February 27, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 5 Ridgewood The Bergen County Y’s Early Learning program will be relocating from the YMCA-YWCA Building on Oak Street in Ridgewood to the YMCA’s Early Learning Center based at 98 Pleasant Avenue in Upper Saddle River. The Upper Saddle River site is a fully licensed New Jersey Early Learning Center in a secure location with access only by keypad to parents, staffers, and other members who are registered. The Ridgewood YMCA-YWCA is open access during operation hours and some parents expressed concern about the safety of the children following recent shootings, notably at Newtown, Connecticut. However, no incidents in the immediate area led to the decision to move the program. The move from the present Ridgewood site to the Upper Saddle River site is anticipated in September. A prior plan would have moved the program this month, but Y officials opted to postpone the change, deferring to parents who were concerned about moving locations in the midst of the school year. Several measures have already been taken to bolster security at the Y’s current location. The Y’s Early Learning program has been in operation Program for children to move to Upper Saddle River for over 50 years, and the Y is currently Bergen County’s largest child care provider. The program will continue to feature a weekly class called Play With Me for children from 12 months through two-and-one-half years accompanied by an adult. These sessions, which will allow children to experience group play with a mother or guardian, will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The classes for children from two-and-a-half years old to four years old will take place on weekdays from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. An available extended day option can last until 1 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. Officials at Valley Hospital have expressed their gratitude to Ridgewood philanthropist David Bolger and the Bolger Foundation for the recent gift of $1 million to cover the cost of a multi-dimensional surgical imaging system used in precision surgery. “I know that the purchase of this new system will greatly enhance the surgical department at the Valley Hospital by enabling the hospital to offer the most advanced equipment to patients, which of course only adds to Valley’s end results: outstanding inpatient and outpatient care,” Bolger said recently. Philanthropist praised for donation The O-arm Imaging System is a complete multi-dimensional surgical imaging system that provides detailed, multi-dimensional images and is used for spine, orthopaedic, and trauma-related surgeries. The technology reportedly allows the surgeon to view clear, real-time images of the body during surgery and to see precisely where to place instruments and to make the best decisions during the surgical procedure. Surgeons are able to perform less invasive procedures and can confirm the precision on the advanced surgical procedure before the patient leaves the operating room.