>Well we have heard for the candidates and now its time to make our voice heard so tomorrow please get out take a minute and cast your vote .
>From Congressman Scott Garrett
>Friends of Scott Garrett:
Just enter your zip code in the site below, and it tells you which gas stations have the cheapest prices (and the highest) on gas in your zip code area. It’s updated every evening.
https://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx
>Get out the Vote
>From: Patrick Mancuso
Monday, May 08, 2006 1:30
Vote Tuesday May 9th
Don’t forget to Vote on Tuesday, May 9th (tomorrow).
If you are not eligilbe, please call 10 people who are. If you are eligible, please call 10 people
who are. We’ve got to get out the “Vote”.
Thank you for your donations, letters to the editor, kind thoughts and words and above all, your prayers.
Pat
>the fly on the wall
>the fly on the wall has just learned something interesting. The new HS principle is coming to us from a school that was classified as as “in need of improvement, Year 1” for 2004-2005 by the IL State Board of Education. This means the school failed to make AYP (adequate yearly progress) for two consecutive years. Parents have the option to transfer their kids out of that school. Looks like they had a little trouble with the No child left behind. The BOE website states “Jack Lorenz is a professional high school administrator. He has gone through al the steps from teacher, assistant principal to principal in several different high school settings. He has the experience and expertise that RHS needs right now.”
>Allergy Season
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Folks incase you haven’t noticed the pollen count has been unusually high in the Village last couple of weeks primarily from Oak, Birch and Maple. No you don’t have a cold its allergies. I have always suffered form very bad allergies but this past two weeks have been very difficult. There are many allergy remedies over the counter or Doctor prescribed. I am not a doctor but I do have a few tips, they may help a bit. Green tea with lemon, gargle with warm salt water, grape fruit juice and regular aspirin or some kind of over the counter pain reliever. Not a cure all but they wont kill you and I have found them in a long life of suffering allergies to help me .
>The Ridgewood Blog Invites all the Candidates…
>The Ridgewood Blog invites all the candidates to submit a position statement prior to the election and remember the Ridgewood Blog has just surpased the 1000 mark for readers and is a great way to reach your audence.
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>Village Council Meetings and Worksessions
>05/10/06
8:00pm
Village Council Public Meeting
05/24/06
7:30pm
Village Council Work Session
06/07/06
7:30pm
Village Council Work Session
06/14/06
8:00pm
Village Council Public Meeting
06/21/06
7:30pm
Village Council Work Session
Village Council Election
Village Council Election – May 9th There are 2 Council positions up for election at the Village Village Council Election is on May 9, 2006. Polls will be open from 6am to 8pm. The are two seats open and they are for a 4 year term. There are 3 candidates: John L. Papietro “3R’s Responsible Representation Not Rhetoric”; David T. Pfund and Patrick A. Mancuso “Ridgewood First”. For further information contact the Village Clerk at 201/670-5500 ext. 201.
>Around the Village
>TAKE A TASTE OF RIDGEWOOD!Don’t miss the Taste of Ridgewood on Sunday, May 7th. From 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., over 20 restaurants will set up sample stations along Ridgewood Aevnue from Oak Street to Broad Street. Fine wines, specialty beers and fabulous cheese samples will be available in a tent in the park, and there will be music throughout the festival area.
Public Access Channel 77 Available for Ridgewood Events Included in the Village’s franchise agreement with Cablevision for Ridgewood cable service, is the use of the Public Access Channel 77. The Channel is used by the Village to broadcast Village Council meetings and advertise Ridgewood non-profit events. The Board of Education also uses the channel to broadcast their public meetings as well as several other school related events.The Village is looking for additional apropriate quality produced video programs to air. Do you have film of Ridgewood events – artistic performance, special interview or presentation of a topic of interest to fellow Ridgewood residents? Please contact the Village Manager’s office at 201/670-5500 ext.204 to check into this opportunity and to offer any suggestions for the volunteer use of the channel.
Ridgewood’s Emergency Response Team With the resignation of Bob Greenlaw, the 3 positions he held in Emergency Management have been filled with new professionals. The new Ridgewood Emergency Management Coordinator is Brad Mason, a 20 year volunteer in emergency services and former employee of FEMA. The new Emergency Services Director is Paul Gilard, retired after 20 years on the Ridgewood Police and part time NW Bergen 911 Dispatcher. The new Center Director of NW Bergen Central Dispatch is Skip Cherven, a Ridgewood native and current Emergency Services Deputy Coordinator of the Borough of Paramus. We welcome these individuals who make a strong emergency response team for the Village of Ridgewood.
Who is Whitefang
In the middle of this heated political season with campaigns in full bloom there is one question on the lips of every Ridgewood resident echoing through out the Village, ”who is whitefang”
Artist Jeffrey Terreson at C.Magor Gallery
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Locales from the New York Metropolitan Area flock to see the abstract artist Jeffrey Terreson with his passionate eye for color , texture, & his intrinsic appreciation of nature.
Born in Bronxville, NY and raised in Bedford, NY, Terreson had the pleasure of knowing what he was going to do at an early age. From his kindergarten report card, noting an early aptitude for art, through his secondary schooling, Terreson excelled at art. He earned a four-year Merit Scholarship to Columbus College of Art and Design, where he rose to the top of his classes and found inspiration in his teachers and mentors: Ron Tardino, Robert Bruss, and Dennis Drummond. Upon graduation Terreson returned to New York City to begin a career as an artist. For years Terreson painted and supported himself through illustration and design, with artwork published by such nationally recognized periodicals as Time Magazine and Newsweek. After a great deal of success in the New York art scene, Terreson decided it was time to raise his four children and take his art in a new direction. He currently works in a Neo-Impressionistic painting style that embraces the textures of digital and traditional media. Terreson continues to steadily produce pieces, based on his original roots as a painter, while exploring and integrating elements of mixed media. An Artist StatementEver since I can remember, design has been my touchstone. It is where I begin and the guide I consult. Design is the core of all my work, the very center of my initial connection.The impulse to create grabs me at any moment of the day. An obscure image from a newspaper, how the sun hits a shape, the angle of a shadow. It is almost a beloved curse. The isolation of nature in its environment. The natural graphic. This is when I already see a design in a single rock, tree, water, person, or shape. Whatever it is, it becomes isolated by its place in the environment –a simple design just sitting there…and the rest disappears. Like Waveny Park Pink, on my website; I did not see trees creating a canopy, I saw verticals. Strong verticals. I saw it the first time I went there ten years ago. I did not see leaves on the woodland floor; I saw a background that placed those verticals, and a pink one at that. The vision and image captured me and I had to record it. There is no choice. For me, the image always triggers the challenge. First, I pencil in a rough sketch to remind me where I am going. I use archival paper or canvas, which I have either adhered to hardboard or stretch on a frame. The under painting is the foundation of my art. It includes blocking out the colors and choosing the various textures: gel medium, sand, wax, thick and heavy paint. The textures may be digitally inspired, or physically created. Once the under painting is in place, I breathe life into my work with oils. I love the texture of oils. And I love color; it is an ally. I love moving it around, layering it into the textures, setting up verticals and horizontals against each other. I find myself intent on moving the process outside of my initial box of reference and into the impressionistic field that defines what I do. I also look for inspiration from other artists. Pearls in the ocean of art, like Mark English, Robert Heindel, and other impressionists who influence my vision, my structure, the application of technique and materials, as well as the interpretation and drive toward impressionism. When I stay with a challenging design, or uncover an intuitive sense of color, when I struggle fluidly and push myself to where I haven’t been before, then I embrace a sense of success rising from the pure elation of the creative process. I love what I do. -Jeffrey Terreson
Terrson’s current show May 18th – June 5th 2006
C.Magor Gallery Gala Opening: Thursday May 18th 5pm-9pm
21 OakStreet Gala Opening :Saturday May 20th 2006 5 pm- 9pm
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(201)670-0555 Wine, cheese & entertainment.
>Yes we have merch………………….
>Because you asked for it we now have “anti goverment grumblers” tee shirts for sale and thanks again for your suport .
James
Breaking News North Jersey Media Outed on the Ridgewood Blog
>the Ridgewood Blog has learned from a poster that someone using the North Jersey Media (ISP) has been posting comments on the Ridgewood Blog …..hummmm
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post “Readers Comment on the Ridgewood News Editorial“: There is one or two anonymous posters on this blog who work for the North Jersey Media Group…I find that very interesting…
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post “Readers Comment on the Ridgewood News Editorial“: Reverse DNS LookupResults204.91.248.42 resolves to”mail4.northjersey.com”Top Level Domain: “northjersey.com”Johnny, one thing you should know: nothing on the net is confidential…
Its seems that more then “anti goverment grumblers” read the Ridgewood Blog
NEWS FLASH
$7 Million Referendum to expand Ridge and Willard – The Ridgewood BOE has tentatively approved the development of a proposal to expand the Ridge and Willard schools if funding is authorized by a referendum in either September or December of 2006.