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On the article VIDEO: Flames Engulf Car at Ridgewood Auto Yard
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On the article Village Council at Odds Over $8,000 Invoice From Councilman Tom Riche's Company
James Kleimann
3:13 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
I think the article is very balanced, taking into account virtually all of the details and arguments that emerged. It's not my intent to mislead with the headline – I've revised it, since the work was authorized by the fire chief and CFO, but not appropriated by the council. The primary argument from Aronsohn is the $8,000 invoice was improper since it wasn't appropriated.
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On the article Report: Judge Finds Ridgewood Student Bullied Girl, Called Her 'Fat,' 'Horse'
James Kleimann
10:10 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
ReplyAlso, no one has "sued" anyone here, as far as I'm aware. The district determined the 8th grade boy had violated the "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights" and the boy's father appealed the ruling, as is his right. An administrative law judge upheld Ridgewood's ruling. Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf now can uphold, reject or modify the ruling.
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On the article Report: Judge Finds Ridgewood Student Bullied Girl, Called Her 'Fat,' 'Horse'
James Kleimann
10:03 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
ReplyJust to clarify a few things:
According to The Record, the classmate did NOT want the schools to investigate. She was reportedly worried over further social issues if there was an investigation. The schools thought it was something that should be followed up on, not the girl.
The boy's father filed the appeal because he worries colleges would see his son's file with this on it. While Ridgewood doesn't send it to college, he told The Record it might not be the case if his family moves to another district.
In total, the boy received two after-school detentions as a punishment.
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On the Blog Post The Blue Collar Foodie's New Meatball Obsession!
James Kleimann
4:54 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
It's actually above due to the formatting. It's the last photo uploaded.
http://fortlee.patch.com/blog_posts/the-blue-collar-foodies-new-meatball-obsession#photo-14335424
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On the article Pennsylvania Man Facing Hit-and-Run, DWI Charges
James Kleimann
10:52 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Clearly it was an editing error (I decided to delete the section on "blew through a light" since it repeated the subhed and must have missed a word). Are you volunteering to be my proofreader?
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On the article School Board Meets, New Business Profiled This Week
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On the article Ridgewood Schools Looking to Hire Tech Director
James Kleimann
9:52 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
No, it's drawing from the $500,000 in salary breakage the district has. The position will likely be somewhere in the low-to-mid $100K range.
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On the article Ridgewood Man Arrested on Drug Distribution Charges
James Kleimann
8:57 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
Actually, you'll find quite a few "dissenting" comments posted above. I'm very lenient about comments (more so than many of the commenters would like, in fact). I even allowed one calling me a "Nazi". How fascist of me!
Since you're clearly a constitutional scholar, I probably don't have to tell you that your first amendment rights are not absolute – you do not specifically have the right to name-call with profanities on this website.
Our terms of service can be seen here: http://ridgewood.patch.com/terms
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On the article What’s the Going Rate for Lawn Service in the Ridgewood-Glen Rock Area?
James Kleimann
7:25 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Pete, I doubt she has any relationship to Jacobsen Landscaping for two reasons; one, her name is JacobSON, not Jacobsen; two, she works as an editorial assistant at Patch HQ and is not from the area. This "What's the Going Rate" series is posted on all the sites, company-wide.
James Kleimann
7:07 pm on Friday, May 24, 2013
Well done, Phil.