Category: HoHoKus

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Fire In Underground Electrical Vault Cripples Traffic In Downtown Ridgewood 
June 7,20120
by Boyd A. Loving
7:59 PM

Ridgewood NJ , Shortly after 6:00 PM on Thursday evening, the Ridgewood Fire Department received several 911 telephone calls reporting heaving smoke emanating from sidewalk grates near 194 East Ridgewood Avenue. Responding fire personnel, directed by Ridgewood FD Captain Paul Monton, determined the fire was coming from an underground electrical vault owned by Public Service Electric and Gas.

Businesses located near the fire source were evacuated and Public Service personnel were called to make the area safe for firefighters to extinguish the blaze. East Ridgewood Avenue was closed to all vehicular traffic between Maple Avenue and Walnut Street for several hours. Ridgewood FD personnel were assisted by members of the HoHoKus Fire Department. Also responding were Ridgewood PD, Ridgewood EMS, and Ridgewood Emergency Services personnel.

Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving

Photos By Boyd Loving

Route 17 North & South Clogged By Simultaneous Rush Hour Accidents
May 17,2012
Boyd A. Loving
6:34 PM

Ridgewood NJ  Three (3) separate motor vehicle crashes slowed Route 17 northbound and southbound through Ridgewood to a crawl during a portion of Thursday evening’s rush hour.

Two (2) of the crashes occurred southbound near Franklin Turnpike; no injuries were reported in either and all vehicles were able to leave the scene on their own.

The northbound accident happened just south of West Saddle River Road.  Although there were no injuries in that accident either, one (1) vehicle was towed from the scene.

Responding were Ridgewood PD, Bergen County PD, and HoHoKus PD

Photos by Boyd Loving

Photo By Boyd Loving 

RIDGEWOOD SCHOOLS : HOHOKUS BROOK BRIDGE UPDATE

Repairs to the HoHoKus brook bridge will begin on Monday, April 23, 2012. The objective of these repairs is to permanently stabilize the bridge and allow it to remain open for pedestrian traffic and limited vehicular traffic (not to exceed 4,000 pounds).

The time line to complete all work is from April 23 through April 30.  Although repair methods have not been finalized, it is very possible a crane will be on site to lift the bridge off the supports to facilitate repairs.  During the repair time line, the bridge will be closed to all traffic.

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Ridgewood Wildscape Association: NO FOOLING!

The Annual Ridgewood Wildscape Association Spring Walk, at Pleasant Park, will be held on April 1st ,  1PM, Sunday. Edith Wallace, a botanist, will lead us, and identify plants along the way.

Directions:  Either Stevens Ave or S. Pleasant, ending at  Hawes, we will meet at the rear of the school, next to the ballfield.

For any of you who have not picked up your copy of our new brochure, listing our 10 Wildscapes, they are available at the Stable, or by mail if you are a member.

And, we plan to “update” our website very soon, so please be patient.

As always, children are more than welcome, as are friends and family.

More notice will be sent out as the time gets closer.

PS:
And for those who observe Palm Sunday: this is a great way to spend an hour with the family after church.

>Ridgewood looks for flood relief aid

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012
BY EVONNE COUTROS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

RIDGEWOOD – Village officials are applying for federal grant money to offset the cost of a flood remediation project that would clean up the Hohokus Brook and possibly alleviate overflow issues.

The estimated cost of two of three phases of the project is $400,000 to $425,000, Mayor Keith Killion said.

“We’re applying for $325,000 in grants,” Killion said. “This is something the village wants to do to provide relief to residents [living in the flooded areas] of the brook.”

The money could come from the Department of Agriculture and would offset a plan to “de-snag” and “de-silt” the brook, Killion said. Tree stumps, fallen trees and debris would be removed from the brook from the north end of the village south to the border with Glen Rock. The plan would also rid the brook of sand islands and rocks in the winding waterway.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/141711713_Ridgewood_looks_for_flood_relief_aid.html

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Work to begin on Ho-Ho-Kus Brook

MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2012, 12:10 PM
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

On a clear, dry day, the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook, with its gentle and quiet southbound flow, may not seem like the sort of body of water likely to rack up hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage. But subtle clues – chunks of concrete scattered across the waterbed, ravaged tree roots, imposing mounds of rock – hint at the greater power of the brook under less optimal weather conditions.

It is a power that residents and village officials are currently wrestling with, both in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene and looking ahead to flood events that seem to be increasing in frequency. With Ridgewood officials reporting substantial progress on obtaining resources necessary to remediate some of the brook’s problems, however, it looks like the current may be turning in the village’s favor.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/138786584_Work_to_begin_on_water_woes_in_Ridgewood.html

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 Photo Credit:   Boyd A. Loving

House Fire, 722 Newcomb Road
Thursday, February 2, 10:40 AM
Boyd A. Loving

Ridgewood FD, PD, and EMS units responded to a reported house fire at 722 Newcomb Road shortly after 10:40 AM this morning.  An elderly resident of the home was safely evacuated prior to the arrival of first responding units.  Members of HoHoKus Fire Department also responded to the scene.

 Photo Credit:   Boyd A. Loving