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Welcome to Ridgewood-Glen Rock Patch! I'm your editor, James Kleimann. We're here to be your one-stop-shop for all things Ridgewood and Glen Rock.

james.kleimann@patch.com

(201) 364-3232

Originally from Wyckoff, NJ

A twin

Yankee fanatic with sabermetric leanings (I like baseball math)

Cat person

Bio

I've been editor of Ridgewood Patch since summer of 2010 and since have covered everything under the Ridgewood sun – contentious Valley Hospital hearings, Graydon Pool theatrics, zoning and development challenges, crime, education, county politics, the state of the Ridgewood downtown, and much, much more.

For a town of about 25,000 people, Ridgewood sure has a lot of issues up for debate. Between parking problems, downtown vacancies, pedestrian safety matters, budget cuts, rising taxes, development proposals, Graydon Pool, and the unresolved issue of Valley Hospital's expansion aims, there's no shortage of challenges weighing on the minds of residents, and there's often much division on the possible solutions to those challenges.

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West Side of Ridgewood Hit With Burglaries

Many burglaries in recent months have centered around the Route 17 area, though February has brought car and home burglaries on the West Side

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Candidate Gwenn Hauck: This Election is About More Than Valley

Council hopeful wants to restore a lost "healthy dialogue" to the village; speaks on the hospital expansion, level of taxation, downtown vitality, the need for municipal services, Graydon, pedestrian safety and housing developments

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Glen Rock Parents Nuts Over Proposed Peanut Ban [Poll]

One camp of parents say the school district must ban peanut products to keep kids safe and not ostracized, though detractors argue enforcement would be difficult and no-peanut policies create an unreasonable burden on them

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