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Ridgewood NJ, On August 18, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) agents set out to deliver stop-work orders for wage violations to four employers across the state, and each business settled its debt on the spot to avert the shutdowns.
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Ridgewood NJ, the 2021 Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce Annual Car Show Friday, September 10th, 2021 important Street Closing information:
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Ridgewood NJ, Eere Auto Repairs at the Getty Service Center at 51 N Walnut Street in the central business district , right across from the former Town Garage property is moving to 70 Oak Street . Eere Auto Repairs Llc was founded in 2010.
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Ridgewood NJ, Paul Vagianos is a candidate for election in November to fill the unexpired Village Council. term of Bernadette Walsh (who resigned due to a pending relocation out of state). Mr. Vagianos is a past president of the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Village’s Central Business District Advisory Committee (CBDAC). He owns and operates the It’s Greek to Me restaurant on East Ridgewood Avenue and owns a commercial property on South Broad Street that houses the Pearl restaurant.
Continue reading Damn the open space; we need more parking! – Really Mr. Vagianos?
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Ridgewood NJ, the summer of 2021 is coming to an end and this is the final weekend for the Welcome to Ridgewood event which will run from September 3rd through September 6th. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday through 10:00 p.m. on Monday, the Central Business District from North Walnut Street to Broad Street will be closed to vehicular traffic along East Ridgewood Avenue, including the side streets of Oak Street, Prospect Street, and Chestnut Street, which will create a pedestrian plaza. The retail businesses and outdoor dining in this area will be moved into the streets, and pedestrians will walk on the sidewalks. Come and shop at our many businesses and then stop and enjoy a delicious snack or meal at one of our many eateries.
As part of Welcome to Ridgewood, the final “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” event will be held on September 4th. Come and participate in this fun event with your entire family.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Guild’s 8th Annual Music Fest takes place on Sunday September 12th. The event is held in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square setting the stage for an afternoon of music, food, drink, and more! A lineup of all local musicians will play a variety of music genres. We have something for everyone…pop, rock, country, R & B and more. Some of our top restaurants will be there and a Beer and Wine Garden.
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Ridgewood NJ, the rat problem persists in the Central Business District . Once again sources are reporting a big rat problem behind Ridgewood coffee and apartments. Rats are not usually seen during the day unless disturbed from their protective harborage or because of intolerable competition from other rats. If rats are seen during the day that usually means a very large rodent population is nearby.
Continue reading Rodent Issue Resurfaces in the Central Business District in Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, Labor Day Weekend the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce will host a Singer/Songwriter Showcase in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square from 1:00pm-5:30pm.
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Ridgewood NJ, Arthur Murray Dance Studio will offer free Cha Cha dance lesson on September 4th at 4:00pm. Arthur Murray Dance Studio, is located at 125 E. Ridgewood Avenue . Lessons will be one hour from 4pm -5pm .
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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Business Coalition this week sent a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy and the Legislature urging the state of New Jersey to apply federal recovery money currently available to replenish the state’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, as many other states have done.
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Ridgewood NJ, Everything Bagel and WHOS Gluten Free are opening their second location in Ridgewood in the fall of 2021. Freshly baked bagels, as well as gluten-free bagels, along with breakfast and grilled sandwiches, lunch sandwiches, and gluten-free pastries and desserts will be sold.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and John Catalano are speaking out against Governor Murphy’s plan to replenish the unemployment insurance fund with a $250 million payroll tax hike on employers. The 10th District Legislators are criticizing the Governor for continuing to hurt businesses in the state.
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Ridgewood NJ, following the challenging year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the famed Bergen County town of Ridgewood, New Jersey has utilized the various rules and regulations to its advantage by creating permanent opportunities for the small business-driven community that otherwise would not have been possible before the pandemic.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood has begun Phase 2 of our process: a new comprehensive Master Plan for the Village of Ridgewood. Building on the successful visioning process that culminated in the Our Village, Our Future Plan, the Master Plan process will result in the first comprehensive Master Plan for the Village in 38 years.
Continue reading Public Meeting For Phase 2 of the Village of Ridgewood’s New Master Plan
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Trenton NJ, New Jersey businesses will in the coming months face what lawmakers and industry groups expect will be a $250 million hike in the unemployment insurance payroll tax to replenish a fund depleted by millions of pandemic unemployment claims.
