Wednesday: Council Talks Shopping Carts, School Board Gives Final Budget Presentation

1) The Ridgewood Village Council will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. for its regularly scheduled work session meeting. The council has a fairly light agenda on the schedule with an old favorite–fees for ; an outdoor cafe ordinance; as well as "redefining responsibility for stormwater drainage easements."

2) The Ridgewood Public School District will be giving its final budget presentation to voters at 7:30 p.m.at Benjamin Franklin Middle School auditorium. The has no cuts in staff or programming and will increase taxes for the average resident by $191. The school budget will be voted on by residents on April 27.

3) The Ridgewood boys varsity lacrosse team, fresh off a huge win over power Mountain Lakes, is the number 5 team in the state according to The Star-Ledger's rankings, updated Tuesday night. The team is tops in Group 3.

4) After defeating Moorestown, the Ridgewood varsity girls lax team remain the top dogs in the state according to The Star-Ledger poll, ahead of Mendham and Moorestown.

5) Trash will be collected on the West Side on Wednesday with Recycling Area 7 getting a take-away.