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🌱 Patch AM: What Financial Decisions Should You Make At Each Stage Of Life In Ridgewood?

Also, don't miss Orpheus Club Men's Chorus of Ridgewood on the Ridgewood Patch calendar

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Good morning Ridgewood! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Ridgewood's high home values should shape your money decisions
  • Key tips for Ridgewood permits, historic homes, and window replacement costs
  • Who are the new leaders behind Ridgewood's water, trash and inspections?

Also on today's calendar: Orpheus Club Men's Chorus of Ridgewood and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 77, low: 58.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. What Financial Decisions Should You Make At Each Stage Of Life In Ridgewood? (patch.com) — Ridgewood residents are urged to match their financial decisions to each life stage, from building emergency savings and buying a home to planning for retirement and long-term care. With high local home values and strong rail access, the piece explains why mortgages, insurance, and retirement planning matter here, and outlines how to evaluate financial professionals, including Ridgewood-based New York Life agents. Readers are encouraged to revisit plans as careers, families, and responsibilities change.
   

2. What To Know Before Replacing Windows Or Doors In Ridgewood (patch.com) — Ridgewood homeowners weighing new windows or doors get detailed, locally tailored guidance on when repairs are enough, when full replacement makes sense, and how village permitting and historic-preservation rules apply. The piece explains Ridgewood's building history, clarifies when permits are required, and suggests key questions to ask contractors so residents can compare bids and protect older homes' character.
   

3. Moving Up: Ridgewood Promotions, Hires (tapinto.net) — Ridgewood has filled three key roles that affect everyday village services, including sanitation, water, and building inspections. A longtime sanitation worker is now Assistant Supervisor, a seasoned water-industry professional will lead Ridgewood Water operations, and a veteran inspector and former police officer is taking over as Building Department Director and Construction Official.
   

4. Run The Night Powered by Nike 2026 (milesplit.com) — Ridgewood High runners turned in strong performances at the Run The Night meet powered by Nike, with multiple boys placing well across junior, senior, and underclass races and the team finishing as high as fifth in several divisions. If you have a student on the squad, you can scan the results to see exactly where each Ridgewood athlete and relay group placed against top programs from around New Jersey.
   

5. TripAdvisor says these North Jersey cafes beat Dunkin' (northjersey.com) — Ridgewood's independent coffee shops are outranking Dunkin' and Starbucks on TripAdvisor, with White Maple Café, Ridgewood Coffee Company, and American Bulldog Coffee Roasters taking the top three spots in town. For local caffeine seekers, that means visitors and residents alike are being steered toward homegrown cafes before the national chains when searching online.
   

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Ok Ridgewood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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