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Archive for May, 2012
Facebook crashes below $30 in ‘worst IPO in a decade’
011 months ago
Facebook crashes below $30 in ‘worst IPO in a decade’
Shares in Facebook have dropped below the $30 mark, capping what has been hailed as the most disastrous start to trading of any major flotation in the last decade.
By Katherine Rushton,
The social network has lost more than a fifth of its value [...]
Cooperative Nursery School of Ridgewood Still Has Openings for 2012-2013 School Year
011 months ago
Cooperative Nursery School of Ridgewood Still Has Openings for 2012-2013 School Year
Looking for a great preschool program for your child this fall? The Cooperative Nursery School of Ridgewood has openings in several of its classes for the 2012-2013 school year.
The Co-op offers classes for [...]
Historic Schedler Zabriskie Property who knew?
211 months ago
Historic Schedler Zabriskie Property who knew?
How many people in this town actually knew about the Schedler house? I did not, and I’ve lived here for 33 years. But I find it amazing that they now want to call it “historic” and a piece of Revolutionary War history.
Where were you for the past 30 [...]
Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul the Village Council Introduces the New Budget
411 months ago
Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul the Village Council Introduces the New Budget
May 30,2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog.
Ridgewood NJ ,The Village council formally introduced the Village’s $45 million municipal budget with Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh being the only dissenting vote.
In its [...]
Escape From New York? High-Taxing Empire State Loses 3.4 Million Residents in 10 Years
011 months ago
Escape From New York? High-Taxing Empire State Loses 3.4 Million Residents in 10 Years
By Elizabeth Harrington
(CNSNews.com) – New York State accounted for the biggest migration exodus of any state in the nation between 2000 and 2010, with 3.4 million residents leaving over that period, according [...]
Summer repaving projects planned in Ridgewood
111 months ago
Summer repaving projects planned in Ridgewood
TUESDAY MAY 29, 2012, 1:31 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Several road repaving projects have been scheduled for coming months, including Grove Street and West Ridgewood Avenue, according to a release on the village’s website.
Other [...]
National Senior Health and Fitness Day Today at the Ridgewood YMCA
011 months ago
National Senior Health and Fitness Day Today at the Ridgewood YMCA
Wed, May 30, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Ridgewood YMCA, 112 Oak St. Ridgewood, NJ
The Ridgewood YMCA will join an estimated 1,000 local events to celebrate the 18th Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day (NSHFD) on May 30, [...]
N.J. Senate President Stephen Sweeney planes to unveil framework for university merger
011 months ago
N.J. Senate President Stephen Sweeney planes to unveil framework for university merger
Senate President Stephen Sweeney is preparing to introduce bare-bones legislation to serve as the proposal for merging New Jersey’s medical school with Rutgers University, but first he will meet with lawmakers [...]
Democrats, losing ground in Wisconsin, play down recall election
011 months ago
Democrats, losing ground in Wisconsin, play down recall election
By David Lauter
May 27, 2012, 6:00 a.m.
WASHINGTON — Recent polls have pointed toward a victory for Republican Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin’s June 5 recall election. But here’s the clearest evidence to date that national Democratic [...]
Spammers create as many as 40 percent of the accounts on social-media sites
011 months ago
Spammers create as many as 40 percent of the accounts on social-media sites
‘Likejacking’: Spammers Hit Social Media
By Olga Kharif on May 24, 2012
Michelle Espinoza thought a single photo was going to ruin her business. It was an image of one of the pearl cuff bracelets she designs that showed up [...]
Consumer confidence plunges in May
011 months ago
Consumer confidence plunges in May
Associated PressAssociated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans’ confidence in the economy in May had its biggest drop in eight months as consumers fretted about slow hiring, a big stock market drop and the global economy, says a private research group.
The Conference [...]
Hundreds of words to avoid using online if you don’t want the government spying on you
011 months ago
Hundreds of words to avoid using online if you don’t want the government spying on you (and they include ‘pork’, ‘cloud’ and ‘Mexico’)
Department of Homeland Security forced to release list following freedom of information request
Agency insists it only looks for evidence of genuine threats to the [...]
Senate President Sweeney pushes N.J. Democrats to support Christie tax-cut compromise
111 months ago
Senate President Sweeney pushes N.J. Democrats to support Christie tax-cut compromise
Senate President Stephen Sweeney urged fellow Democrats in a closed-door meeting Thursday to support a compromise tax-cut plan he struck with Gov. Chris Christie despite the state’s weakening revenue outlook, [...]
The National Institute on Aging has some tips for dealing with the heat
211 months ago
The National Institute on Aging has some tips for dealing with the heat
Stay out of direct sunlight, and avoid strenuous activities.
Wear lightweight light colored loose-fitting clothing that permits sweat to evaporate.
Drink plenty of liquids such as water or fruit and vegetable juices to replace [...]
Chris Christie says NJ will implement sports betting on its own, defying federal ban on it
211 months ago
Chris Christie says NJ will implement sports betting on its own, defying federal ban on it
New Jersey will defy a federal ban and let people bet on the outcomes of football, basketball and other games this fall, Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday.
Speaking at a news conference highlighting efforts [...]
State auditor issues report critical of how NJ oversees charter schools
011 months ago
State auditor issues report critical of how NJ oversees charter schools
The Christie administration’s oversight of charter schools has long been a point of contention, and a new report out of the State Auditor is sure to fuel the debate on how tough the administration has been in holding the [...]
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