Thursday, March 18, 2010
Deadline passes without mayor and councilman offering petitions.
Updated at 4:10 p.m. With the 4 p.m. candidate deadline passed, four residents will officially seek two Village Council seats. Village Clerk Heather Mailander named four council candidates for the upcoming election. Mayor David Pfund and Councilman Patrick Mancuso opted against retaining their seats. Mailander said today that the following residents are officially certified for the May 11 nonpartisan election. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order: Walsh is currently the president of the Junior Women's Club of Ridgewood. A former councilman, Riche sits on the Planning Board. Dowd and Cronk, the latter a Zoning Board of Adjustment member, are running on a ticket and will appear bracketed on the ballot. In a statement released today, …
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Superintendent Fishbein weighs in on state aid cuts.
Update: 5 p.m. A day following news of massive state aid cuts to education, Ridgewood schools prepare to close a $6.33 million budget gap. "In the face of this heavy blow, the district's administrators will now finalize the educational plan that they believe will best serve our students and community in the coming school year," Superintendent Dr. Daniel Fishbein said. "Every attempt will be made to find cost savings in a manner that will result in the least harm to our core programs. However, there is no doubt that the plan will include painful budget reductions, and even more painful staff layoffs." Under the governor's proposed budget, the state will cut 100 percent of Ridgewood schools' formula aid allocation, exceeding projected worst-…
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Education Center at Beech School
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Village issues list of closed roads.
POLICE & FIRE|17 hours ago
Courtesy of the village, below is a list of all current road closures as of 11 a.m Thursday. The village's Web site will update openings as they come in. Updates will also be posted on Twitter—@RidgewoodPS.
'Ridgewood Guild' to include business owners and residents.
With Ridgewood still feeling acute pains from the economic recession, business owners and residents are launching a new civic organization separate from the Chamber of Commerce they say will give the downtown core a boost. The Ridgewood Guild, a nonprofit member-based organization of business owners and residents, became officially incorporated last week, according to the group's founder and president, Tony Damiano. "Ridgewood is resilient. It will come back. But we want to affect the businesses now before any more close," Damiano said, a former Chamber of Commerce president and the owner of the Mango Jam gift shop. The organization does not yet have a formal mission statement, but its motto is "creating a better Ridgewood." Damiano said …
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Connor Donohue, 24, died March 14 in Manhattan.
NEWS|2 days ago
Former resident Connor Donohue died early March 14 after falling 24 stories from his Manhattan apartment's balcony. According to NY 1, police said Donohue, 24, accidentally fell, possibly due to a faulty railing. His body was discovered around 9 a.m. Sunday in front of his Murray Hill apartment building. Donohue is survived by his mother, father, and sister. A funeral mass will be held for Donohue March 19 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Cassian's Church, in Upper Montclair, according to his obituary. Visitation will be at the Hugh M. Moriarty Funeral Home, 76 Park Street, in Montclair, NJ March 18 from 4 to 8 p.m. For the entire article and video, go to the NY 1 Web site.
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Ridgewood police release storm statement.
POLICE & FIRE|2 days ago
The Ridgewood Police Department would like to remind residents that many of the power outages have been caused by fallen trees and branches. All power lines should be considered live, and please stay away from the barricaded areas. Do not touch or drive over these wires. The village departments are coordinating with PSE&G to clear road closures as the power lines are cleared. Please remind your children of the dangers of the downed power lines. An updated list of road closures is available on the village's Web site. Police blotter: A village employee observed Javon Jones discard a wallet into a trash can March 9 in the area between the library and Village Hall. Responding officers located Jones in the library and determined that the wallet…
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Ridgewood Public Library
125 N Maple Ave
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The Valley Hospital
223 N Van Dien Ave
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Valleau Cemetery
546 Franklin Turnpike
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A look at the governor's proposal.
Gov. Chris Christie's proposed FY 2011 budget will be discussed and debated in town and school chambers over the next few months. Patch has put together this list of frequently asked questions about the governor's proposed budget as a way to help readers understand the proposals. What is this property tax constitutional amendment? Christie is asking the state legislature to approve an amendment to the state constitution calling for a cap of 2.5-percent in annual property tax increases. In addition he is calling for a constitutional amendment capping state budget increases at 2.5-percent. What is the procedure to amend the state constitution? Both the Assembly and the Senate will need to pass the amendment by a two thirds majority. The …
Library expects 3 p.m. opening.
Following four days without power, the lights returned to Village Hall and the library around 11:30 a.m. today. Village Hall workers conducted business by means of flashlights and generators all week, and library staff doled out books and DVDs in the dark to combat residents' boredom. Library spokesperson Barbara Hand said the library will fully open at 3 p.m. However, the March 18 Spring Makeover program with Town & Country Apothecary has been postponed with a no makeup date announced. About 7,000 Bergen County residents remain without power, PSE&G said, and nearly 97 percent of service has been restored. In the village, Willard school—the only school cancelled for today—remains in the dark. District spokesperson Debra Anderson said …
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125 N Maple Ave
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DEP field turf hearing spurs lively conversation.
With state, local and school officials looking on, Ridgewood residents discussed the future of athletic field turf for Ridgewood schools. Conducting a public hearing, NJ Department of Environmental Protection officials listened at the Education Center March 14 as residents impassionedly debated the prospect of field turf at the Ridgewood High School Stadium and Stevens Field. Richard Langbein, DEP inland regulation official, oversaw the hearing and will eventually rule on whether to grant the district permission to turf fields approved by voters in the December 2009 referendum. Residents spoke from a variety of backgrounds on a multitude of issues, but two documents drew the most attention—a Ridgewood Environmental Advisory Committee …
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Residents make best of power outage.
Compared to a frigid snow day, today's power outage school closing seems a bit absurd. Like a summer day, Ridgewood students rode bikes, tossed footballs, and enjoyed the nice weather. In Upper Ridgewood, three girls ran a lemonade stand. Anne McGinley, Stephanie Kusel, and Bridget Mulen charged 50 cents a glass for the pink beverage. The young entrepreneurs say they made about $5 today. Although outside, many residents like the girls remain without power, and the village reports 37 closed roads. With receding rain and prominent sunshine, an estimated 1,000 residents are in the dark, according to the fire chief. The village inches closer to normalcy but postponements still persist. Tonight's Planning Board meeting on the Valley Hospital …
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Willard Elementary School
601 Morningside Rd
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Ridgewood High School
627 E Ridgewood Ave
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Spring Ave & S Van Dien Ave
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Ridgewood Fire Department, West Glen
311 W Glen Ave
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Ridgewood Fire Department, East Glen
201 E Glen Ave
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Village Hall
131 N Maple Ave
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