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Ridgewood NJ, on Wednesday afternoon, August 28th, the basement of a single-family home under construction on McKinley Place in Ridgewood filled with smoke shortly after PSE&G’s Electric Division energized the home’s electrical service.
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Ridgewood NJ, a single vehicle late Friday afternoon, 06/07, crash at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Manor Road, Ridgewood destroyed a Tesla sedan and also claimed the lives of an ornamental tree and several shrubs. The adult male Tesla driver was uninjured in the mishap, which was allegedly caused when he swerved to avoid a slow moving vehicle that had cut in front of him. A flatbed tow truck removed the wreckage. Ridgewood Police and Ridgewood Fire/EMS responded to the incident.
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Ridgewood NJ, on Tuesday, April 9th the Village of Ridgewood posted on their Facebook page regarding a progam for where the Fire Department will be distributing bright blue lockboxes to put on elderly resident’s doors.
Continue reading New Locks Touted By Ridgewood Fire Department Filled With Security Flaws
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Ridgewood NJ, high winds took down several large trees and power lines in the Village of Ridgewood . A tree was downed at Belmont and Hamilton .
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Ridgewood NJ, on January 26 some time around 8:00 am an elderly woman driver lost control of her car ,jumped a curb and hit a light pole on Chestnut Street in Ridgewood’s central business district. Ridgewood Police, Fire and Emergency Services as well as other Village employees rushed to the scene. We have no information as to the woman’s status . No pedestrians were hurt and the local cigar lounge remains fully intact .
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Ridgewood NJ, at approximately 3:45 PM today, Wednesday, 12/21 a 2 vehicle crash at the intersection of North Van Dien Avenue and Beverly Road, Ridgewood sends an SUV careening completely through attached garage of nearby single family home and into yard of adjacent home leaving 1/2 of garage totaled.
No injuries were reported The SUV involved in the crash was propelled completely through the attached garage of a nearby single family home, across the home’s driveway, through a fence, and into the driveway of a neighboring house. Both vehicles were towed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Damage to the attached garage was extensive. Ridgewood Police issued one (1) summons in connection with the incident. Ridgewood Fire Department and a Village of Ridgewood building inspector also responded to the scene.
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Ridgewood NJ, a Helicopter landed at Veterans Field in Ridgewood to pick up a patient from Valley and transport them to a hospital in Pennsylvania. It wasn’t as a result of a trauma or anything, apparently a heart patient who needed more care in Pennsylvania.
Continue reading Helicopter Evac for Valley Hospital Patient in Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, Three (3) ambulances were required to transport victims injured in a Saturday morning, 10/24, chain reaction crash on Route 17 southbound in Ridgewood. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire , Ridgewood EMS, Ridgewood Emergency Services, and ALS & BLS personnel from The Valley Hospital responded to aid victims of the incident. At least four (4) vehicles were involved in the mishap; two (2) were removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Traffic on Route 17 southbound was restricted to one (1) lane while emergency personnel worked. NJDOT crews cleared the highway of crash generated debris. The Ridgewood Police Patrol Supervisor summoned a member of the department’s Detective Bureau to the scene for an unknown reason.
Continue reading Chain Reaction Crash on Route 17 Backs Up Traffic for Miles
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Ridgewood NJ, we pulled this off the Ridgewood Public Schools Facebook page ,If you got out for a walk today, you might have seen many homemade signs showing love and support for our health care workers and first responders! Looks like our students have been busy. Keep sending positive messages, and keep social distancing. We must all do our part to keep each other safe. Health care workers and first responders are true heroes! Thank you for what you do every single day!
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Ridgewood NJ , some very important reminders from the Village of Ridgewood :
Please reserve calls to 911 for emergencies only. For other than emergencies, you may call the non-emergency number for the Ridgewood Police Department 201-652-3900.
If you do need to call 911 for any Emergency Services from the Police, Fire or Emergency Medical Services/Ambulance, in addition to providing your name, address and nature of the emergency. PLEASE notify the dispatcher if ANYONE in your home has travelled from Europe or Asia recently or may have been exposed to COVID-19 or is exhibiting flu like symptoms. This notification will lead our First Responders to taking the proper precautions, prior to arrival at your home.
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Ridgewood NJ, The impact of a Monday morning, 03/16, two (2) vehicle collision at the intersection of Dayton Street and South Maple Avenue, Ridgewood propelled a Jeep SUV into the front of a nearby office building. The drivers of both vehicles sustained non-life threatening crash related injuries. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire, and Ridgewood EMS, responded to the incident. A flatbed tow truck removed both vehicles from the scene. Damage to the office building appeared to have been cosmetic in nature only.
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Ridgewood NJ, on the Facebook page, “Ridgewood Moms and Dads With Free Speech” Anne LaGrange Loving stumbled on the inevitable ,
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Ridgewood NJ, its simply amazing that the Ridgewood Planning Board has not posted the agenda yet on the Village website for march 3rd ,that according to Northjersey.com contains the draft of Ridgewood’s new master plan.
“The new master plan will cap nearly three years of work by a four-person subcommittee that includes Joel, Deputy Mayor Susan Knudsen and planning board members Joel Torielli and Melanie McWilliams.
The plan has seen amendments during the past few decades but hasn’t had a complete overhaul since 1983.
NV5 is scheduled to present a draft plan to the Planning Board March 3.”
