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Ridgewood NJ, Jazz guitar greats Joel Kipnis (known simply as JK in the music industry) and Mark Whitfield and their band will fill the sanctuary at West Side Presbyterian Church with cool jazz sounds on Sunday, November 19 at 3:00 pm as part of the 48th season of the West Side Concert Series.
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Ridgewood NJ, residents continue to mobilize to fight the proposed Route 17 LED billboard . Many a calling it sign pollution and an attack on the very character the Village of Ridgewood . Just a reminder elections have consequences .
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Ridgewood NJ, Baristas affiliated with Starbucks Workers United, are planning their most significant strike to date this week, alleging the company’s refusal to engage in fair negotiations at cafes that have voted to unionize.
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Ridgewood NJ, Deeply Rooted; Ridgewood’s Little Plant Shop window WON! It was a fun Oktoberfest weekend, despite a day of rain. In case you didn’t know- AP Art students from RHS were paired with participating businesses, and a 4th grade student who signed up for a special art program. Together, they designed and executed amazing window art for the Halloween holiday. Deeply Rooted was done by my former student Emma P!!! Here she is with her RHS Art teacher, Ms. Maxwell, also a former RHS student! “Feed me, Seymour….” Congratulations! (posted with parental permission).
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photos courtesy of Boyd Loving (see https://www.facebook.com/theridgewoodblog/ for more )
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Ridgewood NJ, November 11, Veterans Day, a federal holiday in the United States, is dedicated to honoring and expressing gratitude to the nation’s military veterans. This day offers a notable opportunity for Americans to pay their respects to those who have courageously served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Ridgewood NJ, let’s welcome this new bakery on the west side coming to Ridgewood! Black Magic Bakehouse is opening our first brick and mortar on the west side of Ridgewood! It’s a very big, very scary step (especially doing it alone) . The demand has grown so much over the years that Black Magic Bakehouse pop ups have been selling out in under an hour!
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Ridgewood NJ, Valley Health System is pleased to welcome Joseph Mathew, MD, FACP, FCCP, CPE, as Chair of Medical Specialties for Valley Medical Group.
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Ridgewood NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, on Thursday, November 9th ,reported the rectory and youth ministry offices suffered an internet outage . Because of the internet outage, the live-streaming of their daily masses was also affected. Meaning you could not view the live-streaming of masses on any of the three platforms (Facebook, parish website or the parish Youtube page.) until the internet is restored.
photo courtesy of Anne LaGrange Loving
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Ridgewood NJ, there is a new chocolate shop in town that just opened on Monday. It is at 254 East Ridgewood Avenue just a couple of stores up from the Maple Avenue corner. Their products are mouth watering and the owner is so nice. Stop in!
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Fire Department EMTs transported one (1) victim to The Valley Hospital by ambulance following an early Thursday evening, 11/09, motor vehicle crash in the 200 block of North Monroe Street, Ridgewood. The crash occurred when a Mazda SUV traveling on North Monroe Street struck Honda SUV that was being backed out of a driveway. A flatbed tow truck removed the heavily damaged Mazda from the scene. The rear ended Honda was driven back into its own driveway. Ridgewood Police investigated the crash.
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Ridgewood NJ, on Saturday November 11, 2023 American Legion Post 53 will conduct a service honoring all veterans who have served in our nations’ armed forces to protect the freedoms we enjoy today. The service will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square, the time of the signing of the Armistice ending WWI on November 11, 1914.
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Ridgewood NJ, Village of Ridgewood Offices will be CLOSED on Friday, November 10th in observance of Veterans Day. Thank you to all who have served!
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Village Manager Keith Kazmark ,”Now that the leaves have really started to fall, our Streets Division is hard at work collecting the leaves at the curb. Crews will even be working longer days to get the job done!”
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