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The Ridgewood Chamber Presents It’s Annual Easter In The Park

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce presents its annual Easter in Ridgewood 2019 event, weather permitting.

You do not need to be a Ridgewood resident to attend….no fees…

Join us for…
Events for the day:
Saturday: 
8:00-10:00am- Have breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the Office Tavern & Grill. Please call for reservations at (201)652-1070.

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Ridgewood Shred Day Today April 13th 9am-12:30pm

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Ridgewood NJ, Shred Day in Ridgewood will take place on Saturday, April 13, at the Graydon Pool Parking Lot from 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., Rain or Shine. Residents will be able to watch their documents on camera as they are securely shredded by Information Destruction Systems, which will then be recycled by Atlantic Coast Fibers.  Limit of five 5 file-size boxes per vehicle.  Free to all Ridgewood residents and businesses only.  Place items for shredding in a paper bag or a cardboard box.  No plastic bags will be allowed.

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“Life without music is unthinkable. Life without music is academic. That is why my contact with music is a total embrace.” – Leonard Bernstein

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Ridgewood NJ, Ars Musica Chorale concludes its 53 rd season with A Total Embrace: Bernstein at 100, a spectacular celebration of the music of Leonard Bernstein in his centennial year. The performance will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Ars Musica will present a wide-ranging selection of the composer’s most popular works for chorus and orchestra, accompanied by the award-winning Adelphi Orchestra, together with our Encore Young Artist soloists and the New Jersey State Children’s Chorus. Our featured soloist
will be Lauren Worsham, soprano and 2014 Tony Award Nominee.

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Reader asks Will the Village Prorate Parking Fees for Tag Holders

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” Purchasers of premium parking hang tags allowing for parking in the train station lot should be refunded a portion of their purchase price. I paid for 12 months of parking. Not 8-9 months. This project was surely known about when the tags went on sale in December 2018. Nothing was said to purchasers about this 1/4 year project which materially diminishes the value of a station parking tag (whose purchase price which went from $1000 to $1300 in the space of a year). “

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Ridgewood Native Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood native Robert Najlis a UMass Dartmouth Masters of Fine Arts candidate in painting has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship. Najlis, who is graduating in May 2019, is among 2,000 people from across the globe who receive grants each year in all fields of study to conduct international research.

For his scholarship research, Najlis will travel to the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China to study painting and calligraphy. He will focus on the art of the Song dynasty and that era’s historical integration of the three perfections of painting, poetry, and calligraphy.

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Ridgewood Business Accuses Other Local Business of “On Going Harassment”

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police report that On April 2nd, an Edgewater, N.J. resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report on going harassment. The victim reported he is a business owner in Ridgewood and he believes a neighboring business owner is making false accusations and distributing letters in an attempt to negatively affect his business. The victim completed a statement of probable cause and signed a criminal complaint for harassment which was forwarded to the Ridgewood Municipal Court for review.

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Village of Ridgewood Swears In Four New Firefighters

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Ridgewood NJ, congratulations ,last night the following Ridgewood Fire Department personnel were sworn in by Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache during the Ridgewood Village Council’s Public Meeting held on Wednesday, April 10, 2019:

Probationary Firefighter Thomas Benintende
Probationary Firefighter Trevor Fetkowitz
Fire Lieutenant Matthew Ramge
Fire Captain John Judge

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Construction Starts at Ridgewood Train Station

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Ridgewood NJ, The construction of additional parking spaces has begun at the Ridgewood train station.

Update on train station parking lot construction, work to begin 4/8/19

The train station parking lot construction will begin on April 8, 2019, for the next 3-4 months for renovation and addition of 35 parking spaces.

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STOP, LOOK AND WAVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

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Ridgewood NJ, The Village of Ridgewood, Ridgewood Board of Ed and the Federated HSA want to keep our students and all pedestrians safe.

Stop, Look and Wave, Be Safe, Be Seen is a campaign designed to keep everyone safe by reminding drivers and pedestrians to look out for each other at intersections.  Please read and follow the tips below.

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Ben&Jerry’s Free Cone Day Tuesday April 9th from 12-8pm in partner with Ridgecrest Senior Housing

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Ridgewood NJ, Ben & Jerry’s of Ridgewood Scoops Out Fun and Free Flavors

Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
12:00-8:00pm

104-106 Franklin Ave, Ridgewood

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GRAYDON POOL MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANCE AT OUR EARTH DAY CELEBRATION – APRIL 14TH

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Ridgewood NJ, Visit the Daffodil Festival and Earth Day Fair, Sunday, April 14, 2019, from 11 am to 2 pm. It will be held at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square, East Ridgewood Avenue.

The event will highlight Ridgewood Parks and Recreation with the theme “Discover our parks . . . play, live and learn”.

In addition to highlighting our parks and recreational offerings, this annual event will include pony rides, a petting zoo, educational displays, children’s activities, musical entertainment and the Daffy Dog Parade beginning 12:30 pm (dress your pup for the occasion).

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Ryan Savaria has been appointed as Acting Director/Chief of Ridgewood Emergency Services

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Ridgewood NJ, Ryan Savaria has been appointed as Acting Director/Chief of Ridgewood Emergency Services, by Ridgewood Village Manager Heather Mailander.  Ryan has volunteered with the Department for the past 25 years and has been an EMT for 23 years. Ryan has served in all the operational and administrative leadership positions, most recently as Deputy Chief.

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The History of the Village of Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, In celebration of Ridgewood’s 125th Anniversary, local historians Peggy Norris and Joe Suplicki will provide a lecture on the critical years between 1865 and 1876. Using maps, documents, and historic panoramic photos, Norris and Suplicki illustrate Ridgewood’s transformation from farm to suburb.

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