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No Planning Board Agenda Item Posted on the Village Website for the draft of Ridgewood’s New Master Plan

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Ridgewood NJ, its simply amazing that the Ridgewood Planning Board has not posted the agenda yet on the Village website for march 3rd ,that according to Northjersey.com  contains the draft of Ridgewood’s new master plan.

“The new master plan will cap nearly three years of work by a four-person subcommittee that includes Joel, Deputy Mayor Susan Knudsen and planning board members Joel Torielli and Melanie McWilliams.

The plan has seen amendments during the past few decades but hasn’t had a complete overhaul since 1983.

NV5 is scheduled to present a draft plan to the Planning Board March 3.”

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Christina Gibbons Recognized with Platinum NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Sales Award®

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RIDGEWOOD NJ,  Christie’s International Real Estate Northern New Jersey, an exclusive partner of Christie’s International Real Estate, voted Christie’s Affiliate of the Year in 2017 and 2018 and the fastest growing real estate brokerage in northern New Jersey, announced today that Christina Gibbons, an agent in its Ridgewood Sales Gallery has been awarded a has been awarded a Platinum NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® for 2019. The award recognizes NJ REALTORS® members who have demonstrated excellence in the field of salesmanship.

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Patient Advocates Warn of Murphy’s Plan to Raise the Price of Medicines in FY 2021 Budget Proposal

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Ridgewood NJ, ,  a diverse group of New Jersey patient, healthcare, and employer advocates opposed Governor Murphy’s proposal to include significant fees on pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesale distributors in the Fiscal Year 2021 State Budget. These groups — including the American Cancer Society of New Jersey Cancer Action Network, Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey, the New Jersey Pharmacists Association, the New Jersey Council of Chain Drug Stores, New Jersey Business and Industry Association, and the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey — cite serious concerns that such substantial fees would harm patients and increase healthcare costs.

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Will Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache Run For Bergen Freeholder?

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Ridgewood NJ, according to David Wildstein of the New Jersey Globe , Bergen County Freeholder David Ganz will not seek re-election to a seventh term.The buzz is that  Village of Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache has emerged as a leading candidate to run on the Bergen County Democratic organization line to replace Ganz, a former Fair Lawn mayor who was first elected to countywide office in 2002 has been battling health issues for several years.

Mayor Hache is reportedly the pick of Paul Juliano, who became the Bergen County Democratic chairman last summer. The filing deadline to run for freeholder at the Bergen County Democratic convention is Friday at 4 PM. Candidates must file letters of intent with signatures of at least five county committee members from six different municipalities. If he wins, Hache would become the first Dominican-American to serve on the Board of Freeholders.

Hache is up for re-election this year in Ridgewood and his candidacy for countywide office would create an open seat in the Ridgewood council.

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Trustees Morgan and Wilson Announced they are Quitting the Ridgewood School Board

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Ridgewood NJ, Mr Morgan and Ms Wilson announced that they will not be seeking re-election in April at last night’s board of education meeting. The Ridgewood blog has been very disappointed with Mr. Morgan over the years and considers the two part of the rogue element that runs the school board ignoring the demands of taxpayers .
Reader says ,’Wow, what a meeting. Morgan and Wilson announced they are quitting and Wilson was very mean and bitter.So if Morgan and Wilson are not running again, then who are the candidates from the developers? They would not give up on the 95M bond easily, that’s designed to bring new tenants to their apartments.”

The other issue over the years is how the Ridgewood school board works and its ” culture of secrecy”  , which we would suggest it is well past time Ridgewood with an enormous school budget starts run itself in a far more professional open manner ,instead of a fiefdom for special interests .
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New Jersey Ranked Highest Property Taxes in the Country

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Ridgewood NJ, Each year, the average American household spends $2,375 on real-estate property taxes plus another $441 for residents of the 27 states with vehicle property taxes. With such high costs, it’s no surprise that more than $14 billion in property taxes go unpaid each year, according to the National Tax Lien Association.

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Law of Unintended Consequences ; Former Mayor Forced to Lower the Selling Price for His Home

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Ridgewood NJ, talk about unintended consequences , seems former mayor Paul Arosohn has been forced to lower the price of his home on Linwood Avenue in Ridgewood .   The home bought in 2007 for $732,500 is currently on sale for $665,00 .

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The Nutty Professor of Sports will be Appearing at Super Science Saturday in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Don R. Mueller, Ph.D. (Professor Tennis) , will be (https://www.supersciencesaturday.org) giving a Physics of Sports demo featuring new methods and techniques in the popular throwing and swinging sports: baseball/softball, football, tennis and golf.

Prof. Don R. Mueller: a semi-retired physics professor and former pro baseball pitcher involved with the Physics of Sports. Some sportswriters are calling me The Nutty Professor of Sports. I’m showing coaches and players in NY, NJ, PA and beyond who practice throwing and swinging type sports how to “do their thing” with more power and less pain; thanks to some simple physics know-how. Some of his research was featured full-page in the NY Times in 2018: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/sports/tennis/don-mueller-rackets.html

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Kristin Gildea Fox Recognized with NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Sales Award®

Kristin Gildea Fox Recognized with NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Sales Award®

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RIDGEWOOD NJ, Christie’s International Real Estate Northern New Jersey, an exclusive partner of Christie’s International Real Estate, voted Christie’s Affiliate of the Year in 2017 and 2018 and the fastest growing real estate brokerage in northern New Jersey, announced today that Kristin Gildea Fox, an agent in its Ridgewood Sales Gallery, has been awarded a Platinum NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® for 2019. The award recognizes NJ REALTORS® members who have demonstrated excellence in the field of salesmanship.

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Reader says ,”The developers want a new library, Performing Arts Center and more parking garages”

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“The library and Board of Education will be our undoing. The debt that they will incur is irresponsible. It is not clear that anyone in power stands for fiscal responsibility.

The developers want a new library, Performing Arts Center and more parking garages. It makes their rentals more appealing and will attract the NYC and Hoboken renters.

The residents will be paying for everything.”

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Minor Damage Reported at Dunkin’ Donuts after SUV hit Building in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police and Ridgewood Fire Department  were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle that crashed into the Dunkin’ Donuts building at 657 Franklin Turnpike, Ridgewood on Saturday afternoon, 02/22. Fortunately no injuries were reported in the crash. Damage to the building was cosmetic in nature only. The vehicle, a full sized SUV, was able to be driven from the scene.

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Reader says ,”Property taxes in Ridgewood are out of control”

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“Property taxes in Ridgewood are out of control. See the late model tinted window SUVs and private firing range (for a force that has never discharged a weapon) fur the Ridgewood Police Department, or the three full-time professional firefighters redundantly stationed 24/7 at Engine 311 on West Glen when the main firehouse is less than a mile away. Don’t even get started on the teachers who scream ”impasse” the second the BOE proposes reducing their platinum healthcare benefits…”

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Ridgewood is Facing a School Board Election in April and Village Council Election in May

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Ridgewood NJ, Two elections are coming up in April and May where you can exercise your right to vote. School Board in April and Village Council in May.

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Reader suggests the Old Ridgewood Taxi would be a great site for the Ridgewood Police Department in the CBD

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“What about the old taxi stand on North Broad Street. The village owns that building, and it’s in so much disrepair. It’s actually embarrassing for the Village of Ridgewood to have that eyesore in the CBD. Waking around that building it’s ridiculous but it looks like it’s filthy no one has operated the first floor in probably 30 years. Are used to be Ridgewood taxi downstairs and then they moved upstairs the whole building needs to be got it out and restored the village owns that site. It would be a great site for the Ridgewood Police Department to have a central headquarters in the CBD. I think it would make a Great public relations please/fire/emergency services something like that why not. Yes It’s small inside but I think it will be good for an office.”

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Ridgewood Fire Called in to Clean Up Fluid Spill

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Fire Department was dispatched to mitigate an accident related fluid spill near 129 Prospect Street on Thursday evening, 02/20. No injuries were reported in the crash. Ridgewood Police also responded.

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