Ridgewood NJ, RHS alumnus David Madden hosted the National History Bee and Bowl at Ridgewood High School for the 8th consecutive year in January. Twelve teams comprised of over 50 Ridgewood students competed against students from over 65 high schools.
Four RHS Varsity teams and one JV team made it to the playoffs, with two of those teams advancing to the second round. These students** have now also qualified to compete in the National Championship in Washington D.C. in April: Varsity Team: Ben Amos, Matthew Zachem, Joonho Jung -JV Team: Philip Terman, Cameron Blaire.
** Two additional students do not have media permission to be named.
Ridgewood is a destination. If you park them they will come. Parking is not just for commuters. It’s for restaurant goers, shoppers and patrons of other businesses. But sadly that ship has sailed. So Ridgewood’s reputations as the town with no parking will continue to proliferate, drivers will continue circling as pedestrians continue having accidents, and the types of businesses we would like to attract will avoid us without assurance of parking for customers. Lack of forward thinking is keeping us locked in a past that is no longer viable and now the damage is beginning to show as businesses leave town. Ridgewood is not a mall, and we should not equate failing Macy’s or Sears with Ridgewood’s CBD, which offers a completely different experience of boutique shops and specialty stores, restaurants and pretty park. I don’t come to town to get my shoes fixed or my nails done. I come to Ridgewood because it’s a nice place to go. The parking garage was a good idea, the study was done, the plans were made – it should have moved forward
It’s true it seems–the Ridgewood library is walking (running?) away from its traditional role as a book lender. E-books are not so convenient or popular a vehicle for substantive reading yet to justify this shift. Sad to say this, but those who run the Ridgewood library may be just as bored with the crucial job of improving the substantive knowledge of the general public as the school district is becoming with respect to the K-12 students. It’s all about process now. There is no longer any need for people to have a solid foundation of raw knowledge in a broad variety of subjects, a ‘la the classic “liberal arts” education. No, today they need only use their cell phones to do a targeted web search (and forget the results five minutes later). So teaching them the bare minimum of how to do a digital search is the only role that really matters for a library or high school. /s
In accordance with the provisions of the “Open Public Meetings Act,” please be advised that the Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a special public meeting on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Hall Court Room, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ.
The Board may take official action during this Work and Public Meeting at which time the Board will hold a public hearing concerning an appeal to the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Village of Ridgewood from the order, determination, or decision by the Building Department.
All meetings of the Ridgewood Zoning Board of Adjustment (i.e., official public meetings, work session meetings, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings which are always open to members of the general public.
Ridgewood NJ, in recent comments, Pope Francis said he is concerned about what he calls a “hemorrhage” of priests and nuns from the Catholic church. For decades, the Catholic church in many developed countries has seen the number of priests and nuns on the decline.
The pope on Saturday told participants at a Vatican gathering on religious life that the loss of clergy is weakening the church.
Pope Francis said that first among the factors causing nuns and priests to quit their vocations is a society that discourages lifelong commitments. Francis later lamented that many conduct their lives based on “a la carte” choices.
Ridgewood NJ, on Saturday ,Village of Ridgewood Mayor Susan Knudsen attended the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for “Get In Shape For Women” at 51 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood . www.getinshapeforwomen.com
I do not commute to NYC so naturally I do not see commuter parking as the main problem for the CBD.
Online shopping has cut into the sales at Macy’s, Sears and other large dept stores. They and a lot of other retailers will be closing stores. This business dynamic is hurting local stores and large retailers.
What brings shoppers to town? Maybe it is time to do a CBD survey.
People now come to eat and run errands. I do not buy clothing in town. I go to the post office, bagle store, and drug store. I may not go often but the shoe repair shop is a godsend. I have lunch and dinner in town (not at the restaurants that were aggressively lobbying for the garage). BYOB makes great restaurants affordable.
I don’t know if you can draw shoppers back to town. The malls are having a difficult time keeping customers.
A Financial Advisory Committee could have worked if established properly. Unfortunately, the reality is that it’s being used for the wrong purposes and conflicts of interest abound. Now that we have a CFO, which was not the case at the time, the committee should be disbanded. They and their leader Aronsohn are using it to beat a political horse, as intended. Their official voice needs to be silenced asap. They are not experts in this field. While financial disclosure agreements would be important if their (highly questionable) recommendations were to continue, which they should not, residents should not have to supply such things. QED, kill the committee. As for Mayor Knudsen’s so-called conflict of interest, what is this, Fox News, pounding away at untruths in the hope that they will become facts? Only Jim Griffiths thinks that where her parents live is an issue. So they live sort of near there–so what? Many, many residents who live in every corner of town agree that the opinion on the dispensation of Schedler of everyone who lives in that area deserves far more consideration than that of anyone who doesn’t. And they have been most gracious in accepting the idea of a small ballfield. If I lived there I would say NO to all of it.
Concerned Residents of Ridgewood has been out in the trenches and lawyers’ offices for a decade. They must not be allowed to hold the bag financially as well. I just sent my third or fourth check for as much as I could afford. From $5 to $5,000, everybody in town should do the same out of sheer gratitude for their perseverance.
Checks made out to: Concerned Residents of Ridgewood. Mail to: Concerned Residents of Ridgewood, P.O. Box 150, Ridgewood, NJ 07451, or via PayPal or credit card online at https://www.stopvalley.com/Donate.html They have earned more than lip service appreciation from all of us. And the fight is not yet done. Lawyers are expensive. Let’s all participate.
The book supply is woefully lacking at the library. I reserve two to three books a month via my computer. 100% of the time they come in from other libraries, even from as far away as Hoboken. I used to go to the library to get books but they never EVER have the books I want, which are not off-beat rare titles, believe me, just run-of-the-mill popular titles, many of them on the NY Times bestseller listing. I finally realized that the only way to do this was by inter-library loan. I feel like Nancy Greene must order no books at all, and just lets all the other libraries buy the books for the Ridgewood customers to borrow from them. Disgraceful.
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood YMCA is offering American Red Cross Lifeguard Training courses for persons aged 15 and over. The course will teach the skills and knowledge required to become a lifeguard, including how to recognize, prevent and respond quickly to aquatic emergencies.
February course dates will be Monday, February 20 through Thursday, February 24 from 10:00am to 4:30pm. The program will be also be offered on the dates March 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 1:30 to 2:30pm.
The cost of the program is $340 per person and all participants must pass a prerequisite water skills test in order to participate. The test will be offered on February 20 from 10:00am to 11:00am and March 3 from 8:30 to 9:30pm. There is a $10 per person fee to take the test.
For further info, please contact Ridgewood YMCA Aquatics Director, Michael Stacy, at 201.444.5600 ext. 304 or email mstacy@ridgewoodymca. Information may also be found on the Ridgewood Y website at www.ridgewoodymca.org/lifeguard.
The Ridgewood YMCA is located at 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450.
Ridgewood NJ, the Pearl located at 17 S Broad St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, Phone: (201) 857-5100 celebrated its 6th anniversary.
On their Facebook page they posted, “Wow! Six years already! Thank you so much to all of our loyal, wonderful customers. We couldn’t have made it this far without each and every one of you. Cheers to the next six years !!”
Maximilian Viola told the Bergen Record in 2012 that,” he might as well have been born in a restaurant.” Originally a 28-seat spot on Broad Street.The Pearl has grown to 70 seats.
From Facebook :Our restaurant is as unique as the pearl, blending the old and the new. We’ll provide a superb dinner experience using only the freshest, exquisitely prepared foods with gracious and friendly service in a small, elegant setting, accented with soft lighting and music.
At Pearl Restaurant, your host Maximilian, a second-generation restauranteur, will make you feel at home with warm and friendly service.
We have no microwave and no freezer. Our menu will change daily based on the freshness and availability of special meats and fishes selected from the market. We’ll use only homemade pastas and most of our desserts are prepared table-side. So come and indulge!
Reservations are a must. Please feel free to bring your own wine. We are open for dinner only, Monday through Saturday, from 4pm to 11pm. Sundays are reserved for Special Parties of up to 35 people.
For that very Special Dinner, the place is Pearl Restaurant! Come say hello!
We are only one block from Ridgewood Train Station. A municipal parking lot is right next door. We accept all major credit cards.
Ridgewood Art Institute 37th Annual Juried Show – Reception
Sun, January 29, 2017
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Ridgewood Art Institute, 12 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Call For Artist Entries:
The Ridgewood Art Institute 37th Annual Regional Juried Art Show
Open to all artists 18 years and older, in the New York Metropolitan area.
Two – Dimensional, traditional realism only. For complete prospectus visit www.ridgewoodartinstitute.org
12 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 (201)652-9615
Receiving: Saturday, January 7th, 12-5pm
*HAND DELIVERY ONLY*
Reception: Sunday, January 29, 2-4pm- An Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held at the Ridgewood Art Institute. Light refreshments will be served. Over $5,000 in awards and prizes, including a $1,000 grand prize, will be presented by the RAI President. Prize winners or representatives must be present at the awards ceremony.
Art on Exhibit: January 21st-February 5th, 2017
Watercolor Landscape Demonstration Sunday, February 5th, 2pm by Joel Popadics
Show ends February 5th.
see you soon!
Alba and Dparz – Party Time!
12 S. Broad St., and 10 S. Broad St.,
Park by Hudson St., parking lot…
some construction going on.
The Ridgewood blog also noticed this : calling all fashion, retail, people, style and social media lovers : we are hiring in all 3 locations & can’t wait to hear from you! email [email protected]
