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
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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.
John Albano won a Civil Service appeal that found he was unfairly denied a promotion to captain in the Ridgewood Fire Department. He will be sworn in on Wednesday, along with volunteer firemen and OEM personnel.
Suneet Mittal and Jonathan Steinberg published a book on how to incorporate remote monitoring technology into clinical work.
A decade old, the Reel Voices Film Festival at the Ridgewood Public Library opens with "Which Way Home" on Friday night. Four more film screenings and discussions are to follow in the next month.
Non-profit group "RHS Learning Commons" is looking to transform the 50-year-old high school library into a 21st century high-tech research center at a cost of $850,000.
Landscaper Almstead Tree, Thielke Arboretum teaming up to create a prehistoric garden scheduled to open next spring.
Ridgewood native will begin co-hosting the 9 a.m. hour on Nov. 12.
The lifestyle website, founded in January by Ridgewood moms, has added three more towns and is planning a greater expansion on both coasts.
A Massachusetts compounding company is believed to be responsible for producing a tainted steroid used for back pain that might be responsible for eight deaths nationwide.
Items taken – often from unlocked vehicles – range from loose change to laptops.
A Massachusetts compounding company is believed to be responsible for producing a tainted steroid used for back pain that might be responsible for eight deaths nationwide.
A Massachusetts compounding company is believed to be responsible for producing a tainted steroid used for back pain that might be responsible for eight deaths nationwide.
Contacts received scam that the victim was mugged in Wales, UK.
Lower soccer field should be ready a few weeks later, according to officials.
Oren Levi, a first-year physics teacher, won a $5,000 grant related to science, technology, engineering, math (STEM).
Non-profit foundation The Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands (CRPL) will be having its kick-off event on Friday, Oct. 19 coinciding with the grand opening of Habernickel Park.
Event for the youth roller hockey organization is scheduled for Oct. 13
A section of the tunnel to the Hoboken/NYC-bound platform is closed after a motor vehicle accident.
Candidate's Night forum for Glen Rock council hopefuls has been cancelled, though the forum for school board candidates will still be held Tuesday night at Borough Hall.
Milling and paving work is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, impacting about a dozen streets.
Columbus Day means kids in Glen Rock have a half-day at school though Ridgewood students get to sleep in, kick back and relax.
