On this Memorial Day weekend, we remember those who sacrificed their lives for “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who are grieving. May we, as Abraham Lincoln famously said, “highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain–that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom–and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Good evening. This is Mayor Paul Aronsohn with a special announcement about our Memorial Day activities. In light of the expected rain storms, we are making contingency plans.
Regarding the American Legion Sponsored Memorial Day Service scheduled for 11am … the Service will be conducted rain or shine, but if it is raining, we will hold the Memorial Day Service in Mount Carmel Church at the same time, 11am.
Regarding the North Jersey Masters Ridgewood Run scheduled to start at 8:15am … the Run will also happen rain or shine, UNLESS the weather becomes dangerous.
For both events, I urge you to check the Village website for the latest information. Our website is www.ridgewoodnj.net .
And for more information on the Ridgewood Run, please visit www.ridgewoodrun.com.
Thank you. Have a great holiday. And please be safe.
photo by Boyd Loving
May 29,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The two major events on Memorial day in the Village of Ridgewood today . First there is the Fred D’Elia Ridgewood Run at Veteran’s Memorial Field, Monday at 8 a.m. and the American Legion Post 53 will host a service at Memorial Park Monday at 11 a.m. in Van Neste Square on East Ridgewood Avenue.
The Ridgewood Run is the premier road race in northern New Jersey and one of the longest running races in the tri-state area and the Village of Ridgewood Memorial Day commemoration is honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Please leave plenty of time for travel the Fred D’Elia Ridgewood Run leaves many roads inaccessible .
The Ridgewood Run is a rain or shine event. In the event of dangerous weather, updates will be posted here and on our Twitter page. You may also call the race hotline at (973) 333-483
1st Place winner, Alexandra Gutierrez with Scott Garrett
May 26,2016
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Ridgewood NJ, Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-05) announced the winners of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition at Sussex County Community College in Newton this Saturday. The Congressional Art Competition is open to all 9th-12th graders from New Jersey’s Fifth District, and this year’s competition featured 90 pieces of artwork from New Jersey high schools in Bergen, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren Counties (full list below).
This year the winners were: 1st Place, Alexandra Gutierrez, “Split Vision,” Bergen County Academies; 2nd Place, Grant Brewster, “Forgotten,” Delbarton School; 3rd Place, Nicole Spangenburg, “Doug,” Wallkill Valley Regional High School; 4th Place, Nicole Spangenburg, “Rasta Man Dan,” Wallkill Valley Regional High School; 5th Place, Sophia Bevacqua, “Landscape,” Northern Highlands Regional High School; 6th Place, Nicolina Kanapinski, “Take Me For a Ride,” High Point Regional High School; 7th Place, Maansi Srivastava, “The Afternoon Glow,” Bergen County Academies; 8th Place, Sarah Vargas, “The Dreamer,” Bergen County Academies.
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries. The first-place winner from each congressional district is invited to attend a reception in Washington, D.C., and the winning artwork is displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year. Read more here.
Students from the following schools will be participating (by county):
Bergen County Academies
Bergen County Technical High School (Student lives in district)
Ridgewood N J, Save the date! Next Saturday June 4th several local businesses located at or around 580 N. Maple Ave in Ridgewood will be hosting a building-wide Open House. This is a free event and open for all so stop by 580 N. Maple Ave in Ridgewood between 10 AM and 12 PM to check out and support local businesses and take advantage of the giveaways and prizes!
All businesses (@The Bar Method Ridgewood, @Live Love Laugh Photos photography studio, @Artists & Architects hair salon, @Master Art Studio art studio, @Ridgewood Sewing Academy, @Katie Diamond Store, @Ridgewood Irish Dance The JIG Factory dance studio and @The Catch-y Caterer LLC restaurant) will have specials for the open house as well as great giveaway. And a winner of the Grand Prize will receive prizes from all participating businesses!
Elderly couple escaped injury when their mini van rolled over in Ridgewood
May 28,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blogRidgewood NJ, An elderly couple escaped injury when their mini van rolled over on its side after colliding with a pickup truck at the intersection of Hope and Gilbert Streets in Ridgewood on Friday morning, 05/27. Ridgewood PD, FD and EMS units responded to the scene. Both the male and female occupants of the vehicle refused to be transported to a hospital. The vehicle was righted and removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Campaign signs of failed candidates litter the yard of a Ridgewood home. Senior prank ,we are not sure but 50 Evan Weitz signs were posted on a lawn at Robinson Lane and North Walnut this morning. “All the loser signs are posted. It’s hilarious.” On the positive someone did sneak a Hache sign in there.
Ridgewood NJ, The two major events on Memorial day in the Village of Ridgewood are the Fred D’Elia Ridgewood Run at Veteran’s Memorial Field, Monday at 8 a.m. and the American Legion Post 53 will host a service at Memorial Park Monday at 11 a.m. in Van Neste Square on East Ridgewood Avenue.
Don’t you find it quite odd that the on-line Village “Community Calendar” has no information contained within about Memorial Day Services, nor The Ridgewood Run, nor Michael Feeney’s Greatest Day Ever, nor the upcoming Taste of Ridgewood? Is someone asleep at the switch over there in Village Hall, or does the outgoing administration just in “we don’t give a damn” mode now?
Ridgewood NJ, The CRR vs. PB and Valley complaint reads like a Shakespearean tragedy (or comedy), brought about by Valley’s scorched earth tactics and Gail Price’s hubris. How so?
First, during those “Whispering Woods” hearings, Valley attack dog/super lawyer Jon Drill sends an oh-so polished legal brief to the Board demanding Wendy Dockray be recused for being on Jeff Voigt’s campaign team. What a smarty pants Jon must have thought he was. But OOPS, wait a minute Jon, guess you didn’t know that Valley’s second favorite attorney, Ms Gail Price, is married to candidate Richard Brooks? (Hurrah for women who retain their maiden names.) You didn’t see that one coming, did ya? And as a good attorney like Jon knows, the ethics rules that govern lay people (like Dockray) go QUADRUPLE for attorneys. It’s called the “appearance of impropriety” standard, meaning CRR doesn’t need to prove there will be a new “Price-Brooks” wing at Valley; there just needs to be the potential for some stank. But to make it ACTUALLY stanky, when confronted with the conflict allegation in public, Gail still refused to step down as PB attorney and went straight to Facebook and threatened anyone in Ridgewood with “libel” for mentioning that she and Rich are married.
Gail hurdled “impropriety” and went straight to the “F–k you all, I know what’s best for Ridgewood” standard. That’s why I’m betting we say bye-bye to that mediated settlement, and perhaps to Gail as well. And as for Drill, though he can’t unhoist himself from that petard, I’m thinking Queen Audrey will give him a reprieve because she didn’t know Price and Brooks were married either.
Ridgewood NJ, Personnel from the Village of Ridgewood’s Parks Department Shade Tree Division work to remove a large limb that fell at 7:00 AM on Thursday, 05/26 and blocked the intersection of West End Avenue and Grandview Circle. A RIdgewood PD patrol officer had cordoned off the roadway with caution tape prior to the arrival of tree workers.
I wish people would take photos of parking spaces all over town on different days of the week, ordinary and holiday, and at different times to show in aggregate that parking IS AVAILABLE. A large number of photos documented at various times and days of the week would tell the story. Walking a couple of blocks is good for your health! And unless you’re going to a Hudson St. or S. Broad Street venue, you’ll walk a couple of blocks (or much more) from the garage anyway. Please VOTE NO on June 21 and get an absentee ballot if you can’t.
Sun, June 05, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Memorial Park at Van Neste Square, E. Ridgewood Ave & Oak St
Save the Date!
Join us for the Annual
“Taste of Ridgewood”
Memorial Park at Van Neste Square in the heart of the business district.
Free Parking on Sunday.
Open to the public from 1-4pm
$5.00pp entrance donation
Music and fun for everyone!
Weather permitting
Enjoy tastings from some of Ridgewood’s finest restaurants and sweet treat shops…
along with a peck of Ridgewood’s own
Farmers Markets…get your early vegetables
and more…
see you there!
for more details call 201-445-2600
info@ridgewoodchamber.com
The Ridgewood Run is the premier road race in northern New Jersey and one of the longest running races in the tri-state area. Choose either the 10K, 5K, Road Mile, Fun Run – all or one of them.
Mon, May 30, 2016
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Veteran’s Field, N Maple & Linwood Aves, Ridgewood, NJ 074502016 Race Day ScheduleRace Day Registration for all events, up to field limit of 4000 runners.8:15 – The Kessler Foundation Wheelchair 10K
8:15 – 10K Runners in corrals
8:20 – Park Ave BMW 10K
10:15 – Park Ave BMW 5K
11:15 – Valley Hospital Mile
12:00 Noon
Ridgewood YMCA
Fun Run/Health Walk Mile
Ridgewood NJ, with Memorial Day weekend just a few days away, WalletHub today followed up its study on the Best States for Military Retirees by releasing its 2016 Memorial Day By The Numbers Report. This includes an expert Q&A on the meaning of Memorial Day and the manner in which we celebrate it as well an infographic full of factoids – both serious and fun – about various facets of the holiday.
You can find a handful of highlights of the report below.
42+ Mil: Americans have served the country in war time.
1.3 Mil: Members of the armed services have lost their lives in conflict.
89% – Of Memorial Day weekend travelers will drive to their destination (2.1% increase from 2015).
818: Hot dogs are consumed every second from Memorial Day to Labor Day (7 billion total).
25%: More home-cooking fires happen on Memorial Day than average.
900K+: Expected participants and spectators in Rolling Thunder, the annual Memorial Day motorcycle rally in Washington, DC.
Ridgewood NJ, Andi Dorfman will be at Bookends in Ridgewood Wednesday, May 25th @ 7:00pm
Star on ABC’s The Bachelorette, Andi Dorfman, will sign her new book: It’s Not Okay
TONIGHT (Wednesday, May 25th) at 7:00pm
ANDI DORFMAN will sign her new book: It’s Not Okay ($25.00).
Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.
Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.
First In Line Certificate use is the the discretion of Bookends. Blackout dates may apply.
Bookends cannot guarantee that the books that are Autographed will always be First Printings.
Autographed books purchased at Bookends are non-returnable.
While we try to ensure that all customers coming to Bookends’ signings will meet authors and get their books signed, we cannot guarantee that all attendees will meet the author or that all books will be signed. We cannot control inclement weather, author travel schedules or authors who leave prematurely.
Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-0726
Ridgewood NJ, the Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus has volunteered to be a part of Ridgewood’s Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, Memorial Day. It is our civic duty and our privilege to give our time, talents, end efforts to support the Village’s remembrance of our war dead.
Thanks to Mayor Paul Aronsohn, and Memorial Day Committee chair Bob Paoli, we will be singing Battle Hymn of the Republic, In Flanders Fields, and vocal accompaniment to an Armed Forces Medley performed by the Ridgewood High School Wind Ensemble.
The ceremony starts at 11:00 am and should conclude at noon.
