Morning Ridgewood! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
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Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Eight Bergen County Schools Make U.S. News List Of Best High Schools In NJ (patch.com) — Families in Ridgewood can celebrate that Ridgewood High School placed among the top 50 public high schools in New Jersey in U.S. News & World Report's 2026–2027 rankings. It joins seven other Bergen County schools on the statewide list, with two county magnet schools also earning spots in the national top 100.
• Want to live in one of NJ's wealthiest suburbs? It'll cost you (northjersey.com) — Ridgewood has been ranked among the 50 wealthiest suburbs in the country, with typical home values around $1.24 million and rising. The report, which also highlights Westfield, Summit, Tenafly, and Princeton, underscores just how expensive it's become to buy into Ridgewood's Bergen County housing market.
• Boys soccer preview, 2026: Conference-by-conference divisional alignments (nj.com subscription) — Ridgewood boys soccer will compete in the Big North Conference's Freedom Division this fall, alongside Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Northern Highlands, and Ramapo. The statewide divisional alignments are now set, outlining which rivals Ridgewood and other New Jersey schools will face across every major conference.
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