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Ridgewood NJ, As the 2026 tax season hits its peak, a new wave of “bad actors” is using more than just scary phone calls to target your wallet. This year, the IRS is warning taxpayers about a massive spike in AI-generated phishing and automated scams that look more convincing than ever.
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Ridgewood NJ, the ongoing battle over the Zabriskie-Schedler property in Ridgewood, NJ, has reached a costly new chapter. Despite a previous budget allocation of $1.5 million for soil remediation, the latest bids for work at the site have come in significantly higher—leaving taxpayers to wonder how the Village will bridge a $1.1 million funding gap.
Continue reading The Schedler Saga: Why Ridgewood is Paying $2.6M to Remove a Safety Barrier
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Ridgewood NJ, the history books often skim over the dramatic, human moments of the Revolutionary War, but right here in Bergen County, the Old Paramus Reformed Church holds secrets involving George Washington, military misconduct, and some very unhappy local farmers.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s long-running saga over the Zabriskie-Schedler property has taken a dramatic turn. New details from official records, including explicit communications between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the Village’s engineering firm, strongly suggest that wetlands were confirmed on the site months before Village officials publicly minimized or denied their existence.
The core issue: Was the public deliberately misled about a crucial environmental factor while the Village Council signed off on contracts that explicitly referenced the wetlands?
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Ridgewood NJ, residents in Ridgewood have filed a verified complaint against both the Village and the New Jersey Dept of Environmental Protection.
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Ridgewood NJ, A story of local activism and environmental irony played out this week as Amy McCambirdge, a Ridgewood resident and CEO of the Unbridled Heroes Project, was honored at the prestigious ANJEC Environmental Congress.
Continue reading Fired for Fighting Turf, Ridgewood Hero Honored at NJ’s Top Environmental Congress!
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Ridgewood NJ, During a discussion at Wednesday evening’s Village Council public work session, some Council members expressed concern about costs associated with NJDEP-mandated FAQs related to remediation of contaminated soil at the Schedler property.
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Ridgewood NJ, the March 5 Village Council meeting was anything but ordinary, with residents, officials, and consultants clashing over the fate of the Schedler property—particularly the soil removal, artificial turf concerns, and a hefty $1.5 million taxpayer bill.
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Ridgewood NJ, in response to allegations voiced by some residents during Wednesday night‘s Village Council meeting that Ridgewood officials are engaging in “shady“ activities related to the Schedler property’s future configuration/use, Village Manager Keith Kazmark cited his own definition of “shady.“
Continue reading “Shady” activities at Ridgewood Village Hall? What the heck?
Continue reading Village of Ridgewood Council: “You can keep saying it, but it won’t make it true”
Continue reading Ridgewood Water’s “spoil pile” – Dumped at Schedler despite known Contamination?
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Mayor Paul Vagianos responded to residents concern over soil contamination at both Habernickel Park and the Schedler property. The Mayor stated as part of the Village’s ongoing efforts to enhance our parks, improvement projects are planned for Habernickel Park and the Schedler property. During preparations for these projects, we discovered that both sites have areas of contaminated soil.
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Ridgewood NJ, in a recent email disseminated by the Village Manager Keith Kazmark, Kazmark claimed that at both the June 5th and August 7th Village Council meeting Matrix New World engineering presented the results of the soil tests at the Schedler Property on West Saddle River Road on the “berm” and then the rest of the property . The tests revealed enough evidence to warrant further testing of the property and if needed the property would have to be remediated.
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Ridgewood NJ, in June of 2023 a Ridgewood blog reader commented on the return of the controversial historic preservation consultant Peter Primavera and nicely sums up what’s next for the Village of Ridgewood.
Continue reading Controversial Historic Preservation Consultant Paid Over $30,000 by Village of Ridgewood
