Every Sundays edition for Ridgewood, NJ in 2026. 6 weekly recaps of council, school board, and planning board decisions. Latest in 2026: Board ties facilities planning to possible 2027 vote.
A districtwide review of roofs, HVAC, windows, alarms, generators, and safety work set up a larger question: whether Ridgewood voters could face a referendum in November 2027.
Read full edition →Board members put off the bond counsel contract while they sorted out fees, a not-to-exceed cap, and how the work fits a possible November 2027 referendum.
Read full edition →A Board of Education discussion turned on a QR-code flyer, a roadway co-naming, and who would pay to build and maintain a memorial near the high school.
Read full edition →At one council session, residents pressed for answers on street safety, water treatment, snow enforcement, park access, and how downtown parking outreach reached the public.
Read full edition →Parents pressed the Board of Education over courtesy busing, hazardous routes, staffing and facilities before members approved the 2026–27 final budget.
Read full edition →The Board of Education adopted its final 2026–27 budget after a hearing dominated by concerns over administrative staffing, communications spending, ITDC reductions, and converting courtesy busing to paid subscription service on a route parents called hazardous. Administration defended the budget’s
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