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Ridgewood, New Jersey
Village
Village of Ridgewood
Map highlighting Ridgewood's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Map highlighting Ridgewood's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Ridgewood, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Ridgewood, New Jersey
Country United States of America
State New Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedNovember 20, 1894
Government
[4]
 • TypeFaulkner Act Council-Manager
 • MayorPaul Aronsohn (term ends June 30, 2014)[1]
 • ManagerKen Gabbert[2]
 • ClerkHeather Mailander[3]
Area
[5]
 • Total5.818 sq mi (15.069 km2)
 • Land5.752 sq mi (14.898 km2)
 • Water0.066 sq mi (0.172 km2)  1.14%
 • Rank263rd of 566 in state
8th of 70 in county[5]
Elevation
[6]
85 ft (26 m)
Population
 (2010 Census)[7][8][9]
 • Total24,958
 • Estimate 
(2012[10])
25,205
 • Rank99th of 566 in state
10th of 70 in county[11]
 • Density4,339.0/sq mi (1,675.3/km2)
  • Rank136th of 566 in state
33rd of 70 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP codes
07450-07452[12][13]
Area code(s)201[14]
FIPS code3400363000Template:GR[5]
GNIS feature ID0885369Template:GR[5]
Websitewww.ridgewoodnj.net

Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 24,958,[7][8][9] reflecting an increase of 22 (+0.1%) from the 24,936 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 784 (+3.2%) from the 24,152 counted in the 1990 Census.[15] Ridgewood is a suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan.

The Village of Ridgewood was created on November 20, 1894, with the same boundaries as Ridgewood Township. The Village became the municipal government while the Township remained as a school district.[16] In 1902, the village added portions of Orvil Township, which were returned to Orvil Township in 1915. In 1925, Ridgewood Village acquired area from Franklin Township (now Wyckoff). On February 9, 1971, Ridgewood Village acquired area from Washington Township. On May 28, 1974, it acquired area from Ho-Ho-Kus.[17]

In 1700, Johannes Van Emburgh built the first home in Ridgewood, having purchased a 250 acres (100 ha) property in 1698.[18]

Ridgewood was ranked 26th in Money magazine's "Best Places to Live" in America, 2011.[19]

Neighborhood Scout website ranked Ridgewood as the 6th safest city in America in its 2013 rankings of the "NeighborhoodScout’s® Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S.[20]

Geography

Ridgewood is located at 40°58′54″N 74°06′49″W / 40.981591°N 74.113506°W / 40.981591; -74.113506 (40.981591,-74.113506). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had a total area of 5.818 square miles (15.069 km2), of which, 5.752 square miles (14.898 km2) of it was land and 0.066 square miles (0.172 km2) of it (1.14%) was water.Template:GR[5]

Ridgewood is adjacent to eight municipalities, seven in Bergen County − Paramus, Washington Township, Ho-Ho-Kus, Waldwick, Midland Park, Wyckoff and Glen Rock − and Hawthorne in Passaic County.

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: [21]

Demographics

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%
2012 (est.)25,205[10]1.0%
Population sources:
1890-1920[22] 1890-1910[23]
1890-1930[24] 1900-2010[25][26]
2000[27][28] 2010[7][8][9]

Ridgewood ranked at #15 on Money Magazine's 2013 listing of the 25 top-earning towns in the USA.[29]

2010 Census

Template:USCensusDemographics

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.[30]

Same-sex couples headed 38 households in 2010, an increase from the 22 counted in 2000.[31]

2000 Census

Ridgewood, NJ Downtown Area

As of the 2000 United States CensusTemplate:GR there were 24,936 people, 8,603 households, and 6,779 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,308.9 people per square mile (1,662.8/km2). There were 8,802 housing units at an average density of 1,521.0 per square mile (587.0/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.[27][28]

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.[27][28]

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.[27][28]

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 are below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.[27][28]

Government

Local government

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.[32] Under this form, the governing body consists 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 May. At a reorganization meeting held on July 1 after newly elected council members take office, the council chooses a mayor and deputy mayor from among its members, with the mayor presiding over Council meetings, but without any executive authority.[4]

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 2013, members of the Ridgewood Village Council are Mayor Paul Aronsohn (term on council ends June 30, 2016; term as mayor ends June 30, 2014), Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli (2016), Gwenn Hauck (2016), Thomas M. Riche (2014) and Bernadette Walsh (2014).[33][34][35][36]

Of the 565 municipalities statewide, Ridgewood is one of only four municipalities in New Jersey with the village type of government, joining Loch Arbour, Ridgefield Park and South Orange.[37]

Federal, state and county representation

Ridgewood is located in the 5th Congressional District[38] and is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district.[8][39][40]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff).[41][42] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[43] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[44][45]

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).[46] Template:NJ Governor

Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners composed 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.[47]

Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[48] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[49] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[50] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[51] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[52] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2024)[53] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2024).[54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61]

Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[62][63] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2024)[64][65] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).[66][67][57][68]

Politics

As of March 23, 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 to other parties.[69] 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).[69][70]

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).[71][72] 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).[73][74] 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).[75]

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).[76]

Education

The Ridgewood Public Schools consist of nine public schools and two additional school facilities, which house a pre-school program operated through the district and a private day care center. Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[77]) are Glen School[78] (Pre-School and Private Day Care Center), six K-5 elementary schools – Henrietta Hawes Elementary School[79] (400), Orchard Elementary School[80] (339), Ridge Elementary School[81] (493), Irwin B. Somerville Elementary School[82] (501), Ira W. Travell Elementary School[83] (392) and Willard Elementary School[84] (485) – Benjamin Franklin Middle School[85] (689) and George Washington Middle School[86] (663) for grades 6-8 and Ridgewood High School[87] (1,668) for grades 9-12.[88] The high school was the 28th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 20th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[89]

According to the New Jersey Department of Education, Ridgewood is a socioeconomic District Factor Group of J, the highest of eight categories.[90] The Ridgewood Public Schools is the largest school district in Bergen County, with an enrollment of 5,730 students as of the 2010-11 school year.[91]

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 a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[92][93]

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.[94]

Pre-schools in Ridgewood include West Side Presbyterian, First Presbyterian School and the Montessori Learning Center.

Local media

The village of Ridgewood is served by two weekly community newspapers – The Ridgewood News and the Ridgewood Suburban News. The papers 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 all three of these papers. Patch Media provides Ridgewood with its own daily news website, which offers news, events, announcements and Local Voices.[95]

Transportation

Roads and highways

The village had a total of 94.70 miles (152.40 km) of roadways, of which 79.79 miles (128.41 km) are 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.[96]

The southern terminus of Franklin Turnpike is in Ridgewood. Other roads that pass through Ridgewood are New Jersey Route 17 and County Route 507.

Public transportation

The Ridgewood station[97] is served by the New Jersey Transit Main Line as well as the Bergen County Line.[98] 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. NJTransit trains on both the Bergen 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. There are usually taxicabs available right at the train station, as the taxi building is on the northbound platform.

New Jersey 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.[99]

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.[100]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Ridgewood, New Jersey

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

Historic sites

Ridgewood is home to the following locations on the National Register of Historic Places:[185]

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  102. ^ Sartor, Michelle. "Giant From Ridgewood Surprises Students: David Baas and two New York Giant teammates visited Westwood Jr./Sr. High School Tuesday to promote physical fitness", RidgewoodPatch, September 14, 2011. Accessed January 17, 2012. "Ridgewood resident and New York Giant David Baas and two teammates gave eighth-graders at Westwood Jr./Sr. High School quite a pleasant surprise Tuesday afternoon when they appeared on the new football field to join in on a phys-ed class."
  103. ^ Staff. "Gen. Adam Badeau Dead", New York Times, March 21, 1895. Accessed October 2, 2013. "RIDGEWOOD, N.J., March 20. -- Brigadier-Gen. Adam Badeau died suddenly last night."
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  107. ^ Senior Watch, Northwestern University. Accessed December 15, 2013. "'It occurred to me that someone was getting paid to go to every game and tell thousands of people what was happening,' says the Medill School of Journalism senior from Ridgewood, N.J."
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  109. ^ Staff. "Bouton, a 21-Game Winner, Spurns Yanks' First Offer", The New York Times, February 13, 1964. Accessed November 4, 2012. "The New York Yankees have a holdout. He is Jim Bouton, the 25-year-old pitcher from Ridgewood, N.J., who won 21 games for the American League champions last season."
  110. ^ Staff. " Ridgewood: From the Lawns to the Heights; With 25,000 residents, the village is known for its bustling downtown, its convenient transportation for commuters, its quality schools and its wealth of cultural and recreational activities.", Insiders Guide to North Jersey. Accessed December 15, 2013. "It is also home to mystery writer Harlan Coben, former New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles, and senior correspondent for Fox News Channel Brenda Buttner."
  111. ^ Staff. "'Empire’s Got Talent': Bergen native Martha Byrne holds one night only event", Bergen.com, November 8, 2011. Accessed December 20, 2013. "Waldwick native and Ridgewood resident Martha Byrne held an “Empire’s Got Talent” event last night in New York City."
  112. ^ Kleimann, James. "Governor Appoints Ridgewood's Todd Caliguire to Investigations Commission; Christie names former gubernatorial candidate to a seat on the bipartisan New Jersey State Commission of Investigation for the rest of 2011.", Ridgewood-GlenRockPatch, February 19, 2011. Accessed December 15, 2013.
  113. ^ Staff. "Peter Carlisle officially Honolulu’s 13th mayor, says rail is a priority", The Hawaii Independent, October 12, 2010. Accessed December 20, 2013. "Prior to running for mayor, Carlisle served for 14 years as Honolulu’s elected Prosecutor. He was born in 1952 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UCLA School of Law."
  114. ^ "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."
  115. ^ Kindergan, Ashley; Akin, Stephanie; Coutros, Evonne; and Clunn, Nick. "Ridgewood man takes own life; Rutgers dorm mates charged after sex webcast", The Record (Bergen County), September 29, 2010. Accessed January 29, 2011.
  116. ^ "Book looks at what drives teens JERSEY INK", The Star-Ledger, May 25, 2006. "Coben, who was born in Newark and grew up in Livingston, graduating from Livingston High School, has relatives in Livingston and often goes there. He has lived in Ridgewood since 1992."
  117. ^ Finn, obin. "Local Writer, Worldwide Following", The New York Times, April 2, 2009. Accessed January 30, 2012. "The writer Harlan Coben and his wife, Anne Armstrong-Coben, a pediatrician, at their home in Ridgewood, N.J."
  118. ^ "The Takeover: Ridgewood Salon owner, Tabatha Coffey, gets new show on Bravo", (201) magazine, April 5, 2011. Accessed July 27, 2011.
  119. ^ Boroson, Warren. "How to plan for a disaster; Terrorist expert Leonard Cole of Ridgewood offers advice in ‘fine new book’ ", Jewish Standard, November 16, 2012. Accessed December 15, 2013. "Cole, a Ph.D. and DDS, is an adjunct professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark and director of the program on terror medicine and security at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of the New Jersey Center for Biodefense. A resident of Ridgewood, he is a former president of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey."
  120. ^ Brock, Corey. "Oh, Doctor! Coleman synonymous with Padres; In 40th year as radio voice of club, 'The Colonel' to be honored on Saturday", Major League Baseball, September 13, 2012. Accessed July 30, 2013. "Coleman started out calling the national game of the week for CBS, but he began calling Yankees game in 1963. Working and living in New York, Coleman said, was intense. He lived in Ridgewood, N.J., which was '19.9 miles from Yankee Stadium, but a million miles from New York.'"
  121. ^ Assembly Member Christopher J. Connors, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007.
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  123. ^ 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."
  124. ^ Lee, Linda. "A NIGHT OUT WITH: Meghan Daum; No Escaping the City", The New York Times, June 1, 2003. Accessed January 29, 2011. "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.)"
  125. ^ Staff. "Barbara Demick Named Seoul Bureau Chief", Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2001. Accessed November 3, 2012. "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."
  126. ^ About Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy. Accessed November 3, 2012. "Demick grew up in Ridgewood, N.J. She is currently the Los Angeles Times’ bureau chief in Beijing."
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  131. ^ 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."
  132. ^ 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."
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  135. ^ "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."
  136. ^ 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..."
  137. ^ 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."
  138. ^ Biography, 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."
  139. ^ Staff. "New Voice; Opera announcer with a New Jersey accent", The Record (Bergen County), 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."
  140. ^ 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."
  141. ^ 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."
  142. ^ Kim, Peter S. "MY FIRST JOB; Howdy, Buckaroo, Here's Your Apron", The New York Times, March 11, 2011. Accessed July 27, 2011. "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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  145. ^ Harper, Christine. "A Conversation with Jeffrey M. Lacker", 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."
  146. ^ 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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  148. ^ 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."
  149. ^ Duggan, Amelia; and Spelling, Ian. "Big Name, 'Small' Start: Famous people who entered the world in Bergen", Bergen.com, May 9, 2012. Accessed December 16, 2013. "RIDGEWOOD: Martha Byrne, Jason Heyward, Alfred Lutter III, Jeff Nordling, Tara Reid, Charlie Tahan, Daisy Tahan"
  150. ^ Rohan, Virginia. "Professional juggler", The Record (Bergen County), 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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  153. ^ Staff. "Rangers Notes", The Record (Bergen County), 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."
  154. ^ Paul Mara player profile, ESPN.com. Accessed December 20, 2013.
  155. ^ U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet: Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Jr., 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."
  156. ^ 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."
  157. ^ Bonko, Larry. "'Twas a Good Year for Muniz", The Virginian-Pilot, December 22, 2000. Accessed November 6, 2011. "If you're Frankie Muniz... You earn more money than many of the grown-ups in your hometown of Ridgewood, N.J."
  158. ^ 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."
  159. ^ Staff. "Senses Fail performs two area shows", The Record (Bergen County), 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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  162. ^ 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."
  163. ^ 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."
  164. ^ Joan Ostling, ObitsForLife.com. Accessed September 27, 2012. "OSTLING, Joan K. (nee Kerns) 69, of Ridgewood, a writer and college teacher, died of breast cancer on January 11."
  165. ^ 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."
  166. ^ McCall, Tris. "Ridgewood rocks: A slew of hot indie bands have roots in Bergen town", The Star-Ledger, August 1, 2010. Accessed July 27, 2011. "Al-Rawi turned the attic of his mother’s house into a studio, and there he recorded the debut album by Real Estate, Ridgewood’s best-known musical export."
  167. ^ 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."
  168. ^ 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.'"
  169. ^ Yorio, Kara. "Former Yankee Bobby Richardson signing new book in Ridgewood", The Record (Bergen County), 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."
  170. ^ 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."
  171. ^ Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Accessed October 2, 2013. "Eric Scott Rosengren was born on June 3, 1957, in Ridgewood, New Jersey."
  172. ^ 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."
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  176. ^ 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."
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  178. ^ Levin, Jay. "Actor Wayne Tippit dies at 76; longtime Ridgewood resident", The Record (Bergen County), September 4, 2009. Accessed December 20, 2013. "Wayne Tippit, a ruggedly handsome character actor who appeared on television's Melrose Place and in New York stage productions during a career that spanned a half-century, died last Friday in Los Angeles. The former Ridgewood resident was 76."
  179. ^ Staff. "Tarzan of Tarzana", Daily News of Los Angeles, April 22, 1998. Accessed July 27, 2011. "When I was growing up in Ridgewood, NJ, we lived on Van Dien Avenue, which was named after my great-great-great grandfather."
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