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Ridgewood Crew Ends Season on a High Note!

Ridgewood Crew Ends Season on a High Note!

*Photo credit Janice Soderlund

June 21,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew sent two boats to Sarasota, Florida for the US Rowing Youth National Championship last weekend to close out a great crew season. The crews were eligible to compete against the fastest youth boats in the country because they placed in the top 3 in their Mid-Atlantic Regional qualifier at Mercer Lake in May.

Charles Koontz competed in the Men’s Varsity 1x and Sam Daspin and Spencer Campbell competed in the Men’s Lightweight 2x event. Both boats made the C Final for their fast events with Koontz coming in 4th in the C Final and the lightweight double coming in 4th as well.

Sending representatives from the team to US Rowing Youth Nationals tops off an impressive season for Ridgewood Crew. The championship racing season includes the Garden State Championship Regatta, City Championships, Mid-Atlantic Championships, Stotesbury Cup Regatta, SRAA National Championships, and the US Rowing Youth Nationals. The team qualified numerous boats into the finals and won many medals throughout the championship competitions.

Just to highlight some of the successes, Ridgewood Crew received 39 total medals at Garden State Championships, 22 medals at City Championships, 9 medals at the Mid-Atlantic Youth Championship, 4 medals at Stotesbury Cup, and 6 medals at the SRAA Nationals.

Of particular note was the Women’s Varsity 2x of Seniors Claire Callaghan and Jordan Wittmaack, who won Gold Medals at City Championships, Stotesbury Cup, and SRAA Nationals.

Ridgewood Crew is graduating 14 seniors this week. Of the 14, 8 student-athletes are planning to continue rowing as college athletes:

Claire Callaghan – University of Connecticut

Jordan Wittmaack –  West Virginia University

Melissa Dexter – Univerversity of Massachusetts – Amherst

Isabella DeGregorio – Boston College

Erica Lehman – Philadelphia University

Charles Koontz – Trinity College

Patrick DuBois – Saint Joseph’s University

Ian Soderlund – Marist College

All the Ridgewood Crew seniors should be proud of what they have accomplished as rowers for Ridgewood Crew.

Next, many of the athletes will enter Summer and Fall Club Rowing for Maroon Blades Rowing Club.

Any student-athletes interested in joining the team and learning to row should visit www.ridgewoodcrew.com or email [email protected] for more information.

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The annual crew banquet took place Saturday, June 17 at Park West Tavern Loft
Photos: Janice Soderland
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Live Streaming of Ridgewood High School graduation ceremony begins at 5PM

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June 21,2017

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Ridgewood NJ  , Live Streaming of Ridgewood High School graduation ceremony begins at 5PM.

https://rhs.ridgewood.k12.nj.us/our_school/about_us/rhs_live_stream

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Ridgewood High School Students Excelled in Language Arts

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June 21,2017
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Ridgewood NJ,Ridgewood High School Students Excelled in Language Arts including a record number (148) of RHS French students took the National French Exam, with 52 receiving Honorable Mention certificates, 28 ranking among the top percentiles in their respective levels, and one — in a first for RHS — earning the platinum award.

RHS students in Spanish levels III, IV, and V participated in the National Spanish Exam, with 33 achieving either Gold, Silver, or Bronze national status. Brianna Patek received first place in  the state for Classroom Experience, and Maria Esteve received first place in the state for Out- side Experience, for the Level V exam. Anika Tsapatsaris and another student (name withheld) achieved second and third respectively for Level IV Class- room Experience.

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Ridgewood High School Students Bring Home Scholarships and Awards

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June 21,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, RHS senior Kumail Raza won the Rensselaer Medal and Scholarship Award for his outstanding academic achievement in math and science. RHS seniors Kathryn Kearney and Mary Lane won scholarships from the 200 Club of Bergen County and the Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Program. Mary  won a   scholarship award  from the Kinnelon Education Association.  And finally RHS Interact presidents Hayley Chelak  and Christian Seremetis, received the Walter  W. Head award from the AM Rotary for their service.

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Airbnb bill heads to governor’s desk; to provide millions in tax revenues to municipalities

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By Tom Bergeron, June 20, 2017 at 7:48 AM

A bill that would standardize taxes paid by those staying in short-term residential accommodations such as Airbnb was approved by the state Senate Monday and is heading to Gov. Chris Christie’s desk.

If signed, the legislation would provide more than $6 million in tax revenue for municipalities and the state of the New Jersey, supporters said.

A similar measure, put in place by Jersey City two years, generated approximately $1 million in revenue for Jersey City in 2016.

https://www.njbiz.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20170620/NJBIZ01/170629999/airbnb-bill-heads-to-governors-desk-to-provide-millions-in-tax-revenues-to-municipalities&template=mobileart

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Will N.J. lose $600M in federal transit funds by missing a deadline?

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Updated on June 20, 2017 at 8:55 AMPosted on June 20, 2017 at 8:45 AM

BY JONATHAN D. SALANT

NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

WASHINGTON — New Jersey could lose $600 million in federal transit funds if it doesn’t meet a federal deadline for setting up a rail safety oversight program.

The state is in the first stage of putting the program in place, according to a progress report released Monday by the Federal Transit Administration. Without a certified program, the state could no longer receive federal funding for transit.

“States need to realize timely action is critical,” FTA Executive Director Matthew Welbes said.

https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/could_600m_in_federal_transit_funds_be_at_risk.html

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Ridgewood High School Graduation day !

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June 21,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, today is the Ridgewood High School Graduation. The class of 2017 will accept their diplomas starting at 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The Ridgewood  blog would like offer a Congratulations to all the Graduates and best of luck on your new adventures .

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Co-working takes off in suburban New Jersey

Serendipity Labs Opens Downtown Ridgewood, Coworking Space

Shared work spaces skew older in Garden State communities

Co-working companies are gaining a toehold in suburban New Jersey, fed by demand from members who have left the corporate world and large companies who want to provide employees flexibility.

While the co-working movement, led by industry giant WeWork, is established in cities across the world, it’s gaining momentum in the suburbs, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The typical suburban shared-office facility is under 15,000 square feet, and is usually targeted at an older audience than those co-working locations that lure millennials with beer and ping pong.

https://therealdeal.com/2017/06/19/co-working-takes-off-in-suburban-new-jersey/

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The epidemic that’s ruining youth sports

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By Kirsten Fleming

June 19, 2017 | 5:17pm | Updated

During a soccer game early last year, Tiffany Lin began experiencing a sharp pain in her right knee.

Then a freshman at Manhattan’s Beacon School, Lin tried to play through the pain but sought out a doctor when it wouldn’t subside.

The diagnosis? She had Osgood-Schlatter disease, which is the inflammation of the area just below the knee. It mostly occurs during growth spurts and is exacerbated by continuous pounding of the knees that happens during sports such as soccer and running.

It wasn’t difficult to figure out the culprit. Lin, a fullback, played on three soccer teams: her varsity high-school squad, club ball in lower Manhattan and a recreation team. At times, she was playing the sport seven days a week.

“My doctor said it wouldn’t have happened if I wasn’t overusing my body so much,” says the 16-year-old, who was sidelined for a few weeks. “I’m getting better. I’m learning how to ice, stretch and rest.”

But for every teen athlete who takes a break, there are hundreds who don’t heed doctors’ warnings and continue to overburden their growing bodies. Eventually, many will contribute to the epidemic of overuse injuries — which are on the rise according to several studies and orthopedic doctors — now sullying youth sports.

“I’m seeing these overuse injuries in younger and younger people,” says Michael A. Kelly, MD, chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hackensack University Medical Center.

https://nypost.com/2017/06/19/the-epidemic-thats-ruining-youth-sports/

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RHS Alumni Association: Diploma Mystery

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June 20,2017

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RHS Alumni Association is working on a small mystery. Someone found this RHS diploma for Candace Young and mailed it back to the RHS Alumni Association. The Association is looking for any meaningful connection to get it back to her.  She is from the Class of 1980.

Any and all help appreciated.  RHS Alumni Association Contact https://www.rhsalumniassociation.org/contact.php

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Reader says It is unbelievable if not one of our council members attended the OVERDEVELOPMENT forum Bergen Community College

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It is unbelievable if not one of our council members attended this event!!! Instead of wasting your time on silly squabble, bet down to the issues that affect each and every tax payer in Ridgewood. We do not want to turn our town over to developers who are going to destroy the Village and line their pockets under the banner of “fair housing.” Can someone confirm whether or not we participated in this event and whether we are taking an active ole in supporting this Assembly womens’ efforts? And if our council people are not, they should consider resigning because they really are not addressing the most pressing issue facing and threating our town. Its outrageous that our council members are fiddling while Rome starts to burn beneath their feet! Arohnson and his ilk turned the town over to developers. But this group is doing nothing to try and take it back. Its time for action.

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Home bakers in New Jersey stew over country’s last ban

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Home bakers in New Jersey stew over country’s last ban

By Josh Cornfield | AP June 18 at 12:09 PM

TRENTON, N.J. — There’s only one thing preventing baker Mandy Coriston from selling the Irish soda bread she makes from her great-grandmother’s recipe inside her old cast-iron skillets: She lives in New Jersey.

New Jersey is now the only state in the U.S. where people can’t sell home-baked goods after a Wisconsin court this month invalidated that state’s ban.

Wisconsin officials have said they may appeal the judge’s decision, but the state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would allow home bakers to sell without a license.

A push by a group including Coriston to overturn New Jersey’s law has drawn plenty of supporters over the last eight years, but one state lawmaker has so-far blocked it from being considered because of concerns over public health issues.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/home-bakers-in-new-jersey-stew-over-countrys-last-ban/2017/06/18/138bc4ce-5440-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html?utm_term=.f19524357047

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HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT

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Flood Watch-National Weather Service New York NY
338 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017

…HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT…

Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Southern Fairfield-
Southern New Haven-Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-
Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-
Western Union-Eastern Union-Orange-Putnam-Rockland-
Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-
Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-
Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
338 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and
southeast New York, including the following areas, in southern
Connecticut, Fairfield and New Haven. In northeast New Jersey,
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union. In southeast New York,
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Orange,
Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland and
Westchester.

* From noon EDT today through late tonight.

* Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop
across the area from this afternoon into tonight ahead of a
slow moving cold front. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms have
the potential to move across the same area, leading to flash
flooding.

* Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected across the watch
area, with locally higher amounts possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

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Ridgewood Brother and Sister Duo Wandered Off Sunday Afternoon

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June 19,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police and Fire department personnel responded to a multiple family home located on Cedar Avenue, Ridgewood on Sunday afternoon, 06/18, to assist in searching for two (2) children, both under the age of 10, who went missing from the home’s front yard for over 45 minutes. The brother and sister were eventually spotted walking several blocks away on East Ridgewood Avenue, apparently after having visited a local frozen yogurt establishment. They were picked up and returned home by a relative who had joined the search party. Fortunately, despite having crossed at least two (2) heavily trafficked streets, both children were found to have been uninjured.

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Most NJT Midtown Direct trains will be diverted to Hoboken Staring July 10th

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June 19,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, Because of Amtrak’s work this summer, the overall rail service plan for customers who will be traveling into Penn Station New York and Hoboken Terminal from July 10th – September 1st is as follows and will be in place continuously:

◊    Nearly all weekday Midtown Direct trains will be diverted to Hoboken except for the following four early morning trains, which will be operating into New York: Trains 6602, 6604, 6696 and 6306. All weekend Midtown Direct trains will operate directly into Penn Station NY.

◊    All Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line, Raritan Valley Line and Midtown Direct trains on the Montclair-Boonton Line will operate on regular weekday schedules with minor time changes to/from Penn Station NY.

◊    Main/Bergen, Pascack Valley and Port Jervis Lines will operate on regular weekday schedules, however, customers may need to adjust their connections to New York at Secaucus.