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Ridgewood NJ, as Back to School Night activities conclude this September parents are examining why Cottage Place employees were handing out new eye glasses for students to wear during this 2025-2026 school year.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets Monday, June 24th at 6pm for a regular public meeting at the Education Center on Cottage Place.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on November 20, 2023 at 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.
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Ridgewood NJ, a medical episode may have triggered a four (4) vehicle, chain reaction, Tuesday afternoon, 07/18, crash on Cottage Place in Ridgewood. The driver of a Honda SUV, who may have experienced a medical episode, was transported to The Valley Hospital by ambulance. A flatbed tow truck removed the Honda SUV and one of the three (3) struck parked vehicles from the scene. The owners of every damaged parked vehicle were participating in a bridge tournament at a nearby church. Ridgewood Police is investigating the crash. Ridgewood Fire Department firefighters mitigated a crash related fluid spill and provided EMS.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Board of Education meets Monday, September 19, 2022 49 Cottage Place 7:00 PM . K12 Insight will be sharing the results from the Alternative Schedules Survey at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 7:00 pm.
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Ridgewood NJ, some municipalities sell naming right to stadiums , the Village of Ridgewood is selling assigned parking spaces in the Hudson Garage and the Cottage Place parking lot which can be used 24/7/365, through December 31, 2022. Please contact the Village Hall Receptionist at 201-670-5500 ext. 2200 for further information.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets Monday, March 7, 2022 49 Cottage Place 7:00 PM.
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Ridgewood NJ, despite the Facebook posts the Ridgewood Board of Education race is still undecided . Mail in ballots are still bein counted and the results should be released later today .
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Ridgewood NJ, the search for a permanent Ridgewood Superintendent is underway , Board of Education Member Mr. Lembo shared that Ms.Ojetta Townes, District Manager of Human Resources at Ridgewood Public Schools has provided the Board with a list of search firms. The Board discussed the next steps to secure proposals from the search firms and to arrange presentations. The position of Interim Superintendent was posted last week, and the posting will close on October 16, 2020.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood blog has learned that “demonstrators” plan to gather in front of the Ridgewood Board of Education offices on Cottage Place beginning at 5:30 PM on Monday, prior to the Board of Education meeting on September 14 to mostly peacefully protest the announced resignation of Dr. Daniel Fishbein, Superintendent of Ridgewood Schools.
The protest is being organized by the same bunch of residents that was trying to “filter” people out of discussions last year .
MILLING AND PAVING OF COTTAGE PLACE PARKING LOT – 8/19/2019
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Ridgewood NJ, On or about 8/19/2019, the Cottage Place parking lot will be milled and paved. This project should be completed by 8/23/2019, weather permitting.
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Ridgewood NJ, Dr. Fishbein spoke about the BOE Finance Committee’s request last year of looking into the viability of selling the Education Center and moving elsewhere. A formal market appraisal of the Education Center came in at $2.8 million in April 2018. LAN also prepared preliminary drawings for a new building in the space in front of Glen School that came in at an estimated $10 million. Rental fees would range from $150k – $260k per year, with the likelihood of a necessary relocation outside of Ridgewood. The conclusion was that it is financially prudent to stay at the current site, 49 Cottage Place.
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Ridgewood NJ, Recently, there has been much dialogue on the Board of Education . We find it totally ridiculous that there are some members of the community that feel no need to exercise their right to vote on a $111,000,000 school budget . There is no larger issue facing the future of the Village of Ridgewood then the magnitude of the Ridgewood School budget .They feel instead its best to leave up to bureaucrats who have done virtually everything in their powers to keep the public in the dark as to school spending and issues.
In reading comments, we believe some residents are dangerously misinformed and are missing the history behind the matter. The BOE was UNANIMOUSLY in favor of an April election. They fought AGAINST a November election and requested Council and community support. However, Gov. Christie caused a change which mandated a Nov. election and budget cap (no budget vote) until May 2018. Once that order lifted, many districts started the process of returning to an April election, including Ridgewood. Interesting, the same BOE inexplicably did a 180, and are against all they once fought for. Well informed residents are holding these elected officials accountable.
Well, ain’t that typical of entitled people. I want what I want and I am entitled to whatever I want , even if I have to stop the rotation of the planet to get it.
Hey BOE how about a little humility. We have great laws in the USA , how about respecting them. If things don’t work out perfectly have a little perspective. I mean you ran once, you won, so run again if you have to, and see if you can win on your merits, on what the public thinks of your record so far. The proper way to look at the situation is for YOU to see it as an interesting challenge. I mean SHAME ON YOU. What kind of example are you setting for the children. Learning to accept disappointment is part of life. And this is no major disappointment. So your term is cut short, so what, it is not a death sentence. AND THAT IS HOW YOU ARE TREATING IT. What are you teaching the kids; ya know what, you are teaching the children that when they receive life’s inevitable disappointments and they don’t get their way, instead of sucking it up and moving on, maybe they should take drugs and pain killers to kill their emotional pain. You BOE people are despicable.
