>N.J. approves Parsippany schools budget, quietly drops effort against superintendent contract
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)
https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/nj_approves_parsippany_schools.html
>Does Christie budget cut spending? That depends…
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)
>Commission to vote at noon in the Statehouse
Sunday at high noon. In the Statehouse. That’s when the final vote on reapportionment will occur. (Staff, PolitickerNJ)
https://www.politickernj.com/46339/commission-vote-sunday-noon-statehouse
>YARD WASTE COLLECTION BEGINS APRIL 4
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.
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“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…
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Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone: 201.447.3311
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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)
https://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/nj-state-budget-takes-back-seat-to-redistricting
>Gov. Chris Christie outlines plan to fix pension crisis during Hammonton town hall meeting
Locals deserve to hear how deeply in debt the state’s pensions and benefits systems are, Gov. Chris Christie told residents of this conservative stronghold as he opened a town hall-meeting Tuesday. (Fletcher, Press of Atlantic City)
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Kostya Kennedy
Saturday, April 2nd @ 11am
Senior Editor at Sports Illustrated, Kostya Kennedy, will sign his new book: 56.
Joe Pepitone
Saturday, April 2nd @ 12:00pm
Former New York Yankee, Joe Pepitone, will sign his new book: Soul of a Yankee.
Only Appearance in New Jersey!
Bill White
Saturday, April 2nd @ 2:00pm
Former First Baseman for the Giants, Cardinals and Phillies, Bill White, will sign his new book: Uppity: My Untold Story About the Games People Play. Books available: April 1st.
>Scott Garrett: the expansion of the ADA would create tens of millions of entitlement recipients who never had been ‘disabled’ before
Michael
Almost 2 years(?) ago, I had a disagreement with a writer about Rep. Scott Garrett voting against expansion of the ADA. She said he was heartless and I said if you apply the new rules, the individuals covered by the ADA would roughly double. She contended that was absurd.
Really?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/28/new-rules-label-millions-american-workers-disabled/
This is one of those time that I hate when I am right. Garrett said the expansion would create tens of millions of entitlement recipients who never had been ‘disabled’ before.
Well, I never thought the Stimulus or ObamaCare had much of a chance, but I never thought we’d be on track to victimize the entire US population. (ok – that’s a stretch).
>Abbot v. Burke: Not simply about poor, inner-city school districts
“Below adequacy.” It’s not a pleasant phrase, but it could prove to be a critical one as the state Supreme Court weighs what to do next in New Jersey’s ongoing debate over the Abbott v. Burke school funding case. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0328/2349/
>NJ tax revenue to be $4 billion below 2008 level
New Jersey’s tax revenue for the coming $29.4 billion state budget will grow slightly, but still end up $4 billion less than three years ago, a nonpartisan analyst said Monday. (Method, Daily Record)
