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Ridgewood NJ, the Graydon Pool management and Parks & Recreation Department would like to let you know that the Maple Avenue side of the pool is open for you to sit to help with social distancing.
We encourage anyone who wants to enjoy the shade and grass set up there for the day. If you do plan to use the water though please walk to an area that is supervised by a lifeguard.
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Ridgewood NJ, Parking kiosks/meters are in use now. As a reminder, the rates are $1/hour in the lots and $1.25/hour on the street. Kiosks take credit cards or coins. Parking kiosks have replaced most of the meters, but there are still 15 minute meters at the beginning of each side street, off of East Ridgewood Avenue. Parkmobile may also be used at parking spaces, by downloading the app.
Continue reading Mayor Knudsen Gives Village of Ridgewood COVID19 Update
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to the Governor’s Executive Order 104 citing the CDC’s recommendation for cancellation or postponement of gatherings of fifty or more people, the Regular meeting will be held utilizing videoconferencing.
Public comments can be called in during the public comment period of the meeting by dialing:
Phone Number 646-558-8656
Meeting ID 839 6431 1444
Password: 856526
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Ridgewood NJ, after the recent protests in Ridgewood several readers suggested that Ridgewood Schools set up and exchange program with the Paterson Schools system . If “rich white kids” want to protest and speak for African Americans who are struggling what better place to spend some quality time than Ridgewood’s neighbor “Silk City” or Paterson . We are sure a two week immersion program will do wonders .
Continue reading Reader Suggest Two Week Exchange Program with Paterson Schools for Ridgewood Kids
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“The “damn” history books are written by left-leaning Marxist professors who take every opportunity to sow racial division and present only “data” and “facts” that suit their narrative. I know. I worked in the industry for years. Authors are resistant to suggestions (or outright refuse) to include alternative points of view. They indoctrinate. They want to alter the course of this country. More recently, standardized tests (such as the SATs and AP exams) have been changed to test for different facts and events in history so that they coincide with the need to teach the agenda presented in the texts. For example, AP history exams are slowly but surely scrubbing or minimizing questions on Western Civilizations like ancient Greece and Rome so they are covered less in class since teachers naturally focus on what is needed to score well on the test. It’s insidious and it’s happening.
I prefer to judge everyone on their merits and nothing more. I’m not the least bit upset that blacks in the NBA are overrepresented given their % of the overall population. Whoever can do a job better gets the job. Let’s all stop being victims.”
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Ridgewood NJ, whether you support or not the latest Black Lives Matter protest in Ridgewood one thing is certain a lot of “white people ” feel very comfortable speaking for “black people” (white privilege ) . In stead of pointing fingers the Ridgewood blog did some research looking to find out what “black people” have to say for themselves. and interestingly we found a book called the “”Black Silent Majority” and in that book there were some polls done specifically of African Americans , so we thought we would let them speak for themselves and what they said may surprise a lot of you .
Continue reading Ridgewood Protesters Should Ask African Americans What they Really Think
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Recycling Center, located on East Glen Avenue, behind the Ridgewood Fire Headquarters, is open. Please place all recycling in the trunk of your vehicle (to maintain social distancing) so that our employees can take it out and place it into the proper roll-off container for you. All yardwaste must be in a container or in biodegradable paper bags and all twigs/branches must be bundled and tied. We are also accepting cardboard recycling from the Central Business District at the Recycling Center.
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“Some of you guys in the comments are disgusting. You know nothing about black history or why people are protesting. Black people have been fighting for equality for over 400 years. Educate yourselves before you speak. Stop being Karen’s & Kens & pick up a damn history book. Black people have to work 10 times harder than a white man or woman just because we’re black. You’ll never understand but at least stand for what’s right. You people disgust me.
Sincerely,
A young BLACK a woman”
Giving gifts is an art. It takes a very keen type of analysis to get that perfect something for the perfect person. It’s even more difficult if it’s your kid. How many of us really know our kids? They’re their own independent grown-ups with interests that rise and fall and morph on the daily. Good thing the internet is full of people who know a thing or two about giving gifts. If your daughter’s birthday is coming up and you’re at a loss for what to give her, here are some solid gift ideas that will elevate you to the most awesome parent of the year.
Continue reading Your Daughter’s Birthday is Coming Up? Here Are Some Gift Ideas
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Ridgewood NJ, The Kasschau Memorial Shell’s (located on Veterans Field, behind the Ridgewood Public Library) summer programs have begun – Programs will be held every Tuesday and Thursday night, through early August. The programs will begin at 8:30 p.m. and are free to the public. Please bring a chair or blanket and we encourage you to wear a mask and social distance your chairs on Veterans Field.
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“No resident uses all of the features of this town. Some residents don’t even use the school system. Some use the parks, some don’t. Some play tennis, some don’t. Some use the communal garden, some don’t. Some go to concerts at the band shell, some don’t. For those who enjoy using Graydon, it’s a wonderful thing that the VC went ahead and opened it up this year. It’s kind of shocking to me that there was even a dispute about it. Nancy Bigos and Heather Mayländer pushed back so hard against this that it was shocking. Spoke to me of complete abject laziness on their part.”
“This movement needs to be actively discussed at the village hall and with BOE, officially. We can’t pretend that the woke religion isn’t a serious issue. It is very serious, ask residents in burned down, boarded up neighborhoods across the country.
While I respect individual parents’ decision to raise their kids in their own way, the village must vocally and unequivocally reflect values that vast majority of residents espouse. And I have no doubt that includes respect for the flag, freedom of speech and critical thinking.
All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing.”
“The event was organized by Join Organize Lead Teach (JOLT), a Ridgewood-based nonprofit that was created after the Women’s March last year.
“This is a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions,” Cathy Brienza, JOLT’s founder and president said ”
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