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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, a 10-foot-wide and 10-foot-deep sinkhole has caused a full closure of North Franklin Turnpike between Blauvelt Avenue and Hollywood Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus as of Thursday afternoon, July 17, 2025.
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HO-HO-KUS, NJ — June 23, 2025 — It was a scorching Monday in Bergen County, but that didn’t stop the dedicated volunteers of the Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Fire Department from answering the call—four times, in fact.
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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education has officially approved a new 10-year, $44 million send/receive contract with Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, NJ. This deal ensures that Ho-Ho-Kus high school students will continue attending Northern Highlands through 2035, solidifying a partnership that dates back nearly three decades.
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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, a large shade tree came crashing down across West Saddle River Road, just north of Hollywood Avenue, on the morning of Sunday, May 4, disrupting utility services for multiple residents in the area.
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Ridgewood NJ, the school supply drive on behalf of Social Service Association (SSA) was a huge success this year. The donations were more than generous . The Social Service Association (SSA) would especially like to thank Fr. Ron and OLMC for supporting this important cause.
Because of all of the donation, many children who live in Glen Rock, HoHoKus, Midland Park, Ridgewood, Waldwick and Wyckoff will be able to start the school year with supplies.
“Look for our school supply drive next year. Thanks again!”, Alex and Donovan.
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Ridgewood NJ, Social Service Association fall kick off event! A casual, fun party to benefit Social Service Association featuring the Declan Power band. www.ssaridgewood.org
SSA is a Ridgewood based organization that currently assists approx 125 families in Glen Rock, HoHoKus, Midland Park, Ridgewood, Waldwick and Wyckoff with food vouchers, small financial help, weekly pantry visits, Thanksgiving meals, Holiday gifts, camperships and much more! #neighborshelpingneighbors
Disagree with both. There’s no disconnect. You need metered parking because we have so much demand for parking. Without limits and enforcement, the businesses will suffer. Might seem counterintuitive but it’s a matter of supply and demand. We can’t find parking today with 3 hour limits and meter rates….imagine how much parking you’ll find if it was free! Glen Rock has like two delis and a couple of shops. They don’t have nearly the same amount of retail stores or restaurants that we have. Same goes for Midland Park, HoHoKus, Waldwick, Wyckoff, Allendale. Should I go on? So no, we don’t have any competition. Route 17 and Garden State Plaza are not substitutes for a Downtown like ours.
And to suggest that people here live in a bubble, and that they don’t know what else is out there, is simply ridiculous. We have a very educated consumer who chooses to live here for the very reasons people trip over themselves to come here. And by the way, taxes in Glen Rock are actually higher than in Ridgewood. But somehow, people in Ridgewood think that their taxes are higher than any other place on earth. It’s just a high class brag that gives some people the justification for being an asshole. So stay home, order from Amazon, home-school your children and become a hermit. Just make sure to Amazon Prime some Vitamin D supplements.
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May 6,2016
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HoHo Kus Nj, HoHoKus PD and EMS were called to the scene of an early afternoon construction accident on Wednesday, 05/04. An adult male sustained a serious head injury after falling 20 feet from a ladder at a home under construction on Hollywood Place in HoHoKus; there was no LOC. The victim was transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center. HoHoKus EMS was assisted by a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital
