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Ridgewood NJ, Milling and Paving his morning on Bogert Ave and Cambridge Road Are being milled this morning. Sterling place Kensington Drive and Abbey Court are being paved. Police officers are on those streets to assist with traffic
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Students will be selling door to door on Sunday, November 3, 2019 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm with a delivery December 7-10, 2019
Continue reading Ridgewood High School Bands Poinsettia and Amaryllis Sale
photo courtesy of Master Art Studio
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Ridgewood NJ, Master Art Studio is updating and separating their email lists to limit the amount of email you receive from us.
The mission of the Master Art Studio is to give students a “big city” opportunity in a suburban setting, by providing accomplished teachers who are both established fine artists and successful career artists.
Continue reading Master Art Studio -school of fine art and graphic design- and Sew Into Style
Hello Ridgewood, If you notice some lamps and lights and firecrackers tonight and tomorrow night at some of your neighbor’s homes, they are most likely celebrating the festival of lights, called Diwali. The main Diwali festival is tomorrow, Sunday, October 27th, when we lit lamps to celebrate the victory of good over evil and victory of lights over darkness. This year is special as Ridgewood schools have declared “no homework / no test” policy for this weekend
” When Jeff Voigt said that he moved to Ridgewood because of the library, I thought we should nuke the library on the spot. “
My questions to the Library:
Who requested and who authorized the use of reserves to be marked as a donation? What was the amount? What meetings and discussions took place to determine this course of action, and who were the participants of that meeting?
Who proposed and who authorized the donation from Friends? What allows Friends to use donated funds in ways other than what is indicated on the webpage?
Continue reading Questions Arise on Ridgewood Library “Donations”
“Please, try Responding to the SPECIFIC ISSUE at hand instead of TROLLING w/ meaningless brain-dead comments. There are tons of AWESOME volunteer coaches in Ridgewood. Baseball is tons of FUN. The kids have a blast… and most, and I stress, “MOST” of the coaches are WONDERFUL people. The question is not RAKES, TENNIS RACQUETS or VOLUNTEERING… the question at HAND is SAFETY TRAINING FINANCIALS across almost a DECADE of the RBSA’s Form 990 tax returns.
Continue reading Reader says, “the question at HAND is SAFETY TRAINING FINANCIALS across almost a DECADE of the RBSA’s Form 990 tax returns”
photo courtesy of Ridgewood Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 47
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Ridgewood NJ, On Wednesday October 23rd Ridgewood Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 47 presented a donation to @mallorys_army which was our charity for our Golf Outing this year. Pictured are Lt Jordan Zales President of the Golf Committee FF Chris Mead and FMBA President Jason Jacoby along with Dianne Grossman who is Mallory’s mom and the head of the organization. Being able to give back to our community and help blue out bullying is very special to our organization.
Continue reading Ridgewood Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 47 Present Donation to Mallorys Army
No more hiding…
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Ridgewood is now squarely on the A-list of suckers and targets.
…they are coming and the pace will be relentless and voluminous
“If Gwenn and Brogan are on this committee you know that:
– the truth is going to be a rare commodity,
– facts will take a backseat to personal/special interests, and
– in the end, residents are gonna get shafted “
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Ridgewood NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the New Jersey Coordinator for Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies (“NJ CARES”) are asking the public to join the fight against prescription drug abuse and addiction by purging their medicine cabinets of unused medication during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.
On Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Ridgewood Police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 18th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the Ridgewood police station at 131 North Maple Ave. (Sites cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Continue reading NJ CARES Urges Public to Join the Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse by Tossing Unwanted Medicines During Annual Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 26th
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Ridgewood NJ, Sunday November 24, 4pm: Pro Arte Chorale will officially begin the 2019-2020 season at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood NJ. “In Remembrance” program features Gabriel Faure’s Requiem in D minor, Op. 48. This tranquil, serene choral work will be highlighted by captivating motets by Durufle, Bruckner, Alfven, Messiaen and Clausen. Let this be your chance to reflect on the past year and be thankful before the rush of the holiday season and start of a new year.
Continue reading Pro Arte Chorale presents “In Remembrance” at West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, The Rotary Club of Ridgewood AM was joined by Ridgewood Mayor Ramon M Hache who gave a state of the Village update and also highlighted the many great initiatives underway for 2020. Ramon was welcomed by our club, President Vincent Giordano.
Dear VC
Thank you for having a session on the Library.
Some key points…
* How could RPL ask for $3.7 million when the cap is $200/psf and the building is noted as 34k sf?
* Most don’t want the prominent stairs. Don’t take my word for it. Do your own research. You are signing off on the project after all.
* Teen center should be much bigger if that is a key reason for the reno.
* We should find a more flow effective way of ushering light into the place. The light fixture is better these days.
* Library is about reading and learning. Books are core to that process. It is about books, then other elements and aspects work around it.
* Auditorium expands to alleviate a few standing rooms only shows makes zero sense.
Thank you.
Steve Kim
Ramon M Hache Susan Traina Knudsen Michael Sedon Bernadette Walsh
(Jeff blocked me, so can’t be linked)
“RBSA Corruption PART 3: SAFETY TRAINING & INSTRUCTION – “THE SMOKING GUN!”
While the RBSA could meet NJ’s LEGAL SAFETY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS for around 10k per year, they are generating, on AVERAGE, $50k/YEAR in REVENUE and $150k/YEAR in EXPENSE for SAFETY TRAINING and INSTRUCTION…
That’s a MONSTER COST and an even BIGGER NET LOSS! Seems CRIMINAL to me….
Who is writing checks for TRAINING?
Who is getting paid off this TRAINING?
Who is performing this TRAINING?!?
Why is the RBSA’s SAFETY TRAINING operating at a HUGE NEGATIVE MARGIN?!?
Why did the RBSA report -$0- in REV/EXPENSE for 2014/2015?
Is SAFETY TRAINING an ENGINE for KICKBACKS?
Is SAFETY TRAINING being conducted in HAWAII?!?
Does SAFETY TRAINING include EXPENSIVE SCOTCH, GOLF and CIGARS?!??
I don’t know. I don’t care…where there’s SMOKE there’s FIRE…
It is my position that the RBSA is the MOST CORRUPT 501c3 YOUTH BASEBALL ORGANIZATION in the UNITED STATES of AMERICA….
true story….”
