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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Arts Council presented the 2nd Annual Ridgewood Holiday Window Display awards.
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Ridgewood NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is hosting a faith-based gift sale. Everyone should have a faith-based gift under the tree and in their stocking!
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“The Valley has already submitted a plan for what will become of their North Van Dien Avenue campus once inpatient care is moved to Paramus. And that plan does not, repeat: DOES NOT, involve the sale of the property to a housing developer. The Valley will use the ENTIRE property in connection with the provision of health care services.”
“So let’s see. He slept with a married woman while married. And the woman was a fellow elected councilman, so pillow talk was taking place about things like high density housing and parking garages. He attempted to kill Mike Sedon’s candidacy by telling Mike’s employer (a Staten Island newspaper) that Mike was running for elected office (which was absolutely not a conflict, different states for God’s sake). He interfered with freedom of the press and speech by STOPPING PUBLICATION of a citizen’s letter to the editor that was critical of him. He lied to Father Ron of Mount Carmel in order to bulldoze his massive garage project ahead. He attempted to get a citizen fired from his job because the citizen was openly critical of him. He bullied Councilwoman Walsh at a public meeting about a parking ticket (teaming up with Pucciarelli on this one). And this, ladies and gentlemen of this fine town, is only the START of the listing of his horrific behavior. Who the hell is the council of churches?????”
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Ridgewood NJ, Please Join your friends and neighbors for the Ridgewood 125th Gala Event!
Saturday, November 16, 2019 – 6:00pm until 10:00pm
Felina Restaurant – 54 East Ridgewood Avenue
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Ridgewood NJ, we stopped by Pierre & Michel Authentic French Bakery in Ridgewood and we were not disappointed.
Pierre & Michel is located at 95 Broadway in Elmwood Park; 201-300-6580. The second location is at 38 E. Ridgewood Avenue.
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“If Gwenn and Brogan are on this committee you know that:
– the truth is going to be a rare commodity,
– facts will take a backseat to personal/special interests, and
– in the end, residents are gonna get shafted “
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police report a Godwin Avenue resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters on October 14, 2019 to report a fraud. The victim reported he received a phone call and was convinced to provide personal information to the actor who impersonated a federal agent. The victim reported he provided his social security number to the fraudulent caller. The victim was advised of the precautions to take after providing personal information.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood has finally hit rock bottom. The Ridgewood Public library will be hosting a talk by former disgraced NJ Governor Jim McGreevey. McGreevy who after a Ridgewood former Mayor claimed “is not gay” abruptly resigned in 2004 after declaring himself “a gay American” and admitting an extramarital affair with a male staffer.
McGreevey a serial con artist pursued a career in the Episcopal priesthood but was rejected. According to a source at the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, his rejection was not for “being gay but for being a jackass”.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Police Detective Bureau needs your assistance investigating a car burglary that occurred overnight Monday 10/14/19 on Van Emburgh Ave. We are asking residents to check their home surveillance cameras for any suspicious activity that was captured between 12Am and 6AM on the eastside of Route 17. Unlocked vehicles and property are being targeted by criminals during the overnight hours. Again this is a reminder to lock your car doors to remove key fobs and any valuables.
Any resident with information is asked to contact Detective Henky at 201-251-4536
This guest editorial was Published in today’s editions of The Record and Herald News.
Being a candidate for local office can be thankless position to have
Your Turn
Paul Vagianos Guest columnist
The Record and northjersey.com recently reported that Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache was being investigated by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) for failure to correctly report several hundred dollars of campaign contributions (“Ridgewood mayor hit with money complaint,” Page 1L, Oct. 8).
It is important to put this matter into perspective. Mayor Hache was a first-time candidate running for local office as a councilman. ELEC regulations, while critically important to our free and fair electoral process, are a maze of laws and filing requirements that can be confusing to a seasoned veteran of multiple elections. In this instance, the mayor’s campaign treasurer was his wife.
The vast majority of local elections are waged by residents who want to contribute their time and efforts to their town. If you’ve ever attended a local council meeting, you’ve seen that it is perhaps the most thankless job in the world. Most meetings have little or no attendance unless an issue has upset some of the local residents – in which case, watch out.
Those are the meetings that go on for hours, well into the wee hours of the morning with residents criticizing and often attacking local council people. For their efforts, members of the council in Ridgewood are paid $2,500 – the mayor gets $5,000. For the hours they put in, that amount doesn’t even begin to approach the minimum wage. Most people are unwilling to serve their community under these circumstances.
If this isn’t enough to discourage good people from running for local office, ELEC has filed a complaint against a local official because his wife didn’t keep good records of his campaign contributions. To make matters worse, The Record portrayed the matter as something far more serious than what it actually is: a local resident running for office in a small town who didn’t file all the forms correctly.
We’re not talking about someone running for governor or U.S. Senate who can afford to hire a paid professional to ensure that these forms are filed correctly. We’re talking about a local guy who just wanted to give back to his community.
It’s difficult enough to get good people to run for local office. This just makes it that much harder.
Paul Vagianos lives in Ridgewood.
“I wish wish wish Ridgewood would be honest about the leaves. I know of some towns in some states that charge for picking up leaves. You call the town and they come and pick up your leaves after you put them out on the curb/street. Nominal fee. They come right away and all is efficient and clean.
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“Here come the whiners. Just read the G*d damn card and check the Village website to see when you should but your leaves OUT. They will be picked up sometime AFTER those dates. If you feel you must, snap a quick picture of your street leaf pile with your camera phone. That way if you get a ticket, you can show proof that you didnt’t put out leaves after pick up. You can send your photo to Susan who will refer it to the Village Manager to be taken care of, if possible.
Or better yet, do what I do, bring them to the recycling center. I’m 60 years old and have 1/2 acres with tons of trees and I manage it by myself.
I’ve been here 30+ years and I’ve NEVER had a problem with leaf pick-up. NEVER. And it never ceases to amaze me that we have a fairly educated adult population but they seemingly cannot read (at least not when it’s inconvenient for them.”
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Ridgewood NJ, The purpose of the Visioning Questionnaire (VQ) was to provide a means to capture the sentiments, opinions, and ideas of as many residents as possible about a wide range of topics in Ridgewood today and into the future.
The results of the VQ, combined with the results of the other methods for engaging residents during the visioning process, will inform the values, principles, goals, and priorities that guide the creation of Ridgewood’s next Master Plan.
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Ridgewood NJ, in 2018 New Jersey became the No. 1 state to move away from , according to new data from moving and relocation company United Vans Lines.
The top reason why residents left was for a professional opportunity, the United Vans Lines data shows. Of all the residents who moved out, 46 percent listed “job” as the deciding factor.“A leading motivation behind these migration patterns across all regions,” in fact, “is a career change,” the report says. About “one out of every two people who moved in the past year moved for a new job or company transfer.”
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