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Stairway at Ridgewood Train Station Closed After Car Slams into Stairway Portal

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Ridgewood NJ, a staircase providing access from East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood to a pedestrian tunnel underneath NJ Transit’s Bergen/Main Line railroad tracks was indefinitely closed on Tuesday morning, 05/14, after an Infinity SUV jumped a curb in front of a parking space, and slammed head on into the staircase’s above ground entrance portal. No injuries were reported in the mishap. A flatbed tow truck removed the Infinity, which reportedly sustained very little damage, from the scene. Ridgewood Police and personnel from the Village’s Building Department responded to the incident.

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Building Department makes $2100 mistake on permit application submitted by Councilwoman Lorraine Reynolds

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Ridgewood NJ, earlier this year, Councilwoman Lorraine Reynolds and her husband James submitted an application to the Village’s Building Department for a bathroom renovation at a rental property they jointly own on Ackerman Avenue.

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He’s back, and he’s tan, rested, and ready! Tony Merlino returns to run Village’s Building Department

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Blog has just received official word that Village Manager Heather Mailander has hired Anthony (Tony) Merlino as Director of the Village’s Building Department.  Tony replaces former Director Paul Kalksma, who retired effective May 1, 2021.

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Ridgewood Fire Inspector Uncovers an Unstable Brick Facade on Broad Street

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Ridgewood NJ, a Ridgewood Fire Department Fire Inspector performing a routine inspection on Thursday afternoon, 05/14, observed an unstable brick facade on the front of mixed use building located at 18 South Broad Street, Ridgewood. A Ridgewood Police uniformed patrol officer and personnel from Ridgewood Emergency Services assisted Ridgewood firefighters in getting vehicles moved from the street, and cordoning off the sidewalk & parking spaces in front of the damaged building. Front doors to apartments above and the restaurant below were marked with caution tape and signs as being “unsafe.” A construction crew was scheduled to perform demolition and repair work on Friday, 05/15. The building was deemed safe for occupancy by a sub code official from the Village’s Building Department.

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State Law Requiring Less Permits could result in a $35k-$45k revenue drop for the Village’s building department

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March 10,2018

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Ridgewood NJ, while we are glad to see the state of New Jersey lesson the regulatory bite and we have extreme doubts as to the net effect on any decrease in safety ie the Avolon Housing Complex fire , the fact remains that the Village will lose revenue by a state law no longer requiring permits for roofing, sheet rock, some plumbing, chimney liners.

During tonight’s budget hearing, and in response to a taxpayer’s question, Village Manager Heather Mailander repeated what Village Council members were told during last week’s budget hearing – It is estimated that changes to the NJ State Laws regarding building permitting requirements (permits no longer needed for roofing, sheet rock, some plumbing, chimney liners, etc.) could result in a $35k-$45k revenue drop to the Village’s building department. The estimate is based on an absence in 2018 of the same number & type of permits applied for in 2017