Ridgewood News

In Today's Hotline: Read how UMCOR is responding to needs around the world: JFON: REALIZING THE AMERICAN DREAM LIBERIA: UMCOR TRAINING BRINGS INCREASE UMCOR recently supported the construction of an elevated water storage project at the Wa Methodist School for the Blind in Ghana, West Africa.

NOTICE: Public Hearing on H - Zone - Scheduled for July 15th The Planning Board will hold a H-Zone Hearing on July 15 at 7:30PM in the Benjamin Franklin Middle School Auditorium, N. Van Dein Ave., Ridgewood.

A Mano , a Neapolitan trattoria in Ridgewood serving authentic Italian dishes, is one of the forerunners in a pizza craze spreading across the country.

Featured in CNN Money Magazine as outstanding alternative to traveling to New York City, the Ridgewood Concert Band, has distinguished itself as the preeminent Wind Symphony in the New York Metropolitan area.

Rachel Bogan of Whole Foods and I had a very pleasant chat in the food service area of Whole Foods located at 300 Bergen Town Center in Paramus.

June 19th Update: NJ Transit ADA Construction Project - Paving 6/20 The latest information from NJ Transit is: 6/19 - 1. Station Parking Lot - New island has been completed and will restore original soil.

Gus Lainis has owned the Daily Treat Restaurant in Ridgewood, N.J., for four decades.

Ridgewood Energy Corp. has named Kenneth Lang to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer of its Houston office.

Linda Bradley, seated in Cafe Tulip in Ridgewood, runs Platinum Hospitality Consulting.

It was an excellent week in Ridgewood Real Estate. 16 Ridgewood Homes were marked as being under contract or in attorney review while only 6 newly listed homes hit the market. One of the homes that went into attorney review this week was last week's Ridgewood Front Porch Home of the Week .

...Are Newly Listed. This is a Good Sign for Ridgewood Real Estate. In the May 30th to June 12th period 18 Ridgewood homes were newly listed for sale but 20Ridgewood properties went under contract or into attorney review in the same time period.

Debra DeSena was named Associate of the Month for the Ridgewood office, a Marron Gildea & Donohue spokesperson announced today.

Nancy DeFeo joined Marron Gildea & Donohue's rapidly expanding Ridgewood office, a company spokesperson announced today.

One of the most striking things to me about the new national survey of students focusing on cheating by cell phone or using the Internet, which we are reporting for Thursday's The Early Show, is how many kids don't necessarily think it's cheating at all.

Not sure if you saw Newsweek's new rankings of the top 1500 high schools in the country -- thought it was great news for Ridgewood High School: http://www.newsweek.com/id/201160/'s=New%20Jersey&q=2009/rank/1 Ridgewood High School's ranking rose to #498 in 2009.

Barry Miller figured he was saving $100 a month when he scaled back his disability insurance.

A fierce thunderstorm has flooded Route 17 at the Racetrack Road exit, forcing police to close the highway in both directions, authorities said.

"July 4th Parades are used by Politicians and Activists to attract Crowds" by Dom Nizza 2009 Ridgewood NJ July 4th Parade theme will be "50 States One Nation" Town merchants, will have tickets for the fireworks and the evening performances.

Say Mel, how would you like to join me for dinner at A-Mano wrote my friend Keith Sly.

So my bubbies and I stayed up late last night to watch the Real Housewives of New Jersey.