May 20,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Makerspace Presents:Drones and Model Airplane Nights
Learn the tricks of the trade from the Bergen County Silent Fliers and see Models in Action!
Monday, May 21st at 7:00PM
Ridgewood High School
Room 196
Members: Free, Non Members $10.00
May 20,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Come out for the Ridgewood ARTBeat Committee’s 2nd annual event in partnership with the Kasschau Memorial Bandshell Committee on June 12th! Listen to the village’s top young adult performing groups, talk to artists in the audience, and spend a beautiful night under the stars! Genres this year include a cappella, rock, pop, jazz, and blues music. Bring a blanket or chair (and your family and friends), and please do not cross over playing fields if a game is in progress.
This event is run by the students of Ridgewood ARTBeat Committee in partnership with Kasschau Bandshell committee.
Rain Location: Ridgewood High School Campus Center, 627 E Ridgewood, NJ.
Ridgewood Artbeat 2018 Bandshell Event- Fun for the Whole Family
Tue, June 12, 2018
Time: 8:30 PM – 9:45 PM
Location: Bandshell on Vet’s Field, North Maple Ave
May 20.2018
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The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce will be holding their 91st Annual Installation, Membership, Networking and Recognition Dinner on Tuesday, June 12th, 2018 at 6:00pm.
*Dinner and Cash Bar included
Please RSVP by June 8th, 2018 to [email protected] or contact us at (201)445-2600
The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce 91st Annual Installation, Membership, Networking and Recognition Dinner
Tue, June 12, 2018
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Park West Tavern and Loft, 30 Oak Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Cost: $45.00
May 20,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, Come Run With Us! The Ridgewood Run is the premier road race in northern New Jersey and one of the longest running races in the tri-state area. Choose either the 10K, 5K, Road Mile, Fun Run – all or one of them.
You can register to run or volunteer at www.ridgewoodrun.com
PACKET PICK UP INFORMATION!
Packet pick up times for Road Runner Sports:
Friday 5/25 4PM-8PM
Saturday 5/26 11AM-4PM
Packet pick up times for Ridgewood YMCA:
Sunday 5/27 1PM-4PM
43rd Annual Fred D’elia Ridgewood Run
Mon, May 28, 2018
Time: 7:00 AM
Location: Veteran’s Memorial Field, 125 N Maple Ave, Ridgewood NJ 07450
NJ doesn’t “Hate Business”
They just love to TAKE and SPEND.
They TAKE from those that have (like robbing banks because that’s where the money is) and then they SPEND to get votes, enriching themselves and their friends along the way.
You see as soon as you believe you can TAKE from those that have, there is nothing to stop you from TAKING more and more. All that is needed is a new excuse to TAKE.
Even ultra liberal NY gov Cuomo is super-pro-business…
Just look at the “START-UP NY” program implemented by some of the biggest liberals in the country…
No taxes for 10 years, other tax incentives, direct access to academic research for free, etc, etc.
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This is typical liberal M/O/ … say one thing in public (Big Business is bad) then do something totally opposite usually to line the pockets of your friends. (See also global warming).
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Even RW engages in this hypocrisy(see Aronsohn, et. al.)
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But NJ politicians are too stupid to support business… they actually believe the liberal utopian lie.
Pilot Program Will Provide Handheld Mobile Devices to Train Crews for Ticket Validation and Improved Onboard Communications
May 20,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is going high-tech with fare collection on trains. A pilot program is launching in which select train crews will use handheld mobile devices to scan and validate tickets.
“As part of our effort to restore NJ TRANSIT as a national leader, we are utilizing the latest technology to improve our processes and ultimately improve the customer experience,” said NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Kevin Corbett. “Not only will these handheld devices scan and validate tickets, they’ll also have the capability of giving crews real time information to enhance customer communication.”
As part of the pilot program launching this week, a small number of train crews across multiple rail lines will begin utilizing the handheld mobile devices. Crew members will use the devices to scan the barcodes on all paper and electronic tickets, including monthly passes. Once a ticket is scanned, a crew member will instantly be able to determine if the ticket is valid. One-way tickets would have their barcodes cancelled electronically to ensure they are not used again. Currently, crews visually inspect all electronic tickets and paper passes and use manual punches to cancel paper tickets.
By scanning all ticket types, NJ TRANSIT will have improved capability to collect and analyze data including fare collection and ridership trends. Electronic scanning also combats against the use of fraudulent tickets.
The handheld devices will support future applications including providing real time communication with conductors to enhance the flow of information to customers. Electronic scanning also provides future capability of enabling offline electronic ticketing, which would no longer require customers to have internet access to activate electronic tickets.
The pilot program will collect feedback on the handheld mobile devices and make refinements before initiating a gradual systemwide rollout.
May 19,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, On Wednesday, June 6th, West Bergen Mental Healthcare will hold its 7th Annual Grand Slam for West Bergen’s Kids. This year, the event will be held at the Upper Ridgewood Tennis Club. Women’s tennis and mixed doubles Pickleball will be held in the morning followed by a luncheon and raffle.
All funds raised from this event will benefit West Bergen’s programs and services for children and teens suffering with depression and anxiety.
West Bergen maintains a tradition of excellence as well as a commitment to providing service on a sliding scale to those who qualify.
If you have any questions please contact Carol Cohen at (201)444-3550
west bergen mental healthcare invites you to their 7th annual grand slam for west bergen’s kids
Wed, June 06, 2018
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Upper Ridgewood Tennis Club, 915 Glenview Rd., Ridgewood, NJ 07450
May 19,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, I can’t imagine there being much else to do on this rainy Saturday, so why not stop by the big multi-family garage sale at the Ridgewood Co-op and brighten a gloomy day by getting great deals on kids’ toys, gear, clothes, games, books, housewares and more—plus you’ll be supporting the Ridgewood Co-op!
The sale runs from 9 AM – 3 PM, despite the crummy weather! Address is: 100 Dayton Street, right in town.
May 19,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, a coalition organized as the New Jersey Coalition for Diverse and Inclusive Schools, including the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and the Latino Action Network, and Shiloh Baptist Church, the African American Chamber of Commerce and others, decried the existing, still unrectified educational divide in this state and have filed a lawsuit to force integration in New Jersey Schools.
The groups filed the suit yesterday on the 64th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v Board of Education decision, which ruled school segregation unconstitutional. They argue that New Jersey’s segregated school system violates the state constitution and ask the court to stop the further assignment of students solely on the basis of residency. They also ask that the Legislature and education commissioner be ordered to devise a different system for placing students in schools. It is the first lawsuit challenging statewide school segregation filed anywhere in the nation in more than a half century.
The suit is highly critical of the state oversight of charter schools, alleging that segregation in these schools occurs not only because they are predominantly located in communities with large minority populations, but also “results from the failure of the State Commissioner of Education to perform his statutory and regulatory duties.”
The state’s largest teachers union, the New Jersey Education Association, also backs the effort.
“New Jersey’s public schools are as segregated by race and poverty today as they were in 1954,” said Ryan P. Haygood, President and CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. “Sixty-four years after Brown, we have important promises to keep and still others to make to New Jersey’s students. This case is about finally making good on our promises.”
Haygood noted that the state’s racial diversity and racial segregation, in combination with its extreme wealth and punishing poverty, has fostered some of the fiercest segregation by race, ethnicity, and poverty in this country:
The median net worth for New Jersey’s white families is $271,402—the highest in America.
The median net worth for New Jersey’s Hispanic and Black families is just $7,020 and $5,900, respectively, together totaling less than 5 percent of the net worth of white families in the state.
Of the approximately 585,000 Black and Latino public school students in New Jersey, 63% of them attend schools that are more than 75% non-white.
Nearly half of all Black and Latino public school students attend schools that are more than 90% non-white.
More than 40 percent of white students attend schools that are at least 75% white.
“New Jersey cannot fulfill the promise of Brown, or the promise owed to our kids, without this lawsuit,” said Haygood. “No amount of good will, well wishes, or optimism will accomplish the systemic relief and fundamental transformation that is required. Integration is possible, it is necessary, and it is long overdue.”
https://www.gnjumc.org/2018-annual-conference/segregation-in-new-jersey-schools/nj-coalition-for-diverse-and-inclusive-schools-njcdis/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/17/nyregion/new-jersey-school-segregation-suit.html
I have lived in NJ all my life and am self employed. My business is not limited to this state, and most of it is in other states. When I discuss the taxes and anti business attitudes of this blue state, they always wonder how anyone can survive and prosper here. I explain to them how our politicians are owned by the unions, and they hand out big salaries pensions and medical benefits that are unsustainable . They chased most of the folks out of the state who had disposable income with the estate tax. Despite it being changed to concur with federal tax amounts, it’s still unfair because unless you give money to a spouse or child, it’s taxable. I will bequeath my $$$$ to nieces and nephews , and the only way nnj can’t tax me is if I change my residence to Florida (which I will)
When the state is run by elected officials who have never run a business they are clueless. Prieto is a building inspection official , Sarlo is employed by the biggest highway contractor (beneficiary of tax $$) and Sweeney is a union steelwork. Granny Weinberg thought she was the smartest one in the room and invested her money with Bernie madoff. That explains the state finances
I think it is too late for NJ to recover and our house will be on the market very soon. NJ offers a lot to people who have good paying jobs but the high taxes just don’t make sense unless you are using the public school system. The debt burden is out of control and while It is not right that the state has not contributed to the public pension system, the public pension system needs an overhaul. Those promises and deals the union struck were unsustainable in the long run. Begin by eliminating the pension abuse of padding in the final years, payouts for unused sick time and eliminating eligibility for part time employees. Long gone are the days when public employees’salaries where lower to compensate for delayed remuneration in the form of a generous defined pension and medical benefits.
May 18,2018
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Ridgewood NJ , Join Pro Arte in the last concert of the season, and the last concert with 2017 Grammy nominated Maestro Steven Fox. “Masters of Baroque” – Vivaldi’s Gloria and Handel Coronation Anthems. This will be a spectacular concert featuring members of Clarion Orchestra, NYC, and Soloists Esteli Gomez and Mikki Sodergren. Tickets can be purchased at the door the day of the event, or discounted tickets online: www.proartechorale.tix.com
For more info www.proartechorale.org or 201-497-8400.
June 3, 4pm
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 155 Linwood Ave, Ridgewood NJ
May 17,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, 2018 Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards – The Dedicated Life honoring Isabella Altano, recipient 2018 Preservation Leadership Award, posthumously. Isabella worked tirelessly to save the historic Zabriskie-Schedler Jersey Dutch framed house.
“Isabella Cirilli Altano, 63, Ridgewood, New Jersey. Born in Molfetta, Italy, she came to America in 1969 at 15, settling in Jersey City, where she met her future husband, Brian Altano. The couple has been married for 39 years. Isabella earned an A.A. from Bergen Community College (B.C.C.), a B.A. from Columbia University, and a Masters in Architecture from Pratt Institute. She practiced architecture in Bergen County, specializing in educational facilities and hospitals. She was also an adjunct professor of Design at B.C.C., where she taught for 20 years. An indefatigable community activist, she spearheaded the drive to preserve the Zabriskie Schedler House in Ridgewood and have a park constructed on the property. She was also on the Board of Directors of the League of Women Voters of Bergen County and a member of the Ridgewood Planning Board and the town’s historic commission.”
Early (Dec. 2016) detection, and accurate characterization, on this blog, of the early stages of Voigt’s politically-motivated demonization of Knudsen and Sedon prepared Ridgewood for what was to come during this past campaign. Subequent exposure by this blog of the coordinated plans and behavior of Voigt, the three amigos (plus Sonnenfeld), Vagianos, and the others mentioned, ensured that Ridgewood residents would stay “in the know” and avoid the enormous mistake of voting for Harwin or Willett. THAT SAID: Absent the salutory intervention ofTheRidgewoodBlog.com, radical progressive tactics would have been successful in deforming Ridgewood’s local political scene and Voigt would now be planning to enjoy his upcoming stint as our mayor. We are really very lucky that free speech is prevailing here. Don’t take it for granted.
