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Mistakes To Avoid Before Getting Your First Car

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Cars play such an important role in our modern lives. We rely on our vehicles to get us to and from work, transport our children to school, and even just get around for fun. Being such an important aspect of our lives, most people find it exciting but frustratingly complex when it comes to purchasing a new vehicle. We all want a reliable, comfortable, and stylish car with an affordable price tag. Sometimes, first-time buyers can get lost in the initial excitement and ignore some red flags that end up causing them buyers remorse later down the road. 

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Reader says , ” The town is going to have to pass a law limiting how many “marches” one group is allowed in a year–6 months–even a month”

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“The town is going to have to pass a law limiting how many “marches” one group is allowed in a year–6 months–even a month. Ridgewood limits garage sales and requires permits but these groups–who obviously don’t work, volunteer, do anything but waste Police and others time by planning things a number of times a week. We, as a community don’t have to put up with that. Why aren’t they forced to get permits? A march blocking traffic should be forced to get a permit or be kicked off the streets and charged a fee. It’s obvious from all the pictures that they proudly post that they are blocking both streets and sidewalks while they hold aloft incomprehensible signs. (burning crosses connect to what?) They have gotten by with so much trouble making that they think they walk on air and can never be challenged. Why Not? Why are they being allowed to continue this?”

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NJ Business Coalition Urges Governor Murphy to Let New Jersey Reopen for Business

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Ridgewood NJ, With coronavirus numbers in the state declining, the New Jersey Business Coalition, a collection of more than 100 business and nonprofit groups, submitted a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy today urging him to end the “pause mode” of the reopening of New Jersey’s businesses.

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NJ Small Business Optimism Index Drops in July

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Ridgewood NJ, The latest results from the nations bellwether measurement of its Main Street economy did not have much good news to announce this morning, as states like New Jersey continue to have some businesses not yet reopened and others with highly restricted operations.

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A Reader asks , “Anyone ask Ridgewood BLM if they concur with BLM in Chicago , and when we can expect the looting?”

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Ridgewood NJ, Members of Black Lives Matter Chicago held a rally on Monday night in support of more than 100 people arrested following widespread looting and rioting in the city the night prior.Speaking at the rally outside a police station in the South Loop where organizers said the suspected looters are in custody, organizer Ariel Atkins excused the looting — which reportedly caused at least $60 million in property damage and left 13 police officers injured — calling the theft “reparations,” NBC Chicago reported.

A reader asks “Black Lives Matters just came out in support of the riots and looting in Chicago this weekend. They said looting is a form of reparations. Anyone ask Ridgewood BLM if they concur, and when we can expect the looting?”

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How to Find the Most Reliable AC Cleaning Service

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The summer might be some people’s favorite time of the year because it is associated with crazy beach parties, but when it is extremely hot outside, you may be tempted to stay at home. The peak of summer comes with unexpected heat waves that are bound to leave you feeling uncomfortable and irritable, which might lead you to overwork your AC by leaving it on 24/7. However, if your unit does not receive annual maintenance, it may suddenly stop working. Because you definitely do not want this to happen, especially in August, the hottest month of the year, it might be time to look into hiring an AC cleaning company to keep your unit in tip-top shape. If you do not know how to choose the best company, just try the next few tips.

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Attorney General William Barr calls protesters ,” a revolutionary group that is interested in some form of socialism or communism”

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Ridgewood NJ, Attorney General William Barr on Sunday voiced scathing criticism of the Democratic Party, claiming the left is trying to tear down U.S. institutions in a pursuit for “total victory.” The Attorney General said the protesters’ tactics were “fascistic”  for all to see and that their behavior amounted to a “revolutionary group that is interested in some form of socialism communism.”

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Reader says,”The main issue seems to be that we are “governed” by provincial thinkers with an employee mindset, and who’ve never had to worry about running an actual business”

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“it seems to me that the Ridgewood Village council are hell bent on destroying local businesses. Who would have thought that Ridgewood would have the same, bloody-minded, corrupt and self-destructive “administration” as NYC? Why are they so determined to finish off the local economy?

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PSEG: Downed power lines may look deceptively harmless. However, they can be extremely dangerous.

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This is what 13,800 volts does to roads and dirt. Imagine what it could do to you. The burned trench was 4 inches deep. This is why we say never touch or go near downed lines.

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Ridgewood NJ, Downed power lines may look deceptively harmless. However, they can be extremely dangerous.

Here are 10 things everyone should know about downed power lines.

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PSEG: Use Backup Power Safely

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Ridgewood NJ, Did you know you are legally responsible for safety incidents that occur from improperly installed power generators? Here’s how to avoid trouble. jere are s,ome tips for generator safety from PSEG:

If you have a power generator, be sure to keep the following instructions in mind:

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PSEG has restored service to about 569,000, or 99%, of the 575,000 customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias

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Ridgewood NJ, As of 9 a.m. PSE&G has restored service to about 569,000, or 99%, of the 575,000 customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias. PSE&G states that their  top priority is restoring the approximately 5,000 customers still without power mostly in Bergen and Essex counties .

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How to Become a World-Class Coffee Maker

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Are you one of those shut up and get me coffee kind of people? This quarantine has shown us, coffee addicts, how hard it is to live without the perfect cup of coffee every day. It would be fair to assume that you woke up missing the high quality, overpriced coffee you used to get at your favorite coffee shop every morning. However, this pandemic has proved that you do not need a barista to serve you the ideal cup of morning coffee because brewing your own coffee is not that hard. 

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Reader says, “Having affordable housing shoved down our throats because of “privilege” is the biggest con of all time.”

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“That’s just the point. Residents who moved to Ridgewood for the small-town feel and great schools pay a price. It’s called property taxes and incredibly high home prices. These residents work hard to get here and live here.
Having affordable housing shoved down our throats because of “privilege” is the biggest con of all time. The ones making money are the lawyers and developers. I want to live in Alpine and send my kids to private school. But I can’t. That’s life, but don’t tell me to move if I don’t like it. I worked my ass off to get here and If I wanted to live in high-density housing areas, I would have moved to Park Ridge.”

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Reader says , “We need a healthy business ecosystem to keep our state running”

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“Our businesses need to open. If they don’t we are cutting them off at the knees and what comes of this owners and employees? These “non-essential businesses “ are essential to them and their families. Consumers are still going to make their own decisions on their level of comfort. Let them innovate and honor reasonable practices to keep their patrons and employees safe. Otherwise, they become wards of the state when you give them no alternative. We overspend in this state to begin with, and then we put it on the backs of the tax payers already burdened with some of the highest taxes in the country? The result? Everyone loses. We need a healthy business ecosystem to keep our states running. In the face of a pandemic there are practices and precautions to exercise. But closing businesses is killing our state and continuing the mass exit from a state who levies the burden upon its residents in epic proportions.”