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Ridgewood Open Houses for December 7th , 2014

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$599,000 in Ridgewood

 

$389,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1439336
301 E Glen Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, C/C
Jolanta Krygier, Sales Associate
Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty-Saddle River
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$425,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1443545
1103 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, C/C
Jane L. McGuire, Sales Associate
Coldwell Banker, Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$599,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1418631
436 Alpine Ter, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, Col
Marylee Mullins, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$615,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1443709
128 Linwood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
William C. Ryder, Sales Associate
Gilsenan & Co.
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$620,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1430875
495 E Saddle River Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Michael Shetler, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$645,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1434373
698 Ellington Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Lori Lettieri, Sales Associate
Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$749,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1429328
154 Claremont Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Gina Fierro, Sales Associate
Weichert Realtors Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$799,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1436733
615 Grove St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Patrick Callanan, Broker Associate
Marron Gildea Realty, Inc. Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$829,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1441798
155 Beechwood Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, Ranch
Mary Onie Holland, Sales Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$899,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1442807
442 Wastena Ter, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Till Horkenbach, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 12/7
– See more at: https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses#sthash.SyywpI7B.KZU18Ugq.dpuf

$949,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1434988
285 Richards Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, Col
Barbara Masarky, Broker Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$1,295,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1443901
820 Morningside Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Mary Tarvin Passaro, Broker Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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$2,595,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1438016
310 Heights Rd, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 5 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Victoria Wilkinson, Sales Associate
Solutions Realty, LLC
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 12/7
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Open Houses for Sun 12/14
$499,000 in Ridgewood
MLS # 1437935
347 Franklin Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, Col
Karen Boyle, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 12/14
– See more at: https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses#sthash.SyywpI7B.KZU18Ugq.dpuf

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N.J. young adults more likely to live with parents, less likely to marry than rest of U.S.

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A clear symptom of a state in decline; ravaged by high taxes and fiscal policies which erode both opportunity and the quality of life for its residents. https://s.nj.com/IoOo8Fk

N.J. young adults more likely to live with parents, less likely to marry than rest of U.S.
By Stephen Stirling | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

New Jersey’s young adults are better educated than they were 30 years ago, but are earning less and are far more likely to live with their parents than the previous generation, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The new figures, released as part of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, take a look at the young adult population across the country from a period of 2009 to 2013. They paint a fascinating picture of the state’s rapidly evolving 18 to 34 year-old demographic, one that will likely dictate the future of the Garden State but is still suffering the lingering effects of the Great Recession.

Nearly 30 percent of New Jersey’s 18 to 34 year-olds now hold a Bachelor’s degree, the new data show, compared to 19 percent in 1980 and 22 percent across the rest of the country.

https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/12/nj_young_adults_more_likely_to_live_at_home_less_likely_to_marry_than_rest_of_us.html

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N.J. Supreme Court to hear arguments in affordable housing regulations case

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N.J. Supreme Court to hear arguments in affordable housing regulations case

December 4, 2014, 5:23 PM    Last updated: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 5:23 PM
By MICHAEL PHILLIS
State house bureau |
The Record
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The state Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will hear arguments in a case that will decide who gets to write the rules that govern affordable housing regulations, a long-standing issue that could impact every town in the state.

The state Supreme Court on Thursday announced it would hear oral arguments in a case that could transfer the power of writing affordable housing guidelines from the executive branch to the judiciary.

Oral arguments are scheduled for Jan. 6.

The Council on Affordable Housing, whose members are appointed by the governor, is tasked with  which is in charge of writing affordable housing rules., The council missed a state Supreme Court deadline to approve new guidelines, a time limit set by the Supreme Court as part of an ongoing lawsuit. After they missed the deadline, Fair Share Housing Center, an advocacy group focused on affordable housing, asked that the courts judiciary to take over the process.

The council operates within the executive branch. The A change in venue for affordable housing law would be significant because Governor Christie, who has loudly criticized affordable housing mandates, would have a downsized role in the rule making process. Instead, the court system that originally said affordable housing was a right would gain a new role in how it is implemented.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-in-affordable-housing-regulations-case-1.1146732

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Schar Report : A Whole lot of Nothing

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Schar Report:A Whole lot of Nothing

Committee cannot conclude what Christie knew about GWB lane closures

Prepared and submitted to the NJ Legislative Committee yesterday by attorney Reid J. Schar from Jenner and Block, a report regarding the George Washington Bridge lane closures asserts that the committee is not currently in a position to conclude what Governor Chris Christie “himself knew about the lane closures or when and how his knowledge of these events developed.” (Pizarro/PolitickerNJ)

https://politickernj.com/2014/12/schar-report-committee-cannot-conclude-what-christie-knew-about-gwb-lane-closures/

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Stuck on Stupid Trenton Lawmakers look to Raise NJ Gas Tax

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Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo

Stuck on Stupid Trenton Lawmakers look to Raise NJ Gas Tax

Potential N.J. gas tax increase comes up against Christie’s 2016 prospects

TRENTON — As the Republican governor of a blue state who has presidential aspirations, Chris Christie has spent much of the past five years carefully considering whether what plays in New Jersey will also play in more conservative states like South Carolina.

That balancing act is about to get a lot tougher as calls to raise the state’s gas tax grow louder.

New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund — which pays for major transportation projects — is almost broke. And Democrats who control the Legislature say that after years of fiscal maneuvers and borrowing for road projects, more revenue is needed.

The question becomes how Christie — who is widely expected to seek the nomination for the White House in a Republican Party that loathes raising taxes — signs such a measure into law without mortally damaging his presidential campaign before it even begins.

https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/11/potential_nj_gas_tax_increase_comes_up_against_christie_2016_prospects.html

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Clinton says America should ‘empathize’ with its enemies

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Clinton says America should ‘empathize’ with its enemies

Published December 05, 2014
FoxNews.com

Hillary Clinton is taking heat for saying America should “empathize” and show “respect” for its enemies.

The former secretary of State, who is considered a likely 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, made the remarks during a speech Wednesday at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Touting an approach she calls “smart power,” Clinton urged America to use “every possible tool and partner” to advance peace.

This, she said, includes “leaving no one on the sidelines, showing respect even for one’s enemies, trying to understand and insofar as psychologically possible, empathize with their perspective and point of view.”

At a time when the U.S. military is launching airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, some called the comments out of place.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/05/clinton-says-america-should-empathize-with-its-enemies/

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Hockey Preview: Ridgewood skates to strong start

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Hockey Preview: Ridgewood skates to strong start

DECEMBER 5, 2014    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY JIM MCCONVILLE
CORRESPONDENT |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Two games do not a season make, but for the Ridgewood High School ice hockey team, its first two outings did begin to paint a portrait of the 2014-15 campaign. And, judging by some of the base colors, the picture looks bright for the Maroons.

With the early November start, RHS got a pair of games in the books over Thanksgiving weekend. It opened with an 8-0 defeat of Passaic Valley/Cedar Grove on Saturday before falling to state power Ramsey, 5-2, on Sunday.

While the former result was somewhat expected, the game with Ramsey is the one that opened some eyes. The Maroons impressed many people with their effort against last season’s State Public B runner-up — including Rams head coach Bob Toy, who complimented his Ridgewood counterpart afterward.

“He [Toy] told me that he felt we’re capable of playing with the Mennen [Division] teams,” Maroon coach Mike Lucchesi said, referring to the top flight of the powerful Morris County Hockey League. “He was very complimentary, and that was really nice to hear coming from him.”

Ridgewood will get the chance to prove those words right later in the season when it plays Randolph and Morris Knolls, two Mennen Cup contenders, in non-conference games. Next up is tonight’s Big North Patriot (formerly Gold) Division meeting with River Dell/Westwood at the Ice House in Hackensack.

https://www.northjersey.com/sports/high-school-sports/boys-ice-hockey/maroons-skate-to-strong-start-1.1146894

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RIDGEWOOD BOARD OF ED MEETS ON DECEMBER 15

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RIDGEWOOD BOARD OF ED MEETS ON DECEMBER 15

The next Regular Public Meeting of the Ridgewood Board of Education will be held on Monday, December 15, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.

The public is invited to attend the meeting at the Ed Center, 49 Cottage Place, Floor 3. The meeting will be aired live on FiOS channel 33 and Optimum channel 77. Or it may be viewed live via the district website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us using the “Link in Live” tab.

Click here to view the agenda for the December 1, 2014 Regular Public Meeting.

Click here to view the webcast of the December 1, 2014 Regular Public Meeting.

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Ridgewood asks judge to dismiss Valley Hospital lawsuit

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DECEMBER 6, 2014    LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY MARY JO LAYTON
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

The village of Ridgewood is asking a Bergen County judge to dismiss a lawsuit The Valley Hospital filed after its plan to nearly double in size was rejected, according to court documents filed this week.

The lawsuit, which hospital officials filed in October, targeted the Ridgewood Planning Board and the village, arguing the board illegally sided with neighborhood opponents rather than permitting a change in the hospital zone to upgrade “an inherently beneficial regional hospital.”

Valley’s expansion plans have been defeated twice in recent years and have triggered strong protest from some residents who spent more than $100,000 over several years to block the proposals.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/health-news/ridgewood-tries-to-halt-valley-suit-1.1147585

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Respectful behavior should go both ways

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Respectful behavior should go both ways

DECEMBER 5, 2014    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2014, 12:31 AM
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

To the Editor:

On Nov. 24, the mayor held a meeting on civility. It appears that attendance was by invitation only, but because we are a small village, the word got out rather quickly. I wonder what the true purpose of this meeting was.

It seems the first thing that one would do if there was a perceived problem is to hold a public meeting so that all interested parties could attend and that all our council members would be included. Transparency is at the heart of all public discourse. If conduct at sporting events is an issue, then where were all the participants? As long as I have lived, there has always been an occasional out-of-control parent and/or coach, but I don’t see it as a new issue or one particular to Ridgewood.

To another point, I have attended and ran many meetings and hardly ever has civility been a problem. Where I have seen a breakdown of civility is at the council level, when at the dais personal attacks have been directed at other council members. We have guidelines to prevent this, Robert’s Rules of Order and the Open Public Meetings Act, but they were not always followed, and some meetings became very contentious.

Also, as a citizen coming to the microphone, it is an intimidating experience. It is very difficult to express a contrary opinion in such a setting. On rare occasions, a speaker may get personal, but the chairperson can properly silence that with a reminder of meeting protocol. But how do we stop it when it is coming the other way?

Last, while I have never observed a lack of civility at the Board of Education meetings, I believe its policy of not responding in any way to speakers at the microphone is incredibly rude. As one speaker recently said, it is like talking in a vacuum and the silence is deafening.

We elect our council and board members. We believe in a representative government. Public meetings need to be open and inclusive. As tax-paying residents of the village, we need to feel that are voices are being heard. Respectful behavior goes both ways.

Linda McNamara

Ridgewood

https://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-letters-to-the-editor/letter-respectful-behavior-should-go-both-ways-1.1146805

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Ridgewood should not settle for average

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Ridgewood should not settle for average

December 6, 2014

To the Editor:

The developers proposing high-density developments have said traffic shouldn’t be an issue and schools would experience minimal increases in enrollment. It appears that they might have succeeded in convincing some of the Planning Board members.

Before accepting developers’ conclusions, we need to decide on a proper analytical framework. To do so, we can employ the elementary concepts of statistics. The developers are showing us the average cases. Traffic should be fine most of the time. Schools should not be incrementally crowded for many of the grades. However, we know this is not the way to look at the problem. Instead of the average, we need to focus on the bottlenecks and the possible extremes the proposed plans could generate.

What the developers are telling us is analogous to a stranger telling us that it’s safe to walk across a lake because the average depth of the lake is five feet. Clearly, this piece of information is insufficient. What we should find out is the maximum depth of the lake, the worst-case scenario.

Using the worst-case framework, we can reach the following conclusions:

High-density development will exacerbate traffic when it counts the most — the commuting hours. These are compact few hours of the day, but the number of people affected and the amount of pain experienced will be exponentially higher.

High-density development will also create overcrowding at certain (not all) grade levels. Moreover, the volatility of student enrollment is likely to rise with ongoing tendency for spikes. Therefore, for students, being impacted by class overcrowding will be based on the luck of the draw.

Given these negative scenarios, why would we want high-density development? How could certain members of the Planning Board possibly think this is a good idea? Why are we playing a treacherous game of three-card Monte with the future of this town?

Steve Kim

Ridgewood

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Central Business District Panel Discussions – January 21, 2015 at 7:30PM

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Central Business District  Panel Discussions – January 21, 2015 at 7:30PM

Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli has scheduled another CBD Panel Discussion for January 21, 2015 from 7:30PM to 9PM. It will be held in the Village Hall Court Room. The two topics for discussion will be – CBD Parking and Blue Laws.

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Report: NJ at back of the pack for jobs growth

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Report: NJ at back of the pack for jobs growth

DECEMBER 3, 2014    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014, 6:13 PM
BY HUGH R. MORLEY
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

A private sector employment report showing the nation has added jobs at a healthy clip since the start of the year also shows just how far behind New Jersey remains in the economic recovery.

The nation added 208,000 private sector jobs in November, taking the total added to 2.26 million this year, according to the monthly survey released Wednesday by ADP Research Institute, a division of Roseland-based payroll company ADP.

The employment increase of about 2 percent for the year so far, very close to the official government figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is the latest evidence that the recovery from the Great Recession is continuing at a good pace.

Meanwhile, New Jersey’s private sector employment has increased by slightly more than a third of that amount – just over 0.7 percent – as several key sectors have lost jobs this year, according to the state’s latest employment report, which covers the year through October. The sectors in which New Jersey’s private employment has fallen this year included construction, manufacturing and leisure and hospitality.

New Jersey lagged in particular in the “goods producing” sector, which has fallen by just over 1.1 percent so far this year, losing about 4,200 jobs, compared to a gain of 1.86 percent nationwide, according to the ADP report.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/report-u-s-november-jobs-strong-but-impact-on-nj-unclear-1.1145507

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November Jobs Report Gives Insight into Why Most Americans Think the Economy Is Lousy

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November Jobs Report Gives Insight into Why Most Americans Think the Economy Is Lousy

James Sherk / @JamesBSherk / December 05, 2014

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ November employment report showed solid economic growth, but also provides clues about why many Americans report unhappiness with the economy.

The headline figures contained mostly good news. The household survey reported the unemployment rate remaining flat (5.8 percent) at the lowest rate since July 2008.  Labor force participation also remained flat at 62.8 percent as did the employment to population ratio—remaining 59.2 percent, the highest since mid-2009 but well below pre-recession levels.

The average duration of unemployment has remained stubbornly high, rising to 33 weeks in November.

The payroll survey reported employers created 321,000 net new jobs in November—the most in any month since April 2011. The professional and business services (+86,000), retail trade (+50,000), healthcare (+29,000) and food services and drinking places (+27,000) showed the greatest gains.  The payroll survey also found the average work hours increasing a tenth of an hour to 34.6 a week—the highest level since early 2008. In more good news, revisions to the September and October surveys showed that employers created 44,000 more jobs those months than previously believed.

Nonetheless, polls suggest that most Americans consider the economy in poor shape. The exit polls from the midterm elections found that 70 percent of voters see America’s economic condition as either “not so good” or “poor.”

Over the past year, average wages have grown by 2.1 percent—only slightly above the rate of inflation.

The November jobs report gives some insight into why. The average duration of unemployment has remained stubbornly high, rising to 33 weeks in November. The median unemployed worker has been looking for work for almost three months—almost twice as long as before the recession hit. Unemployment has become more painful for workers; those who lose their jobs have much greater difficulty finding new ones.

Additionally, average hourly wage growth has slowed to a crawl during the recovery. In November, average wages rose just 9 cents an hour. Over the past year, average wages have grown by 2.1 percent—only slightly above the rate of inflation. Thus, the real buying power of American workers has hardly improved.

This also shows why claims that this represents the strongest economic growth since the tech bubble are misleading. Yes, the economy has added jobs a good pace – welcome news after the deep recession and anemic recovery. But wages grew far faster and the unemployed found jobs far more quickly in the mid-2000s. This does not feel like a booming economy because it is not.

All told, November’s employment report brought welcome news about labor market improvements—but the economy still remains far from a satisfying recovery.

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Enter Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital’s Holiday Pet Photo Contest!

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Enter Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital’s Holiday Pet Photo Contest!

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Enter Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital’s Holiday Pet Photo Contest!

3 HOLIDAY PET PHOTO PRIZES!! 3 WINNERS!!

Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital is hosting a Holiday Pet Photo Contest! Please “LIKE” our Facebook Page to enter, and submit your photos for the contest either by a Facebook message, or by emailing them to us at: [email protected]. Please make sure that you identify your pet’s first & last name when submitting the photo, and leave your contact information. You may only submit 1 picture of each pet; however, you may enter as many pets as you wish! You may also submit a group photo of your pets for consideration as well as individual pictures.

Once we have your photo, we will upload it to the Holiday Pet Photo Contest album here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/…. Click on that link to find your pet’s photo, and feel free to share, comment and like it, because the photo with the most “likes” on our Facebook page wins!! This contest has already started, so hurry! And it will end on December 24th at 11am EST. Winners will be revealed by December 26th. ***Before entering the contest, please read the full rules, regulations and instructions in our “Notes” section here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/ridgewood-veterinary-hospital/ridgewood-veterinary-hospitals-holiday-pet-photo-contest/824984030886736***

1ST PRIZE
$300 Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital Gift Certificate

2ND PRIZE
$150 Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital Gift Certificate

3RD PRIZE
$75 Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital Gift Certificate

***Remember, the photo with most “likes” on our page wins so please email us your photo entry today and share the Holiday Pet Photo Fun! Thank you!