Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood blog has previously reported on a homeless woman with what appears to be a serious drinking problem who’s made repeated bogus 911 calls. She was arrested once again this week after she allegedly broke into the Ridgewood Public library. Ridgewood Police responded to a burglar alarm and reported that they found the 56-year-old woman in the library shortly after 2 a.m. on Thursday.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood resident Jeff Muhlstock who did camera work for some of the biggest TV news magazines in the country: “60 Minutes,” “Dateline,” and “Nightline.” Has released a digital recording of his up close and very personal battle with COVID19 . The 57-year-old man made of his COVID-19 journey to the Hospital and then his return home . The 13 and a half minute video follows Muhlstock from early symptoms to his hospitalization ,his first dose of the anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine to his release April 5, being brought home by ambulance, with his wife, son and daughter waiting with celebratory signs.
Reader says that we have an incumbent running for the Ridgewood Board of Education whose claims cannot be verified. Mr. Mahmood has ignored or sidestepped questions from the residents—- which is opposite his claims of transparency. He needs to answer the questions with substantiation, because this role is too important.
Ridgewood NJ, we are all home schoolers now and you probably saw the recent issue of Harvard Magazine, which took a largely unsubstantiated broadside against homeschooling. Lindsey M. Burke, Ph.D.Director, Center for Education Policy recently released a review of the literature on the outcomes of students who homeschool – which paints a completely different – positive picture. As she explains, “among those who choose to homeschool, the positive effects are demonstrable. Although study designs limit researchers’ ability to draw a causal connection, it is clear the homeschooling population experiences positive academic outcomes.” Specifically:
Ridgewood NJ, Just ahead of Ridgewood Schools going virtual on Friday, March 13, Ridgewood Crew (RC) delivered practice ergs to the homes of each of the 2020 Team Rowers’ homes. Since then, Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez has been issuing and tracking the practice and progress of his athletes virtually.
Ridgewood NJ, according to U.S. News annual school rannking , Ridgewood High School is ranked 26th within New Jersey. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Ridgewood High School is 66%. The total minority enrollment is 32%, and 2% of students are economically disadvantaged. Ridgewood High School is the only high school in the Ridgewood Public Schools.
Ridgewood NJ, according to the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood , Ridgewood is at a 68.3% response rate to the 2020 Census – please keep up the great work in reminding relatives, neighbors and friends to go to my2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020 to fill it out! They don’t need the Census mailer or ID, just their address.
Last week, Governor Murphy announced that he would provide more information about the length of our school closure by May 15. I know many of us wanted to hear more concrete information about whether schools would reopen this year. While I also want to know, I understand this incremental decision making. I must admit that I will be pleasantly surprised if we open this year. Based on information reported in the news, many things have to happen before we can open as a society; this includes opening schools, which by their very nature are large group gatherings. I bring this up so that during this time of uncertainty, you are prepared for continued widespread school closures and social distancing.
Ridgewood NJ, The 2020 Lyrid meteor shower this week coincides with the new moon, meaning that there will be absolutely no lunar interference with getting a good view of these celestial streakers. Lyrid meteors may be seen any night through April 25; they are above a quarter of their maximum in numbers for about 2.5 days of this time.