New Handicapped Parking Area for Ridgewood July Fourth Fireworks
The handicapped parking area for the Ridgewood Fourth of July fireworks has been moved to the parking lot at the corner of Meadowbrook Avenue and Northern Parkway. This move was necessitated by an increase to the safety zone surrounding the fireworks.
Disabled patrons may be dropped off at the parking lot behind Veteran’s Field, located at Fairway Road and Northern Parkway. Vehicles will then need to park in the lot at Meadowbrook Avenue and Northern Parkway.
Please be aware that the vehicles may not be able to return to pick up the disabled patron until after the other patrons have left Veteran’s Field. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic following the fireworks is always heavy and there may be a significant delay when bringing your car from
Meadowbrook Avenue and Northern Parkway back to Fairway Road and Northern Parkway. The disabled patron should expect to wait before they are able to get back to their car following the fireworks.
The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration Committee has worked closely with the Ridgewood Police and Fire Departments as well as our fireworks exhibitor, Fireworks Extravaganza, to plan a safe evening for all of our patrons. After many meetings and great discussion, this was the
safest and best option for all involved.
U.Va. research: Arguing kids could have benefits
Monday – 6/18/2012, 7:57am ET
By SAMANTHA KOON
The Daily Progress
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – Though parents have been teaching their children not to argue with adults for generations, new research from the University of Virginia shows that young teenagers who are taught to argue effectively are more likely to resist peer pressure to use drugs or alcohol later in adolescence.
“It turns out that what goes on in the family is actually a training ground for teens in terms of how to negotiate with other people,” said Joseph Allen, a U.Va. psychology professor and the lead author of the study, results of which were published in a recent edition of the journal Child Development.
Allen said that parents are often “scared to death about peer pressure,” but also frustrated by argumentative children.
“What we’re finding is there’s a surprising connection between the two,” he said. Allen noted that teens “learn they can be taken seriously” through interactions with their parents.
“Sometimes, it can be counterintuitive to tell parents to let their teens argue with them,” said Joanna Chango, a clinical psychology graduate student at UVa who worked on the study. In fact, learning effective argumentation skills can help teenagers learn to “assert themselves and establish a sense of autonomy,” she said.
June 19, 2012 Harmony Celebration Chorus – Sweet Adelines
Kasschau Shell Performance Free Concert Under the Stars! On Vets Field, behind the Ridgewood Library at 8:30PM. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy the music! Sponsors : Vam Dyk Health Care, Inc. and Ridgewood News
June 21, 2012 Free Concert – Ticket2Ride – Beatles
Kasschau Shell Free concert Under the Stars! At 8:30PM on Vets Field, behind the Ridgewood Library. sponsored by: Keller Williams – Ridgewood and Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill
June 24, 2012 Real Estate – Benefit Concert for Nick Currey Fund Kasschau Shell on Veteran’s Field Real Living Gateway Realtors presents Real Estate A Benefit Concert for the Nick Currey Fund for Ewing Sarcoma Research Sunday, June 24th at 7 PM Kasschau Memorial Shell Ridgewood, NJ Opening for Real Estate will be Toasted Plastic and Spook Houses from Ridgewood.
June 24, 2012 FARMER’S MARKET OPENS! Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce
Located on the westside of the Ridgewood Train Station in the parking lot, every Sunday from June 24 to October 28th from 9am to 3pm. Come enjoy Jersey Fresh produce and products!
June 19 – Tuesday – NJTPC General Meeting
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
We are thrilled to welcome our Guest speaker:
David Corsi – Fair Tax
David is a Former Candidate For United States Congress,
District 12 Director of NJ FairTax, Executive Director of NJ FairTax Speakers Bureau, Formerly hosted the talk radio programs; “Let’s Talk Real Estate”, and “The Lowdown” and is the Bay Shore Tea Party Community Outreach Director
NEW LOCATION FOR JUNE MEETING – DON’T FORGET THIS!!!!
American Legion Post No 128
650 American Legion Drive
Teaneck, NJ 07666
**Park across the street at the Stop & Shop, South end of the Parking Lot**
(Front entrance and to the end of the hallway)
Please bring cookies/brownies to help with refreshments.
We ask that you purchase a beverage from the American Legion Bar to support those wonderful service men and women that do so much for us…it’s a small consideration to show our appreciation. 🙂
**This location is handicapped accessible — no stairs.
Business groups pan entrepreneur’s tax ie…millionaire’s tax, see hope for tax cut compromise
Business advocates had equally strong reactions to two tax proposals from Democratic legislators that emerged on Thursday: in favor of tax cuts and opposed to a millionaire’s tax.
Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald (D-Voorhees) said there would be an Assembly proposal to set aside $183 million for property tax cuts, although they would depend on the state meeting administration revenue projections. A Senate Democratic spokesman said the Senate would also make tax cuts dependent on reaching revenue goals. (Kitchenman, NJBIZ)
Trenton continues practice of skimming hundreds of millions of dollars in utility taxes
It is once again looking like it’s “wait ‘til next year” for New Jersey’s mayors.
The budget deal hashed out by Democratic-controlled legislators last week will continue the practice of skimming hundreds of millions of dollars in utility taxes supposed to help municipalities provide tax relief will be used to balance the annual spending plan.
The move angered local officials who had made a big push to end the practice, or at the very least, take less during legislative hearings on the Christie administration’s proposed budget for next year, which begins July 1. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)
Advocates concerned about potential problems, fraud with Obama’s new deportation policy
Published: Sunday, June 17, 2012, 7:00 AM
By Stephen Stirling/The Star-Ledger
David Nachman is swamped.The immigration law attorney called his Ridgewood office to check next week’s schedule, only hours after President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to ease immigration laws for undocumented youth Friday.
“I’m booked solid,” he said. “Every single day, I don’t have anything left.”
Obama’s announcement that he would cease deportation prosecutions against an estimated 1.4 million young undocumented immigrants and offer them temporary work permits has sent state attorneys and service groups scrambling to understand its implications. Meanwhile, they’re bracing for a deluge of state residents without Social Security cards, desperate for any form of legitimacy.
2 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons onion powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon white pepper
1 tablespoons Baleine salt
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons cumin powder
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons paprika
2 tablepoons cayenne pepper
Preparation:
Rub seasoning heavily over the ribs making sure to flip them over and get both sides and in between .I use more because I like them nice and hot.
Cover and let sit in the refrigerator over night .
Let them warm up to room temperature before you place on the grill.
Warm the grill up and them lower to a very low heat around 200 degrees .
Put on grill in single layer away from direct heat source. cook slowly turning from time to time for 1 to 2 hours on low heat depending on your grill. After cooking let them rest covered for 30 min. this makes for very tender ribs.
This seasoning mixture will keep in sealed jar in the refrigerator.
Obama’s Hispanic gamble
By Jordy Yager – 06/16/12 06:00 AM ET
President Obama laid his chips down in a major election-year gamble this week that could help make or break his re-election bid for the White House.
In a dead heat with Republican Mitt Romney, Obama has struggled in recent weeks, suffering a number of setbacks, and losing much of the news cycle momentum that carried him to Pennsylvania Ave. more than three years ago.
The president’s been plagued by poor job report numbers, a public speaking gaffe in which he said the private sector was doing “fine,” a failed voter recall election of Wisconsin’s Republican governor, and a relentless amount of political fire aimed at his attorney general on two fronts from GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
But with Friday’s announcement that his administration would not deport certain young people who are in the country illegally, Obama threw down his chips, partially fulfilling a campaign promise he made to Latinos in his bid to be president, and putting Romney and Republican congressional hopefuls in a bind.
Valley Hospital Partners with The Ridgewood Public Library to Offer Health Education
Valley Hospital and The Ridgewood Public Library are proud to announce a partnership designed to bring Village residents up-to-the-minute health and wellness education and events for the whole family.
Programs will be held at The Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue. The partnership debuts with an informative summer series. There is no fee to attend the programs; however, registration is required. To register, call 1-800-VALLEY 1 (1-800-825-5391) or go to www.valleyhealth.com/events to regiser online.
AFP Takes Wind out of Environmental Extremists’ Sails on “Global Wind Day”!
June 15,2012
Steve Lonegan, State Director AFP
Asbury Park NJ , So much for having the wind at their backs? Today, AFP activists made the trek to Asbury Park and Ocean City to combat the radical environmentalists’ wind energy claptrap!
“Global Wind Day” was being used to indoctrinate kids with kites and coloring books and how windmills will cure the ills of the world, AFP went toe to toe with them to expose the facts about the high costs of wind energy and how it threatens our economy and very way of life.
Dozens of AFP activists went to Asbury Park, listened to a number of expert speakers and handed out literature and flyers to educate the public with the truth about the wind industry. Down in Ocean City, AFP activists, along with our friends at the Liberty and Prosperity group and the Greenwich Tea Party Patriots, were making their voices heard on the boardwalk.
One of our featured speakers in Asbury Park was state Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll (R-25), who has been a staunch opponent of wind energy subsidies. In fact, just this week Asm. Carroll co-sponsored a bill, introduced by Sussex County Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose (R-24), that would repeal wind energy subsidies in New Jersey.
Legislation like this is a critical step towards rolling back the far left environmental agenda in New Jersey. Environmental regulations, fees, and subsidies are a huge reason why ratepayers in the Garden State pay some of the highest electric bills in the nation and our state lags others in economic growth. Asm. Carroll and Asw. McHose deserve our thanks and support for standing tall on this issue.
An Ill Wind Is Blowing ,it’s no coincidence that “Global Wind Day” is also the same day as the kick-off of the 20th Anniversary of Agenda 21 “RIO+20” Climate Change and Sustainable communities initiative.
The environmentalists behind “Global Wind Day” are part of a larger globalist movement that seeks to undermine American prosperity with a backwards, irrational attempt to force you and me to rely on far more expensive and far less efficient “renewable” sources like wind and solar that will wreck our economy.
These methods of generating electricity are not technologically advanced enough to compete in the free marketplace. It is only with massive taxpayer subsidies that they can stay afloat at all. That’s why lobbying by the wind industry has escalated dramatically in the past few years.
Increased reliance on “renewable” energy will result in a much less vibrant and prosperous America.Today was a successful and important effort by conservative activists to combat and refute this radical environmentalist agenda and stand up for economic freedom and the best interests of our nation.
The last thing we need is for America to be turned into Europe and for American exceptionalism to be tossed aside for some misguided quest to cure the ills of the world with expensive and unreliable windmills and solar panels.
Back Door Amnesty : Obama makes election-year change in deportation policy By Jonathan Easley and Jordy Yager – 06/15/12 02:44 PM ET
The Obama administration announced Friday it will stop deporting illegal immigrants who come to the country at a young age.
The politically charged decision comes as Obama faces a tough reelection fight against Republican Mitt Romney, and Hispanic voters in swing states will play a crucial role in the contest.
The change in policy could allow as many as 800,000 immigrants who came to the United States illegally not only to remain in the country without fear of being deported, but to work legally, according to a senior administration official speaking to reporters Friday.
Ridgewood Education Foundation busy supporting students
To the editor:
This year the Ridgewood Education Foundation funded 24 grants to benefit more than 3,000 students in the Ridgewood Public Schools. These enhancements to the classroom curriculum begin with innovative teachers and parents writing thoughtful and creative applications for funds that will bring their ideas to life. These ideas may translate to experts visiting classes to share their talents, the introduction of new teaching materials to bring a new dimension to the course of study or piloting the use of new technologies in the classroom that might later be used throughout the district. Their ideas are funded through foundation grants. We salute every principal, teacher and parent who took the time to apply for a grant this year.
The grants were made for an impressive array of creative ideas that expand upon the curriculum. For example: at RHS 70 seniors analyzed seasonal pollutants in Ho-Ho-Kus Brook in a program their teacher described as “real live science”; at GW, middle school students participated in a school-wide anti-bullying program; at Hawes, all 410 students worked with an artist to create a mural celebrating school’s global ancestry; and in the Ridgewood Early Development Program (The RED Program), 40 students learned about good nutrition and healthy eating choices. This is only a sampling of this year’s grants, we hope you will visit our website (ridgewoodedfoundation.org) to see all of this and past years’ grants.
As in the past, this year we continued to sponsor community-wide educational programs like Super Science Saturday, the Ridgewood Public Library’s Reel Voices Film Festival and the RHS College Speakers Series. These programs reach students and parents across the village and we are proud to help make them happen.
Our ability to support quality educational experiences in the classroom and in the community is due in part to the many Ridgewood families who support the Foundation. Every year more people recognize the value of our programs and choose to support our work. This year more than 150 parents, alumni, educators, friends and corporations donated to our Annual Fund Campaign. The campaign closes on Aug. 31 … so it’s not too late to contribute. We accept donations through our website, ridgewoodedfoundation.org.
To our many donors we say thank you. Your generosity helps us continue to support curriculum-enhancing programs across the Ridgewood schools and we believe these programs contribute to the quality education that makes the Ridgewood Public Schools among the best in the country.
Jennie Smith Wilson
President, Board of Trustees
Ridgewood Education Foundation https://www.ridgewoodedfoundation.org/
Man about Town: Summer Fun in the Village of Ridgewood
The Ridgewood Soccer Association (RSA) is now registering for Fall Kinderkickers,
open to boys and girls who are 4-5 years old in preschool and kindergarten.
Registration takes place through the RSA website at www.ridgewoodsoccer.org.
RSA late-fee registration for fall soccer is still in progress. Programs include in-town for Grades 1-4 and travel for Grades 5-12 (players in Grades 9-12 are eligible to play on a co-ed Division 2
team). Also available are a special needs program for 6-14 year-olds and Fall Kinderkickers for 4
and 5 year-olds in preschool and kindergarten. For full details and access to the online
Kasschau Memorial Shell Concerts at Vets Field run Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 7 through
August 2. All programs are free. Please bring a chair or blanket. In the event of rain, concerts are
held at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School Auditorium. Click here to view the concert
schedule.
Graydon Pool opens Saturday, June 2. Details and registration forms can be found at
www.ridgewoodnj.net/graydon.
Register for the Aquatic Swim Program in person at The Stable, 259 N. Maple Avenue, or
at the pool on Saturdays, June 2 and 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Summer Day Camp for Grades 1-6: Tuesday, June 26 – Friday, August 3 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $500, includes transportation from Village schools.
FARMER’S MARKET OPENS! Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce :
Located on the westside of the Ridgewood Train Station in the parking lot, every Sunday from June 24 to October 28th from 9am to 3pm. Come enjoy Jersey Fresh produce and products!
Independance Day Celebration! Schedule of July 4th Festivities :Bring your family and friends to enjoy Ridgewood July 4th Celebration on Wednesday, July 4th. Buy Fireworks tickets at local stores in advance and save or online at www.ridgewoodjuly4th.org Schedule of Activities 9 AM – Flag Raising at Wilsey Square (near train station) 10 AM – Parade (Rain or Shine) 6 PM – Gates open for Fireworks – musical entertainment, twirlers, skydivers and FIREWORKS at dark. Further information – www.ridgewoodjuly4th.org
Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Native American’ claims: if she was a Republican, the media would call her a racist
By Tim Stanley US politics Last updated: June 14th, 201
Imagine if a Republican candidate claimed, confidently, that she was part Native American. Imagine if she had actually used that identity to have herself listed as a minority at Harvard, qualifying her for special treatment and celebration as proof of how diverse and progressive her department is. Imagine if, many years later, it turned out that her claims to Native heritage were dubious and, when pressed for proof, she offered her “high cheekbones.” Oh, and she once contributed a recipe to a Native American cookbook called “Pow Wow Chow” (that may even have been plagiarised).
Chances are, that Republican candidate would be hounded night and day by the press, branded a racist and probably be winding down her political career. Right now, she’d be sitting by the phone, praying for a call from the producers of Celebrity Apprentice (gotta pay the mortgage on that wigwam somehow).
The incredible thing is that all this has happened to a Democratic senatorial candidate called Elizabeth Warren. And not only has she been given a pass by her party, which normally treats race with the respect it deserves, but also by the mainstream media. Last night she was chatting with Chris Matthews on MSNBC and Matthews failed to mention the scandal once. If there’s any one reason why Democrats and liberals aren’t showing the expected anger about this, it’s because their section of the media has declined to discuss it.
