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Ridgewood Crew Doubles Up on 1st Place Wins, Pulls In 6 Podium Finishes Overall at 5th Manny Flick / Horvat Meet

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The Ridgewood Crew Varsity Girls 2x boat of Anais and Elsa Friedrich took first once again on Sunday, reprising their victory from the 3rd Manny Flick race two weeks ago. (Photo Credit: David Dessel)

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , Ridgewood Crew finished off the Manny Flick /  Horvat series of races in style on Sunday, grabbing two 1st place finishes, four other podium finishes, and 10 top-5 finishes in total. This final event in the 1500-meter racing series on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia featured more than 550 rowers from 89 clubs across five different states in the mid-Atlantic region.

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Quake Strikes North East on the Heels of an April Nor’easter and Just Days After Taiwan Quake

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Ridgewood NJ, around 10:25 a.m. on Friday morning, an earthquake struck New Jersey, with its effects felt across much of the state as well as parts of Connecticut, Philadelphia, and New York. While the magnitude of the earthquake has not been officially reported, preliminary estimates suggest it may range between 4.0 and 5.0, with some estimates indicating 4.7 to 4.8.

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10 Convincing Reasons to Choose New Jersey as Your Next Home

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When it comes to choosing a place to call home, New Jersey tends to be overlooked, thanks to its more prominent neighbors like New York and Pennsylvania. However, this Garden State has a charm all its own and a lot to offer. With its diverse communities, thriving job market, and natural beauty, New Jersey strikes a unique balance between urban and suburban living. In this article, we’ll delve into some compelling reasons why contemplating a move to New Jersey might be a smart decision.

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NJ TRANSIT KICKS OFF SUMMER AND RESUMES SERVICE TO SIX FLAGS, AMERICAN DREAM & MONMOUTH PARK

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East Rutherford NJ, as the summer season begins, NJ TRANSIT announces the return of service to family-friendly destinations with the resumption of NJ TRANSIT bus service to American Dream and Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari and Hurricane Harbor. Bus service to/from Six Flags and weekend bus service between American Dream and the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) both resume Saturday, May 29th.

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TRUMP CAMPAIGN FILES SUIT IN PENNSYLVANIA AGAINST UNCONSTITUTIONAL TWO-TRACK SYSTEM

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Washington DC, President Trump’s re-election campaign today filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania alleging the creation and implementation of an illegal “two-tiered” voting system for the 2020 General Election. Pennsylvania’s “two-track” system resulted in voters being held to different standards depending on how they chose to exercise their right to vote. In-person voters had to sign voter registrations, have those signatures checked against voter rolls, vote in a polling place monitored by statutorily-authorized poll observers, and have their votes counted in a transparent and verifiable open and observed manner.

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Stolen Car Stop in Ridgefield Results in Gun and Drug Bust of Philadelphia Man

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Ridgefield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of GERALD T. BENNETT (DOB: 7/16/1988; single; unemployed) of 1048 Levick Street, Philadelphia, PA on charges of Receiving Stolen Property, Possession Of A Controlled Dangerous Substance and Possession Of A Weapon Without A Lawful Purpose. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

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Ridgewood Crew Puts Amazing Performance on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia

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Gold Medal and Lovey Farrell Cup Awardees Claire Callaghan and Jordan Wittmaack Girls Varsity Double Photo:Terry Wittmaack
May 24,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew girls dominate at Stotesbury, the largest high school rowing regatta in the world. Girls Varsity Double earned the Gold and the Lovey Farrell Cup, and the Girls Junior Varsity earned the Bronze.

This past weekend, Ridgewood Crew traveled to the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia for the legendary Stotesbury Cup Regatta. Stotesbury Cup is the largest scholastic regatta in the world and features approximately 5,000 high school athletes representing nearly 200 different schools in competition.

On Friday morning into the early afternoon, Ridgewood had 14 entries compete in time trials. Of the 14 crews, 11 advanced to the semi-final rounds held Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. To put the achievement in perspective, many crews were packing up their boats to leave after time trials on Friday.In the semi-final round, Ridgewood was able to advance 8 crews to the finals for Saturday afternoon.
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Bronze Medalists Maddie Gibson and Alexandra Walton Roth Girls JV Double Photo: Nicole Gibson

Crews that made semi-finals and finals are listed below:

Girls Junior Double: Alexandra Walton Roth,Maddie Gibson – Semi-finals,
Finals (3rd) Boys Junior Double: Drew Johnson, Alex Melarti – Semi-finals
Boys Freshman Quad: Tommy Montgomery, Gabe Martinez, David Yang, Dylan Park
– Semi-finals, Finals (6th) Girls Varsity Lightweight Double: Maddy
Phillips, Emily Gilman – Semi-finals, Finals (5th) Boys Varsity Lightweight
Double: Sam Daspin, Spencer Campbell – Semi-finals, Finals (5th) Boys Junior
Quad: Ed Hida, Alex Saladucha, Joe O’Keefe, Henry Koontz – Semi-finals,
Finals (4th) Girls Varsity Double: Claire Callaghan, Jordan Wittmaack –
Semi-finals, Finals (1st) Boys Varsity Double: Patrick DuBois, Ian Soderlund
– Semi-finals Boys Varsity Single: Charlie Koontz – Semi-finals, Finals
(5th) Girls Varsity Quad: Isabella DeGregorio, Chloe Young, Amanda Perez,
Melissa Dexter – Semi-finals, Finals (4th) Boys Varsity Quad: Sebastian
Rivero, Andrew Felix, Matt Seiter, Walter Friedrich – Semi-finals

On Saturday afternoon showcased the fastest scholastic rowers from places as far away as Florida, Texas, and Canada. Ridgewood was able to place two boats in medaling position. Ridgewood started off their first final with the Girls Junior Double with Alexandra Walton Roth and Maddie Gibson getting bronze medals. They showed true grit in the last 300 meters of the race to pass a hard charging Springside-Chestnut Hill crew.

Later on Saturday, the Girls Varsity Double of Claire Callaghan and Jordan Wittmaack blitzed the final 500 meters of the race going from 3rd or 4th place to first place for a gold medal finish. Seniors, both girls hadm received silver medals at Stotesbury Cup as Freshman and Sophomores, and were ecstatic to stand on the medal dock to receive their gold medals and the Lovey Farrell Cup Award for the category. Bridget Callaghan, Claire Callaghan’s older sister won the same award two years ago with her partner, Julia Hefferon.

In all, Ridgewood Crew posted excellent results. As Head Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez said, “It was amazing that we were able to get so many crews into the semi-finals and finals, and we are proud of all of our athletes.”

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Anti-Clinton Groups Take to the Streets in Philadelphia

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The uproar from supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) continued on Tuesdayas demonstrators took to the streets in Center City. Though the crowds had thinned after Monday’s mob outside of City Hall, the heat was still scorching and some protestors were still holding out for Sanders delegates at the Democratic National Convention to walk out in support of Green Party candidate Jill Stein rather than vote for Hillary Clinton. JT Aregood, PolitickerNJ Read more

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UPDATE: Ridgewood Crew heads to the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia this weekend

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May 20,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, The Stotesbury Cup Regatta is the largest high school rowing regatta in the  world. Since 1927  exceptionally fine crews from all part of the United States and Canada travel to the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia to participate in the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. Over 5,000 competitors meet at the Athletes Village to experience both the spirit of rowing competition as well as the physical challenge of pitting themselves against the very finest crews rowing at the high school level. Their achievements draw a crowd of nearly 10,000 spectators.

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Teams compete for trophies in 31 events. Ridgewood is sending 50 of its best athletes who are expected to do very well in their respective categories.  Ridgewood Crew has had an extraordinary season so far. They brought in a record setting number of medals (8) at the Cities Championship on the Schuylkill River, May 1. Cities is a qualifier for the Scholastic Rowing
Association of America (SRAA) Championships race in Ohio, which will be held May 27 &28.

The US Rowing Mid-Atlantic Youth Championships was held May 7-8 and is a qualifier for Youth Nationals. 4 Ridgewood boats earned a slot in the prestigious Youth Nationals race which will be held June 10-12 in West Windsor, New Jersey.
Go RW Crew!!!!

CITY CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS –

Girls Freshman 4x – GOLD MEDAL     

o Alexandra Walton Roth

o Claudia Ricatto

o Hayley Jubitz

o Ainsley Wilkinson

Girls JV 2x – GOLD MEDAL

o Isabella DeGregorio

o Claire Callaghan       

 Boys JV 2x – GOLD MEDAL       

o Edward Hida

o Charles Koontz

Boys Ltwt 2x – BRONZE MEDAL   

o Spencer Campbell

o Sam Daspin

Girls Varsity 1x  – BRONZE MEDAL

o Julia Randall

Boys Varsity 1x – GOLD MEDAL

o Brendan Caltavuturo

Girls Varsity 2x – BRONZE MEDAL 

o Caroline Lampone

o Erin Dwyer

Mid-Atlantic Youth Championship – RESULTS

 Mens Youth 1x  – Brendan Caltavuturo – GOLD MEDAL

 Womens U17 2x – Maraea Garcia, Melanie Mayfield – BRONZE

 Mens Youth Ltwt 2x – Spencer Campbell, Sam Daspin – FINALS – 5th Place

 Womens Youth 4x – Olivia Lavin, Sophia Bicks, Melissa Dexter, Jordan Wittmaack – FINALS – 6th Place

 

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Ridgewood Crew Starts Strong

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April 28,2016

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Ridgewood Nj, The Ridgewood Crew team kicked off its season on April 10. The team raced the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Overall the team took in seven First place victories, five Second place finishes, and two Third place wins.

Ridgewood Crew introduces Ridgewood, NJ high school-aged youth to the traditions, athleticism, sportsmanship, techniques and camaraderie of the sport of rowing. Founded in 2004, the team rows on the Passaic River in northern NJ and competes in the sport’s premier regattas held throughout the Northeast.

On the river, Ridgewood Crew athletes collected the most single-season medals in program history. Several boats added hardware to Ridgewood Crew’s ever-increasing showcase, achieving top three finishes across several divisions at the highly competitive: SRAA Nationals, Stotesbury Cup Regatta, Philadelphia City Championships, Passaic River Northern NJ Championships and Garden State Championships. Additionally, the team’s overall performance continued to attract interest from top rowing colleges and universities including: Bucknell, Boston University, Drexel, Duke, Fordham, Fairfield, Georgetown, George Mason, Harvard, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Syracuse, Marist, Williams and others. The program also celebrated its first female athlete to receive a full, four-year rowing scholarship.

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Pope’s visit will produce largest security operation in U.S. history

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By David Nakamura and Peter Hermann September 18

Federal authorities are mobilizing one of the largest security operations in U.S. history ahead of Pope Francis’s arrival Tuesday, an effort that is straining law enforcement resources in Washington, New York and Philadelphia.

Hundreds of thousands of onlookers are expected to gather in all three cities for a glimpse of the Catholic Church leader, whose unrivaled global popularity and proclivity to wade into public crowds has added to security concerns. Thousands of federal and local personnel will be deployed to keep the pontiff and the public safe.

The challenges are immense.

The pope’s five-day tour, his first in the United States, will include appearances at the White House and Congress, a parade on Constitution Avenue in Washington, a Mass at Madison Square Garden, a procession through Central Park in New York, and an open air Mass with up to 1.5 million people in Philadelphia.

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