Trenton NJ, Two recent reports show that New Jersey had more bridges in need of repair in 2019 than in 2018, although the number of bridges in poor condition went down. According to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association Bridge Report, New Jersey had 2,357 bridges in need of repairs in 2019, with an estimated cost of $9.9 billion. This is up from 2018, when NJ had 2,305 bridges in need of repair with an estimated cost of $7 billion. The average age of bridges in New Jersey is 55 years old.
Ridgewood NJ, In a joint decision made this week, the Ridgewood Fourth of July Committee and the Village of Ridgewood announced that they will cancel the 110th annual Fourth of July Parade and the evening entertainment and fireworks display due to COVID-19 health concerns.
The committee made the difficult decision after considering the many aspects of planning, fundraising, staffing, and executing the events amid the public health concerns and economic uncertainty of the next few months.
Ridgewood NJ, Citing the need to protect the health of New Jersey’s 1.6 million public and private school students as well as thousands of educators and support staff, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that statewide school closures will be extended through the end of the 2019-2020 academic year. Private schools with longer academic years will remain closed until at least June 30.
Ridgewood NJ, I am extremely disappointed that the Ridgewood Board of Education (BOE) has still not made provisions for taxpayers without computers to make comments during their virtual public meetings. As of today, the only way a taxpayer can make a public comment during a virtual BOE meeting is to submit it in writing via a hyperlink posted on the BOE’s website (the hyperlink is also embedded in the electronically circulated meeting notice).
We hope this message finds you and your family all safe and well during this unprecedented time in our lives. While we normally save our alumni greeting for Graduation Day, we felt this year’s Seniors deserved an early, special welcome.
Ridgewood NJ, Board of Education candidate Dan Creed claims someone using “fake Facebook profiles ” has been attacking him and Board candidate Muhammad Mahmoud . Creed immediately called for you guessed it, “civility” .
The Ridgewood Arts Foundation (RAF) hopes this note finds you and your families well, and that you are finding many artistic projects to embark upon as we are all sequestered at home. During this unprecedented time, RAF feels the obligation to help our community maintain a semblance of normalcy and routine. Therefore, we are honored to announce that we will be moving forward with our Spring 2020 scholarships and grants program for students, individual artists and arts organizations. The Spring application deadline has been extended to June 1, 2020. Middle school, high school or college students who are involved in fine or performing arts, and adult artists and/or arts organizations with a connection to Ridgewood are encouraged to apply.
Trenton NJ, New Jersey Realtors housing data for March confirms the market has taken a hit due to pandemic restrictions in the state, but the true picture of the impact likely won’t be clear until the April and May data becomes available.
“When the restrictions began to be implemented in the beginning of March, there was still a lot of business in the pipeline,” said New Jersey Realtors Chief Executive Officer Jarrod Grasso. “You can tell from the data that this is not a typical March when we normally begin to see the spring selling season kick off.”
Registered voters in Ridgewood should have begun to receive their vote-by-mail ballots for the Annual School Election and the Municipal Election. Ballots must be postmarked on Election Day (May 12) and received by the County Board of Elections within 48 hours. Ballots received after 8 pm on May 14 will not be counted; therefore, it is important to return your ballot as soon as possible.
Ridgewood NJ, Workers at Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart and Shipt say they will walk off the job Friday to protest their employers’ failures to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic. In a flyer shared on social media, organizers of the “May Day General Strike” call on customers to boycott Whole Foods, Amazon, Instacart and Target, which owns Shipt.
“May Day General Strike” comes amid rising activism from workers at the companies, many of who have been exposed to and even died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood Police department ,on April 15, police responded to a report of a burglary on Meadowbrook Avenue. Police said the homeowner reported someone had broken into two cars in his driveway. Police canvassed the area but found no one matching the homeowner’s description.
The homeowner told police nothing was stolen from the vehicles. The burglary was filmed on surveillance cameras, and footage will be provided to police at a later date.