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the fly : Get Acquainted Luncheon Seniors Catch Ridgewood Mayor in Tirade

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…the fly has learned that after the “Get Acquainted Luncheon at Village Hall”,  Mayor Aronsohn went off the rails yelling campaigner Dana Glazer outside the event . Attendees say the mayor, went from pleasantly serving lunch a little while earlier, to being belligerent like he was a completely different person. While the Village event was suppose to be a non partisan affair , all three of the Council majority were in attendance , till council person Susan Knudsen arrived and the deputy mayor quickly departed . It does seem the mayors attempts to politicize the meeting were foiled …

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SHARE, Inc. to Host “Just Desserts” Fundraiser to Benefit Residences for Independent Seniors

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Sat, April 16, 2016
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Location: SHARE, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ
Cost: $25 per person

Shared Housing Association for Ridgewood & Environs, Inc. (SHARE) will host “Just Desserts II: A Matinee of Sweet Delights and Soulful Sounds” on Saturday, April 16, 2016. This annual fundraising event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. in Anderson Hall at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place, in Ridgewood, N.J.

Tickets are $25 per person and include an array of desserts and beverages, as well as entertainment provided by Montclair University music students under the direction of Professor Ron Levy, music director at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood. Raffle and 50/50 tickets also will be available for purchase.

Proceeds will help fund capital improvements and maintenance for SHARE’s two residences for independent seniors, located at 104 Cottage Place and 130 Prospect Street in Ridgewood. To purchase tickets, contact Marianne Bennett at (201) 670-9605 or e-mail shareofficeinfo@yahoo.com.

SHARE, Inc. is a New Jersey non-profit that provides an affordable, home like environment for independent seniors within the Ridgewood community. For more information visit www.shareridgewood.org.

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WAITING LIST OPEN – RIDGEWOOD RIDGECREST APARTMENT APPLICATIONS – 2/29/16

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WAITING LIST OPEN – RIDGECREST APARTMENT APPLICATIONS – 2/29/16

 

Please note only 300 applications will be accepted and they are on a first come basis  MONDAY February 29th

Jan Philips

201 280-2328 cell

      IMPORTANT NOTICE

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BERGEN COUNTY

The Ridgewood Senior Citizen Housing Corporation, Inc.

is pleased to announce that applications will be accepted for the waiting list

for Ridgecrest Apartments located at 7-11 Ridge Road Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Beginning Monday, February 29, 2016applications will be available.

Applications may be requested by mail or in person at Ridgecrest Apartments located at:

 

Ridgecrest Apartments

7 – 11 Ridge Road

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

APPLICATIONS MAY ALSO BE DOWNLOADED AT WWW.HABCNJ.ORG/RIDGEWOOD.

PLEASE NOTE: ONCE 300 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED THE WAITING LIST WILL CLOSE!

IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, APPLICANTS MUST BE 62 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, AND/OR DEEMED DISABLED. THE TOTAL HOUSEHOLD ANNUAL GROSS INCOME CANNOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING INCOME LIMITS:

MAXIMUM INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Household Size                                       Maximum Annual Income

1                                                                    $32,450

2                                                                    $37,100

 

 

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO RETURN YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AS IT WILL BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST BY THE DATE AND TIME THAT IT WAS RECEIVED AT THE RIDGECREST OFFICE.ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES IN THE ORDER THAT THEY ARE LISTED;

RESIDENCY, OR PREVIOS DOCUMENTED RESIDNECY, IN RIDGEWOOD, OR IN CENSUS TRACT 221 IN GLEN ROCK. APPLICANTS WHO WORK OR HAVE AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT IN RIDGEWOOD OR CENSUS TRACT 221 IN GLEN ROCK WILL BE CONSIDERED RESIDENTS;

RESIDENCY IN BERGEN COUNTY MEMBER COMMUNITY. APPLICANTS WHO WORK OR HAVE AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT IN RIDGEWOOD OR CENSUS TRACT 221 IN GLEN ROCK WILL BE CONSIDERED RESIDENTS;

 

  • ALL OTHER APPLICANTS

Advertisement  for Ridgecrest Apartmentsis about to begin. It now states we will only be accepting the first 300 applications. Once 300 applications are received the waiting list will close.

Over the last 5 years the average number of Move-Ins per year is 10.4 and the average number of move-outs is 10. The breakdown is as follows

 

Move in               Move out

2015 –    13                           14

2014 –    10                           7

2013 –    14                           16

2012 –    7                              8

2011 –    10                           5             

 

54                           50

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Readers not buying Senior Move to Apartments in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood’s senior population is 12%, 4 % is under the poverty level and could never afford one of these apartments. Majority of the rest of the senior population are living in houses where their mortgage is paid off so their expenses are taxes and maintenance. Average tax burden is around $15,000 per year. Apartments renting at $3,000-$4,000 per month (they’ll be “luxury apartments”), will costs seniors $36,000-$48,000 TO RENT. The argument that Ridgewood has to do this for the seniors is BS. It’s just a BS political sound bite HE glommed onto to justify his supporting the developers. ‘Doing it for the seniors’ who could argue with that, right. He would have used children as a sound bite but you know, that would be ridiculous. This is all about using Ridgewood to make the developers a ton of money and the paybacks for supporting it will be beneficial to their personal pursuits. Shame on all 3 of them.

Emptynesters in town like the privacy of their home.They do not want to hear their neighbor in an apartment .They can afford landscapers and snow removal so since the mortgage is paid for they can afford to make repairs as necessary.The Former NYC residents who moved here 10-20 years ago “for the schools” will move BACK to NYC to an apartment , since NYC has the museums etc that Ridgewood does Not. As a resident since 1969 I know plenty of old timers, their families, etc….not a single one h as considered moving to those proposed apartments. It’s either back to NYC, or to NYC or FL.

3 DAYS LEFT…..Email council to VOTE NO!Paul Aronsohn – paronsohn@ridgewoodnj.netAlbert Pucciarelli – apucciarelli@…

Posted by Citizens For A Better Ridgewood on Sunday, September 27, 2015

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Reader says NO to the Senior Survey

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Does anybody actually believe the Village’s upcoming senior survey will help seniors? What can the Village possibly do to “help” other than add more lunch sessions to Ms Hauck’s playlist? (She’s only doing her lunches to get votes anyway, although she would be unlikely to win if she ran again…she achieved third place by only a handful of votes in 2012. Did Aronsohn’s P.R. advisers, White Horse Strategies, come up with seniors as her ideal constituency? Please.)

I’d bet dollars to Dunkin’ that the unmentioned goal of the survey, or at least the reason the Amigos support it, is to assemble an email and address list of residents over a certain age so they can assault a targeted audience with materials on those intended new apartments, the assisted-care place, realtor ads, and who-knows-what-all. Somehow something dastardly is being planned. The people who suggested the survey probably don’t know that–I’m not necessarily faulting them.

Well, I have no intention of playing into their hands by responding in any way, and I suggest that others age 60+ do the same, or at least read all the questions before agreeing to supply any answers. And don’t let them have your email address.

Unfortunately, three-fifths of the current Village Council has behaved so selfishly and cynically in ways that will destroy the Village that it has become impossible to attribute motives to them other than egotism, greed, and self-seeking.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/health-news/survey-to-review-needs-of-seniors-1.1406075

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Fort Lee man among three charged in alleged burglary scheme targeting seniors

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Fort Lee man among three charged in alleged burglary scheme targeting seniors

MARCH 13, 2015, 8:49 PM    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015, 9:38 PM
BY ABBOTT KOLOFF
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

Police have arrested a Fort Lee man and two others who allegedly ran a scheme targeting elderly people across several states by distracting them while their homes were burglarized, authorities said Friday in a news release.

The men were caught by a law enforcement task force after they allegedly attempted to run the scam in Ridgewood on Tuesday but came away from a Greenway Lane home without taking anything, said Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano. The men were arrested in Lyndhurst, he said.

The task force had been assembled in Somerset County after the three men allegedly stole a safe with $75,000 cash and an undisclosed amount of jewelry from a 90-year-old woman in Somerville late last year; one of the men had distracted her by saying he was with the water company and had come to check the pipes, Soriano said.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/fort-lee-man-among-three-charged-in-alleged-burglary-scheme-targeting-seniors-1.1288918

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Photo Project: ” Ridgewood’s 60+ Population”

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Ridgewood  Photo Project: ” Ridgewood’s 60+ Population”

The purpose of this photography project is to highlight the lives of residents over 60 yrs. old, who have stayed in Ridgewood even after raising children.

We are seeking beginner or professional-level photographs of 60+ residents that portray the variety of reasons people over 60 yrs. old do chose to stay in our Village. They can be at social events, at work, or play, at sporting events, at clubs, committees, concerts, restaurants, downtown, etc….

Also, in individual, group, only-senior, or in intergenerational settings…….

A kick-off event will take place at 12 Noon, November 18, in The Senior Center at the Village Hall. A professional photographer will explain photography tips for novices and cameras (donated by Wholesale Camera in Midland Park) will be available for anyone who needs a loaner camera.

Photographs must be submitted by December 21, 2014 to the Ridgewood Village Hall Clerk’s office or sent electronically to ghauck@ridgewoodnj.net. Submit photos as often as you want. A editing team will select the best photos for the Final Project. These photos will be made into a slideshow and a book to be displayed at the Ridgewood Library and in the Community Center in February, 2015.

“One picture is worth a thousand words!” 50 photos should tell a lot about the 3500 seniors who live in Ridgewood; their friends, families and connections……

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North Jersey empty-nesters move downtown

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North Jersey empty-nesters move downtown

JULY 27, 2014    LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY KATHLEEN LYNN
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Since she moved from a single-family home to an apartment in downtown Englewood, Linda Kourakos has been able to spend less time in the car and more time on foot.

“You walk out the door, you have shops and restaurants, you have the Bergen Performing Arts Center,” said Kourakos, 62, a retired interior designer who moved from East Brunswick to be closer to her daughters in Bergen County. “I felt if I was downsizing, it would be nice not to have to get into a car all the time.”

Her neighbor, Andrea Diamond, also moved from a single-family house to the Towne Centre apartments in Englewood.

“You can walk to everything, the supermarket, the post office, the library, restaurants,” said Diamond, 65, who has children and grandchildren nearby.

As Diamond and Kourakos found, a pedestrian-friendly lifestyle can be a good fit for people who want to drive less (or not at all) as they age. And North Jersey was highlighted in a recent report by New Jersey Future for having towns that can work for seniors because they offer walkable neighborhoods, downtown shopping areas and good access to public transportation.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/empty-nesters-move-downtown-1.1057914#sthash.fRPrD96c.dpuf

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New Jersey is sixth most expensive state for nursing home care, survey found

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New Jersey is sixth most expensive state for nursing home care, survey found

New Jersey’s elderly and disabled paid the sixth-highest amount in the nation for nursing home care last year, although the state ranked in the middle as far as availability and quality of service, a survey released today said. (Livio/The Star Ledger)

https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/nj_is_sixth_most_expensive_state_for_nursing_home_care_survey_found.html#incart_river

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For Democrats, a problem with seniors

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For Democrats, a problem with seniors 
By Alexandra Jaffe

Democrats are facing a senior problem that could get even worse this year.

The party has traditionally had trouble with older voters, losing them by 16 points in 2010 — when Republicans picked up 63 seats — and 12 points in the 2012 presidential race.

Seniors are the GOP’s most reliable voting bloc in midterm years, turning out in higher numbers than Democratic base voters. And a recent Gallup poll showed seniors have become even more Republican over the last two decades, and in 2013 48 percent considered themselves Republican.

“Democrats have to perform better with seniors than they did in 2010. They got shellacked with seniors in 2010. I don’t think the goal here is to win, but I definitely think the goal is to narrow the gap,” he said.

After a rough few months with the rocky rollout of ObamaCare, Democrats are more optimistic because of better-than-expected health care enrollment numbers out this week, but Republicans are pledging to continue to hammer Democrats on the law.

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/202755-for-dems-a-senior-problem#ixzz2y7Oz8dSY