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Ridgewood NJ, Don’t miss the 4th of July fireworks celebration in Ridgewood! Live entertainment by the Nines at 6pm, the Stilettos at 7pm, and Dads’ Night Band at 8pm. Plus amazing fireworks by Grucci!
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Trenton NJ, Press Statement from Eric Orlando, Executive Director, Brewers Guild of New Jersey Regarding NJ Division of Alcohol Beverage Control’s (NJABC) Issuing of Special Conditions on Limited Brewery Licensees:
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Ridgewood NJ, the theme of this year’s celebration is: “Let Freedom Ring” . This year as we celebrate the history of our great nation, we want to highlight the importance of freedom for all. “Let Freedom Ring” is defined as “A statement that the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness should be spread across the Earth and allowed to flourish.”
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Recreation Department is offering adult summer instruction for pickleball.
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Newark NJ, Statement from Harry Lee, President & CEO, New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association on Acting Commissioner of Education’s Decision to Close Newark’s University Heights Charter School With Two Weeks Left In School :
“On June 1, the families of nearly 700 students learned that their school, University Heights Charter School (UCHS), a pre-K-8 public charter school in Newark, will close in two weeks. As a result of this unjustifiably late notification by the Acting Commissioner of Education, families are left in a lurch and are frantically scrambling to find an alternative school for their children for the summer and fall. Since 2006, UCHS has served the Newark community with support from Bethany Baptist Church, one of the city’s largest and oldest Black churches. UCHS was set to deliver a robust summer enrichment program starting on July 6. Due to this closure decision, parents are left to fend for themselves with very little time. The lack of care, compassion, and planning for such a high-stakes decision that impacts so many low-income families is unconscionable.
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Biden Administration’s Attempt to Squash Free Speech Fails
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Washington DC, the Biden Department of Homeland Security has been forced to “pause” the work of the Orwellian-style Disinformation Governance Board. Its wacky and worrisome head, academic Nina Jankowicz, resigned her post .
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Trenton NJ, once again the Murphy administration called out for disadvantaging working families and low income parents. Center For Education Reform drops New Jersey from C to D . According to CER the Garden State’s political leadership needs to be badly weeded. The Murphy Administration has been arbitrarily rejecting expansion of successful charter schools with waiting lists as well as the opening of new schools to serve more students. While New Jersey has always been strong in having higher than average teacher standards, today’s leaders seem to be stuck in a great big pothole on the NJ Turnpike, unable to grasp that parents need more exits.
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Ridgewood NJ, started in 2021 with a $1.7 million budget the Wild Duck Pond project is a restoration which will restore both the ecological function and enhance the public use of the existing Wild Duck Pond Area. Funding for the restoration project comes from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund and a grant from NJ Green Acres. The man-made waterbody constructed in the 1900’s for ice production and adapted by the Parks Commission in the early 1950’s as part of the new Saddle River County Park, has ceased to function as designed: to divert water from the Saddle River down a conveyance channel and through the pond back to the Saddle River. As the Saddle River’s elevation has decreased and the pond’s clay liner deteriorates, the pond and channel needed vital reconstruction to restore the health of the pond’s ecosystem.
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Ridgewood NJ, Green Way Markets of Ridgewood announces its one-year anniversary grand reopening celebration on Friday, May 6th. The community is invited to sample specialty food items, browse the aisles of the supermarket’s new design and expanded assortment, and, ask questions of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Jacqueline Gomes who will be onsite from 10:30am – 1:30pm.
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Ridgewood NJ, please join us for our annual flag raising ceremony in Wilsey Square at 9am on Monday, July 4th followed by parade beginning at 10am.
The theme of this year’s celebration is:
“Let Freedom Ring”
This year as we celebrate the history of our great nation, we want to highlight the importance of freedom for all. “Let Freedom Ring” is defined as “A statement that the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness should be spread across the Earth and allowed to flourish.”
Continue reading 112th annual Ridgewood Fourth of July Celebration Monday, July 4, 2022
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Ridgewood NJ, Trout in the Classroom registration is now open for the 2022-2023 school year. Consider joining this hands-on science-based program that currently reaches 40,000 students a year! Raise rainbow trout from eggs to fingerlings to release while discovering the importance of clean, cold water not only for trout but also for other organisms – including people!
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Ridgewood NJ, Graydon Pool, Youth Swimming Instruction Lessons, Graydon Competitive Swim Team, Day Camp, and Other Summer Camp Registrations Are Now Open – Early Bird Discount for Graydon Pool through April 30, 2022 – These registrations are all done through Community Pass. There will be on-site registration, at the Graydon Pool badge office on May 14th and May 21st, in the morning.
Find out more information from the Village of Ridgewood website, www.ridgewoodnj.net, and click on the icon for Graydon Pool at the top of the homepage, or click on Departments, and then click on Recreation.
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Trenton NJ, State Senator Holly Schepisi poked fun at the Trenton Political establishment for suddenly pretending they had no idea how creepy the “sex ed” ie …child grooming public education curriculum was .
Continue reading Murphy Administration Continues to Backpedal on Creepy the “Sex Ed” Curriculum
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Ridgewood NJ, on Sunday April 10 the Village of Ridgewood presents the annual Daffodil Festival and Earth Day celebrations at Van Nests Square from 11 am to 2pm , featuring a Daffy Dog Parade at 1230pm .
This years theme is “2022 Act now …for the Green of Ridgewood ” . Showing casing the importance of sustainability and showcases how Green Ridgewood promotes Ridgewood going green.
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