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Hi Ridgewood! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • What a Ridgewood school repair referendum could mean for your taxes
  • How two Ridgewood teens landed on jazz's biggest festival stage
  • Which top gymnasts are coming to compete at Ridgewood this month?

Also on today's calendar: Fish (Or Chicken) & Chips and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Ridgewood BOE Weighs Priorities For Aging School Facilities, Possible Referendum (TAPinto.net) — Ridgewood school officials are weighing how to tackle aging roofs, fire alarms, and heating systems across all 10 schools, including Ridgewood High School, Orchard, George Washington, and Travell. The Board of Education is considering a bond referendum, possibly smaller and focused on urgent safety and infrastructure needs, which could tap state aid but would ultimately fall to local voters to approve.
   

2. Ridgewood Students Perform at 69th Monterey Jazz Festival Alongside NJ Peers (TAPinto.net) — Two Ridgewood High School musicians, saxophonist Elie Wunder and guitarist Brody Frers, recently performed with the JAZZ HOUSE Big Band at the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival in California. They joined standout peers from towns across New Jersey, showcasing their skills on a national stage and building on the band's record of high-profile competitions and international festival appearances.
   

3. Gymnastics notebook for Oct. 7: Fliers fly, Trojans 4-peat (nj.com subscription) — Ridgewood gets a nod as host site for major high school gymnastics events, including last year's North Jersey League A Championships and this season's upcoming Bergen County Championships. The notebook spotlights strong starts by programs like Neptune and Mount Olive, while giving Ridgewood-area fans dates and locations for key meets featuring many of North Jersey's top gymnasts.
   

4. Sydney Sweeney reportedly filming sequel at North Jersey university (njherald.com) — Ridgewood again gets a nod from Hollywood, as the hit thriller series that previously filmed scenes in the village and other North Jersey spots returns to New Jersey for its sequel, now shooting at William Paterson University. The production, starring Sydney Sweeney and Kirsten Dunst, is part of a booming film industry that's pouring hundreds of millions into the state.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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