Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • July 31, 2013 Allendale Bridge now open to motorists Allendale Councilwoman Elizabeth White reported on July 25 that the Brookside Avenue Bridge is now open after reconstruction, which should restore traffic flow between Allendale and Wyckoff in short order. White also reported that the paving of Forest Road is now completed. The council members had substantial praise for D&L Paving, the contractor who finished the work despite 100-degree temperatures during the last part of the job. The closing of the Brookside Avenue Bridge at the same time Bergen County was reconfiguring Myrtle Avenue and adding a stoplight in the center of Allendale led to conster- nation on the part of motorists all over the northern part of northwest Bergen County and led to gridlock traffic in the center of Allendale until alternate routes were phased in. In other business, the council introduced a capital ordi- nance to provide $195,000 in funding for additional road Traditional gift Recently, as is tradition, Highlands Presbyterian Church in Allendale presented its third graders with their own Bibles. This year’s recipients were Elle Checkwood and Alexander Sansom. Highlands Church is located at 270 Franklin Turn- pike. Services are held at 10 a.m. on Sundays. Child care is provided and services are followed by Coffee Hour. For more information, visit online at www.highlandschurch.net or call (201) 327-4466. repairs. Mayor Vince Barra explained that the New Jersey Department of Transportation had provided a $150,000 grant for the repaving of parts of a number of roads, and that Allendale would put up an additional $45,000 from the capital surplus to cover the engineering expenses for the project. “There is no additional debt,” said Mayor Barra, indicat- ing that all the Allendale money is already on hand. “It really is critical that we do the ordinance that year,” White said. The ordinance will be considered for adopted on Aug. 8. Introduction was unanimous. The council also unanimously adopted an ordinance to provide a part-time salary range of $18 to $22 per hour for a building department technical assistant. J. KOSTER Jim Wright of Allendale, author and photographer for the Meadowlands Nature Blog, will address Highlights in Leisure Time on Thursday, Aug. 8. The group meets at 10 a.m. at the Ridgewood Village Hall Community Center, 131 North Maple Avenue. Wright’s latest book is “The Nature of the Meadowlands.” HILT will travel to the Trolley Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania for a tour of the museum and trolley ride on Thursday, Aug. 15. Lunch and a show at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel will follow. The bus will depart from the Graydon Pool parking lot at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $50 for HILT members and is $55 for non-members. Ridgewood residents who are 55 and older are invited to join Highlights in Leisure Time, a senior organization under the auspices of the Ridgewood Department of Parks and Recreation. Monthly meetings include entertainment and/or infor- mational presentations, followed by refreshments. Annual membership dues are $15. For more information, contact the Ridgewood Parks and Recreation Department at (201) 670-5560 or visit 259 North Maple Avenue. Borough resident to address HILT