Ridgewood Nj, during the Wednesday nights Village Council meeting a proclamation was read to honor Feeds the Frontlines. Feed the Frontlines – Helping Those In Need Initiative began as a call-to-action to provide ready-to-eat meals prepared by local Ridgewood restaurants to first responders, community groups and people in need during the pandemic. During the height of the pandemic in Spring 2020, it was an organized way for people to help feed local healthcare workers, first responders and people in need while supporting local restaurants who have been hit hard economically. This initiative earned the volunteer leadership team the 2021 NJ Governor’s Jefferson Award for volunteer program in September 2021.
Ridgewood NJ, at Radicchio Pasta and Risotto Co. in Ridgewood ,Chef Danny is launching his new menu this weekend, stop by to try it or order in.
Chef Daniel Montoya has over 18 years of experience and oversees the kitchen at the Ridgewood location for Radicchio. He will prepare classic home style Italian dishes for your enjoyment.
There is so much more to Radicchio then fresh Pasta and signature Risottos, chef Danny is prepping up some great meat and seafood as well.
Radicchio Pasta and Risotto Co
34 Franklin Ave
Ridgewood, New Jersey
@radicchionj
Call (201) 670-7311
Ridgewood NJ, The PARCC exams will be soon be administered once again but the state’s first experience with the controversial tests in 2015 continues to resonate, not just for the many students who took the tests but for the many students opted out.
The Christie administration can not provide data on exactly how many sat out the test in protest, maintaining that PARCC provided no way to count each student based on their motivation. Students could have missed the tests for many different reasons including alternative tests .However more students missed the PARCC tests than for any previous standardized testing, led by those at the high-school level and the highest percentages of students who didn’t take exams were mostly from more affluent districts like Ridgewood .
While this list is dominated by schools from the wealthier suburbs, Newark’s selective Science Park High School led the way in terms of percentages, with an active student group doing much of the organizing against the testing. Better than 9 in 10 students didn’t take the 10th-grade language arts tests and the Algebra II test.
2. Montclair High School
Right up the road, Montclair was a hotbed of the protest movement in a number of its schools. At the high school, 92 percent of 11th-graders didn’t take the language arts test, and 80 percent weren’t counted on any of the math tests.
3. Brick Memorial High School
This Monmouth County high school saw a large protest movement organized by parents. Just 8 percent of students took the Algebra II test, while only 16 percent took the 11th-grade language arts exam.
4. Morristown High School
Another case of 11th-graders skipping the test, in part because it was not required to graduate. Nearly 90 percent sat out the language arts, and 82 percent skipped the highest level math exam.
5. Princeton High School
The district got a lot of attention for its opt-out movement, and also saw juniors sitting out in large numbers. But the percentages dropped in the lower grades into the 60 percent-70 percent range, albeit still a majority of students.
6. Ramsey High School
Ramsey High School was among several northern Bergen County high schools to see high numbers of students not taking PARCC tests. Nine in 10 juniors didn’t take the language arts test, although the percentage dropped to just about half in ninth grade.
7. Westwood Jr./Sr. High School
This is another affluent district that saw a vocal protest movement. It has had many students who had other options for passing the high school graduation requirements. Of the school’s 11th-graders, 91 percent weren’t tested. The percentage not taking the exams dropped below 50 percent in ninth grade.
8. Pascack Hills High School
This was another Bergen County high school with high numbers who didn’t take the test. Interestingly, the percentages were not quite matched by its regional brethren at Pascack Valley High School. Pascack Hills saw 90 percent of 11th-graders not take the language arts test, while 75 percent didn’t take the Algebra II exam.
9. Livingston High School
This Essex County high school drew some media attention when its superintendent informed families of the process for sitting out the exams. In the end, 90 percent of 11th graders skipped the language arts test, although that dropped to 54 percent for ninth-graders.
10. (tied) Bernards High School, Montville High School, Ridgewood High School, Cherry Hill High School East and West Orange High School
These schools were the leaders among dozens of high schools where at least a half of the students sat out one PARCC test or another.
THIS Wednesday, December 9th at 8:00 pm at Village Hall
PLEASE try to attend the meeting. The Mayor and Council will be discussing TWO very important issues that could change the character of our village forever: Multi-Family Housing and the Hudson Street Parking Garage. It is crucial that as many residents as possible attend the meeting to show the Mayor and Council that residents remain vigilant and demand responsible decision-making. On September 30, more than 600 residents turned out and our voices were heard when the Council voted 4-1 to perform studies to understand the effects of adding high density housing to the CBD before voting. Let’s continue to have a voice!
Agenda:
At approximately 8:30 pm, after presentations, Village Manager and Council reports, and comments from the public, a $12.3 million bond ordinance will be introduced to fund the Hudson Street Parking Deck. The parking garage discussion is relevant to the high-density housing debate. If the largest of the 3 parking garage options is approved (which is likely, as it is favored 3-2 by a majority of the Council members), the new parking garage could set a precedent for the height, size and bulk of future buildings in the CBD, and could have implications for the size of any new apartment buildings. See attached for photos of the proposed garage, particularly the view on Hudson Street.
The Public Hearing on Land Use and Development (High Density Housing) will continue, and the Mayor and Council will discuss the next steps to be taken with regard to the four independent studies approved onSeptember 30, including financial impact, comprehensive traffic, school impact, and infrastructure studies. We must demand Village Council members honor their commitment and hire an independent firm to conduct all of the promised studies, taking into consideration the effects of adding four multi-family developments, a 98-unit assisted living facility and a large parking garage all at once.
Please come to the meeting at 8:00 pm on Wednesday. Let’s show the Mayor and Council that we did not forget what they voted for on September 30th!
If you can not attend the meeting, you can watch the meeting on Fios Channel 34 or Cablevision Channel 77.
The Yeomen of the Guard operetta at Ridgewood United Methodist Church
May 28,2015
Ridgewood NJ, The Yeomen of the Guard operetta will be presented by The Ridgewood Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company at the Ridgewood United Methodist Church in Quimby Hall (100 Dayton St., Ridgewood NJ) on Friday 5/29 at 7:30 pm; Sunday 5/31 at 2:00pm; and Saturday 6/6 at 7:30pm.
The Yeomen of The Guard is a comic operetta by Gilbert & Sullivan known for its rich score and beautiful trios and quartets. It centers around Colonel Fairfax, who is unjustly awaiting to be executed for sorcery due to an evil cousin who wants him to die unmarried so that he may inherit his estate. Conveniently Jack Point and Elsie Maynard, a pair of strolling players, agree to let Elsie marry Fairfax for a price on the condition that she will shortly be widowed. What none of them know is that Sergeant Meryll of the Yeomen and his family are secretly plotting to help Fairfax escape by disguising him as another Yeomen, which leads to terror and chaos, new love interests, and some very awkward situations. How will all of this be resolved? Come find out!
To order tickets go to ridgewoodgands.ticketleap.com or call 973-423-0300. Our ticket site and other information is also accessible by going to our homepage www.ridgewoodgilbertandsullivan.com.
