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Ridgewood Crew Brings Home Five Medals, Boys Win ‘Fastest Boat’ at the 2025 Haddon Hammer

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The Ridgewood Crew boys team won the ‘fastest boat’ at the New Jersey Indoor Rowing Championships, taking home the 2025 Haddon Hammer trophy. (Photo credits: Boris Roque-Alvarez)

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Westmont NJ, Ridgewood Crew showed off both its speed and depth on Sunday at the 2025 Haddon Hammer, earning five individual medals across four races while the boys team took home the overall ‘fastest boat’ trophy. Also billed as the New Jersey Indoor Rowing Championships, Sunday’s event at Haddon Township High School featured 254 youth athletes from 14 different clubs across the state and represented the culmination of a highly successful winter erg season for Ridgewood.

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Power Overload: Ridgewood Crew Electrifies with Five-Gold Performance at 2025 Winter Watt Farm

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Ridgewood Crew swept the medals in the Boys Freshman 2k race (left to right): Coach Bob,O’Connor, Kai Bissie (2nd place), Graham Richardson (1st place), David Pasternak (3rd place), Head Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez. Photo Credit: Reed Richardson

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Lyndhurst NJ, Ridgewood Crew flipped its race-day switch to fast at the 2025 Winter Watt Farm erg race on Saturday. Racing in its home boathouse, the Bergen County Rowing Center, Ridgewood won five of its nine youth events and took home a combined nine medals overall. Both totals were the second-most among the 16 clubs competing. The indoor rowing event, hosted by the Passaic River Rowing Association, featured more than 300 rowers from middle school to masters categories, competing individually on erg machines.

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Ridgewood Crew Claims Two Medals, Ten Top-Ten Finishes at the 2025 Ironmen Erg Classic

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Junior Will Nasr placed third in the highly competitive 2025 Ironmen Erg Classic Men’s High School 2000-meter indoor race, which featured 102 rowers from across New York and New Jersey. (Photo credits: John Nasr)

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Ramsey, New Jersey – Ridgewood Crew kicked off its 2025 rowing season with a strong team performance, claiming two bronze medals and placing 10 finishers in the top 10 at the 12th annual Ironmen Erg Classic hosted by the Don Bosco Preparatory High School. More than 550 youth rowers from 22 different clubs in New York and New Jersey competed at the indoor event. Ridgewood fielded 46 competitors — the fifth-largest total among all teams — from both middle and high school across seven categories.  

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How U.S. Students Stack Up Globally: A Look at Education Performance and the Future Under New Policies

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Ridgewood NJ, how do U.S. students compare with their peers around the world? Despite being one of the world’s leading economies, the United States continues to face challenges in education, particularly in math and science, according to international assessments. As new education policies loom under the incoming Trump administration, these results provide a backdrop for what changes may lie ahead.

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Ridgewood’s Rushing Game Dominates in Playoff Victory Over Passaic

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Maroons let their running game take center stage Friday night, powering them to a 33-14 victory over Passaic in the North 1, Group 5 playoff opener. With a standout performance by senior halfback Calvin Ran, Ridgewood’s offense hit high gear, pushing them into next weekend’s sectional semifinals.

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Ridgewood Dominates Hackensack in 18-0 Victory, Improving to 5-1

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Maroons cruised to an 18-0 win over the Hackensack Comets on their home turf, bouncing back after their four-game win streak was snapped by Passaic Tech. With this victory, Ridgewood now boasts a 5-1 record for the season, much to the delight of their cheering fans during Saturday afternoon’s game.

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Ridgewood’s John Jackson Faces His Toughest Opponent Yet, Off the Court

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Ridgewood NJ, the Jim Grasso Classic marked a significant moment for Ridgewood senior basketball star John Jackson—without him even playing a single minute. Diagnosed with Stage 4B Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Jackson watched from the stands as the Maroons dominated Clifton with a 35-0 victory.

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Ridgewood Maroons Dominate Clifton in Season Opener with a 35-0 Victory

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Ridgewood’s 2023 home opener may have been spoiled by Clifton’s 28-21 victory, but the Maroons got their revenge in a big way this year. On Friday afternoon in Paramus, Ridgewood cruised to a commanding 35-0 shutout victory over their North Jersey rivals, kicking off the 2024 season in style.

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Village of Ridgewood and Neighboring Towns on Flood Watch

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Ridgewood NJ, Village Manager Keith Kazmark stated and an email, “Three to five inches of rain are possible this afternoon into Wednesday morning, with much of the rain falling in a three-to-six-hour period, according to the National Weather Service. ”

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RHS Alum Anthony Stephan Drafted by Cincinnati Reds in 2024 MLB Draft

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Ridgewood NJ, Anthony Stephan, a standout outfielder from the University of Virginia and an RHS Alum from the Class of 2021, has been selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the 389th overall pick in the 13th round of the 2024 MLB Draft. The exciting news came on Tuesday night, marking a significant milestone in Stephan’s baseball career.

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Congratulations to the Ridgewood High School Class of 2024!

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Ridgewood NJ, Congratulations to the Ridgewood High School Class of 2024! Surviving the heat for a beautiful commencement.

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BREAKING: Excessive Heat Pushes RHS Graduation Ceremony Back to 5:30 PM

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School Jeffrey Nyhuis, Principal said in an email ,”We look forward to graduating the Class of 2024 tonight at Ridgewood High School. In light of the extreme heat, we will delay the start of the ceremony by thirty minutes to 5:30 PM. We will also shorten the ceremony without affecting the student speeches and performances. The goal is to keep our students and guests safe.”

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Atlanta Falcons’ and Ridgewood Alum Younghoe Koo to Host “Koo’s Kicking Camp” in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl kicker and Ridgewood High School alum, Younghoe Koo, is set to return to Ridgewood this summer to host “Koo’s Kicking Camp.” This specialized training camp for aspiring kickers and punters in grades five through twelve is scheduled for July 8th. It will take place at Ridgewood High School’s stadium field from 9 a.m. to noon, with all proceeds benefiting the Ridgewood High School football program.

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RHS Girls and Boys 4x800m Relay Teams Grab Top Six Finish in State Meet

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Ridgewood NJ,  both the RHS girls and boys 4x800m relay teams make top six at the state Meet of Champions!

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