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.
As part of the process to be accredited as a 'flagship agency,' the RPD will hold a public hearing on Monday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. at Village Hall.
As it stands, students are going to school on April 10-12 in the borough.
A vote on Dec. 12 could authorize up to $15,000 to determine what price developers will pay to lease a building that's central to a multi-faceted parking garage plan.
Four-year-olds at the Glen Rock Community school recently went to A La Cupcakes.
The borough this month is phasing in a service that allows remote payments to be made for commuter parking, according to a report in the Glen Rock Gazette.
Under the new shade tree proposal presented to the council, the village would also discontinue planting trees in public right-of-ways.
Capital improvements come in the form of new vehicles for the fleet, street paving and upgrades for Ridgewood Water, among others.
Dubbed "Option 1," the council voted 3-2 to construct a handicap ramp at Graydon Pool to meet a "moral and legal" imperative.
In a 3-2 decision, the council has agreed to cede public parking usually taken by students on Heermance Place to RHS staff. Teachers will also be allowed to park on one side of Beverly Road, according to the agreement.
A redundant grid, and a smarter one, will help protect power during superstorms
Studio 94 head honcho Tim Hillmann captured the sights and sounds of the Ridgewood tree lighting on Friday night.
The schools are again hoping the village council will allow teachers to take over parking at Heermance Place, effectively kicking out students.
The village resident worked in the IT department of Quest Diagnostics in Lyndhurst.
Audition to be held on Dec. 6.
Do you like the latest design of what the high school library could look like in Sept. 2013?
Fatima Muller, of Westwood, admitted to profiting from a mortgage fraud scheme that was processed by a Ridgewood firm, according to a report on northjersey.com
Initially attributed to Hurricane Sandy, the death of Benjamin Harris has been reclassified, according to a report on northjersey.com.
Fatima Muller, of Westwood, admitted to profiting from a mortgage fraud scheme that was processed by a Ridgewood firm, according to a report on northjersey.com
Patch will make a $1 donation to AmeriCares for every tweet with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds.
Long-awaited, the brunch transplant from Montclair will be unveiling the famous French toast sometime next week, a source tells Patch.
