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River Vale NJ, neighbors are not happy with a fourteen new townhomes proposal that could be built at Rivervale Road and Collignon Way if an application before the joint Planning Board wins approval in River Vale.
Continue reading Neighbors Say Not so Fast to Fourteen New Townhomes in River Vale
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Engineering Division will be hosting a Flood Education Seminar November 17th, in the courtroom (level 4) @ 7:30pm. Learn about mapping, flood preparedness and damage reduction.
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Ridgewood NJ, a Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey and southeast New York.
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Ridgewood NJ, once again flash flooding is being reported across the county . In the Village of Ridgewood just weeks after tropical storm IDA caused heavy damage along Ho-Ho-Kus brook and Saddle River the Ridgewood High School Turf Field is once again flooded .
Continue reading Ridgewood High School Athletic Field Floods Again
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Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for… Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey… Essex County in northeastern New Jersey… Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey… Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey.
Continue reading Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Bergen County
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Ridgewood NJ, FEMA will be sending a Disaster Survivor Assistance Team to Ridgewood on Saturday, September 25, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. FEMA will set up on the patio area, between the Library and Village Hall, to assist residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Ida.
Continue reading FEMA IN RIDGEWOOD TODAY TO ASSIST RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IDA
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Ridgewood NJ, the national Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WATCH. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
Continue reading FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education approved the vendor contracts to complete the necessary clean-up work on the athletic fields due to recent flooding. This work began yesterday on the stadium field at Ridgewood High School, where at least four truckloads of dirt and debris were removed from the field. The work on the RHS stadium field is expected to take a couple of weeks, and once that field is completed, the vendor will begin to work on Stevens field. The work on the Brookside field is scheduled to begin today and should be completed in a few days. The fields are being disinfected as part of the process.
Continue reading RHS Stadium and Stevens Field Clean-up Begins
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Ridgewood NJ, a massive debris jam reported in the Saddle River near Maxwell Place and James Street in Ridgewood . The NJDEP , Bergen County and the Village have come under increasing criticism over debris build up in local water ways , including the Ho-Ho-Kus brook and Saddle River. Critics claim the debris build up is contributing to local flooding and property damage .
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Ridgewod NJ, AccuWeather Founder and CEO Dr. Joel N. Myers today announced AccuWeather has increased its estimate of total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Ida from $70-80 billion, which AccuWeather issued on Monday, to about $95 billion or one-half of a percent of the national gross domestic product, meaning Ida will cause a notable negative impact on the U.S. economy for the third and fourth quarter.
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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy declared that New Jersey will enter a State of Emergency effective immediately in response to Tropical Storm Ida. Executive Order No. 259 declares a State of Emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey, allowing resources to be deployed throughout the state during the duration of the storm.
Continue reading Governor Murphy Declares State of Emergency in Response to Tropical Storm Ida
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Ridgewood NJ, there were reports of deaths in parts of New Jersey as remnants of Hurricane Ida caused damage all across the state Wednesday. According CBS News Passaic Mayor Hector Lora confirmed to CBS2 that they have reports of multiple fatalities in their downtown area.
Continue reading UPDATE : Hurricane Ida Causes damage in Ridgewood and Across the State
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Ridgewood NJ, as per Michael Lembo , Ridgewood School Board President : Due to extensive flooding around town and in several schools, the Ridgewood Public Schools will be closed Thursday, September 2nd.
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Ridgewood NJ, because of the severity of the storm that is scheduled to impact the area Wednesday night, the Village Council Meeting has been cancelled.
This Work Session has been rescheduled for 9/8/2021 at 5:30 p.m. The Village Council’s Regular Public Meeting will be held on 9/8/2021 at 8:00 p.m.
