By Charles Stampul
Reading Bambi to my daughter, I come to the heartbreaking lines…
“Bambi ran as fast as he could. When he reached the thicket he said, “We made it, Mother!” But she wasn’t there. Then Bambi heard a second gunshot.”
Fall is right around the corner, so that means it’s now time to prep your home for colder temperatures and soon enough, snow. September and October are also the perfect months make upgrades in your home. With the weather being not too hot or too cold, you can upgrade your home inside and out without breaking a sweat. If you’ve been thinking about renovating your home but aren’t sure where to started, you’ve come to the right place. Below are some of the best home renovations you should have on your radar.
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Ridgewood NJ, Valley Health System congratulates its 142 affiliated physicians in 41 specialties who are included on Jersey’s Best magazine’s “2022 Top Doctors” list.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Village Council have decided not to tweak the municipal law regulating election signs .The local law imposes time limits, ” all campaign signs must be removed no later than 20 days after the General Election.” The time limit for the removal of political signs is the point of contention.
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Ridgewood NJ, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock released the following statement in response to renewed discussions on the harm caused by New Jersey’s paper bag ban:
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Love is one of the most powerful and mysterious emotions in the world. It can make people do crazy things, and it often seems to defy reason. But what is love, really? And how do we choose our partners?
Triangular theory of love
The Triangular Theory of Love is a theory that claims that human beings can love one another in different ways. This theory proposes that love is composed of three distinct elements: emotional intimacy, commitment, and passion. The latter two components are considered less stable and predictable than the former two. According to Sternberg’s theory, humans can love each other to the extent that they exhibit evidence of two or more of these components. However, different combinations of these components will produce different kinds of love. In this way, there are at least eight types of love.
Continue reading The Evolutionary Biology of Love – How Do We Pick Our Partners?
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To accommodate those attending the many activities and events held on weekdays at both the Village Hall and the Ridgewood Public Library
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Ridgewood NJ, in order to allow for greater vehicle turnover; to accommodate those attending the many activities and events held on weekdays at both the Village Hall and the Ridgewood Public Library; and to allow those using the walking paths and playground at Veterans Field to find parking spaces in the Village Hall/Library parking lot, new parking restrictions are now in effect.
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Ridgewood NJ, with nearly half of the population saying that they’d prefer to live in a suburban area, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best Small Cities in America,
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Ridgewood NJ, most voters believe violent crime is getting worse and expect the issue to be important in next month’s midterm elections.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 62% of Likely U.S. voters believe the problem of violent crime in America is getting worse. Only 11% think the crime problem is getting better, while 24% think the problem is staying about the same. These findings are almost unchanged since April. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Ridgewood NJ, preventing cheating in elections is a priority for voters, who expect the issue to be important in next month’s midterm elections.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 84% of Likely U.S. voters believe the issue of election integrity will be important in this year’s congressional elections, including 61% who expect it to be Very Important. Just 13% don’t think the issue will be important. In August, 80% of voters expected election integrity to be an important issue in the midterms. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Ridgewood NJ, October 19th – 7:00 p.m. – Ridgewood Village Hall Court Room – The League of Women Voters sponsors a Candidates’ Night for Candidates for Village Council – Come and listen to the candidates for Village Council answer questions posed by the League of Women Voters. This will be broadcast on FiOS Channel 34, and on YouTube.
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Ridgewood NJ, October 9th – 11 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Veterans Field (corner of Linwood Avenue and North Maple Avenue) – Ridgewood PBA Food Truck Festival and Kids’ Zone – This will be a day of Fun, Food, and Awareness and funds will be raised for The Golden Lights Foundation (501c3). All proceeds will go directly towards pediatric cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia. There will be bounce houses and games in a kids’ zone (wristband entry), live music, a beer garden and information booths. $5 entry; $25 for Kids” Zone; $25 for beer garden. Parking at Graydon Pool parking lot (corner of Northern Parkway and Linwood Avenue)
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Ridgewood NJ, October 8th and 9th – Beginning at 12 Noon – Everyone is invited to Oktoberfest in Ridgewood’s West Village, in the Wilsey Square and Train Station Parking Lots – Come and enjoy hayrides (traveling on Heights Road and Crest Road with “The View” of NYC from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m.), food, pumpkin painting, a scarecrow-making contest, a tent of vendors, toss games, sidewalk chalking, ice cream, and a full weekend of music during the day and into the night.
