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.
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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.
Goal to improve communication and planning for those with disabilities during disasters, said organizer Paul Aronsohn, a councilman in Ridgewood
Goal to improve communication and planning for those with disabilities during disasters, said organizer Paul Aronsohn, a councilman in Ridgewood
Will not meet in December; zoning board and council will still be meeting in the upcoming weeks
The video, which was filmed on Heights Avenue in Fair Lawn during the Oct. 29 snowstorm, was released this week on YouTube and Facebook
Dinner held for B.F. Middle Schooler Haley Tyrrell
Panthers will play Pompton Lakes on Friday, Dec. 2 in the Meadowland swamps
Residents say they're upset the leaves keep falling and the cleanup effort has been lackluster
Driver issued citation for failing to yield to a pedestrian
HUMC disputes there are too many open beds in the county, says the overflow of patients at HUMC, residents of the Pascack Valley and an aging Boomer population make for viable business
Had been a month-long lull before two homes were entered the day after Thanksgiving
Village passes resolution affirming last week's statements that the hospital "Renewal" is not right for Ridgewood
Council considering appeal of unanimous financial award in Superior Court Tuesday
Special education program to have more career-focused courses if approved by the school board
RHS Principal Jack Lorenz and Assistant Principal Jeff Nyhuis presented changes to curriculum at the last school board meeting
Supply line problem at substation in Wayne led to elevator rescues in Glen Rock Tuesday afteroon, according to police
Village Director of IT said sensitive information not compromised
Source says Valley CEO Audrey Meyers will address the council
Alert lifted Friday night and localized to fourteen homes on Upper Boulevard, Director of Ridgewood Water Frank Moritz said
Tree lighting to take place Friday, Dec. 2 and organizers are excited to match or better last year's return to the train station
The top stories this week also include citation issued for driver who fatally struck 6-year-old
