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Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming Grooms Ridgewood Firehouse Dogs

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Ridgewood Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 47 gave a special shout out to Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Ridgewood for grooming some of our firehouse dogs . They are kind enough to be doing our towns first responder’s dogs for free every Sunday this summer please go and show your support to this local business!

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Village of Ridgewood’s Plan to Create a Pedestrian Mall is being Funded in part by an Unnamed “Individual”

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Village Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh revealed last night that the Village’s Central Business District Re-Opening Plan (street closures creating a pedestrian mall with on street dining) is being funded in part by an unnamed “individual.” Council members voted unanimously to approve the plan. However, when a taxpayer asked that the “individual” be publicly identified, no response was received. Hmm. Who would volunteer to fund the expenses associated with creation of a pedestrian mall with on street dining?

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Statewide One in 10 Ballots Rejected in Last Month’s Vote-by-Mail Elections

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Ridgewood NJ, according to a NJ Spotlight analysis, New Jersey election officials did not count ballots for several reasons, often because of issues with signatures.About one in every 10 people who mailed in ballots in last month’s special elections had their votes rejected, which could forebode the potential disenfranchisement of tens of thousands of New Jerseyans in next month’s primaries.

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Governor Murphy Needs to Reopen libraries Now !

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Ridgewood NJ,  Since Governor Phil Murphy lifted his stay at home order, many businesses find themselves slowly starting to reopen. While barbershops and child care centers can soon resume operations, institutions like libraries have been overlooked and remain closed.

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Village of Ridgewood fails to use the more inclusive “More Color More Pride” flag created by Black Lives Matter for Gay Pride Month

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Ridgewood NJ, LGBT Pride Month occurs in the United States to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. As a result, many pride events are held during this month to recognize the impact LGBT people have had in the world and the Village of Ridgewood has  posted its support in Van Neste park on the newly erected flag pole with a  “Rainbow” or “Pride” flag.

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Ridgewood Art Institute is Announces two Recipients of their Members’ Scholarship this year!

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Art Institute is happy to announce two recipients of our Members’ Scholarship this year, Sophia Mchedlishvili and Viancha Antonucci.

Sophia is the recipient of a $1500 scholarship. Sophia is graduating from Ridgewood High School and will attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and majoring in Industrial Design. She has been a student at RAI for 8 years, primarily a student of Joel Popadics but had also taken classes with Laura Paray and Rebecca Leer. She has won many awards at RAI throughout the years and has expressed that RAI has always been an important part of her life and that our classes provided valuable skills that will help her in college as well as beyond. Congratulations to Sophia and best of luck in college and your future art career!

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5 Tips To Keep Mosquitoes Away

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Dr. Craig Stoops ,LCDR (ret.) MSC USN, is a retired U.S. Navy Medical Entomologist and chief science officer at Mosquito® Authority, a mosquito control company.

Ridgewood NJ, Summer is on its way, which means so are mosquitoes. The flying pests invade neighborhoods like an army, but they aren’t just a backyard nuisance with bites that itch. They also can carry dangerous diseases, including West Nile virus and Zika.

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New Jersey’s Department of Health Issues Safety Guidelines for Summer Youth Camps Beginning July 6th

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Ridgewood NJ,  New Jersey’s Department of Health today issued COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for summer youth camps following Governor Murphy’s executive order allowing operations beginning July 6.

The opening of youth day camps will provide New Jersey families who are in need of childcare services with a viable option in addition to traditional childcare centers. The guidelines provide procedures for camp operators to implement health and safety standards for staff and campers such as screening, hygiene, social distancing and staff/camper ratios.

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Non-essential Retail Begins to Open but Ridgewood Village Hall Remains Closed

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Ridgewood NJ, Non-essential retail establishments may open their doors to allow the public inside beginning June 15. However, Ridgewood Village Hall remains closed to public access indefinitely.  What sense does this make, if any?  We  can buy a pair of sneakers, but I cannot go into Village Hall for essential services like engineering, health, building/zoning, and tax payments?

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Enforcement of metered parking in the Ridgewood Central Business District will resume on June 15th

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Ridgewood NJ, Enforcement of metered parking in the Central Business District will resume on June 15th. Time limit restrictions in residential zones remain suspended.

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING JUNE 10, 2020 8:00 P.M.

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JUNE 10, 2020
8:00 P.M.

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Ridgewood Art Institute Exhibition Moved to the Internet

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Art  Institute still stands empty, after 3 months. This beautiful building was originally a carriage house, built during the time of Lincoln’s Presidency. If those walls could speak, the amazing stories they would be able to tell. The building was gifted to RAI, by the owners of the home directly across the street. For 85 years it has been a veritable sanctuary to those committed to the pursuit of excellence in creating Art, more specifically the study of Classic Realism for both children and adults. Our banner “Art Show Today” has greeted many new visitors, who have subsequently become Members, Patrons and Family.

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COVID19 Lock Down Proved it’s all About Books for the Ridgewood Public Library

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Ridgewood NJ, we have said it from the beginning and after all this , it’s all about books. COVID-pandemic created a massive need to e-books while people were sheltering at home :

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FOOD DRIVE FOR THE FR. ENGLISH FOOD PANTRY

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Ridgewood NJ, THE PANTRY HAS GONE FROM SERVING 7,000 PEOPLE PER MONTH TO 21,000 PER MONTH!
WHEN: Tuesday, June 9th 9am to 12noon
WHERE: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Youth Center, 1 Passaic Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

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Are the apps your children use illegally marketing to them?

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Ridgewood NJ, Kids love to play video games — in apps, on mobile devices and online with friends. And when kids play games, it is unlawful to collect their personal information without parental consent.

According to a complaint announced today by the Federal Trade Commission, HyperBeard Inc., a mobile app developer, offered free apps to children under 13-years-old and unlawfully collected their personal information to direct targeted advertising to them, in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA).

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