Upgrades planned for Ridgewood senior center
AUGUST 29, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
Based on a recent study of other local centers, Ridgewood seniors have found that the Patrick A. Mancuso Senior Center in Village Hall pales in comparison.
But Ridgewood’s center will soon be a little comfier, with aims to make it even better in the future.
“This should be home away from home,” said Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck, the council’s Community Center liaison.
In addition to a new blue-green paint color and artwork soon to grace the walls, there will be two new small couches and a larger couch, a floor rug, a flat screen TV on the wall, an end table and a coffee table – all from Pottery Barn, afforded by a discount through Ridgewood resident and designer Donna Bello and $10,000 donation from the Habernickel family.
Despite these improvements, more money will be needed in the future to improve the adjoining Anne Zusy Youth Center, where more active senior exercise classes and other events take place.
As a result, the Community Center Advisory Board, which formed last year, is launching a fundraising campaign in September.
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