Ridgewood NJ, Four-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion, CHRISSIE WELLINGTON, will sign her new book: To the Finish Line ($27.00) October 6th @ 7:00pm.
Chrissie Wellington World’s #1 Female Ironman Athlete & 4 Time Ironman Champion .
Books available: October 3rd.
*Books must be purchased from Bookends Bookstore*
Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.
Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.
First In Line Certificate use is the the discretion of Bookends. Blackout dates may apply.
Bookends cannot guarantee that the books that are Autographed will always be First Printings.
Autographed books purchased at Bookends are non-returnable.
While we try to ensure that all customers coming to Bookends’ signings will meet authors and get their books signed, we cannot guarantee that all attendees will meet the author or that all books will be signed. We cannot control inclement weather, author travel schedules or authors who leave prematurely.
Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-0726
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood YMCA is holding an Annual Support Campaign Kick-off event to share all the good things that the Ridgewood YMCA is doing for the members of our community. We will be serving food. It begins at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, October 11 at the Y in Meads Hall. Would you be able to post our event on the Chamber’s event calendar with an RSVP to me Jen Batelli at [email protected] or by calling 201-444-5600 ext. 320 so that caterer provides enough food for everyone.
And, I hope you can join us for a night out at the Ridgewood Y.
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Police Department would like to remind all citizens of the increased amount of scams occurring and specifically the scams involving computer cleaning or any that request payments over the phone with the use of gift cards. Always investigate the communications made through postal mail, telephone, and/or the internet to prevent fraud and deceptive activity. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Ridgewood Police Department to ensure you’re not becoming a victim of these scams.
On September 29, a South Pleasant Avenue resident reported being the victim of a fraud in the past. The victim reported discovering a suspicious email which attempted to confirm a fraudulent credit card purchase. The email hyperlink attempted to obtain her personal information as well as her credit card number. The victim reported she cancelled her credit card after reporting the incident to her credit card company.
A Sterling Place resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters on September 27, to report fraud and theft of impersonation in the past. The victim reported an unknown actor did use the victim’s identity to open and access several accounts without authorization. The Ridgewood Detective Bureau is investigating the incidents.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood PD, FD, and EMS units responded the scene of a single vehicle MVA in front of 489 Grove Street, Ridgewood on Thursday evening, 10/05. The adult male driver of a 4-door Chevrolet Impala crashed head on into a utility pole. He was uninjured, but his car was totaled. The wreck was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. PSE&G responded to check the condition of the damaged utility pole. No word as to how many, if any, summonses were issued to the driver.
Ridgewood NJ, On Saturday September 3, 2017 Engine 35, staffed with 3 EMT certified Firefighters, was dispatched to a reported woman in labor. Upon arrival at the home approximately 4 minutes later, we had found that the baby had been delivered by the father prior to the arrival of emergency service personnel and the first arriving police officers and the duty EMT were tending to the mother and a healthy newborn.
The crew of Engine 35 assisted in this care until the arrival of Ridgewood EMS medical director Dr. Lahita, who assumed care and cut the umbilical cord prior to transport to the hospital. As part of our daily assignments and duties, one of our Firefighters rounded out the ambulance crew and continued on to the hospital with the second EMT. Both mother and child were doing well upon arriving at the hospital.
A child birth is a very happy occasion and the crew was very glad to be part of it. Local 47 wishes the family well!
Ridgewood NJ, The pictured signs have just been posted at all parking areas being used on Friday and Saturday nights for the Village’s Central Valet Parking program.
Chapter 265-44 of the Village of Ridgewood Code, cited on each posted sign, reads as follows:
§ 265-44. Posting of signs.
A. Upon the declaration of an emergency, there shall be no parking upon streets or parts of streets where temporary emergency no parking signs are displayed. The Chief of Police, or in his absence the ranking police officer, is authorized to declare an emergency and to direct the posting of said emergency no-parking signs when weather conditions, accidents, fires or public celebrations dictate or require the avoidance of hazards or other conditions which interfere with the free flow of traffic.
B. Notification that the emergency no-parking signs are being or will be posted shall be given to the operator or owner of any vehicle which has been parked prior to the posting of the signs.
What exactly is the emergency (as defined by subsection “A” of 265-44) associated with Valet Parking? And, the North Walnut Street Municipal Parking Lot is not a “street.” So would any summonses issued for 265-44 at that location even hold up in court?
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood blog staff translates Jeff Voigt’s recent pro garage letter to the editor .
One of the initiatives important to Ridgewood council members elected last year is to build a garage on Hudson Street, an area close to the train station. Prime users are rail commuters during the day and restaurant goers at night. NOPE – the taxpayers do not need to spend a fortune just so commuters can park in an ugly garage and restaurants can pad their wallets.
In this three block area, there are 50 restaurants with close to 3,000 seats. Ordinances that deal with such intensity of use issues generally call for one parking space for every two to three restaurant seats or; approximately 1,250 parking spaces needed for the restaurants alone. There is a supply of 655 parking spaces in this area. This is total bullshit. At any given time there are more empty spaces in Ridgewood than you can count. Just walk a block or two before sitting down to your meal. This is some funky math that our elected official is playing with.
Add to this, that on any given night approximately 280 of these spaces are taken up by restaurant employees. In other words, the supply is actually 375 spaces for restaurants goers or; a shortage of 875 spaces. In my conversations with restaurant owners, they’ve told me during the first seating for the Thursday through Saturday high-demand times, their customers are able to find a parking space. However, at the second seating many out-of-towners will drive around for 15-20 minutes in frustration, not find a parking space and then leave. This obviously hurts our village’s businesses. The central valet may solve this. Or they can park on Cottage place and walk two blocks, just like you would do in the city. Come on people…..walk a little, or spend millions and millions of dollars on an ugly garage?
Back in 2015, a non-binding referendum for a garage on Hudson Street was voted 2-1 in favor for building a garage by voters. So why can’t the Village Council move forward on this? Voigt conveniently fails to mention that in 2016 there were TWO referendums that reversed this, one of which was binding. And he conveniently fails to mention that the 2015 referendum was flawed because Aronsohn and company gave false information to the voters who thought they were just voting for “more parking.” Furthermore, Voigt neglects to mention that he signed the two VOTE NO TO THE GARAGE petitions, he collected signatures himself for these, he solicited people to sign, he made a video encouraging people to sign, and his wife and daughter signed.
In early February, a subcommittee was formed to figure out how best to move forward in building the garage. The mayor and one other council member volunteered quickly for the committee, preventing other council members from serving. Due to public meeting laws, no more than two council members can be present at any one time on official business. The Mayor said on October 4 at the Village Counci meeting that no such subcommittee was ever formed, she is therefore obviously not on it, and other members of the council all agreed publicly at the meeting that they are not on it and it does not exist. Voigt was conveniently (and inexplicably) not in attendance at the meeting on October 4. I believe the mayor needs to be taken off the garage subcommittee and replaced by a council member who wants the garage built. Why she is on it, is a mystery to me. She has never come out publicly in support of the Hudson Street garage. The Mayor cannot be taken off a subcommittee that exists only in the fantasy corners of Voigt’s corrupted brain. Furthermore, the Mayor did in fact publicly support the Hudson Street garage, voting in favor of it while stating that it needed to be smaller. Another FACT that Voigt gets wrong.
Information coming out of the garage sub-committee has been virtually non-existent. Even as a council person, I often first hear about the Hudson Street garage at public meetings. There is no garage subcommittee. Got it Jeff? It does not exist.
The public has a right to know about such issues as building a garage. It is their money that will be spent. The public has a right to know that Councilman Voigt spews lies with every breath he exhales.
Jeff Voigt
Ridgewood, Sept. 24
The writer is a soon-to-be-former Ridgewood councilman.
Just received this email from the
Village Manager…
POSTPONEMENT OF CENTRAL VALET SERVICE IN RIDGEWOOD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
The Village f Ridgewood Central Valet Service, scheduled to launch on Friday, October 6th, has been postponed to a later date. This will allow the Village to address some minor technical issues. We appreciate your patience ad are grateful for your continued support.
NOTICE from the Village of Ridgewood to all the Businesses in the CBD …
On Friday, October 6, 2017, the Village of Ridgewood will be launching a CENTRAL VALET service (“CV”). It will be a three month pilot program through 12/31/17. The CV will operate
Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm-1am.
The goal is to bring more people to the CBD.
The details:
1. Valet Parking will be in 2 locations:
– Between Van Neste Park and the NJ Transit Bus Station.
– At the end of E. Ridgewood Ave, in the small parking lot
by Latour restaurant.
– Overflow parking for the CV will be in the North Walnut
Street Parking lot, in the CBD employee parking section.
2. The fee charged to the patron is $5 per vehicle.
3. The parking areas for the CV, Van Neste Square, Latour’s and
North Walnut Street lot, will be barricaded by 4pm on Fri/Sat.
CBD employees who usually park in the CBD spaces in North
Walnut St. lot will park in the Cottage Place CBD spaces
after 4pm.
Merchants can opt-in to pay the $5 fee for their patrons. These businesses will be listed both online and at each location.
For more info email [email protected]. To fill out form
www.ridgewoodnj.net/cv or call 201-60-5500 x 203.
If you did not received a copy of the official letter from the
Village Clerk, call 201-670-5500 x203.
Ridgewood Crew’s annual wine tasting fundraiser, Sunday, October 29, 7-9pm at Chakra Restaurant. Featuring author and wine educator Kevin Zraly with tastings from Frederick Wildman & Sons.
Ridgewood NJ, Please join Ridgewood Crew and Frederick Wildman and Sons for a wine tasting and fine dining night with America’s most famous and entertaining wine teacher, Kevin Zraly, in the beautiful environs of Chakra restaurant. The evening includes passed hors d’oeuvres, champagne, a chef curated 3 course dinner and wine pairings in conjunction with learning about and tasting a variety of fine wines from Frederick Wildman and Sons wine merchants. All wines sampled will be available for purchase in time for the upcoming holidays and additional silent auction items will be offered. For those wishing to pay by check, please drop off payment by October 20 to: R. Orlando, 316 Allen Place, Ridgewood NJ 07450. Proceeds of the evening will help fund the Ridgewood High School Crew team. We look forward to seeing you then!
And as always, please drink responsibly and/or arrange for an Uber or designated driver for the end of the evening as we care about you and want you to arrive home safely.
Ridgewood NJ, Ward’s Pumpkin Patch is Officially open for the season! Come visit Ward’s Pumpkin Patch for pumpkins, cornstalks and hay bales! Since 1940, the Ward family has operated Ward’s Pumpkin Patch in Ridgewood, New Jersey. We offer the best quality and selection of pumpkins, gourds, and squash in Northern New Jersey.
Ward’s Pumpkin Patch
552 State RT 17
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood NJ, Were you a Marching Band member in 1992 or 1997? On Friday, October 13, members of the 1992 and 1997 Ridgewood High School Marching Bands will return to RHS as they celebrate the 25th and 20th anniversaries of their Championship seasons. The bands will be recognized in a halftime ceremony at the home football game as the Maroons take on Bergen Tech. Game time is 6 p.m. and halftime is expected to begin at approximately 6:45 p.m. Following the football game, the band alumni will congregate at MacMurphy’s Pub in Ridgewood for a reception and celebration.
The victim , Thomas Donovan, 56, of Toms River, lost his footing on untreated ice and snow Feb. 16, 2014, while he and his wife were walking in front of a commercial building after leaving a restaurant, NJLawJournal.com said.
A special reminder Winter is coming and Ridewod residents , Per section 249-1 of the Village Code, all snow and/or ice must be removed from sidewalks abutting Village streets within 24 hours after a snow storm has ended. And, the snow and/or ice that you do remove may not be placed in the street so as to impede the flow of traffic.
No-one seems to want to answer the questions put forth in many prior blogs.
1. Where is the water going to come from to supply the needs of all these new residences? I realize they don’t water but hundreds of new families’ personal uses would probably end up to close to the amount of water the lawns consume. They will also have to have some beautification of lawns and trees which will also require watering.
2. Will residents of other areas using Ridgewood Water also be required to limit outdoor water usage as we do? There has been no such agreement in place up to now. Will we be able to hire summer employees (the old crossing guards?) to drive around Ridgewood in the dawn hours and write down all addresses of lawns being sprinkled in violation of the rules? We all know this goes on!
We just accept this is the future because it is trendy. It is just like “global warming” or gas emissions that are “destroying” the ozone layer. It is just like that rainbow flag that sooner or later will be flown 365 days/yr in the middle of the village or that Black Lives Matter that already flies 365 days/yr next to the church. The water issue is even better because it makes us (read Ridgewood population) unique. By accepting whatever Rdg Water throws at us we are looking far into the future. We do not care that rain keeps falling, that there is no drought etc. but we look into hundreds years into the future where we know for sure that we there will be a major drought. This is the cool way of thinking, the liberal way of thinking. And our VC seems to be fully comfortable with this. As they say we are leading by example. Don’t try to fight it, you’re living the golden years in Ridgewood but you just don’t understand it. In time you will realize how lucky you have been.
The steady erosion of true public parking options in Ridgewood will decrease the number of patrons of Ridgewood businesses.
Go to the lot behind Bookends. The majority of the employee only spaces are either empty or filled with non-employee vehicles. Often every single regular parking spot is filled, which pressures people to risk a ticket by parking in the employee only spaces.
The number of designated employee spaces far exceeds the usage by employees. I have seen this on weekdays, evenings, and on weekends. There are routinely more empty employee parking spaces than spaces in use, which is a massive waste given the perennial parking problems in Ridgewood.
Is the real goal of the valet parking in formerly public spaces and the designated employee spaces revue from tickets?
I have already reduced my usage of downtown Ridgewood because of the parking problems. How much money has the Village wasted on parking studies over the past 20 years without ever acting to add to the available parking? The cost of the studies in that time would have paid for an additional parking structure over an existing lot, which would not have required any of the expensive and litigation prone processes of acquiring additional property.
Mismanagement of the parking situation will hurt the businesses the parking should support. Without those businesses and the taxes they pay, the Village budged would be in dire straits indeed.
