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Dangerous Parking Kiosk Sign Removed from Ridgewood Central Business District

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Ridgewood NJ, thanks to our pedestrian safety activist Frank Geraghty  for pointing out my suggestion to have dangerous sign removed from near center of sidewalk to curb located on Broad street near East Ridgewood avenue. The sign was removed today and a base for new sign placed just where he suggested at Kiosk, probably saving some weekend reveler from getting a dislocated shoulder.
Also,just around the corner on East Ridgewood avenue a blank sign that I also complained about which confused motorists was also removed today and replaced by a plastic cone. Hopefully a badly needed YIELD SIGN that I called for will be placed at that spot soon.

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Ridgewood Police Department is Seeing an Increase in Motor Vehicle and Catalytic Converter Thefts

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police Department is once again seeing an increase in motor vehicle thefts and catalytic converter thefts. The vehicles are parked overnight on the street, so we remind everyone that overnight parking between 0200 and 0600 hours is not permitted in the Village without special permission. These thefts can be prevented by taking your keys with you and securing your vehicle. Please make it a routine to lock all your doors to your vehicles and your homes. Also do not leave the vehicle running unattended with the keys inside.

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Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch Public Safety Telecommunicator Assists Parents with Administering CPR over the Phone Saving a Baby’s Life

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picture of PST Brown receiving a Life Saving Award for her actions from myself on August 22, 2023

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Ridgewood NJ, Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch Public Safety Telecommunicators (PST) took a 9-1-1 call for a 12-month-old baby not breathing, turning blue.  She was able to assist the child’s parents with administering CPR over the phone and bringing the baby back to life before Police/ EMS arrived on scene.

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Taekwondo All In is a Professional Taekwondo School that Teaches Olympic Style Sparring and Sport Poomsae in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Taekwondo All In is a Professional Taekwondo school that teaches Olympic style sparring and Sport poomsae. We send athletes to competitions of various level ranging from regional to international. They recently went to Jacksonville Florida on July 6th to July 10th to compete at the USATKD National Taekwondo championship and have earned 1 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze medals.

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George Washington Middle Schooler Earns President’s Service Award

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Ridgewood NJ, Abigail Stine has always loved her local library. So, when she learned she could volunteer there, she didn’t hesitate. Fast forward and now, Abigail, an eighth grader at Ridgewood’s George Washington Middle School, is a recipient of the bronze President’s Service Award, which recognizes volunteers for their hours of volunteer service over a 12-month period. To achieve the bronze award, Abigail volunteered more than 50 hours with the library.

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Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care Conducts Ice Compress Clinical Trial

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Ridgewood NJ, Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care has welcomed its first patient in the ICE COMPRESS clinical trial that is comparing the effectiveness of three approaches in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. At this time, Valley is the only site in New Jersey participating in the trial. The clinical trial is sponsored by SWOG Cancer Research Network in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

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Ridgewood Mayor Paul Vagianos – There’s much more to the man’s local financial interests than “It’s Greek to Me”

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Ridgewood NJ, Mayor Paul Vagianos is well known by Ridgewood voters as the owner/operator of “IT’S GREEK TO ME,” a restaurant on East Ridgewood Ave.

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, in Ridgewood, Releases Engagement Statistics For their High School Youth Ministry Program for the 2022-23

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Ridgewood NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, in Ridgewood, releases engagement statistics for their High School Youth Ministry Program for the 2022-23 program year that just ended:

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North Jersey Masters Progressive 8-week Learn-to-run Program

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Ridgewood NJ, North Jersey Masters progressive 8-week learn-to-run program sponsored by the North Jersey Masters. Our dual certified running coach and member volunteers will support you through every step of your journey.

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Ridgewood Merchants See Uptick in Traffic and Business First Weekend after Pedestrian Plaza Discontinued

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file photo by Boyd Loving  , no more pedestrian plaza

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Ridgewood NJ, so this weekend was the first weekend since the pedestrian mall was discontinued and the central business district was jumping . The village seemed to have its old swagger back . Customers seemed to be able to find parking spaces , the annual  sidewalk sale seemed to draw them in in big numbers . Takeout , pickup and drop off flourished.  The weather moderated and many local merchants made their numbers for the first time in a while. All the amazing events in Van Neste park are still taking place and many restaurants saw overflow crowds in the evening.

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Ridgewood Public Library is Looking for Two New Part Time library Assistants

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Public Library made two important announcements . First the Children’s Department is closed for renovation from August 7th to August 16th for renovation and the Library is currently hiring two part time library assistant positions .

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Ridgewood Parks & Recreation: “Goat Yoga” the Next Big Thing !

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Ridgewood NJ, way back in May Ridgewood Parks & Recreation hosted a “Goat Yoga” event with a follow up on July 23rd .  Yes you heard us “Goat Yoga” . Some people are even saying its the ,”next big thing” !

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Ridgewood Police Lieutenant Heath James Retires!

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Ridgewood NJ, it’s official, a big congratulations to Lieutenant Heath James who, after 27 years, he retired on Monday . Prior to joining the Ridgewood Police Department, Heath was a member of Ridgewood Emergency Services and has served in public safety for 30 years. Heath followed his father and brother in serving the Village .

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