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Glen Rock Parks Bathroom Vandalized

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Glen Rock NJ, accroding to the Glen Rock Police Department ,the Glen Rock DPW and Parks Department work hard to provide and maintain our beautiful parks and their facilities, that is why it is so disheartening to see activity like this. The Wilde Park bathrooms were opened by the DPW yesterday morning who found they had been broken into and vandalized over the winter. The bathrooms were cleaned, winterized and locked for the winter prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. The Glen Rock Police Department regularly patrol the parks (you may have seen us driving through) however, the damage was not visible from the exterior.
The damage in these photos may have been done prior to the pandemic, however there has been an increase in property damage recently. Please help us and the DPW keep our town beautiful.

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Village of Ridgewood Planning Board Meeting : Orchard Soil Remediation

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Ridgewood NJ,Important Village of Ridgewood Information:

April 21: Tonight’s Planning Board Meeting agenda item: Board of Education/Orchard School, 230 Demarest Street, Block 2310, Lot 10 – Major Soil Permit (soil remediation) – please see agenda for virtual meeting details and public comment instructions visit

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100,000 New Jersey public workers could be partially furloughed to stave off,” drastic public-sector layoffs”

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Ridgewood NJ, 100,000 New Jersey public workers could be partially furloughed under plan proposed by state Senate .New Jersey would cut the hours and pay of 100,000 public workers under a plan unveiled Monday by state Senate President Stephen Sweeney. But public employees would be able to collect payments that would exceed their regular wages because of the recent expansion in unemployment benefits, he said.

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Ozone Air Pollution in New Jersey: Nearly All of State in Metro Areas Ranking Among Worst 25 in Nation

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Ridgewood NJ , The American Lung Association’s 2020 “State of the Air” report found that air quality in New Jersey generally improved, even as the state’s major metro areas continued to rank among the worst in the nation for ozone smog. Fine particle pollution levels usually continued their steady improvement, although rankings for the year-round levels of this pollutant remain poor.

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Gambling 101: Understanding the Different Types of Gambling

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Are you trying to figure out the different types of gambling? Read this article to get a better understanding of how gambling works.

Are you looking to get involved in the world of gambling, but aren’t sure where to get started?  

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Ridgewood School Home School Day 17 ,Due to COVID 19

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April 20, 2020

Dear Ridgewood School Community,

Last week, Governor Murphy announced that he would provide more information about the length of our school closure by May 15. I know many of us wanted to hear more concrete information about whether schools would reopen this year. While I also want to know, I understand this incremental decision making. I must admit that I will be pleasantly surprised if we open this year. Based on information reported in the news, many things have to happen before we can open as a society; this includes opening schools, which by their very nature are large group gatherings. I bring this up so that during this time of uncertainty, you are prepared for continued widespread school closures and social distancing.

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It’s a Bird it’s a Plane No It’s the Lyrid Meteor Shower!

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Ridgewood NJ, The 2020 Lyrid meteor shower this week coincides with the new moon, meaning that there will be absolutely no lunar interference with getting a good view of these celestial streakers. Lyrid meteors may be seen any night through April 25; they are above a quarter of their maximum in numbers for about 2.5 days of this time.

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Ridgewood Social Services Food Pantry is Experiencing Higher than Usual needs Due to the Pandemic

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Ridgewood NJ, the food pantry run by Ridgewood Social Services is experiencing higher than usual needs due to the pandemic. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
If you are making a trip to the market for your household or if you have one of these needed items in your kitchen cabinet, (there is a most needed list below) and would like to make a donation, all you would have to to do is just drop off the item in the SSA bin on our front walk at 189 Spencer Place. They will be collecting items from now till April 24th.
You could also send shipments from markets and amazon to Megan Dunphey at the same address: 189 Spencer Place Ridgewood, NJ 07450

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD COVID-19 CASES UPDATE 4/20/2020

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Village of Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache  this is the latest update on coronavirus cases in Ridgewood  is as follows :

The most recent numbers in RIDGEWOOD are as follows:

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80% of Small Business are Still Waiting for Financial Assistance Loans

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Ridgewood NJ, The NFIB Research Center released a survey today on the small business loan programs. Small business owners were asked about the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan on April 17, the day after the programs ran out of money. About 20% of submitted applications have been fully processed with funds deposited in the borrower’s account, but 80% of respondents said they are still waiting, and many do not know where they are in the application process.

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Given the Nature of Residents ,Protecting Nursing Homes Should Have Been the Top Priority Not Shutting Down the Economy

 

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Ridgewood NJ, as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps through the nation’s nursing homes, the facilities will now have to report all cases to patients and families, as well as to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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SWEDISH “HERD IMMUNITY”

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Ridgewood Nj, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and various  news media reports, a Swedish health officials claimed that infection rates in Stockholm are slowing and that parts of the country could achieve “herd immunity” in the next several weeks. According to Dr. Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s national epidemiologist, epidemiological models indicated that data are showing decreased transmission in some cities, including Stockholm, and that there could be enough infected individuals in the city to make a substantial impact by May. He acknowledged that the models could be incorrect. The announcement comes amid reports of increased deaths in Sweden, which Dr. Tegnell attributed to a failure to protect high-risk populations rather than elevated levels of community transmission. Sweden has taken a rather unorthodox approach to responding to COVID-19, compared to other countries, resisting efforts to implement more aggressive social distancing measures. Swedish officials have emphasized that they are not attempting to develop herd immunity, but rather, they are not implementing formal “lockdown” like other countries. Despite the less aggressive distancing measures, Sweden has reported an increase in unemployment to 8%.

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Restaurant Industry Has Lost Two-Thirds of Workforce

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Ridgewood NJ,  From beloved corner diners, to favorite independent restaurants to well-known chains, the entire restaurant industry has lost two-thirds of its workforce, more than eight million employees, as a result of COVID-19 closures, according to a new national survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association and included in a new industry recovery plan sent to Congress today.

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Reader says , “I’m working from home and have noticed some very inconsiderate behavior from *some* dog owners”

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Given the coronavirus quarantine, I’m working from home and have noticed some very inconsiderate behavior from *some* dog owners.

Case in point: the other day, a woman and her young son allowed their large dog to urinate and poop on our front yard (for which I pay thousands of dollars each season to professionally maintain and landscape). So, what is a concerned citizen to do?”

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Paramus Police Department : 420 Humor

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Paramus NJ, the Paramus Police Department is aware that today is 420. Be aware that we will have numerous traps set up throughout the Borough.

420:  It started as the police code for Marijuana Smoking in Progress. After local heads heard of the police call, they started using the expression 420 when referring to herb – Let’s Go 420, dude!” … (Pot is still, after all, illegal.)