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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.
Continue reading Ridgewood Library Hosts Buffy the Vampire Slayer Trivia Night at Park West Tavern
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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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Ridgewood NJ, Going to Times Square this New Years Eve? Know that alcohol, large bags, knapsacks and umbrellas are prohibited in Times Square.
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.
“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.
file photo by Ridgewood Fire
“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.
Continue reading Reader says , “stop complaining and sign up if you qualify”
“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?”
“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.”
![nyc-times-square-new-year-eve[1]](https://theridgewoodblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nyc-times-square-new-year-eve1.jpg "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.
Continue reading NJ Transit Updates for New Years Eve and Day
![NJ+Drivers+License[1]](https://theridgewoodblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/WEBNJDriversLicense1.jpg "Reader calls it a \"sad day for the state \"")
“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.”
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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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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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.
Continue reading On Christmas Eve 1818, 200 years ago, Silent Night was sung for the first time!
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is offering extra service to get you where you’re going this holiday season! Customers will have more travel options and flexibility for attending special events, family gatherings and New Year’s Eve festivities with additional service offered on buses, trains and light rail lines.
This holiday season is also a great time to ride NJ TRANSIT with your children. NJ TRANSIT is giving customers more than two weeks of continuous savings through a special extension of the Family SuperSaver Fare. For the holidays, all children, age 11 or younger, ride free with any fare-paying customer. So take advantage, grab the family and enjoy the ride! The Family SuperSaver Fare will be in effect for the entire holiday period, starting at 7 p.m. Friday, December 20 until 6 a.m. Monday, January 6, on the entire NJ TRANSIT system.
For complete schedule and fare information, download the NJ TRANSIT mobile app, visit njtransit.com or call 973-275-5555.
Continue reading NJ TRANSIT EXTRA SERVICE FOR THE HOLIDAY GETAWAY
As a former Ridgewood resident (1984 to 1996) and now with the world’s largest manufacturer of Festivus Poles in Milwaukee, I would be happy to provide you with a Festivus Pole for your event. You can see our products at www.festivuspoles.com. We carry them in Full size, table top and our new desk top “Festivus in a Box”. Forward an address and I will get one out to you.
Tony
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Ridgewood NJ, since 2009 the Ridgewood blog has sponsored the annual Ridgewood Festivus . Looks for updates and schedule on the Ridgewood blog today .
Festivus was created as an alternative holiday in response to the commercialization of Christmas. Or perhaps it was created by cheap skates looking for a good excuse to duck present buying !
Festivus is traditionally celebrated on December 23rd.
Continue reading Reminder Festivus Starts Tonight December 23rd
