Ridgewood NJ, The Village of Ridgewood is celebrating its 125th Anniversary. To commemorate this event Ridgewood Walks will provide a variety of historic walking tours through the village during October.
We are actively looking for ambassadors. If you are a realtor or a small business owner this could be an incredible opportunity for you. If you are a history buff or if you just enjoy Ridgewood, now is the time to share your enthusiasm. Please contact us ASAP so we can assign a tour to you! We promise you won’t regret it. Looking forward to hearing from you. RidgewoodWalks@gmail.com
Ridgewood NJ, The fourth in a series of art exhibits showcasing work done in class. Artwork will be on view daily from 11am-3pm Sunday, September 8, 2019 2:00 PM Saturday, September 28, 2019 3:00 PM RECEPTION Sunday, September 15th 2pm -5pm.
Hackensack NJ under the ruse of “National Week of Action” to “Defund Hate” will conclude with a Rally on the steps of the Bergen County Court House at 6PM!
The rally is being promoted by the usual suspect groups like Indivisible NJ5, Make the Road NJ, NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice, JOLT, Women for Progress, Bergen County Chapter of the NAACP, The Bergen County Immigrant Strategy Group, Women of Action, Glen Rock After the March, Mahwah After the March .
Ridgewood NJ, The Rotary Club of Ridgewood AM recognized member Dave Feeney for his generous giving to The Rotary Foundation. Dave is a charter member of our club and was the club’s President 1999-2000. Jay Fowler, the club’s Treasurer pins the ruby encrusted lapel pin to commemorate Dave’s generous personal donations to the Foundation.
Ridgewood NJ, SEAN PENN won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performances in Mystic River and Milk, and received Academy Award nominations as Best Actor for Dead Man Walking, Sweet and Lowdown, and I Am Sam. He has worked as an actor, writer, producer, and director on over one hundred theater and film productions. His journalism has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, The Nation, and The Huffington Post.
Sean Penn will be discussing his new book: Bob Honey Sings Jimmy Crack Corn.
Tickets must be preordered through Bookends Bookstore. Each ticket includes one (1) presigned copy of the book). No Posed Photos will be taken at this event. This Event is being held at The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood.
Monday, September 9, 2019 at 7 PM – 8 PM
The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood-215 W Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
Ridgewood NJ, Join author Amy Stewart as she returns to the Ridgewood Public Library to talk about her newest installment in the Kopp sisters saga, “Kopp Sisters on the March”!
This is the fifth book on the Kopp sisters, based on the real-life experiences of Bergen’s own Kopp sisters—who worked as private detectives in a time where women could not even vote!
Stewart became fascinated with the Kopp sisters after discovering a newspaper article about them. (Her books were based on research provided by GSBC’s Trustee Emeritus, Ree Hopper.) From the publisher:
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Ridgewood NJ, Saturday 8/31/2019: Ridgewood Fire Department “C” Shift extinguished an engine compartment fire without any injuries or extension into the passenger compartment! MMost of the car was saved but we are not sure it will make it to the Ridgewood car show .
The car appears to be a Karmann-Ghia .The first Karmann–Ghia was introduced in Europe in 1955 and arrived in America as a coupe in 1956. The convertible soon followed in 1958. It cost $300 to $400 more than the coupe, but was sportier to convertible-loving Americans, for whom it initially was built. The slick little car was sold through 1974. The car was made by Volkswagen .
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCILREGULAR PUBLIC MEETING,AUGUST 14, 2019 ,8:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute and Moment of Silence
5. Acceptance of Financial Reports
6. Approval of Minutes
7. Proclamations
Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Ridgewood’s American Legion Post 53 and Honor its Mission as a Patriotic Veterans Organization Devoted to Mutual Helpfulness
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 2019 Statewide Crackdown
Ridgewood NJ, Governor Mitchell visited Ridgewood A.M. Rotary Club. Mitchell is District Governor Nominee at Rotary District 7490, District Governor Nominee Designate at Rotary District 7490 and Former President at Rotary Club of Fort Lee. He is also a former Bergen County Freeholder.
Ridgewood NJ, Getting Folks Downtown: Ten Programming Tips from a Community Revitalization Expert Vibrant downtowns lead to vibrant communities. But first you have to give people a reason to come downtown. Community revitalization expert Quint Studer explains how.
Downtowns are hot right now. A great walkable, livable downtown attracts young talent. (These days they want to work, live, and play in the same place.) It boosts the tax base. It gets citizens engaged and activated and generates enthusiasm for further growth. It’s the heart and soul of a growing, thriving community. So if you’ve got revitalization on your mind, Quint Studer says you must start by building a vibrant downtown. And the first order of business is non-negotiable: programming.
Essentially, programming means creating activities that drive people downtown.
“You want to get citizens and visitors alike to hang out downtown so they’ll shop, eat, drink, and maybe stay overnight,” notes Studer, author of Building a Vibrant Community: How Citizen-Powered Change Is Reshaping America (Be the Bulb Publishing, 2018, ISBN: 978-0-9981311-1-5, $24.95) and founder of Pensacola’s Studer Community Institute (SCI). “But first you need to give them something to do there.”
Ridgewood NJ, according to Ridgewood water July is Smart Irrigation Month, a public awareness campaign to promote efficient water use. In the United States, more water is used in July than in any other month. In summer months, outdoor watering accounts for more than half the total water use of a home in our service area. And most water used to irrigate lawns and landscapes ends up evaporating or on paved areas. During #SmartIrrigationMonth take a look into some water-saving tips that will also produce financial savings and preserve our water resources.
At Wednesday Nights Council meeting Village of Ridgewood Manager Heather Mailander , Ridgewood water 35 wells that are operational out of a total of 52 . 8-9 additional wells that are currently not operational will be operational by the end of the year . That is a 20% increase in wells providing water to the Ridgewood water service area.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood parks continue to be the source of concern . The Ridgewood blog has previously reported on the lack of basic maintenance and yesterday Van Neste square was strewn with filth . While maintenance has been sorely lacking , this seems to be more of a case of residents or visitors not putting trash in receptacles and not cleaning up after themselves .
Ridgewood NJ, Two-Forty Associates LLC, the company behind the 43-unit Chestnut Village, under construction on Chestnut Street has filed suit against the village, alleging the municipality reneged on previously granted permission to provide special-needs housing, and instead changed its requirement to affordable units. Two-Forty Associates/Chestnut Village is owned by the Bolger family.