Ridgewood NJ, everyone in the Village remembers the contract talks for teachers salaries. Over the years there have been threats to strike , non signing of recommendation letters and so on, but this takes the cake yesterday the Star-Ledger reported the NJEA president Ed Richardson is making $1.2 million in salary and benefits .
Once again New Jersey taxpayers are sucker punched and teachers are forced to cough up almost $1000 in union dues for Richardson and his buddies at the top to play around with. Property taxes go higher and people vote with their feet.
Only in a state like New Jersey can an organization like NJEA continue to exist unfettered without ever having to answer to anyone about its unfettered power and intimidation.
Water supply does not seem to be decreasing due to any climate change, but rather due to poor planning and management of existing infrastructure.
From the State of NJ DEP at https://www.nj.gov/dep/dsr/trends/pdfs/climate-change.pdf:
“Total annual precipitation data are also available from the State Climatologist (see
Figure 4). Analysis of the data shows a statistically significant increasing trend (Kendall
Tau = 0.16; p<0.05) since 1895 in total annual precipitation and the departure from
normal with pronounced year-to-year variation. To date, 2011 was the wettest year
on record. In August of 2011, Tropical Storm Irene dropped more than 17” of
precipitation over the State.
Although increased precipitation is projected for New Jersey’s future climate, there is
considerable uncertainty with respect to the magnitude of change from the baseline
as well as the seasonality of the change, which remain active areas of research.”
Ridgewood NJ, At their June 29 meeting, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee amended and released without recommendation, S-1045, which amends the Open Public Meetings Act, and S-1046, which amends the Open Public Records Act. The bills now await consideration by the full Senate, although we do not expect a vote until after the November election. The Assembly companion legislation is referenced to the Assembly Judiciary Committee and has not advanced.
Unfortunately, the League and others were unable to testify in opposition to the bills at the June 29 hearing. While we did present detailed written comments on the bills, no verbal testimony was taken from anyone other than the bill’s sponsor. During her remarks, Senator Weinberg noted that she had sent a letter to all the Mayors in the State and only heard back from one Mayor expressing concerns with the proposed legislation. If you have not already done so, we strongly suggest that you contact Senator Weinberg expressing your concerns with the proposed legislation.
The amendments to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) bill include provisions, which:
Change the requirements on petitions for a protection order to limit the number of and scope of requests, as follows:
Requires a filed verified petition to the Superior Court instead of an appearance before Superior Court.
Must allege that the requestor has sought records, under OPRA, for the sole purpose to harass a public agency.
Add language that permits the governing body to enter into an agreement with a volunteer fire company or volunteer fire department so the municipal clerk can serve as the records custodian for the volunteer fire company/department.
Amend the alarm system exemption in OPRA to only private alarm systems and surveillance cameras.
Add “an intern and volunteer employee” to the definition of Public Employee.
Remove the language that exempted from OPRA the disclosure of personal identifying information of persons under the age of 18.
Remove the address of record provision of the bill which would have permitted an individual to provide an address other than their home address for disclosure purposes.
Add the award of any contract to “advisory, consultative or deliberative material” definition. As a result, material that is used and relied upon during the consultative process prior to the completion of a competitive application, the award of any contract, or adoption of an ordinance, rule, regulation…..would be considered “advisory, consultative, or deliberative” and exempt from OPRA.
Add e-mail addresses provided to the public agency as contact information on any official government form as an exemption to OPRA
Add EZ pass records (or substantially similar) to the definition of public record thereby making it subject to OPRA. However, law enforcement usage of EZ pass would be exempt.
Change requirements for redaction of records, as follows:
Permits the records custodian to provide a certified statement instead of an affidavit.
Requires the custodian to redact information by deleting or obscuring only that information; while not altering, in any manner, the space in the government record formerly occupied by such redacted information.
Amend the provision that allows the records custodian to direct the requestor to the public agency’s website where the records can be found and deem the request to be fulfilled. The language amended requires the requestor, within 7 business days, to “respond to the records custodian with specificity” that they prefer to purchase copies rather than “advising the requestor”.
Add the requirement that the public agency which maintains a government record in a format or medium that can be inspected without charge to the requestor to:
Inform the requestor of the place and time that the record will be available for inspection in such format or medium;
Permit the requestor to purchase copies of such records, at the requestor’s option; and
Allow the requestor 7 business days to respond to the custodian, specifying that they prefer to purchase the copies, otherwise the request may be deemed fulfilled.
When the request is a commercial request:
The public agency may charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplicating the record, a special administrative charge;
A special administrative charge shall be reasonable and related to ongoing operational expense and shall be for expenditures eligible for inclusion;
GRC is to establish the criteria and parameter for expenditures eligible for inclusion; and
The commercial requestor must certify to the fact that the request is for commercial use.
The public agency may require a requester to state whether the requested records are for a commercial purpose
However, the public agency shall not require the requestor to provide the exact purpose of the commercial request
Provide that a Municipal records custodian:
May direct any officer or employee of that municipality having custody of the record to act on the records custodian behalf and make the record available for inspection, examination, copying, or purchase of copies.
However, such direction does not relieve the records custodian of any responsibility under OPRA.
Amend the composition of the Government Records Council, as follows:
1 person who has experience with the news media (instead of 2).
1 person who is a member of the Municipal Clerks Association (instead of a person who has experience with powers, functions or duties of a municipal clerk).
1 person who is a member of the New Jersey Press Association.
The person with experience in State government must have experience as public records custodian.
The amendments to the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) bill include the following:
An amended definition of Agenda, which would:
Remove the language “for which notice was given 48 hours prior to the meeting”. Instead, the bill states “no public body shall act upon a matter that is not listed on the agenda.” Please note, the bill still permits the adding on an agenda item after the agenda becomes available, if a majority votes that the item is “of such urgency and importance that a delay for the purpose of providing adequate notice would likely result in substantial harm to the public interest” and the minutes must include the reason why it was added, not on the original agenda, and why delaying action would result in substantial harm to the public.
Remove the requirement to simultaneously make available any government record that is an attachment, appendix, or other documents on the public body’s website.
Add a requirement that the agenda must include a statement that an attachment, appendix or other documents that are a government record is available for inspection, copying or purchase of copies. If such a request is received at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, the records custodian must send an electronic copy of the government record. If such a request is received within 24 hours of a meeting, the documents must be made available to the requestor at the meeting of the public body.
The timeframe, in which minutes must be made available to the public, would be changed from 60 days after the meeting to “15 days after the next meeting of the public body occurring after the meeting for which the minutes were prepared.” The bill still includes the language with the exception of closed session matters.
Removal of the requirement to include copies of any electronic communications that may take place during a public meeting. Instead, the electronic communication must be filed with the municipal clerk for a period of time determined by the State Records Committee to “permit their use in litigation, to enforce the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, or for public access”.
Changes to the requirements for posting minutes on the municipal website. Municipalities will still be required to post their minutes, except closed session. However, a statement that the closed session minutes are available upon request if those minutes have been deemed a government record pursuant to OPRA.An added requirement that reports of the subcommittees be open to the public in the same manner as minutes.
As a result of the amendments, the League has the following new concerns with the legislation:
Protection Order: The bill changes the requirements of a records custodian or public agency seeking a protective order limiting the number of and scope of the request. The new language requires that the public agency/custodian allege that the requestor has sought records for the sole purpose to harass a public agency. This threshold makes this provision a ‘toothless tiger’ and will never be met.
Expand the definition of public employee: The bill would expand the definition of public employee to include interns and volunteers. This provision is too broad, unnecessary, and otherwise ambiguous. Currently, any work product of an intern is subject to OPRA under the definition of a government record. However, we question who will fall under the definition of volunteer. For example, is it the member of the volunteer first aid squad that is a non-profit or the Little League football coach to be considered a public employee?
Exemption of alarm systems and surveillance cameras: The bill would limit the disclosure of information, including location, of alarm systems and surveillance cameras to private systems only. As a result, publicly owned alarm system and surveillance camera information, including location, would be subject to disclosure under OPRA. The League is concerned regarding security and privacy issues that may arise as a result of public disclosure of the location of the publicly owned alarm systems and surveillance cameras.
Release of Minutes: The bill would require that minutes be made available as soon as possible, but no later than 15 days after the next meeting of the public body occurring after the meeting for which the minutes were prepared. The League appreciates the intent of this provision, however, this mandated requirement will be challenging in smaller municipalities and in municipalities with limited resources.
Municipal Clerks as Volunteer Fire Company Records Custodian: The bill would permit a municipality to enter into an agreement with its volunteer fire company/department where the municipal clerk would serve as the records custodian for the volunteer fire company/department. Significant implementation and practical issues could arise from this well-intended provision. By their very definition, most volunteer fire companies/departments are independent of the municipality. They have their own headquarters, leadership, and policies and procedures. How will the records custodian be able to ascertain if a record exists or access the records?
The League continues to be concerned with the following outstanding issues:
Subcommittees: The definition of subcommittees has been changed to “any subordinate committee of a public body, except the Legislature, regardless of label, that is formally created by that body, comprised of two or more members, but less than a quorum, of the public body, and recognized by the public body as a subcommittee thereof.” Subcommittees would be required to prepare at least quarterly reports of their meetings that must include; the number of meetings held since the last report, the names of members of the subcommittee, and a concise statement of the matters discussed. Every subcommittee must file at least one report with the public body. A subcommittee report is available for public access in the same manner as minutes of a meeting of the public body. If the subcommittee has given an oral report at a meeting of the public body, then they are not required to submit the written report for that quarter. The public body must determine if a subcommittee meeting is open to the public. If the meeting is open to the public, adequate notice must be provided. The purpose of subcommittees is to make recommendations to the governing body for the governing body to take action. Subcommittees are designed to digest and vet information informally. Subcommittees do not expend public funds nor make binding decisions. That power remains with the governing body. Therefore, they should not be subject to the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act. Please note that Senator Weinberg strongly believes the language in the bill permits the governing body to make a subcommittee open to the public but does not mandate the requirement. We respectfully disagree.
Prevailing Attorney Fees: The OPRA bill continues to mandate prevailing attorney fees for violation of OPRA, and the OPMA bill is changing prevailing attorney fees from permissive to mandatory. The Courts and the Government Records Council need the flexibility to award reasonable attorney’s fees based on the given circumstances of a particular case. The inherent ambiguities of OPRA often times require clarity which can only be achieved through the GRC. The cost for clarifying these ambiguities is more often than not bore entirely by municipalities and property taxpayers.
Expands the definition of Government Records: The bill expands the definition of government record to include a record that is “required by law to be made, maintained or kept on file.” Currently, if an OPRA request is received for a document that does not exist, the OPRA request is denied and there is no violation of OPRA. By expanding the definition, a Records Custodian will be in violation of OPRA if the record was required to be made (e.g. an old municipal budget) but they are unable to locate the archived record. The bill does provide protections to limit the record custodian liability, but the Records Custodian will still be in violation of OPRA.
Exemption of the Legislature: Both bills continue to exempt the Legislature from many requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act and all of the requirements of the Open Public Records Act. In the interest of transparency and openness, the various exceptions in the Open Public Meetings Act and Open Public Records Act that applies to the Legislature should be removed. The rules that the legislation makes applicable to other governmental bodies should apply equally to all governmental levels and officials.
The League remains concerned with the legislation’s impact on daily operations, staff time and resources, with the subcommittee language, with the continued exemption of the Legislature, and with a municipality’s increased exposure to liability and frivolous lawsuits.
We ask you to carefully consider the impact that these bills would have on municipal operations and budgets. Based on those considerations, please contact your State Legislators, urging them to oppose S-1045 and S-1046.
Contact: Lori Buckelew, Senior Legislative Analyst, [email protected], 609-695-3481 x112.
Ridgewood NJ, Tuesday 10/10/17 through Friday 10/13/17 PSE&G will continue with gas work on E. Ridgewood Ave between S. Pleasant Ave and the Duck Pond. The medical complex around 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. will be accessible from Paramus Rd. PSE&G will also be working on Doremus Ave between Ackerman Ave and Bellair Rd. during the same time period.
Wednesday 10/11/17 milling and paving of Broad St. between Franklin Ave. and Hudson St. Will take place at night and begin at 8pm. Starting at 6pm, no parking will be permitted in the parking lot at the intersection of E. Ridgewood Ave and Broad St. as well as all of Broad St. Franklin Ave will have two-way traffic under the railroad tracks all night during this construction.
20171011 – Village Council Public Meeting VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
OCTOBER 11, 2017
8:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute and Moment of Silence
5. Acceptance of Financial Reports
6. Approval of Minutes
7. Proclamation
National Diabetes Awareness Month
Honor Robert Paoli
8. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person – 40 minutes in total)
9. Village Manager’s Report
10. Village Council Reports
11. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
12. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
13. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-294 THROUGH
17-305 ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE EACH RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:
17-294 Title 59 Approval – Laboratory Analysis Services
17-295 Award Contract – Laboratory Analysis Services
17-296 Title 59 Approval – Service and Repair of Electric Source
17-297 Award Contract – Service and Repair of Electric Source
17-298 Title 59 Approval – Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite Solution
17-299 Award Contract – Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite Solution
17-300 Title 59 Approval – Emergency Generator Installations
17-301 Award Contract – Emergency Generator Installations
17-302 Title 59 Approval – Service and Repair of Potable Water Pumping Facilities
17-303 Award Contract – Service and Repair of Potable Water Pumping Facilities
17-304 Authorize Change Order – Professional Services for Glen Tank Rehabilitation (NTE $3,602.41)
17-305 Authorize Execution of Lease – Co-Location of Wireless Telecommunication Antennas – Glen Avenue Tank
14. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3618 – Supervisors Salary Ordinance
3619 – Non-Union Salary Ordinance
3620 – Management Salary Ordinance
3621 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – South Hillside Place
3622 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Establish Stop Signs at Hope Street and Gilbert Street
15. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3613 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Parking, Prohibition of U-Turns, Prohibition of Stopping and Standing for Municipal Complex Parking Lot and Time Limit Parking on North Maple Avenue
3614 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –
Maltbie Avenue – 2-hour Parking
3615 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Establish Bus Stop on Goffle Road
3616 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Designate
CBD Employee Parking Spaces – North Walnut Street
Parking Lot
3617 – Amend Chapter 145 Fees – Emergency Medical Services Third-party Billing Plan Fees
16. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-306 THROUGH
17-327 ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE EACH RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:
17-306 Award Contract – Layout, Printing, and Distributing of 2018 Village Calendar
17-307 Title 59 Approval – Repair of Stairs – Train Station
17-308 Award Contract – Repair of Stairs – Train Station
17-309 Title 59 Approval – Repair of Stairs – Corsa Terrace to Pease Library Building
17-310 Award Contract – Repair of Stairs – Corsa Terrace to Pease Library Building
17-311 Award Contract Under State Contract – Recapped Tires (NTE $55,000)
17-312 Award Contract Under State Contract – Ford F250 Pickup Truck with Snowplow – Engineering Division (NTE $37,406.50)
17-313 Award Second Additional Partial Contract – Tree Planting (NTE $50,000)
17-314 Award Third Additional Partial Contract – Road Resurfacing and Repair (NTE $)
17-315 Award Contract – Odor Control System – Water Pollution Control Facility (NTE $)
17-316 Award Professional Services Contract – Odor Control System – Water Pollution Control Facility
17-317 Award Professional Services Contract – Grant Writing and Consulting Services (NTE $)
17-318 Award Professional Services Contract – Professional Engineering Services – Preparation of Plans for Bids – Improvements to HVAC System in Village Hall (NTE $26,800)
17-319 Authorize Submission of 2018 NJDOT Paving Grant Application
17-320 Approve Eagle Scout Project – Building of Raptor Nests
17-321 Accept Annual Audit Report
17-322 Authorize Corrective Action Plan
17-323 Authorize NJDOT Grant Application – Hillcrest Road
17-324 Oppose Amendments to OPRA and OPMA
17-325 Authorize Settlement of Claim
17-326 Amend Resolution – Pilot Program for Central Valet Parking in Central Business District
17-327 Award Contract – Operation and Maintenance of Chestnut Street Dumpster Pad
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, NUMBERED 17-328, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:
17-328 Hudson Street – Area in Need of Redevelopment
17. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
18. Resolution to go into Closed Session
19. Closed Session
20. Adjournment
Ridgewood NJ, A late night, two (2) vehicle crash on Route 17 southbound in Ridgewood on Sunday, 10/08, resulted in all southbound lanes being closed at Race Track Road for approximately one (1) hour while crews worked to clear the highway of wreckage. Multiple non-life threatening injuries were reported with victims being transported by ambulances to local area hospitals. Ridgewood Police, Fire, and EMS units responded. Ho-Ho-Kus Police assisted with traffic control. A flatbed tow truck was required to remove a wrecked 4-door sedan, and crash related debris, from the highway before all travel lanes could be reopened.
Ridgewood NJ, Linwood Avenue will be closed to through traffic on Tuesday, October 10th and Wednesday, October 11th for roadway milling and on Tuesday, October 17th for paving (weather permitting). The closure will be from Paramus Road to Pascack Road. A detour will be set up sending traffic to East Ridgewood Ave. Access for local houses and businesses will be allowed, however expect delays. The work is expected to start at 7am and finish at 5pm each day. Thank you for your patience during this county road resurfacing project.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood PBA local 20 was proud to honor one of its members, Officer Christopher Mormino, at the 200 Club of Bergen County’s Annual Valor Awards. A special thank you is in order for Officer Mormino’s Distinguished Service and the 200 Club of Bergen County for it’s recognition of that service.
Ridgewood NJ, On October 17, 2017, voter registration will be conducted in the Village Clerk’s Office in Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and in the lobby of the Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue, from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This is the final opportunity for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the November 7, 2017 General Election.
All residents of Ridgewood who will be at least 18 years of age on November 7, 2017 and are citizens of the United States are eligible to vote. Residents who have recently moved to Ridgewood, as well as those who have moved within Ridgewood, must re-register to vote even if they were previously registered at another address.
AN EVENING WITH DR. DAVID ROBINSON NEW JERSEY STATE CLIMATOLOGIST RIDGEWOOD WATER RIDGEWOOD PARKS & RECREATION & THE RIDGEWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (REAC) ARE PLEASED TO HOST A PUBLIC FORUM
ON
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
7:00 – 8:30 PM
RIDGEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY ● 125 N. MAPLE AVENUE
ROBINSON WILL BE DISCUSSING:
THE CHANGING CLIMATE IN THE STATE
WEATHER
DROUGHT
EFFECTS OF THE CHANGING CLIMATE ON UTILITIES LIKE RIDGEWOOD WATER
PLEASE VISIT THE EVENTS CALENDAR ON THE RIDGEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY’S WEBSITE OR REGISTER DIRECTLY AT:
https://water.ridgewoodnj.net/ccevent/
SPACE IS LIMITED. ALL RIDGEWOOD WATER CUSTOMERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
Dr. David A. Robinson is a professor in the Department of Geography at Rutgers University and also serves as New Jersey’s State Climatologist. His research interests are in applied climate, especially related to New Jersey, and in climate dynamics and change, particularly focused on global snow cover. He is a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and sits on climate advisory committees for the National Academy of Sciences and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He has chaired two National Research Council panels and the American Meteorological Society’s Polar Meteorology and Oceanography Committee, and is a past president of the American Association of State Climatologists. Dr. Robinson was recently elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and has received a NOAA Environmental Hero award, as well as the Lifetime Achievement award of the Association of American Geographer’s Climate Specialty Group.
Ridgewood NJ, John Wohlberg is the Owner-Operator at JH Renovations, LLC in Ridgewood. John told the Ridgewood blog that , “he has been in business for over 20 years. My father was a Contractor now a site safety manager in NYC. Still working full time at 82. My Brother also a Contractor and a Licensed Building Inspector which has been a good information source for me throughout the years in terms of the Building Codes, various inspectors etc.”
John interestingly enough he also has a Real Estate License ( Referral Only) and a BA in Psychology. John went on to say he was an Art Major in High School and that’s been helpful in helping clients come up with designs.
John says,” I worked briefly at Keller Williams in Ridgewood but now have my License over at Alexander Andersen in Hackensack.”
John says , “My niche is an all in one saving clients the hassle of hiring a designer or in some cases, an architect. I guess somewhat of a DIY Contractor educating the client on the options”
We asked about his geographic area John concentrates on Ridgewood, Glen Rock , but have done work in every town in Bergen County. He generally will not travel outside Bergen County. According to John , “What tends to happen is we keep about 3 projects going at a time and taking on a project too far away can result in a local customer who doesn’t get taken care of properly so we learned early on not to bite off more then we can chew. Your reputation suffers and as a word of mouth business owner, that can be costly”
John says , “A lot of times what happens is that we will get a referral and will start off doing something small but once trust is built up, we end coming back to do something larger. We have a big database of repeat customers.We’ve gotten calls to paint a room and ended up staying for 3 or years off and on Renovating almost every room in the house. We try to be as user friendly as possible.”
He belongs to the Ridgewood Chamber, Hackensack Chamber and former member of the Glen Rock Chamber, Ridgewood Business Connections.
John says he understands the older home in Ridgewood, “I’m different from a builder as I deal with a lot of these old, Ridgewood homes. Most are built outta level and you have to be creative to try to make whatever room your renovation blend into the existing décor. You don’t want to go to modern and sacrifice an architectural integrity of the home.
John says , “the bottom line about my business, I love what I do but my body sometimes doesn’t , My tag line is “Building a Family of Satisfied Customers”. I try to live by that motto. ”
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood public library suggest to get ready for Halloween with the master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft. All of his texts are available online for free. https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/
H. P. Lovecraft ( Howard Phillips Lovecraft) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He was virtually unknown and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, but he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life. Among his most celebrated tales are “The Call of Cthulhu” and “The Shadow over Innsmouth”, both canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos. Lovecraft was never able to support himself from earnings as author and editor. He saw commercial success increasingly elude him in this latter period, partly because he lacked the confidence and drive to promote himself. He subsisted in progressively strained circumstances in his last years; an inheritance was completely spent by the time that he died at age 46.
Sat, October 28, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: at Memorial Park at Van Neste Squ., E. Ridgewood Ave., side streets and the park
Ridgewood’s Halloween Haunted Harvest
FREE to the public
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Memorial Park at Van Neset Square
1:00pm-4:00pm
weather permitting
Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce presents
its annual Haunted Harvest…
sponsored by…
Ben & Jerry’s and Terrie O’Connor Realtors
Come and meet the “good witches”
Ben & Jerry’s is preparing a walk through the HAUNTED GRAVE YARD, a jump through the PUMPKIN PATCH or hide in the HAY MAZE along with arts & crafts and fun!
Terry O’Connor Realtors will lead the
HALLOWEN PARADE for kids and puppies…
wear your best costume to win a prize!
Join in on the Face Painting, Balloon Making and much more.
Make sure you get your map to go to the stores for a trick or teat…
Join us in Ridgewood for this Halloween fun…
while shopping and dining.
This event is FREE to the public…wear your costume to join the fun.
Thu, October 12, 2017 – Sat, October 14, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Location: Ridgewood Business district, E. Ridgewood Ave. and side streets
Ridgewood’s second annual Blow-Out Sale days
All participating store will be open all 3 days!
October 12, 13, 14th, Thursday-Friday-Saturday
Featuring:
Summer – endings
Fall trending’s and
Holiday comings
outside – weather permitting
Starting with
Art of Motion, Chestnut St., offering a costume exchange for HALLOWEEN with proceeds going to CancerCare. call for details: 201-652-5800 –
17 Chestnut St.
Participating stores-the # next business is their address #.
E. Ridgewood Ave.
GAP – 235
Fox’s – 230
Kate Spade – 202
Bookends – 211
Hot Jewelry Box – 203
Ridgewood Bootery – 200
DoubleTake Consignment Boutique – 189
Pink Bungalow – 185
Little Skye – 171
Little Nest Portraits – 168
Peachy Keen Kids – 136
Anik of Ridgewood – 119
Learning Express Toys – 111
Shelly Glam – 82
Oasis Clothing – 80
Lucky Brand – 67
P. Smith & Co. – 65
Duxiana Bedding – 63
Red Velvet Luxe- 59
Victor’s Mens – 55
GiGi’s Boutique – 48
Loft41 Jewelry – 41
Beauty Plus Salon – 25
Eat Your Spinach – 42
Jekyll & Hide – 7
Cottage Place
Savvy Chic Consignment Boutique – 30
S. Walnut St.
Suite 201 – 11
Chestnut St.
House of Glam Studio – 22
S. Broad Street
Alba Boutique- 10
DPARZ Shoes – 12
N. Broad St
Racefaster – 211
Look for some businesses in front of
Memorial Park at Van Neste Square.
M&T Bank
Little Ivy Learning Center
Beauty Counter – Rebecca
House of Glam Studio
I absolutely agree. I go to my nail appointment 9:30am, very little is open. But all parking spaces near the shop are taken. And when I go to lunch, ~11:30am, hoping to get a space, same issue. Must be at least some employees in the spaces, maybe more. You don’t see people walking in and out of stores, walking on the streets at these early times. And 2 shop owners have confirmed to me – when I have asked – that the spaces are taken by employees – they see them. Apparently the employees are able to park 3 hours, just like shoppers. Just put money in the meters. It may be legal, but it’s certainly not good for the vibrancy of downtown shopping or the customers.
