August 15, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 17 Glen Rock Roundup Advisory committee to meet The Senior Citizen Advisory Committee of Glen Rock will meet on Sept. 11 at 1:30 p.m. at the municipal building located at Harding Plaza. The meeting will be chaired by Doris Ciaramella. All are invited to attend. For information concerning transportation for senior residents, call Paula Fleming at (201) 670-3956. Book groups set discussion dates Glen Rock Public Library’s Tea at Two Book Club will meet at 2 p.m. on Aug. 14 to discuss William Trevor’s “Love and Summer.” Tea and cookies will be served. On Monday, Aug. 20, the Yak, Snack, and Read group will meet at 7:30 p.m. for a discussion of “Boys of Summer” by Roger Kahn. Copies of these books may be picked up at the reference desk. No registration is required. The library is located at 315 Rock Road. For more information, call (201) 670-3970. Glen Rock TV has new website Glen Rock Television recently launched its new website: glenrocktv.com. The site features quick links to recent pro- gramming. The Fourth of July parade link is available now, and a link for the 2012 Studio Stars video will be available soon. This community resource televises government, education, and current event programs. The not-for-profit entity is run solely by volunteers from the community. Those who wish to become involved with GRTV may express their interest via the website. Volunteers are needed to tape council meetings and to assist with marketing, production, programming, and public relations. Glen Rock Television is aired on Cablevision Channel 77 and FiOS Channel 32. Commission seeks aid with tree care The Glen Rock Shade Tree Advisory Committee is seeking residents’ assistance with the watering of its newly planted trees. With record-high temperatures and scant rainfall, the commission is requesting borough residents to water these new plantings throughout the summer and fall. The commission offers the following tips: Trees need 15 to 20 gallons of water per week, especially young trees planted in the past three years. Trees should be watered slowly, as the water needs to penetrate the soil rather than run off the surface soil. A mulch donut may be built around the tree’s base to capture and hold water. Don’t waste time watering a tree’s branches and leaves; the tree’s root system that needs the water most. For more information about watering trees, or to request a free tree, contact the department of public works at (201) 670-3980 or e-mail GlenRockTreeTrust@gmail. com. Forms may be obtained online at www.glenrocknj. net/departments on the Shade Tree Advisory Committee page. Municipal pool open through Labor Day The Glen Rock Swimming Pool complex is open for the summer. The facility will remain open through Labor Day weekend. Glen Rock residents may purchase season badges in a number of categories. Family membership cards, which include all family members except for non-related care-givers, will be $380. The rate for a care-giver is $175. Badges for children six to 11 years old are $70, and youngsters 12 to 17 are $80. The cost for senior citizens is $25. Non-resident guest fees are $10 for an adult, and $5 for a senior citizen 62 or over and for young people 17 or under. Memberships may be purchased at borough hall, 1 Harding Plaza, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Registration open at academy Academy of Our Lady is registering students for pre-K through eighth grade. Pre-K programs are offered for children ages two through four years old. For more information, call (201) 445-0622. Academy of Our Lady, located at 905 South Maple Avenue in Glen Rock, and is a Middle States Accredited school serves the parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood and Saint Catharine’s in Glen Rock/Fair Lawn. Visit www.academyofourlady.org for details. Expanded WiFi, scanning services available Glen Rock Public Library patrons may now enjoy expanded WiFi service at the library and free scanning capability. The library now has an improved WiFi signal, which should eliminate “dead zones.” The service signal now reaches to all four corners of the library’s main floor. The library recently installed a digital scanner. Patrons may now scan documents free of charge to one of the library’s public iMacs, then edit, save, e-mail, print, or share the digital copies. Printed copies are 10 cents per page for black and white, and 25 cents per page for color. Visit the library at 315 Rock Road, Glen Rock. Group seeks new members The M.O.T.H.E.R.S. group of Saint Catharine’s parish welcomes new members. The group, which is open to working and stay-at-home moms with children of all ages, provides support, knowledge, and friendships while promoting a sense of community. Events for children, families, and couples take place throughout the school year, including programs for moms both with and without their children. Spiritual and social events include playgroups, book club, yoga, recipe groups, and spring socials. M.O.T.H.E.R.S. also is involved with charitable works in the community. For information, contact Brigid at brigidmahon@yahoo.com or (201) 857-2080. Library offers reusable tote bags The Glen Rock Public Library is offering reusable library tote bags at the circulation desk for $2 each. The library is joining the Green Up Glen Rock movement by making these bags available to patrons. The library has long been promoting recycling by allowing patrons to reuse books, recorded books, music, and videos. Some items have been borrowed more than 100 times. They are now expanding the green effort by allowing patrons to recycle by using library totes. The library will no longer supply plastic bags. Reusable totes will be the only option. Tote bag sales are self-supporting. The Glen Rock Library is located at 315 Rock Road. Exhibitors sought The Glen Rock Library is looking for interesting, antique, artistic, whimsical, beautiful, and/or unique collections. The exhibits, which change monthly, are kept in the library’s three display cases. Placards identify the exhibitors. Collectors interested in sharing their cherished objects are invited to call Doris or Sally at (201) 670-3970. Traffic ordinance (continued from page 7) ordinances would be understood by motorists. Ridgewood Village Attorney Matt Rogers said the changes Loving suggested, and the Ridgewood officials accepted, were not substantive enough to require reintroduction and re-advertisement of the ordinance. The measure, including the updates, was subsequently adopted. The ordinance prohibits left turns on Bedford Road for motorists heading east at the intersection of Morningside Road from Sept. 1 through June 30 -- instead of on “school days,” as originally drafted. Turns will be prohibited at that intersection from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 2:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Loving instituted the change in wording and convinced Chief Ward and the others that motorists might become confused about whether they could turn left on Bedford during the Christmas holidays and winter and spring breaks when the schools are closed. The ordinance also prohibits left turns for motorists heading east on West Ridgewood Avenue at the intersection of North Hillside Place “Monday through Friday” -instead of “Sept. 1 through June 30” as originally drafted -- because, as Chief Ward admitted, these turns pose no serious safety problems on Saturdays and Sundays. The rest of the ordinance was adopted as introduced. A stop sign location was added on Dean Street headed west at the intersection of South Broad Street. Parking was prohibited at all times on the west side of Bogert Street from a point 248 feet south from East Glen Avenue to a point 568 feet from East Glen Avenue. Parking was also prohibited at certain hours on several streets. Whalen said that during some school events it would be impossible to get emergency vehicles through some streets. The ordinance aims to improve this potential hazard and bolster pedestrian safety. Parking was prohibited on the east side of Fairfield Avenue from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Monday through Friday from Sept. 1 to June 30 from a point 280 feet south of East Glen Avenue to a point 426 feet south of East Glen Avenue, and parking was prohibited on the west side of Bogert Avenue from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. Monday through Friday from Sept. 1 through June 30 from East Glen Avenue to a point 248 feet south of the East Glen Avenue intersection. The ordinance prohibits stopping and standing on the south side of Downs Street from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. from Fairfield Avenue to Pearsall Avenue Monday through Friday from Sept. 1 to June 30; on both sides of Houston Lane from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. from South Pleasant Avenue to Stevens Avenue Monday through Friday from Sept. 1 through June 30; and on the east side of North Hillside Place from West Ridgewood Avenue to Madison Place from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday from Sept. 1 through June 30.