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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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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.
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.
Continue reading Ridgewood Journal; Preservation Battle Over a Firehouse
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“Employees must respect the laws regarding copyrights, trademarks, rights of the public, Village, and other third-party rights. Any use of the Village’s name, logos, service marks or trademarks outside the course of the employee’s employment, without the express consent of the Village Manager is strictly prohibited. To minimize the risk of a copyright violation, employees should provide references to the source(s) of information used and cite copyrighted works identified in online communications.
Notwithstanding the Village’s right to read and retrieve any email messages sent to or transmitted from Village computers, such messages shall be treated as confidential by other employees and accessed only by the intended recipient. Any exception to this policy must receive prior approval from the appropriate departmental director or the Village Manager.
Continue reading Village of Ridgewood Social Media Policy from”Human Resources Manual”
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Ridgewood NJ, out recent post of confusing signs of dogs are or are not allowed in the park gave rise to several readers sending photos of some strange signs around town .
the fly has noticed Ridgewood councilman, who left the Ridgewood Pride event very soon after it began (and long before the flag was raised on the new pole) , went to the Glen Rock Pride event where he was photographed in a bromance embrace with Hans Lehman, husband of Jan Philips. So nice that this elected official is more interested in the event at another town than the one he swore to represent.
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Ridgewood NJ, Village of Ridgewood offices will be closed Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no sanitation or recycling collection on that day. The Recycling Center will also be closed.
Village offices will reopen for business on Tuesday, May 28th.
Please. They should be on a timer. Why are we having so many different problems in town. What the hell is going on. It’s amazing. Everything from the lawn not getting cut in town. What is the problem. We can’t even get Porta John’s cleaned out on Maple field. Forget about the lighting. You can’t make this poop up. Well last year the Porta John was over flowing with a duty. Who the hell is in charge.
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Ridgewood NJ, IMPORTANT UPDATE: VISIONING SURVEY WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL WEDNESDAY (MAY 8) 8PM: Survey results will help shape Ridgewood for future generations to appreciate.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/visionridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Public Schools, Federated Home and School Association and the Village of Ridgewood wants to keep pedestrians safe.
STOP – LOOK – WAVE – BE SAFE-BE SEEN is a campaign designed to keep everyone safe by reminding drivers and pedestrians to look out for each other. Please read and follow the tips below.
Continue reading STOP, LOOK AND WAVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
7:30 pm – Call to Order – Mayor
Mayor: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record, and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including the date and time of this meeting.”
Continue reading THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA APRIL 24, 2019 7:30 P.M.
” So, you raised your children here, got the benefit of an excellent education, a town without metal detectors or gang violence. I assume they got into good colleges. You are living in a house worth probably assessed over $1.6 million. Your taxes are about 60% of what you would pay in most of Essex County. If you work in New York City, there are few towns that provide a better lifestyle with a shorter commute than Ridgewood. We have a great downtown (true, maybe not as good as it used to be, but neither is anywhere else, and I agree that the high parking fees are ridiculous). As for the leaders, they have been elected for issue-specific reasons, but that is the responsibility of the voters (and especially the NON-voters). Ridgewood isn’t perfect by any means, but it isn’t nearly as bad as everyone is making it out to be. But if you disagree, lots of people are ready to buy your house, which would undoubtedly be priced higher than most surrounding towns, and marketed highlighting Ridgewood’s many amenities and qualities. I hope James’ potential purchasers don’t read his blog entry! “
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Ridgewood NJ, In an ironic twist, Councilman Jeffrey Voigt reported at the April 3 Village Council meeting on the proposed “Ridgewood Community Center Rules of Conduct.” As Council liaison to The Community Center Advisory Board, he was apparently part of the discussion in which the new Code of Conduct for the Community Center was developed. So here you have an elected official who on several occasions (not once, but multiple times) has called a man FATSO, even following him through a bank parking lot shouting this body-shaming insult. And he called a citizen a “douchebag” on the microphone at a Village Council meeting. He lost his temper with The Village Manager at a public meeting, telling her “I’m f’ing pissed,” when the Manager fulfilled a legal request by the Mayor for documents. And there are several, in fact many, other instances in which his conduct has been anything but exemplary. We can’t wait to see the rules that he comes up with for appropriate behavior in the Community Center, considering that his benchmark is so low.
THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S
PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA
APRIL 3, 2019
7:30 P.M.
1. 7:30 pm – Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with Open Public Meeting Act
Mayor: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record, and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including the date and time of this meeting.”
Continue reading THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA APRIL 3, 2019
