Ridgewood NJ, this weekend, Ridgewood Crew competed in the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association City Championships on the Schuylkill River. This two-day event attracted 85 teams from four states, with over 2000 athletes competing in 94 events. Head Coach Boris Roque Alvarez remarked, ““We are very proud of our rowers! They faced strong competition at one of the most competitive scholastic rowing events in the region, The Philadelphia City Championship! Eleven of our 15 boats advanced to finals, where 8 of them brought medals back home! Our rowers will keep training hard towards the most important regatta of the season, The Stotesbury Cup on May 19th and 20th.”
JUNE 26, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015, 12:31 AM
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Community shows its camaraderie
To the Editor:
The Ridgewood trestle sign — it symbolizes so much of what makes our village unique. Our Wiffle for Cancer trestle sign recently proclaimed to all who journeyed through the underpass that a special town event was in the offing. A friend saw the sign and said it reminded her of how the people of our town come together to support each other in a time of need. It warmed her heart. I could not agree with her more.
June 7 marked the 11th Wiffle for Cancer Tournament. The first event took place to show support for Ridgewood High School graduate Nick Currey as he battled Ewing Sarcoma. The next 10 tournaments served to raise money to fund cancer research to find a cure for the illness that claimed Nick’s life.
What a sense of gratitude the Currey family has toward all the people who make this special day possible. There are unfortunately other families who have lost a child in Ridgewood. We have been so touched by the kindness of those families who have reached out to us in spite of their own loss.
Michael Feeney’s parents, who also lost a son to Ewing Sarcoma, took the time to come to the Wiffle event to make a donation. They have chosen to remember their son with Michael Feeney’s Best Day Ever.
Likewise, the Kelly Creegan Memorial Fund reached out to us with its support. The generosity of parents who have also experienced loss is especially heartwarming. We thank them so much for their courage and for making a difference.
To make a success of an event like Wiffle for Cancer, so many elements have to come together in just the right way. We are so fortunate that the Ridgewood High School DECA group, guided by faculty members Karen Mendez and Sean Kase, lead the Wiffle tournament from the RHS perspective. We were delighted that the superintendent of schools and mayor fielded a team! It is yet another example of how the community finds a way to support such a meaningful cause.
Not only is it a day to raise money so that one day the Nicks and Michaels of the future will not have to leave us way before their time, but it is a really fun day. The sense of camaraderie would have made Nick so glad.
file photo of Ridgewood Fire department in action Boyd Loving
Ridgewood firefighters cook up camaraderie
AUGUST 19, 2014 LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014, 10:43 AM BY JODI WEINBERGER STAFF WRITER
Firefighters are notoriously resistant to change, according to Ridgewood Fire Capt. Christopher DuFlocq.
He gives a few historical anecdotes to back up that claim: “The horses don’t know where they’re going,” the men protested when animals were brought in to replace carrying gear on foot.
It was another battle when automobiles took over. “We can depend on the horses to start up every time,” they balked.
Now younger generations of firefighters are attempting to cross another frontier of doubt with the older crowd: healthier food for dinner. Yet somewhat surprisingly, most say the shift is easier to swallow.
“I eat dinner here that I normally wouldn’t eat at home,” admits DuFlocq, a 28-year career firefighter. “They’re always trying something new and most of the time I like it.”
He gives examples, “turkey burgers, different kinds of rice…”
From the kitchen of the East Glen Avenue firehouse, Firefighter Tom Shortway rolls his eyes. They can’t tell the difference, he insists, on whether beef or the lower-fat turkey goes into the meatloaf that he makes.
