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Ridgewood BOE Approves 2025-2026 Budget With Decrease in Average Homeowner Taxes

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đź“Ť Location: Ridgewood, NJ
🗓️ Date Approved: April 22, 2025
đź’° Total Budget: $130,989,166
📉 Tax Impact: Decrease of $80.90 per average assessed home

Ridgewood School Budget for 2025-2026 Officially Approved

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education (BOE) officially adopted its 2025–2026 school budget during a public hearing and vote held at the April 22, 2025 meeting. Richard Matthews, Business Administrator and Board Secretary, led the detailed budget presentation outlining financial highlights and community impact.

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Tensions Rise in Palisades Park as School Board President Alleges Threat After Heated Meeting

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Palisades Park NJ,  the conflict between the Palisades Park Board of Education and the teachers’ union reached a boiling point during a special board meeting on April 11, where Board President Soo Chung claimed she received a life-threatening remark following a tense public session.

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New Jersey Rejects Trump Administration’s Order to Eliminate DEI Programs in Public Schools

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Trenton NJ, like former Democrat Alabama Governor George Wallace, NJ Governor Phill Murphy has chosen to make a stand . New Jersey is refusing to comply with a federal directive from the Trump administration aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in public education ie… government sanctioned racism and bigotry .

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