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The holiday season has begun, and this means an increase in home burglaries, porch pirates, and car thefts

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Ridgewood NJ, The holiday season has begun, and this means an increase in home burglaries, porch pirates, and car thefts.  Although these typically occur during the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., when it is dark and no one is home, porch pirates (who steal packages from residents’ doorsteps) have been known to strike during the daytime hours as well.  

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FREE PARKING IN ALL PARKING LOTS IN THE RIDGEWOOD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ON SPECIFIC SATURDAYS IN DECEMBER

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Ridgewood NJ, All parking lots in the Central Business District, including the train station lot, will have free parking on the following Saturdays:  December 7th, 14th, and 21st.  This does not include the parking area by the Christmas tree (on the corner of East Ridgewood Ave. and Broad Street) or the parking area to the right of the train station parking lot (in the area across from the stores and restaurants on Godwin Avenue).  Street meters will still be in effect.  Come shop, dine, and enjoy FREE parking in the Village during the holiday season.

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The Ridgewood Art Institute’s Annual Members’ Holiday Show and Sale

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Art Institute is home to many talented artists. We welcome you to visit us and view our Annual Members’ Holiday Show and Sale, usually featuring over 150 pieces of beautiful artwork. Portraits, Landscapes, Seascapes and Still Lifes are all represented in this exhibition executed in watercolor, pastels and oils. Among our membership there are artists who have made the study of Art their lifetime ambition as well as those who are just beginning their Art journey. Art Enthusiasts will have the opportunity to see the quality of work available for sale at our many events and Artists can explore the options of starting a new class or medium. A portion of all proceeds benefit The Ridgewood Art Institute. Also, this year we are also including a special Small Works Fundraising Exhibition, featuring framed 8″x10″ paintings donated by our member artists. The cost for each of these small jewels is $150, and ALL proceeds for these sales go directly to The Art Institute.

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Ridgewood School Rank Continues to Drop

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Ridgewood NJ, Wanna good laugh? (or cry)

At the October 7th BOE meeting, Mr.Morgan and Ms.Brogan were busy bashing NJ Monthly’s high school ranking methodology. They didn’t do sufficient research because that ranking is weighted heavily on several factors related to academics. Most other factors get minor weights. RHS has fallen to 36th because of AP related factors. (For an AB comparison, Glen Rock ranked 2nd. This negates any major influences of demographics or magnate school inclusion.)

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Changes to Interim Permit Parking Spaces in The Village of Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Changes to Interim Permit Parking Spaces – Based on surveys done by the Ridgewood Police Department of the usage of the interim parking permit spaces, both during the day and into the evening, the Village will be restoring some of the interim parking spaces to 3-hour meters. The interim parking spaces being restored to meters are the spaces on Dayton Street by the park and the spaces on the one block of South Broad Street that has the dry cleaner and restaurants. This will provide additional parking for the holiday season for shoppers and diners.

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Senate President Steve Sweeney Slams Murphy for Playing Politics and Misleading Public on Critical School Funding Issue

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Trenton NJ, Senate President Steve Sweeney today blasted the Governor for playing politics on critical school funding issues by calling for a $1 billion tax increase that would do nothing to help districts facing Adjustment Aid cuts.

“It is disappointing to see the Governor demagogue the critical issues of school funding and property tax fairness in order to call for an unrelated $1 billion increase in the sales tax and the millionaire’s tax,” Senator Sweeney said.

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The Village of Ridgewood Christmas Tree Has Arrived

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Ridgewood NJ, Several Ridgewood Police officers escorted the Village’s 2019 Christmas Tree from Oakland to the intersection of East Ridgewood Avenue and North Broad Street on Monday morning, 11/25. Officers also provided traffic control while workers from Downes Tree Service removed the tree from a flatbed trailer and erected it.

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Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean says ,”Lifting 2% Property Tax Cap Is Not the Answer to School Funding Cuts”

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Trenton NJ, Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean said a proposal to lift New Jersey’s successful two-percent property tax cap is the wrong answer to counter major school funding cuts that are hitting many districts through the enactment of S-2:

Sen. Tom Kean said lifting New Jersey’s successful 2% property tax cap is the wrong answer to counter major school funding cuts that are hitting many districts through the enactment of S-2. (Pixabay)

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The Garden State Initiative/FDU Poll: Nearly Half of Residents Planning To leave NJ Citing Property Taxes and Cost of Living, Not the Weather

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Morristown NJ, in a recent Garden State Initiative/FDU poll ,as New Jersey families gather around the Thanksgiving table many will be having a similar conversation – their plans to leave New Jersey. According to a recent survey conducted for the Garden State Initiative (GSI) and Fairleigh Dickinson University’s School of Public & Global Affairs, 44% of New Jersey residents are planning to leave the state in the not so distant future with more than 1 in 4 (28%) planning to depart the Garden State within 5 years. Unsurprisingly, Property Taxes and the overall Cost of Living were cited as the main drivers. The results also debunk two issues frequently cited in anecdotal accounts of outmigration, weather and public transportation, as they ranked 8th and 10th respectively, out of 11 factors offered.

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RIDGEWOOD HISTORIC HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR

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Seven Historic Village Houses Featured for Ridgewood’s 125th Anniversary Celebration

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Historical Society and The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood will co-sponsor a Historic Holiday House Tour to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of The Village of Ridgewood. 

The tour, which will run Sunday, December 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., includes seven Ridgewood homes built between 1880 and 1930 and spanning a variety of architectural styles. The homes’ interiors are as varied as their exteriors. 

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The Rotary Club of Ridgewood AM recently recognized twenty-one members as Paul Harris Fellows

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Ridgewood NJ, The Rotary Club of Ridgewood AM recently recognized twenty-one members as Paul Harris Fellows who have donated $1,000 or more to The Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Foundation established over 100 years ago has spent over $4 Billion on life-changing, sustainable projects around the world.

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Ridgewood Has Become a Transient Town

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Ridgewood NJ, in the last 14 years of running the Ridgewood blog every time someone claims higher taxes are needed for something they are always the first people out the door when the last child graduates .Ridgewood has sadly become a transient town .

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