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Ridgewood NJ, because of the severity of the storm that is scheduled to impact the area Wednesday night, the Village Council Meeting has been cancelled.
This Work Session has been rescheduled for 9/8/2021 at 5:30 p.m. The Village Council’s Regular Public Meeting will be held on 9/8/2021 at 8:00 p.m.
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Ridgewood NJ, the word is that there is a shakeup at Village Parks department. Apparently the tree supervisor has been missing for a month and Director of Parks and Recreation Nancy Bigos is scrambling for someone to cover the position .
As any horticulture lover will tell you – a well-maintained lawn, although biologically rather empty, is almost a status symbol, requiring regular lawn care, adequate weather, and patience, although biologically rather empty, is almost a status symbol, requiring regular care, adequate weather, and patience. It doesn’t have to be expensive at all, but it does have value in itself and many people take great pride in their perfectly cut, green carpet in front of the house.
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Ridgewood NJ, FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. The Flash Flood Watch continues for Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey and southeast New York, including the following areas, in southern Connecticut, Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, Northern New London, Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex, Southern New Haven and Southern New London. In northeast New Jersey, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and Western Union. In southeast New York, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northeast Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Northwest Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern Westchester and Southwest Suffolk.
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Ridgewood NJ, whether you plan to barbecue on Labor Day, Sept. 6 — or celebrate the more eccentric Barbecue Your Breakfast Day, Sept. 4 — outdoor grilling is a wonderful way to get together with your loved ones while staying safe from the Delta variant.
But which cities promise the perfect conditions for firing up the grill?
Continue reading Paterson New Jersey Makes Top 10 List for Outdoor Grilling
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Guild’s 8th Annual Music Fest takes place on Sunday September 12th. The event is held in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square setting the stage for an afternoon of music, food, drink, and more! A lineup of all local musicians will play a variety of music genres. We have something for everyone…pop, rock, country, R & B and more. Some of our top restaurants will be there and a Beer and Wine Garden.
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Ridgewood NJ, on Saturday September 18 Troop 7 Ridgewood will recognize 5 Scouts that have achieved the rank of Eagle. Bruce Dickson, Cole Hamon, Paul Nasr, Matt Rusch, and Philip Williams all earned the rank between January 2020 and June 2021. The Eagle rank is the highest awarded by the Boy Scouts of America. Each Scout will also receive at least 1 Eagle Palm which are awarded for completing 5 merit badges over what is required for the Eagle rank. Nationwide over the last decade about 8% of all Boy Scouts have earned the Eagle rank, and only about a quarter of those Eagles earn a Palm.
Continue reading Ridgewood Boy Scouts Troop #7 Recognizes 5 Eagle Scouts
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Lyndhurst NJ, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today filed charges in Manhattan Criminal Court against fifteen individuals involved in a fake COVID-19 vaccination card conspiracy. As alleged, JASMINE CLIFFORD, 31, sold approximately 250 forged COVID-19 vaccination cards over Instagram, and worked with NADAYZA BARKLEY, 27, to fraudulently enter at least 10 individuals into the New York State Immunization Information System (“NYSIIS”) database. CLIFFORD and BARKLEY are charged in a Criminal Court complaint with Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, and Conspiracy in the Fifth Degree. CLIFFORD is additionally charged with Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree. Thirteen individuals who purchased the cards — all of whom are believed to work in frontline and essential-employee settings, including hospitals and nursing homes – were also charged.
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Palisades Park NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of DAVID BAEZ (DOB: 7/21/1985; married; unemployed) and MASSIEL INOA (DOB: 2/7/1993; married; unemployed) of 267 Hillside Avenue, Palisades Park on drug related offenses. The arrests are the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Captain Darrin DeWitt.
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Ridgewood NJ, As students return to school this fall, Americans are more likely to rate the nation’s public schools as doing a poor job than to rate them good or excellent, but they give higher scores to schools in their local district.
Continue reading Most Americans rate the nation’s public schools as doing a poor job
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Ridgewood NJ, literally the best thing we can say about this past Monday’s Board of Education (BOE) meeting is wow, what a fabulously entertaining sh$t show.
Continue reading Live from Cottage Place : Ridgewood Board of Education WrestleMania
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Ridgewood NJ, the rat problem persists in the Central Business District . Once again sources are reporting a big rat problem behind Ridgewood coffee and apartments. Rats are not usually seen during the day unless disturbed from their protective harborage or because of intolerable competition from other rats. If rats are seen during the day that usually means a very large rodent population is nearby.
Continue reading Rodent Issue Resurfaces in the Central Business District in Ridgewood
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Ridgewood NJ, Labor Day Weekend the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce will host a Singer/Songwriter Showcase in Memorial Park at Van Neste Square from 1:00pm-5:30pm.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado called on Governor Phil Murphy to reopen State government offices, including unemployment walk-in centers, immediately.
Continue reading New Jersey’s Unemployment Offices Need to Open Immediately
