Summit Profile: Meet Steve Bowman

Learn more about Steve Bowman, candidate for Summit Common Council.

Tips for Teaching Your Teen to Drive

Once your teenager turns seventeen, they will legally be able to begin learning to drive. Once they’ve applied for and received their provisional driving license, they’ll probably want to get behind the wheel and one step forwards to independence as soon as possible. Many parents choose to teach their teen to drive as not only […]

Steve Bowman Discusses Summit’s 3 Biggest Concerns for Residents

Steve Bowman is running for Summit’s Common Council for Ward 2. We asked him what he thought the 3 greatest issues are for Summit residents right now. He responded, “Taxes, communication and safety.” Below is a summary of how Steve will deal with what he sees as Summit’s residents top concerns. 1. TAX DOLLARS • Establish a strong and effective working […]

How Do You Feel About Full-Day Kindergarten?

October 5, 7pm at  BFMS   and October 27, 7 pm at GWMS The vote for all-day kindergarten is right around the corner on November 8. Still have questions  about what all-day kindergarten will mean for Ridgewood? Then, don’t miss the public presentation on October 5 and 27. Ridgewood is the only district in Bergen County that does not have […]

Heights Music Hop

September 23 & 24, 2016 Come out for Heights Music Hop for 28 Venues and more than 70 musical acts including! Buy raffle tickets and get a chance to win prize packages valued up to $2,500. The Heights Music Hop is presented by FutureHeights, a leading nonprofit community-based organization and publisher of the Heights Observer newspaper. FREE. Events for Families include: Sugar […]

Transitions

by Reshma Shah, M.D. After 15 years in Cleveland, Ohio, I now live in California with my husband and children. Over the weekend I returned to Cleveland for a quick visit.  It was a bit of surreal experience.  Having moved to California so recently, I found myself not knowing exactly where “home” was.  My old […]

How Horses Changed My Life and Gave Me the Chance To Help Others

By Olivia Celiberti Ridgewood High School Rising Senior Therapeutic riding and horse assisted activities have become one of the most beneficial and cost-effective programs for today’s Veterans with PTSD, At Risk Youth, Children with Autism and Families in Need.  Pony Power in Mahwah, New Jersey is a therapeutic riding organization and is making a difference for many people in our […]

What’s Your Mantra?

by Natalie Golub I decided this would be the year, I would try to be more mindful.  I mean, breathe, think more clearly, and realize that my words and actions can directly effect myself and how I make others feel.  Who doesn’t find themselves stressed out during the day, wondering how you can take a breath and maybe […]

What’s Your Mantra?

by Natalie Golub I decided this would be the year, I would try to be more mindful.  I mean, breathe, think more clearly, and realize that my words and actions can directly effect myself and how I make others feel.  Who doesn’t find themselves stressed out during the day, wondering how you can take a breath […]