The Common App: Get Those Words on That Page

Amy Jin Johnson, an Essay Coach and Consultant with College Transitions, shares a few strategies for brainstorming and mapping your admission essay. Tell a compelling story. Rather than writing an analytical essay like you would for a class assignment, focus on telling a story. Most successful Common App essays provide the reader with a “slice […]

THIS WEEKEND: A Tribute to Gold Star Mothers

4th Annual Gold Star Mother's Day Luminary Initiative is Sunday

Remembering Victims of 9/11 at OLMC

Mt. Carmel will remember those lost on 9/11

Car Show on Friday Night

A fun family event in downtown Ridgewood

30-Day Plank Challenge, Who’s With Me?

There's so much to be gained from a month of planking

Ridgewood Crew Offers a Learn-to-Row Program this Fall

Is your middle-schooler interested in Crew? Check out the Maroon Blades fall program

RING: A Doorbell You Answer from Your Smartphone

Peace of mind: a doorbell your can answer remotely, that also records activity outside your door.

Special Author Visit on August 12th

J. Courtney Sullivan will be at RVCPL!

Trapeze Classes Through August 16th

Learn to fly in just two hours!

Does Being a ‘Legacy’ Increase Your Admissions Chances?

Colleges like to state publicly that legacy status is nothing more than a tiebreaker between equally strong applicants. Is that true?