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Ridgewood NJ, GRAND OPENING DAY of the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce FARMERS MARKET EVERY SUNDAY, starting JUNE 25, 2023 8:30-2PM.
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Ridgewood NJ, Easter in the Park – April 8, 2023 – 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Memorial Park at Van Neste Square sponsored by Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce – There will be a live band, face painting, an Easter egg hunt, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, and other fun activities.
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Van Neste Square Saturday, April 8, 2023 (11:00 AM – 2:00 PM)
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s Easter in the Park will have vendors offering fun activities for all. Look for 4Ever Young, Allstate Insurance, Bach to Rock, Ben & Jerry’s, Book Nook Enrichment, Box Car, ConnectOne Bank, Evolve Med Spa of Ridgewood, Femmebot, Fitometry Health Club, Girl Scouts of America, Heart in Motion, International Realty, Piano Workshop of Bergen County, Prominent Properties Sotheby’s – Roselia Mouridy-Park, Ridgewood Veterinary, RINN ABA, School of Rock in Waldwick, Sophisticated Hearing, LLC, Taekwondo All In, TAPinto Ridgewood, The Guild, The Gubb Team, The Junkluggers, Treat Me Sweet, Tutor Doctor of North Jersey, Venture Studio, Vision Credit Union, World Flats – Ridgewood.
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Michael I. Halfacre, Esq. is the Executive Director of the Beer Wholesalers Association of New Jersey and a former ABC Director.
Trenton NJ, Recently, Governor Murphy announced plans to make liquor licenses cheaper and more available in the Garden State. Specifically, the Governor’s plan would increase licenses by decreasing the population cap, currently set at one on-premise license per 3,000 residents. The Governor’s plan would do this gradually over five years after which there would be no limits on the number of licenses issued in the state. Under Governor Murphy’s plan, after five years, no license could be sold privately, effectively rendering current liquor licenses worthless and crushing their current fair market value. To address this loss, the Governor also proposes a complicated system of tax credits to compensate for the loss of the license value. Unfortunately, a tax credit is worthless when your business does not turn a profit or goes bankrupt and could cost taxpayers billions to fund.
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Ridgewood Nj, boycotts threatened over the disrespectful treatment Gold Star Families and the American Legion Post #53 by the Village Council.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Business owners, members of the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce and Ridgewood Guild met Wednesday morning in an effort to unlock the key to jump start the central business district .
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photos by Boyd Loving
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Ridgewood NJ, it was a beautiful Friday evening for the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce 27th Annual car show . The car show has become one of the big must go events for the Village over the last 27 years. Residents and visitors from all over Bergen County flooded the central business district , to what many auto enthusiasts call the best car show in the county . Resident photographer Boyd Loving captured some great images of the event and all the amazing cars .
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce 27th Annual Car Show is September 9, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The show is held on East Ridgewood Avenue to Chestnut Street. This is one of the most popular car shows in northern New Jersey.
photo courtesy of the Ridgewood Police Department
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce and the Ridgewood Police Department along with the Ridgewood Fire Department and Ridgewood Emergency Services hosted a “Touch a Truck” event at two locations Van Nest Square Park and Wilsey Square. The family friendly event featured all the different Village vehicles and equipment from from 10:00 to 2:00.
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Ridgewood NJ, the The Ridgewood Chamber welcomes Master Art Studio to their new location on 215 Chestnut Street in Ridgewood. Ridgewood Mayor Knudsen and the team from the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce officially bless their new space!
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Ridgewood NJ, December 3, 2021 – Downtown for the Holidays Ridgewood Christmas Tree lighting . Downtown for the Holidays Presents “Trucks on Holiday”– 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Sponsored by The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce –This year’s theme of “Trucks on Holiday” is for the young and young at heart! Village vehicles will be on display and decorated for the holidays, on both the east side and west side of the Central Business District. Take a stroll through the pedestrian tunnel at the train station, to easily enjoy all of the events. Gaze and take pictures at the beautiful lit trees (located at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square, at the intersection of East Ridgewood Avenue and Broad Street, and at the train station parking lot). There will also be s’mores at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square, music and merriment on the streets, see the “Grinch”, wave to Santa in his cart, and ride the trackless train. East Ridgewood Avenue will be closed down to vehicles from North Maple Avenue to Broad Street beginning at 4:30 p.m., which will create a pedestrian plaza. The west side parking area at Garber Square, will also be closed to vehicles. Enjoy our small businesses and eateries before, during or after this annual event.
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Ridgewood NJ, Volunteer Program Feed the Frontlines and Helping Those in Need funded through the HealthBarn Foundation 501c3 by public donations in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic was awarded the 2021 NJ Governor’s Jefferson Medallion, known as the Nobel Peace Prize of Volunteerism, for outstanding community service as a volunteer group on September 12, 2021 at the Grounds for Sculpture, Trenton, NJ. There were 12 finalists for the Volunteer Program/Group category and Feed the Frontlines was selected to receive the prestigious Jefferson Medallion. Team members accepting the award for over 400 volunteers included Stacey Antine, MS, RDN, Founder, Director of the Foundation, Paul Vagianos, owner It’s Greek to Me and Bergen County Commissioner Tracy Zur who also spearheads the county’s Food Security Task Force. The Jefferson Awards, founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft, Jr., and Sam Beard, is America’s top honor for public service. For 46 years, the Jefferson Awards have honored a who’s who of American change makers and more than 50,000 community volunteers.
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Ridgewood NJ, following the challenging year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the famed Bergen County town of Ridgewood, New Jersey has utilized the various rules and regulations to its advantage by creating permanent opportunities for the small business-driven community that otherwise would not have been possible before the pandemic.
