Tag: Ridgewood NJ

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Ridgewood Fire Department and Bergen County HazMat Called for A leaking underground heating oil tank

42670925 965554603630573 8762400803362177024 o

photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook Page

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, A leaking underground heating oil tank required the response of Ridgewood Fire Department and Bergen County HazMat to a commercial structure located in the 100 block of Prospect Street, Ridgewood on Friday morning, 09/28. Fuel oil from the overfilled tank leaked onto the structure’s driveway, down Prospect Street, and into a nearby storm drain. Firefighters deployed absorbent materials to several contaminated areas and blocked additional run off from entering the storm drain. A private contractor was called by the property owned to further clean up the mess.

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Medical Condition Forces Driver off the Road in Ridgewood

42743433 965678240284876 1498904785569447936 o

photo courtesy of Boyd Loving

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, On Friday afternoon, 09/28, Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire, and Ridgewood EMS personnel rushed to aid an adult female driver who ran off the road after experiencing an unknown medical episode. The incident occurred at the intersection of Brookmere Court and North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood. The alert and conscious victim was transported by a Ridgewood EMS ambulance to The Valley Hospital. No other drivers nor pedestrians were injured when the vehicle jumped a curb and mounted a sidewalk.

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Good Life Ridgewood 4th Annual Wellness Festival Sunday, September 30th 2018

19146041 1785089598471391 8408874297655847640 n1

Friends,
The Good Life Ridgewood Planning Committee is happy to announce the fourth annual Good Life Ridgewood – The Mayor’s Wellness Festival Sunday, September 30, 2018 from 11am to 3pm in Memorial Park in Van Neste Square,. Every year, we work to elevate Ridgewood as a destination for healthy living and wellness. Last year was a rousing success with an estimated 1400+ visitors!

Unique in Ridgewood and the first of its kind in Bergen County, this festival brings residents, visitors, businesses, and professionals together to show off what our community has to offer: social services, health lifestyle businesses, healthy places for kids, mental health services, alternative medicine, local medical/dental specialists, nutritionists, and much, much more. Through the Good Life Ridgewood Festival, local businesses connect with residents to foster long-lasting relationships, while energizing and empowering our community.
Good Life Ridgewood is self-funding—meaning no Village funds are spent to bring this exciting event to our town. In fact, any profits from these events will be put towards capitol projects promoting health and wellness in the Village of Ridgewood.

Continue reading Good Life Ridgewood 4th Annual Wellness Festival Sunday, September 30th 2018

Posted on by — 1 Comment

Ridgewood Water Catches Contractor Dumping Contaminated Soil on its Wyckoff Property

RidgewoodWaterLogo_061912_rn_tif_

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Northjersey.com has reported that .,”Ridgewood Water says its water supply is safe after catching a contractor dumping contaminated soil on its Wyckoff property.”

Northjersey goes to state in the article that , “A utility employee saw a local contractor on Aug. 20 dumping between four and six loads of soil at the Ames wellfield. According to a statement by Ridgewood Water, the Wyckoff Police Department was immediately notified and is investigating. At the same time, the Ames well was shut down as a precaution.” Interesting when the Ridgewood blog checked the Wyckoff Police blotter , there was no mention of the incident on that or any other date and when we went to the Ridgewood Water website it was off line on September 27th in the evening .We do know how that feels but it seemed an odd coincidence .

Continue reading Ridgewood Water Catches Contractor Dumping Contaminated Soil on its Wyckoff Property

Posted on by — 7 Comments

75% of pedestrian fatalities in 2016 occurred in the dark

42427510 963667590485941 1255862168360845312 o

photo by Boyd Loving

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Wyckoff NJ, this was issued by the Wyckoff Police Department, but it applies to all of Bergen County. Three pedestrian fatalities on Bergen County roads in the span of seven days across the County serves as a reminder of the safety rules both pedestrians and drivers should follow. These numbers could rise as the days grow shorter heading into the fall/winter season. Federal statistics show that 75% of pedestrian fatalities in 2016 occurred in the dark.

Continue reading 75% of pedestrian fatalities in 2016 occurred in the dark

Posted on by — 8 Comments

Reader says the 25 mph speed limit just a feel-good-knee-jerk panacea implemented by a politically ambitious

Driver_Loses_Control3_theridgewoodblog

To the person claiming 25mph speed limits will reduce accidents and fatalities in Ridgewood by citing statistics from a city of London England traiffic study, please cite REAL statistics from the Village of Ridgewood on a street by street basis from prior to Ridgewood’s implementation of the 25mph speed limit to after its implementation. Show me any increase in safety of Ridgewood residents.
All the other theoretical and statistical studies are largely irrelevant to Ridgewood.
.
We can also argue the banning all cars is statistically safer, so lets ban all cars.
.
And while we are on the subject, why is Lincoln Ave not resticted to 25mph in Ridgewood?
Are the children on Lincoln Avenue not as important as other Ridgewood children?
Are the children on Lincoln Avenue smarter then other Ridgewood children and are able to better aviod being stuck by cars?
.
Or is the 25 mph speed limit just a feel-good-knee-jerk panacea implemented by a politically ambitious disgraced politician looking to get ahead professionally.

Posted on by — 6 Comments

Reader says MORE accidents happen when the speed limit is 25mph.

42427510 963667590485941 1255862168360845312 o

MORE accidents happen when the speed limit is 25mph.
.
1. It is so slow the driver’s mind wanders
2. It is so slow that OTHER drivers get frustrated and aggressive and drive recklessly when following someone driving 25mph
3. The cars are moving so slowly that pedestrians perceive cars to be a lesser danger and treat them as such.
.
This is what puts pedestrians at greater risk.
.
This 25mph hysteria is wrong headed. What is needed are responsible speed limits based the congestion and traffic patterns… but that approach is not an easy hashtag-feel-good solution.

Posted on by — 3 Comments

Ridgewood Police closed portions of Franklin Turnpike after a Utility Pole Became Unstable

42617418 964451343740899 6572243300906958848 o

photo courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, A utility pole became unstable on Wednesday morning, 09/26, as a result of excavation work associated with the construction of a new 7-11 store at 657 Franklin Turnpike, Ridgewood. Ridgewood Police closed portions of Franklin Turnpike, East Glen Avenue, and an entrance/exit ramp to Route 17 southbound until workers from PSE&G were able to replace/stabilize the pole. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Posted on by — 12 Comments

Reader asks Are you for real? I am sorry she is your sister, but your sister was the nastiest most vindictive person on the council,

3 amigos

Oh. My. God. Are you for real? I am sorry she is your sister, but your sister was the nastiest most vindictive person on the council, it was unbelievable. She attacked her council colleagues. She attacked citizens. She called people names like STALKER and TERRORIST. She used obscene language when addressing a member of the public. And now, unbelievable, we find out that she was having an AFFAIR with someone else’s husband who happened to by the Mayor. Aronsohn flipped his stand on Gwenn’s beloved Valley hospital in mid-stream – now it is clear why. “kindness, compassion, tolerance, love, sharing, tenderness, and the willingness to pick up another woman’s husband.”

Posted on by — 7 Comments

Reader Raises Safety Concerns Over Ridgewood Train Station Parking Lot

Ridgewood Trainstation_theridgewoodblog

For those of Us Taxpayers who use or are there every work day in that RIDGEWOOD station Parking Lot
dropping or picking up train Passengers especially in Fall /Winter seasons ,it is maxed out especially as trains discharge and the driver scramble to be able to leave quickly including riders running to their cars…Its a zoo free for all…it is maxed out capacity and safety wise ,,drivers backing out of spaces in the Dark racing to exit the station ,,idling
while waiting to exit the station into the bottleneck exit while passenger pedestrians are trying to safely leave the station ..all at the same time.We don’t need more compact
cars up there to add to the danger..it smells like a money grab and chance to spend over 300,000K for added compact cars at the station while we are on the hook for a raised garage to the tune of 12 Million dollars being erected on the northbound side of the station where NYC arriving trains arrive . Think safety and congestion in the dark and snowy seasons .Leave the station alone or modify the idling policy for uber and commercial vehicles .This could save a life especially in the Dark morning and evening
seasons .

Posted on by — Leave a comment

New Tutor at the Ridgewood Library ESL Program

42144639 2003871779673892 2236678148664066048 n

photo courtesy of the Ridgewood Public Library Facebook Page

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Exciting things are happening in our ESL Program! Our new Tutor Trainer, Sable Lomax (pictured left with ESL Cooordinators Victoria Hilditch and Nancy Honsinger), has begun a dynamic 4-part training series for our new ESL Tutors. We have over 105 registered students and will be matching them to tutors for the 2018-19 season.

Posted on by — Leave a comment

Public Water Forum co-hosted by the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood, on October 17, 2018

42292306 687467561622340 7266235219085099008 o1

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Mark your calendars for a Public Water Forum co-hosted by the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood, NJ on October 17, 2018. The featured speaker is Debbie Mans , Deputy Commissioner for the NJDEP.

Co-Hosted by League of Women Voters of Ridgewood, NJ with Debbie Mans (Deputy Commissioner of the NJDEP) as the featured speaker. Find out how this summer’s excessive rain will impact our water supply and if tiered pricing is the way of the future for water.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 7:30 PM – 9 PM

Ridgewood Public Library
125 N Maple Ave, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450

Continue reading Public Water Forum co-hosted by the League of Women Voters of Ridgewood, on October 17, 2018

Posted on by — 1 Comment

Ridgewood Water will be hosting a series of Community Open Houses in Wyckoff, Midland Park, Ridgewood and Glen Rock

Ridgewood Water

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Water announced that it is hosting a series of Community Open Houses in Wyckoff, Midland Park, Ridgewood and Glen Rock to provide the public with an opportunity to learn more about Ridgewood Water’s regular maintenance, system upgrades, and compliance with new and evolving regulations for drinking water, including Per – and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). PFAS are man-made chemicals that are found to be widespread and extremely persistent in the environment.

Continue reading Ridgewood Water will be hosting a series of Community Open Houses in Wyckoff, Midland Park, Ridgewood and Glen Rock

Posted on by — 3 Comments

Reader says alleged adulterous relationship may shed some light on an incident

01 1

The disclosure of this alleged adulterous romantic/sexual relationship may shed some light on an incident in which one of the individuals reported to be involved became irate when learning that RIdgewood Police Department patrol officers entered his/her home when they found the front door ajar.

Continue reading Reader says alleged adulterous relationship may shed some light on an incident