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Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 by James — 7 Comments

Ridgewood Police Respond to Nine reports of Car Burglaries and thefts from Motor vehicles in One Night

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report that on July 10th, the Ridgewood Police responded and investigated nine reports of car burglaries and thefts from motor vehicles. All the vehicles were reported to have been left unlocked during the overnight hours.

Additionally on July 12th, six car burglaries were reported to have occurred during the overnight hours. All six vehicles were left unlocked and discovered to have been entered and rifled through. Only one victim reported personal property was taken from the vehicle at this time.

The Ridgewood Police are investigating multiple car burglaries and thefts from within. Multiple vehicles have been stolen and in all cases the vehicles have been left unlocked.

We remind everyone to please remove all of your valuables from your vehicles and lock the vehicle doors. Remove all key fobs and valet keys from your vehicle.

These types of crimes are preventable and are crimes of opportunity.

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

Ridgewood Water Expects Additional Wells to Come on Line by Year End

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Ridgewood water July is Smart Irrigation Month, a public awareness campaign to promote efficient water use. In the United States, more water is used in July than in any other month. In summer months, outdoor watering accounts for more than half the total water use of a home in our service area. And most water used to irrigate lawns and landscapes ends up evaporating or on paved areas. During #SmartIrrigationMonth take a look into some water-saving tips that will also produce financial savings and preserve our water resources.

At Wednesday Nights Council meeting Village of Ridgewood Manager Heather Mailander , Ridgewood water 35 wells that are operational out of a total of 52 . 8-9 additional wells that are currently not operational will be operational by the end of the year . That is a 20% increase in wells providing water to the Ridgewood water service area.

Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 by James — 1 Comment

Reader says , “there are swarms of professional thieves being dropped off in our historically safe quite neighborhoods”

“The problem is not cars getting stolen from Starbucks because keys left in car running. Nor is it stupid people living with us. The concern to all of us is, and should be, that there are swarms of professional thieves being dropped off in our historically safe quite neighborhoods. THAT has not been going on my entire life. As for the police, they did respond quickly and they did watch the neighborhood the nights after to see if they came back for stuff they had dropped in haste running away. I also know that because they stopped a car dropping off my child returning home late one evening shortly after one of the incident to check the person driving. I find it quite misplaced to direct blame or criticism towards the Police when this is occurring all over the county and in fact I know it has been going on in similarly nice areas in the Princeton area as well.”

Posted on July 18, 2019June 27, 2021 by James — 5 Comments

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO SERVE ON VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES IN RIDGEWOOD

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Ridgewood NJ, The Village Council is seeking Village residents interested in volunteering to serve on the following Boards and Committees:
-Ridgewood Planning Board
-Ridgewood Zoning Board of Adjustment
-Central Business District Advisory Committee

Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by James — 4 Comments

Ridgewood Village Council Regular Public Meeting Agenda

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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING JULY 17, 2019

8:00 P.M. 1.Call to Order – Mayor 2.Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act 3.Roll Call – Village Clerk 4.Flag Salute and Moment of Silence 5.Acceptance of Financial Reports 6.Approval of Minutes 7.Proclamations NONE
8. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person – 40 minutes in total) 9.Village Manager’s Report 10.Village Council Reports

Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

The Village of Ridgewood Has Installed New Parking Kiosks on North Broad Street

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Ridgewood NJ, the Village has installed new parking kiosks on North Broad Street (on the Dunkin Donuts side), which use a touch screen. We are hoping that this will make it easier for those parking to be able to pay at the kiosk, as it is more intuitive. In the next couple of weeks, the kiosk on the train station side of North Broad Street will also have a touch screen.

Below is a video of how to use the new touch screen kiosk.
https://www.ridgewoodnj.net/village-info/2644-new-kiosk-instructional-video

The Village is also placing the video on the Village website.

Questions and comments : Heather A. Mailander Village Manager/Village Clerk Village of Ridgewood 131 North Maple Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07451 [email protected] 201-670-5500 ext. 203- Phone 201-652-7623 – Fax

Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by James — 10 Comments

Van Neste Square Litter Mess

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood parks continue to be the source of concern . The Ridgewood blog has previously reported on the lack of basic maintenance and yesterday Van Neste square was strewn with filth . While maintenance has been sorely lacking , this seems to be more of a case of residents or visitors not putting trash in receptacles and not cleaning up after themselves .

Posted on July 17, 2019July 16, 2019 by James — 2 Comments

National Weather Service : Excessive heat and humidity

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Ridgewood NJ, the national Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook. This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey and southeast New York.

Excessive heat and humidity are becoming increasingly likely on Saturday with high temperatures ranging from the mid 90s to around 100 along with maximum heat index values between 105 and 110.

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 by James — 14 Comments

Reader claims , “Ridgewood police say it is an organized group with workers getting dropped off in neighborhoods to find cars”

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“We thwarted an attempted car theft from my driveway in Ridgewood near the same area the next night, Thursday the 11th. They came by about at 3am. Ridgewood police say it is an organized group with workers getting dropped off in neighborhoods to find cars. While locking will help, that is not all there is to it. They have technology and can sometimes unlock locked cars (think of your universal remote) and also they have successfully made duplicate keys for cars they find and want then come back later. So those of you that are posting smugly with no sympathy for your neighbors that have been victims might be surprised if you could be a victim too someday. Even more upsetting is that if we catch they guys like in the videos, they are just the punks recruited from Paterson or Newark. But the car theft business will continue on with new recruits.”

Posted on July 16, 2019January 8, 2020 by James — 22 Comments

Promoter of High Density Housing Complains Village is Being Ruined?

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“An open letter to the Village Council re the news that the Gap is closing:

Anne Taylor gone. Jos. Banks, gone. Now the Gap closing. Empty storefronts. Potholed Streets. Vanity and wasteful projects that don’t seem to end. Indirect taxes on the rise. A parking situation that is a joke. On, and on, and on….

When will you have the decency and intellectual honesty to admit the damage you are causing to our beloved town?

Rurik Halaby”

Ridgewood NJ, just a reminder Mr. Halaby was a huge supporter of the Aronsohn administration and its sell out to developers , ringing the central business district with high density housing . The high density housing and the impending increase in residents , traffic and parking will lead to a need for an increase in public safety personnel, road construction, parking, water , sewage and school construction . That means the consequence of allowing over development will be that taxes will continue to spiral upwards driving more people from the Village and your property values will continue to be depressed .

Mr Halaby was also part of the group that wanted to clear cut Schedler Park and build a turf baseball field .

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 by James — 8 Comments

Reader says ,”There will be no more “rich” to tax once all the rich have left”

Ridgewood NJ, news reports indicate that Phil Simms and Jon Bon Jovi are selling their high-priced, high-taxed New Jersey homes, possibly at deep-discounts.

a reader states the obvious ,”There will be no more “rich” to tax once all the rich have left. The “rich” can take the hit on their mansions in NJ and CT and make the difference up very quickly by moving to FL and paying a fraction of the taxes there. The dems and progs just don’t get this very simple concept.”

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 by James — 3 Comments

Reader calls Car theft Spree ,”This is big time big money very organized”

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“This is beyond look at Police Department work. This is extremely on the cover federal. They are stealing high-end cars and exporting them out of the country. This is not the typical kid taking the car for a joyride. Or fashion shop shops. This is big time big money very organized. This has been going on for a few years in our area.The old days they broke your window, I want to use the old fashions SlimJim That’s over”

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 by James — 11 Comments

The Ridgewood Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates to fill a seat on the Ridgewood Board of Education

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Ridgewood NJ,BOE vacancy notice: The Ridgewood Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates to fill a seat on the Ridgewood Board of Education that will be vacant as of July 30, 2019. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Board member Christina Krauss.

The Board member term will run from the expected date of appointment in September to the April 21, 2020 Annual School Election.

Interested residents may pick up an application packet in the Office of the Board Secretary at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place. The application may also be downloaded from the Ridgewood Public Schools website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us.

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