Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood is not the only North Jersey town reeling from development pressure .Towns like Ridgewood , Montclair, Glen Rock , Upper Saddle River, Montvale to Fort Lee looking to come up with different strategies, for approving a new surge of housing, retail and cultural options intended to revive local business districts, meet state affordable-housing requirements and cater to changing consumer tastes.
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.”
Glen Rock NJ, The New Jersey Transit Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), together with additional law enforcement and emergency response partners, conducted a training exercise on Saturday, November 2nd at the Glen Rock [Main Line] Station. The exercise began at 8am and continues until approximately 1pm. During this time, a large presence of law enforcement and other first responders were on site.
Photo caption: (Left to Right) Elias Tsoukas; Peter Marron; Jim Bush; Adam Hawkinson; Bob Luckow; Ellen Forlenza; Frank Sheehy, Vice Chairman, Valley Health System Board of Trustees; U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell; U.S Representative Josh Gottheimer; U.S. Senator Robert Menendez; New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy; Audrey Meyers, President and CEO, The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System; Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera; Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco; David Bohan, Vice President and Chief Development Officer, The Valley Hospital Foundation; Victor D. Wortmann, Chairman, The Valley Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees; Charlie Snyder; J. T. Bolger; Jean Meloro; Marilyn Clark; Bob Gillespie; Joe Pfeifer.
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Paramus NJ, Valley Hospital was opened in Ridgewood in 1951 . The “New” Valley Hospital celebrated the groundbreaking of it’s new hospital , with nearly two dozen shovels cutting into a berm of freshly mounded earth in Paramus on Friday morning signaling the start of construction on the “new” Valley Hospital a seven-story, 372-bed facility located 2½ miles and a decade away from the controversies that thwarted its expansion in Ridgewood.
MAHWAH NJ, Frank T. Pallotta, candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District, made the following statement in response to the House of Representatives’ vote to continue impeachment proceedings against President Trump: “Josh Gottheimer showed his true colors today. New Jersey’s Fifth District supported President Trump and wants Congress to focus on delivering commonsense solutions on pressing issues like immigration and prescription drug prices. In his vote, Josh seeks to upend the will of the district he supposedly represents in order to cater to Nancy Pelosi and liberal activists who have been after this President since Day 1. Our district deserves a representative who will truly represent our interests, and when I’m in Congress, I will end our participation in these ridiculous partisan fights.”
Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Mayor Bruce Packer comments of Glen Rock’s Santa Gate :
“I would like to address the latest Santa-gate. First, a quick observation of a small group of residents whose voices are increasingly loud on social media not only in Glen Rock but on local social media pages around the country. The reason why ‘hot button’ issues become ‘hot button’ issues is that there MULTIPLE passionate points of view. This small group posts on social media as if their’s is the ONLY point of view. It is not.
Glen Rock NJ, The New Jersey Transit Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), together with local, county, state and federal partners, will conduct a training exercise on Saturday, November 2nd at Glen Rock Main Line station beginning at 8 a.m.
The drill will simulate a mass casualty incident and will take approximately four hours to complete. This is a large-scale drill with more than 150 volunteers participating in the exercise.
Ridgewood NJ, The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation just released the fourth annual report conducted by YouGov on generational attitudes toward socialism, communism, and collectivism.
This year’s study showed increased support for communism (36%) among Millennials compared to 2018. Opinions of capitalism took a steep decline from 2018 to 2019, with only one-in-two among Millennials (ages 23-38) and Gen Z (ages 16-22) having a favorable opinion of capitalism. Socialism’s favorability decreased markedly from 2018, among all generations except for Millennials and the Silent Generation (ages 74+).
Ridgewood NJ, according to Home Land Security On October 26, US Special Operations Forces killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid in the northwest Syrian village of Barisha, located in the Idlib province. In 2014, Baghdadi declared the establishment of a worldwide caliphate in Iraq and Syria, leading many homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) to travel overseas to join the group and conduct attacks in the United States. Baghdadi appeared in only two propaganda videos, one announcing the caliphate in 2014 and one in April 2019.
Wyckoff NJ, The New Jersey Outdoor Alliance on Thursday endorsed Kevin Rooney for Assembly in New Jersey’s 40th Legislative District.
“Kevin Rooney is an easy choice for NJOA members and sportsmen in New Jersey’s 40th District.” said NJOA spokesman Cody McLaughlin, “Not only is he an experienced and faithful public servant, but he is also a fellow sportsman and believer in the cause of preserving our outdoor traditions for generations to come – and New Jersey’s outdoorsmen are grateful to him for his unwavering support.”
photos are from the Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival
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Hackensack NJ, Thank you for your interest in making a film, TV, and digital media in Bergen County!
The Bergen County Film office was launched in 2019 to serve as a point of contact for entertainment creators looking to do business in Bergen County.
We are happy to assist you and your production with accessing County facilities for scouting or filming requests, filming logistics, contact with local officials and business owners, promotion opportunities, and more.
photo courtesy of DeSantis Photography and Video, LLC
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Trenton NJ, When Assemblyman Anthony Bucco walked to the podium to accept a Legislator of the Year award from N.J. Chamber of Commerce, his late father – Sen. Tony Bucco – was on top of his mind.
“This is a difficult night for me,” Bucco said. “When you lose somebody, you go through a series of firsts. This is my first time attending a Chamber event without my father.” Bucco, in his remarks, noted that he and his father “both thought that when a business succeeds in New Jersey, New Jersey succeeds.”
MAHWAH NJ, Today, Frank T. Pallotta, candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District, made the following statement in response to reports that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. raid in Syria:
Hackensack NJ, Bergen County’s Democratic Freeholders are marching in lockstep with liberal Governor Phil Murphy’s continuing efforts to make NJ a sanctuary state for illegal aliens.
Plainfield NJ, A Plainfield, New Jersey, tax preparer was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the IRS, falsifying his tax returns, and witness tampering, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Samuel Davis Jr., 54, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Susan D. Wigenton to a three-count information charging him with conspiring to defraud the IRS, filing false personal tax returns, and witness tampering. Judge Wigenton imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.
