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Ridgewood Earns Sustainable Jersey Certification

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 27, 2023

Contact: Keith Kazmark, Village Manager – 201-670-5500 ext. 2202

 

Ridgewood Earns Sustainable Jersey Certification

 

Ridgewood, NJ – Ridgewood has met the rigorous requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey certification at the bronze-level. Certified towns were announced at the Sustainable Jersey Annual Luncheon on November 14, 2023, in Atlantic City at the New Jersey State League of Municipalities Conference. Sustainable Jersey's participating communities represent over 83% of the state's municipalities.

 

Ridgewood’s Deputy Mayor Pamela Perron asserted, “Our Green Team does a terrific job pursuing the Sustainable Jersey path to a healthier planet.  With creative initiatives such as No Mow May and Project 1,000 Acres, we hope to attain Silver certification in 2024.”

 

For the 2023 Sustainable Jersey application cycle, 40 towns achieved certification at the bronze-level to make a total of 136 towns that are bronze-certified in the program. Bronze-level certification requires that a town meet a minimum of 150 points.

 

“We’re proud to recognize the 2023 award winners and certified towns who have made sustainability an integral part of their municipality,” said Randall Solomon, director of Sustainable Jersey. “Thank you for your leadership, hard work and vision. You exemplify the commitment we need to achieve a sustainable New Jersey.” Certified towns excelled in areas such as improving energy efficiency, health and wellness, reducing waste, sustaining local economies, protecting natural resources and advancing the arts.

 

In 2023, Ridgewood earned Sustainable Jersey credits for the planting of 280 trees, publishing a natural resource inventory as part of its recent Master Plan update, installing four electric vehicle charging stations in the town’s new parking garage, purchasing a Styrofoam densifier for its Recycling Center, adopting a tree protection ordinance and developing a Community Forestry Plan.

 

About Sustainable Jersey

Sustainable Jersey provides tools, training and financial incentives to support communities as they pursue sustainability programs. As New Jersey faces issues such as the climate crisis, a growing equity divide and environmental pollution, municipalities want to be a part of the solution to these challenges. Sustainable Jersey participants (municipalities and schools) have successfully implemented and documented over 25,569 sustainability actions. Sustainable Jersey has provided over $7.6 million in grants to municipalities, school districts and schools for community-based projects that create healthy and sustainable communities in New Jersey. www.SustainableJersey.com

 

 

 

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Ridgewood General Election Results 2023

DISTRICT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ABS TOTAL  
REGISTERED VOTERS        974      1,230      1,073         909      1,155      1,015      1,158         855      1,014      1,008         1,119      1,006         1,169     1,320         922         795         962         989         951   19,624  
TURNOUT        273         301         277         200         230         230         249         222         232         174            270         263            260        332         435         176         254         255         274   4,907  
TURNOUT PERCENTAGE 28% 24% 26% 22% 20% 23% 22% 26% 23% 17% 24% 26% 22% 25% 47% 22% 26% 26% 29%   25%  
                                             
FOR STATE SENATE                                            
JENNIFER EHRENTRAUT 162 159 141 121 111 144 151 137 133 96 131 130 156 173 140 95 136 149 140   2,605 53.1%
KRISTIN M CORRADO 95 129 116 70 110 79 86 80 92 74 126 116 99 152 115 78 111 97 129   1,954 39.8%
WRITE INS                                     1      
                                             
FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY                                            
GIOVANNA IRIZARRY 153 159 135 114 105 139 150 137 130 100 128 129 154 168 140 90 137 141 139   2,548 51.9%
JENNIFER MARRINAN 161 165 143 114 110 138 149 136 132 99 127 133 159 168 140 98 143 150 142   2,607 53.1%
CHRISTOPHER P DEPHILLIPS 92 128 113 74 111 80 85 79 91 69 122 81 96 155 112 77 104 94 123   1,886 38.4%
AL BARLAS 86 122 108 70 100 79 82 75 84 67 121 111 92 144 110 71 96 92 114   1,824 37.2%
WRITE INS               1     4 8     1       2      
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS                                            
JOAN M VOSS 166 165 142 119 112 142 156 141 132 100 134 138 164 170 145 96 146 158 141   2,667 54.4%
RAFAEL MARTE 155 158 136 114 108 133 149 131 126 101 131 131 155 170 137 92 137 149 135   2,548 51.9%
AGNINSHALAN N COLLINS 84 125 107 64 100 80 80 75 86 66 118 104 86 143 106 73 98 86 120   1,801 36.7%
MARY JO-ANN GUINCHARD 84 125 115 67 106 84 76 79 87 67 117 112 86 137 110 77 100 88 123   1,840 37.5%
WRITE INS                 2   4 8             2      
                                             
SCHOOL ELECTION BALLOT - LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS (2)                                            
JULIE MICHEDLISHVILI 95 61 76 40 41 64 71 88 69 45 64 95 74 82 63 44 71 41 94   1,278 26.0%
MALCOLM R JENNINGS 20 55 41 12 23 27 17 13 33 29 37 26 35 41 28 13 17 28 51   546 11.1%
CLAUDE J GUINCHARD II 24 44 35 13 26 31 10 14 29 34 38 24 29 42 24 18 21 22 44   522 10.6%
MICHAEL W LEMBO 39 49 38 31 52 32 39 47 37 30 65 58 60 80 58 39 65 72 62   953 19.4%
LAURA MCKENNA 63 57 49 34 44 42 40 44 37 28 37 59 31 95 50 25 37 50 48   870 17.7%
MARY E MICALE 155 129 137 129 132 133 145 103 110 74 112 146 130 92 123 96 130 115 96   2,287 46.6%
SAURABH DANI 78 106 72 69 48 63 59 62 61 38 88 67 65 114 87 51 74 62 78   1,342 27.3%
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