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Ridgewood NJ, the Valley Hospital has been named one of the world’s best hospitals by Newsweek in its World’s Best Hospitals 2023 list.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Valley Hospital has been named one of the world’s best hospitals by Newsweek in its World’s Best Hospitals 2023 list.
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Ridgewood NJ, Residents of streets near the Schedler property have informed us of the seemingly increased number and frequency of Ridgewood Police Department vehicles patrolling along West Saddle River Road during the past several weeks.
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Ridgewood NJ, spring is in the air and Van Dyk’s Ice Cream in Ridgewood has opened for the season. The local ice cream parlor reopened on March 4th.
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WASHINGTON DC, on March 1st – 3rd 2023, New Jersey members of the Civil Air Patrol (U.S. Air Force Auxiliary) participated in the annual “National Legislative Day.” Event. This National event has Senior (adult) and Cadet (youth) members from across the United States converge on the halls of Congress to advocate for continued CAP Defense Appropriation funding.
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Ridgewood NJ, last call the closing reception and award ceremony will be held on Sundale March 5th for the Ridgewood Art Institute’s 43rd Annual Open Juried Show. The show featured gorgeous pieces chosen from nationwide applications. On view in our beautiful galleries until March 5th from 10am-3pm daily

Major Commercial Development Project proposed for Broad Street
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Ridgewood NJ, Mountain View Auto now owns three adjoining properties on Broad Street (246-264 S. Broad St. —just north of Highwood Ave.). It is asking the Village to approve major zoning changes to allow it to triple the size of its auto body repair shop and to build a large, 2-story office building.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Department of Parks and Recreation is currently accepting applications for seasonal part-time positions with the Summer Day Camp as well as Graydon Pool.

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Ridgewood NJ, Bookends in Ridgewood to Host Sarah Ferguson the Duchess of York for a Meet and Greet Book Signing on Wednesday, March 8th at 6pm ,in celebration of her new novel; A MOST INTRIGUING LADY. Link in bio for tickets. Or go www.book-ends.com

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Ridgewood NJ, as if Ridgewood Hudson street garage does not already have a hole host of problems . Electric cars and gas-powered cars can vary in weight depending on the make and model, but generally speaking, electric cars are often heavier than gas-powered cars. This is because electric cars require heavy batteries to store the energy needed to power the vehicle, whereas gas-powered cars rely on a lighter fuel tank and combustion engine.
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Ridgewood NJ, doxo’s recently released report (2023 U.S. Bill Pay Market Size & Category Breakout Report) reveals that Americans spend a total of $3.87 trillion annually on household bills. The report also found that, the average American household spends approximately $2,046 a month, or $24,557 per year on the ten most essential household bills.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood YMCA’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Ramon M. Hache Sr. as Chief Executive Officer.
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Ridgewood NJ, when informed by Village Engineer Christopher Rutishauser Wednesday evening that the NJ State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will control almost every aspect of their plan to develop the Schedler property, Village Council members were visibly perturbed. Especially after Mr. Rutishauser said that a full sized athletic field with artificial turf and permanent lighting would probably not be approved by SHPO.

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Ridgewood NJ, on Tuesday we reported that Village Hall employees did not have to report to work today due to inclement weather. We later discovered that the “regular joes” in many departments had to report to work on Tuesday and it was only the “white collar” workers in Village Hall that got the day off . The same people who we are told who were privileged during the covid pandemic. They stayed home for a long time while everybody else had to come to work or rotate schedules.
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Dear Neighbor,
You may have heard recently about some hubbub relating to the Schedler Property, but you probably don’t know much about it. Well, here’s a little background and why you should be concerned.
Continue reading 5 Reasons Why The Plight of Schedler Residents in Ridgewood Should Matter To You