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Inside Small Art Exhibit Challenges 50 Artists

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Ridgewood NJ , Discover the beauty inside small! Curator, Lisa D’Amico is excited to announce the fourth installment of her now annual juried small works exhibition, this year at The Stable Gallery, 259 N. Maple Ave., Ridgewood, New Jersey. Inside Small will be on view from August 2 through August 29, 2019. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, August 8th from 7pm to 9pm.

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Valley Hospital Patient Claims $6700 worth of Jewelry Missing

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood Police department over $6,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from a woman while she was a patient at Valley Hospital .

The Victim a from Wyckoff claims that $6,700 worth of jewelry was stolen from her personal belongings when she was a patient at on June 18th.

The theft was reported several days later to Ridgewood Police on June 24.

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Local Businesses Checks Stolen from Ridgewood Post Office

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood Police an Oak Street business reported that over $11,000 in checks were stolen from mail at the Ridgewood Post Office.

The business reported the checks were stolen from an envelope that was mailed at the post office at June 24.

The business reported mailing  the checks and in a short time, the checks were cashed by someone other than the intended recipient. 

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Ridgewood Celebrates Independence Day !

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RIDGEWOOD NJ, Ridgewood celebrated Independence Day in a big way, putting on one of the biggest parades in the region, complete with some exotic and vintage cars.

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Mayor Ramon M Hache with Tina Hache, David Madden, Grand Marshall of the July 4th Parade, RHS grad, and Jeopardy! champion.
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Ridgewood Native Killed in Cycling Crash in Brooklyn

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Ridgewood NJ,  A village of Ridgewood native and emerging artist becomes the third cyclist killed on New York City’s streets in the past week, and the 15th struck and killed this year.

NYC Police have identified  and confirmed Devra Freelander, 28, as the victim. Living less than a mile from the where the crash occurred at the intersection of Boerum Street and Bushwick Avenue, in Brooklyn .

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Ridgewood’s Parade History

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Ridgewood NJ, this is the 109th Ridgewood fourth of July parade !

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Each year, the Fourth of July Celebration Committee chooses a theme that celebrates a certain aspect of American history or culture. The theme also serves as the basis for the float competition held among the town’s elementary schools.

The 2019 celebration theme as “ALL-AMERICAN SUMMER.” The theme aims to celebrate all things summer in America – backyard barbeques, baseball games, outdoor concerts, camping, fairs, cross country road trips, or driving to the Jersey shore – we all have a favorite!

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Travell Elementary Has An App for the Ridgewood 4th of July Parade

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Ridgewood NJ, Every year during the 4th of July parade in Ridgewood, NJ local schools compete to have the best float in the parade. This year, Travell Elementary has a connected component to its float, a free AppStore app for your iPhone or iPad.

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July 4th – Independence Day – Village Hall Closure

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Ridgewood NJ, All Village of Ridgewood offices will be closed Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. The Recycling Center will also be closed.  There will be no Sanitation or Recycling Pick up Collection on that date.  Please check your calendar for the adjusted pick up schedule.

All Village Offices will be open for business on Friday, July 5, 2019, 8:30A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

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Ridgewood Man Identified As Glen Rock Package Thief

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Glen Rock NJ, the Glen Rock Police report that a  Ridgewood man was arrested following a three-week investigation into a package theft at a Dunham Place home. The “porch pirate”

Alain D. Zaltzman, 20, was charged with theft.  Zaltzman was identified with the help of the Saddle River Police Department following a motor vehicle stop .

Using the Victims RING doorbell surveillance system Glen Rock Detective Lucas Doney and a Saddle River police officer confirmed Zaltzman’s identity in the package theft incident .

Zaltzman was booked at Glen Rock Police Headquarters and released with a Glen Rock Municipal Court date of July 9th.

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Ridgewood Planning Board Special Public Meeting – July 2, 2019

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PLANNING BOARD

AMENDMENT TO MEETING SCHEDULE

SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

In accordance with the provisions of the “Open Public Meetings Act,” please be advised that the Planning Board will hold a special public meeting on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in the Village Hall Court Room, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ. The purpose of the meeting is to hold the Annual Reorganization Meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. A regular business meeting will follow. 

             All meetings of the Ridgewood Planning Board (i.e., official public meetings, work session meetings, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings which are always open to members of the general public.

                                                                Jane Wondergem

                                                           Secretary to the Board

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Ridgewood Celebrates 125 Years : Elizabeth Hawes

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Ridgewood NJ, This year Ridgewood, NJ is celebrating its 125th anniversary! To commemorate the occasion, the Village of Ridgewood is holding a series of events to highlight various moments from the past, and to look forward to our future.

KNOW YOUR VILLAGE HISTORY: Elizabeth Hawes was an innovative fashion designer born in Ridgewood in 1903. She was an outspoken critic of the fashion industry, champion of ”ready to wear” and author of the book Fashion Is Spinach, published in 1938. After she graduated from RHS, she went to Vassar where she excelled in mathematics, chemistry and economics. Her interest in fashion compelled her to move to Paris in 1925 where she developed her method of designing by draping fabric on a wooden mannequin. Hawes returned to New York in 1928 where she was among the first Americans to establish their reputations outside of Paris haute couture. She was also a journalist, union organizer, champion of gender equality, and political activist. Elizabeth’s mother was education pioneer, Henrietta Hawes (yes, the elementary school!) whose wedding trousseau, bought in Paris, can be viewed at the current exhibit at Ridgewood Historical Society’s Schoolhouse Museum.

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