VALLEY HOSPITAL AND LOCAL EMERGENCY SAFETY DRILLS – APRI 26, 2017
April 26,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Today Wednesday, April 26, from 7:30 am to 1 pm, The Valley Hospital and local emergency personnel will be conducting a safety drill. During this time, you may see unusual activity at the hospital such as the presence of police cars and fire trucks. Please keep in mind that this is only a drill and there is no reason to be alarmed.
LILO H. STAINTON | APRIL 24, 2017
Dozens of municipalities have challenged hospitals and their current tax-exempt status
Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen)
A leading Senate Democrat is crafting a plan to revise a century-old law that permits the vast majority of New Jersey hospitals to avoid paying property taxes, a situation that has already prompted dozens of lawsuits in municipalities seeking to change this status quo.
Budget Chairman Paul Sarlo, (D-Bergen), said he is working on a bill that would require hospitals to pay regular fees, based on the number of beds or a similar mechanism, to their host communities to help fund local roads, first responders, and other costs now covered largely by municipal property taxes.
What are the rules when it comes to transgender students and New Jersey’s schools? Find out what some experts have to say.
By Eric Kiefer (Patch Staff) – April 24, 2017 11:16 am ET
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — If you’re a New Jersey student who was born a female but who identifies as a male, are you allowed to use the boys’ bathroom? Or if you were born a male but identify as a female, can you play girls’ softball? These are some of the questions that a North Jersey school community hopes to address at an upcoming public forum.
Bloomfield public school administrators plan to host a “Transgender Symposium” at the high school on Wednesday, May 3. According to administrators, the free, public forum will help the community understand the changes that will come with the rollout of the district’s official transgender policy, which the Board of Education adopted last year.
https://patch.com/new-jersey/montclair/new-jersey-school-host-transgender-symposium
April 25,2017
the staff of the Ridgeood blog
Ridgewood NJ , the Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood will be hosting a Davidoff Cigar Tasting & Seminar on May 3 .Exploring the Davidoff Flavor Experience : Soil and Seed ,featuring Brand Ambassador Jeffery Stone.
It is $20 per person limited seating available call today !
The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood. & Davidoff Lounge. 10 Chestnut Street • Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450 • 201-447-2204. Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00AM
file photo by Boyd Loving
TOUCH A TRUCK – MAY 18
April 25,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
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.
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.
photo by Boyd Loving
April 24,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Conclusion and awards ceremony of the “Daffy Dog Parade” at the Daffodil Festival And Earth Day Celebration at Van Neste Park.
file photo by Boyd loving
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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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
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
April 25,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, less than two weeks for 10% discount on Graydon season passes (Ridgewood residents only)
Don’t miss your chance to take advantage of this generous option offered by the Parks & Recreation Department.
Until midnight on April 30, Ridgewood residents ordering season badges for adults and children will receive a 10% discount.
Order through :
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.
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.
Landlords look to repurpose aging corporate campuses as tenants demand amenities and proximity to transit
By
Keiko Morris
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
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
