Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451 to Domenico Columbo, a wool weaver. He worked for his Father until he was 22 then set out to follow his own dream to become a sea captain. Many of his fellow Genoese had prospered in Lisbon under the Portuguese flag as Captains of sailing ships and he longed to join their ranks
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Ridgewood NJ, Columbus Day will be observed on Monday, October 12th by the closing of Village offices and the suspension of sanitation and recycling pick up. The Recycling Center will also be closed.
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Continue reading Eight Ridgewood High Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists
photo courtesy of the Halloween Maze
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Ridgewood NJ, the 2020 Maze season will open on 10-5-2020. Our hours will be 4pm to 9pm on weekdays and noon to 9pm on weekends. We will close if it rains.
photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page
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Ridgewood NJ, Two (2) minor injuries were reported following a Thursday afternoon, 10/08, motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Prospect Street and South Maple Avenue, Ridgewood. Both vehicles sustained heavy front end damage and were towed from the scene. One (1) crash related summons was issued by Ridgewood Police. Ridgewood Fire Engine Company #35 members attended to a fluid spill in the roadway. Ridgewood EMS personnel also responded.
Continue reading Help them support Ridgewood Emergency Services
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Ridgewood NJ, Unlawful left turns into and out of the Starbucks drive through on Franklin Avenue will be more difficult to execute once the installation of new curbing, sidewalks, and access ramps is complete. The coffee shop is temporarily closed, and will remain closed during construction.
Continue reading Unlawful left turns target of construction at Starbucks drive thru
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Ridgewood NJ, on the Ridgewood bike path walkers may have noticed a growing population of gnomes.
Continue reading Gnomes Find a Home on the Ridgewood Bike Path
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Ridgewood NJ, The Board of Education meets on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 7 PM for a Regular Public Meeting at the Education Center.
Continue reading Ridgewood Board of Education Meeting Tonight
Dear Ridgewood Neighbor,
You will lose your right to vote on every school budget unless you VOTE NO on the November Municipal Ballot Question on page 3 of your general election ballot. The question asks if we should move our local spring elections to November.
Continue reading Ridgewood Residents – An Important Question on Your Ballot
“This is not the Great Village of Ridgewood anymore. This place has changed dramatically. And not for the better. We all told you you just wait and see until all this new housing is done. Then you’re going to see the characters walking around. Boy oh boy you will see. You will experience things that you never seen in the village. It’s going to look like Hackensack, Paterson, barrage long as it doesn’t look like Hamden that shit hole. Things you will see. !!!!
Continue reading Reader says , “This place has changed dramatically. And not for the better”
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Ridgewood NJ, some of the poorly written printable disgusting comments posted on the announcement off the President testing positive for COVID and some say “this used to be a great town .”
Continue reading Ridgewood Board of Education Subterfuge and Attacks on Board Members Continues
…the fly has learned that since the pandemic, the Village of Ridgewood suspended all recycling to all restaurants . The town is no longer picking up any recycling to these establishments.
All recycling is going to the dump. When you drop off recycling at the Recycling center or the recycling is picked up in front of your house, it’s now just a scam and goes to the dump.
Ridgewood is no longer making money on most recycled product, which is mostly cans, bottles etc. Everything going to the landfill as our regular garbage…
