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Ridgewood Train Station Lot Will Reopen Tuesday June 18th

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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Village Manager Heather Mailander the milling of the train station parking lot has been completed; however, it took longer than anticipated.  Therefore, the paving of the lot will take place on Saturday, June 15, 2019.  Both the train station parking lot and the adjacent lot (with an entrance by MacMurphy’s) will be closed until about 6:00 p.m.  There will be parking spaces delineated on Saturday, with the final striping of the spaces being done on Monday, June 17, 2019.  Please make other parking arrangements. 

The end result of the construction will be approximately 35 additional parking spaces in the train station lot.  We appreciate your patience and cooperation during the construction. 

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Reader says, ” The minutes shown certainly provide plenty of TOTALLY IGNORED residents who do not want this clear cutting of trees”

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“The minutes shown certainly provide plenty of TOTALLY IGNORED residents who do not want this clear cutting of trees and planting infant trees on the berm which will take at least 20-30 years based on the town’s planting in front of all the new residences on Queens Court and Kingsbridge. We’ve been here 50 years and have only had to rake in the last 10 or so years. There was nothing on this property when we moved in except for 2 scrawny trees in front. And, according to the history revealed about Schedler “the fighting was done on the rise above the River. ” which is actually my house as we are at the very top of the rise. We all know this property was purchased for the use of the athletic groups in Ridgewood which supposedly was going to provide mega bucks by them for the purchase. “

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Deputy Mayor calls out Misrepresentations of “One Village One Vote” group on School Budget Vote

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Moms and Dads Facebook page ; a page censored by its Admin had an interesting conversation.

Deputy Mayor Knudsen decided to correct the misinformation that’s being propagated by the One Village One Vote group, she pointed out the inaccuracies in Matt Lindenberg’s post that > 2% annual increase in Budget automatically calls out the budget vote and clarified that use of exceptions/ exemptions the BOE budget can exceed 2% without a November vote, Dan Creed further clarified that the exception items can easily hit the 10% increase without an actual Budget vote, he also explained that through ‘Bank the difference’ any year where the budget doesn’t increases 2%, the Difference can be reserved for next year, essentially the tax payers have no control on this perpetual increase without the budget vote.

Village One Vote group that is looking to take away Ridgewood residents right to vote on the Ridgewood School budget. Using a ruse claiming non November elections are low turnout and therefor expensive . The group omits to mention that to eliminate the April vote would eliminate the school budget vote . The Ridgewod School budget currently stands at $111,000,000 and accounts for over 60% of your tax dollars

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UPDATE ON MILLING AND PAVING OF TRAIN STATION PARKING LOT AND ADJACENT LOT CLOSURE WILL TAKE PLACE ALL DAY AND INTO THE EVENING ON JUNE 14, 2019

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Ridgewood NJ, Due to the heavy rains this morning, the train station parking lot and the adjacent parking lot (with an entrance by MacMurphy’s) will be milled and paved all day and into the evening hours, of June 14, 2019.  Please make alternate parking arrangements, as indicated below.

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Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration Needs Your Support

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Join us for the 109th annual Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration on Thursday, July 4th, 2019

DONATE HERE TO SUPPORT THE TRADITION!

Come out to Steel Wheel Tavern, located at 51 N. Broad Street in Ridgewood on Wednesday, June 19 where 20% of all proceeds from their sales for the  day will be donated to the Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration! 50/50 tickets and fireworks tickets will also be available for sale!

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The Village Continues to Disregard it’s American History and Fiduciary Obligations Toward Schedler Property

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Ridgewood NJ, There has been an ongoing debate about the Schedler property in Ridgewood. Artifacts dating back to the Revolutionary war were discovered on this property. Here is a British Lieutenant’s sword, dated 1747, found at Schedler. Also, a letter written by the same man describing his approach to battle on this exact site. Our Village Stewards are moving towards converting this historical, untouched, wooded area into another ball field. The archaeological investigation that was suppose to happen never did. Instead, the Village spent 99k to remove valuable trees and soil, possibly destroying American History. Further destruction was permitted when developers got approval to cover and bury the parcel with excavated soil. Now the Village has ordered more clearing and tree removal. What a blatant disregard for American History and fiduciary obligations.

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Reader Questions Elks Purchase

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“Does it make sense that the Elk’s Club was purchased via the Ridgewood Water utility (100% owned by the Village) for $1.2 million, and now it will cost another $3 million to redevelop? When the original cost proposed by the Village Council majority was under $2 million? Given the likely change orders, and the fact this Village couldn’t manage running a lemonade stand, we’re talking $5+ million for a building to house 30 Ridgewood Water employees right in the CBD. One that doesn’t even have parking for their trucks. How does this make any sense to taxpayers when there so much empty Class A & B office space to lease in Bergen County? It only makes sense to a Council majority that has promised space in Village Hall to the police department”

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Special Education Litigation Could Impact Ridgewood Schools

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Ridgewood NJ, The Federal Department of Education has ordered New Jersey to revise their special education due process system within three months.  This comes on the heels of complaints that the system in New Jersey for special education cases takes too long, costs too much money, is biased with some feeling it is biased towards school district and others saying it is biased towards families.

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I imagine a Taj Mahal money pit.

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I imagine a Taj Mahal money pit.

The HS library was “re-imagined ” a few years ago.

Library has stats on how many people use their facilities. They should do a survey by an impartial outside company. How many RESIDENTS use the library each month? Each year? How many RESIDENTS have not used the library in the last month, in the last year? Their current numbers seem high. I wonder if they counted people walking through the door, using the bathroom, attending a children’s piano recital, browsing, checking out material, returning material, using conference rooms …. I need to see the survey.

I do not know many people who go to the library anymore. I have access to an online University Library. I also have a Kindle. I have driven through the parking lot and found no spots available while attempting a visit to Village Hall.

I thought the Elks Club was for the water department.

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Ridgewood High School Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble performed at The James Rose Center

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Ridgewood NJ, on Wednesday, May 29th, musicians from the Ridgewood High School Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble performed chamber works by Haydn, Dvorak, Smetana, Zivkovic, and more. The performance was followed by a short tour of the iconic Center.

The James Rose Center for Landscape Architectural Research and Design offered a special thanks for the Ridgewood High School Students who helped make Strings and Sticks a success! Check out our website to see a short clip of a quartette perform Bendrich Smentana’s From My Life.

https://jamesrosecenter.org/2019/05/24/strings-and-sticks/

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Master Art Studio End of the Year Art Show

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Ridgewood NJ, Sunday, 6/16 (Father’s Day) take your dad to brunch, then stop by to see our semi-annual art show.

Sunday, 06/16/18, 1 to 3 PM, Master Art Studio, 580 North Maple Ave, Ridgewood, NJ

Everyone who appreciates art is welcome: students, parents, grandparents and friends! Enjoy!

All Spring students should bring their artwork and sculpture to your next class for the art show before 6/15. You can pick up your artwork after the show on Sunday 6/16 from 3 to 3:30 PM or Monday 6/17 from 5-8 pm.

Last day of classes is Monday, 6/17. After that we take a break and continue with 1/2 day camps and classes week of 7/8. Click on links below to sign up!

Reminder, 2019 Summer art classes and 2019 Summer Camp schedule are available online. Space is limited.

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Ridgewood Art Institute Features Many Demonstrations

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Ridgewood NJ, Theresa Troise Heidel did a watercolor demonstration today, at the Ridgewood Art Institute following the Annual Members Meeting. Theresa is primarily a Plein Air Painter, but for this demo she worked from a photo and value sketches she had done on location. One of the most valuable perks of being an RAI Member, is what we can learn from each other as an Art Community.

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Ridgewood Takes State Baseball Title!

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Ridgewood NJ,  Ridgewood, one of most successful High Schools in a variety of sports earned its very first-ever state baseball title. The Maroons baseball team won the first state championship in program history by defeating Eastern Regional, 2-1,in the NJSIAA Group 4 final at Veterans Park in Hamilton on Saturday, June 8, 2019.

Senior Sam Favieri started the scoring with an RBI sac fly and finished the game by pitching a perfect seventh inning, for the  Maroons . Both Maroon runs scored on sacrifice flies. Favieri drove in David Kleiman, who led off the game with a single. Then later in the drama-filled sixth inning
Anthony Stephan drove in pinch runner Dan Boucher toad the go a head run. Boucher ran for catcher Brian Skettini, who rolled an infield single between the mound and first, then went first-to-third on the pitcher’s throwing error.