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Unfounded Threat Clears Ridgewood Private School Unfounded Threat Clears Ridgewood Private School
Unfounded Threat Clears Ridgewood Private School A private school in Ridgewood was evacuated following what police said was an unfounded threat. The unspecified threat came in via email to The Holmstead School, a non-profit extended-year middle/high school on Hope Street, on Monday, Sept. 12, Capt. Forest Lyons said. Two Bergen County sheriff's dogs were brought in, along with a member of the sheriff's Bomb Squad, to help village police completely search the building, the captain said. Nothing of note was found and everyone was allowed to return about an hour later, Lyons said. Ridgewood police are investigating. Boyd A. Loving took th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTO GALLERY: Cat Up A Tree? No Problem For Ridgewood FD PHOTO GALLERY: Cat Up A Tree? No Problem For Ridgewood FD
Photo Gallery: Cat Up A Tree? No Problem For Ridgewood FD There's no emergency too big or small for firefighters -- including Ridgewood's bravest, who rescued a reluctant house cat from a tree. No kitten. Theo chased a bird up the Hope Street tree Thursday morning (surprise!), bringing members of Engine Company 35 and Tower Ladder 36. The glamourpuss was skittishly unreachable at first, clearly, unamewsed as village Firefighter Kurt Harba climbed a 35-foot ladder held by company colleagues. After several hours, Harba purr-suaded Theo to pawsition himself close enough to end the cat-and-mouse game. The playful pussy was back in the house moments…

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by Jerry DeMarco