The success or failure of public schools in large part relies upon the interest the surrounding community takes in the school’s affairs. While funding and policy are vital for educational excellence, everyday residents could develop essential roles in strengthening the learning environment.
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East Rutherford NJ, the sun has set on the 2025 Marching Band season, but not before the Ridgewood High School Marching Band (RHSMB) made history! We want to extend a massive congratulations to the entire RHSMB community for an incredible year culminating in a strong finish at the USBands Open Class Championships at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.
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Ridgewood NJ, The persistent issues plaguing the New York Giants kicking game have officially carried into the 2025 NFL season, putting the spotlight directly on General Manager Joe Schoen and Head Coach Brian Daboll. After a disheartening late-game collapse against the Denver Broncos just weeks ago, the urgent need for reliability at the kicker position became undeniable.
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The Bergen County community is mourning the loss of Yvonne Beatrice (née DeSerio), an inspirational and highly decorated New Jersey educator, who passed away on November 1st at the age of 73.
Known for her profound impact on students across multiple districts—including Ridgewood, Hawthorne, and Mahwah—Beatrice’s legacy is defined by her dedication to history, civic engagement, and innovative teaching methods.
Continue reading Honoring Award-Winning NJ Educator Yvonne Beatrice, 73
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – At Sunday’s Hidden River Chase regatta on the Schuylkill River, Ridgewood Crew finished off its 2025 head racing season the same way it had performed throughout the fall: by winning races and bringing home plenty of hardware.
Facing dozens of teams across the mid-Atlantic, Ridgewood rowers topped the field in six different events and scored three other podium finishes on the Schuylkill’s 4,000-meter course. Its six gold medals were twice as many as any other club, helping power it to a team victory with 117.5 overall points, easily outdistancing the second-place club’s 94.75.
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Ridgewood NJ, great news for youth sports in Ridgewood. The Village of Ridgewood is seizing the opportunity provided by the NJEA Teachers’ Convention break to begin significant renovation work on Upper Hawes Field.
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Ridgewood NJ, entering her final year as Board of Education member, Ms. Brogan- like a graduating high school senior- has bequeathed the entirety of Ridgewood Public Schools to her long-time political partners. There is an early graduation party happening inside Castle Place and the only way residents get invited is by the subtle touch from a thief in the night.
Continue reading Ridgewood Schools: A Masquerade Party That Wasn’t Meant to Last
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – To match the peak autumn foliage on display this past Sunday in Philadelphia, Ridgewood Crew captured its own array of dazzling colors by bringing home six medals from the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta.
The regatta’s 3,800-meter course requires rowers to navigate through four bridges as well as rival boats, which compete in a staggered, time-trial head racing format. The 2025 Head of the Schuylkill, the race’s 55th year, was a two-day event that featured several thousand rowers of all ages from nearly 300 clubs across nine countries. On Sunday, mainly reserved for youth races, Ridgewood had a robust 29 entries in 15 different events, with almost all athletes competing in two races.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education will hold its next public meeting on Monday, October 27th, 2025, 7:00 PM at the Education Center, located at 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood.
The public can view, listen, and comment during the public comment period of the meeting: Continue reading Ridgewood Board of Education Meets Monday, October 27th at 7:00PM
Secret Curriculum? Nonprofit with Alleged Hamas Ties Pushes ‘Inclusivity’ Guides into Public School Classrooms
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Washington DC, Corruption Chronicles Alert – A major controversy is erupting in the American education system as a prominent Muslim advocacy organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), establishes partnerships with public schools in states like Pennsylvania and Delaware under the guise of promoting “inclusivity.”
Alarm bells are sounding from watchdogs and members of Congress who point to CAIR’s documented history, including its designation as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism-financing case in U.S. history involving the Hamas front group Holy Land Foundation.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood High School (RHS) Varsity Cheer Squad is flipping the script on community service this month, turning their team spirit into a powerful force for breast cancer awareness and fundraising.
Under the direction of dedicated Coach Erica Cassler and the leadership of Captains Molly Hanrahan, Emily Kaufman, Keelin Sullivan, Mia Lake, and Erianna Gonzalez-McCutcheon, the squad has launched an inspiring campaign centered around a simple, yet meaningful item: breast cancer awareness T-shirts.
Continue reading Pink Power Play: How Ridgewood High Cheerleaders are Tackling Breast Cancer!
Access to knowledge should not depend on a person’s location wealth or physical ability. E-libraries have stepped into that gap offering digital collections that reach across borders and beyond barriers. With a stable internet connection students educators and lifelong learners can find the materials they need without stepping foot into a traditional library.
In recent years the shift to digital access has become more than just a convenience. For those with disabilities or living in underserved areas online libraries provide a vital educational lifeline. Many people include Z-library in their daily reading habits not just for its convenience but for the scope of materials it offers across subjects and languages. These platforms act as bridges helping people continue their education no matter their circumstances.
Continue reading How E-Libraries Support Accessibility and Inclusive Education
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Ridgewood NJ, Get ready for a wickedly fun dose of literary mischief! The Ridgewood High School New Players Company is pulling back the curtain on its fall production this week, offering a show that’s a perfect blend of high school angst, Gothic satire, and supernatural chaos.
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Ridgewood NJ, on a near-perfect day for rowing at the 60th Head of the Charles in Boston, where course records were broken in eight out of the regatta’s 12 youth events, Ridgewood Crew made its own history with a best-ever team performance that included an eighth-place finish and two other boats finishing 11th.
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Ridgewood NJ, Village officials and their ideological partners that unveiled the full service community school to the district are watching the hourglass grow empty. In recent months Ridgewood Blog has reported on the collaborative efforts between Cottage Place and Village Hall leaders who are shaping Ridgewood Public Schools into the vision that Democratic Senators Joe Lagana (D-38th) and Benji Wimberly (D-35th)promised they could deliver to the State’s Education Committee members and gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill. Nervous Democrats are relying on voters keeping their heads buried in sand so that these plans can be aggressively pursued across all of New Jersey’s public schools should leftist ideologues prove victorious in November. Regardless of the Election Day outcome, the blueprint for re-envisioning New Jersey’s public schools is now transparent; much to the dismay of partisan leaders and their corporate sponsors. Now the public is asking: how long until there’s nothin’ left at all?
Continue reading Ridgewood Public Schools: This Old Boat is Taking Water
