Welcome to the Borough of Ridgewood

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Town Information

• Population: about 25,000
• Size: 5.8 square miles
• Official town web site:www.ridgewoodnj.net
• History of the town government
• Library: www.ridgewoodlibrary.org
• Facts and Figures from Wikipedia

Education

The Ridgwood School District includes six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school.

• Hawes Elementary School: K-5
• Orchard Elementary School: K-5
• Somerville Elementary School: K-5
• Ridge Elementary School: K-5
• Travell ELementary School: K-5
• Willard Elementary School: K-5
• Franklin Middle School: 6-8
• Washington Middle School: 6-8
• Ridgewood High School: 9-12

School report card:
The NJ Department of Education publishes every year a report card for each school. You can either go to their home page or acccess directly the school specific report card:

• Hawes School
• Orchard School
• Somerville School
• Ridge School
• Travell School
• Willard School
• Franklin MS
• Washington MS
• Ridgewood HS

Recreation

The town offers various recreational activities:

• Walk, roller-blade, jog, walk, ...on the paths around Duck Pond and along the Saddle River river - miles of trails
• Enjoy Graydon Pool in the summer
• Come and enjoy the 4th of July Parade
• Attend on of the presentation proposed by the Ridgewood Cultural Center

The town recreation department also offers different activities for all its residents

The town sponsors many athletics organizations:

• Soccer: recreational and travel teams
• Roller Hockey
• Baseball and softball
• Lacrosse
• Football
• Swimming
• Wrestling

Building Department

Thinking about improving your house?
Check permit requirements and building codes

You are selling or renting your house?
You will need to obtain a CO at the transfer of occupancy. Find out the requirements and process to obtain it

Contact the building department directly for the change of ownership requirements

Transportation

Ridgewood is conveniently located as far as access to different mode of transportation

• Highway 17 goes through the town, access to the Garden State Parkway is only minutes away
• The town has a train station on the New Jersey Transit rail line
• There is an important bus station right in downtown with direct lines to NYC

The area is served by 3 major airports: Newark, Kennedy and La Guardia