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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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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 NJ, this is the 109th Ridgewood fourth of July parade !
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!
Continue reading Ridgewood’s Parade History
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to repairs at the Ridgewood High School Stadium Field, both Stevens and Stadium Fields will not be available for 4th of July fireworks viewing. There will be no access to these fields.
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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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Thursday, July 4, 2019
Schedule of Events
Flag Raising: 9:00 am – Wilsey Square
Parade begins 10:00 am (Rain or Shine) – South Monroe Street and Godwin Avenue:
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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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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.
photos by Jay Goodrich
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Waldwick NJ, Ton Sunday Ridgewood Police ,Fire and EMS members took part in the Pink Heals Rally in Waldwick.
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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
Ridgewood Celebrates 125 Years
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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Ridgewood NJ, out recent post of confusing signs of dogs are or are not allowed in the park gave rise to several readers sending photos of some strange signs around town .
photos courtesy of the Ridgewood Police Department
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Ridgewood NJ, Day one of the Chief Michael Feeney Jr. Police Academy , after getting their academy uniforms, doing PT, and marching, They were all set! The Cadets learned all about the DEA @drug_enforcement and had an awesome motorcycle demonstration by Ptl. Pyatak of @glen_rock_pba .
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Ridgewood NJ, PSE&G will be doing work to repair collapsing underground electrical vaults from Friday, June 28th through Wednesday, July 3rd. The work on June 28th, June 29th, and July 1st will be on East Ridgewood Avenue between Cottage Place and Walnut Street. The work will continue July 2nd through July 3rd on North Broad Street, between Franklin Avenue and East Ridgewood Avenue.
On East Ridgewood Avenue, vehicles will be allowed to travel towards North Maple Avenue (eastbound), but East Ridgewood Avenue will be closed to traffic going from Cottage Place, up to Walnut Street (westbound).
On North Broad Street, vehicles will be allowed to travel from Franklin Avenue to East Ridgewood Avenue (southbound), but North Broad Street will be closed to traffic going from East Ridgewood Avenue to Franklin Avenue (northbound) .
Police Officers will be directing traffic on cross streets, during these closures. Thank you for your cooperation and patience during these closures, and please consider using alternate routes.
Ridgewood Celebrates 125 Years
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: Varian Fry was an American journalist who ran a rescue network in Vichy France that helped approximately 2,000 to 4,000 anti-Nazi and Jewish refugees to escape Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. Born in New York City his parents moved his family to Ridgewood in 1910. He grew up in Ridgewood and enjoyed bird-watching and reading. Before his death in 1967, Fry wrote his memoirs called, ‘Surrender on Demand’, which recounted his French experience. In 1991, The United States Holocaust Museum awarded Varian Fry the Eisenhower Liberation Medal.
