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Ridgewood NJ, the village council voted on Wednesday to approve a $51 million budget for the 2020 fiscal year which increases property taxes 2.2%.Village home owners will see an $85 tax increase for the average home assessed at $701,997, said Chief Financial Officer Bob Rooney.The budget vote was 4-1 with Councilman Jeffrey Voigt the sole vote against the budget.
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Ridgewood NJ, small business in Ridgewood are struggling to survive in the Facebook group ,”Ridgewood Moms and Dads With Free Speech” Kayleigh Smith summed up the dire situation some of the local merchants are in:
Continue reading Situation Dire For Ridgewood’s Small Business Community
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Ridgewood NJ, In the interest of public and staff safety, the Village of Ridgewood has decided to close the Ridgewood Library to the public effective
9pm on Thursday, March 12.
We will reassess conditions on Friday, March 20.
Continue reading Ridgewood Library to Close in the Interest of Public Safety
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Ridgewood NJ, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement today in response to the President’s address to the nation:
“The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small businesses are vital economic engines in every community and state, and they have helped make our economy the strongest in the world. Our Agency will work directly with state Governors to provide targeted, low-interest disaster recovery loans to small businesses that have been severely impacted by the situation. Additionally, the SBA continues to assist small businesses with counseling and navigating their own preparedness plans through our network of 68 District Offices and numerous Resource Partners located around the country. The SBA will continue to provide every small business with the most effective and customer-focused response possible during these times of uncertainty.”
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Ridgewood NJ, , Almost half of all retailers expect some economic downturn in their revenue as a result of the WHO declared pandemic known as the coronavirus, or COVID-19, according to a March 2020 survey by Digital Commerce 360 of 304 retailers.
Continue reading Coronavirus to have significant impact on consumer confidence
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Public Library is taking active precautions against coronavirus . On the Facebook page ,” It Takes a Ridgewood Village” resident Anne LaGrange Loving mentioned that at Wednesday”s Village council meeting Library Director Nancy Greene commented on precautions , “Last night Nancy Greene explained to me that the Ridgewood Library is wiping down all high-contact surfaces every two hours with disinfecting wipes. This includes railings, banisters, door handles, table tops, keyboards. She is not under any sort of mandate; she is simply being proactive to keep the library patrons safe. Thank you Nancy Greene.”
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Ridgewood NJ, as per the County Executive, Bergen County schools will be closed effective Friday, March 13, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at the end of the school day through March 27, 2020. The remote learning plan will go into effect on Monday, March 16, 2020.
Continue reading Ridgewood Schools Go to Online Learning Plan as of Monday March 16th
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
MARCH 11, 2020
8:00 P.M.
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photos courtesy of Boyd loving’s Facebook page
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police and Ridgewood Fire Department responded to a single vehicle crash in the 200 block of Mulberry Place, Ridgewood, on Monday afternoon, 03/09. The vehicle’s driver, an adult female, was medically evaluated on the scene by Ridgewood Fire Department. She refused ambulance transportation to a local hospital following the evaluation. A flatbed tow truck removed the wreckage. Ridgewood Fire Department personnel also attended to a minor crash related fluid spill.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Corey DeAngelis Director of School Choice, Reason Foundation; Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute , School support staff has grown 2.7 times as fast as students since 1990 in public schools has grown 2.7 times as fast as students since 1990.
Students: + 23%
Support staff: + 61%
Per pupil spending: + 39%
Maybe this is why our schools are failing?
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Ridgewood NJ, on February 1, 2020 there was a rate increase for parking in the central business district. The new rates will be $1.00/hour in the lots and $1.25/hour on the streets. The rate increase is deemed necessary in order to pay for the construction of the Hudson Street Garage.
Continue reading Business Down an Estimated 40% Since the Increase in Parking Rates in the Village
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Ridgewood NJ,Mango Jam in Ridgewood is closing it’s doors after 20 years . It was announced on a Facebook post on March 3rd.
Posted on Facebook earlier this week:
“OH NO! After 20 years Mango Jam is closing it’s doors. It’s time for retirement !!! Beginning tomorrow, March 4th we will begin our storewide sale 30%-50% off. Come in and see us!!! Here’s some picks for you all to enjoy. Many fond memories of season’s past. So many great customers over the years. I will continue on with Mango Interiors doing interior design. Also, with The Ridgewood Guild at our new home at 55A E. Ridgewood Ave., above Victor’s Clothing store.”
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Library presented an updated plan for renovating the village’s public library would decrease Ridgewood’s contribution to the project by $500,000, dealing a 20% cut to the portion taxpayer dollars would fund according to library presentation at Wednesday nights Village Council meeting.
Continue reading Ridgewood Library Re-Imagines the Re-Imagine
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Ridgewood NJ, Watch and listen to Ridgewood Village Manager Heather Mailander’s publicly televised, 4 1/2 minute diatribe concerning the proposed purchase and installation of dog waste (poopie) bag dispensers in selected Village parks. Clearly this Village employee (yes an employee; not an elected official) does not like dogs and made every attempt to poo-poo the implementation of a simple program that many nearby municipalities have fully embraced. Thankfully, the Village Council did not heed her advice and will continue their discussion of poopie bag dispenser installations at a later date.
