Week in Review: Veterans Honored, Train Station Ads Considered, School Bus Crashes

A 47-year-old pedestrian from Teaneck was hit by a vehicle driven by a 62-year-old Ridgewood woman while crossing at the intersection of N. Monroe and W. Ridgewood Ave. Her injuries were not considered life-threatening.

The "Welcome to Ridgewood" murals at the underpass could be replaced by commercial advertisements as a revenue generator for the village. Making big structural fixes to the walls along with a re-painting would be too costly, Village Manager Ken Gabbert said.

The village honored its members of the armed forces with a ceremony on Monday at Memorial Park at Van Neste Square. 

Hundreds lined Rock Rd. to pay their respects to the 44 Glen Rock veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice, as well as the retired and active duty vets. 

Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh was the only official to vote no on introducing the $45 million budget. She said she disagreed with some of the apporpriation, suspected the tax appeal losses could be greater than projected and wanted more time to review the budget. The public hearing is set for June 26.

No children were aboard a school bus that veered into the woods and struck a tree after being hit by an out-of-control car on Wednesday.

The long-time science teacher at GRMS sat down and discussed the challenges of teaching and offered a little advice for students and parents. We also got to know  on Monday.

The Clementi's aren't buying Dharun Ravi's apology, and they're displeased the 20-year-old convicted on bias intimidation and invasion of privacy charges won't be serving prison time.

Residents mockingly offered their own business model pitches upon hearing Homemade Pizza closed. The pizza place's business model required patrons to cook their own pizza at home. "Leftovers" could have a future, one commenter said. "Or what about a restaurant where customers bring in cooked food and the staff eat it for you?" another commenter suggested.