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Ridgewood, New Jersey

Summary

Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Ridgewood is a suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan.[20] As of the 2020 United States census, the village's population was 25,979,[10][11] an increase of 1,021 (+4.1%) from the 2010 census count of 24,958,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 22 (+0.1%) from 24,936 in the 2000 census.[23]

Ridgewood, New Jersey
Village
Van Dien House in Ridgewood
Van Dien House in Ridgewood
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Ridgewood
Ridgewood
Location in Bergen County
Ridgewood is located in New Jersey
Ridgewood
Ridgewood
Location in New Jersey
Ridgewood is located in the United States
Ridgewood
Ridgewood
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°58′54″N 74°06′49″W / 40.981591°N 74.113506°W / 40.981591; -74.113506[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedNovember 20, 1894
Government
[7]
 • TypeFaulkner Act Council-Manager
 • BodyVillage Council
 • MayorPaul Vagianos (term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • ManagerKeith Kazmark[5]
 • Municipal clerkHeather Mailander[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total5.80 sq mi (15.03 km2)
 • Land5.74 sq mi (14.87 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)  1.07%
 • Rank262nd of 565 in state
8th of 70 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
85 ft (26 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total25,979
 • Estimate 
(2022)[10][12]
26,168
 • Rank99th of 565 in state
10th of 70 in county[13]
 • Density4,524.4/sq mi (1,746.9/km2)
  • Rank131st of 565 in state
32nd of 70 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07450–07452[14][15]
Area code(s)201[16]
FIPS code3400363000[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885369[1][19]
Websitewww.ridgewoodnj.net

It has been one of the state's highest-income communities. In 2000, its per capita income of $51,658 was ranked the 35th-highest in the state.[24] Based on data from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey, it had a per-capita income of $67,560, 31st in the state.[25] Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, it had a median household income of $162,011, ranked 7th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475.[26]

Ridgewood was ranked 26th in Money magazine's "Best Places to Live" in 2011.[27]

History edit

In 1700, Johannes Van Emburgh built the first home in Ridgewood, having purchased a 250 acres (100 ha) property in 1698.[28]

The Village of Ridgewood was created on November 20, 1894, with the same boundaries as Ridgewood Township, also in Bergen County. The Village became the municipal government while the Township remained a school district.[29] In 1902, the village added portions of Orvil Township,[30] which were returned to Orvil Township in 1915. In 1925, Ridgewood Village acquired area from Franklin Township (remainder now dissolved as Wyckoff). On February 9, 1971, Ridgewood acquired area from Washington Township. On May 28, 1974, it acquired area from Ho-Ho-Kus.[31] The name of the village derives from the characteristics of its terrain.[32]

In 2014, former Ridgewood Public Works Inspector Thomas Rica was convicted of stealing over $460,000 in coins collected from the village's parking meters. Rica was ordered to pay the entire amount back to the village and was permanently barred from seeking public employment in the state of New Jersey.[33]

Historic sites edit

Ridgewood is home to the following locations on the National Register of Historic Places:[34]

Geography edit

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had a total area of 5.80 square miles (15.03 km2), including 5.74 square miles (14.87 km2) of land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) of water (1.07%).[1][2]

Ridgewood is adjacent to nine municipalities, eight in Bergen County − Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Wyckoff, Paramus, Waldwick and Washington Township − and Hawthorne in Passaic County.[40][41][42]

Neighborhoods edit

Ridgewood's neighborhoods include:[43]

  • Downtown – The central business district of Ridgewood, "Town" is centered on East Ridgewood Avenue. This area is home to the most iconic buildings in Ridgewood, such as the Wilsey building and the Moore Building.
  • Scrabbletown – Located between East Glen Avenue, Franklin Turnpike, and the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook.
  • The Old Country Club – Located between Goffle Road, Rock Road, Lincoln Avenue and Godwin Avenue. It is near the border with Midland Park.
  • The View – Area on and to the west of Ridgewood's highest point, an unnamed ridge on Crest Road known for its skyline views of New York City.
  • Upper Ridgewood – Located north of West Glen Avenue and west of the NJ Transit Main Line tracks.
  • Salem Ridge – Located East of Route 17.
  • Floral Park – Located between Grove Street, South Pleasant, East Ridgewood Avenue and South Van Dien Street.
  • Brookside
  • The Lawns – A loosely defined area in southern Ridgewood surrounding Hawes Elementary School.

Climate edit

Ridgewood has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and the hardiness zone is 7a bordering on 6b.

Climate data for Ridgewood, New Jersey
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 38
(3) 		41
(5) 		50
(10) 		62
(17) 		72
(22) 		81
(27) 		86
(30) 		84
(29) 		76
(24) 		64
(18) 		54
(12) 		43
(6) 		63
(17)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 19
(−7) 		22
(−6) 		30
(−1) 		40
(4) 		50
(10) 		60
(16) 		65
(18) 		63
(17) 		55
(13) 		42
(6) 		34
(1) 		25
(−4) 		42
(6)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.58
(91) 		2.86
(73) 		4.11
(104) 		4.36
(111) 		4.20
(107) 		4.42
(112) 		4.52
(115) 		3.88
(99) 		4.78
(121) 		4.32
(110) 		4.09
(104) 		4.02
(102) 		49.14
(1,249)
Source: [44]

Demographics edit

 
Downtown Ridgewood
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,047—
19002,685156.4%
19105,416101.7%
19207,58040.0%
193012,18860.8%
194014,94822.6%
195017,48116.9%
196025,39145.2%
197027,5478.5%
198025,208−8.5%
199024,152−4.2%
200024,9363.2%
201024,9580.1%
202025,9794.1%
2022 (est.)26,168[10][12]0.7%
Population sources:
1890–1920[45] 1890–1910[46]
1890–1930[47] 1900–2020[48][49]
2000[50][51] 2010[21][22] 2020[10][11]

2020 census edit

In the 2020 United States census, the population of Ridgewood was reported at 25,979, an increase of 1,121 people since the 2010 Census. Based on data from the 2015-2019 American Community Survey, it was reported that there were 8,300 households in the village. The average number of persons per household was 3.01. 96.8% of the households owned a computer. 96.5% of the population (age 25+) graduated high school and 76.0% have a bachelor's degree. 78.8% of the population was White, 15.5% were Asian, 7.9% were Hispanic or Latino, and 1.2% were Black or African American.[10]

2010 census edit

The 2010 United States census counted 24,958 people, 8,456 households, and 6,756 families in the village. The population density was 4,339.0 per square mile (1,675.3/km2). There were 8,743 housing units at an average density of 1,520.0 per square mile (586.9/km2). The racial makeup was 82.21% (20,518) White, 1.59% (398) Black or African American, 0.06% (16) Native American, 12.99% (3,242) Asian, 0.02% (4) Pacific Islander, 1.06% (265) from other races, and 2.06% (515) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.27% (1,316) of the population.[21]

Of the 8,456 households, 45.4% had children under the age of 18; 69.1% were married couples living together; 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 20.1% were non-families. Of all households, 17.4% were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.34.[21]

30.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.1 males.[21]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $143,229 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,530) and the median family income was $172,825 (+/− $9,197). Males had a median income of $111,510 (+/− $12,513) versus $77,651 (+/− $9,008) for females. The per capita income for the village was $67,560 (+/− $3,740). About 2.2% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.[52]

Same-sex couples headed 38 households in 2010, an increase from the 22 counted in 2000.[53]

2000 census edit

As of the 2000 United States census[17] there were 24,936 people, 8,603 households, and 6,779 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,308.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,663.7/km2). There were 8,802 housing units at an average density of 1,521.0 per square mile (587.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 87.82% White, 1.64% African American, 0.04% Native American, 8.67% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.78% of the population.[50][51]

There were 8,603 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.30.[50][51]

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.[50][51]

The median income for a household in the village was $104,286, and the median income for a family was $121,848. Males had a median income of $90,422 versus $50,248 for females. The per capita income for the village was $51,658. 3.0% of the population and 1.8% of families were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.[50][51]

Arts and culture edit

The indie rock band Real Estate was described by The Record as "Ridgewood's best-known musical export".[54] Rock band Senses Fail was founded in Ridgewood in 2002.[55]

Parks and recreation edit

Park facilities in Ridgewood include:[56]

  • Graydon Park, located between Linwood and North Maple Avenues, includes a beach park pool, baseball field, soccer field, and roller rink.[57]
  • Veterans Field, located next to the library and police station, includes four baseball and softball fields, as well as a bandshell offering free concerts. The Ridgewood High School baseball team plays its home games here.
  • Citizens Park, located across the street from George Washington Middle School, includes two baseball fields and a soccer field. The hill is often used in the winter for sledding.
  • Ridgewood Wild Duck Pond, part of Bergen's Saddle River County Park, is located on East Ridgewood Avenue between Paramus Road and Pershing Avenue. Amenities include circular path with bench seating around duck pond, picnic pavilion, additional picnic areas, children's playground, fenced-in dog park, restroom facilities and entrance to a 6-mile, multi-use bike & pedestrian pathway. This pathway connects Ridgewood Duck Pond with five other areas along the Saddle River County Park: Glen Rock, Fair Lawn, Paramus, Rochelle Park and Saddle Brook. Fishing (NJ state license required) and ice skating are allowed at pond when conditions permit. The water is treated with certain chemicals, however, and swimming is strictly prohibited.[58]

Government edit

Local government edit

Ridgewood is governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under Council-Manager plan B, as implemented on July 1, 1970, by direct petition.[59] The village is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.[60] The governing body is comprised of five council members who are responsible to hire and oversee a professional village manager who has full executive power for all departments. The government consists of five council members, with all positions elected at-large in nonpartisan elections to serve four-year terms on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election in even-numbered years on the second Tuesday in November. At a reorganization meeting held in January after newly elected council members take office, the council chooses a mayor and deputy mayor from among its members for two-year terms, with the mayor presiding over council meetings, but without any executive authority.[7][61] The village council appoints a village manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of the village, to handle personnel, citizen inquiries and complaints, and to handle the administrative duties of the village. The village council passes local laws, makes appointments to various boards and committees, and awards various contracts for purchases of goods and services used by the village. They also review, amend, and adopt the annual budget for the Village prepared by the Village Manager and Chief Financial Officer.

As of 2024, members of the Ridgewood Village Council are Mayor Paul Vagianos (term on council ends December 31, 2026; term as mayor ends 2024), Deputy Mayor Pamela Perron (2024), Lorraine Reynolds (2024), Evan Weitz (2026) and Siobhan Winograd (2026).[3][62][63][64][65][66][67]

In August 2021, councilmember Bernadette Walsh resigned from the seat expiring in December 2024, which was left temporarily vacant.[68] In the November 2021 general election, Paul Vagianos was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[65][69]

In the November 2020 general election, voters approved by a 59%-41% margin a referendum that would move school and municipal elections (which had been held in April and May respectively) so that they were included as part of the November general election. The supporters of the initiative argued that the shift would "save money, improve turnout and improve security at schools where elections are held".[70] The village council challenged the results of the referendum, but the village lost in Superior Court and had the ruling affirmed on appeal in March 2021, with the judge ruling that the village clerk had acted "improperly and unlawfully" in seeking to block the referendum.[71]

Ridgewood is one of only four municipalities in New Jersey with the village type of government, joining Loch Arbour, Ridgefield Park and South Orange.[72]

Federal, state and county representation edit

Ridgewood is located in the 5th Congressional District[73] and is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district.[74][75][76]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff).[77][78] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[79] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[80][81]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 40th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Kristin Corrado (R, Totowa) and in the General Assembly by Al Barlas (R, Cedar Grove) and Christopher DePhillips (R, Wyckoff).[82]

Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November; a Chairman and Vice Chairman are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. As of 2024, the county executive is James J. Tedesco III (D, Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.[83]

Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[84] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[85] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[86] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[87] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[88] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2024)[89] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2024).[90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97]

Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[98][99] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2024)[100][101] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).[102][103][93][104]

Politics edit

As of March 2011, there were a total of 15,983 registered voters in Ridgewood, of which 4,727 (29.6% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 4,125 (25.8% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 7,118 (44.5% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 13 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[105] Among the village's 2010 Census population, 64.0% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 92.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[105][106]

In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 8,000 votes (60.4% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 4,576 votes (34.6% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 665 votes (5.0% vs. 4.6%), among the 13,308 ballots cast by the village's 17,892 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.4% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).[107] In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 6,181 votes here (50.5% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 5,852 votes (47.8% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 130 votes (1.1% vs. 0.9%), among the 12,232 ballots cast by the village's 17,124 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.4% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[108][109] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 7,387 votes here (55.5% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 5,743 votes (43.2% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 80 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 13,306 ballots cast by the village's 16,867 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.9% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[110][111] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 6,656 votes here (50.7% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 6,357 votes (48.4% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 94 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 13,141 ballots cast by the village's 16,325 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.5% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[112]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 62.9% of the vote (4,259 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 36.2% (2,453 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (59 votes), among the 6,864 ballots cast by the village's 16,103 registered voters (93 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.6%.[113][114] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,192 votes here (48.8% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 3,885 votes (45.3% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 423 votes (4.9% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 44 votes (0.5% vs. 0.5%), among the 8,582 ballots cast by the village's 16,509 registered voters, yielding a 52.0% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[115]

Education edit

 
Ridgewood High School

The Ridgewood Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[116] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 5,613 students and 432.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[117] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[118]) are Glen School[119] with 60 students in PreK and Private Day Care Center, Henrietta Hawes Elementary School[120] with 593 students in grades K-5, Orchard Elementary School[121] with 299 students in grades K-5, Ridge Elementary School[122] with 443 students in grades K-5, Irwin B. Somerville Elementary School[123] with 383 students in grades K-5, Ira W. Travell Elementary School[124] with 377 students in grades K-5, Willard Elementary School[125] with 461 students in grades K-5, Benjamin Franklin Middle School[126] with 698 students in grades 6-8, George Washington Middle School[127] with 666 students in grades 6-8 and Ridgewood High School[128] with 1,775 students in grades 9-12.[129][130]

The district's high school was the 28th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[131] The school had been ranked 28th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 20th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[132] The school was ranked 606th in U.S. News & World Report national rankings for 2019.[133]

According to the New Jersey Department of Education, Ridgewood is a socioeconomic District Factor Group of J, the highest of eight categories.[134]

Public school students from the village, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on an extremely selective and competitive application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[135][136]

The Holmstead School serves students of high school age with high intellectual potential who have not succeeded in traditional school settings. Students are placed in the school by referral from their home public school districts, with tuition paid for by the school district.[137]

Preschools in Ridgewood include Bethlehem Early Learning Center, West Side Presbyterian, First Presbyterian School, the Cooperative Nursery School of Ridgewood, and the Montessori Learning Center

Local media edit

The village of Ridgewood is served by two weekly community newspapers, The Ridgewood News and the Ridgewood Suburban News, both of which are published by North Jersey Media Group. The daily newspaper for the region is The Record which is also published by North Jersey Media Group. The company's website, NorthJersey.com, has a Ridgewood town page that includes local coverage from all three of these papers. Patch Media provides Ridgewood with its own daily news website, which offers news, events, announcements and Local Voices.[138]

Transportation edit

 
Route 17 northbound in Ridgewood

Roads and highways edit

 
Entering Ridgewood along County Route 79

As of May 2010, the village had a total of 94.70 miles (152.40 km) of roadways, of which 79.79 miles (128.41 km) were maintained by the municipality, 13.77 miles (22.16 km) by Bergen County, and 1.14 miles (1.83 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[139] Major roads that pass through Ridgewood include New Jersey Route 17, Franklin Turnpike, County Route 84 (commonly known as East and West Ridgewood Avenue) and County Route 507 (Maple Avenue).

Public transportation edit

The Ridgewood train station[140] is served by the NJ Transit Main Line as well as the Bergen County Line.[141] The station features three platforms. The first is for all trains headed south toward Hoboken Terminal. The second is for Bergen County Line trains headed in the same direction, and the third is for Main Line trains headed toward Suffern and Port Jervis. NJ Transit trains on both the Bergen County and the Main Lines go to Hoboken, stopping at Secaucus Junction, for transfers to trains to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan and other destinations served by the station. Parking is limited near the Ridgewood train station. Taxicabs are available at the train station; the taxi building is on the northbound platform.

NJ Transit buses in Ridgewood include the 148, 163 and 164 to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, the 175 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station, and local service offered on the 722 (to Paramus Park and Paterson), 746 (to Paterson, as Ridgewood is its terminus) and 752 (to Hackensack) routes.[142][143] Except for the 148 route, all the others stop at NJ Transit's Ridgewood Bus Terminal on Van Neste Square.

Short Line offers service along Route 17 to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, as well as to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station and down the East Side on Manhattan to 23rd Street.[144]

Notable people edit

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ridgewood include:

Points of interest edit

The Ridgewood Post Office was the site of a postal killing in 1991, where a former postal worker, Joseph M. Harris, killed his former supervisor, Carol Ott, with a katana and shot her fiancé, Cornelius Kasten Jr., at their home. The following morning, on October 10, 1991, Harris shot and killed two mail handlers at the Ridgewood Post Office.[285][286]

Warner Theater is a Bow Tie Cinema located on East Ridgewood Avenue.[287]

References edit

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  3. ^ a b Village Council, Village of Ridgewood. Accessed February 27, 2024. "The Village Council is the governing body of the Village of Ridgewood. There are five Council members who are elected at large, on a non-partisan basis. The Municipal Election for Village Council takes place on the second Tuesday in May, in even numbered years. The term of a Council member is four years. The Mayor is chosen by the Village Council every two years, after a Municipal Election."
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  164. ^ "Curatorial Lecture: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev", Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Accessed December 15, 2013. "A curator and writer, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev (b. Ridgewood, NJ, 1957) is the Artistic Director of documenta (13), 2012."
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  172. ^ O'Donnell, Chuck. "Ridgewood native yields to her love of romance novels", The Record, February 21, 2010, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 16, 2013. Accessed January 28, 2020. "Much like a raven-haired maiden unable to resist the charms of a bare-chested lothario, Megan Crane always has been drawn to romance novels and their steamy covers. It started the day a 12-year-old Crane discovered her first novel at the old Woolworth's in Ridgewood, and has grown stronger with each tale of love, lust and exotic locales she has read."
  173. ^ Andy Daly, Comedy Central. Accessed December 30, 2017. "Daly grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey idolizing comedy legends such as Andy Kaufman, George Carlin, and Peter Sellers, and is a huge fan of David Letterman and The Simpsons."
  174. ^ Kislevitz, Gail. "Racing legend from Ridgewood honored at 10K race in Central Park", The Ridgewood News, July 12, 2013. "Ridgewood's own running legend, Toshiko d'Elia, was honored at the historic all-women's race called the Mini 10K (6.2 miles) in New York's Central Park on June 8."
  175. ^ Lee, Linda. "A Night Out With: Meghan Daum; No Escaping the City", The New York Times, June 1, 2003. Accessed September 22, 2015. "Among the crowd were chums from her days at Vassar and from the M.F.A. writing program at Columbia, and her parents. (She grew up in Ridgewood, N.J.)"
  176. ^ Staff. "Barbara Demick Named Seoul Bureau Chief", Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2001. Accessed September 21, 2015. "A native of Ridgewood, N.J., Demick earned a bachelor's degree in economic history from Yale University and completed the Bagehot Fellowship in economic and business journalism at Columbia University."
  177. ^ About Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Demick grew up in Ridgewood, N.J. She is currently the Los Angeles Times' bureau chief in Beijing."
  178. ^ Todd Demsey, PGA Tour. Accessed December 15, 2013.
  179. ^ Stout, David. "Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr., 76, Who Helped Save the Meadowlands", The New York Times, October 17, 1996. Accessed December 15, 2013. "Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr., a businessman, philanthropist and former New Jersey State Senator who was instrumental in preserving the Hackensack Meadowlands, died on Saturday at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.... He also had a home in Ridgewood, N.J."
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  182. ^ O'Donnell, Chuck. "Ridgewood native's love of comics takes him to The Infinite Horizon", The Ridgewood News, December 2, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 21, 2014. Accessed October 30, 2017. "Staring at a dog-eared copy of Homer's The Odyssey he had pulled off a shelf, Duggan's mind flashed back to the first time he was introduced to the book as a student at Ridgewood High School.... The senior class president of the class of 1992 was an exuberant, outgoing, intelligent kid - "a big teddy bear" as one former classmate put it - with a healthy imagination"
  183. ^ Lemoine, Leah. "Citizen Fred", Phoenix, May 2014. Accessed September 22, 2015. "Though born in Ridgewood, N.J., DuVal's life has been defined by living in Arizona, where his family moved when he was in fourth grade."
  184. ^ Romano, Jay. "On the Road With Cary Edwards", The New York Times, April 25, 1993. Accessed December 16, 2013. "W. Cary Edwards, 48, was born in Ridgewood and grew up in Bergen County. When he was 11 years old, his parents separated, and he moved with his mother, Virginia, and a brother and a sister to East Paterson."
  185. ^ Wertheim, Margaret. "Scientist At Work—Niles Eldredge; Bursts of Cornets and Evolution Bring Harmony to Night and Day", The New York Times, March 9, 2004. Accessed January 30, 2012. "By his own admission, Dr. Niles Eldredge is a pretty mediocre horn player. Tootling on a cornet in his living room in Ridgewood, N.J., he pumps out a few bars of Bach, then puts down the instrument with a good-natured sigh."
  186. ^ Pennington, Bill. "Homesick Punter Rejoins Giants", The New York Times, August 23, 2006. Accessed July 27, 2011. "'I told the Giants I was unofficially retired,' said Feagles, who then sold his house in Ridgewood, N.J., and bought a new one in Arizona."
  187. ^ Mike Ferguson, Washington Post. Accessed September 22, 2015. "Born: July 22, 1970; Ridgewood, N.J."
  188. ^ "Meet Josh Flitter", El Paso Times, November 7, 2005. Accessed March 30, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Josh grew up in Ridgewood, N.J."
  189. ^ Thomas Jr., Robert McG. "Ray Forrest Is Dead at 83; Nation's First TV Personality", The New York Times, March 21, 1999. Accessed August 7, 2015. "Although it drew reams of appreciative mail from parents, the program attracted no sponsors, and after a couple of years it was canceled, drawing such an outpouring of protests it was immediately reinstated as a 90-minute Saturday morning fixture, and Mr. Forrest was off and running again, turning the basement of his Ridgewood, N.J., home into a one-man production studio, where he edited educational films, including many he made himself."
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  193. ^ "A Neighborhood Mourns: Commentary By CBS News Correspondent Bill Geist", CBS News. Accessed October 1, 2007. "Ridgewood, New Jersey, is a small community of old homes, old trees, old values. It's where I live."
  194. ^ Carmody, Deirdre. "Arnold Gingrich, 72, Dead; Was a Founder of Esquire", The New York Times, July 10, 1976. Accessed November 17, 2017. "Arnold Gingrich, one of the founders of Esquire magazine in 1933 and its principal guiding light in most of the years since then, died of cancer yesterday at his home in Ridgewood, N.J."
  195. ^ Chen, David W. "Kean Is Challenged From the Right in U.S. Senate Race", The New York Times, April 11, 2006. Accessed June 17, 2008. "The potential challenger's name is John P. Ginty, and he is a 41-year-old financial data analyst and former president of the Ridgewood Republican Club who proudly calls himself an 'ideologue' and a social conservative."
  196. ^ Dao, James. "Homecoming; The Bill Bradley Campaign as a Celebration and Affirmation of the Garden State", The New York Times, October 24, 1999. Accessed October 18, 2015. "Gina Glantz, 56, the campaign manager, was raised in Westfield and later moved to Ridgewood, where she raised her two children."
  197. ^ Revolutionary War Sites In Ridgewood Township, New Jersey, Revolutionary War New Jersey. Accessed November 17, 2017. "Abraham Godwin Monument - Brigadier General Abraham Godwin - Soldier, statesman, artist, poet, engraver, musician and gracious host. Born July 16, 1763.... January 1st 1829 occurred the great event of interest to this community: its first name was Godwinville in honor of Abraham Godwin. This section covered Paramus, Newtown (Wortendyke), Midland Park, Ridgewood and Glen Rock and was known as Franklin Township."
  198. ^ Kirch, Patrick V. "Roger Curtis Green 1932-2009", National Academy of Sciences, 2010. Accessed June 15, 2015. "Roger's parents, Eleanor Richards (b. 1908) and Robert Jefferson Green (b. 1905), were married in April 1931, and at the time of Roger's birth resided in Ridgewood, New Jersey."
  199. ^ "Joe Harasymiak Named New UMaine Football Head Coach", Maine Black Bears football, December 16, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2016. "Birthplace: Ridgewood, N.J.; Grew-up: Waldwick, N.J."
  200. ^ Gregory, Alice. "The Most Brilliant American Fashion Designer", T: The New York Times Style Magazine, June 12, 2014. Accessed November 16, 2017. "Born in 1903 to an upper middle-class family in Ridgewood, N.J., Hawes displayed signs of particular personal taste from a young age. "
  201. ^ "Don't Panic: The case against fleeing Iraq. Plus New Jersey's Senate race and more.", The Wall Street Journal OpinionJournal.com, October 30, 2006. Accessed September 26, 2007. "Henninger: ... I used to live in Ridgewood, N.J., a town of about 35,000 people."
  202. ^ Waldstein, David. "Young Talent Promises to Rekindle Mets-Braves Rivalry", The New York Times, March 2, 2010. Accessed January 29, 2011. "Born in Ridgewood, N.J., in 1989, Heyward moved with his family to Macon, Ga., where he grew up a fan of the Yankees for two reasons..."
  203. ^ Herzog, Laura. "Ridgewood honors jazz great who went to RHS", The Ridgewood News, April 15, 2013. Accessed December 5, 2013. "Another name recognized by many serious musicians was former Ridgewood resident Sonny Igoe, who died last spring at age 88. A 1939 Ridgewood High School (RHS) 'distinguished alumni' graduate, Igoe was one of America's great big band drummers, who even played with the 'King of Swing' himself, Benny Goodman."
  204. ^ Biography Archived August 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Cosmo Jarvis - Bigger Thinker. Accessed December 16, 2013. "Born to an Armenian/American mother and a British father, Cosmo Harrison Krikoryan Jarvis began life in Ridgewood, New Jersey."
  205. ^ Walsh, S. M. "Frankie Jonas: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know", Heavy.com, December 26, 2016. Accessed November 17, 2017. "Frankie was born on September 28, 2000, in Ridgewood, New Jersey."
  206. ^ Staff. "New Voice; Opera announcer with a New Jersey accent", The Record, October 5, 2004. Accessed December 20, 2013. "In the world of opera, Margaret Juntwait, born and raised in Ridgewood and Upper Saddle River, has certainly achieved an enviable position. The Metropolitan Opera announced that the WNYC-FM classical music host with the seductively smooth voice will announce Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera."
  207. ^ Wakin, Daniel J. "Met Picks New Voice For Opera Broadcasts", The New York Times, September 29, 2004. Accessed December 20, 2013. "Ms. Juntwait, 47, was brought up in Ridgewood and Upper Saddle River, N.J., and went to work at WNYC in 1991. She lives in the Inwood section of Manhattan."
  208. ^ Heller, Steven. "Jay Kennedy, 50, an Editor and Scholar of Comic Strips, Is Dead", The New York Times, March 19, 2007. Accessed December 16, 2013. "Born in Toledo, Ohio, and reared in Ridgewood, N.J., Mr. Kennedy dated his interest in drawing and comics back to his boyhood memories of Tintin."
  209. ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1988, p. 283. Accessed January 22, 2018. "Walter M.D. Kern Jr., Rep., Ridgewood Assemblyman Kern was born in Jersey City March 10, 1937. He was graduated from Ridgewood High School and Brown University, and received his law degree at Columbia Law School in 1962, the year he was admitted to the bar."
  210. ^ Friedman, Charles. "Tennis Star Bars Distractions", The New York Times, January 22, 1984. Accessed June 14, 2018. "The consensus now is that Miss Tell and 15-year-old Grace Kim of Ridgewood are New Jersey's best young female players."
  211. ^ Kim, Peter S. "My First Job; Howdy, Buckaroo, Here's Your Apron", The New York Times, March 11, 2011. Accessed September 20, 2018. "My mother was a single parent and worked hard to make ends meet. I realized that in order to attend college, I would have to get a job. A Roy Rogers restaurant was opening near Ridgewood, N.J., my hometown, and I was hired on the spot to work there."
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  213. ^ Staff. "Richard Kollamr, Radio Performer; Actor, on 'Dorothy and Dick' With Kilgallen, Dies", The New York Times, January 9, 1971. Accessed June 16, 2015. "Mr. Kollmar, whose middle name was Tompkins, was born in Ridgewood, N. J., on Dec. 31, 1910, the son of an architect."
  214. ^ Sulivan, Tara. "Sullivan: Former Ridgewood kicker Younghoe Koo pursuing NFL dream", The Record, May 11, 2017. Accessed May 12, 2017.
  215. ^ Blum, Ronald. "Former MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn dead at 80", USA Today, March 16, 2007. Accessed March 10, 2008. "He sold his house in Ridgewood, N.J., and moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, where his home was shielded from bankruptcy proceedings."
  216. ^ #62 Kevin Strahle: Fordham Roster, Scout.com. Accessed May 19, 2015.
  217. ^ Harper, Christine. "A Conversation with Jeffrey M. Lacker" Archived April 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Council on Foreign Relations, May 9, 2013. Accessed April 17, 2014. "It's delightful to be back in New York. I grew up just over the river, Ridgewood, New Jersey, and—son's here, had dinner with my son last night and was treated to just an exceptional flight in over Lower Manhattan last night."
  218. ^ Via Associated Press. "Laga keeps job with Tigers", Spokane Chronicle, March 24, 1986. Accessed September 27, 2012. "A first baseman, he has hit 100 homers in the last four years, but also has struck out 449 times. 'It's a funny business, baseball,' the 25-year-old native of Ridgewood, NJ said."
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  220. ^ Ladau, Eric. "Classical 91.7-Arte Público Press Author of the Month: John Lantigua Author John Lantigua has been selected as this month's Classical 91.7/Arte Público Press Author of the Month. In the next installment of a series of monthly features, Classical 91.7's Eric Ladau spoke with Mr. Lantigua.", KXNG, February 24, 2009. Accessed September 8, 2009. "John Lantigua was born in the Bronx, N.Y., in a neighborhood where Spanish was the language of the streets.... His family moved to Ridgewood, New Jersey, where, at the time, no other Latinos lived. Lantigua, an only child, was told to forget Spanish and learn English, and his parents never spoke a word of Spanish to him again."
  221. ^ Buckley, Michael. "Stage To Screens: Robert Sean Leonard, David Javerbaum, Plus a Look at Fall TV", Playbill, June 1, 2008. Accessed June 2, 2008. "He grew up in Ridgewood, NJ, and attended Ridgewood High. Later on, he took classes at Columbia and Fordham Universities."
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  224. ^ Rohan, Virginia. "Professional juggler", The Record, November 13, 2005. Accessed September 27, 2012. "'I'm sort of half in one world, half in the other at this point of the day,' says MacCallum, a Wyckoff native who has lived in Ridgewood since her elder son was 2 weeks old."
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  227. ^ Staff. "Rangers Notes", The Record, February 28, 2007. Accessed December 20, 2013. "The Rangers swapped defensemen with the Boston Bruins about two hours before Tuesday's 3 p.m. trading deadline, getting Ridgewood-born Paul Mara in return for maligned blueliner Aaron Ward."
  228. ^ Paul Mara player profile, ESPN.com. Accessed December 20, 2013.
  229. ^ "Marion C. McCarroll, Ex-Columnist", The New York Times, August 5, 1977. Accessed November 16, 2017. "Marion Clyde McCarroll, who for 21 years wrote the nationally syndicated King Features column 'Advice to the Lovelorn' under the name Beatrice Fairfax, died Monday in the Allendale Nursing Home, Allendale, N.J., where she had lived since 1970. She was 84 years old, and had formerly resided in Manhattan and in Ridgewood. N.J."
  230. ^ U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet: Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Jr. Archived 2011-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, April 17, 2012. Accessed December 20,2013. "Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Jr., whose memory was preserved by the naming of McGuire AFB, was born in Ridgewood, N.J., Aug. 1, 1920."
  231. ^ Roberts, Sam. "Julia Meade, TV Pitchwoman on 'Ed Sullivan,' Dies at 90", The New York Times, May 18, 2016. Accessed May 19, 2016. "Julia Meade Kunz was born on Dec. 17, 1925, in Boston, where her mother, Caroline Kunz (formerly Meade), a Shakespearean actress, was working at the time. Her father, Adam Kunz, was a typewriter salesman. The family lived in New York and moved to Ridgewood, N.J., when Julia was 10."
  232. ^ "Michael Mercurio: From Ridgewood to Hollywood", The Villadom Times, October 27, 2010. Accessed November 16, 2017. "When he was a teenager, his family moved to Ridgewood, where he attended Ridgewood High School from 1986 to 1988."
  233. ^ Rowe, Amy. "Ducktails' Matt Mondanile finds his own way in Jersey", New York Daily News, September 19, 2017. Accessed October 31, 2018. "Matt Mondanile, the former guitarist for Real Estate and Ridgewood, N.J., native, said it was satisfying to move back home after four years in LA to finish "Jersey Devil," his latest record as solo project Ducktails."
  234. ^ "Elisabeth Moore", International Tennis Hall of Fame. Accessed November 17, 2017. "In the book Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Woman, Moore, who was schooled and raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey said, 'I do not think any such change should be made without first canvassing the wishes of the women players … Lawn tennis is a game not alone of skill but of endurance as well, and I fail to see why such a radical change should be made to satisfy a few players who do not take the time or have the inclination to get themselves in proper condition for playing.'"
  235. ^ Crossette, Barbara. "Richard Muenz", The New York Times, July 25, 1980. Accessed December 16, 2013. "Richard Muenz was born in 1948 in Hartford and grew up around Ridgewood, N.J.... He went on to Ridgewood High School, where he played and sang in school productions."
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  237. ^ McQuiston, John T. "Helen K. Nearing, Maine Writer, Dies at 91", The New York Times, September 19, 1995. Accessed January 28, 2020. "Mrs. Nearing, who was born in Ridgewood, N.J., graduated from Ridgewood High School, then traveled extensively aboard, studying the violin, which she gave up for gardening when she married Mr. Nearing."
  238. ^ Gardener, Cheney. "Build a Better Treehouse Without Hurting Yourself, Your Pride, or a Tree; A master treehouse builder (yes, that's his real job title) on the numbers, physics, and philosophy of the perfect fortress", Outside, June 6, 2016. Accessed September 20, 2018. "Pete Nelson's first treehouse sat in a maple tree in his childhood home's cramped Ridgewood, New Jersey, backyard."
  239. ^ Kleimann, James. "Ridgewood Native Kim Ng Could be Baseball's First Female GM; ESPN's Buster Olney reports Angels interviewing Ng", Ridgewood-GlenRockPatch, October 20, 2011. Accessed December 16, 2013. "ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting that Ridgewood HS grad Kim Ng could be the first woman to break the glass ceiling in baseball."
  240. ^ Staff. "Senses Fail performs two area shows", The Record, November 23, 2010. Accessed January 29, 2011. "Senses Fail frontman and Ridgewood native James 'Buddy' Nielsen knows he's indebted to his hometown for leading him to his calling in music. Just not in the way you might think."
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  242. ^ Rohan, Virginia. "Sex, Lies and Photographs—Bergen County native's Dirt character reaps what he sows", The Record, January 1, 2007. Accessed December 20, 2013. "Nordling was born 3,000 miles from the craziness, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, and grew up mostly in Washington Township (in the only house on the town's Times Square)."
  243. ^ Collins, Huntly. "Helen O'Bannon, 49; Served State And Penn As A Top Administrator", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 20, 1988. Accessed December 16, 2013. "Born in Ridgewood, N.J., Mrs. O'Bannon graduated with honors from Wellesley College in 1961."
  244. ^ "Bishop John O'Hara", Archdiocese of New York. Accessed April 17, 2021. "Bishop O'Hara was raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey, graduating from Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in 1959."
  245. ^ Furlong, Jim. "Three of a Kind: They All Play for Duke, but It's Still Easy to Get the O'Reilly Triplets Mixed Up", Los Angeles Times, May 13, 1988. Accessed September 6, 2019. "Imagine three 20-year-old Liza Minnelli look-alikes from Ridgewood, N.J., by way of Durham, N.C., in Hollywood, dreaming of success.... Christine, Patti and Terri O'Reilly, around whom the best women's tennis team in Duke University's history is built, are competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Assn. tournament at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA."
  246. ^ Stephenson, Madeline. "Evanka Osmak: Courting Success", City Life magazine, January 25, 2013. Accessed December 16, 2013. "Persistent Osmak, who was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, relentlessly sent her demo tape to stations across North America."
  247. ^ "Pro Recruiting Story Series: Q & A With Nikki Krzysik", Be Recruited. Accessed November 17, 2017. "Nikki Krzysik is a professional soccer player who currently captains the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). Krzysik, born in Ridgewood, NJ, attended Clifton High School and was a member of the US Youth National Teams."
  248. ^ Grimes, William. "Jack Pitney, Who Made Much of the Mini, Dies at 47", The New York Times, August 27, 2010. Accessed November 16, 2017. "A spokesman for BMW, citing officials in the Greene County sheriff's office, said Mr. Pitney died when a tractor he was riding flipped over on him as he was trying to uproot a tree stump. No other details were provided. He also lived in Ridgewood, N.J."
  249. ^ McCall, Tris. "Ridgewood rocks: A slew of hot indie bands have roots in Bergen town", The Star-Ledger, August 1, 2010. Accessed November 28, 2012. "Guitarist and singer Cassie Ramone, a Ridgewood High School graduate who fronts the popular Vivian Girls, says that her parents moved to the Bergen County suburb to take advantage of the schools."
  250. ^ Staff. "Remington Denied Link To Red Spies; Former Federal Economist Was Serving 3-Year Term on Perjury Charges", The New York Times, November 25, 1954. Accessed July 27, 2011. "Remington was reared in Ridgewood, N. J."
  251. ^ About Amanda, AmandaRenee.com. Accessed November 26, 2016. "Amanda Renée was raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey and now wriggles her toes in the warm coastal Carolina sands."
  252. ^ Klapisch, Bob. "Devils announcer Glenn "Chico" Resch reminisces on hockey and life in Bergen", (201) Magazine, December 15, 2010. Accessed October 13, 2013. "Today, he resides in Lyndhurst, before that Little Ferry, and back in his playing days, when he was making the daily commute to the Meadowlands, Resch nestled into the fabric of everyday life in Ridgewood, which he says, 'made me feel like I was in the heartland of America.'"
  253. ^ Yorio, Kara. "Former Yankee Bobby Richardson signing new book in Ridgewood", The Record, September 18, 2012. Accessed July 30, 2013. "Former Yankee second-baseman Bobby Richardson and his family spent 10 summers living in Ridgewood during his playing career. The village is important to him, a place of some happy memories for a young and growing family."
  254. ^ Levinson, Peter J. "September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle", via Google Books, p. 19. "Ridgewood is another of the upper-middle-class bedroom communities of New York.... Nelson and Leonard lived on the east side of town."
  255. ^ "Harpist Plays To Notables While in Italy", Ridgewood Herald-News, June 19, 1952. Accessed February 6, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Beatrice Schroeder, concert harpist of Bergenfield, formerly of Ridgewood, left last month by plane for Rome, Italy, to present a recital in Genoa before starting on a vacation tour of France, Switzerland and Italy."
  256. ^ Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Accessed October 2, 2013. "Eric Scott Rosengren was born on June 3, 1957, in Ridgewood, New Jersey."
  257. ^ Staff. "Briefing: Politics; Roukema Retiring", The New York Times, November 11, 2001. Accessed January 29, 2011. "Representative Marge Roukema, a leading voice in the Republican Party's moderate wing since her election in 1980, said last week that she would retire after her current term. Ms. Roukema, 72, of Ridgewood, is the longest-serving woman in Congress."
  258. ^ Kent, Spencer. "Henry Rowan, benefactor of Rowan University, dies at 92", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 10, 2015. Accessed December 23, 2017. "Originally from Ridgewood, Rowan studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served in the Army Air Coprs during World War II before starting his own business."
  259. ^ Bob Sall, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Accessed November 17, 2017. "Antonio Saldutti (Bob Sall) was born of Dutch-Italian heritage in the town of Ridgewood, New Jersey, in 1908."
  260. ^ Townsend, Brad. "Support group: Scottie Scheffler's golf journey takes him to U.S. Open, with family in tow", The Dallas Morning News, June 14, 2017. Accessed March 30, 2021. "Scheffler's journey actually began in Ridgewood, N.J., where he was born. Scott and Diane moved to family to Dallas 14 years ago."
  261. ^ "Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs: Who Is David Schenker?", AllGov.com, May 4, 2018. Accessed April 16, 2020. "He grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, graduating from Ridgewood High School in 1986."
  262. ^ Presinzano, Jessica. "Celebrities, politicians and athletes who call North Jersey home", The Record, October 11, 2017. Accessed December 21, 2023. "Famed musician Nelson Riddle went to Ridgewood High and Oscar-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker called the village home."
  263. ^ Kieran Scott, Teenreads.com. Accessed December 1, 2012. "A Jersey-girl through and through, Kieran grew up in Montvale, New Jersey, and attended Pascack Hills High School where she was a cheerleader, singer, actress and occasionally a student. She attended Rutgers University, graduated with a double-major in English and Journalism and now resides in Ridgewood, New Jersey in her very own bachelorette pad."
  264. ^ Staff. "Gloucester Catholic's Sebra Latest Addition to the Staff", Philadelphia Daily News, September 2, 1988. Accessed January 29, 2011.
  265. ^ Lambert, Bruce. "Irving J. Selikoff Is Dead at 77; TB Researcher Fought Asbestos", The New York Times, May 22, 1992. Accessed November 17, 2017. "Dr. Irving J. Selikoff, the co-discoverer of a treatment for tuberculosis who went on to prove the hazards of asbestos and lead a campaign against its use, died on Wednesday at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J. He was 77 years old and lived in Ridgewood."
  266. ^ a b Leonard, Tom. "Ridgewood teens knew Sparks before her fame ignited", The Record, May 21, 2007. Accessed December 20, 2013. "Her family lived in Ridgewood during the eight seasons her father, Phillippi, played with the Giants. The family moved to Arizona when Phillipi retired."
  267. ^ Amodio, Joseph V. "Fast Chat: Jordin Sparks discusses life on Broadway", Newsday, October 14, 2010. Accessed January 30, 2012. "You used to live out here in the '90s, when your dad, Phillippi Sparks, played cornerback for the New York Giants. What stands out from that time? We lived a few years in Ridgewood, New Jersey. I walked to school. My dad sometimes would say, 'OK, I'm gonna drive you and your brother today.' But instead of school, he'd take us to Giants Stadium."
  268. ^ Litsky, Frank. "Plus: Lacrosse; Princeton to Face Johns Hopkins Next", The New York Times, May 25, 2002. Accessed January 30, 2012. "Syracuse has skilled attackers in the sophomore Mike Powell and the senior Josh Coffman, both from Carthage, N.Y., and the junior Michael Springer of Ridgewood, N.J."
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