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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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Glen Rock Fire Quickly Extinguished

No injuries were reported when a fire broke out in the basement of an Ashton Place home Saturday morning.

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Car Slams Into Tree, Flips, Sending One to Hospital

A 17-year-old boy was taken to Valley Hospital after the vehicle he was traveling in hit a tree on Van Emburgh Avenue and rolled over Friday afternoon.

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New Leaf Collection Plan Scrapped, Existing Policy to Remain

Plan to overhaul leaf policy ordinance is a "solution seeking a problem," Mayor Paul Aronsohn said. What's on the books will remain, though with harsher penalties to those violating the rules.

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Little Movement on Valley Hospital Expansion Front

Mayor Paul Aronsohn says he's had informal talks with Valley Hospital's CEO as well as opposition group Concerned Residents of Ridgewood, but knows of no formal expansion plans.

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Little Movement on Valley Hospital Expansion Front
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Letter: GR Library's Pornography Policy Not Strong Enough

Reader Eileen Finn suggests the library adopt a "no tolerance policy" and employ the use of filters, among other measures she says will better protect residents from being exposed to questionable content.

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