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Ridgewood NJ, the Valley Hospital has been named one of the world’s best hospitals by Newsweek in its World’s Best Hospitals 2022 list for a fourth consecutive year.

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Ridgewood NJ, the Valley Hospital has been named one of the world’s best hospitals by Newsweek in its World’s Best Hospitals 2022 list for a fourth consecutive year.

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Trenton NJ, Governor Phil Murphy (D) delivered his budget address for New Jersey’s upcoming fiscal year today, outlining the administration’s fiscal and policy priorities.

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Maroons connected on seven 3-pointers in their 61 to 41 victory over 10th-seeded Hackensack in the final round of the North 1, Group 4 Tournament on Monday evening in the Maroons first sectional title since 2005.
Continue reading Ridgewood Maroons Take First Sectional Title Since 2005

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets Monday, March 7, 2022 49 Cottage Place 7:00 PM.

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Twp. of Washington NJ, in a press release from march 4th Twp. of Washington announced that it will be joining Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch , headquartered in Ridgewood at 30 Garber Square . The township will add its Police, Fire and Emergency services to Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch or NWBCD .
Continue reading Twp. of Washington Joins Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch

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At a recent council meeting it was discovered there will be a vote to end Ridgewood’s outdoor dining corrals on Wednesday March 9th!

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Ridgewood NJ, Gas prices hit their highest levels since 2008 Thursday and some stations in New Jersey, the dreaded price of $4 a gallon for regular has already been reached.


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Ridgewood NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that New Jersey is co-leading a multistate investigation into whether the social media platform TikTok is violating state consumer protection laws by inducing young people to use the platform in ways that are potentially damaging and putting them at risk of mental and physical harm.

photo courtesy of Envy by Melissa Gorga (Montclair Store )
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s central business district may be getting another boost, word is “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Melissa Gorga is bringing her clothing boutique, Envy by Melissa Gorga, to the former Jekyll and Hyde luggage store at 9 East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. Gorga is no stranger to controversy , she opened Envy in Montclair in 2015, and the boutique had a starring role in Season 7 of the Bravo housewife series. A falling out with her business partner led to a temporary closure of the shop in 2017. Envy sells fashionable high-end designer tops, dresses, shoes and accessories online and at the brick-and-mortar store at 609 Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair . However you will not find any Chanel at the store. According to the stores Facebook page “Chanel has informed Envy by Melissa Gorga that all of the Chanel branded goods previously offered & sold by our company were counterfeit & illegal. As such we have ceased all sales of Chanel branded goods & will not be carrying any such goods in our store”

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Ridgewood NJ, in August of 2021 Ridgewood restaurant It’s Greek to Me, made headlines by requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination from all diners who wish to be seated inside the business’s main dining room. But according to OpenTable restaurant data showing that in more restrictive states restaurants are losing customers at an alarming rate while less restrictive states are seeing a boom in the restaurant business.
Continue reading Ridgewood Take Note: Less restrictive Environments Lead to More Restaurant Traffic

SPECIAL PUBLIC BUDGET MEETING
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Continue reading Ridgewood Village Council Special Public Budget Meeting Agenda

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Ridgewood NJ, Hybrid council meetings are once again being pushed by the same people who promoted giving up the “school budget vote” and giving away control of the Ridgewood Pubic School system to administrators and the Teachers Union. In theory we have no objection but we would be far more supportive if it was not coming from the anti school budget vote gang .

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Neptune NJ, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority will pay $250,000 to settle a driver’s lawsuit that was filed after a former State Trooper downloaded an intimate video from her cellphone during a 2016 traffic stop on the Garden State Parkway.

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Emergency Services held its TIES (Teenagers in Emergency Services) training in CPR at it’s recent drill night. Over 40 High School students learning CPR for the first time and several refreshing their skills. They are the First Responders on scene when seconds count, be it at home, at school, on the street or at the mall. Learning CPR and volunteering with Ridgewood Emergency Services are valuable skills. The teens are our future EMTs, Paramedics, Doctors, Nurses, Police Officers and Firefighters.