Ridgewood NJ,Special Properties Real Estate Services has opened an office on West Ridgewood Avenue. The Real Estate Services company has continue its expansion throughout Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Passaic and Sussex counties. The new Ridgewood office will be located at 50 W. Ridgewood Avenue.
Sonja Cullaro, director of business development for Special Properties Real Estate Services, said. “The establishment of a Ridgewood presence enhances consumer access to our powerhouse real estate operation that combines the global reach of Christie’s with the local personal touch of Special Properties, which has served the region for decades.”
Special Properties,is a Christie’s International Real Estate affiliate, said its new office is located in the heart of Ridgewood’s central business district near the Ridgewood Train station.
Special Properties’ services include local and global print marketing, event marketing, public relations and media campaigns. The firm was started in 1992 in Saddle River.
Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey residents could soon be able to legally light fireworks in their backyards. Currently, only New Jersey, Delaware and Massachusetts have a blanket ban on the sale of fireworks.
In a 35-1 vote, state senators agreed that outlawing fireworks doesn’t mean people don’t buy them. Many just travel across state lines to purchase their products, leaving thousands of dollars of tax revenue behind.
Lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Chris Christie’s office to legalize the sale of certain types of fireworks for people 16 and older.The bill would only allow the purchase of fireworks that are “non-exploding”, “non-aerial fireworks”, like sparklers and glow worms.
Ridgewood NJ, Monday, June 26th may be residents last chance to weigh in on the five story, 66 unit, multi-retail store complex coming to Franklin and Broad from local developer John Saraceno. The village planning board will meet at 7pm Monday night to hear both of Saraceno’s high-density applications. One at the corner of East Ridgewood and Maple the other at the NJT underpass on Franklin and Broad.
This high-density housing project sets off a chain reaction of public safety problems in Ridgewood. Between Saraceno’s 60+ families plus new stores on Franklin and the 40+ families moving in yards away at the new Chestnut street high-density development, the Franklin Ave corridor will likely be overwhelmed with hundreds upon hundreds of more cars and pedestrians creating an even bigger threat to public safety on an already dangerous road. The Franklin ave corridor has a long history of accidents and pedestrians struck by cars and busses. New traffic signals could cost millions that would be paid for by Ridgewood property tax hikes.
High-density development downtown is allowed thanks to controversial laws championed by Ridgewood resident Saraceno and then-mayor Paul Aronsohn in the face of overwhelming public opposition.
Sun, June 25, 2017 – Sun, November 19, 2017
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Train Station Parking Lot, Godwin Ave & W Ridgewood Ave
Celebrating 17 years with Farm to table, fresh and delicious produce.Ridgewood’s Farmers’ Market , Every Sunday from 9am-3pm ,westside of NJ Transit train station…Enjoy our farmers vegetables and fruit until Thanksgiving.
Stroll and get some fresh Mozzarella. Homemade Jams-with flavors you cannot get any other place. Fresh baked goods, preservative free. Pickles on a stick for the kids and more. Beautiful flowers for your yard.
FARM – and more – TO your TABLE…
for more details – [email protected]
201-445-2600
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Public Library has their Adult Summer Reading Club up and running! Ridgewood residents, call or write to register (and get a Chipotle buy one, get one free coupon). Stop by the Reference or Circulation Desks and get a raffle ticket for reading and attending any library programs. Weekly Friday drawings begin July 7 with prizes from Cupcakes by Carousel, Town & Country, new bestsellers and much more. Ridgewood residents, contact us today! (201) 670-5600, ext. 130 askridgewood@ridgewoodlibrary.org
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration is an all volunteer, community funded event that receives no direct funding from the Village of Ridgewood. In addition to our generous sponsors and to ensure our tradition continues we need your support! Donate Now at the link below:
SUPPORT THE TRADITION!
New this year!! 50/50 Raffle – ONLY 600 tickets sold! Grand Prize winner will receive up to $25,000.00 with 10 additional chances to win $500.00!! Winners will be announced before the fireworks at Veteran’s Field. Contact us at 201-602-1922 or [email protected] for information on where to buy tickets!
RIDGEWOOD FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
Please join us for the 107th annual Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration on Tuesday, July 4th, 2017.
The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration’s 2017 theme is “Honoring Those Who Serve.” The 2017 theme recognizes and honors the many men and women who dedicate their work and life to others through military, police, fire, ems or civil service.
Each year, the Fourth of July Celebration Committee chooses a theme that celebrates a certain aspect of American history or culture. The theme also serves as the basis for the float competition held among the town’s elementary schools.
Thank you for your continued support of this great tradition!
-The Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration Committee
FLAG RAISING AT WILSEY SQUARE AT 9:00 A.M.
PARADE BEGINS AT 10:00 A.M. (RAIN OR SHINE)
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT & FIREWORKS GATES OPEN AT 6:00 P.M.
The SAT remains the top college entrance exam in New Jersey, where the majority of high school students take the multiple choice test to get into college.
But a growing number of New Jersey teens are trying their luck with the ACT exam. Last year, almost a third of graduating students took the ACT in New Jersey, according to the company that oversee the test.
For the first time this year, the state Department of Education’s School Performance Reports included the mean ACT scores reported by hundreds of the state’s high schools. ACT exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 36.
Here are the 42 New Jersey high schools where students averaged a composite score of 26 or higher, according to state data for the 2015-2016 school year.
42. (tie) Voorhees High School (Hunterdon County)
ACT composite score: 26
Percentage of students taking the ACT: 25%
42. (tie) Ridgewood High School (Ridgewood Village, Bergen County)
ACT composite score: 26
Percentage of students taking the ACT: 58%
42. (tie) Northern Highlands Regional High School (Bergen County)
ACT composite score: 26
Percentage of students taking the ACT: 60%
42. (tie) Mountain Lakes High School (Morris County)
ACT composite score: 26
Percentage of students taking the ACT: 68%
42. (tie) Moorestown High School (Burlington County)
Donna M Rolando , Staff Writer, @Dmmrolando6:59 p.m. ET June 22, 2017
RIDGEWOOD — It’s not only newspaper reporters that are the watchful eyes and champions of transparency at municipal meetings these days.
The League of Women Voters of Ridgewood, a nonpartisan group that advocates for good government, has introduced a local Observer Corps program to stay on top of municipal news through a team of volunteer reporters.
“It’s intense work but if you like to write, and you’re interested in good government and love your community, it’s a good way to participate,” said Pamela Perron, coordinator of the local Observer Corps.
Lawyers will begin questioning jurors Aug. 22 in Newark
New Jersey Democrat accused of taking bribes from top donor
A federal judge on Wednesday began trying to find 16 New Jersey residents who can be fair and impartial jurors in the September corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and a top donor.
Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, is accused of improperly seeking to help Florida doctor Salomon Melgen in a Medicare overbilling case, a contract dispute with the Dominican Republic and with visa applications for three girlfriends. Prosecutors say Menendez accepted nearly $1 million in campaign donations and luxury travel, including a Paris vacation, from Melgen.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Summer Day Camp will again offer a diversified program of swimming, arts and crafts, games, outdoor sports, special events, and trips for Village children entering grades 1 through 6.
The six week program will be conducted weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., beginning Tuesday, June 27th, and ending on Friday, August 4, 2017. Activities will be held on the grounds of the Stable, The Community Center, Maple Park, Veteran’s Field, Graydon Pool and Leuning Park. Children are to bring their lunch and beverages. The cost is $550 per child which includes optional bus transportation from local elementary schools. All campers must also possess a 2017 Graydon Pool badge.
Please find details by clicking on the Day Camp Parent Manual and be sure to share inportant information with your camper.
Camp registration and Graydon memberships are available through Community Pass at www.ridgewoodnj.net/communitypass. The registration deadline for Summer Day Camp is
CRAB is nothing more than a political action committee looking to force their agenda down people throats . Recent attempts by the group to target and undermine the current council and their vicious attacks on anyone who disagrees with their approach undermines there very mission.
The fact is CRAB is just another Aronsohn and an Company group looking to impose Hudson County Machine politics on the Village of Ridgewood . The Latest attempt by CRAB pushing the rainbow flag did nothing to advance acceptance but created a more polarizing political situation in Ridgewood .
And finally by using Councilmen Voigts own logic the group used the wrong rainbow flag ,which according the BLM Black Lives Matter disenfranchises people of color by having them purposely excluded from the “gay coalition” .
Mark Krulish , Staff Writer, @Mark_KrulishPublished 3:16 p.m. ET June 21, 2017 | Updated 8 hours ago
RIDGEWOOD — Two down, two to go.
After a literal 11th-hour change to the site plan, the Ridgewood Planning Board approved the application for an apartment complex on South Broad Street at the old Brogan Cadillac site.
The project, known as The Dayton, is one of four multifamily housing applications filed in the wake of a master plan amendment that rezoned areas of downtown Ridgewood for multifamily housing.
Ridgewood NJ, in a letter to the editor former Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld, Tree tax is a bad idea https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/06/20/letter-tree-tax-bad-idea/412244001/ . Is it just us or does anyone else find in both ironic and ridiculous that one of the people who pushed the “clear cutting” several acres of trees at Schedler Property ,in order to build a new turf baseball field has issues with the new tree ordinance ?
The ordinance regulating tree removals on private property requires a permit to remove any tree larger than 8 inches in diameter. Any healthy tree removed must be replaced, or a payment made in lieu of replacement. Key provisions of the new ordinance are outlined below.
The ordinance was specifically established to protect the Village of Ridgewood from people like Roberta Sonenfeld and Paul Aronsohn who were looking to ‘clear cut” and turf down every inch in the Village of Ridgewood . As they say “round up the usual suspects “, we bet most readers can add a litany of names to this list.
IRS Warns of New Phone Scam Involving Bogus Certified Letters; Reminds People to Remain Vigilant Against Scams, Schemes this Summer
IR-2017-107, June 15, 2017
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today warned people to beware of a new scam linked to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), where fraudsters call to demand an immediate tax payment through a prepaid debit card. This scam is being reported across the country, so taxpayers should be alert to the details.
In the latest twist, the scammer claims to be from the IRS and tells the victim about two certified letters purportedly sent to the taxpayer in the mail but returned as undeliverable. The scam artist then threatens arrest if a payment is not made through a prepaid debit card. The scammer also tells the victim that the card is linked to the EFTPS system when, in fact, it is entirely controlled by the scammer. The victim is also warned not to contact their tax preparer, an attorney or their local IRS office until after the tax payment is made.
“This is a new twist to an old scam,” said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “Just because tax season is over, scams and schemes do not take the summer off. People should stay vigilant against IRS impersonation scams. People should remember that the first contact they receive from IRS will not be through a random, threatening phone call.”
EFTPS is an automated system for paying federal taxes electronically using the Internet or by phone using the EFTPS Voice Response System. EFTPS is offered free by the U.S. Department of Treasury and does not require the purchase of a prepaid debit card. Since EFTPS is an automated system, taxpayers won’t receive a call from the IRS. In addition, taxpayers have several options for paying a real tax bill and are not required to use a specific one.
Tell Tale Signs of a Scam:
The IRS (and its authorized private collection agencies) will never:
Call to demand immediate payment using a specific payment method such as a prepaid debit card, gift card or wire transfer. The IRS does not use these methods for tax payments. Generally, the IRS will first mail a bill to any taxpayer who owes taxes. All tax payments should only be made payable to the U.S. Treasury and checks should never be made payable to third parties.
Threaten to immediately bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have the taxpayer arrested for not paying.
Demand that taxes be paid without giving the taxpayer the opportunity to question or appeal the amount owed.
Ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.
For anyone who doesn’t owe taxes and has no reason to think they do:
Do not give out any information. Hang up immediately.
Contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to report the call. Use their IRS Impersonation Scam Reporting web page. Alternatively, call 800-366-4484.
Report it to the Federal Trade Commission. Use the FTC Complaint Assistant on FTC.gov. Please add “IRS Telephone Scam” in the notes.
For anyone who owes tax or thinks they do:
View your tax account information online at IRS.gov to see the actual amount you owe. You can then also review your payment options.
Call the number on the billing notice, or
Call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help.
The IRS does not use email, text messages or social media to discuss personal tax issues, such as those involving bills or refunds. For more information, visit the “Tax Scams and Consumer Alerts” page on IRS.gov. Additional information about tax scams is available on IRS social media sites, including YouTube videos.
