Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Public Library has been awarded a $1,000 Literacy Grant from Vernon Library Supplies, Inc., for the Library’s “outstanding contribution towards helping new immigrants to America to achieve English proficiency and become productive, fulfilled members of their communities.”
The grant will support Ridgewood Library’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program, which today coordinates 49 volunteer tutors with 122 adult students representing 32 countries. Tutors offer individual sessions, conversation groups and classes that bring students together from such diverse countries as Syria, Japan, Brazil, Panama, Bangladesh, Turkey, New Caledonia and more.
The Friends of the Ridgewood Library is also a longtime supporter that helps produce the Library’s annual International Luncheon; ESL students contribute native dishes and all are honored for their year’s work by Ridgewood’s Mayor, Council and Library Board. This year’s event will be held on June 8, 2018.
The ESL community is also welcome on March 5, 2018, when the Library will host a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) program on “How to Become a U.S. Citizen,” 10am – noon.
For additional information, visit us on the web at www.ridgewoodlibrary.org or contact ESL Librarian Victoria Hilditch at [email protected] or 201-670-5600 ext. 133.
Trenton NJ, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal has sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security suggesting Thursday’s arrest by federal agents of two Indonesian nationals as they dropped off their children may have violated a longstanding prohibition on immigration enforcement actions at “sensitive locations,” and calling for the official to personally review the incident.
The letter, addressed to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen and sent Thursday afternoon, expresses “serious concern” about the arrest of Indonesian nationals Gunawan Liem of Franklin Park and Roby Sanger of Metuchen by agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Middlesex County. Liem reportedly was arrested after dropping his daughter off at her school bus stop. Sanger was arrested after dropping off his daughter at school.
In his letter, Attorney General Grewal notes that ICE has a “longstanding policy that prohibits immigration enforcement actions ‘at or focused on sensitive locations,’” and that schools are deemed to be sensitive locations under that policy. Grewal characterized ICE’s action as “deeply upsetting.”
“I am not aware of any exigent or unique circumstances here that would justify such a departure from ICE’s settled policy on sensitive locations,” Grewal’s letter states. “Undoubtedly, this creates a chilling environment for parents, who were simply ensuring that their children arrived to school safely. I trust that you will personally evaluate the circumstances surrounding this enforcement action and take any and all appropriate measures to remedy any violation of ICE policy.”
The letter goes on to express broader concern about ensuring there are no ICE enforcement actions at courthouses and at State facilities throughout New Jersey.
Enforcement actions at state courthouses would compromise the integrity of New Jersey’s justice system, the Attorney General notes, and such actions at State facilities would be an “undue intrusion” on the function of state government services to New Jersey residents, including children, families and military veterans.
“As a former federal prosecutor, county prosecutor, and now the chief law enforcement officer for New Jersey, I fully understand the need to enforce our nation’s laws,” Grewal writes, “but I am equally committed to ensuring that all of the residents of New Jersey have a safe environment to attend to their lives, whether it be to attend school, participate in our judicial system, or access state government services.”
Wayne, NJ, The New Jersey Organization For Economic Growth rejects the proposal by Gov. Phil Murphy to create a program to use taxpayer money to provide legal help to illegal immigrants and says it will mount a citizens petition campaign to oppose the governor’s plan.
The new governor wants to create yet another agency — the Office of Immigrant Protection. It would fall within the Department of Law and Public Safety and it would provide legal representation to illegals.
“It is a slap in the face of law abiding, hard working men and women in New Jersey – many of whom cannot afford legal services for themselves — to be forced to fund a government agency that gives free legal aid to non citizens,” said Joseph Caruso, the NJOEG chairman.
“The governor is pandering to the extreme element in his party that want to not only to make New Jersey a sanctuary state, but to give illegals driver’s licenses and free legal aid so they can fight federal immigration laws. This is beyond absurd,” added Alex Cucciniello the Executive Director of OEG.
According to the Federation for American Immigration reform, 372,000 people live in New Jersey illegally and they cost state taxpayers in excess of $2.1 billion dollars annually for health, schooling and incarceration services.
“Spending taxpayer money to help people who entered our country illegally to further evade the law is the wrong priority for New Jersey,” added Caruso. “The state is beset with many problems: high taxes, unmanageable public sector pension and benefits costs, the overregulation of businesses and the flight of talented Millennials. The administration should be focusing on those core issues.”
Caruso noted that the Murphy administration’s free legal aid proposal for people who entered the country illegally is a slap in the face for the state’s struggling legal residents.
More than 10.4 percent of the state’s residents, over 915,000 people currently live below the poverty line, according to talkpoverty.org and the U.S. Census Bureau. Over 5 percent of our citizens are unemployed and more startling, 11.1 percent of the state’s population suffered from hunger and food insecurity at some point during the year.
“The governor should be focusing on addressing the problems that already exist in New Jersey – he shouldn’t be creating new ones,” added Cucciniello.
“The governor wants to make New Jersey a sanctuary state, give illegal immigrants driver’s licenses and free legal counseling. The consequences of those initiatives will be to make New Jersey a magnet for many more illegal immigrants.
“And who will bear the cost of the governor’s absurd plans? The hardworking legal residents of this state, that’s who,” added Cucciniello.
Chairman Caruso announced that since the Murphy Administration intends to proceed with this insane agenda on tax payer funded programs for illegal aliens, the OEG will immediately begin a petition drive show Gov. Murphy and his administration that they are out of step with the rest of the state.
“We cannot allow the governor to fundamentally change the character and quality of life in our state without a response. We will seek the signatures of 915,000 New Jerseyans — the same number of people that live below the poverty line — to make it clear where the people of this state stand on this issue, I will fight for all of our citizens, especially those less fortunate, those living below the poverty line” said Caruso.
Those who wish to assist NJOEG in volunteering for the petition drive can email the organization at [email protected]. Those who can make a financial contribution to the effort please visit the NJOEG website at www.njoeg.com.
Franklin Lakes NJ, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of DAVEY SCOTT (DOB: 10/09/69, formerly of 253 South Clinton Street, East Orange, New Jersey currently residing in Kingston, Jamaica).
The arrest, which took place in Jamaica on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, is the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (“BCPO”) under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Michael Saudino, and the United States Marshals Service NY/ NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force under the direction of District of New Jersey United States Marshal Juan Mattos, Jr.
The underlying charges stem from an investigation conducted in December 2001 by the BCPO and the Franklin Lakes Police Department. During the course of an undercover narcotics operation, Davey SCOTT attempted to sell over 25 pounds of marijuana to an undercover detective of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force.
As officers moved in to arrest SCOTT, he attempted to flee the scene in his vehicle, striking a BCPO detective as he did so. SCOTT was ultimately arrested, charged, and indicted for Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with the Intent to Distribute the Same, a crime of the 1st Degree; Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, a crime of the 2nd Degree; and Hindering Apprehension, a crime of the 3rd Degree. Upon posting bond, SCOTT failed to appear in Bergen County Superior Court to answer the charges and on January 9, 2004, a Bench Warrant was issued for his arrest. In 2007, he was added to the Bergen County Sheriff’s Most Wanted List.
Over the next 13 years, detectives from the BCPO and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the United States Marshal’s Service NY/ NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, gathered intelligence and followed leads to determine SCOTT’s whereabouts. SCOTT was eventually located in Kingston, Jamaica, where he was actively working as a DJ under the moniker “DJ Tallman.”
Given that SCOTT is a Jamaican National, prosecutors and detectives filed for and were granted extradition for SCOTT to be returned to the United States to face the aforementioned charges.
During the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 23, 2018, SCOTT was arrested in Kingston, Jamaica without incident by the United States Marshals Service. He is being lodged in a facility in Jamaica pending extradition to the United States.
Acting Prosecutor Dennis Calo would like to thank the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Marshals Service for their assistance in this investigation.
Village Council – Election 2018 – Nominating Petitions & Campaign Donations
Dear friends,Deputy Mayor Mike Sedon and I have found our first term on the Village Council so interesting and productive that we would like to repeat the experience. Much work remains to ensure that our community remains a safe, healthy, pleasant place to live, raise a family, and retire. You can help.To secure a place on the May 8 ballot, each potential candidate (whether new or incumbent) must submit hundreds of nominating petitions signed by Village residents who are registered voters. The forms can be photocopied, but the signatures must be originals, in ink.To allow us the continued honor of representing your interests, please print out, sign, and return the attached petitions for Mike and me. Signing these (or just one, if you prefer) would not represent a commitment to voting for us, although we obviously hope you will.Each member of a couple or family should sign a separate form for each candidate. Do not sign together. Be sure to write your street address where indicated near the top. How to return completed form(s) for both or either of us:o MAIL to Susan Knudsen, 120 Circle Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450; oro DROP OFF in person (black box on front porch, same address); or
o ARRANGE FOR PICKUP from your home by texting or calling me at 201-394-0666. Include your name and street address.
To help even more, please forward this message to friends and neighbors and share printouts of both forms.
To make sure yours count:
Nominating petitions must be signed precisely as the signer’s name appears in the official voter registration listings—including middle initials, if any. Village Hall officials (not the Council!) will carefully compare the format of all petition signatures against the voting rolls. Any discrepancy will invalidate the petition. Hundreds are tossed in every council election.You can see how you’re listed at this state website: https://www.njelections.org/voting-information.html
Click on “Am I Registered?” Then enter your name and birth month and year. That’s it.
If you are not a registered voter: Please become one, but do not sign these forms until you do.
Because 2 spots on the Council—ours—are open this time, each voter may sign up to 2 nominating petitions for this election. Any additional petitions would be disallowed.In a few weeks, as campaign season kicks off, we will describe our many accomplishments and reveal our goals and objectives, including the new Village of Ridgewood Master Plan!
For now, campaign contributions are welcome and appreciated. Kindly make checks payable to: Knudsen-Sedon for Village Council and send to 120 Circle Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
or via PayPal https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=VQNGQWS7HR2TL ** note: A contribution which is more than $300 in the aggregate from one source in an election will be detailed to NJ ELEC campaign filings. Feel free to call me at 201-394-0666 with comments or questions.
Washington DC, The Department of Justice today sent the attached letters to 23 jurisdictions, demanding the production of documents that could show whether each jurisdiction is unlawfully restricting information sharing by its law enforcement officers with federal immigration authorities.
All 23 of these jurisdictions were previously contacted by the Justice Department, when the Department raised concerns about laws, policies, or practices that may violate 8 U.S.C. 1373, a federal statute that promotes information sharing related to immigration enforcement and with which compliance is a condition of FY2016 and FY2017 Byrne JAG awards.
The letters also state that recipient jurisdictions that fail to respond, fail to respond completely, or fail to respond in a timely manner will be subject to a Department of Justice subpoena.
“I continue to urge all jurisdictions under review to reconsider policies that place the safety of their communities and their residents at risk,” said Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “Protecting criminal aliens from federal immigration authorities defies common sense and undermines the rule of law. We have seen too many examples of the threat to public safety represented by jurisdictions that actively thwart the federal government’s immigration enforcement—enough is enough.”
Failure to comply with section 1373 could result in the Justice Department seeking the return of FY2016 grants, requiring additional conditions for receipt of any FY2017 Byrne JAG funding, and/or jurisdictions being deemed ineligible to receive FY2017 Byrne JAG funding.
The following jurisdictions received the document request today:
Chicago, Illinois;
Cook County, Illinois;
New York City, New York;
State of California;
Albany, New York;
Berkeley, California;
Bernalillo County, New Mexico;
Burlington, Vermont;
City and County of Denver, Colorado;
Fremont, California;
Jackson, Mississippi;
King County, Washington;
Lawrence, Massachusetts;
City of Los Angeles, California;
Louisville Metro, Kentucky;
Monterey County, California;
Sacramento County, California;
City and County of San Francisco, California;
Sonoma County, California;
Watsonville, California;
West Palm Beach, Florida;
State of Illinois; and
State of Oregon.
Washington DC, Federal investigators are demanding answers from the FBI over missing text messages between agents accused of anti-Trump bias, leaving the FBI scrambling to defend its reputation amid an explosion of criticism from the White House, Congress and conservative media.
All roads lead to Allendale native former FBI director James Comey, whose Boy Scout image has come under attack .After all it was Comey’s top deputy, Andrew McCabe, where agents discussed an “insurance policy” in the event that Trump won. Reports indicated that the Russia-collusion probe was that insurance policy.
Each day brings credible reports suggesting there is a massive scandal involving the top ranks of America’s premier law enforcement agency. The reports, which feature talk among agents of a “secret society” and suddenly missing text messages, point to the existence both of a cabal dedicated to defeating Donald Trump in 2016 and of a plan to let Hillary Clinton skate free in the classified email probe.
It began with the view that the FBI used a debunked Russian dossier on Trump that was paid for by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee to get FISA court warrants to spy on Trump associates, meaning it used the opposition research of the party in power to convince a court to let it spy on the candidate of the other party, likely without telling the court of the dossier’s political link.
There is also growing reason to believe someone in President Barack Obama’s administration turned over classified information about Trump to the Clinton campaign.
The FBI informed the DOJ’s inspector general this week that the data was not retained because of “misconfiguration issues” related to software upgrades on the bureau’s phone devices.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation into how the FBI “failed to preserve” 100’s of text messages sent between Peter Strzok, the FBI’s top counterintelligence officer, and Lisa Page, a senior FBI lawyer.
President Trump on Tuesday called the revelation “one of the biggest stories in a long time” . White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the development “absolutely outrageous.”
“It looks like there could have been some really inappropriate and possibly illegal behavior,” Sanders said at Tuesday’s press briefing.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has vowed to leave “no stone unturned” in finding the missing messages and GOP lawmakers are now calling for a second special counsel to investigate and have floated the possibility of issuing a subpoena to the bureau’s cellphone carrier.
Ridgewood NJ, Village Manager Heather A. Mailander sent out a few winter reminders for Village residents .
LEAF COLLECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED
Leaf collection in the Village has been completed. Through February 28, 2018, residents may bag their leaves in paper biodegradable bags and place them on the curb. Once the bags are on the curb, please call the Street Division at (201) 670-5585 to pick them up. Residents may also bring leaves to the Recycling Center, Monday through Saturday, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
CHRISTMAS TREE PICKUP
The final Christmas tree pickup will be on the West side, on January 25th. The final day for all residents to bring their Christmas trees to the designated location at the Graydon Pool parking lot is also January 25th. For additional information please contact the Parks Division Office at 201-670-5565.
REMINDER ABOUT GARBAGE PICKUP DURING SNOW AND ICE EVENTS
We have already experienced several days of snow and icy conditions. As a reminder, if it is snowing when you leave your home in the morning or if it is icy, please place your garbage cans at the end of your driveway for collection. The Village will resume rear yard garbage collection as quickly as possible after the snowstorm, but please continue to put your garbage cans at the end of your driveway until you have a clear path to them. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our Village employees safe.
REMINDERS ABOUT SNOW REMOVAL
All sidewalks in residential districts must be cleared within 24 hours of the snow falling. Please do not place snow into the street; instead, place it back onto your own property. In addition, if you have a fire hydrant on your property, please clear it of any snow accumulation.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood business district employee parking in North Walnut and Cottage Place lots permits and tags are available.
Cottage Parking
$20 sticker permit – 25cents per hour
you can pay for parking by coins or get a prepay tag for parking.
North Walnut parking
$20 sticker permit – 50cents per hour
you have to get a pre paid tag for your car.
Best paying parking for employees.
For more info and permits go to
Ridgewood Village Hall Monday-Friday,
8:30am-4:30pm,
must bring proof of employment, vehicle registration and driver’s license.
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Art Institute 38th Annual Regional Juried Art Show . Open to all artists 18 years and older, in the New York Metropolitan area.
Two – dimensional, traditional realism only. For complete prospectus visit www.ridgewoodartinstitute.org
12 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 (201)652-9615
Opening Reception: Sunday, January 28th, 2-4pm- An Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held at the Ridgewood Art Institute. Light refreshments will be served. Over $5,000 in awards and prizes, including a $1,000 grand prize, will be presented by the RAI President. Prize winners or representatives must be present at the awards ceremony. Professional and non-professional works will be judged on an equal basis by a qualified jury. Only accepted works will be exhibited.
Oil Painting Demonstration Sunday, Feb.4th 2PM by Gregory Mortenson .Show ends February 4th.
The Ridgewood Art Institute is a non profit organization providing the finest instruction in Classical Realism in a variety of mediums. Classes are offered on an open enrollment basis, and can be joined at anytime. Each student is taught in direct relation to their personal skill level. Our two unique north lit studios as well as our 3 galleries are just a part of what RAI offers. We also sponsor events and workshops throughout the year, that are of interest to artists and art enthusiasts alike.
Why wait? Come see why RAI has become a treasured haven to so many, for more than 70 years.
Hackensack NJ, In just seven years, the group Neighbors-helping-Neighbors USA (NhNUSA) – launched in River Edge by national employment expert John Fugazzie on
Jan 27,2011 – has grown into a network of neighborhood-based support groups throughout New Jersey and as far away as Madrid Spain, with 700+ success stories.
Press is invited to attend the NhNUSA’s 7th anniversary celebration – where the unemployed and underemployed can gain networking, resume-writing and other
employment-related advice from national experts.
WHAT: NhNUSA’s 7th Anniversary Celebration and Networking education.
WHERE: Petrocelli College Auditorium at Fairleigh Dickenson University’s
Hackensack Campus, 150 Kotte Drive.
WHEN: Saturday, January 27, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHO: NhN Founder John Fugazzie will offer opening remarks at 10:30 a.m.
Eugenia Estalla, who runs the NhN group in Madrid, Spain will speak via skype from
Spain at 11:20 a.m. National job-search and networking expert Abby Kohut, known as
Absolutely Abby, will present “Networking for Introverts, Extroverts, and In-Between
Verts” from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
NETWORKING from 12:30-1:30 networking where there will be resources available:
Lisa Schuetz – C&C Career Center www.cccareercenter.com
Abby Kohut – Staffing Symphony LLC. www.absolutelyabby.com
Reinaldo Santiago – Jersey City One-Stop representing all One Stop Centers
Representatives of Puerta a Futuro Program at FDU
For more information contact NhN founder John Fugazzie at [email protected].
I sent the following letter to The Record the other day about property taxes.
Regarding “Property taxes as charity debated” (Page 1A, January 15″):
The article unwittingly highlights the intellectual confusion – and bankruptcy – of the tax debate in America. First, property taxes are coercive levies on citizens to pay for schools, roads, police and other activities of local governments. In other words, homeowners have no choice but to pay for services they may not want nor “consume” in their local community.
Second, charitable contributions are voluntary payments to organizations that the donor believes is meeting a noble goal. Nonprofit organizations have a long history of serving the needs of people going back to colonial times. It is this ethos that is one of the foundations of America’s experiment as a limited government Republic. However, since the Great Depression the welfare state has expanded exponentially “crowding out” organizations that provided unemployment insurance, life insurance, medical insurance and other vital services for their members before the economy’s implosion in the 1930s.
The new tax law places a $10,000 cap on the amount of property and state and local income taxes taxpayers can deduct on their federal tax return. This restriction obviously increases the federal tax burden of taxpayers who live in New Jersey and other high tax states.
The solution is crystal clear: abolish the federal income tax and have local services paid for just as we pay for cable TV, Internet access, cell phones and other services people want for themselves and their families, by voluntary exchange. This would reduce the vast coercion government exerts over its citizens.
Murray Sabrin Ramapo College Professor of Finance · 1985 to present · Mahwah, New Jersey
Ridgewood NJ, West Side Presbyterian Church ,there are so many ways to spend your precious free time. Why would someone decide to spend a good potion of that time serving as an Elder or Deacon at West Side?
Nineteen West Siders recently made that decision, committing to serve on Session or the Board of Deacons. For Elder Jennifer Padolina, who has been a member since the 1990s, the time was simply right. “Susan McBrayer called me and asked me. There are a lot of people like me who are waiting to be asked,” she said. “I thought about it for a few weeks and couldn’t think of a reason not to do it. You can make all sorts of excuses—I’m busy, I don’t have time. But if you want to do something, you make time to do it.”
Elder Scott Gavin decided it was “a great opportunity to be more involved with the church and to serve others.” Now the 30-year-old is the youngest member of Session. “I think it’s important to have the perspective of younger members so that we can keep West Side going for the next generation,” said Scott, whose wife, Lauren, recently began serving as a youth leader at High School BARN.
When Elder Dave DeFeo retired this past April, several people offered to help him put his newly found free time to good use. Pastor Marc was among them. “As I considered the opportunities, it boiled down to serving on Session at West Side and helping to start an educational foundation in Butler,” Dave recalled. “After our son Kyle and his wife Megan were married by Marc, the church felt like home to our family. I like the direction the church is going in. There are strong worship services, yes, but there are also strong outreach opportunities both inside the church and beyond the four walls of the church, which is important to me.”
Pastor Marc’s Tuesday-morning book group inspired Mary Ann Hoogerheyde to answer the call to become a Deacon. “The chapter we just read [in Evelyn Underhill’s The Spiritual Life] talks about how we are meant to serve, not just to be fed,” she said. “You have to give, not just receive. That’s what God wants us to do. And the atmosphere at West Side really inspires you to want to do more and give back and get involved. I’m beyond thrilled that we’re here!”
Our new Elders and Deacons will be installed/ordained at the 10:00 am and 5:15 pm services today. Pictured, left to right, Russell Clark, Eric Eickhoff and Dave DeFeo at the Elder/Deacon Retreat.
Ridgewood NJ, according to the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research New Jersey is running out of time projections show that the pension system, already the worst-funded in the nation, will continue taking on debt for at least five more years.
The Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University of New York defines a government pension system that’s below 40% funded as in crisis. New Jersey’s pension system is well below that line, and the cost to fix the system, even under optimistic economic and financial-market projections, is already enormous. After a nine-year expansion, if America’s economy turns down in the coming months, the price of fixing New Jersey’s pension system will surge higher still. Yet even when the costs were considerably less, the state’s political leaders balked at fixing the system. We’ve now reached the point where neglecting to construct an adequate and lasting fix pushes the pension system on a path toward failure, a catastrophic scenario for New Jersey’s public employees and taxpayers.
Key takeaways from the report :
As this report demonstrates, to stay on pace to reach the new plan’s required yearly contributions into the pension system by 2023, state government must increase the revenue that it dedicates to its pension system by more than threefold. At that point, pension payments could equal 12%–15% of New Jersey’s budget.
Based on the historical growth of New Jersey’s revenues, rising pension payments alone will likely consume virtually all the state’s additional tax collections over the next five years, even under an optimistic scenario where tax collections accelerate. That would leave little money for increasing funding of local schools, higher education, municipal services, or property-tax relief.
If the economy were to experience even a mild recession, the resulting slowdown in tax collections would likely mean that New Jersey would fall short by at least an additional $3.5 billion in meeting its pension obligations, sparking a more substantial rise in new pension debt.
After years of relying on unrealistic investment assumptions, New Jersey recently cut its projected rate of investment returns to a more realistic 7%. Even so, this is higher than forecasts made by independent experts for pension fund performance over the next five to 10 years. If the outside experts are correct, the investment returns on the state’s pension portfolio will fall significantly short, requiring New Jersey to dedicate further tax revenues to its pension system or allow additional new debt to pile up—a dangerous situation because the system’s funding levels are already so low that some pension experts fear that fixing a system this poorly funded is nearly impossible.
Absent some unexpectedly robust acceleration of the economy, it is highly unlikely that New Jersey will generate enough new revenues to meet its pension commitments without severely hobbling the rest of the state’s budget. At the same time, allowing its pension system to continue to accumulate debt by not contributing adequately to it will push New Jersey toward a potentially catastrophic failure of its government pensions.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood retail food establishment inspection results show no Village restaurant rated unsatisfactory
RIDGEWOOD RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS 2017
Regulated by N.J.A.C. 8:24 and Village of Ridgewood Ordinance Chapter 156
Establishment Types
Risk Type 1
Serves or sells only prepackaged foods or prepares only non–potentially hazardous foods.
Risk Type 2
Cooks and serves products immediately; practices hot and cold holding of potentially hazardous foods; limited preparation of
potentially hazardous foods.
Risk Type 3
Extensive menu requiring the handling of raw ingredients; Complex preparation that requires cooking, cooling and reheating
of at least three or more potentially hazardous foods.
Risk Type 4
Conducts specialized processing to control the proliferation of disease causing organisms; this may include smoking, curing,
canning, bottling, acidification or reduced oxygen packaging.
Inspection Evaluations
The retail food establishment operator shall post the most recent evaluation placard in a conspicuous place so the public may
view the placard. The evaluation placard shall identify that the establishment is one of the following:
Satisfactory
The establishment has been found to be operating in substantial compliance with N.J.A.C. 8:24 and Chapter 156 of Village
Ordinances.
Conditionally Satisfactory
The establishment has been found not to be operating in substantial compliance with N.J.A.C. 8:24 and Chapter 156 of Village
Ordinances. Due to the nature of these violations, a re-inspection is required and will be conducted.
Unsatisfactory
The establishment has been found to be operating in violation of N.J.A.C. 8:24 and Chapter 156 of Village Ordinances and the
violation(s) constitute gross unsanitary or unsafe conditions which pose an imminent health hazard. The Health Department
shall institute necessary measures provided by law to assure that the establishment does not prepare or serve food until the
establishment is reevaluated and the conditions which warranted the unsatisfactory evaluation no longer exist.
