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Is the Village of Ridgewood For Sale: Village Council Say No

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Ridgewood NJ, at the Wednesday Village Council meeting, Councilwoman Reynolds asked attorney Matthew Rogers whether a cap could be put on spending for each candidate for local election campaigns. Looks like that’s not possible. She also asked whether campaign donations could be limited to Ridgewood origin. Also a no go. This came during discussion about how hard it is to get people to run for office.

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Political Pressure and the Fight for Free Speech: Ridgewood Candidate Stories

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In Ridgewood, NJ, political competition hasn’t always come down to just policy or popularity. For some Village Council candidates, campaigns have taken unexpected turns, sometimes facing challenges beyond the usual debate stage.

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WHO IS THE BEST VILLAGE COUNCIL CANDIDATE TO PROTECT RIDGEWOOD FROM OVERDEVELOPMENT?

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Ridgewood NJ, a post making its way around Facebook lays out the primary issue of reckless and irresponsible overdevelopment in Ridgewood “and concludes ,“Only Melanie Hooban has a clear and honest track record”. Aside from Ridgewood Citizens for Reasonable Development and Concerned Residents of Ridgewood the group Friends of Schedler has also endorsed  Melanie Hooban.

“On November 2nd (and earlier by mail-in-voting), Ridgewood Residents are being asked to choose a new Village Council member. As most residents are aware, two citizens groups have long defended the Village from oversized development. Where RCRD was founded to support rational changes to our CBD, CRR members prevented Valley Hospital from overwhelming a vital Ridgewood residential district.

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Old Grudge Makes the Rounds on Ridgewood Facebook Pages Now Here is the Real Story

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Ridgewood NJ, a little background on the ridiculous smear campaign that Ms. Erin Taddei is conducting on Facebook’s Ridgewood Moms and Dads – which is a page that Siobhan Winograd manages and from which she blocks basically everyone that disagrees with her:

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A personal note from Melanie – Candidate for Ridgewood Village Council

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A personal note from Melanie:

I am a lifelong Ridgewood resident and I’m very happy to be raising my family in the Village I love. I started my early years in Ridgewood and my parents purchased their first home on Pershing Avenue when I was ten years old. We moved in on a hot, steamy,  bright, and sunny 4th of July. At that moment I knew Ridgewood would always be home. I could think of no better place to live, work, and raise a family. Ridgewood is a beautiful village with much to offer all members of our community.

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League of Women Voters of Ridgewood to Host Candidate Forums Ahead of the November Election

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Ridgewood NJ, the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood will be hosting two candidate forums ahead of the November 2nd election.

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Melanie Hooban Kicks off her Campaign for Village Council

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Ridgewood NJ, Melanie Hooban kicked off her campaign for Village Council with a laundry list of what the Hooban for Village Council campaign is all about:

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