August 6,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, according to Ridgewood Water , a leak can waste large amounts of water; up to 20 gallons a day for slow drips and hundreds of gallons a day for both toilet and faucet leaks. Some leaks are easily detected while others are not so obvious. Any leak, big or small, can be very costly and wasteful and should be repaired as soon as possible.
valley hospital sponsors – summertime restaurant week 2018 in ridgewood
Sun, August 12, 2018
Time: 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Location: Downtown Ridgewood on both East and West Side, Ridgewood
August 6,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Valley Hospital presents in partnership with the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce Summertime Restaurant Week 2018 For ten days, participating restaurants and caterers are offering you the chance to “experience” dining in Ridgewood or in your home.
Each chef is preparing a tantalizing 3-course, prix-fixe menu at $30.18. Call the restaurant for selections.
Sunday-Thursday
August 12-16 and August 19-23rd, 2018
Participating Restaurants:
-Cravings
-Finca
-Latour- lunch only
-Leon Mexican- Dinner only
-Lisa’s Mediterranean Cuisine
-Manjal Indian Cuisine
-Office Tavern Grill
-Park West Tavern
-Pearl Restaurant
-Piccolo Bistro Italian
-Raymond’s
-Roots Steakhouse-lunch only
-Smoked
-Steel Wheel Tavern
-Truly Sichuan
-White Maple Café
Catering:
Endless Possibilities
Sweet Treats:
Ben & Jerry’s
Carlo’s Bakery
Kilwin’s Ridgewood
Orange Leaf
Samba Bowl
Wine Selections
The Wine Seller
Super Cellars
Sponsored by the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce
Brought to you by The Valley Hospital
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1. STOP POSTING YOUR VACATION PLANS ON FACEBOOK.
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2. STOP POSTING YOUR VACATION PHOTOS AS YOU TAKE THEM ON INSTAGRAM
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3. STOP YOUR KIDS FROM BRAGGING TO THEIR FRIENDS THAT THEY WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY ON SNAPCHAT
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4. STOP ASKING ABOIUT THE BEST RESTURANTS TO VISIT FOR THE WEEKS OF xxxxx (when you will be gone) ON REDDIT
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5. STOP RANTING ON TWITTER ABOUT YOUR BEACH HOUSE NEIGHBORS WHEN YOU ARE ON VACATION.
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6. Get Insurance
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7. Lock up your valuables.
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8. Be a good neighbor (so they’ll watch out for your house)
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9. Etc, Etc, Etc,
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In other words .. don’t act like a FOOL or you and your money will soon be parted.
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THIS IS OBVVIOUS ADVICE….. ITS SAD AND PATHETIC THAT PEOPLE TODAY DO NOT KNOW OR FOLLOW IT!
I grew up in Ridgewood during the 40s, 50s, and early 60s. Ridgewood is an entirely different town now. I feel sad about the changes. When my generation passes on, no one will be left who remembers what it was like. Some of the comments replying to this post clearly reflect what Ridgewood has become.
I think that entire part of the country has been ruined both by developers and by the ever expanding levels of government required to manage the tangled mess they create and leave behind.. There is no going back to the standards and values of a bygone era. My Dad used to say we lived there at the last good time. From what I have seen firsthand and from what I have read on this blog, I think he was right.
Those who can do so are leaving New Jersey; it is not hard to see why. It is The Garden State no more.
August 6,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, according to Niche Ridgewood School District placed #3 for 2019 Best School Districts in Bergen County and several Ridgewood Schools placed very highly in the Niche survey of 2019 Best Teachers in Bergen County .
Travel placed #2 , Ridge placed #4, Somerville placed #8, Hawes #9, Orchard #12 and Willard #24 in best elementary schools.
George Washington Middle School placed #2 and Benjamin Franklin #21 in Best Middle School and Ridgewood High School placed #7 for High Schools..
The 2019 High Schools with the Best Teachers ranking is based on rigorous analysis of academic and teacher data from the U.S. Department of Education along with millions of reviews from students and parents. Learn where our data comes from.
Factors Considered
Factor Description Source Weight
Academics Grade Based on state assessment proficiency and survey responses on academics from students and parents. Multiple Sources 30.0%
Parent/Student Surveys on Teachers Niche survey responses scored on a 1-5 scale regarding teachers at the school. Self-reported by Niche users 25.0%
Teacher Absenteeism Percentage of teachers missing 10 or more days for sick or personal leave per school year. Civil Rights Data Collection 15.0%
Teacher Salary Index Average teacher salary normalized by Median Household Income by county. U.S. Department of Education 10.0%
Teachers in First/Second Year Percentage of teachers in their first or second year of teaching. Civil Rights Data Collection 10.0%
Average Teacher Salary Average teacher salary in the district. National Center for Education Statistics 5.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio Ratio of students to full-time teachers. Please note: Student-teacher ratio is not a representation of average class size. National Center for Education Statistics 5.0%
The same methodology is used to produce the Niche Teachers Grade for each ranked school as well as additional schools. Statistics obtained from the U.S. Department of Education represent the most recent data available, as self-reported by the schools. Niche also collects data directly from schools via our school data update form. If you work for a school and would like to update your data, please claim your school.
August 4,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Call to Artists, Members and Friends of The Ridgewood Art Institute! Save this Date: September 16, 2018
Please join us for our 2nd Annual Plein Air Paint Out!
This year we will be hosting in our gardens at The Ridgewood Art Institute.
The Ridgewood Craft and Art Street Fair is 12-5pm that day and we are just a short walking distance away.
• Live costumed models with props and inspiring still life set ups, will be provided. Further details to be announced
• Artists should bring their own easels and paint supplies
• There is no registration fee – but donations will be appreciated!
A great opportunity to share the day with family and friends too!
Come meet our members and see why The Ridgewood Art Institute is such a treasured haven for so many!
The Ridgewood Art Institute is a non profit organization providing the finest instruction in Classical Realism in a variety of mediums. Classes are offered on an open enrollment basis, and can be joined at any time.
Each student is taught in direct relation to their personal skill level. For more information on class scheduling, this and future events please visit ridgewoodartinstitute.org
August 5,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Atlantic City NJ, on August 1st , New Jersey State troopers from the Atlantic City Marine Services Station and an off-duty registered nurse performed life-saving first aid on a unresponsive man on board a sight-seeing vessel half a mile off the shore of Brigantine City.
At approximately 2:21 p.m., Staff Sergeant Jaime Ablett, Trooper II Dan Detullio, and Trooper II Bryan Davern responded to the report of an unresponsive man on a vessel half a mile off the shore of Brigantine City. Due to water conditions, the vessel did not stop in effort to get the victim back to shore quickly. As a result, troopers pulled along side it and jumped on the moving vessel.
Once on board, the troopers discovered that an off-duty registered nurse had begun chest compressions when the man collapsed and became unconscious. The troopers teamed up with the nurse to continue CPR and deployed an automated external defibrillator (AED). The victim regained a pulse and started to breathe.
The victim was escorted back to shore, where paramedics transported the victim to Atlantic Care Regional Medical Center.The troops acted swiftly to get on the vessel and get to victim. Their outstanding life-saving and courageous efforts undoubtedly helped save the victim’s life!
I can only fantasize how magnificent this place may have been in the 80s. I Imagine a beautiful, quiet village, super clean and orderly, where neighbors were cordial and friendly and people respected each other, where residents shopped in downtown and just shrugged off any 10 minute delay to find a parking spot, where residents greeted each other in the streets, when you could sometime forget the house or car door open at night and not being told by some genius that “if someone violates your property it is your fault”, when people were more concerned with their family well being than that of the world, when they elected politicians they really trusted, when local government was as frugal with costs as they were in their family, when kids in schools were taught science and math and not pulled into ugly politics of different colors and brainwashed with socialist ideas, when USA flag was the only visible flag and people were proud of it, when people moved here to live the Ridgewood village life and not try to bring the NYC way of life and try to impose it to everybody else, when giggling about someone’s way of life wasn’t a a crime etc etc. Those who lived here are welcome to tell me if and how wrong I am.
file photo by Boyd Loving
I am Joseph , a Florida resident , who just returned from Ridgewood after seriously considering relocating to this gorgeous town. Since September 2017, I have visited Ridgewood twice with my family looking for homes in the area with the help of local realtors.
Although we found beautiful and affordable homes and have narrowed our choices down to three ,we were shocked to learn about the high property taxes , which are definitely a deterrent for us in order to finally proceed and make the move.
My wife and I are conscious and aware of the high quality of schools in the area and we are gladly and willing to pay for that and other services , but we found the level of taxation just too excessive at this time .
I understand that due to high taxation, the State of New Jersey is having more people leaving the State than the ones moving in.
I humbly suggest to reduce property taxes, increase the efficiency on State public spending and work out the State’s pension plan issue so potential out of state residents are lured to move into such a beautiful State and town.
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving
August 5,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, RHS athletic field and Stevens Field closed until further notice!
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving
August 4,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the morning down pours last only till non at the latest , yet Graydon pool remained closed on what became a beautiful 90 degree summer Saturday in Ridgewood .
photo courtesy of the Ridgewood Schoolhouse Museum
August 4,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Visit the Schoolhouse Museum to see our current exhibit “The Thread of Life—Exploring the Fabric of Family Over the Centuries Through Fashion and Style”. We’re open Thursdays & Saturdays: 1:00pm – 3:00pm and Sundays: 2:00pm – 4:00pm. For more information and group tours, please call us at 201-447-3242
Pictured a 1900s-era Parlor & courtship:
Like most things associated with Victorian life, there were extensive rules that had to be followed during courting. A chaperone, usually a female elder, was to be present in the parlor at all times when a gentleman caller was visiting. The dress forms in this room reflect what might have been worn at home to receive callers. Mother is wearing a bronze-colored silk taffeta skirt with a high-necked ecru gauze blouse. The young woman is dressed in a modest two-piece shadow striped cotton dress with a small train. — at Schoolhouse Museum.
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
August 4,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, At least two (2) victims were transported to area hospitals following a multi-vehicle Saturday morning collision involving a tractor trailer on Route 17 southbound near Paramus Road in Ridgewood. Initial reports are that a flooded left hand lane may have contributed to the crash. All travel lanes of the highway were shut down while emergency crews worked at the scene, with vehicles being allowed to pass only on the right shoulder. Three (3) wrecked passenger vehicles were removed from the scene by tow trucks. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire Department , Ridgewood EMS, and Ridgewood Emergency Services responded to the incident.
Let’s vet this guy. He may be nice but what is his position on default 2% increase? Is he going to ask Fishbein to plan next year’s budget with 1%, like Morgan wanted to do, or will he also assume 2% is given?
What’s his position on 90 Million bond issue?
What’s his position on “Who is the boss, BOE vs Fishbein”? Since his kids are in the school system, he is very likely to give in to Fishbein’s demands.
We really need someone who can challenge Fishbein and not let him continue to spend money without any checks and balances.
file photo by Boyd Loving
August 4,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood warning .Flash Flooding possible into this afternoon.
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY…
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York,including the following areas, in northeast New Jersey,
Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union,Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic, and
Western Union. In southeast New York, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn),New York (Manhattan), Northern Queens, Northern Westchester,
Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southern Queens, and Southern Westchester.
* Until noon EDT today
* Showers and thunderstorms will become widespread early this morning, gradually moving east by this afternoon. Areas of
urban and poor drainage flooding are likely, with flash flooding possible.
* Flash flooding can be expected in locations that experience successive heavy rain showers and/or thunderstorms moving
through. Locations across the Lower Hudson Valley and northeast New Jersey that have already received substantial rain in the
last couple of days will be particularly vulnerable.
