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Reader says , “I love all this congestion” , “More people more cars more shopping more spending”

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“I love all this congestion. There’s going to be so much more traffic from all these new condos being built. More people more cars more shopping more spending yes. And more of the things we never think about or talk about. Just think about 1000 more people living in the CBD. Think about all these people need supplies food services it’s going to be interesting. I wonder how much the town is receiving in taxes at all these locations being built. And what are we providing them in return just interesting just curious just a thought anyone now.”

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Readers says , “This $15/hr, more than anything else going on, will break our CBD permanently”

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“This $15/hr, more than anything else going on, will break our CBD permanently. Our CBD businesses are all getting by on thin margins now: restaurants & retail. Now the state will reduce those margins even more. Look for more empty storefronts. The No-Math crowd behind $15 in the village [Library/Hospital Cabal, Apartments, Garage] are also Murphy Voters. So as all the new parking [proven that we don’t need] comes online and the $20m bill comes due this year, there will be fewer businesses to pull shoppers who will pay to park to pay the loan. How do you imagine that it will be paid for [hint: your highest-in-the-area property taxes/fees are going up, Way Up]. Also, as businesses shorten hours to cover the artificially forced higher cost of labor, less need for employee-only parking as there be fewer people working in the CBD. All these facts were known before Ramon/Jeff/Bernie pushed the garage and the Library Glamificiation. None of this is all that hard to understand unless you are a Socialist like a Murphy voter or our VC.”

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Ridgewood Fire Department toured Chestnut Village and checking construction techniques and the non flammability of the project

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Ridgewood NJ, Work continuing at Chestnut Village. Dense element continues. Roofing continues. Getting our new retaining wall installed. When done the wall will be stained to blend more naturally. Wedding the vibration absorbing hvac mounts to the structure. Ridgewood Fire Department has been touring the building and checking out our construction techniques and the non flammability of the project. They also are familiarizing themselves with the layout and construction. We can appreciate their diligence and dedication to the safety of our workers and also our residents to come. Our switch gears are being installed for the electric as well.

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Ridgewood Library Hosts Buffy the Vampire Slayer Trivia Night at Park West Tavern

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Ridgewood NJ, There’s still time for you to register for Buffy the Vampire Slayer Pub Trivia on Monday January 6, 8pm at Park West Tavern. Teams of 2-6 players can register online at www.ridgewoodlibrary.org. Any questions contact 201-670-5600 x130 or email [email protected].

The irony may be too good to miss.

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Orpheus Club Welcomes Male Singers at Weekly Rehearsals

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Ridgewood NJ, The Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus, New Jersey’s pre-eminent men’s chorus, welcomes all men who love singing to join us. All voice types (tenor, baritone or bass) are invited to our first weekly Wednesday rehearsal on January 15, 2020, from 8-10pm at Care One at the Cupola, 100 W. Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652. Our music ranges from Bach to rock.

The Orpheus Club, founded in 1909, presents 8-12 performances annually in the greater northern New Jersey area. Our annual spring concerts will be the weekend of April 25-26.

For more information, please visit www.ridgewoodorpheusclub.org, or contact Music Director John Palatucci, at [email protected] or 862-202-9224.

(Pictured: Orpheus Music Director John J. Palatucci with Jennifer Pascual, Music Director of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, in foreground. Orpheus singers/members are seen behind them.)

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NJ Transit Police Remind Everyone that ; alcohol, large bags, knapsacks and umbrellas are prohibited in Times Square

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Ridgewood NJ, Going to Times Square this New Years Eve? Know that alcohol, large bags, knapsacks and umbrellas are prohibited in Times Square.⁣
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Open Containers of alcohol are not permitted in any NJ Transit Station. In addition, all open containers of ANY liquid will not be permitted on board NJ Transit trains, buses and light rail vehicles. (Tuesday December 31, 2019 through the early morning hours of Wednesday January 1, 2020.) This policy will be enforced to help ensure the comfort, safety and security of all who utilize our system.⁣

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Reader suggests, “people in ridgewood who have too much time on their hands”

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“There are people in ridgewood who have too much time on their hands and spy and stalk others. Or spend countless hours reading every proposal from the schools, village, library, garage, hospital and debating their intention, values and cost and spreading negativity on social media. If they don’t trust any leadership then perhaps they should…”

 

FYI :A recent survey conducted for the Garden State Initiative and Fairleigh Dickinson University found:

44% of New Jersey residents are planning to leave the state in the not-so-distant future
One in four residents, or 28 percent, plan to depart the Garden State within five years

As to why they plan to leave, many cited high property taxes and overall cost of living as the main reasons.

 

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Reader says , “stop complaining and sign up if you qualify”

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“Here you go. stop complaining and sign up if you qualify. Just remember this section.

To be a volunteer firefighter, applicants must be at least age 18, live or work in Ridgewood, hold a valid New Jersey Driver’s License and be prepared to commit the necessary time and effort involved in being a volunteer firefighter.

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Reader Questions ‘Mutual Aid”

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“And as ALWAYS the Ridgewood FD is there fighting the fire because we have a paid FD that is always on duty and all the surrounding towns get by with volunteers (when any are available). Now I am not saying that we shouldn’t help our neighbors, but come on people. We pay dearly for the privlege of having a fully paid fire department, which is an awesome benefit to living in this town. Why can’t our neighbors do the same?”

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Reader asks ,”does anyone else notice that even as Hudson is closed, CBD parking is still abundant?”

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“The garage will lose $1mm a year, the village CFO confirms that. Only monstrous increases in rates on the street and lots can close that. The VC has no choice but to raise the rates on the surface lots and meters… the question is the strategy to do so. If a surface lot and a street meter are close to the same price when the garage is built… what’s the incentive to park in the garage? People circle 1 block radius’ now, and studies prove if you don’t have a significant price difference between the two, they will just keep circling.. The lack of fiscal common sense in the VC with an eye to protecting taxpayers is frightening. Now add in the library-glamification which has $0 return to taxpayers. Behind all the taxpayer-funded goodies? The same people who led the push for the new hospital and high-density housing. Saraceno and the Library Cabal also led the housing push and the hospital push. They have no regard for the fiscal future of the village and her taxpayers. Oh, does anyone else notice that even as Hudson is closed, CBD parking is still abundant? Often on weekend nights, whole rows of the train lot are empty. Hmmm, funny…just what garage critics said was true now *proven* true…we have a CBD parking surplus.”

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NJ Transit Updates for New Years Eve and Day

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Ridgewood NJ,On Monday, December 30, trains will operate on a modified weekday schedule with certain morning peak period trains cancelled and additional mid-to-late morning trains operating on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast lines. Rail customers are encouraged to visit njtransit.com and check rail timetables for details and travel before 9 a.m. on these days, if possible, when ridership is lighter.  Buses and light rail lines will operate on a weekday schedule. Select PABT bus routes will have more frequent service operating inbound to PABT on some lines during the late morning hours and outbound from PABT during the early and late evening hours. Consult timetable or visit njtransit.com/Bus Holiday Service Guide for details.

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Reader calls it a “sad day for the state “

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“It’s a sad day for this state when people who are born and raised in this country needs six points of identification and sometimes have to make two or three trips to DMV to get a drivers license or even renew their drivers license. Then you have illegal aliens who have no identification and can go and get a drivers license. There seems to be a bit of a problem with that. The leaders of the state should be recalled.”

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Benefits of Apartment Living

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Apartment living has its own perks and privileges. But, many consider apartment living for its many benefits. For a lot of young people, it is a lifestyle worth considering. Those who opt for an apartment find several benefits of living on it, or much better compared to a regular house.

 

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Do as I Say and Not as I do in Ridgewood Central Business District?

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Ridgewood NJ, Tony Damiano , has literally made a career out of complaining that there is not enough parking in town, regularly going to Council meetings and stomping his foot declaring that town is dying because shoppers cannot find parking.  And yet, this shop owner apparently feels that HE is entitled.  Here is his car on Broad Street taking up a prime spot that a shopper could use – on the day after Christmas, which is one of the heaviest shopping days of the year.  And his car is in a top-tier spot on Broad Street almost every single day.  Without fail.  We have numerous such pictures from all four seasons.  Let’s add to the outrageousness of this scenario that Damiano lives on Broad Street and could easily walk to his place of business.  You cannot make this stuff up.

 

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On Christmas Eve 1818, 200 years ago, Silent Night was sung for the first time!

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Ridgewood NJ, from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, On Christmas Eve 1818, 200 years ago, Silent Night was sung for the first time! Here is the origin of how this wonderful song came to be…

In 1818, a roving band of actors was performing in towns throughout the Austrian Alps. On December 23 they arrived at Oberndorf, a village near Salzburg where they were to re-enact the story of Christ’s birth in the small Church of St. Nicholas.

 

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