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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Planning Board will be meeting on Tuesday, July 15 at 7:30 PM in the Village Hall courtroom to discuss this:
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s Fourth of July celebration begins at 9:00 am and wraps up after 9:00 pm! Here’s a rundown of events:
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Ridgewood NJ, The Brewers Guild of New Jersey is proud to announce the inaugural New Jersey Craft Beer Week, running from July 13–20, 2025. The statewide campaign will spotlight over 150 independent breweries through taproom events, special releases, and local collaborations — all designed to bring customers back into the spaces where New Jersey beer is brewed, poured, and shared.
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Ridgewood NJ , the Ridgewood Board of Education will hold its next public meeting tonight Monday, June 23, 2025, at 6:00 PM at the Education Center, located at 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood.
Residents are encouraged to attend and participate during the public comment periods, held at the beginning of the meeting and just prior to adjournment. Additional opportunities for public input may be provided at the discretion of the presiding officer.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School (RHS) hockey player senior Jack Scali has signed a contract to play with the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for the 2025-2026 season. Founded in 1976, the Sherwood Park Crusaders are based in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada where they play in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew’s spectacular 2025 spring rowing season came to an impressive climax at the four-day 2024 US Rowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida. Racing on the 2,000-meter course at Nathan Benderson Park in hot and muggy conditions, Ridgewood’s 18 rowers joined a massive field of roughly 4,000 athletes from 230 clubs from across the country. In total, Ridgewood sent six of its eight boats through to the semifinals with three ultimately placing in the top 10 in the nation, including one bronze medal performance.
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Ridgewood NJ, Mathias Taebin Nguyen-Van-Duong, a senior at Ridgewood High School, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout—the highest achievement in the Boy Scouts of America. He is the son of Seulhee Ku and Eric Nguyen-Van-Duong of Ridgewood. Troop 7 will formally recognize his accomplishment at a ceremony on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at 2:30 PM at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood.
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Ridgewood NJ, last night’s Village Council Meeting was postponed to Monday, June 9th at 7:30 pm . According to the Ridgewood Village Manager Keith Kazmark , it was due to technical difficulties with the broadcast system in the Courtroom.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School New Players shone brightly at the Montclair Theatre Night Foxy Awards, on Tuesday, May 16, a prestigious event recognizing excellence in New Jersey high school and middle school theatre. The New Players’ highly acclaimed production of “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe, which had garnered an impressive eight nominations, ultimately clinched two of the night’s most coveted honors: Best Actress and Outstanding Production of a Play.
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Ridgewood NJ, Memorial Day means more than the unofficial start of summer. For many, it’s a day carved out for something quieter: remembrance. It’s a time to think about sacrifice, service, and the places that have come to hold those memories. These aren’t always grand or flashy. Sometimes it’s a battlefield marked by silence, a statue that once promised hope, or a building where freedom first took shape.
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Ridgewood NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the launch of the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign, a coordinated statewide initiative focused on changing behavior as well as enforcement efforts to drive home the life-saving importance of wearing seat belts.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police Department reminds residents that it’s that time of the year where you may come across a fawn that’s curled up that appears to be abandoned.
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced a landmark settlement of up to $450 million with 3M to resolve the State’s 2019 lawsuits and a Statewide Directive to address damage to the State’s water and other natural resources from dangerous chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), also commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.”
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