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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.
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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photo courtesy of Boyd Loving
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Ridgewood NJ, Oak Street, Ridgewood. Huge tree limb drops from crane onto tree service truck. A major disaster was narrowly averted .No injuries were reported but the truck sustained heavy damage.
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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.
Continue reading The Village Continues to Disregard it’s American History and Fiduciary Obligations Toward Schedler Property
“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”
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
FOR PROFESSIONAL PLANNER (VILLAGE, PLANNING BOARD, ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT)
Continue reading Ridgewood Needs a Professional Planner
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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.
Continue reading Special Education Litigation Could Impact Ridgewood Schools
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 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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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.
photo courtesy of the Ridgewood Art Institiute
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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 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.
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
JUNE 12, 2019
8:00 P.M.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood native Ali Stroker made history Sunday night as the first actor in a wheelchair to capture a Tony Award. She earned the trophy for her portrayal of Ado Annie in Daniel Fish’s dark revisionist revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “Oklahoma!
The 31-year-old Stroker, who was the first person in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway back in 2015 in “Spring Awakening,” was paralyzed from the chest down due to a car crash when she was 2.
Stroker said when she sings, she has “no limitations.”
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Ridgewood NJ, Best. Day. Ever. Ridgewood PBA members helped out at the 6th annual Michael Feeney Best Day ever today. We had a lot of fun with all the families and loved raising money for such an awesome cause. We look forward to next year and having the best day ever! You can see we had almost as much fun as the kids did!
(Special Thanks to Sgt. Michael Lembo, Ptl. Colin Donnelly, Ptl. Steve Cummings, Ptl. Chris Mormino, Ptl. Kyle Monton, Ptl. Doug Busche, Ptl. Brandon Donnelly, Ptl. Jack Knudsen, Ptl. Doug Christopher, Ptl. Miguel Torres, Ptl. Rosario Vaccarella, Ptl. Sean Amoruso, Lt. Heath James, and all the others who came out and helped today!!)
