Debt rose 20 percent during the 2005 fiscal year under then-Gov. James McGreevey.
N.J.’s debt rises to $38.8B, and it’s slated to go higher
Saturday, January 19, 2013
BY JOHN REITMEYER
STATE HO– USE BUREAU
The Record
New Jersey now owes $38.8 billion, an amount that maintains the state’s ranking as one of the most indebted in the country and will continue to grow.
A report released Friday by the Treasury Department details the debt, but because it covers the last fiscal year, it is already out of date.
An additional $1.8 billion in long-term debt was issued by the Christie administration since June 30, 2012, the end of the last fiscal year, the period tracked in the debt report.
The majority of the new financing is paying for planned school construction and transportation improvements, and that borrowing won’t show up until the next debt report is issued.
In practical terms, New Jersey’s debt burden means Governor Christie and lawmakers have to dedicate more and more of the state’s annual budget just to keep up with the credit card bills. That redirects tax dollars that could be spent on other priorities, such as school aid, transportation improvements or property tax relief.
The current state budget allocates roughly $3 billion to debt service, an appropriation equal to nearly 10 percent of total state spending.
The state’s total bonded debt rose by roughly $740 million during the last fiscal year because New Jersey borrowed more than it paid down. And though the total went up, the increase measured in the new report was under 2 percent, marking the third straight year the borrowing rate has dropped under Christie, a Republican who took office in early 2010 and is running for reelection this year.
New Jersey was adding debt at much higher rates within the last decade — including growth of 20 percent during the 2005 fiscal year under then-Gov. James McGreevey.
Long Term Unemployment at Highest Level Since WWII
by Keith Koffler on January 15, 2013, 10:18 am
Long term unemployment under President Obama is at the highest level since at least the end of World War II, threatening to create a permanent underclass of workers who will find it difficult or impossible to obtain jobs in the future. What’s more, Obama’s insistence on repeatedly extending long term unemployment benefits may be fueling the unemployment problem.
According to data recently released by the St. Louis Federal Reserve, the average duration of unemployment is now at about 40 weeks, double the previous highest level of about 20 weeks that prevailed during the last three recessions.
“Tiger Team” tells Ridgewood to make tough choices
Friday, January 18, 2013
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
The Record
RIDGEWOOD — The village has to take severe and immediate action if it is serious about quelling budgetary spending, a report by the volunteer finance committee has recommended.
The report — to be used by the council as it enters budget season — was released this week and is the result of nine months of research and analysis by more than a dozen residents, assembled over the summer at the request of Mayor Paul Aronsohn.
Consisting of lawyers, accountants, financiers and local business owners, the group — nicknamed the Tiger Team — was given 90 days to, in Aronsohn’s words, “fix the village budget and reform village government.”
The team was asked to find ways to cut costs, increase revenues and enhance the central business district. The group was also given the task of identifying “structural fixes to the budget” that would not deplete service levels to taxpayers.
The team discovered in its round-table discussions that municipal taxes had risen by 410 percent since the early 1980s. Property tax rates, the report shows, have risen “by a compound rate of more than 5.6 percent a year since 2001.”
“It became obvious that Ridgewood faces dire financial challenges,” states the report, adding that “material change is required in many areas of village management, operation and culture” in order to stop the bleeding.
New Jersey has largest jobs gain since December 1999
January 17, 2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Private employers in New Jersey added 30,900 jobs in December, the largest single monthly gain since the current system of employment tracking began in 1990, the state Labor Department reported Thursday. The Labor Department said that figure represents the largest over-the-year private sector increase in jobs since December 1999 to December 2000, when more than 64,000 jobs were added.
Job gains were reported in all of the state’s nine major private industry sectorsincluding a jump of 6,000 jobs in transportation and utilities.While Public employment (state jobs) dipped by 700 for the month, still leaving New Jersey with a jump in overall employment topping 30,000.
The Christie administration swas quick to point out the new figures show the trend in job creation and economic growth that remains positive though the state but still has a long way to go.
According to the Christie administration , “With revisions to November’s job numbers, we know that New Jersey lost more than 10,000 jobs as a result of Hurricane Sandy, not to mention the widespread devastation it wrecked on our people, infrastructure and economy. December’s report begins to tell a different tale — one that confirms the resilience of New Jerseyans and the speed with which we have begun to emerge from the storm,”
New Jersey’s jobless rate still remains stubbornly high at a whooping 9.6 %. nearly 2 percentage points higher than the national rate of 7.8 percent for December.
The state had previously reported an identical jobless rate for November. But November’s number was adjusted upward to 9.7 percent.
Even better news was that labor participation rate in New Jersey continued to rise in December, up to 66.2 percent,according to the Labor Department , several points higher than the national rate.
Those figures affect the jobless rate, because the government only counts as unemployed those actively searching for work.
A preliminary analysis shows that from December 2011 to December 2012, employment grew by 48,000 jobs, with the private sector accounting for for an overwhelming majority of the new jobs created in the state with more than 46,000.
Saladworks to Open in Ridgewood, NJ on January 21st
Jan. 15, 2013
Ridgewood NJ , Saladworks, the nation’s first and largest fresh-tossed salad franchise concept, is opening a new location in North Jersey. The new Saladworks location will be located at 37 Chestnut Street in Ridgewood.
Saladworks will be celebrating the opening of its Ridgewood location by offering free soup with the purchase of any entrée the week of the 21st and $5 salads the week of the 28th.
The store is owned by Bob Gallo, a long-time Ridgewood resident and first-time Saladworks owner. After working in the law and real estate development industries, Gallo wanted to get into quick service restaurants – and found Saladworks to be the perfect partner to bring healthy faire to Ridgewood. Saladworks in Ridgewood hopes to fill a gap in the town’s dining options by providing a nutritious alternative to the current options in the area.
“When I saw Saladworks, I knew that it’d fit right into Ridgewood,” Gallo said. “It’s a strong franchise with good longevity. Saladworks has grown the right way in the past few years and isn’t going anywhere. Salads are not a fad.”
New Jersey was the birthplace of the Saladworks concept, and Ridgewood will be the 35th location in the state for Saladworks. “New Jersey has often been referred to as ‘salad country’ because it’s where we have our roots,” said Chairman and CEO John Scardapane. “Ridgewood is one of the many locations that we plan to add to North Jersey in 2013. We are looking forward to turning Ridgewood consumers into Saladworks fans.”
A fusion of fanatic’ly fresh and healthy menu items along with passionate customer service define the experience each guest receives at every Saladworks location. Saladworks offers all customers the opportunity to create their own customized fresh salad, which is expertly prepared in plain view by an extensively-trained Saladworks team member. Customers can choose from one of 12 classic Signature Salads or create their own fresh masterpiece. All of Saladworks’ ingredients are chopped fresh daily in every location across the country. Saladworks isn’t just salads, either – proprietary soups, fresh wraps, hot Panini sandwiches and Fusion sandwiches are offered at locations.
About Saladworks
Saladworks, celebrating its 26th year in operation, is the nation’s first and largest fresh-salad franchise concept. Operating 105 locations in 13 states with more than 100 units in development, Saladworks offers a wide menu of flavorful salads, signature dressings, proprietary soups and Fusion and Panini sandwiches. With the addition of the True Nutrition menu, Saladworks’ signature salads average only 300 calories. In 2012, Entrepreneur magazine named Saladworks the nation’s number-one salad franchise, for the fourth year in a row. It is consistently listed on QSR’s 10 Best Franchise Deals; Inc.’s 500/5000; and Philadelphia Business Journal’s Best Places to Work. Scardapane was named 2011 CEO of the Year by SmartCEO. For more information, visit https://www.saladworks.com.
Biden: W.H. eying 19 executive actions on guns
By REID J. EPSTEIN | 1/14/13 6:49 PM EST Updated: 1/15/13 7:33 AM EST
The White House has identified 19 executive actions for President Barack Obama to move unilaterally on gun control, Vice President Joe Biden told a group of House Democrats on Monday, the administration’s first definitive statements about its response to last month’s mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Later this week, Obama will formally announce his proposals to reduce gun violence, which are expected to include renewal of the assault weapons ban, universal background checks and prohibition of high-capacity magazine clips. But Biden, who has been leading Obama’s task force on the response, spent two hours briefing a small group of sympathetic House Democrats on the road ahead in the latest White House outreach to invested groups.
The focus on executive orders is the result of the White House and other Democrats acknowledging the political difficulty of enacting any new gun legislation, a topic Biden did not address in Monday’s meeting.
The executive actions could include giving the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authority to conduct national research on guns, more aggressive enforcement of existing gun laws and pushing for wider sharing of existing gun databases among federal and state agencies, members of Congress in the meeting said.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/biden-guns-executive-actions-86187.html#ixzz2I3Lxn1gKBiden: W.H. eying 19 executive actions on guns
Do it for the Children : Ridgewood school board to take up resolution on superintendent salary cap
Monday January 14, 2013, 6:13 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
The Record
RIDGEWOOD — A resolution aimed at helping school districts that struggle to retain superintendents under a salary cap imposed by Governor Christie in 2010 is expected to be taken up by the school board at its Jan. 28 meeting.
If adopted by Ridgewood, the resolution will be presented to the delegate assembly of the New Jersey School Board Association for consideration. If that group adopts the measure, it would become a top lobbying priority.
“The concern that I have is that the caps, in my opinion, restrict a board’s ability to attract and retain quality leadership for a school district,” said trustee Michele Lenhard, who will draft the resolution. “The School Board Association has no policy on [the salary cap] and they should be speaking out on issues like this… that impact boards of education. I believe this regulation puts us at a disadvantage in terms of attracting and keeping quality leadership.”
Lenhard said the resolution she is working on will call for the creation of a “waiver” that could be granted to school districts looking to give their superintendents a pay bump. This, she said, will prevent current administrators from seeking higher paying jobs “across the river” in New York.
Americans never give up your guns
28.12.2012
By Stanislav Mishin
https://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/28-12-2012/123335-americans_guns-0/
These days, there are few things to admire about the socialist, bankrupt and culturally degenerating USA, but at least so far, one thing remains: the right to bear arms and use deadly force to defend one’s self and possessions.
This will probably come as a total shock to most of my Western readers, but at one point, Russia was one of the most heavily armed societies on earth. This was, of course, when we were free under the Tsar. Weapons, from swords and spears to pistols, rifles and shotguns were everywhere, common items. People carried them concealed, they carried them holstered. Fighting knives were a prominent part of many traditional attires and those little tubes criss crossing on the costumes of Cossacks and various Caucasian peoples? Well those are bullet holders for rifles.
Various armies, such as the Poles, during the Смута (Times of Troubles), or Napoleon, or the Germans even as the Tsarist state collapsed under the weight of WW1 and Wall Street monies, found that holding Russian lands was much much harder than taking them and taking was no easy walk in the park but a blood bath all its own. In holding, one faced an extremely well armed and aggressive population Hell bent on exterminating or driving out the aggressor.
This well armed population was what allowed the various White factions to rise up, no matter how disorganized politically and militarily they were in 1918 and wage a savage civil war against the Reds. It should be noted that many of these armies were armed peasants, villagers, farmers and merchants, protecting their own. If it had not been for Washington’s clandestine support of and for the Reds, history would have gone quite differently.
Moscow fell, for example, not from a lack of weapons to defend it, but from the lying guile of the Reds. Ten thousand Reds took Moscow and were opposed only by some few hundreds of officer cadets and their instructors. Even then the battle was fierce and losses high. However, in the city alone, at that time, lived over 30,000 military officers (both active and retired), all with their own issued weapons and ammunition, plus tens of thousands of other citizens who were armed. The Soviets promised to leave them all alone if they did not intervene. They did not and for that were asked afterwards to come register themselves and their weapons: where they were promptly shot.
Of course being savages, murderers and liars does not mean being stupid and the Reds learned from their Civil War experience. One of the first things they did was to disarm the population. From that point, mass repression, mass arrests, mass deportations, mass murder, mass starvation were all a safe game for the powers that were. The worst they had to fear was a pitchfork in the guts or a knife in the back or the occasional hunting rifle. Not much for soldiers.
To this day, with the Soviet Union now dead 21 years, with a whole generation born and raised to adulthood without the SU, we are still denied our basic and traditional rights to self defense. Why? We are told that everyone would just start shooting each other and crime would be everywhere….but criminals are still armed and still murdering and too often, especially in the far regions, those criminals wear the uniforms of the police. The fact that everyone would start shooting is also laughable when statistics are examined.
While President Putin pushes through reforms, the local authorities, especially in our vast hinterland, do not feel they need to act like they work for the people. They do as they please, a tyrannical class who knows they have absolutely nothing to fear from a relatively unarmed population. This in turn breeds not respect but absolute contempt and often enough, criminal abuse.
For those of us fighting for our traditional rights, the US 2nd Amendment is a rare light in an ever darkening room. Governments will use the excuse of trying to protect the people from maniacs and crime, but are in reality, it is the bureaucrats protecting their power and position. In all cases where guns are banned, gun crime continues and often increases. As for maniacs, be it nuts with cars (NYC, Chapel Hill NC), swords (Japan), knives (China) or home made bombs (everywhere), insane people strike. They throw acid (Pakistan, UK), they throw fire bombs (France), they attack. What is worse, is, that the best way to stop a maniac is not psychology or jail or “talking to them”, it is a bullet in the head, that is why they are a maniac, because they are incapable of living in reality or stopping themselves.
The excuse that people will start shooting each other is also plain and silly. So it is our politicians saying that our society is full of incapable adolescents who can never be trusted? Then, please explain how we can trust them or the police, who themselves grew up and came from the same culture?
No it is about power and a total power over the people. There is a lot of desire to bad mouth the Tsar, particularly by the Communists, who claim he was a tyrant, and yet under him we were armed and under the progressives disarmed. Do not be fooled by a belief that progressives, leftists hate guns. Oh, no, they do not. What they hate is guns in the hands of those who are not marching in lock step of their ideology. They hate guns in the hands of those who think for themselves and do not obey without question. They hate guns in those whom they have slated for a barrel to the back of the ear.
So, do not fall for the false promises and do not extinguish the light that is left to allow humanity a measure of self respect.
Stanislav Mishin
The article reprinted with the kind permission from the author and originally appears on his blog, Mat Rodina
https://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/28-12-2012/123335-americans_guns-0/
In commemoration of National School Choice Week, please join education reform leaders and supporters from across New Jersey for a timely, important, and uplifting meeting about education reform and school choice in the Garden State.
Speakers will include:
Keith Benson, Allied Clergy of New Jersey
Derrell Bradford, NJ Better Education for Kids
Tony Bucco, NJ State Assembly
Chris Cerf, NJ Education Commissioner
Michael Doherty, NJ State Senate
Victoria Jakelsky, New Jersey Coordinator for ParentalRights.org
Gabriela Mosquera, NJ State Assembly
Carlos Pérez, New Jersey Charter School Association
Israel Teitelbaum, Alliance for Free Choice in Education
Moderated by: Bob Bowdon, Choice Media
When:
Sunday, January 27, 3-5pm
Where:
National Conference Center
Holliday Inn of East Windsor
399 Monmouth Street
East Windsor, NJ
Venue Contact: 609-443-8000
Get your two dollar ticket now. This event will sell out.
Up To 3.5% Of US 2013 GDP Could Evaporate Due To Enacted Tax Hikes
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/11/2013 15:16 -0500
When it comes to the impact of the just enacted 2013 tax hikes (payroll tax cut expiration affecting everyone together with the tax hike on those making over $400K), economists are in broad agreement on one thing: the first half of 2013 will be impacted by roughly a 1.0%-1.5% drop in GDP. However, a big question emerges when attempting to quantify the adverse impact on US growth as the year progresses past June 30. Most strategists and economists ignore this issue, and instead chose to believe that all shall be well as by July, the US population will be habituated to getting a smaller paycheck and general consuming behavior will no longer be impacted relative to a previous baseline.
Sadly, as we all know, there are three certain things in life: death, taxes, and the majority of economists being dead wrong, which is why it is prudent to consider an alternative, one which assumes that Americans don’t “habituate” to being poorer, and do not revert to a baseline spending model, regardless how much economists “will” a given outcome (especially since no estimates take into account spending cuts, which may happen, and which will serve as a double whammy to consumption in addition to already enacted tax hikes).
Which is why we were surprised to learn that according to at least one model created by Goldman, the total consumption hit for all of 2013 (not just H1), may well be higher than what most people assume. In fact, as Goldman shows, based on a model conceived by Christina and David Romer, it is possible that US GDP growth in the second half is slashed by an additional 2-2.5%, something which very likely will tip the country into recession as the combined impact over the entire year could be as high as 3.5%, eliminating even the most optimistic forecasts for organic growth in the US for the new year.
But it gets worse. As Goldman observes, “based on our reading of the debate in Washington, we have become more
concerned about our assumption that the automatic spending cuts (or
“sequester”) will be delayed into 2014. If the sequester takes effect as
scheduled from March 1, this would present an additional downside risk
to our growth forecast in the later part of the year.”
So the worst case scenario for GDP growth from tax hikes alone is already 3.5%, and one may have to add to that another several percent in GDP reduction from an spending cuts, which might well lead to a 4-5% GDP drop in 2013 in the worst case, a case determined solely by the dysfunction in Washington.
Should this happen, the implications for monetary policy and even further easing at that point (on top of the already enacted, indefinite $85 billion per month), not to mention risk and hard assets, are self-explanatory.
Unlimited Prepaid Parking – UP3 Permit January – December 2013
Parking rules have changed for all Ridgewood parking lots. Hourly rates in Village lots are 25 cents* per hour 6AM to 6PM, Monday through Saturday. Â Unlimited Prepaid Parking is offered through the new – UP3 program.
UP3 – Unlimited Pre Paid Parking permit provides the convenience of “coinless” unlimited parking in all lots. Â Annual permits are issued for a calendar year at a cost of $650. Â If the permit is purchased later in the year, fees are prorated as follows:
Purchase Month
FEE
Purchase Month
FEE
January
$650
July
$350
February
$600
August
$275
March
$550
September
$225
April
$500
October
$175
May
$450
November
$125
June
$400
December
$75
To obtain an UP3 – Unlimited Pre Paid Parking permit application for all lots, go to Village Hall Reception Desk, Monday to Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM. Applicants – residents and non residents – must show current Driver’s License and Vehicle Registration for up to three vehicles.
Train Station Lot will continue to require a Ridgewood Resident Commuter Parking Permit in addition to UP3 Permit. Resident Commuter parking Permits are issued free to residents at the Village Hall Reception Desk.
Please refer to the Explore Ridgewood Parking Guide that provides information and maps for locating parking lots in the Village at www.ridgewoodnj.net .
The Explore Ridgewood Parking Guide is located on top bar of the Homepage.
*Exception – Rt. 17 Park and Ride is 50 cents per hour, Monday to Saturday, 6AM to 6PM
Notice to Bidders – Graydon Pool Sloped Entry – Bids open January 31
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bid proposals will be received by the Village of Ridgewood, in the Level Three (3) conference room at the Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey, 07450 on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at 11:00 A.M., prevailing time, and then publicly opened and read aloud for the following:
“Graydon Pool Sloped Entry”
The work of the Contract shall consist of the construction of a concrete sloped entry ramp meeting American’s With Disabilities Act requirements into the Village of Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool. Principal items of the work include, but are not limited to the following: approximately 80 square yards of concrete pathway, a set of concrete steps, hand railings, concrete edge protection, field stone work with re-pointing, and construction of a small concrete structural wall in accordance with the technical specifications and drawings in the bid documents.
Specifications and bid forms may be obtained by mail from the office of the Division of Engineering, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450 for a non-refundable fee of $25.00 per set of bid documents. Documents may be examined or picked up in person between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450, Monday through Friday. Prospective bidders requesting bid documents be mailed to them shall be responsible for providing their own postage/delivery service remuneration. No specifications and/or proposal forms shall be given out after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29, 2013.
The contractual obligation of the Village of Ridgewood under this Contract for these items is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for this Contract can be made.
Prices quoted must be net and exclusive of all Federal, State and Local Sales and Excise Taxes. Bids may be submitted in person or by mail, addressed to the Office of the Village Clerk. The Village assumes no responsibility for loss or non-delivery of any bid sent to it prior to the Bid opening.
Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the name of the bidder thereon and endorsed, “Graydon Pool Sloped Entry” and must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or Bid Bond (Schedule B), drawn to the order of the Village of Ridgewood for ten (10%) percent of the amount bid or $20,000.00 whichever is less; a Consent of Surety (Schedule A); a Corporation or Partnership Statement (Schedule C); a Non-Collusion Affidavit (Schedule D); and a Statement of Responsibility (Schedule E). Any award or partial awards may be made at a later or subsequent time or meeting of the Village Council. All required schedules, that is Schedule A, B, C, D, E, and F, shall be submitted on the forms attached to the bid documents. No other forms will be accepted.
The successful bidder shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act, as determined by the New Jersey Department of Labor. All contractors, their subcontractors, and material suppliers shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Public Works Contractor Registration Act, pursuant to Public Law 1999 Chapter 238 and the Contractor Business Registration Program, pursuant to Public Law 2004 Chapter 57. Evidence of satisfactory registrations shall be submitted at the time of the bid. All bids submitted shall contain a copy of the bidder’s New Jersey Business Registration Certificate and a copy of the Certificate of Employee Information Report.
The successful bidder shall furnish and deliver to the Village of Ridgewood a performance and payment bond (Schedule F) in the amount of 100 percent of the accepted bid amount as security for the faithful performance of the Contract. Additionally, the successful bidder shall furnish policies or Certificates of Insurance required by the Contract. In default thereof, said checks and/or bid bond and the amount represented thereby shall be forfeited to the Village of Ridgewood as liquidated damages, not as a penalty.
Proposals submitted by Bidders and/or Bidder’s Insurance Company(is) not chartered in the State of New Jersey, must be accompanied by proper certificate(s) from the Secretary of State, indicating that such Bidders, Bidder’s Insurance Company(is), and/or Surety Company(is)’s is (are) authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey. The Village of Ridgewood reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or to accept a bid which, in its judgment best serves the interest of the Village. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids.
“BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27). A complete statement as to these requirements is included in the specifications.
Planned Parenthood Touts over 333,000 Babies Aborted in 2011
by William Bigelow 8 Jan 2013
And the American genocide continues, with 333,964 murders in 2011. That’s the figure proudly released by Planned Parenthood Federation of America in their report delineating how many abortions they performed in fiscal 2011. Doing some simple math reveals that the number of abortions performed equates to one abortion every 94 seconds.
And Planned Parenthood can be pleased with their progress: the number of abortions they performed in 2011 was up from 2010, when they snuffed out 329,445 lives. And the U.S. government can carry the banner high with the abortion provider; Planned Parenthood received $542.4 million in “government health services grants and reimbursements,” including “payments from Medicaid managed care plans.”
Planned Parenthood isn’t hurting. Its assets total $1,244.7 billion.
Healthy Weight Loss Happens – Program starts JAN 28
Ridgewood NJ, The Bolger Fitness Center (BFC), a program of the Ridgewood YMCA and YWCA Bergen County, will kick off its next two month “Be the Winner” program on January 28, 2013. This comprehensive program provides the fitness instruction, nutrition strategies and community support needed for healthy and successful weight-loss. Since “Be the Winner” was launched in 2010, 35 participants have lost a total of 288 pounds.
All participants will meet on Monday, January 28 for weigh-ins and a group session with a Registered Dietician. The program features eight 30 minute sessions with a certified personal trainer; sixteen 60-minute group exercise classes during weeknights with fellow participants; a follow-up group session with the Registered Dietician and ongoing health and wellness support via email; plus access to over 70 free fitness classes, strength and conditioning gym and lap swimming. The winner (determined by largest percentage of body weight lost at the end of the program) receives a healthy gift basket and choice of a 3-month BFC membership; three one-hour personal training sessions; or three one-hour massages.
The cost is $399 for BFC members and $499 for non-members (includes BFC membership for program duration.) Upgrade to 60-minute Personal Training sessions for only $99; 1-on-1 nutrition consultations are available for an additional $95 each ($150 value) or two participants can do a group session for $50 each. For details or to register call Silvia Allen at 201-444-5600, ext. 382 or visit the BFC at 112 Oak St., Ridgewood.
SUPER SCIENCE SATURDAY IS MARCH 9: REGISTER NOW FOR PRESENTER WORKSHOP
The largest science extravaganza in northern New Jersey, this year’s Super Science Saturday will feature the incredible 25-foot egg drop challenge; the traditional great paper airplance contest and the live rocket launch, in addition to project presentations by students.
Admission is Free
Location: RHS
9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
After school Presenter Workshop: All Ridgewood Public Schools students are invited to present any type of science project. Register now for the three-session after school workshop to help with choosing and presenting a project. The workshop meets from 3:45-5:45 p.m. on Friday, February 15; Friday, March 1 and Thursday, March 7. Click here for details and registration information.
Full details of the day, including registration forms, can be found on the Super Science Saturday website at www.supersciencesaturday.org.
Super Science Saturday is proudly presented by The Ridgewood Education Foundation (https://www.ridgewoodedfoundation.org/) and Valley Hospital (https://www.vall
