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Ridgewood NJ, Don’t get us wrong—we love Bookends. For years, the beloved local bookstore built its business and stellar reputation around bringing high-profile authors to Ridgewood at its downtown location.
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Ridgewood NJ, The promise of “hybrid access” in local government is supposed to ensure that every voice is heard, whether you are sitting in the front row of the council chambers or logging in from your kitchen table. However, during Wednesday night’s Ridgewood Village Council Public Work Session, that promise felt more like a hollow gesture.
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RIDGEWOOD, NJ — A major step toward resolving a long-standing environmental hurdle in Ridgewood was taken during the Village Council meeting on March 25, 2026. In a move that drew both support for public health and scrutiny over future land use, the council officially greenlit a significant funding package to clean up the Schedler Property.
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Ridgewood NJ, The upcoming Village Council meeting on Wednesday, January 14, is shaping up to be one of the most significant dates on the local calendar. With five major zoning changes on the table, the community is understandably concerned about how these ordinances will reshape our neighborhood.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s long-running saga over the Zabriskie-Schedler property has taken a dramatic turn. New details from official records, including explicit communications between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the Village’s engineering firm, strongly suggest that wetlands were confirmed on the site months before Village officials publicly minimized or denied their existence.
The core issue: Was the public deliberately misled about a crucial environmental factor while the Village Council signed off on contracts that explicitly referenced the wetlands?
