Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police Patrol Officer Brandon Donnelly was assigned to protect a seemingly stranded turtle at the Bergen County Wild Duck Pond Park on Sunday afternoon, 08/20. While waiting for the arrival of a representative from the Bergen County Animal Shelter in Teterboro, Officer Donnelly engaged in Community Policing activity by passing out “police officer badge” stickers to several young citizens who had walked over to see the large turtle. The reptile was safely relocated to a more suitable habitat by an animal control officer approximately 90 minutes after Donnelly was dispatched to the scene.
Ridgewood NJ, A 19-year old female bicycle rider from Glen Rock sustained a minor arm injury after colliding with a motor vehicle at the intersection of of Godwin and Lincoln Avenues, Ridgewood on Sunday afternoon, 08/20. The driver of the passenger car involved fled the scene prior to the arrival of police officers. Ridgewood PD, EMS, and FD personnel responded to aid the victim. Glen Rock PD also assisted in the search for the fleeing driver. Ridgewood PD delivered the seemingly undamaged bicycle back to the victim’s residence in Glen Rock.
Ridgewood NJ, Americans will be treated to a spectacular total solar eclipse on Aug. 21 in an approximately 70-mile-wide zone stretching from the Northwest to the Southeast.
In New Jersey, a partial eclipse will begin at about 1:20 p.m., peak at about 2:45 p.m. and end shortly before 4 p.m. that day.
“A total solar eclipse is always very dramatic,” Pryor said. “The sky gets dark, animals and birds go quiet as if it’s nighttime and it’s a little bit cooler outside. The partial solar eclipse that will be visible in New Jersey is much more subtle, but will be noticeable if you know what to look for.”
Because it is unsafe to look directly at the sun, Pryor said anyone wishing to see the phenomenon must protect their eyes with specially made and certified filters, or by observing the eclipse indirectly.
Have certification information with a designated ISO 12312-2 international standard
Have the manufacturer’s name and address printed on the product
Not be used if more than three years old, or with scratched or wrinkled lenses
Homemade filters or sunglasses – even very dark ones – are NEVER safe for looking directly at the sun. There are reports of potentially unsafe eclipse glasses appearing for sale, so be sure to buy eclipse viewers from reputable vendors.
Pryor offered a few suggestions for safe, indirect viewing.
If the sky is clear at around 2:45 p.m. on the day of the eclipse, stand in a leafy tree’s shadow and look at the ground. The smallest spots of sunlight will make little crescent shapes, showing the sun’s apparent shape as the moon crosses in front.
Another method is to make a small hole in a piece of cardboard with the tip of a pencil or pen and project the light onto a white piece of paper, he said. For a better view, put the hole over a mirror and reflect the light onto a more distant white piece of paper or white surface.
Total eclipses in the Continental U.S. are unusual, with the last one unfolding in 1979, Pryor said. Hawaii experienced one in 1991, and New Jersey will have to wait until May 1, 2079, to get one. Even then, the total eclipse will be visible only in the northern two-thirds of the state and will occur only a few minutes after sunrise, so it won’t be easily visible.
“An eclipse is a remarkable phenomenon,” Pryor said. “It was always regarded as signifying something important. Some people thought something was eating the sun and tried to make noise to scare it away. But the ancient Greeks understood what was happening and could start to predict some of these phenomena.”
Kids, by definition, are impressionable. They know only what they know, what they’re given to know and what they’re interested in knowing. And then that knowledge, often in the form of prompts, is applied.
Years ago my family was seated with the Drobnis family at dinner when talk turned toward the Vietnam War. Mike Drobnis said that after he was drafted he joined the Coast Guard.
His son, Danny, about 10 at the time, grew excited.
“Dad,” he said, “you were drafted?”
“I was,” his father answered.
“Wow,” said Danny. “What round?”
But impressionable cuts all ways, thus, by now, Bill Henel should have known better, should have cut himself a break and watched something else. Or read a book.
Henel was a Brick, N.J., Little League umpire for 20 years, and a member of its board of directors for 25 years.
“But this is my last year,” he wrote. “I’m tired of trying to tell kids about sportsmanship. It’s hopeless, and TV shows the worst of them as funny and cool. A sad state.”
His son, Danny, about 10 at the time, grew excited.
“Dad,” he said, “you were drafted?”
“I was,” his father answered.
“Wow,” said Danny. “What round?”
But impressionable cuts all ways, thus, by now, Bill Henel should have known better, should have cut himself a break and watched something else. Or read a book.
Henel was a Brick, N.J., Little League umpire for 20 years, and a member of its board of directors for 25 years.
“But this is my last year,” he wrote. “I’m tired of trying to tell kids about sportsmanship. It’s hopeless, and TV shows the worst of them as funny and cool. A sad state.”
Ridgewood NJ, Nationally, the Y is “America’s Swim Instructor” and the most accessible community resource to prevent drowning and encourage a lifelong enjoyment of swimming. The Y introduced the country to the concept of group swim lessons more than 100 years ago, (1909), and each year, the Ridgewood YMCA teaches more than 500 children invaluable water safety and swimming skills.
We have recently updated our swim program to help students at all ability levels progress at their own pace. Created by the YMCA of the USA, the new swim lesson curriculum has been extensively tested at YMCA’s across the nation. Class sizes are limited in number to ensure safety and optimal instruction.
The new swim program is divided into 3 age appropriate class categories The first category is Swim Starters for infants and toddlers age 6 months to 3 years. Accompanied by parents, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills.
The second category is Swim Basics for youth ages 3 up to 14 years. Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning various swim skills.
The last category is Swim Strokes for school age children, teens and adults who have mastered the fundamentals. Students will learn additional water safety skills and build upon their stroke technique.
Parents are invited to attend our information sessions to learn more about the new swim program and staff will be on hand to help guide your decision for class enrollments. Join us on Wednesday, August 23 or Wednesday, August 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Room#2. Light refreshments will be available.
Information, program overview tools and FAQs can be found on our website www.ridgewoodymca.org.
Registration for the new swim classes begins Monday, August 21 at 8:30 a.m. You can register online at www.ridgewoodymca.org or call 201.444.5600 x500. Classes begin September 5.
Ridgewood NJ, Save the date! Amy Stewart–along with audiobook reader Christina Moore–return on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 7pm to present the new Kopp Sisters book, Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions. Bookends will have all 3 books for sale and signing.
Amy Stewart is the author of nine books, including four New York Times bestsellers. She lives in Eureka, California, with her husband Scott Brown, who is a rare book dealer. They own a bookstore called Eureka Books, which is housed in a classic nineteenth-century Victorian building that Amy very much hopes is haunted.
Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions is the much-anticipated third Kopp Sisters novel, following the true story of Constance Kopp, one of America’s first female deputy sheriffs, and her two remarkable sisters.
The Ridgewood Public Library
125 N Maple Ave
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Call (201) 670-5600
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water’s contractor, Fred Devens Construction, has begun site clearing and necessary road work in preparation for the water main replacements at each of the below stream crossings. Unfortunately, tree/shrub removal is required at each of these locations to access specified work areas. We remain sensitive to the environment and landscaping will be restored. As construction work is scheduled to continue into the winter months, final restoration of trees/shrubs is planned for the Spring of 2018.
Linwood Ave. at the Saddle River
North Irving St. at the HoHoKus Brook
East Ridgewood Ave. at the HoHokus Brook
Spring Ave. at the Hohokus Brook
Fred Devens Construction will continue to coordinate with the Ridgewood Police Department for all traffic control measures as needed. We anticipate that there will be ongoing road closures and detours at these locations depending on the schedule of construction activities. The next phase of construction will be focused on the E. Ridgewood Ave. stream crossing, followed by the N. Irving stream crossing. For project updates, please check back on our website or like us on Facebook @RidgewoodWater.
by M. Earl Smith with the Ridgewood Historical Society
Greetings from Ridgewood!
Given that Ridgewood lies within 20 miles of Lower Manhattan,it would be easy to dismiss this little town as another New York suburb. Settled by Johannes Van Emburgh in 1700, this slice of New Jersey was a pivotal safe haven for the founding fathers, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr.
In 1894, the State of New Jersey incorporated the area as a village, and what followed were 100 years of business and
leisure with places like Woolworth’s, the Erie Railroad Company, and First National Bank dominating the landscape.
Today, Ridgewood serves as a home for those who wish to evade the city life of the boroughs. With its distinct mix of history and comfort, Ridgewood is unique in comparison to other towns in New Jersey and a fine place to call home.
M. Earl Smith is a graduate historian at the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus on history and literature,
while Ridgewood historian Dacey Latham is the president of the Ridgewood Historical Society. Created in 1972, the
Ridgewood Historical Society provided both images and background research for this book.
candlelight vigil at Emmanuel Baptist Church photo by Boyd Loving
I wonder if the participants are really against violence. My suspicion is that they very likely are Trump haters which by supporting the extreme left in their mission to destroy Trump indirectly support violence. Would a vigil have taken place if someone from the other side was killed? NEVER. In addition the alt left is removing historical monuments through violence. This is hypocrisy at its best. Amazing how many sheep live in this village.
Did they in their dozens (never hundreds) decry poop-urine cocktail-throwing bike-lock clubbing George Soros-funded-and-organized leftist thug violence, or just off-their-meds kook lone-wolf never-really-cared-about-Trump-and-is-probably-a-closet-jihadi-muslim-because-he-rammed-a-crowd-with-his-car violence? Because people who value accurate history and civil stability are typically non-violent by nature. The violent ones after the advent of MAGA Trumpism have always been the crackpot minority of Trump-opposing unthinking punks, never the legions of mild-mannered Trump supporters. To claim the contrary is a lie that accurate historical accounts will never support despite the destructive efforts of the U.S. fake news cretins.
Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke personally supervised all uniformed and plainclothes officers who were assigned to provide security at an “Anti Hatred/Anti Violence”
Chief of Police supervises the Police Department at the vigil?? What could possibly happen in a vigil with 50-100 people where all think alike?! Why dramatize a simple event and in the process cause more tension than necessary? Ironically the event is supposed to ease tensions.
A certain group put this out all over social media as an anti-TRUMP rally. Yep, They were trying to stir people up and it went all over the internet. Good the police were there. All it takes is one idiot who heard about the anti-Trump rally and decided to slam into the crowd. Do you honestly think we are insulated from the violence that the nation has been experiencing? I am glad the police were there and that they took our safety seriously. This was a vigil, yes, a hate-has-ho-home-here vigil. But some were promoting it as an anti-Trump rally.
Ridgewood NJ, yesterday we reported the Village was having continued issues with computer trouble , the Mayor led off an email with “Apologies for this very late notice (computer issue) regarding tonight’s Village Council Special Public Meeting. The meeting is regarding the Ridgewood Water lawsuit and the hiring of professional services for a rate study in compliance with the recent court decision of by Judge Friscia dated July 20, 2017. This is the only agenda item. Feel free to email questions or comments.”
We interpreted this to mean Village Hall IT issues but further research into the issue and a quick call to the Mayor and we realized we were off base . The Mayor’s computer crashed , no issues with Village IT , meeting notices went out on schedule and the mayors email was merely a courtesy reminder , which is a nice professional touch .
Its nice to have a Mayor that goes out of her way to remind residents of public meetings and the Ridgewood blog in no way wants to cast dispersion on her effort at transparency.
Apologies for this very late notice (computer issue) regarding tonight’s Village Council Special Public Meeting. The meeting is regarding the Ridgewood Water lawsuit and the hiring of professional services for a rate study in compliance with the recent court decision of by Judge Friscia dated July 20, 2017. This is the only agenda item. Feel free to email questions or comments.
Best regards,
Susan
VILLAGE COUNCIL SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING AUGUST 17, 2017 6:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meeting Act
MAYOR: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record, and by
submission to all persons entitled to same as provided
by law of a schedule including the date and time of this meeting.”
3. Roll Call
4. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person
– 40 minutes in total)
5. RESOLUTIONS
17-247 Award Professional Services Contract – Rate Analysis
Study for Ridgewood Water Lawsuit (NTE $52,000)
MOVE: SECOND: ROLL CALL VOTE:
6. Adjournment
**** Ridgewood Water lawsuit: The Village Council, as the Governing Body of the Ridgewood Water Utility, is complying with the Court Order to conduct an independent rate study in conformity with the Court’s opinion and Order dated July 20, 2017, Superior Court, Judge Friscia.
Ridgewood NJ,Members of the Bergen County Rapid Deployment Team fanned out Thursday to bus and train stations across the county on a “See something, say something” campaign.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police and Fire personnel investigated an incident believed to have involved a significant spill of hazardous materials onto a property used for the storage of heavy construction equipment and shipping containers on Thursday evening, 08/17. A uniformed Ridgewood PD officer on routine patrol observed an unusual accumulation of liquid at the Chestnut Street, Ridgewood storage site and requested FD units to investigate further. The Bergen County HazMat Unit was summoned to assist in substance identification and to recommend a clean up process.
