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2022’s Best Cities for Witches

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Ridgewood NJ, Witches are among us. You just won’t find them wearing pointy hats, riding broomsticks, or boiling eye of newt in a cauldron — not the real ones, at least.

So, witch cities are best for living a charmed life?

With Halloween quickly approaching, Lawn Love did a little data magick to conjure up 2022’s Best Cities for Witches

We compared the 200 biggest U.S. cities based on access to covens, tarot readers, and astrology classes. We also looked for cities brimming with natural healers, herbalists, and metaphysical supply stores, among 18 total metrics.

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Halloween Safety Tips From the Ridgewood Police

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police Officer Hector Perez was at the Hawes Elementary School Annual Trunk or Treat Event hosted by the HSA. Officer Perez was passing out candy and Halloween safety tips from the Ridgewood traffic safety van.

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New Jersey State Police Urge Parents to Check the Sex Offender Registry Before Planning your Trick-or-treat Routes

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Ridgewood NJ, Halloween is approaching and we want everyone to have fun, but we also want to remind everyone to celebrate safely and remain vigilant. Here are a few tips to help keep this Halloween safe for everyone:

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The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce Presents Annual Halloween Haunted Harvest

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce presents annual Halloween Haunted Harvest – Dress in your Halloween costumes and enjoy activities for kids. Kids, parents, grandparents, and friends are all invited, October 29th – 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Memorial Park at Van Neste Square .

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The Bergen County Historical Society : All Hallows’ Eve: Songs of Love, Death, and the Supernatural

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River Edge NJ, the Bergen County Historical Society presents All Hallows’ Eve: Songs of Love, Death, and the Supernatural on Saturday October 29th (Rain Date Sunday, October 30th) 2 pm- 3:30 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201 Main Street River Edge, NJ.

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Top 5 tips on how to keep your pets safe this Halloween

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Ridgewood NJ, as Halloween approaches, Trupanion, a leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs, scanned its database of more than 750,000 pets and found that historically there is a noticeable increase in chocolate toxicity claims beginning now, through the end of the year. In some years, toxicity claims have spiked more than 70% at Halloween.

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The Hermitage Museum : Adapted from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Mina

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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, adapted from Bram Stoker’s Dracula by Richard Width and directed by Karen Eterovich, this vampire Halloween solo play tells Dracula’s story from Mina’s point of view. Suitable for children 12 and up. For tickets visit our website at www/thehermitage.org/events or at https://www.eventcreate.com/e/mina-at-the-herm-10-23

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Ridgewood Residents Map Out the Decorated Halloween Houses in the Village

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Ridgewood NJ, David DaSilva and I invite all you all the Ridgewood Haunts Facebook page where we have a map of the decorated Halloween houses of Ridgewood. Hoping this page will be one where we can share ideas and ultimately put out a walking map of Ridgewood’s spookiest home décor.

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It’s that Time of the Year Again and Ward’s Pumpkin Patch in Ridgewood is Open for Business

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Ridgewood NJ, It’s that time of the year again . Halloween is just around the corner . September 29th Ward’s Pumpkin Patch opened for the 2022 season, open 10 am to 7 pm everyday .

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A brief History of Halloween

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Ridgewood NJ, just a brief history of Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of All Hallows’ Evening),also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.

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Halloween (or Hallowe’en), a contraction of All-Hallows-Eve (“evening”), is an annual holiday observed on October 31

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Ridgewood NJ, Halloween (or Hallowe’en), a contraction of All-Hallows-Eve (“evening”), is an annual holiday observed on October 31

Halloween (or Hallowe’en), a contraction of All-Hallows-Eve (“evening”), is an annual holiday observed on October 31, and common activities include guising/trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o’-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

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Ridgewood Schoolhouse Museum Halloween Cemetery Walk Tour Sold Out

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Ridgewood NJ, after a break because of COVID, the Ridgewood Schoolhouse Museum was excited to announce that their super popular Halloween event, the Halloween Cemetery Walk tour was back . Unfortunately it is already sold out at the posting of this article .

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The Bergen County Historical Society presents All Hallows’ Eve: Songs of Love, Death, and the Supernatural 

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Balladeers Anne and Ridley Enslow bring these ancient mysteries to life with a program of music spanning several centuries

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New Bridge Landing NJ, The Bergen County Historical Society presents All Hallows’ Eve: Songs of Love, Death, and the Supernatural on Saturday October 30th from 2 pm- 3:30 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201 Main Street River Edge, NJ.

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Winning Scarecrows from Ridgewood’s Oktoberfest Contest

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Guild announced the winning Scarecrows from Ridgewood’s Oktoberfest contest:

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Pumpkin Shortage Reported Across the US

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Ridgewood NJ, a pumpkin shortage  across the country, is haunting Americans just weeks before Halloween . Farms are reporting high demand and low supply. The main reason for the shortage being weather extremes impacting how many pumpkins are grown. Another reason being COVID-19 related shipping delays, making it harder to distribute pumpkins.

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