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An Open Letter from Kensington Senior Living to the Village of Ridgewood

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Dear Village of Ridgewood Community,

Kensington Senior Living recently presented a concept plan to the Ridgewood Village Council for a 95+/- room assisted living community to be built on the current site of Ridgewood Vehicle, Barry’s Ridgewood Auto Body and a single-family home (246, 256, and 264 South Broad Street).  Specifically, Kensington asked that the Village Council refer the project to the Village’s Planning Board in order to study the property to determine if it meets the criteria to be designated an Area in Need of Redevelopment. It is Kensington’s belief that the property meets several of the necessary criteria to be designated as an Area in Need of Redevelopment, including the fact that it is a non-conforming use and is likely environmentally contaminated.  

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FREE PARKING IN ALL PARKING LOTS IN THE RIDGEWOOD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ON SPECIFIC SATURDAYS IN DECEMBER

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Ridgewood NJ, All parking lots in the Central Business District, including the train station lot, will have free parking on the following Saturdays:  December 7th, 14th, and 21st.  This does not include the parking area by the Christmas tree (on the corner of East Ridgewood Ave. and Broad Street) or the parking area to the right of the train station parking lot (in the area across from the stores and restaurants on Godwin Avenue).  Street meters will still be in effect.  Come shop, dine, and enjoy FREE parking in the Village during the holiday season.

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Ridgewood Emergency Services TIES Organize Food Drive

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Emergency Services TIES (Teens in Emergency Services) Sergeants organized a food drive with their fellow volunteers at our meeting last week. The food was collected with contributions from the other volunteers and donated to Social Services Association of Ridgewood.
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Play Ball : RBSA Early Bird Registration

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Registration & Program Fees

Registration & Program Fees

The RBSA is a volunteer organization.  We rely on parents and guardians to volunteer their time to help make this organization possible.  While you are going through the registration process, please be sure to register to volunteer as a coach, an assistant coach, fundraiser, parade assistant or any other position that you feel you can help.  Coaching in the lower grades requires only a few hours of your time a week and is critical to ensure that our players have the instruction and assistance needed to make this an enjoyable experience.

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RIDGEWOOD HISTORIC HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR

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Seven Historic Village Houses Featured for Ridgewood’s 125th Anniversary Celebration

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Historical Society and The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood will co-sponsor a Historic Holiday House Tour to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of The Village of Ridgewood. 

The tour, which will run Sunday, December 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., includes seven Ridgewood homes built between 1880 and 1930 and spanning a variety of architectural styles. The homes’ interiors are as varied as their exteriors. 

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Ridgewood Has Become a Transient Town

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Ridgewood NJ, in the last 14 years of running the Ridgewood blog every time someone claims higher taxes are needed for something they are always the first people out the door when the last child graduates .Ridgewood has sadly become a transient town .

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Ridgewood’s Christmas Tree is on the Way

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Ridgewood NJ, the village has finally gotten its Christmas tree . It took a couple of extra weeks and a massive social media campaign but now the Ridgewood Christmas tree is on its way.

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Margie Downs Fundraiser

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Ridgewood NJ, Margie has volunteered in the Village for over 30 years and now she needs OUR help!

Due to a medical issue requiring hospital care and no health insurance, Margie is faced with some astronomical expenses.

Join us as we donate 10% of all vitamin, cosmetic and gift sales to Margie.

There will be refreshments donated by It’s Greek to Me and live music performed by Village resident, Eugene Thomas.

Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 9 AM – 5 PM
Town & Country Apothecary & Fine Cosmetics
60 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, New Jersey 0745

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Village of Ridgewood’s 125th Anniversary Gala

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood celebrated its 125th Anniversary with a black tie gala on November 16th . Mayor Ramon Hache summed it up best , “It was an incredible event thanks to the help of so many volunteers, residents, and businesses. We came together as a community to celebrate our tradition and showcased our variety of restaurants and incredible local musical talent. Thank you for everyone who helped make the event possible and those who came out to celebrate. Very grateful for the 125th Anniversary Committee (Susan Traina Knudsen, Sinan “Seth” Akar,Theresa Callaghan, Gail Ghezzi, Dacey Latham, Joe Joseph Stanley Suplicki), our sponsors (EPIC, HUMC Foundation, Valley Bank), our restaurants for donating the food, Kathryn Schmidt and Parties Unplugged, Felina, Scott Alan Lief our MC, Ridgewood Party Rentals, Beers Flowers, Mark Kossick and the Kohort App, Zigi Putnins, The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce, The Ridgewood Guild, The Ridgewood Community Foundation, Sherma C. Andrews, Lynn Needle, Joe Oriente, Sally Ann Skoric, Soul’d Out and Eugene Jean Thomas.

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Ridgewood Emergency Services Founding and Life Member Angela Altschuler Passes Away

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“It is with deep regret that I announce the passing of Founding and Life Member Angela Altschuler. Angela was an Active Member of 25 years before being honored with Life Membership. Angela, a friend to all, a great teacher/mentor, EMT, and EMS Lieutenant and Captain who truly cared for her patients and our members. Angela will be missed. Posted by Acting Chief Ryan Savaria.”

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Kensington Senior Development Still Targeting Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, At the Village Council meeting last night October 23, Rev. Lemuel Brown from the Mount Bethel Baptist Church on Broad Street spoke.  He stated that he had the “very esteemed honor” to visit the Kensington facility in Falls Church, Virginia.  He said he was contacted by them, and they drove him around and they all went to lunch and quite by chance they met the mayor and a councilman (quite by chance, bulls–t).  He didn’t actually say that they paid for his trip (or maybe they paid him to speak?) but it sure sounded like it.   Rev. Brown came to the council meeting to sing the glories of Kensington. 

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September was “National Family Meals Month”

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yep we missed it , Family meals eaten at home have been proven to benefit the health and wellness of children and adolescents

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Health Dept.shares this important information. September is celebrated as National Family Meals Month™, a nationwide event designed to help families enjoy more meals around the table together and increase awareness of the benefits of family meals on the health of children and adults alike. Family meals eaten at home have been proven to benefit the health and wellness of children and adolescents, to fight obesity, substance abuse and to make families stronger, thus creating a positive impact on communities and the nation as a whole. Numerous studies show that home-cooked meals nourish the spirit, brain and health of all family members.

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Reader says, “the neighbors who thought the “noise” was a nuisance could have knocked on their neighbor’s doors”

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“This is so sad. The kids were playing at a decent hour. So they were being considerate of their neighbors.

Let the kids play!

I grew up playing ball in the street and in my neighborhood the parents were understanding and tolerant of the fact that we were just looking for a place to play, so they made sure the cars were out of our way. That was very cool of them! On the few occasions that a car was “in the way” we incorporated that into our game.

Moral of the story is that the neighbors who thought the “noise” was a nuisance could have knocked on their neighbor’s doors before alerting the police. AND likewise, the police shouldn’t have stopped the kids because they didn’t violate ANY ordinances whatsoever.”

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Two Beautiful Ridgewood Homes Eyed for Teardown by Developer

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Ridgewood NJ, A notice (attached) was delivered earlier this week to neighbors of two large properties on which two beautiful old homes (built-in 1898 and 1902) are located stating that they wanted permission to raze both houses, combine the properties, and build eight houses on a newly carved cul-de-sac.

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