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Ridgewood N J, Ridgewood High School senior MJ Aguilar has made a significant contribution to the Village of Ridgewood by helping to create an “Access” logo. This logo is part of the broader initiative known as Access Ridgewood, aimed at increasing awareness of individuals with disabilities and fostering a more inclusive community.
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Ridgewood NJ, in a video announcement on Thursday, Senator “Gold Bar” Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) revealed his intention to explore the possibility of running as an independent candidate for his seat, despite facing pressure from within his own party to resign over his indictments.
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Ridgewood N J, Ridgewood Police officers and Ridgewood firefighters rushed to aid a bicyclist who was struck by an auto while traveling eastbound in the 200 block of East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood on Friday afternoon, 09/16. The adult e-bike rider sustained a non-life threatening injury and was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital for treatment. Police interviewed the passenger vehicle’s driver, who remained on scene after colliding with the cyclist.
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Ridgewood N J, President Biden officially announced on Wednesday that his administration is forgiving up to $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 annually and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, marking the largest forgiveness of federal student loans per individual to date. In addition to forgiving up to $20,000 in student debt for Pell recipients, will also cancel up to $10,000 in student loans for individuals making less than $125,000 a year,
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Ridgewood N J, Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime. At Graydon Pool this summer its all about getting the form right !
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Ridgewood NJ, several readers are noticing the Village is getting a bit shabby looking in the Central Business District .
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Saurabh Dani in the Facebook Group Ridgewood Moms and Dads with Free Speech
“The board of education was scheduled to vote on the 95M referendum question in Feb/March. They were working towards this goal for last couple of years while denying it as”rumors”.
Last night the board decided to push this vote by a few weeks, without providing exact timeline, probably pushing it out beyond the April 21 election date.
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Ridgewood NJ, The village council Wednesday night backed away from a series of parking rate hikes that are needed to fund the Hudson Street Parking garage. The council declined to introduce an ordinance that would raise on- and off-street hourly parking to $1.25 from $0.75 starting January 1st, 2020. Parking rate revenues are meant to fund both the currently under construction Hudson Street Garage and the village’s new smart parking meter program. Council members have been at odds for weeks about how many quarters visitors should pony up to park in the central business district.
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CORRECTION: Caroline Byrne will appear next Wednesday or Thursday on “American Idol,” not the night of Wednesday, Jan. 13 as written below.
By Bobby Olivier | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on January 13, 2016 at 4:14 PM, updated January 13, 2016 at 9:46 PM
PHILADELPHIA — As “American Idol” airs its Philadelphia auditions Wednesday night, New Jersey viewers will have a chance to hear one of their own.
Caroline Byrne, a sultry pop singer from Waldwick and Ridgewood, will appear in front of “Idol” judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. during the episode, and while viewers will need to tune in to see whether she advances to Hollywood, if she performs at all like her smoky single”Alive,” she’ll do just fine.
The 26-year-old’s new track boasts a sound similar to pop newcomer Tori Kelly, both in bass-heavy instrumentation and Byrne’s airy delivery.
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Its official the Village of Ridgewood has gone sushi crazy
March 29,2012
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Ridgewood NJ, its official the Village of Ridgewood has gone sushi crazy . By all accounts Ridgewood has approximately 61 restaurants , we count at lest 8 “sushi” restaurants.
Sushi is a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice (shari) combined with other ingredients (neta), usually raw fish or other seafood.
Neta and forms of sushi presentation vary, but the ingredient which all sushi have in common is vinegared rice called sushi-meshi.Raw meat sliced and served by itself is sashimi.
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Wasabi Japanese Restaurant
848 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ
(201) 493-7575
Sakae Japanese Restaurant
23 Chestnut St, Ridgewood, NJ
(201) 445-8116
Authentic Japanese Restaurant
53 W Main St, Ramsey, NJ
(201) 825-8712
Sakura Bana Restaurant
43 Franklin Ave, Ridgewood, NJ
(201) 447-6525
Kumo Japanese Restaurant
55 Franklin Ave, Ridgewood, NJ
(201) 652-0088
Mikado Sushi Japanese Restaurant
88 Godwin Ave, Ridgewood, NJ
(201) 493-8282
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Gen Sushi
15 E Ridgewood Ave Ridgewood, NJ
(201) 493-1988
Sushi X
23 Chestnut St Ridgewood, NJ
(201) 689-7878
Masago
22 S Broad St ,Ridgewood, NJ
(201) 652-4455
