by “mission creep ” at the Sheriffs department ,. Particularly in a county like Bergen with all the police resources available at the local level and the State Police taking on an ever larger role ,to maintain country Police in Bergen is wasteful  and a poor use of scarce resources .

>The End is Near

The end is near according to the so-called “Rapture” doomsday cult which has pasted the city’s subways and bus stops with ads predicting Armageddon this Saturday. The cult predicts the world will end sometime between 5 and 6 p.m. tomorrow in a massive outbreak of earthquakes and tidal waves.

Saturday’s “Rapture” as it is called will cause the souls of the saved to be sucked into heaven, while the rest of humanity plunges into the abyss to be left behind on earth to face the final Judgment Day.

Many New Yorkers feared their weekend plans might be severely impacted by the end of the world scenario.Robert Fitzpatrick, the Staten Island man who has spent $140,000 to buy the ads warning of the Apocalypse, the “Rapture” is no joke.Fitzpatrick, 60, warns doubters shouldn’t be so glib.”We’ve got the proof. There are irrefutable truths, too many to deny,” .

No its not global warming or mans’ inhumanity to man ,the end-of-the-world prediction is being made television evangelist Harold Camping, 89, an Oakland, Calif., man who founded Family Radio World Wide.

more: https://www.manhattanstyle.com/events/the-end-is-near/

>Paul Aronsohn should be addressing the anti-business climate inside the Village Hall.

You know, I read this letter by Aronson and it just didn’t resonate with me. Has he seen the business failures over the past 3 years? Has he noticed the remainder of the businesses struggling to stay afloat? Has he read the coupons – even by white linen restaurants – offering meal specials?

What struck me was there must be ordinances that prohibits selling in front of vacant stores and not your usual merchandise. The economic woes have turned store owners against each other to call the Village Hall if there is a minor ordinance infraction. I thought it was just the restaurant owners who called the health department on each other.

If Aronson really wants to be infuriated, he should direct it towards the anti-business climate inside the Hall. The local government should be working hand-in-hand with merchants and citizens. Ridgewood in its recent heyday was a destination – I know because 30 years ago, I didn’t live here, but I came to shop. It’s only in the last 10 years that the tide has turned against business of any kind and the VC trying to control every aspect.

It’s heartbreaking to see this unfold. Paul’s words are hollow, unless he is lecturing the government for their failures and not the readers of The Record.

Aronsohn: Support local business:
https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/122278244_Supporting_CBD_is_in_best_interest.html

>”Bill Clinton, back in 1992, when he was running for office, you know, their campaign coined the phrase, ‘It’s the economy, stupid,'”

>New public workers must move to N.J.

Governor Christie announced Thursday that he signed a bill into law that will require public workers hired after Sept. 1 to live in New Jersey. (Livio and Friedman, The Star-Ledger)

https://www.northjersey.com/news/122279029_New_public_workers_must_move_to_N_J_.html

>Prices for solar certificated plummet – but why?

In a trend that is good news for ratepayers, the cost of solar renewable energy certificates (SRECs) is dropping in New Jersey, falling from about $650 a month ago to less than half that, before rising in recent days. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0520/0023/

>Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders wants state to repeal emissions-reduction program

The Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted Tuesday to urge the state to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI – a multistate “cap and trade” emissions-reduction program that opponents claim is a burden on businesses and rate-payers and supporters claim is a revenue-generating way of slowing climate change. (Lemongello, Press of Atlantic City)

https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/atlantic-county-board-of-chosen-freeholders-wants-state-to-repeal/article_3db20172-8274-11e0-b954-001cc4c002e0.html

>Sen. Ruiz’s long study of tenure finally coming to fruition

State Sen. Teresa Ruiz’s first deliberations on teacher tenure started more than a year ago, even before Gov. Chris Christie made it a centerpiece of his education reform agenda. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0519/2336/

>Pension council approves shift to more investments in ‘alternatives’

Of the targeted allocations for fiscal 2012, the investment plan’s greatest shift would be toward hedge funds. (Tangel, The Record)

https://www.northjersey.com/news/122279004_Pension_fund_adding_riskier_investments.html

>Despite Public Sector Layoffs the state added 13,400 private-sector jobs and 600 public sector jobs last month

N.J. gained 14,000 jobs in April

New Jersey’s economy added 14,000 jobs in April, and its unemployment rate remained steady at 9.3 percent, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday. (Diamond, Gannett)

https://www.app.com/article/20110519/NJBIZ/305190128/N-J-gained-14-000-jobs-in-April

>Expert: Expand sales, cut income tax

New Jersey’s sales tax should be expanded in order to reduce other taxes, an expert from a conservative think tank told top members of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration Thursday. (Method, Gannett)

https://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110519/NJNEWS/305190031/Expert-Expand-sales-cut-income-tax

>Ridgewood’s unlimited parking pass included in revisions to rate structure

Friday, May 20, 2011
BY MICHAEL SEDON
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
STAFF WRITER

Commuters and downtown workers can stop saving bags full of change by getting a new unlimited parking pass, village officials said this week.

“The idea for unlimited parking was adopted to better meet the needs of customers, downtown workers and commuters,” said Councilman Paul Aronsohn, the liaison to the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce. “Currently, many are forced to move their cars or illegally feed the meters. This new approach recognizes and accommodates those that need more than two hours of parking.”

The “Unlimited Prepaid Parking Permit” (UP3) was part of revisions in the village’s parking rate structure approved by the Village Council last week.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/122278034_Keep_the_change.html