Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood blog has previously reported on a homeless woman with what appears to be a serious drinking problem who’s made repeated bogus 911 calls. She was arrested once again this week after she allegedly broke into the Ridgewood Public library. Ridgewood Police responded to a burglar alarm and reported that they found the 56-year-old woman in the library shortly after 2 a.m. on Thursday.
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education Election and the Ridgewood Municipal Election (to elect Village Councilmembers) will both be held on the same date, May 12, 2020. These elections will be a vote by mail election only. Vote by mail ballots will be sent to all registered voters, with a deadline to return them to the County. There will be two separate ballots in the envelope sent to you, one for the Board of Education and the second one for the Village Council. The envelopes included with the ballots are postage paid.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood resident Jeff Muhlstock who did camera work for some of the biggest TV news magazines in the country: “60 Minutes,” “Dateline,” and “Nightline.” Has released a digital recording of his up close and very personal battle with COVID19 . The 57-year-old man made of his COVID-19 journey to the Hospital and then his return home . The 13 and a half minute video follows Muhlstock from early symptoms to his hospitalization ,his first dose of the anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine to his release April 5, being brought home by ambulance, with his wife, son and daughter waiting with celebratory signs.
There are loads of coffee shops opening up around cities these days and that’s mainly down to the fact that it’s in demand. The public loves coffee and their appetite for a good quality cup is growing rapidly. With ever shop that opens there is another that closes, keeping your cafe open can be a difficult thing to do without customers coming through the door so it’s important to remember a few key qualities that will keep your shop successful.
Japanese master choreographers Tammy O’hara and Rika Higashino will lead Ridgewood’s HeART in Motion faculty and students in an Adult Jazz Master Class for International Dance Day, Wednesday, April 29 at 6:45 p.m. using online video conferencing software. First time students can participate for free. Register at bit.ly/dancewithheart.
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Ridgewood NJ, Dance studios—like most arts-based businesses and communities in New Jersey—are on hiatus as society responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. But HeART in Motion in Ridgewood is keeping its community intact through online instruction utilizing video conferencing software.
photos courtesy of the Ridgewood Police Department
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood Police Department on April 23,2020 saw the 500th COVID 19 patient to walk out of Valley Hospital, a Police Lieutenant from the Orangetown NY Police Department. Ridgewood Police officers were there to clap showing support to our fellow first responders and the healthcare heroes. Ridgewood officers along with officers from the Northvale Police Department assisted in escorting the Orangetown Lieutenant as he left Valley Hospital.
Ridgewood NJ, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced the first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) infection in two pet cats. These are the first pets in the United States to test positive for SARS-CoV-2.
Ridgewood NJ, According to the CDC’s Interim Recommendations for U.S. Households with Suspected/Confirmed Coronavirus Disease, “the novel coronavirus may remain viable for hours to days on surfaces made from a variety of materials. Cleaning followed by disinfection is a best practice measure for prevention of COVID-19 and other viral respiratory illnesses in households and community settings.”
Ridgewood NJ, according to the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood , Ridgewood is at a 68.3% response rate to the 2020 Census – please keep up the great work in reminding relatives, neighbors and friends to go to my2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020 to fill it out! They don’t need the Census mailer or ID, just their address.
Ridgewood NJ, the food pantry run by Ridgewood Social Services is experiencing higher than usual needs due to the pandemic. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
If you are making a trip to the market for your household or if you have one of these needed items in your kitchen cabinet, (there is a most needed list below) and would like to make a donation, all you would have to to do is just drop off the item in the SSA bin on our front walk at 189 Spencer Place. They will be collecting items from now till April 24th.
You could also send shipments from markets and amazon to Megan Dunphey at the same address: 189 Spencer Place Ridgewood, NJ 07450