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Long Time Former Village Employee Dies

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Ridgewood NJ, Long time Village of Ridgewood employee Mr. John Spano has died  at 71. John Spano was the Village Superintendent and  retired from the Village of Ridgewood in July of 2017 . He currently  resided in Toms River . 
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UPDATED INFORMATION FOR THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD : VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE AND VOTING INFORMATION FOR NOVEMBER 3, GENERAL ELECTION

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Ridgewood NJ, Village Manager Heather A. Mailander offers a reminder that Tuesday, October 13, 2020 is the last day for residents to register to vote for the November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election in the State of New Jersey.  At the Presidential General Election, voters will cast ballots for President of the United States, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Bergen County Freeholders as well as State and Municipal Public Questions. It is up to each and every American Citizen to exercise their right to vote.

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Village of Ridgewood and Ridgewood Board of Education Drop Lawsuit Regarding Rejected Ballots in May election

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Ridgewood NJ, Village of Ridgewood and Ridgewood Board of Education have dropped lawsuit regarding rejected ballots in May election.

https://theridgewoodblog.net/over-700-ballots-rejected-in-connection-with-the-may-12-2020-board-of-education-board-of-education-budget-and-village-council-general-election/

 

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Village Council Approves $10K for professional Police Department Spokesperson

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Ridgewood NJ,  the Village of Ridgewood Council awarded a professional services contract for communications for the Police Department to  Julie Parker Communications, LLC, 618 Center Point Way, Gaithersburg, MD.

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Mayor Knudsen Gives Village of Ridgewood COVID19 Update

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Hello everyone,
First, thank you for welcoming me back as Ridgewood’s Mayor! I am honored, once again, to serve as Mayor of our beautiful Village and I am grateful for your continued support!
Daily Covid-19 updates have been informative and helpful in navigating us through the coronavirus pandemic. Information undoubtedly highlights the importance of following health and safety protocols including proper social distancing along with the use of PPE. Several months ago, I worked with Dylan Hansen (VoR IT Director) on the Village COVID19 reporting system with the purpose of gathering information to better understand the impact of COVID19 on our Village community.

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Happy 4th of July from the Ridgewood blog

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On this day, 244 years ago, the Second Continental Congress voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence. Even though they had already declared independence two days earlier, the American people were so moved by the Declaration that thereafter July 4th became our birthday. Happy Birthday America!

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Happy Father’s Day from the Ridgewood blog

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Ridgewood NJ, Happy Father’s day to all the fathers . The Ridgewood blog would like retell a short bit of history on Father’s day . It seems the campaign to celebrate the nation’s fathers did not meet with the same enthusiasm as mothers day .

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the Ridgewood Blog says a Big Thank You on this Memorial day

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On this Memorial Day weekend, we remember those who sacrificed their lives for “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who are grieving. May we, as Abraham Lincoln famously said, “highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain–that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom–and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

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Ridgewood Village Council Zoom Teleconference Meeting Hijacked by Porn

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Ridgewood NJ, so the Village Council joined the digital age and used the ZOOM app to conduct the Village Council meeting .   What could possible go wrong with that? They quickly learned that the digital age comes at a price , someone hacked into the ZOOM meeting and started showing porn . Yuup the Village may never recover .

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Village of Ridgewood COVID-19 CASES UPDATE

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Village of Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache  this is the latest update on coronavirus cases in Ridgewood  is as follows :

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Village Council to developers: Do as we say, not as we do

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Village Council recently refused to approve a request for the placement of advertising/informational banners on construction fencing that was made by developers of several new high density housing projects.

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Valentine’s day : The Top 10 Aphrodisiac Foods

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Things to keep in mind when ordering food on the Valentines day.

The Top 10 Aphrodisiac Foods

You are what you eat, because what you eat directly influences your body and your body functions.

 

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The Ridgewood blog would like to challenge our readers and all residents to read as many books as possible for 2020, Lets build a smarter Village!

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Ridgewood NJ, There’s no secret to how to get smarter. You read a lot it’s that simple .There’s a whole host of people who have excelled , from Warren Buffett and Bill Gates to Richard Branson and Barack Obama, who will tell you the same thing. In the old days it was often said you can tell the second you enter a room if anyone there has ever read a book before.

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All Village Offices will be closed on December 24 and 25, 2019 in observance of the Christmas holiday!

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Ridgewood NJ, All Village Offices will be closed on December 24 & 25, 2019 in observance of the Christmas holiday.  All Village Offices will also be closed on January 1, 2020, in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday.  All Village Offices will be open on December 23rd, 26th, 27th, 30th, and 31st, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  There will be no garbage or recycling pickup on December 25th and January 1st, and the Recycling Center will also be closed on these days. Please check your Village calendars for more information.

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Ridgewood Journal; Preservation Battle Over a Firehouse

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By MARCIA RINGEL 

August 1, 1993, Page 2 The New York Times Archives

A TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY firehouse has emerged from long neglect to become the center of a dispute between development and preservation. At issue is whether the village’s oldest remaining municipal building should be restored, revamped or flattened for downtown parking space.

The three-story red brick structure, barely 40 feet wide, has at various times housed the police station, jail, municipal court and village offices, as well as fire headquarters. But it was built for service, not for style.

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