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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Originally from Wyckoff, NJ
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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.
Christie names former gubernatorial candidate to a seat on the bipartisan New Jersey State Commission of Investigation for the rest of 2011.
It'll be around 60 degrees today; see what's going on in the village.
Policy barring private enterprise from public tables to take effect March 1.
Neighbors say Robert Jennee's plan to bulldoze the home on 975 East Ridgewood Avenue and erect two new homes would disrupt the character of the neighborhood.
Take a gander at four of the eleven open homes with showings this weekend.
Producer Vicki Abeles will be at B.F. to discuss key points of extreme stress and pressures on students for a showing of her film "Race to Nowhere".
See all five things happening in the village on Thursday right here.
Money is earmarked for staffing
Wrestler and musician Chris Jericho, author of Undisputed, was at Bookends Tuesday to hang out hundreds of fans and sign his book.
Nyack, NY is hosting the Penguin Plunge, where participants raise money to help pay medical bills for seriously ill children like one Ridgewood resident.
Police say a few juveniles were getting libations in two separate incidents.
A section zoned for residential could be re-zoned for commercial, which may pave the way for a bank or restaurant.
County Executive Donovan charges the Northwest Bergen County Utility Agency hired consultants without pay limits; the agency says it never actually hired anyone.
County Executive Donovan charges the Northwest Bergen County Utility Agency hired consultants without pay limits; the agency says it never actually hired anyone.
The application has seen numerous changes since first brought to the board over a month ago.
See the action-packed Tuesday action in the village right here.
From day camps to private business centers, village institutions are raising fees to get in the black.
Nicholas Lampiasi has accomplished what no other actor on Broadway's Billy Elliot has done; and he's quite the junior scholar, too.
Here's a look at what's happening in Ridgewood and Patch this week.
The Congressman proposes four points to reform mortgage lending.
