The Ridgewood Maroon Vol. 6… No. 20
Monday, July 6, 2026
“Bringing us all to a place we don’t want to lose.”
Observer: 4th Of July Remembrances
Macky’s New York: A Meadow By Any Other Name
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHSAA: Class Of 1976 50th Reunion
Mark Porro: Cup Of Tea On The Commode
Krause Family: 4th Of July
Cindy Myer: Less Clutter, More You
Paul Cortelesi: 4th Of July
Jim Schoneman: Rock Hound
Bolger Heritage Collection: 4th Of July Parade
Ridgewood Village Manager: Flag Raising
4th Of July Remembrances
It had been 100 degrees hot in Ridgewood in 2026 leading up to the most anticipated holiday of the year in the Village, the 4th of July. It came on the heals of the RHS graduation ceremony with its girls in white dresses carrying roses and the boys in white tuxedos for the first time in lives. The black shoes the boys all rented in 1977 from Biltmore Tuxedo appeared to be made of cardboard. Though the shoes and the marvelous tuxedo held up through a long day of ceremonies and parties.
The Class of 1977 as per custom for the newest alumni rode through town on a float created by our parents from the decorations from our late night party at BF Middle School.
I was asked to call my friends to fill up the float with graduates. Once people heard of this we filled the float pretty quickly. The float itself was uncovered and the sun beat down on us. The parade moved slowly through town, so much so that David Rorty and I jumped off and went into the old, long gone Piccadilly Bar & Restaurant to grab a six pack of restoratives to consume during the rest of the ride. We shared what we had procured and by the time we reached Ridgewood Avenue we wished we had bought more. Nobody along the parade route seemed to mind our exuberance and treated it as a last blast of excitement from the graduating class.
June 21, 2026 - Greenwich Village
A Meadow By Any Other Name
As the sun rises...a meadow by any other name comes to life.
Shot on 7th avenue just north of Grove Street looking north.
Time: 8 a.m.
Tales From The Wood…
While I’m at it... I’ve posted these before, These pics were probably taken 20 years apart.. In some ways Ridgewood is over developed and in some ways it’s coming back..
The deer pic is early 2000s. The one on the right is directly across the street a few years ago.. It looks exactly niw like it did when I was 6 years old... Fairytale.. I played in that stream every day, traced its origin to Wyckoff as I got older..
I consider myself an authority on neighborhood charm.
Dad with the first of six
4th of July
Less Clutter, More You
4th of July
250 for the Union, 45 parades for myself, and likely 20 for Son #3.
Our favorite ride for the annual Lebanon parade is the 1969 Mack Engine that was the prime component of Quakertown Fire Company for decades. It is now relegated to parade and background duties, but it is the preferred ride for me whenever we pull it out of the Bulldog Garage.
I was blessed with the opportunity to sit in this exact same seat for the last Fire it ever responded to.
Rock Hound
He beat me at wiffle ball, basketball and soccer. I taught him a thing or two about a frisbee. I have some catching up to do with the fishing.
Thank to Maverick’s sister, Harper, for the photo she took from the dock.
4th Of July
The Bolger Archives has dozens of photos of past Fourth of July parades...but, for obvious reasons, we've picked this one. It's from the 1947 parade, appropriately showing the library float in front of the old Pease Library. The "Dept. of Streets" truck is decorated with book covers, largely blurred here, but there is one about Norman Rockwell under the "N" in "ENJOY."
Flag Raising
Our Ridgewood 4th of July flag raising and parade this morning! Happy 250th, America - and a BIG thank you to all those who make this event happen!
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