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Embrace the Future: Don’t Forget to Spring Forward 2am Sunday Morning

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Ridgewood NJ, Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a practice of setting the clocks forward by one hour during the warmer months of the year, typically from spring to autumn, in order to make better use of daylight in the evening. This adjustment effectively shifts an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening, providing longer daylight hours during the time when people are typically awake and active.

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Ridgewood High School Runner Makes North Jersey Poll for Best Performance of the Week

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Ridgewood sophomore Luke Pash Ridgewood  High School high cross-country is appearing in this week’s poll by North Jersey Media as one of the options for best performances of the week . Pash is a Somerville and Benjamin Franklin alumni , nominated by North Jersey Media twice and the only sophomore nominated. Pash led all North Jersey runners at the Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel County Park, the unofficial state championships preview race and was the fifth fastest sophomore in the meet.

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The NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife Turkey Restoration Project represents one of the greatest wildlife management success stories in the history of the state

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Paramus NJ on 26 January 1784 Benjamin Franklin expressed unhappiness over eagle as America’s symbol in a letter to his daughter . It seems the story about Benjamin Franklin wanting the National Bird to be a turkey is probably just a myth. The story came as a result of a letter Franklin wrote to his daughter criticizing the original eagle design for the Great Seal , saying that it looked more like a turkey.

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Happy Independence Day : What Would the Founding Fathers Say?

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Ridgewood NJ, most Americans consider the Fourth of July one of our nation’s most important holidays, and recognize it celebrates signing of the Declaration of Independence. Far fewer, however, think the Founding Fathers would be happy with the current condition of the country they created.

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2016-2017 Ridgewood School Budget Presentation is Set for April 19 at Benjamin Franklin

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Ridgewood Schools $102 million budget

2016-2017 School Budget Presentation is Set for April 19
Residents are invited to hear from Board of Education members, the superintendent and the district business administrator about the proposed 2016-17 school budget. They will be at Benjamin Franklin Middle School auditorium on Tuesday, April 19, from 7:30 – 9 p.m. to review the proposed budget and answer questions.

Click here to view the latest information on the budget, updated on April 6, 2016.

Superintendent and Board Host Coffee and Conversation on May 24
The Board of Education and Superintendent will host residents for Coffee and Conversation on Tuesday, May 24. The public is invited to drop in at the Education Center at 49 Cottage Place, floor 3 between 7 and 8:30 p.m. to ask questions and share suggestions and concerns.

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Ridgewood Valley Supporter says You should have bought your home in Ho Ho Kus or Saddle River

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Good lord will you people ever give up?

It’s a done deal. No matter how much you whine about what’s transpired it finished…
Everyone knew that once this thing was presented to a neutral third party for review ( A judge who is a she rather than a he) it was going to go in favor of the hospital. And rightfully so. It’s not all about YOU. It’s about building a hospital that is sorely needed for the GREATER GOOD of all the residents in the surrounding towns. You should have bought your home in Ho Ho Kus or Saddle River, not on top of A VERY LARGE MULTI YEAR EXISTING HOSPITAL.

This is exactly what I’m talking about…complete nonsense and blather. You are a classic example of whats wrong with your minority. Sorry to leave you behind, were moving forward and making progress for the greater good. PS your property value just dropped 20 %. Good luck with that.

Because that’s where Valley is and has been since 1952. What difference does it make moving the well established campus 1/2 west on Linwood Avenue? Mahwah? Why the hell would we want it up there??? Listen, Just because you bought a home in the lap of the hospital and now your in a tizzy because the inevitable that was bound to happen is now happening just doesn’t cut. The hospital was a part of this community long before you got here. It belongs in Ridgewood and here it will stay…For many many years to come.

 

EDITOR: Now you wonder why so many people in Ridgewood think Valley is a bad neighbor , “the Great Good” is the “Greater Good ” for Valley