March 3, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 5 Midland Park Railroad improvements will allow for faster train travel The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway tracks in Midland Park will be getting safety upgrades with funds from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The funding is available under the 2010 Rail Freight Assistance Program. The project in the borough will include the removal of a railroad bridge in the vicinity of Kuiken Lumber near the Ridgewood border and replacing one mile of rail for speedier train transit through town. The bridge project includes removal of the substandard double track girder bridge and installation of drainage pipes and fill between the two abutments as well as the laying down of 225 ft. of new track. The $566,950 total cost of the improvement will be borne 90 percent by the state and 10 percent by the NYS&W Railway. The project is deemed to be necessary for the continued safe operation of the railroad. Track replacement is being done along 3.2 miles in Elmwood Park, Paterson, Hawthorne and Midland Park with a $1,801,285 grant from the DOT. Jointed rail will be replaced with welded rail in the four municipalities, allowing trains to operate at 40 mph, up from a current speed of 25 mph. “The benefit to your communities beyond safety is a reduction in waiting time for local traffic stopped at the various public grade crossings,” said Melanie Boyer of NYS&W in a letter to Borough Administrator Michelle Dugan. There are four grade crossings in the borough. Additionally, Boyer said, the upgrade in track complements NJ Transit’s Bergen/Passaic Passenger Service plans. The DOT and the railroad have been talking for years about resuming passenger service on the tracks on a limited basis. That service was discontinued in the mid 1950s. The borough council is expected to approve Resolutions of Support for the two projects at its next meeting. After a lengthy search and interview process, the Midland Park Board of Education has narrowed the search for a new superintendent of schools down to two highly qualified candidates. The current superintendent, Dr. William Heebink, is stepping down June 30 after two years on the job due to health reasons. The public is invited to come and meet the two finalists at a Candidate’s Forum to be held on Monday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the August C. DePreker Media Center in the Highland Elementary School, 31 Highland Ave., Forum set to meet superintendent candidates Midland Park. The format for the evening will be a presentation made by each candidate, which will be followed by a question and answer period. During this time, the public is invited and encouraged to ask questions of the candidates. “The process went well,” commented Board President Rich Venditti. “We interviewed six candidates and narrowed it down to four, then two. All candidates had excellent qualifications. 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The invitation-only conference was held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida Dec. 2-4, 2009. In addition to Debbie, 81 of the Top 100 Women Financial Advisors in the U.S., as ranked and published in Barron’s June 8, 2009 issue, were also in attendance. This annual ranking is the basis for the Top Women Advisor’s Summit and the advisors are chosen based on the volume of assets overseen by the advisors and their teams, revenue generated for the firms and the quality of the advisors’ practices. The top 100 are comprised of advisors from major security firms and independent operations. “I am thrilled that I was able to participate in this special event and share ideas and network with other well-respected financial advisors. My clients are already benefiting from my attendance at the conference and I am already looking forward to next year,” Debbie stated. The exclusive conference is designed to promote best practices and generate new ideas across the industry. 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