Kilwins Valentine’s Day Selection of Yummy Treats and Special Hours Tue, February 13, 2018 – Wed, February 14, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Location: Kilwin’s Ridgewood, 121 E. Ridgewood Ave, Ridgwood, NJ 07450
February 13,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Valentine’s Day is coming, and Kilwin’s Ridgewood is ready with a wide variety of your gift giving needs!!
Our fresh strawberries are a big yummy hit!
Juicy and Hand-dipped in our very own milk, dark, and white KILWINS HERITAGE CHOCOLATE!!
Whether you want a big box to share or just a few for someone special, we are currently accepting pre-orders for fast and easy in-store pick up and guaranteed selection of your favorites.
Please call us at 201-445-4837, email [email protected], or come in to our store.
Open 7 days a week. SPECIAL VALENTINE’S HOURS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 2/13-2/14 9:00 AM-9:00 PM
Ridgewood NJ, councilmen Ramon Hache gave us an update on the Valley Hospital Litigation and what it means for the Village of Ridgewood . According to the councilmen , “On December 29, 2017, the New Jersey Department of Health granted The Valley Hospital a Certificate of Need to relocate its acute care and inpatient facility from Ridgewood to Paramus. The Village Council did not receive a copy of the Department of Health letter via email until January 22, 2018. The granting of the Certificate of Need now puts into play certain factors of the settlement agreement pertaining to the existing Ridgewood campus.”
Hache goes on , “During the 120 days that follow, the Village Planning Board will be working to adopt an amendment to the H zone ordinance that will make the existing Ridgewood facility conforming as to the existing bulk dimensions and size of the current facility to satisfy the terms of the settlement agreement. Simply put, this will allow interior and exterior changes to be made to the existing Ridgewood facility buildings as long as no additional square footage or height is added to the existing buildings. A copy of the settlement agreement is available upon request to the Village. “
Washington DC, The idea that individuals will skirt new limits on deducting state and local taxes is “ridiculous,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in January, highlighting concerns that people might be able to pay property taxes and claim them as a charitable deduction.
The Secretary continued ,“Let me just say again from a Treasury standpoint and IRS, I don’t want to speculate on what people will do, but I think it’s one of the more ridiculous comments to think you can take a real estate tax that you are required to make and dress that up as a charitable contribution,”
Mnuchin told reporters at the daily White House press briefing. “I hope that the states are more focused on cutting their budgets and giving tax cuts to their people in their states than they are in trying to evade the law.”
Ridgewood NJ, we lifted these tips from the Wyckoff Police Department Facebook page and thought they were god advice given that the ground hog saw his shadow .
Tips to weather a storm:
• Maintain a distance of at least 50 feet from downed wires and anything they are in contact with including puddles of water and fences. Supervise your children so that they are not in the vicinity of the downed wire and keep pets on a leash. Assume all downed wires are live and that touching them poses a risk of serious injury or death.
• If a fallen wire is draped over a car, do not approach the car to make rescue attempts. Remain a safe distance away, and try to keep the occupant of the vehicle calm. If possible, emergency personnel should handle the situation.
• Stock up on non-perishable food, bottled water, manual can opener, baby supplies and pet food. Set your refrigerator and freezer controls to their coldest settings. Fill the bathtub with water.
• Have emergency equipment within reach — portable radio, flashlights, spare batteries, first aid kit, cell phone and important medications. Update your personal list of emergency phone numbers.
• If you experience a power outage, don’t assume that the power company automatically knows about it or that someone else will report it. The more information you can provide, the more it can help.
• Remember: if the base station of your cordless phone plugs into the wall, your phone will be unusable during a power outage.
• If a family member relies on electrically operated medical devices, secure a portable generator or make alternate arrangements for care.
• Keep at least a half-tank of gas in your car. Consider having extra cash on-hand, in case ATM machines don’t work.
• Learn how to manually open and close any electrically powered garage door, security door or gate.
Ridgewood NJ, All Village offices will be closed on February 12, 2018 in observance of Lincoln’s Birthday. There will be no garbage or recycling pickup on this day, and the Recycling Center will also be closed. All Village offices will open on February 13, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. As always, the Police Department, on the second floor of Village Hall, will be open on this Holiday.
I’m a resident in the borough of Glenrock for 37 years. The past 30 years the village and Glenrock have had a shared services with grinding leaves in yard waste throughout the year, whatever happened to that. Nothing was brought to any council meetings in the borough of Glenrock that I know about, I’ve been attending council meetings for 20 years what the hell is going on in Ridgewood. I have asked this question to borrow members and they say we don’t know we’re in limbo. My god what is going on in Ridgewood kid you get your daily business in order. The bar of Glenrock just shelled out a good $30,000 for an outside contractor to come in and handle the leaves from the past fall that’s our tax money that went down the t The bar of Glenrock just shelled out a good $30,000 for an outside contractor to come in and handle the leaves from the past fault that our tax money that went down the The tubes that was never voted for, talk about a waste of tax money. First the water department , now that the public public works what’s next surprises surprises. You people are not nice terrible what goes on.
Ridgewood has obviously been using the water department as a favorable placement for all their patronage appointments. Unfortunately, none of their patronage appointments know the first thing about managing a water utility. We set ourselves up for a justified suit, and when we lose we scurry rapidly to find someone who hopefully has a brain. If the council actually thinks that not only are the other towns going to happily withdraw their suits and may even be forced to pay more because “Sorry, we made yet another mistake.” I have a bridge I can sell you. Council members don’t run on their expertise. As a result, the Village should hire people who do have the expertise. And that is a major failing. The idea that the town can save money by letting unqualified people without the proper backgrounds and ability run things has cost us a fortune in the past. It’s time to put a stop to it before it costs us fortunes in the future. (Saving the Schedler house is an example. Very little, if any, of that house is original and fixing all it’s deficits would be a financial nightmare .)
Ridgewood NJ, Glen Rock and Ridgewood share use of a tub grinder. We have heard that the tub grinder has been broken for quite some time now and Ridgewood is responsible for fixing it.
Our source has informed us that the tub grinder “system” is jointly owned by Glen Rock and Ridgewood. Glen Rock owns the tractor and Ridgewood owns the trailer (the tub grinder itself). The “system” can be transported back and forth between Glen Rock’s composting location and Ridgewood’s composting location.
The trailer (tub grinder apparatus) hasn’t been functioning properly since July of 2017. Several attempts were made to fix the device, but no fix lasted for any significant length of time. As of now, it’s out of service, that’s why an outside contractor was called in to grind leaves. Collected leaves can’t sit until the machine is back in service because the NJDEP has rules that limit the time collected leaves can remain in place prior to processing.
Our source also indicated that in all likelihood, the tub grinder is beyond repair and will need to be replaced by a new machine. No bid specifications have yet been advertised for a replacement.
It always amazes me when someone who has hit someone with a car, presumably by accident, drives away. Everybody knows that’s a crime. Maybe drivers who have been drinking, using drugs, or even texting are too scared that they will get in trouble. But to leave the person lying in the street is almost unimaginable. In this case the driver “stopped to check on the victim” but didn’t wait for emergency help to arrive before departing. Where’s the humanity?
Ridgewood NJ, Saturday was a big day for the future of American soccer and the United States Soccer Federation. Yesterday the federation selected its next president at its Annual General Meeting in Orlando, bringing an end to an a very public campaign process that has seen a great deal more attention than in past years.
Status Quo candidate Carlos Cordeiro, was elected as the new president of U.S. Soccer on Saturday after three rounds of voting and a historic and contentious eight-candidate campaign.
An unprecedented eight candidates stood for election and none of them are the incumbent Sunil Gulati, who has held the position unopposed since 2006 and declined to run for office.
Less than an hour before the Cordeiro election, fellow candidate Hope Solo blasted the federation for its faults, and criticized two candidates who, in her opinion, were complicit – two candidates who represented the status quo , Carlos Cordeiro and Kathy Carter.
Solo entered the race for United States Soccer Federation president less than a week before the nomination deadline back in December. Throughout the past two months, she has been outspoken in her criticism of the federation and the two establishment candidates.
Among the eight candidates was Ridgewood Resident Michael Winograd . Winograd was considered a blend of previous soccer experience and organizational talents. He played college soccer at Lafayette College and was a pro in Israel. He was also a coach and founder of a short-lived professional franchise, serves on the board of his local soccer organization and has a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
He was not considered as radical as some of the candidates, but he wanted to reform the structure of youth development on a state-by-state basis. He also has a plan for implementing promotion and relegation in American soccer that would also allow current MLS teams to remain in the top flight in perpetuity.
As the Cordeiro victory seemed imminent , Winograd withdrew after the second round as did several others.
Mike’s wife Siobhan Crann Winograd, said in a Facebook post, “Mike did a great job. Ran a honest, sincere, impressive campaign that we are all so proud of. His platform was bold, focused and raised a lot of the key issues ( especially the inequality for women). Without a doubt he was a major influencer.”
In other words, Gov. Murphy wants you to participate in a transparent tax avoidance scheme that will certainly result in you getting fined out of your wazoo by the IRS. How can people justify their vote for this obvious disaster-in-advance? Christie was a complete jerk, but electing someone who will outdo Corzine, McGreevey and him and as a joke is no solution.
Can we please address the numerous Ridgewood Water issues? How could we have approved new housing and then find out the water infrastructure is wholly inadequate. This was not a surprise and completely ignored by the council. Why are we allowing money to be spent on a new building for the water department and new software that will do nothing to,address the underlying capacity issues? The issue is not a drought or supply, rather storage and delivery. When will we get leaders that idenify and resolve real problems? The solution is not restrictions or penalities This requires real leadership to stop spending on useless projects and get a real plan and solution for now and the future.
Get real leadership to make tough decision
Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flood Watch for a portion of northeast New Jersey, including
the following areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern
Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex,
and Western Union.
* A prolonged period of rain is forecast tonight through Sunday
evening as a frontal boundary stalls near the area with multiple
waves of low pressure tracking along it. Rainfall amounts will
average around 2 inches by the time the event ends, with
localized higher amounts possible.
* Minor flooding of smaller streams and rivers is possible along
with urban and poor drainage flooding.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be
alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to
flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding
develop.
Art of Motion Studio Theatre presents love letters starring Sally Ann Tumas and Stephen Innocenzi Sun, February 11, 2018 Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Location: Art of Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut St., 2nd floor, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
February 19,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Art of Motion Studio Theatre invites you to their presentation of Love Letters starring Sally Ann Tumas and Stephan Innocenzi
Join us for a touching evening of theatre, music and dance….
Live Piano, Vocals and Dance
-Wendy Lane Bailey-Vocalist
-Janette Dishuk &M.A. Taylor, AOMDT
-Gabriel Plotkin, Jazz Pianist
Complimentary refreshments post-performance talk-back with the actors.
Dinner seating reserved at Piccolo Bistro with special prix fix menu for Love Letters guest.
7:15pm Dinner Seating
Prix Fix $25.18 (with Love Letters validated ticket)
Piccolo Bistro is located at 29 Chestnut St. Ridgewood, NJ 07450
