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Ridgewood NJ, we are considering taking up a collection for a lawnmower for the parks department .
No Lawn Mower Yet for Ridgewood Parks Department
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Ridgewood Library ReImagine Forum Report
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Library help is much heralded Public Forum on Saturday . Dispite all the hoopla the event attendance was a bit thin.
While some attendees including Anne LaGrange Loving complimented Nancy Greene for making an honest effort to listen to the concerns of the citizens.
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Ridgewood NJ, RHS Stadium appears to be flooding . Maybe its time for the Ridgewood Board of Education to rethink Field Turf.?
Ridgewood Tennis Badges
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Ridgewood NJ, TENNIS COURT LOCATIONS There are 16 tennis courts throughout the Village of Ridgewood at the following sites: Bellair Road (3) off Ackerman Avenue South Pleasant Avenue (4) opposite Somerville School East Glen Avenue (2) at Glen School Monroe Street (2) West Glen Ave. & North Monroe St. East Ridgewood Avenue (5) at Ridgewood High School .
Continue reading Ridgewood Tennis Badges2019 GRAYDON MEMBERSHIP RATES
RESIDENT GRAYDON POOL MEMBERSHIPS
Ridgewood NJ, no parkway traffic, no sharks and free parking !
Village priced memberships are available to Ridgewood residents, non-residents who pay local property taxes to the Village of Ridgewood, and employees of the Village of Ridgewood and Board of Education. Proof is required.
Continue reading 2019 GRAYDON MEMBERSHIP RATESRidgewood Emergency Services Preps for a busy May
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Emergency Services Acting Chief Ryan Savaria announced for the month of April , that RES responded to 147 EMS calls, 12 Special Operations Calls. For these responses, it accounts for 1337 volunteer hours donated to the Village. This does not include times for training, meetings and preparation for upcoming events.
Chief Savaria stated that May will be a very busy month with all the planning for the Annual Ridgewood Memorial Day Run. Savaria stated that “we actually start planning, the week after the previous years run. Reviewing the events that occurred, the plans to update.
Ridgewood Public Library Public Forum- Today Saturday, May 11th from 1-2:30pm
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Library will be conducting a Public Forum on Saturday May 11 at 1 pm – 2:30.pm
This is an opportunity to learn about the renovation and to bring any comments / questions to the attention of Library Director Nancy Greene.
Please invited your friends to ensure the library gets community support for one of the most important pillars of the Village’s quality of life
Ridgewood welcomes The Table at Latona’s
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood welcomes The Table at Latona’s. A great selection of exclusive dinnerware and stoneware perfect for entertaining.
Owners Joe Latona and Gregg Rodeheffer the shop will offer unique, artisan tableware, home dining accents, gifts and registry. We will be featuring collections from Vietri, Arte Italica, Simon Pearce, and Juliska to name a few. Celebrate the art of entertaining .Gift/Bridal registry services available .
26 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ
Open 10am to 8pm
Time for Ridgewood Parks Department to Buy a Lawn Mower
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Ridgewood NJ, Look at the condition of our parks the guy that runs it departments and absolute moron the grass is 3 feet high .
We know its been raining a lot but come on this is ridiculous.
Baseball Hall of Fame Member, Cal Ripken, Jr at Bookends May 14th
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Ridgewood NJ, Baseball Hall of Fame Member, Cal Ripken, Jr. will be appearing at Bookends in Ridgewood on Tuesday, May 14th @ 5:00pm
to sign his new book:Just Show Up . Event is Limited to the first 250 people who buy the book from Bookends.
Ridgewood Crew Achieves a New Milestone at the 2019 City Championship Regatta
For the first time in Ridgewood Crew history, the Boys JV 8+ qualifies for the SRAA National Regatta! Photo by
Edward Hida
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew entered 14 events at this weekend’s Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association’s City Championship Regatta with only Lower Merion, PA; Montclair, NJ and Springside Chestnut Hill, PA entering more. Delightful weather on Saturday encouraged crowds along the Schuylkill River for the qualifying heats while the finals and semifinals on Sunday couldn’t have been soggier. The wet conditions did nothing to dampen the athletes’ moral, with 11 boats advanced to the finals and 5 boats earning medals.
Continue reading Ridgewood Crew Achieves a New Milestone at the 2019 City Championship Regatta“Look Before You Lock” KIDS AND HOT CARS TURN INTO TRAGEDY
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Health Department and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration want you to know that a child’s body temperature can rise up to five times faster than an adult’s. Heatstroke begins when the core body temperature reaches around 104 degrees; death can follow in a child when that temperature reaches 107 degrees.
Continue reading “Look Before You Lock” KIDS AND HOT CARS TURN INTO TRAGEDYRidgewood Library Foundation Donations Used to Fund Preliminary Design of Reimange Project
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Ridgewood NJ, the cumulative fees paid to architects for the Ridgewood Public Library Reimagine Project are $65,270 .
In 2016-2018 the library hired Peter Gisolfi Associates a preliminary design and cost estimates to update the library interior . Gisolfi received the bulk of the $65,270 of $55,620 for the work with $45,501 paid for thru private donations.
Continue reading Ridgewood Library Foundation Donations Used to Fund Preliminary Design of Reimange ProjectIn New Jersey, anyone under 17 years of age that rides a bicycle must wear a safety helmet
Ridgewood NJ, “Spring has sprung, summer is coming and school will soon be out! The Ridgewood Police Department in partnership with Van Dyk’s Homemade Ice Cream, Ridgewood Walks and Ridgewood Press is excited to announce the 2019 Helmet Reward Program. Children observed by our police officers, properly wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle, skates or a skateboard, will be issued a certificate of safety making them eligible to receive one Free Ice Cream Cone! This program will be in effect until all certificates are given out to our safe young riders.
Continue reading In New Jersey, anyone under 17 years of age that rides a bicycle must wear a safety helmetGOVERNOR MURPHY RECOGNIZES LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER TRAINEES GRADUATING CLASSROOM TRAINING
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Ridgewood NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Kevin Corbett recognized NJ TRANSIT’s latest Locomotive Engineer Training Class for passing and graduating the Northeast Operating Rules Advisory Committee (NORAC) and physical characteristics exams. The Governor presented each trainee with a certificate of achievement, as the class wraps up its final days of on-the-job training.
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