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Posted on September 24, 2019September 23, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

NJ State Troopers Escort Woman In Labor to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey State police got a call for a car speeding northbound on Route 17 just before 11 p.m. Friday evening . The state police gave chase, signaling for the vehicle to stop.

The troopers chased the speeding car for several minutes and cautiously approached the vehicle at gunpoint once the car had pulled over only to discover a woman in labor.

When they realized what was happening, the troopers immediately escorted the pregnant woman and her driver to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.

Posted on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

New Jersey Is 2019’s 2nd Best State for Teachers

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Ridgewood NJ, With World Teachers’ Day around the corner and teaching among the lowest-paid professions that require a bachelor’s degree, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst States for Teachers as well as accompanying videos.

Posted on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Reader says , “We deserve transparency on our board of education… independent thinkers, not predetermined allies”

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“Mary Micale was helped by a board member and therefore given an unfair advantage over the other nine applicants. I hope our BOE will not ignore that and and by doing so, allow this process to be tainted by one of the four current board members. We deserve transparency on our board of education… independent thinkers, not predetermined allies.”

Posted on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

Reader Says Ridgewood is Run by Special Interests

” Our town is infested with personal interest groups that have found a way of using public money to progress themselves, friends and family. It’s metastasized and rotting us to the core. “

Posted on September 22, 2019September 23, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

New Jersey Department of Agriculture Warning on Spotted Lanternfly

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Ridgewood NJ, The Spotted Lanternfly, and it has just made its way to Camden City. Please stay vigilant, kill bugs when you see them, and call 1-833-223-2840 (BADBUG) to report the location.

For more info, visit the State Department of Agriculture’s website at: https://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/spottedlanternfly.html

The Spotted Lanternfly, presents a significant threat to agriculture, including the grape, tree-fruit, hardwood and nursery industries.

Posted on September 22, 2019September 21, 2019 by James — 5 Comments

Ridgewood Journal; Preservation Battle Over a Firehouse

By MARCIA RINGEL

August 1, 1993, Page 2 The New York Times Archives

A TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY firehouse has emerged from long neglect to become the center of a dispute between development and preservation. At issue is whether the village’s oldest remaining municipal building should be restored, revamped or flattened for downtown parking space.

The three-story red brick structure, barely 40 feet wide, has at various times housed the police station, jail, municipal court and village offices, as well as fire headquarters. But it was built for service, not for style.

Posted on September 21, 2019September 19, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Chamber Of Commerce 19th Annual Farmer’s Market Extended to November 17th

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Farmer’s market date has been extended to November 17th. Come out and enjoy the fall harvest of fruits and vegetables, baked goods(pies), cheese and olives for football fun and jams for holiday gifts.

Posted on September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 by James — 20 Comments

The Rotary Club of Ridgewood A.M. host controversial former Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn

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photo courtesy of The Rotary Club of Ridgewood A.M.

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Ridgewood NJ, The Rotary Club of Ridgewood A.M. host controversial former Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn , Critics of the former mayor have long pointed to his high density housing plans that left the village on the hook for massive infrastructure upgrades . Aronsohn was also fond guilty of ethics violations and carried on a very public affair with a fellow council person while both were married.

Posted on September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

Driver Sufferers Serious Medical Emergency in Ridgewood

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photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page

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Ridgewood NJ, A Friday afternoon, 09/20, crash in the 100 block of West Glen Avenue, Ridgewood may have occurred just after the driver experienced a serious medical episode. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire Department, and Ridgewood EMS personnel worked jointly to free the injured driver from his wrecked work van, which had left the roadway and crashed into a lightly wooded area. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital assisted Ridgewood EMS with patient care. The damaged van was towed from the scene. A traffic control sign was also damaged in the incident.

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Posted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

Ridgewood Fire Department Makes Short Work of Garage Fire

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photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s facebook page

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Fire Department made short work of a fully involved 20 foot by 30 foot detached garage located in the rear of a single family home on the 200 block of Claremont Road, Ridgewood late Thursday night, 09/19. No mutual aid fire companies were requested at the scene. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood EMS, and Ridgewood Emergency Services also responded to the incident. No injuries were reported.

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Posted on September 20, 2019September 19, 2019 by James — 4 Comments

Ridgewood Library Reimagine : Layaway plan

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by Steve Kim

Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Library Reimagine is a form of layaway plan to the scale of 8,000,000 dollars.

Village guarantees the project cost and Library then pays as it can without specific time guidelines. Holy moly!

There is no intent or plans to raise sufficient donations in advance of the project start. And as I noted, the chances of Ridgewood getting the full or any amount of the to be applied NJ Library grant isn’t good.

Let’s wake up here because Village (we) can be on the hook for a lot for the visions of few. Time for a serious reality check.

Posted on September 20, 2019September 19, 2019 by James — 5 Comments

Nobody Loves Bob Menendez

photo courtesy of RHS

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Ridgewood NJ, on September 16th ,US Senator Bob Menendez spoke at RHS to call for stricter measures to stop teenage use of vaping products and e-cigarettes .

Reelected by double digits in 2018 despite alleged issues with underage hookers in Dominican Republic. One of the country’s least popular senators Bob Menendez ,who currently stands at 36% approve and 43% disapprove among all New Jerseyans, and 37% approve and 45% disapprove among registered voters.

Posted on September 20, 2019September 19, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

Ridgewood Car Thief Nabbed

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report a Paterson man faces charges after they say he stole four cars, burglarized four unlocked homes and broke into numerous unlocked vehicles in Ridgewood over the last few months.

John Johnson, 32, was arrested Wednesday following an investigation launched by village detectives into the incidents, which were reported between July 10 and Sept. 15. The investigation reveal that unlocked homes and vehicles were specifically targeted, while locked ones were bypassed.

Johnson was charged with four counts of motor vehicle theft, four counts of burglary, one count of conspiracy to commit burglary, two counts of theft of movable property and one count of eluding a law enforcement officer. He is currently being held at Bergen County Jail.

Posted on September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

Grand Opening Of Apricot Lane In Ridgewood- Sept. 21st At Noon

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Ridgewood NJ, Apricot Lane Boutique has come to Downtown Ridgewood brought to you by local owners Lucille Coyle & Carrie Turelli. This franchise is the only one in New Jersey and what better place for their flagship store than iconic Ridgewood. Don’t let the fact that it is a franchise fool you; all of the merchandise is handpicked by the owners & staff which guarantees to bring you both the hottest trends in our area and, of course, the classics too.
We buy in small quantities and rarely reorder the same merchandise twice. Why is this important you might ask? Because we can almost guarantee you won’t be wearing the same outfit as all of your friends. Even better, it allows us to bring in new merchandise more frequently. So…if you see it, buy it because it may not be there tomorrow!

Posted on September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

Ridgewood’s Further Adventures in Library Planing and Construction

but what about the books ?

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Ridgewood NJ, resident Steve Kim turned up some interesting information thru a series of OPRA requests on the Alan Gray’s open public sessions as well as focus groups and individual interviews with community stakeholders going back to 2012 on the needs and wants for the Ridgewood Public Library .

Kim’s OPRA requests seem to point to a predetermined design , based not on the unique character of Ridgewood but of a standard favored by Liberian’s nation wide.

As previously reported critics have been assailed by various ‘Library Trustees”, who claim the architects have build hundreds of library’s and “know best” . Really ,how many have you built for Ridgewood and how many books do you read?

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