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Cold Weather Doesn’t Stop the 12th Annual Winterfest in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, on Saturday the Ridgewood Guild held it’s 12th Annual Winterfest!  Winterfest took place in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square right on Ridgewood Avenue.  It was a cold, brisk day but our turnout was great! The event featured  Ice sculptures, music and singing , a horse drawn hayride   as well as complimentary hot chocolate, candy canes, a trackless train ride, storytelling and even Santa !

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The Ridgewood Guild’s 8th Annual Music Fest takes place on Sunday September 12th

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Guild’s 8th Annual Music Fest takes place on Sunday September 12th. The event is held in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square setting the stage for an afternoon of music, food, drink, and more! A lineup of all local musicians will play a variety of music genres. We have something for everyone…pop, rock, country, R & B and more. Some of our top restaurants will be there and a Beer and Wine Garden.

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This Weekend Enjoy local Shops and Eateries in Ridgewood’s Central Business District

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Ridgewood NJ, The Welcome Back to Ridgewood, NJ Event which creates a pedestrian mall between Broad Street and Walnut Street, will take place this weekend, November 14th and 15th. Retail businesses place their products on tables and eateries have outdoor dining on the streets in front of their businesses. In addition, on the west side of the Central Business District, Ridgewood’s West Village, has many unique stores and eateries. We encourage you to visit us to enjoy our local shops and eateries. All of our businesses and eateries have signed a pledge to adhere to the CDC guidelines, so customers can shop and dine with confidence in Ridgewood’s Central Business District. Masks are strongly encouraged at this event and are always required to enter any businesses.

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Ridgewood’s Central Business District Hosts “Welcome Back to Ridgewood”

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Ridgewood NJ, “Welcome Back to Ridgewood, NJ” event – This event will run through the summer season. – Monday through Friday, all retail businesses are able to place their products on tables outside of their business (once they obtain a permit from the Village).  All food places are permitted to have outdoor dining (once they obtain a permit from the Village).  Food is also available for pickup at the dining establishments.  Beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday through 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, the Central Business District from North Walnut Street to Broad Street will be closed to vehicular traffic along East Ridgewood Avenue, including the side streets of Oak Street, Prospect Street, and Chestnut Street, which will create a pedestrian mall.

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New Jersey Assembly and Senate Bills provide immunity from lawsuits to businesses that act in good faith and follow COVID19 safety protocols

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Ridgewood NJ,  Companion bills introduced today in the New Jersey Assembly and Senate that provide immunity to businesses that act in good faith and follow safety protocols during the state’s economic reopening will help ensure the survival of many small businesses. NFIB, an association representing thousands of small businesses across New Jersey, supports this legislation because innocent business owners who did all that was expected of them can lose their business due simply to the high cost of a legal defense.

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2019 Ridgewood Guild Winterfest

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Ridgewood NJ, Join the Ridgewood Guild on Sat. Nov. 30 at 12:00 for The Ridgewood Guild’s 10th Annual Winterfest!  Winterfest takes place in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square right on Ridgewood Ave.  Fun for all ages! A horse-drawn hayride will circle the park.  Ice sculptures, music, complimentary hot chocolate, candy canes, a trackless train ride, storytelling and more!  So join the Ridgewood Guild on Small Business Saturday for Winterfest!

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Ridgewood Central Business Merchants Need to Step Up

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Ridgewood Nj, according to Northjersey.com , some Ridgewood merchants did not even know about the “free parking” on Saturdays . 

Sorry folks but it is amazing how uninformed the public is about what is going on in the Village, the county and the state . 

The “free” Saturday parking was emailed twice by the Village ,appeared on the chamber of Commerce site and was on this blog a number of times as well as all over Facebook and other social media sites. 

I want to remind Central Business District Merchants that tax payers are building you a parking garage at great cost ,where you are the prime beneficiaries  . 

While many options were tired to improve parking , most of the Village merchants did not appear to lift one finger to participate in any of those efforts , including utilizing the employee parking spaces. 


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Reader says ,”when I was a child we did not like people who butted and bullied their way in front of lines and acted more important than everyone else”

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“How is this the town I have lived in for 35 years? It’s unspeakable, the way we are treating each other and it has to stop.” –

I have news for you. I have lived here much longer than 35 years. And way back when I was a child we did not like people who butted and bullied their way in front of lines and acted more important than everyone else. This behavior was not tolerated then and it should not be tolerated now and I agree with everyone who has expressed disgust with the self-appointed VIP’s.

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Ridgewood Guild’s Winter Festival “VIP Passes” ?

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Ridgewood NJ, It has come to the attention of The Blog that those who run the “Ridgewood Walks” consider themselves to be more important than the average citizen. At the Ridgewood Guild’s Winter Festival in Van Neste Square on Saturday, Ms. Jeanne Johnson brought her group to the front of the long line for the horse and carriage rides. Little children, babies in strollers, parents, grandparents, everyone waiting in line for the horse rides had to move back so Ms. Johnson, who proclaimed herself to be a V.I.P., could get her group onto the ride without waiting. How sad that at a family event, intended to create good will, camaraderie, and happy memories, someone with an outsized ego had to teach the children in line that everyone is equal, but some people are more equal than others.

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the fly has learned some people are their own worst enemy

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the fly has learned that there is some resistance to in the Central business community to accept the estate card , which offers credits to residents toward payment of property taxes . Some resident groups are considering boycotting the central business district over their lack of enthusiasm …

 

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Ridgewood Ticket Blitz to Target Empoyees Who Use Street Parking in the Central Business District

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December 27,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood is currently executing a ticket blitz on employees that use street parking instead of the employee parking lots. After much effort was made by the Village to support the merchants and restaurants the employee parking lots have not been used and there is a resistance to use them from both the Chamber and the Guild . The ticket blitz is seen a way for tax payers to collect money and help mitigate parking garage costs .

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Ridgewood Guild’s Fundraiser

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October 18,2017

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Ridgewood NJ , If you enjoy the Movies in the Park, Ridgewood Guild’s Music Festival, Winterfest, Cash Mob, International Film Festival to name just a few- then we need you to support the Ridgewood Guild’s Fundraiser – Brunch, endless champagne, entertainment, movie trivia, prizes, etc.
Join the Ridgewood Guild  for a wonderful Sunday morning while supporting The Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival.
Reserve now!!

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Ridgewood Guild sponsors ‘Moonstruck” 8pm tonight Van Neste Park

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August 9,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, yes it’s FREE ,tonight , Wednesday 8/9 around 8:00pm at Van Neste Park , the Ridgewood Guild sponsors ‘Moonstruck” – Join us and enjoy this romantic comedy founded on emotional abandon and poignant truth. Not content with one romance, it involves five or six, depending on how you count, and conceding that some characters are involved in more than one. Play our trivia game and win prizes!