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Murphy Administration Blames Its Own High Density Housing Development Push For Extreme Summer Heat

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Ridgewood NJ, as New Jersey becomes progressively hotter, the Murphy Administration released a groundbreaking plan that sets specific actions to be taken by agencies across state government to protect the health and welfare of residents from the impacts of extreme heat caused by a changing climate.

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Soil Sampling Begins at the Schedler Property in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Matrix New World Engineering will commence soil sampling at the Schedler property starting tomorrow, Friday, April 19, 2024, following the conditional approval issued by the NJ DEP on April 3, 2024 .

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Village of Ridgewood Clears Fallen Trees from Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River

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Ridgewood NJ, according to  Village Manager Keith Kazmark ,despite frigid temperatures our Parks Division began the process of removing down trees from Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River yesterday.

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Bear Runs through Downtown Englewood on Saturday

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Englewood NJ, a Bear reportedly ran through downtown Englewood on Saturday .  The bear travelled from Englewood Library to Englewood Diner. They had to close Engle and Dean St in the afternoon. The bear cornered up in a Tree in the TD bank parking lot were police and waited for Animal control.

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Ho-Ho-Kus Crossings : Major Impact on Maple Avenue Corridor

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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, the developer has a project for an apartment complex with 67 units, mainly 1-2 bedroom and a few 3 bedroom units and also129 parking spaces and some retail space. This will be built in the lot behind Red Cedar, from Grandma’s Attic to Barnett Place and 1st street where the footprint is around 1.5 acres. This is a very high density development for a small village like Ho-Ho-Kus . The plan was changed after the developer got all the variances and final approval from NJ DEP due to the proximity to Ho-Ho-Kus Brook.

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Police ,Fire and NJ DEP respond hazardous materials spill in Ridgewood

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Police ,Fire and NJ DEP respond hazardous materials spill in Ridgewood 
December 31,2015
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police & Fire Department personnel, along with an inspector from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Enforcement Division, responded to a hazardous materials spill at the STS Tire & Auto Center, 562 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood just after 12:30 PM on Wednesday, 12/30.

The spilled substance, believed to be a chemical used in the sealing of flat tires, escaped from a truck that was picking up used tires at the location. An absorbent substance was applied by firefighters to mitigate the spill. Traffic on North Maple Avenue in the area was slowed by the activity associated with the incident. No injuries were reported.

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AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING

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July 29,2015
1218 AM EDT WED JUL 29 2015

RIDGEWOOD NJ, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE and the NJ DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAVE ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING…

THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED AN
AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…BERGEN…ESSEX…PASSAIC…UNION…HUDSON.

IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE WITHIN THE
REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…PLEASE VISIT THE NEW JERSEY STATE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AT…HTTP://WWW.NJAQINOW.NET