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.
In an editorial, the North Jersey daily calls on residents of the borough to prevent what they claim could be urbanization of the Palisades in the coming years.
Other events include school board and council meetings, personal finance presentations, Bookends signings and movie showings.
Other top stories this week include Valley Hospital's rankings against NYC-area peers, doctor accused in bomb-making case planning to represent himself at trial.
Blood drives, employee wellness campaigns cited by health commissioner during Teaneck forum.
Registration drive for the senatorial primary to be held July 23 at the Ridgewood Public Library.
Allendale chose a large competitor instead.
Proposal before Paramus zoning board has elicited concerns over traffic around Linwood and Paramus avenues.
Man airlifted to Hackensack University Medical Center after he lost control of his vehicle.
PBA offering cash reward for information leading to arrest of the driver, according to a report.
An appeals court found Joseph Gaeta, a Midland Park police officer, should not have faced a loss of license after he pleaded guilty to DWI for flipping his ATV in Wyckoff.
Real estate firm Coldwell Banker says village places seventh on list of booming suburbs in New Jersey.
Funeral services to be held Saturday at Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood.
Though large fundraising dollars haven't materialized, pro-turf group says it's made progress.
Residents along Hope Street and Spring Avenue say the 65-foot-tall utility poles running 69,000 volts of electricity are dangerous and should not be in a residential neighborhood.
With delays to the construction of a controversial handicap ramp, the decision not to use the Mobi-Chair means no handicap access to Graydon this year.
Scope of potential activities at the controversial John T. Wright Arena has not been determined.
A November raid on Roberto Rivera's Union Street home found bomb-making materials, weapons and anarchy literature, according to prosecutors.
Is your street on the list?
Closures in both directions resume Wednesday for the replacement of the Flat Rock Brook Bridge in Englewood.
