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One Village One Vote petition rejected by Village Clerk’s office

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Ridgewood NJ, During Wednesday night’s Village Council Work Session, Ridgewood Village Clerk/Manager Heather Mailander refused to certify the controversial “One Village One Vote” petition, which was submitted by a group of five (5) petitioners who are seeking to consolidate all Ridgewood local elections into the month of November.

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Yes we paid $115 million in a school budget and this is what we get?

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Ridgewood NJ,  The rash of protests in Ridgewood have left a lot of residents scratching their heads trying to figure out where have we all gone wrong. A reader summed it up after every protests residents are asking themselves”Yes we paid $115 million in a school budget and this is what we get?”

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Ridgewood Village Council agrees to cut $630,000 from the defeated Board of Education budget

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Village Council agrees to cut $630,000 from the defeated Ridgewood Board of Education budget .Councilwomen  Bernie Walsh  commented that the curriculum and programs would not be impacted or result in any layoffs .  She suggested the BOE put out a list of line items of what was actually cut . Deputy Mayor Knudsen stressed no impact on programs or quality of education and called it a win/win.

Mayor Ramon Hache said state school aid would be cut $447,000 ,and according to Deputy Mayor  Knudsen  was actually less than anticipated and factored in .

This means overall about $1.1M cut to the school budget. Murphy announced a cut of about $447,000 last week, in state aid. The Council resolution stated last night that as per school administration, this will not affect any programming.

The council approved the cut in a 4 to 1 with Councilmen Voigt as the lone dissenter.

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Superintendent of the Ridgewood Public Schools Says ,”School budget supports the district’s mission and vision”

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School budget supports the district’s mission and vision
This year’s election faces many challenges due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, which has resulted in the closure of schools, businesses, and public spaces across the country. On Thursday, March 19, Gov. Murphy announced that Annual School Elections scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, will be postponed until Tuesday, May 12, and will be conducted solely via vote-by-mail ballots, which will be sent to all registered voters.
These unprecedented yet necessary measures to flatten the curve and lessen the burden on our health care system have already had a significant impact on our daily lives. Parents are juggling work schedules and remote learning for their children. Grocery stores are scrambling to restock items as quickly as possible, but shelves continue to be emptied. Our beautiful, vibrant downtown is still and quiet; our businesses are being hit hard. People are feeling isolated and disconnected. As the district leader and a community member, I empathize with the students who miss their classmates, teachers, and school activities, the elderly who are alone, the individuals who are being laid off, and the health care workers who are on the front line of this crisis.

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Dr. Fishbein Preliminary Ridgewood School Budget 2020-2021 of $115 Million

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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Fishbein began by reminding everyone that some form of the preliminary budget would be approved at the meeting so that it can be submitted to the New Jersey Department of Education for review.

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Ridgewood Schools Rolls Out the 2020-2021 Preliminary $115 Million School Budget

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Ridgewood NJ, Antoinette Kelly presented the 2020-2021 Preliminary Assumption Budget to give an overview of the first draft of the budget.  Governor Phil Murphy will deliver his Budget Address on February 25; then, we will have 48 hours to get our State Aid numbers. The final preliminary budget needs to be accepted and approved by the Board by March 2 and submitted to the County Superintendent by March 4.

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