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Ridgewood Police Urge Caution as School Year Begins: Drive Safely to Protect Children

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Ridgewood NJ, As students return to school, the Ridgewood Police Department continues to remind residents to drive carefully and stay alert to ensure the safety of children. With more kids walking and biking to and from school, it’s critical that drivers reduce speed and stay focused to react to changing conditions.

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The Path to Physical and Emotional Recovery After an Accident

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Experiencing a traumatic accident or injury can turn your world upside down. Whether it was a car accident, workplace injury, or slip and fall, the physical and emotional toll can be overwhelming. It’s important to remember that recovery is a process that takes time. But with patience, support, and proper care, you can get back physically and emotionally on your feet. Here are some steps you can take on the path to recovery: 

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Ridgewood Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company Presents Patience in Ridgewood!

Ridgewood Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company Presents Patience in Ridgewood!

Ridgewood Gilbert & Sullivan presents Patience in Ridgewood!

Saturday, May 20 at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 21 at 3pm
at Ridgewood United Methodist Church
100 Dayton Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Ridgewood NJ, Tickets are $20 online and $22 the door. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased on our website.

Visit www.ridgewoodgands.com for more information! A direct link to our ticket purchasing page on our website is provided in the URL above.

All of the maidens in the village are besotted with Reginald Bunthorne, a moody and handsome poet, but he has eyes only for the simple milkmaid, Patience. The problem? Bunthorne’s artistic ways are all just an act to attract women to him–he doesn’t even like poetry! Besides, Patience is in love with her childhood sweetheart, who happens to be a real poet named Archibald Grosvenor, but feels she cannot marry him because he is just too perfect. In the meantime, the serious (and decidedly non-poetic) platoon of Heavy Dragoon Guards that were meant to marry the village maidens find themselves dismayed and perplexed by their sudden loss of prospects. One of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most successful shows, Patience is a rollicking satire that pits the straight-laced ideals of the Victorian era against the passions and indulgences of the 1870s Aesthetic Movement, ridiculing each side of the spectrum.

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New Jersey Transit thanks Commuters for their Patience

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October 6,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey Transit would like you to knowWe are grateful to all of our customers for your patience and support during this difficult time.

Nearly one week ago, tragedy struck at Hoboken Terminal when one of our customers lost her life following a devastating train accident. No words can adequately express our sincere condolences to the family of Mrs. Fabiola Bittar de Kroon and we extend our heartfelt sympathies to the injured onboard Pascack Valley Line Train #1614.

We know this is not an optimal commuting environment and that many of our customers have experienced longer wait times and overcrowding due to the ongoing circumstances.

As work progresses to stabilize and secure Hoboken Terminal, we have redoubled our efforts to provide parallel service across multiple modes to address the needs of those who utilize the station either as point of origin or terminus or as a pass through to other transportation outlets.

The loss of track space at Hoboken Terminal has had the greatest impact on our scheduling and is a key contributor to the crowded conditions our customers are experiencing.  NJ TRANSIT employees are working non-stop to return Hoboken Terminal to service for our commuter rail customers.

To provide you with options, an alternate service plan is available and can be found on our website at www.njtransit.com. The alternate service plan is updated in the afternoon for the following days commute.

Additional trains and shuttle bus service have been added. Schedules have also been adjusted to reflect a more realistic timetable given the temporary limitations of the system.

Again, during peak travel (6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.) the system is experiencing overcrowding. To address this condition, we have had trains and buses on certain lines (Main, Bergen, Pascack Valley, Port Jervis, and Montclair-Boonton and North Jersey bus routes) functioning in a “skip stop” fashion. This means as we become aware of overcrowding at stations and stops further down a route, when we can, we send an additional bus or train to fill in behind those vehicles that passed by regularly scheduled stops.

Again, we know these are trying times and we are striving to provide as much service as possible in a safe and efficient manner. Our efforts remain focused on restoring regular service across our system as soon as we are able with safety at the forefront. We encourage our customers to refer to our website atwww.njtransit.com for additional information or contact our customer service office at 973-275-5555 (Operator-assisted 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.).