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Swarm of Honey Bees Forced the Temporary Suspension of Outdoor Dining at Raymond’s Restaurant

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Ridgewood NJ, A swarm of approximately 15,000 honey bees forced the temporary suspension of outdoor dining at Raymond’s Restaurant and disrupted pedestrian traffic in a portion of downtown Ridgewood on Saturday afternoon, 06/01. Local beekeeper Frank Mortimer successfully dispersed the swarm. No injuries were reported. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Emergency Services, and two (2) representatives of the Ridgewood Parks Department responded to the incident.

The Ridgewood Police wisely kept their distance while the Bee keeper Frank Mortimer did his work .

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2019 Ridgewood Walks Step Into Summer

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Ridgewood NJ, Do you like Ridgewood and meeting your neighbors and discovering new places? Then sign up for a Ridgewood Walk! Parties Unplugged is hosting one this Saturday at 1:00 starting at Mango Jam! Hope to see you there for some fun and treats (rain or shine — we’ll bring the umbrellas if needed!) 

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Celebrate Ridgewood’s Diversity – June 1st, 2019

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s flag will be flown on a new flagpole at Van Neste Square Memorial Park. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m.

President Donald Trum celebrated diversity by becoming the first Republican president to acknowledge the LGBT celebration of Pride Month on Friday.

Trump said in a tweet:

“As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions LGBT people have made to our great Nation, let us also stand in solidarity with the many LGBT people who live in dozens of countries worldwide that punish, imprison, or even execute individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation,”

and went further :

“My Administration has launched a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality and invite all nations to join us in this effort!”

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Village of Ridgewood Website Once Again Omits Mention of Memorial Day Service

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Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood hosted it’s annual Memorial Day Service at Van Nest square. The service featured the Ridgewood High School wind ensemble . It is a wonderful tradition hosted by the Village and American Legion Post 53.

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Reader says “Last kid graduates RHS and the family decides to move to Florida or another lower tax state. Are they greedy, or being financially prudent? “

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” Man/woman works in NYC. They move to Ridgewood for the ‘whole package’ (let’s leave the school rank out of it for a sec). They have 5 kids, all go to RPS schools K-12. Worker contributes to 401k, 403b, SEP IRA, whatever, and has a possible cash flow from these investments of 5k/month. Last kid graduates RHS and the family decides to move to Florida or another lower tax state. Are they greedy, or being financially prudent? Same goes for government employees. It’s just a desirable financial move. NJ pols (R & D alike) have screwed over the system to fix budgets, cronyism, over-spending, and going on a fiscal bender for decades. I lived here when there was no income tax (thank you Gov Byrne) and the sales tax was 3%. The pension system is broken and the culprits have since split the scene: Byrne, Kean, Florio, Whitman, DiFrancesco, Mc Greevy, Codey, Corzine, Christie. Now, we’re stuck with Murphy who believes that he can tax us out of the problems. With a democrat senate and assembly, it’s his baby now and can ram through as many tax bills as he wants. We have the prerogative to leave. “

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James Rose Center : Sticks and Strings

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Ridgewood NJ, Joins  James Rose Center at 7pm on Wednesday, May 29th, as musicians from the Ridgewood High School Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble will perform chamber works by Haydn, Dvorak, Smetana, Zivkovic, and more. The performances will be followed by a short tour of the iconic Center.

All donations will go towards the Center’s continued renovation.

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506 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450

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Pro Arte Chorale Final Concert Of The Season.. Sunday, June 2nd At 4:00pm At Bethlehem Lutheran Church

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Ridgewood NJ, Pro Arte’s final concert of the season, Baroque Splendor, will feature three masterpieces of the Baroque era, two of which are seldom performed. The first part of the program will showcase music of J.S. Bach and Jan Dismas Zelenka, two composers whose lives were intricately link, and the second part will feature C.P.E. Bach’s thrilling Magnificat. 
You don’t want to miss this beautiful closing concert of our 2018-2019 season under the direction of Maestro Bryan Zaros, with soloists and orchestra! This concert is sponsored in part by PNC Wealth Management and NJ State Council on the Arts.

4pm, Sunday June 2nd, 2019 Bethlehem Lutheran Church 155 Linwood Avenue, Ridgewood NJ 

Tickets $30/25/10

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Ridgewood Native Ali Stoker Nominated for a Tony Award

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood native Ali Stroker, staring in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! has been nominated for a Tony in the  Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical category. 

Stroker is no stranger to rewriting history. With her 2015 Broadway debut in “Spring Awakening,” she became the first actor in a wheelchair to perform on Broadway . Three years later, she’s back onstage in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” as Ado Annie, the flirtatious local who splits her affections between a resident cowboy and a peddler from out of town. Stroker, who earned a nod for featured actress in a musical, is making her mark again, this time as the first wheelchair-bound performer to be nominated for a Tony Award.

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Sweeney: More New Jerseyans leaving for Florida because of out-of-control taxes

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Trenton NJ, Please read this Bloomberg News article
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-24/migration-s-biggest-loser-is-connecticut-as-florida-profits

As the wealthy leave New Jersey for states with much lower tax burdens, it will be our middle class and the working poor who will make up the difference in higher property tax bills. New Jerseyans already pay the highest property taxes in the country, not to mention we pay among the highest income and corporate taxes as well. Even millennials can’t afford to live here anymore.

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Ridgewood Takes Bergen County Tournament Championship

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Demarest NJ, the Ridgewood Maroons captured the 61st Bergen County Tournament championship . Ninth-seeded Ridgewood, took on 10th-seeded St. Joseph of Montvale in the final. Ridgewood scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to a 10-7 comeback victory in front of a packed crowd in Demarest. The Maroons captured their first Bergen County Tournament title , making their first appearance since losing to St. Joseph in 1986.

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Village of Ridgewood Offices Closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day

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Ridgewood NJ, Village of Ridgewood offices will be closed Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day.  There will be no sanitation or recycling collection on that day.  The Recycling  Center will also be closed.

Village offices will reopen for business on Tuesday, May 28th.

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Ridgewood JOLT Now Working to Subvert Democracy?

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Ridgewood NJ, strange goings on at Ridgewood JOLT, the organization that claims :

Ridgewood JOLT is a community organization activating citizens to JOIN ORGANIZE LEAD and TEACH. Our mission is to protect and fight for our democracy through active participation in upcoming elections, monitoring and acting on legislative activity, educating ourselves and others as to our rights and our laws, and using the power of our purse to affect change and require accountability from corporations dependent on our economic participation.

Yet three of its members are in full agreement in attempts to “filter” and censor a group of ‘known agitators” clearly subverting the cause of democracy that thrives off of vigorous debate and goes gainst its stated mission.

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Ridgewood Police and Fire Respond Chemical Spill in the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Fire Department responded to investigate a reported chemical spill into the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook between East Ridgewood and Spring Avenues, Ridgewood on Friday morning, 05/24. Firefighters deployed an absorbent pad in an attempt to contain the spill, which was traced to a sump pump located at a single family home on nearby Southern Parkway, Ridgewood. Bergen County Hazmat was summoned to test the offending material, which may have been composed of house paint and wall plaster. It is unknown whether either the homeowner or his/her painting contractor was issued a summons in connection with the incident. Ridgewood Police also responded to the incident and assisted in the investigation.