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Ridgewood NJ, Columbia Bank is excited to announce, once again it will continue its tradition of sponsoring The Village of Ridgewood’s “Downtown for the Holidays” festivities, including the annual iconic Christmas tree lighting, photos with Santa, and gift-giving.
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Ridgewood NJ, Small Business Saturday, which will be held on November 27 this year, urges people to support small businesses by purchasing locally. At the height of the Great Recession, American Express established this shopping holiday in 2010 as an effort to divert holiday shopping to local retailers. After a decade, it is now commemorated in all 50 states, and the Senate passed a resolution commemorating Small Business Saturday in 2011.
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Ridgewood NJ, Join the Ridgewood Guild on Saturday November 27th at 12:00 for The Ridgewood Guild’s 12th Annual Winterfest! Winterfest takes place in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square right on Ridgewood Avenue. Fun for all ages with Ice sculptures, music, complimentary hot chocolate, candy canes, a trackless train ride, storytelling and even Santa ! So join the Ridgewood Guild on Small Business Saturday for Winterfest!
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police Department escorted this year’s Christmas tree from Township of Washington to East Ridgewood and Broad St where it will be decorated for the Downtown for the holidays celebration on December 3rd. Downes Tree Service got the tree in shape and in the stand . The tree stands 60 feet tall where it is now and it is a Norway spruce.
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Ridgewood NJ, according Ridgewood resident to Tony Loving the Getty gasoline station at the corner of North Walnut Street and Franklin Avenue reopened last week under new management. The previous operator had relocated his repair business to Oak Street. “Gas only” or “gas & repairs” was not clarified by the attendant on duty when we stopped by.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Village council has voted to extend the use of dining corrals until Dec. 31, 2021. Business owners have to pay $250 per parking space they are taking up per month.
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Ridgewood NJ, a provision of New Jersey’s commitment to reduce plastics pollution statewide will take effect on Thursday, Nov. 4 when food-service businesses may provide single-use plastic straws to a customer only upon request, the Department of Environmental Protection and NJ Business Action Center announced today.
Ridgewood NJ, a post making its way around Facebook lays out the primary issue of reckless and irresponsible overdevelopment in Ridgewood “and concludes ,“Only Melanie Hooban has a clear and honest track record”. Aside from Ridgewood Citizens for Reasonable Development and Concerned Residents of Ridgewood the group Friends of Schedler has also endorsed Melanie Hooban.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood blog is endorsing Melanie Hooban for Village of Ridgewood council . While we don’t see eye to eye on every issue with Ms. Hooban we feel she is the best and only choice for the Village .
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Tony Damiano the President of the Ridgewood Guild, Bagelicious is making a comeback in the Village of Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, Rumor has it that Village Council candidate Paul Vagianos–by his own description the past, present, and future savior of Ridgewood’s Central Business District, who lined his pockets with a goodly chunk of the $3 million in tax dollars intended to be used solely to feed the hungry–now seeks to price out his downtown tenants by raising their rent by about 50%.
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Ridgewood NJ, in case anyone else had purple graffiti paint on your walls in downtown Ridgewood late Friday afternoon, here are the kids in action.
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Ridgewood NJ , in 2016 business owner Paul Vagianos, on behalf of Progress for Ridgewood, inviting candidates for Village Council to participate in a candidate forum at the Park West Tavern . The price of admission to the forum, was a signed pledge to support the immediate construction of a massive five level parking garage at the Hudson Street site.
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Ridgewood NJ, donations in excess of $300.00 made to Paul Vagianos’ campaign for Village Council as of 10/04/2021, as reported to the NJ Election Law Enforcement Commission:
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