Ridgewood Avenue

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• Glen Ridge Council Approves $50,000 Grant Bid for Jitney Program, Reviews Storm Cleanup and Fall Event Roundup

  May September 28, 2026 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge Council Approves Road Contract Increases, Adopts $3.75 Million in Payments

  September 14, 2026 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge School Board Opens Year Addressing Linden Ceiling Collapse Repairs, Cell Phone Policy and Substantiated Bullying Reports

  September 8, 2026 · Board of Education

• Council Approves Two Separate Hollywood Film Shoots in One Meeting

  August 10, 2026 · Mayor & Council

• Historic Preservation Commission Approves Two Renovations, Grapples With Unauthorized Retaining Wall at 480 Ridgewood Avenue

  August 5, 2026 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Schools Approve $100,220 in Emergency Repairs After Linden Avenue Ceiling Collapse

  July 21, 2026 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge preservation panel rejects concrete pavers for historic Forest Avenue sidewalk

  July 1, 2026 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Ceiling Collapse at Linden Avenue Prompts $170,000 in Emergency Repairs as Board Bids Farewell to Longtime Staff

  June 10, 2026 · Board of Education

• Preservation vice chair recuses himself, then represents applicant, at 269 Ridgewood Avenue hearing

  June 3, 2026 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Honors Late Linden Avenue Teacher Jennifer Gonzaga, Urges State Action on Health Costs

  May 13, 2026 · Board of Education

• Split vote over corrective plan for 3 Laurel Place garage built out of compliance

  May 6, 2026 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Council Adopts Cap Bank Ordinance, Accepts $500,000 Watershed Study Grant

  April 27, 2026 · Mayor & Council

• Board Adopts $44.2 Million Budget, Warns of New E-Bike Law After Fatal Crash

  April 28, 2026 · Board of Education

• Board Finds Bullying Substantiated in Two Ridgewood Avenue Cases as District Earns National Award

  April 8, 2026 · Board of Education

• Historic commission takes up unpermitted pergola and fireplace at 332 Ridgewood Avenue

  April 8, 2026 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Names Kievit Permanent Superintendent, Then Reverses Kindergarten Staffing Move After Parent Uproar

  March 18, 2026 · Board of Education

• 74 Ridgewood Avenue redesign withdrawn again; 26 Ridgewood Avenue addition advances after months of review

  March 4, 2026 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Snowstorm Forces Virtual Council Meeting; Affordable Housing Hearings Pushed to March 9

  February 23, 2026 · Mayor & Council

• Central School Families Push for DeWitt as Principal as Board Also Backs Anti-ICE School Resolution

  February 24, 2026 · Board of Education

• Two Ridgewood Avenue additions withdrawn after design pushback at preservation meeting

  February 4, 2026 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Honors a Teacher of the Year From Every School as Parents Press on Class Sizes, Chemistry Coverage

  January 27, 2026 · Board of Education

• Planning Board Carries Glen Ridge Country Club Pool Expansion Amid Noise and Setback Concerns

  January 21, 2026 · Planning Board

• Yewaisis elected HPC chair as commission approves five renovation projects, sends 26 Ridgewood Avenue plan back again

  January 7, 2026 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Former Student Confronts Board Over Unpunished Slurs and Swastikas as One Bullying Complaint Is Substantiated

  December 16, 2025 · Board of Education

• Darby presides over final HPC meeting with mixed votes and a January return

  December 3, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Marching Band's National Finish, Boys Soccer's Sectional Run Highlight Glen Ridge BOE Meeting

  November 18, 2025 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Library Seeks 10.85% Funding Increase From Borough for 2026, Board Adopts New Five-Year Strategic Plan

  November 12, 2025 · Library Board of Trustees

• Ridgewood Avenue Principal Michael Donovan Announces Retirement as Two Bullying Complaints Are Substantiated

  October 28, 2025 · Board of Education

• Ridgewood Avenue School Named Blue Ribbon School as Board Details Superintendent Search Timeline

  October 7, 2025 · Board of Education

• Historic Commission Rejects Single-Garage-Door Request at 378 Forest Avenue

  September 30, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Schools Open the Year With Lacrosse Championship Honors, Internal Superintendent Search

  September 9, 2025 · Board of Education

• HPC clears seven projects but records a No vote and two recusals

  September 3, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• HPC approves five projects, denies oversized Sherman Avenue addition

  August 6, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Superintendent Arlington Resigns as Board Reveals No Charges Against Former Teacher, Drawing Sharp Public Pushback

  July 22, 2025 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Council Approves New Police SUV, $4.5 Million in Bills, and Summer Events at July 14 Meeting

  July 14, 2025 · Mayor & Council

• HPC Clears Five Applications Including Partial Demolition on Ridgewood Avenue

  July 2, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Parents Confront Glen Ridge Board Over Handling of Teacher Misconduct Case at Ridgewood Avenue School

  June 10, 2025 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Council Adopts Police Captain Salary Ordinance, Hires Tax Appeal Law Firm Without Bidding

  June 9, 2025 · Mayor & Council

• HPC Splits on Retaining-Wall Coping Materials at 90 Ridgewood, Two Members Dissent

  June 4, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Council Advances Plan to Restore Police Chief Position, Approves Vehicle and Salary Ordinances

  May 27, 2025 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge Schools Address Rumors Over Teacher's Resignation as Parents Press for More Transparency

  May 13, 2025 · Board of Education

• HPC Advances Midland and Hawthorne Avenue Additions, Commissioner Deshan Recuses on Family Project

  May 7, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Adopts Final $45 Million Budget as Second Bullying Complaint This Spring Is Substantiated

  April 29, 2025 · Board of Education

• Two HPC Applications Left Undecided as Commission Focuses on Massing Concerns; Porch Enclosure Passes With One Abstention

  April 2, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Girls Basketball's First Sectional Title Highlights a Night of Teacher Honors

  April 1, 2025 · Board of Education

• Board of Adjustment Approves Pool Equipment in Front Yard at 497 Ridgewood Avenue Over Neighbors' Objections

  March 13, 2025 · Board of Adjustment

• Glen Ridge Library Board Reviews Finances, HVAC Fixes and New Outreach Efforts at March 12 Meeting

  March 12, 2025 · Library Board of Trustees

• Board Adopts Tentative $44.5 Million Budget With 3.5% Tax Levy Increase and Staff Reductions

  March 11, 2025 · Board of Education

• Historic commission rejects synthetic roof tile at 311 Ridgewood Drive, requires matching clay terracotta

  March 5, 2025 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Finds Bullying Complaint Substantiated, Moves to Revise Policies on HIB, Surveillance and Police Cooperation

  February 25, 2025 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Library to Close Children's Area in April for Furniture Installation, Weighs Sound-Barrier Fix for Teen Space

  February 12, 2025 · Library Board of Trustees

• Glen Ridge Council Raises Water Rates 6%, Awards Tree-Pruning and Vehicle-Sale Deals

  February 10, 2025 · Mayor & Council

• Board Marks Ridley O'Sullivan's 1,000-Point Milestone as It Revises 2025-26 School Calendar

  January 28, 2025 · Board of Education

• Board Reorganizes for 2025, Re-Elects Ginsburg as President After Rare Tie Vote

  January 7, 2025 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Country Club Withdraws 555 Ridgewood Avenue Application, Sending Project to Planning Board

  December 12, 2024 · Board of Adjustment

• Board Approves $562,000 High School Roof Project, Bids Farewell to 12-Year Member David Campbell

  December 10, 2024 · Board of Education

• Board Accepts Record $40,000 Kitchen Tour Check as Parent Presses for Answers on Linden Avenue Playground Grant

  November 19, 2024 · Board of Education

• Edgewood Road Flooding, Country Club Zoning Fight Dominate Glen Ridge Council Meeting

  November 11, 2024 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge Parents Pack Board Meeting to Demand Smartphone-Free Schools as Board Clears Four Bullying Investigations

  October 29, 2024 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Board Accepts Two Coaching Resignations, Launches "Capturing Kids Hearts" Program Districtwide

  October 1, 2024 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Library Grapples With Water Problems as Board Approves Children's Office Upgrade, New Digital Services

  September 11, 2024 · Library Board of Trustees

• New Superintendent Arlington Opens School Year With Safety Focus, Cell Phone Crackdown

  September 10, 2024 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Advances Tree Removal Permit Rules as Council Adopts $150,000 Equipment Spending Plan

  August 19, 2024 · Mayor & Council

• Board Finds Bullying Substantiated at High School, Welcomes New Superintendent

  July 23, 2024 · Board of Education

• Board of Adjustment Defers Decision on Already-Installed HVAC Condensers at 34 Ridgewood Avenue Pending Noise and Siting Study

  July 11, 2024 · Board of Adjustment

• Glen Ridge Library Board Approves First Building Assessment in a Decade, Funds Menstrual Product Dispensers

  June 12, 2024 · Library Board of Trustees

• Glen Ridge Council Approves $1.7 Million Water Meter Upgrade, Adopts Short-Term Rental Ban

  June 10, 2024 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge Council Honors DPW Director, Hears Safety Concerns Near High School, Advances Rental Rules

  May 28, 2024 · Mayor & Council

• Formal vote needed to settle disagreement over historic stucco restoration on Washington Street

  May 1, 2024 · Historic Preservation Commission

• HPC approves seven renovation applications, including post-fire window repairs at 4 Appleton Place, with no contested votes

  April 6, 2024 · Historic Preservation Commission

• 96 Sherman Avenue addition withdrawn after HPC calls its massing and old-new distinction unresolved

  March 6, 2024 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Council Approves New Police Vehicles, Adopts Stop Sign Rules, Sets Air B&B Public Meeting for March 20

  February 26, 2024 · Mayor & Council

• Historic panel splits twice in one night, with Chair Darby dissenting on both a slate roof and a rear porch

  February 7, 2024 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Council Restricts Public Comment, Still Delays Vote on Short-Term Rental Ban

  January 22, 2024 · Mayor & Council

• HPC approves pool-house windows on a narrow 4-3 vote, with Chair Darby among the dissenters

  January 3, 2024 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge School Board Reorganizes for 2024, Finds Bullying Complaint Substantiated at High School

  January 3, 2024 · Board of Education

• Neighbors back proposed 90 Ridgewood Avenue rebuild in public comment as HPC continues style debate

  December 6, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Board Bids Farewell to Longtime Member St. Auburn, Reviews Clean Audit and Bullying Reports

  December 5, 2023 · Board of Education

• Planning Board Denies Historic Roof-Replacement Appeal and Rejects Two-Home Midland Avenue Subdivision

  November 8, 2023 · Planning Board

• Superintendent Dirk Phillips Announces Retirement as Board Grapples With Spike in Bullying Complaints

  November 7, 2023 · Board of Education

• HPC denies asphalt shingle roof at 560 Ridgewood Avenue, leaves door open to synthetic slate

  November 1, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Council Marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Appoints Three to Board of Adjustment

  October 10, 2023 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge Board Honors Retiring Teacher and Superintendent's Statewide Award, Adds Diwali to School Calendar

  September 12, 2023 · Board of Education

• Residents Pack Council Meeting Demanding Gas Leaf-Blower Ban, Short-Term Rental Ordinance Introduced

  September 11, 2023 · Mayor & Council

• Historic Commission Approves Linden Avenue Windows and Garage Rebuild, Can't Agree on Porch Bracing Design

  July 5, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board of Adjustment Approves Shed Dormer Variance for Maggie Wedemeyer and Chris Corbin at 21 Herman Street

  June 8, 2023 · Board of Adjustment

• Glen Ridge Schools Bid Farewell to Six Retirees, Honor Educators of the Year at Final Meeting of the Year

  June 6, 2023 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Board Confirms One Substantiated Bullying Complaint, Greenlights Volleyball Program

  May 16, 2023 · Board of Education

• Historic commission demands fewer, better-proportioned dormers on Ridgewood Avenue Tudor; Herman Street owners withdraw over roofline dispute

  May 3, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Board Adopts Final Budget, Honors Veteran Teacher Diane Blazier's Retirement

  April 25, 2023 · Board of Education

• Residents Press Council on High School Student Parking as Essex County Announces Grant for Five Intersection Upgrades

  April 24, 2023 · Mayor & Council

• Historic commission flags possible unpermitted addition and questionable curb cuts near Ridgewood Avenue; recommends ordinance changes to Council

  April 10, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Board Confirms a Bullying Case, Mourns Nashville Victims and Longtime Resident

  March 28, 2023 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Board Adopts Tentative Budget as Parents Push for High School Volleyball

  March 7, 2023 · Board of Education

• State preservation office praises Glen Ridge commission's process, urges more formal votes on subcommittee decisions

  March 1, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Board Ratifies Teachers Contract Through 2025 as Ridgewood Students Win NASA-Linked Honor

  February 21, 2023 · Board of Education

• Council ratifies emergency water main contract, reaffirms Green Team

  February 13, 2023 · Mayor & Council

• Library Board Unanimously Upholds Decision to Keep Six Challenged Books, Drawing Standing Ovation

  February 8, 2023 · Library Board of Trustees

• Commissioner abstains on rear-yard pergola and hot tub plan at 170 Ridgewood Avenue

  February 1, 2023 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Schools Mourn Student Nathan Latifi as Board Reports Clean Audit, Staff Departures

  January 24, 2023 · Board of Education

• Ginsburg Elected Board President as Glen Ridge Schools Reorganize for 2023

  January 4, 2023 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Council Approves $3.3 Million in Borough Claims and Fundraiser Permit

  December 27, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Council Remembers Volunteer Ambulance Squad Leader Bob Hayes, Advances ADA Ramp Grant

  November 28, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge Council Approves $28,000 for Traffic Safety Equipment

  November 14, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Board Confirms Bias-Related Bullying Findings as Eight Residents Vie for Short-Term Seat

  November 7, 2022 · Board of Education

• Council Approves Five-Year Lease Extension for Train Station With NJ Transit

  October 24, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Residents Press Council Over PSE&G Outages as Three Ordinances Are Finally Adopted

  October 11, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Teachers Detail Financial Strain in Contract Fight as Board Also Faces Spanish Club Vacancy

  October 3, 2022 · Board of Education

• Council Awards Street Paving Contract, Advances Three New Ordinances

  September 27, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Teachers Say Board Walked Away From Contract Mediation as Board Member Yaros-Ramos Resigns Her Seat

  September 19, 2022 · Board of Education

• Commission denies $200,000 slate roof replacement, splits on Highland Avenue garage-pool house vote

  September 7, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Fire Alarm Glitch, Five Staff Departures Mark Glen Ridge Schools' Opening as Board Presses HIB Clarity

  September 7, 2022 · Board of Education

• Council Adopts School Drop-Off Zone Ordinance Over Resident's Objection

  August 8, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Historic Commission Approves Midland Avenue Addition Over Lone No Vote, Sends Highland Avenue Pool House Back for Rework

  August 3, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Schools Board Awards $1.82 Million HVAC Contract, Accepts Five Resignations

  July 25, 2022 · Board of Education

• Council Backs Pedestrian Signals at Three Intersections, Approves Emergency HVAC Fix

  July 11, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Commission denies second slate-to-asphalt roof swap in as many meetings, citing $73,000 cost gap

  July 6, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Council Pulls School Drop-Off Parking Ordinance After Resident Pushback

  June 27, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge Board Finds Bullying Complaint Substantiated in Special Session

  June 22, 2022 · Board of Education

• Country Club Wins Noise Waiver as Council Advances Three New Ordinances

  June 13, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge Board Confronts Racial Incidents at Ridgewood Avenue School, Approves $352,000 Roof Repair

  June 6, 2022 · Board of Education

• Commission denies clay tile roof replacement, splits on solar tile installation

  June 1, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Board Substantiates Bullying Complaint, Accepts Two Staff Resignations

  May 16, 2022 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Adopts 2022 Budget With Modest Tax Hike, Clashes Over Where to Put New EV Charger

  May 9, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Historic Panel Sends 22 Burnett Street Addition Back to Subcommittee After Second Rejection

  May 4, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Police earn statewide accreditation as council eyes gas leaf-blower limits

  April 25, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Historic Commission Presses 22 Burnett Street Owners for 3D View as Massing Concerns Persist

  April 6, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Confirms Two Substantiated Bullying Findings, Hears Plea From Teachers Union on Staffing

  April 4, 2022 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge wipes out 30-year-old tax debt, liens Ridgewood Avenue property for tree removal

  March 14, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Board Adopts Tentative Budget With No Job Cuts, Confirms a Substantiated Bullying Finding

  March 14, 2022 · Board of Education

• Historic Commission Approves Contested Gray Street Addition Over a No Vote as Vice Chair Departs

  March 2, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge adopts borough-wide civil rights policy, finalizes CAP bank ordinance

  February 28, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Planning Board Formally Adopts Resolution for Ridgewood Avenue Subdivision

  February 16, 2022 · Planning Board

• Glen Ridge orders removal of hazardous Ridgewood Avenue trees, upgrades police recording system

  February 14, 2022 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge Schools Report Spike in Violence Incidents as Students Readjust to Full-Time Return

  February 7, 2022 · Board of Education

• Historic Commission Approves Four Rear Additions, Sends Willow Street Siding Back for More Detail

  February 2, 2022 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Reorganizes, Welcomes New Member, Approves Ridgewood Avenue Subdivision

  January 19, 2022 · Planning Board

• Board of Adjustment Opens 2022 With Reorganization, Formalizes Denial of 276 Ridgewood Avenue Fence Variance

  January 13, 2022 · Board of Adjustment

• Council joins national opioid settlement, honors retiring library director Jennifer Breuer

  December 13, 2021 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge Schools Bid Farewell to Librarian, Departing Board Member as Board Closes Out 2021

  December 13, 2021 · Board of Education

• Board of Adjustment Unanimously Denies Pierre Van Wayenberge's Revised Fence Variance at 276 Ridgewood Avenue

  December 9, 2021 · Board of Adjustment

• 61 Willow Street Owner Withdraws Addition After Historic Panel Calls It Too Tall, Top-Heavy

  December 1, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Marching Band's National Title, Sobering Bias Accounts Mark Glen Ridge School Board Meeting

  November 15, 2021 · Board of Education

• Board of Adjustment Tables Pierre Van Wayenberge's Rudd Court Fence Plan at 276 Ridgewood Avenue Amid Neighbor Safety Concerns

  November 11, 2021 · Board of Adjustment

• HPC Chair Casts Lone No Vote on Clinton Road Stairs, Announces Departure at Year's End

  November 3, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Board Confirms Bullying Finding as Equity Audit Draws Hours of Public Pushback

  October 25, 2021 · Board of Education

• Council adopts Complete Streets policy, pursues Safe Routes to School grant for Ridgewood Avenue

  October 12, 2021 · Mayor & Council

• Resident Tells Glen Ridge School Board 'Shame on You' Over Mispronounced Honor Student's Name

  October 11, 2021 · Board of Education

• Historic Commission Denies Demolition of 558 Ridgewood Avenue After Contested Hearing

  October 6, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Storm Repairs, Contentious Equity Audit Dominate Glen Ridge School Board Meeting

  September 27, 2021 · Board of Education

• Storm Damage, Staff Departures and a Surprise Tribute to Ginsburg Mark Glen Ridge School Board Meeting

  September 13, 2021 · Board of Education

• 558 Ridgewood Avenue Demolition Bid Withdrawn After Historic Panel Pushback; Design Guidelines Finalized

  September 1, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Commission Approves First Tesla Solar Roof Tiles at 7 Ferncliff Terrace

  August 4, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Schools Approve $1.27 Million in Federal Relief Funds, $231,000 Roof Contract as Mask Questions Persist

  July 26, 2021 · Board of Education

• Historic Panel Splits on 79 Ridgewood Avenue Addition as Members Debate Tree-Cutting Ordinance Gap

  July 7, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge School Board Names New Central School Principal, Hears Push to Restore Librarian Position

  June 14, 2021 · Board of Education

• Board of Adjustment Approves Rear-Yard Setback Variance for Conan and Irene Ward at 43 Ridgewood Avenue

  June 10, 2021 · Board of Adjustment

• Glen Ridge Board Faces Backlash Over Elimination of High School Librarian Position

  May 24, 2021 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Parents, Librarians Flood BOE Meeting Opposing Cut of High School Media Specialist

  May 10, 2021 · Board of Education

• Historic Commission Splits 4-3 on Appleton Place Window, Weighs Cross-Town Subdivision Fight

  May 5, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Board of Education Adopts 2021-22 Budget, Cuts High School Librarian and Ridgewood Synergistics Posts

  April 26, 2021 · Board of Education

• Historic Commission Rejects Bloomfield Avenue Office Building in 3-3 Tie Vote

  April 7, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Schools Set April 26 Return to Full Days as Parents Press Board on Masking, Guest-Speaker Concerns

  April 5, 2021 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Board Confirms Bullying Finding, Maps Phased School Reopening and $38.8 Million Budget

  March 15, 2021 · Board of Education

• HPC Rejects Vinyl Siding for 12 Rudd Court Addition, Approves Addition With Cladding Decision Deferred

  March 3, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Council Approves $209K in Claims, Adopts Stormwater Rules, and Plans Tree Planting

  February 22, 2021 · Mayor & Council

• Glen Ridge School Board Awards Roof Contract, Rescinds Two Coaching Appointments as Parents Push for Full Reopening

  February 22, 2021 · Board of Education

• Two Split Votes Mark Ridgewood Avenue Window and Trim Changes

  February 3, 2021 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge School Board Substantiates Bullying Complaint, Hears Renewed Wi-Fi Complaints From Parents

  January 25, 2021 · Board of Education

• Board of Adjustment Opens 2021 With Reorganization, Approves Setback Variance for Kevin and Anne Marie Bogle at 372 Ridgewood Avenue

  January 14, 2021 · Board of Adjustment

• High School Stays Closed Through Winter Break as COVID Cases Climb; Elementary Schools Reopen in Glen Ridge

  December 14, 2020 · Board of Education

• Commission Approves Carriage House Overhaul Over Chair Herrigel's Objection

  December 2, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge School Board Shifts $200,000 in State Aid to High School Repairs

  November 16, 2020 · Board of Education

• Neighbors Confront Bay Avenue Owner Over Unpermitted Siding and Fence

  November 4, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board of Adjustment Approves Vinyl Fence for Marc and Polly Murphy at 20 Hillcrest Road

  October 8, 2020 · Board of Adjustment

• Historic Commission Sends Oversized Douglas Road Garage Back to Drawing Board

  October 7, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Schools Push High School Reopening to Oct. 26 as HVAC Repairs, Budget Strain Continue

  October 5, 2020 · Board of Education

• HVAC Repairs Could Delay Glen Ridge High School's Oct. 5 Reopening as Advocate Cites Blanket Denials of COVID Accommodations

  September 21, 2020 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge School Board Mourns Custodian's Death, Weighs HVAC Delays to Reopening

  August 17, 2020 · Board of Education

• Stop-Work Order Issued at Ridgewood Avenue Property After Unpermitted Construction

  August 12, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commission Approves Synthetic Slate Roof on Washington Street Home Over Vice Chair's Objection

  July 1, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• New Black Diversity Group Debuts as Residents Press Board on Race, Hiring and Legal Fees

  June 15, 2020 · Board of Education

• Historic Commission Splits 2-Vote Dissent Over Two-Dormer Design at 67 Midland Avenue

  June 3, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Bank of America Roof-Safety Plan Splits Historic Commission; Library Roof, Clark Street Window Move Also Contested

  May 6, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Adopts $38M Budget After Secretary Pushes Back on Losing Her Own Job

  April 27, 2020 · Board of Education

• Board Holds First Remote Meeting, Opposes State Bill Delaying School Tax Payments

  April 6, 2020 · Board of Education

• Board Appoints David Battaglia as Engineer, Approves Height Variance at 431 Ridgewood Avenue

  March 12, 2020 · Board of Adjustment

• Historic Commission Postpones Minutes, Chair Casts Lone No Vote on Baldwin Street Overhang

  March 4, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Schools Substantiate Bullying Complaint, Approve Tax-Raising Budget for 2020-2021

  March 2, 2020 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge School Board Terminates Employee, Clears Four Bullying Complaints, Postpones China Trip Over Coronavirus

  February 10, 2020 · Board of Education

• Commission Splits on Porte Cochere Design, Tables 21 Mitchell Place Over Slate Roof Loss

  February 5, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge School Board Clears Two Bullying Complaints, Hears Frustration Over Construction Delays and Heat

  January 27, 2020 · Board of Education

• Neighbors Object to Rear Addition at 498 Ridgewood Avenue as Historic Commission Reorganizes for 2020

  January 8, 2020 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge School Board Splits 4-3 on Next Year's Calendar, Hears Resident Frustration Over Late Release

  January 2, 2020 · Board of Education

• Auditor Flags Financial Record-Keeping Issues as Glen Ridge Board Faces Pointed Public Questions

  December 9, 2019 · Board of Education

• Historic Commission Approves New Carport, Garage Expansion Over Dissenting Votes

  December 4, 2019 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Board Confirms Two Bullying Complaints at High School, Faces Teacher Rally Over Contract Impasse

  November 18, 2019 · Board of Education

• Historic Commission Accepts Donated Warming Hut for Clay Fields, Debates Carriage House Sightlines

  November 6, 2019 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge Board Confirms Bullying Finding at High School, Tables Second Case

  October 28, 2019 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Board Confirms Bullying Complaint, Hears Suicide Prevention Presentation

  October 7, 2019 · Board of Education

• Glen Ridge Public Library Wins Concept Approval for Expansion; Douglas Road Wall Application Withdrawn

  October 2, 2019 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Glen Ridge School Board Approves HVAC Changes, Rezoning at Central School, as Residents Press on Playground Safety and Public Comment Rules

  September 23, 2019 · Board of Education

• Planning Board Reviews Glen Ridge Library Addition Plans, Offers Design and Security Recommendations

  September 18, 2019 · Planning Board

• Glen Ridge School Board Confirms Bullying Complaint, Faces Pushback Over New Public Comment Rules

  September 9, 2019 · Board of Education

• Commission Approves Rear Dormer Solar Panels at 170 Hawthorne, Plans Solar Policy Education Session

  August 7, 2019 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commission Splits Over Metal Railing at 55 High Street; Owners Withdraw New Carport at 52 Clark Street

  July 10, 2019 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Formalizes Lincoln Street-Ridgewood Avenue Lot Swap, Reviews Master Plan Re-Examination Survey Plans

  May 8, 2019 · Planning Board

• Historic Commission Sends Three Board of Education Utility Applications Back Unvoted; Chair Votes No on Ridgewood Avenue Garage

  May 1, 2019 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Commission Approves Unusual Front-Facing Garage Over Vice Chair's Objection

  April 3, 2019 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Approves Lincoln Street-Ridgewood Avenue Land Swap, Tables Clinton Road Window Appeal, Splits on Affordable Housing Ordinances

  March 20, 2019 · Planning Board

• Historic panel approves school exterior repairs; PSE&G drops above-ground transformer plan

  March 6, 2019 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Pipe-burst kitchen remodel among renovations approved by Glen Ridge historic panel

  February 6, 2019 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Commission Opens 2019 by Denying Hardie Board Swap on Ardsley Road, Rejecting Cost Argument on Clinton Road

  January 9, 2019 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Split votes: commission divides over retroactive vinyl siding approval and Lincoln Street addition

  December 5, 2018 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Commission Chair Casts Rare No Vote as Ridgewood Avenue Porch Column Design Splits the Board

  November 7, 2018 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commission chair casts lone dissenting vote on 150 Ridgewood Avenue addition

  October 3, 2018 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Two major additions withdrawn amid design concerns as commission works through seven other applications

  September 5, 2018 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Formalizes Pensak Railing Reversal, Adopts Fair Share Housing Plan, Approves 110-Unit Baldwin Street Apartment Building

  August 15, 2018 · Planning Board

• Historic Commission Approves Large Front-to-Rear Addition at 442 Ridgewood Avenue

  August 1, 2018 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Way casts dissenting vote on Outlook Place window design as another addition is withdrawn

  July 11, 2018 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Splits on Amended Baldwin Street Plan, Reverses Course to Approve Pensak Porch Railings in Divided Vote

  June 20, 2018 · Planning Board

• Planning Boards Formally Approve Mountainside Medical Office Building With Two Dozen Conditions; Board Grants Rehearing on Pensak Porch Railings

  May 16, 2018 · Planning Board

• Large rear addition withdrawn at 10 Ardsley Road as new ordinance expands HPC's siding and roofing review

  May 2, 2018 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Solar panel plan withdrawn after commission says any street-visible panel is unacceptable

  February 7, 2018 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Upholds Denial of Non-Conforming Porch Balusters at 134 Ridgewood Avenue in Annual Organizational Meeting

  January 17, 2018 · Planning Board

• Glen Ridge Preservation Panel Sends Linden Avenue Addition Back for Redesign, Reelects Officers for 2018

  January 3, 2018 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Divided Preservation Commission Narrowly Approves Vinyl-Sided Addition, Denies Slate-to-Asphalt Roof Swap

  December 6, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commission Denies Homeowner's Bid to Keep As-Built Porch Railings in Split Vote, Reviews Mountainside Hospital Redevelopment Plans

  November 1, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Peyser Withdraws Fence Variance Application for 197 Ridgewood Avenue After Objections

  October 12, 2017 · Board of Adjustment

• Preservation Commission Approves Five Applications, One Over a Lone Dissent

  October 4, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commission Approves Design for 98-Unit Baldwin Street Redevelopment, With Conditions

  September 6, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commission Again Denies Slate-to-Asphalt Roof Swap, Reviews Facade Model for Baldwin Street Development

  August 2, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Preservation Commission Splits 4-3 Over Enclosed Porch, Chair Casts Rare Dissenting Vote on Separate Project

  July 12, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Historic Commission Rejects Plan to Demolish House at 97 Sherman Avenue, Calls Proposed Replacement "Overly Busy"

  June 7, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commission Denies Two As-Built Applications From Same Owner, Clears Demolition of Four Baldwin Street Houses

  May 3, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Commission Denies Another Slate Roof Replacement, Weighs Child-Safety Railing Request

  April 5, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board's Formal Resolution Denying 518-520 Ridgewood Avenue Subdivision Rejects Applicant's Neighborhood-Consistency Argument

  March 15, 2017 · Planning Board

• Historic Commission Chair Steps Down Mid-Meeting Due to Illness as Two Ridgewood Avenue Projects Get Conceptual Approval

  March 1, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Formalizes 364 Ridgewood Avenue Subdivision, Unanimously Denies Variance-Dependent Split of 518-520 Ridgewood Avenue

  February 15, 2017 · Planning Board

• Historic Commission Splits 5-2 Over Corner Boards on Harvard Street Siding Job

  February 1, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Approves Minor Subdivision of 364 Ridgewood Avenue Over Neighbors' Objections About Carriage House Setback

  January 18, 2017 · Planning Board

• Board Formalizes Cusumano and DeGregorio-Krusman Variance Approvals at 2017 Organizational Meeting

  January 12, 2017 · Board of Adjustment

• Preservation Commission Opens 2017 by Sending Two Applications Back for More Work

  January 4, 2017 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Approves Cusumano Addition at 297 Ridgewood Avenue and Outdoor Grill Structure at 69 Woodland Avenue

  November 10, 2016 · Board of Adjustment

• HPC Approves String of Additions Including Conceptual Sign-Off on Large Washington Street Project

  November 2, 2016 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Adjourns Cusumano Addition Case at 297 Ridgewood Avenue Amid Neighbor Concerns

  October 13, 2016 · Board of Adjustment

• HPC Rejects Vinyl Siding, Splits Over Harvard Street Cornerboards and Sherman Avenue Porch

  October 5, 2016 · Historic Preservation Commission

• HPC Denies Osborne Street Siding Swap, Tables Two Major Rebuilds for More Information

  September 7, 2016 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Chair Recuses Himself as HPC Approves Country Club Clubhouse Fixes; Two Members Abstain on Railings

  August 3, 2016 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Approves Parking Structure for 946 Bloomfield Avenue Cardiology Practice, Formalizes Kalemkerian Slate Roof Denial

  July 13, 2016 · Planning Board

• Historic Commission Chair Votes No on His Own Board's Approval of Ferncliff Terrace Addition

  July 6, 2016 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Approves Rear and Front-Yard Setback Variances for Garage Addition at 134 Ridgewood Avenue

  June 9, 2016 · Board of Adjustment

• HPC Clears Full Slate of Decks and Additions on Light June Agenda

  June 1, 2016 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Unanimously Denies Kalemkerian Bid to Replace Slate Roof at 476 Ridgewood Avenue, Formalizes Split Pensak Ruling

  May 18, 2016 · Planning Board

• HPC Denies Slate Roof Replacement, Approves Borough ADA Ramp Project, Splits on Several Additions

  May 4, 2016 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Upholds Solar Panel Denial at 15 Highland Avenue, Splits Ruling on Pensak Addition at 134 Ridgewood Avenue

  April 20, 2016 · Planning Board

• HPC Approves Revised Washington Street Addition Over Dissent, Splits on Unauthorized Snowden Place Doors

  April 6, 2016 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Weighs Setbacks and Traffic in Bay Street Redevelopment Plan, Refers C-1 Zoning Review (Note: Source Minutes Incomplete for Two Agenda Items)

  March 16, 2016 · Planning Board

• HPC Approves Country Club Siding Switch as Chair Steps Aside; Nursing School Redevelopment Role Unclear

  March 2, 2016 · Historic Preservation Commission

• HPC Rejects Coolidge Avenue Dormer on 5-2 Vote, Splits Again on Ridgewood Avenue Garage

  February 3, 2016 · Historic Preservation Commission

• HPC Approves Forest Avenue School Scoreboard and Madison Street Renovation

  December 2, 2015 · Historic Preservation Commission

• HPC Approves Window Reduction Over Herrigel's Dissenting Vote; Large Rear Addition Withdrawn as "Too Bulky"

  November 4, 2015 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Approves Major Glen Ridge Country Club Renovation and Formalizes Amici Slate-Roof Reversal

  October 21, 2015 · Planning Board

• Historic Commission Records String of Dissenting Votes on Garage Demolition and Addition Applications

  October 7, 2015 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Splits on Slate-Roof Replacement at 486 Ridgewood Avenue, Sends 404 Ridgewood Addition Back to Historic Commission

  September 16, 2015 · Planning Board

• HPC Chair's Own Vote Blocks Unanimous Approval on Appleton Street Garage

  September 2, 2015 · Historic Preservation Commission

• HPC Denies Amici Slate-Roof Swap Over Herrigel and Wright's Objections

  August 5, 2015 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Board Grants Fence-Height Variance at 307 Ridgewood Avenue, Formalizes Jeffer Approval

  July 9, 2015 · Board of Adjustment

• Country Club Clubhouse Redesign Tabled as HPC Splits on Stonehouse Road Roof

  July 8, 2015 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Schackner Dissents as HPC Approves Twin New Houses on Ridgewood Avenue

  June 3, 2015 · Historic Preservation Commission

• HPC Approves Country Club's Golf and Tennis Building, Tables Clubhouse and Twin Ridgewood Houses

  May 6, 2015 · Historic Preservation Commission

• Planning Board Formalizes Cummings Subdivision Approval, Notes Applicant Declined to Seek Historic Approval First; Sets Redevelopment Study Public Session for March 31

  March 18, 2015 · Planning Board

• Planning Board Approves Revised, Fully Conforming Cummings Subdivision at 437 Ridgewood Avenue Over Continued Neighbor Objections

  February 11, 2015 · Planning Board

• Planning Board Organizes for 2015 as Neighbors Pack Meeting to Oppose Michael Cummings' Proposed Subdivision at 437 Ridgewood Avenue

  January 21, 2015 · Planning Board

• Historic Commission Reorganizes for 2015 With Just Half Its Members Present

  January 7, 2015 · Historic Preservation Commission