From Ridgewood Patch:
All Hands On Deck For Thanksgiving Eve Ridgewood’s bars, pizza restaurants prepare for one of the busiest night of the year with extra staff, bouncers — Nov 25 2009
On the night before Thanksgiving, the command from owners of bars and pizza restaurants is consistent: all hands on deck. …
Tic Toc Marks 50 Years Push Physical Theater company takes the stage for opening of arts organization’s gold anniversary — Nov 22 2009
Tic Toc, the area’s beloved all-ages theater and arts organization, turns 50 this year—so it is fitting that tomorrow’s opening performance will follow with a cupcake party. …
Health Academy Comes Out On Top Through operating on chickens, Hershey Kisses at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood’s high school students flirt with careers in healthcare — Nov 18 2009
Five years after the creation of the Ridgewood Academy of Health Professionals, the collaborative learning program offered through Ridgewood High School has garnered attention—and awards—on a national scale. …
Sunday, Sunny Sunday Town gets out and about on balmy Sunday afternoon — Nov 16 2009
Around town yesterday, one couldn’t help but catch the whiff of warm moist leaves crunched on by wheel, rake, and puppy paw. It seemed everyone ventured outside to bask in the climbing mercury—the top of the afternoon reached 70 degrees, 16 degrees above average for Nov. 15. …
Schoolhouse of Rock Tickets nearly sold out for unplugged concerts benefiting Ridgewood Historical Society — Nov. 13 2009
The floor plan of Ridgewood’s Schoolhouse Museum seemed particularly odd this week: Next to a large spinning wheel rested guitar amps, microphone stands and a drum kit. Behind an original letter penned by George Washington sat a sound board and a music stand with bright green tape. …
Beauty Without Borders? Unitarian Society screens The Beauty Academy of Kabul in gesture toward education on Afghanistan — Nov. 2 2009
It is 2003, and a blond New Yorker named Teri stands in a market in Afghanistan, haggling over the cost of a sink. The merchant speaks English well—he has learned it through dealing with foreign occupiers. “Twenty years of war we had in Afghanistan,” he says to her. “Well, that’s why we’re here to help,” she returns. …
Halloween Meets the Playground Our favorite Halloween pics. — Nov. 1 2009
It is probably the best day of the year to be a school crossing guard. …
Organ Concert Dazzles West Side Pres Thomas Trotter flies in from England to kick off 34th season of Patron Series — Oct. 26 2009
Thomas Trotter is about as well-known as an organist can be. …
Steep Slopes Saga Planning Board rebuffs state requirements. — Oct. 22 2009
Ridgewood may be planning a face-off against new environmental regulations from the state. …
