Ridgewood NJ, The Kasschau Memorial Shell’s (located on Veterans Field, behind the Ridgewood Public Library) summer programs have begun – Programs will be held every Tuesday and Thursday night, through early August. The programs will begin at 8:30 p.m. and are free to the public. Please bring a chair or blanket and we encourage you to wear a mask and social distance your chairs on Veterans Field.
“No resident uses all of the features of this town. Some residents don’t even use the school system. Some use the parks, some don’t. Some play tennis, some don’t. Some use the communal garden, some don’t. Some go to concerts at the band shell, some don’t. For those who enjoy using Graydon, it’s a wonderful thing that the VC went ahead and opened it up this year. It’s kind of shocking to me that there was even a dispute about it. Nancy Bigos and Heather Mayländer pushed back so hard against this that it was shocking. Spoke to me of complete abject laziness on their part.”
Ridgewood NJ, according to the Bergen Recorrd a co-founder of Ridgewood for Black Liberation and her attorney are calling for state, county and local officials to investigate the Ridgewood Police Department after she was arrested during an Independence Day march. Thria Margareth Bernabe, 22, was arrested Saturday while participating in a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Ridgewood, her hometown. She is scheduled to appear in Ridgewood municipal court July 23.
Ridgewood NJ, Village Council Meetings, which are streamed live on the Village website through Swagit and shown on Zoom teleconferencing, will be held on the following dates/times:
“This movement needs to be actively discussed at the village hall and with BOE, officially. We can’t pretend that the woke religion isn’t a serious issue. It is very serious, ask residents in burned down, boarded up neighborhoods across the country.
While I respect individual parents’ decision to raise their kids in their own way, the village must vocally and unequivocally reflect values that vast majority of residents espouse. And I have no doubt that includes respect for the flag, freedom of speech and critical thinking.
All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing.”
Ridgewood NJ, The coronavirus pandemic has led another retailer to filing for bankruptcy. Lucky Brand Dungarees LLC, which has about 200 Lucky Brand stores in North America and sells its products in department stores, announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday with plans to sell the equity-backed business to the SPARC Group, operator of Aéropostale and Nautica.
Ridgewood NJ, All Village buildings will open to the public (with the exception of the Library) on July 6, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and we respectfully request that you only enter Village buildings for official Village business. Loitering is prohibited in all Village buildings. Masks are required in all Village buildings. If you do not wear a mask, you will be asked to wait outside while someone from the department that you are there to see meets you outside the Village building to assist you
Ridgewood NJ, Graydon Pool will be open June 29 through Labor Day, September 7, 2020, Plenty of parking ,no sharks and no traffic . Come and enjoy Graydon Pool for another wonderful summer season. Seasonal memberships are available for sale on Community Pass. The Water’s Edge Café at the pool will also be open this summer.
“I’ve read the article twice now and don’t detect any racism. Thoughtful and provocative, yes, which seems to be the problem for “progressives” and those who think they are, like some commentators here.
It’s great that young people are out protesting and showing solidarity with another group of people but I wonder how well informed they truly are and whether they and their parents (and some commentators here) are able to separate the basic, laudable idea that Black Lives Matter and the BLM organization/leadership, which has a distinctly socialist/radical streak which is much less acceptable to informed, mature adults. I suspect not.
“I recommend that parents of these protesters google CNN payout to Nick Sandman. It’s a big figure. It doesn’t take much imagination to picture a law abiding resident who gets into an argument with the kids… some of them act aggressive… a nuz outlet or Twitter outs the resident publicly… the Leftist mob smear the resident… the resident files a juicy lawsuits against the nuz outlet… and against the Ridgewood kids who were smearing him…
This is all fun and games, and material for college applications… until the slow wheels of justice finally club your kid with a 6 or 7-figure decision. And don’t think for a second this won’t happened to you because some a$$holes in DC or whatever got away with worse. Those a$$holes had no $. You do.”
Ridgewood NJ, a reader made some interesting observations and adds some valuable advice :
“It is very possible that 99.9% of BLM protesters are being manipulated without their knowledge, so do not condemn these children, and the participants in this photo appear to be mostly children. How can they be held responsible for their actions? They are children because… Hey, Google, when does the human brain develop fully? ANSWER – it takes at least 20-30 years (you cold look it up).
Ridgewood NJ, a reader asked , “Do you think that the Village had intelligence that there would be a protest like this and that’s why they cancelled the CBD restaurant mall ?” It does appear to be the case and the Village can be commended for taking action to ensure the safety of residents ,businesses and protesters ,but it does raise some issues as to why the Central Business District continues to get the shaft from the Village. Will Ridgewood CBD continue its comeback attempt to once again be a viable post pandemic downtown or will shoppers and dinners flee and not return do to protests and unrest ?
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood was once again the scene of another “Black Lives Matter” protests . It is being reported that there was one arrest for disrupting traffic at the corner of North Broad and East Ridgewood. The demonstration was “otherwise peaceful “. The Protesters marched up and Down Ridgewood Avenue and also protested in front of the Ridgewood police station.
A few observation: while we are firm believers in Free Speech unlike many in the Village , Free Speech carries with it responsibility and consequences , ask Muhammad Ali .While we commend the children for being active and engaged, we are once again concerned over the use of young people to score political points. Some Ridgewood moms tried to compare the arrests to Selma ,saying, “I’m sure they told Selma protesters to stay out of the street/off the bridge too! “. In Selma the Democrats used dogs and water cannons, and the police beat protesters with night sticks . One of the signs read ,”have you ever been f-ed by the system” , folks Ridgewood is the system , and you are living a pretty easy life .
“We are happy to announce that at last you can see the exhibit that has been waiting for you since March!!! We will be opening for a sneak preview this 4th of July weekend: Saturday July 4 from 1-3 and Sunday July 5 from 2-4. We will be taking all precautions for the safety of your visitors and our docents: -only 4 visitors (plus 2 docents) at a time in the museum. Visitors will be asked to wait outside, come back, or arrange a private time to come in in the event of overcrowding. -EVERYONE, docents and visitors, MUST wear a mask at all times! NO exceptions!!! -rest rooms will be closed to the public Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you, in a safe, socially distant way!”
