Week in Review: Council Says 'No' To Valley Expansion; Pedestrian Killed Crossing Rt. 17

The Ridgewood Village Council rendered its decision in what became a really bad day for Valley Hospital officials – after hearing Pascack Valley is a go to reopen, the expansion.

Council members cited a variety of concerns – from scale, to infrastructure damage, to detriment to neighboring properties, and uneasiness given the proximity to a middle school – in denying the . The council will officially vote on Tuesday at Ridgewood High School.

*A 75-year-old woman was Saturday night. The victim, a resident of Union, NJ, was pronounced dead at the scene. It's unclear why she did not use the pedestrian footbridge a few hundred feet away to cross southbound, according to police.

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* One man was sent to the hospital Friday night , according to police. The driver, who has not yet been publicly identified, was charged with DWI and various motor vehicle summonses for his role in the accident, police said.

* The au pair who in what officials say is a tragic accident, . Mirjam Kaiser, 24, crossed a neighboring driveway and did not see Creegan, according to law enforcement officials.

* Like last year, . Some steered clear of the malls while other skipped Ridgewood. Of course, many waltzed around with bags in the big Paramus box stores and down the sidewalks of East Ridgewood Avenue.

* Neighbors and district officials are in a tizzy over the , which was closed to vehicle and pedestrian access last week.

(and Paramus!) in the annual Thanksgiving Ridgewood-Paramus football game. The Maroons defeated the sluggish Spartans 42-13.