Village Municipal Taxes on the Rise, Game On! Clears Hurdle This Week

Municipal taxes will be on the rise in Ridgewood. The only question at this point is by how much, and what services will need to be trimmed. over last year, which was a 7.4 percent increase over 2010. Budget talks will continue over the next few weeks.

Here's some of the other headlines from the week:

*Michelle McKeon and her doctors say she has Chronic Lyme Disease, a disease the CDC and others say doesn't exist. McKeon's not performed in the U.S. This is an excellent read, definitely check it out.

*Using Storify, we . Ravi, 20, is facing 15 counts related to his alleged privacy violation and bias intimidation of Ridgewood resident Tyler Clementi while at Rutgers University. Clementi took his life shortly after the alleged incidents in fall of 2010.

*Game On! Glen Rock has received its in anticipation of a major renovation to Faber Field, according to the Glen Rock Gazette.

*A Somerville Elementary School , prompting the response of police. Students and faculty were not in any danger, the superintendent told Patch.

*A Coleman Elementary School student spelled "ferocious" correctly in Glen Rock.

* – Mayor Keith Killion, Councilman Paul Aronsohn, , ,  and Russell Forenza. Three seats are up for grabs. Click the first link and get yourself a bit more up-to-speed on the candidates.

*The Village Council will have to pay close watch to the . Repair estimates came in at $275,000 but the bonded amount is twice that level, which made council members uneasy.

*A Glen Rock student penned an essay imploring academic officials nationally to .

*With little discussion, the Village Council said to accommodate teacher parking.

*Glen Rock hockey's season ended with a thrilling but unfortunate loss to Tenafly in the state playoffs, NJ.com reported.

*The a new ladder truck. There remains a good chance it gets a new fire engine too, both thanks to federal grants.

*The after neighbors of the school alleged the maintenance has violated conditions of a hardship waiver granted by the DEP in 2010.

*A contentious is back. Residents are – again – up in arms. 

*In business news, and a new contemporary American dining option will replace it. Also, , will be moving to Oak St. shortly.