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Ridgewood Guild’s 2023 Movies in the Park , Wednesday: Man of Steal

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Ridgewood NJ, in its 14th season, of the Ridgewood Guild’s 2023 Movies in the Park line up is guaranteed to draw a crowd! Bring a chair or throw down a blanket and enjoy a free movie under the stars at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square! Plan to arrive about 30 minutes before the film begins to assure a good spot and grab your complimentary ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s.

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2023 Daffodil Festival & Earth Day Fair April 23rd 11am – 2pm – Van Neste Square

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Ridgewood NJ, the Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands and Green Ridgewood are pleased to once again host the “Daffodil Festival and Earth Day Fair” together on Sunday, April 23, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. This fun family event takes place in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square, located along East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ. The theme this year highlights the recent Master Plan and addresses areas of flood remediation, open space, and park possibilities, green building ideas, local health topics, our drinking water, trees, native plants, and new recycling concepts. It showcases the importance of sustainability and how the community should work together to promote the village becoming more sustainable and conscientious.

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The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce Presents Sidewalk Sale Days October 6th – 8th 

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Ridgewood NJ, October 6th – 8th – The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce presents Sidewalk Sale Days – There will be a variety of bargains for sale. If there is bad weather, the sale will be held inside the stores.  The Mom’s Club will also hold an Arts & Craft Activity Fair for young children at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square on October 8th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a rain date of October 9th.

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Sundays in The Park Tuba4 Quartet September 4th Van Neste Square in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, looking for something to do this coming Sunday September 4th? 5-7pm in Memorial Park, Van Neste Square, Ridgewood.  C’mon and hear me (MMTC, Goldman and New Sousa Bands, NJ Wind Symphony) along with Gerard Wells (Imperial Brass, Garden State Symphonic Band), Wes Krygsman (Kean University, NJ Symphony) and Larry Zaidan (Rockland Symphony, Rockland County Concert Band). Special thanks to the Ridgewood Guild and Local 16-248 American Federation of Musicians.

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Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra Will Perform at Ridgewood’s Van Neste Square on July 31st 5-7pm

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Ridgewood NJ, audiences thoroughly enjoyed the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra’s two summer concerts earlier this month, with the musicians performing timeless favorites—like the themes from “Rocky” and “Pirates of the Caribbean”—in near-perfect weather outside.

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The Ridgewood Daffy Dog Parade !

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Ridgewood NJ, it was a bit chilly but it didn’t stop the “Daffy Dog Parade,”  held at the annual Daffodil Festival and Earth Day Fair in Van Neste Square in Ridgewood on April 10, 2022. Dog walkers in the parade walk through the park for all to see. Henry Rutgers won for best costume.

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Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus will sing holiday music to open the season at Ridgewood Guild’s Winterfest

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Ridgewood NJ, Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus will sing holiday music to open the season at Ridgewood Guild’s Winterfest, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.​Location: Van Neste Square, Ridgewood, NJ. Winterfest is free and open to the public.

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Ridgewood Crew Mini Row-A-Thon in Support of RHS Class of 2021 Graduate Vicky Hoy

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood community is invited to the Ridgewood Crew Mini Row-A-Thon in support of RHS Class of 2021 graduate Vicky Hoy.

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Bus terminal’s planned move to Wilsey Square vetoed by Village Council

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Ridgewood NJ, Village Council members Wednesday night resoundingly rejected a plan to relocate the Village’s bus terminal from Van Neste Square to Wilsey Square, citing the proposed elimination of 17 municipal parking spaces (at Wilsey Square) in conjunction with such a plan as their major concern.

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Ex Ridgewood Councilman still spreading false information on social media

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Ridgewood NJ, Ex Ridgewood councilman Jeff Voigt posted some pictures from the Asian rally to social media. DPL who is interested in other’s business wanted to know if Steve Kim and his wife attended the rally.
Voigt responded with authenticity – “no”. Well, they both were present at the rally and Ms Kwak was invited to speak and was one of the speakers at the rally. As usual, Vogt lied.
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Ridgewood Halloween In The Park Parade

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Ridgewood NJ, a Halloween parade and contest for children and pets ,Wear your best decorated Mask and get prizes for most creative, funniest and silliest masks
October 31, 2020 | 12 PM – 2 PM at Memorial Park at
Van Neste Square *weather permitting

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GOLD STAR MOTHER’S DAY – SEPTEMBER 29

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Ridgewood NJ, Gold Star Mother’s Day will be celebrated by the American Legion Post # 53 at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square at dusk on Sunday, September 29, 2019.  Please note this corrected date.  Join us to celebrate the courageous mothers of those who protect us by volunteering to serve in our military.

Gold Star Mothers Day, will be celebrated at Van Neste Park Ridgewood and will be commemorated with the placing and display of luminaries in Van Neste Park beginning at 7 p.m. The event is open to all to attend.

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Looks like Mayor Hache’s rush to be politically correct and garner favors with the pride community is going to backfire big time now

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Ridgewood NJ, Did anyone listen to the Council meeting the other night?  In between the discussions about Schedler and the parking garage, there was an interesting few minutes about the new flagpole in Van Neste. For those of you who have not been paying attention, that pole was erected on the North-West corner of the park in a big fat hurry in May, in order to get a PRIDE flag flying in time for June.  The pole was funded by “private” donation from the owner of Park West, Frank DelVecchio, JOLT, Vagianos, the owner of Pearl, and Siobhan Winograd.  Some on the Council seemingly did not even know about it until it was installed.  But Mayor Hache sure did know.  Although it was installed because of the impending Pride month, the flagpole was a gift to the Village and no group or entity has ownership of it.  Well, the pride flag went up in a very nice ceremony, and it flew there for the month of June, and now the Council has been tasked with figuring out what the heck to do about regulating other flags.  Attorney Matt Rogers floated a long list of factors-questions-concerns to consider including, but not limited to:

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Van Neste Square Litter Mess

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood parks continue to be the source of concern . The Ridgewood blog has previously reported on the lack of basic maintenance and yesterday Van Neste square was strewn with filth . While maintenance has been sorely lacking , this seems to be more of a case of residents or visitors not putting trash in receptacles and not cleaning up after themselves .

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