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Ridgewood NJ, 114th Annual Ridgewood , Fourth of July Celebration , Thursday, July 4, 2024. The chairs were out , the bands were ready and the weather held.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration is organized by the Ridgewood Fourth of July Committee, a private all-volunteer group. The Committee is not part of the Village government and receives no funding from the Village.
Continue reading Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration: Schedule, Road Closures and Ticket Sales
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Continue reading A reminder to all of the “Karens” out and about in Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, Asteroid Day, observed on June 30, commemorates the 1908 Tunguska event in Siberia, believed to be the largest observed asteroid strike, with an explosion estimated to be roughly 1,000 times as powerful as the Hiroshima blast.
Continue reading Celebrating Asteroid Day: Reflecting on the Past and Preparing for the Future
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Ridgewood NJ, the English as a Second Language ESL department at the Ridgewood Public Library recently held its annual celebration to honor the dedication and hard work of both volunteer tutors and students. This vibrant event showcased the cultural diversity and progress made throughout the year. Continue reading Ridgewood Public Library’s ESL Department Celebrates Annual Achievement Event
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Ridgewood NJ, the Chief Michael Feeney Junior Police Academy is a one-week program designed to give children interested in law enforcement a hands-on experience similar to that of a police academy.
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Ridgewood NJ, artificial turf advisory signs now posted in other communities.
Artificial turf fields have become increasingly popular in recent years, particularly for sports like soccer, football, and lacrosse. However, there are some concerns about the potential dangers of playing on turf fields, especially for young people. Here are some of the potential risks:
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Councilperson Siobhan Winograd has vehemently opposed posting photographs of identifiable children on publicly accessible social media accounts and on the Village’s website.
Continue reading Photos of identifiable children posted on Village Manager’s Facebook page
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Fire Chief John Judge has requested that Veterans Field and the surrounding area be properly irrigated several days prior to the fireworks display on July 4th in order to reduce the risk of spot fires (per the International Fire Code New Jersey Edition, section 5608, and NFPA 1123).
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s Shade Tree Commission and volunteer crews cleaned up and mulched the tree wells in the Central Business District this morning, getting the Village ready for the 4th of July parade!
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Ridgewood NJ, Card skimming incidents have surged by 40% from 2022 to 2023, with New Jersey emerging as one of the top five states contributing to nearly half of all card compromise reports (CCRs). This alarming trend is expected to continue in 2024, providing more opportunities for threat actors to capture and steal customer data and financial information through various physical and digital methods.
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Ridgewood NJ, Harvard, Stanford, MIT — degrees from these prestigious universities are often seen as tickets to career success. But what if they could also boost your dating profile? DatingAdvice.com surveyed 3,000 singles to determine whether degrees on resumes from certain universities or colleges make people more attractive in the dating world.
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT and American Express invite community organizations to adopt their local station and make it a neighborhood showcase by planting flowers, doing light landscaping and maintenance, or just cleaning up. Community organizations across New Jersey are adopting stations and keeping them beautiful because they recognize how vital and central they are to their community!
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Ridgewood NJ,many in the Village of Ridgewood have already though the Ridgewood blog was dangerous now the US Surgeon General wants to post warning labels on social media .
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has urged Congress to mandate warning labels on social media platforms, similar to those on tobacco and alcohol, to alert users to the potential harm these platforms pose to children’s mental health.
