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>Fed up—Had Enough

>Fed up—Had Enough
Doc Bob Villare, M.D.
State Assembly Candidate District 3
856-423-4500

Warren Buffett offers one of the best quotes I’ve heard about the debt ceiling when he says “You just pass a law that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election

To discipline Trenton, I suggest a Balanced Budget and Debt Reduction Act accompanied by a Fraud & Abuse Commission. Quasi government “Authorities”
will have no power to tax and bond and their expenditures must be approved by the Assembly. We need a flat state income tax in range of 3.5%, and need
to free public workers to establish their own 401-k pension plan where they are free to decide how to fund it each year. Younger workers can elect to take home more in their paycheck, while older public workers can elect to put more into their pensions. This will take a tax burden directly off the property owners!

The State Assembly and Senate must accept the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as their own health insurance plan, or agree to not
implement same in NJ. Lottery money goes to benefit seniors and for no other purpose. Anyone raiding this fund is subject to sanctions.

Legislation that adds substantial debt or deficit to taxpayers must be approved by a public vote and 2/3s majority. If you are on welfare, you must submit to a
periodic drug test. Welfare comes with an expiration date. You must reapply each year to show continued need. This is a safety net, not a way of life.

Assembly and Senate Term Limits shall be imposed. If you can’t get the job done in four or six years, then you return home and are ineligible for re-election.

Finally, a major civil rights issue must be decided to allow sweeping change in education and tax relief. Parents deserve the right and freedom to educate their children in the public or private school that gives their child the best chance for a quality education. The money to fund that education should follow the child, not the zip code. It is every parent’s right to demand this equal opportunity.

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>Steve Jobs told President Barack Obama he was “headed for a one-term presidency,”

>Steve Jobs told President Barack Obama he was “headed for a one-term presidency,”
Steve Jobs biography: Did Apple CEO warn Obama?
By TIM MAK | 10/21/11 7:03 AM EDT Updated: 10/21/11 11:46 AM EDT

Steve Jobs told President Barack Obama he was “headed for a one-term presidency,” citing the U.S.’s competitive disadvantages with China and a “crippled” education system, a new biography of the former Apple CEO indicates.

“You’re headed for a one-term presidency,” Jobs told Obama in a meeting last year where he asserted that the White House needed to be more friendly toward business, according to the Huffington Post, which obtained a copy of Walter Isaacson’s forthcoming book, “Steve Jobs.”

Jobs also told Obama that “regulations and unnecessary costs” put the United States at a competitive disadvantage with China, where companies can build factories more cheaply.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/66537.html#ixzz1bRTMLPZB

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>Strategic development plan puts economic growth on the map

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Strategic development plan puts economic growth on the map

With the release by the Christie administration of its strategic development plan, some skeptics are questioning whether its goal of spurring economic growth will wind up supplanting some of the nation’s most stringent environmental rules.

The bent to economic development is clear throughout the 41-page draft plan unveiled on Wednesday, a reflection of a recurring theme advanced by the governor during his 22 months in office.

The plan envisions setting up geographic cluster zones to attract high-growth industries, such as manufacturing, technology, pharmaceuticals/life sciences, and other sectors. Among the documents attached to the plan are maps identifying where such segments would be located, such as firms dealing in the financial services sector.  (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)

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Carve that Pumpkin for Halloween

>Carve that Pumpkin for Halloween

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carved by William Thomas
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>Landscapes and florals featured at Valley’s gallery

>Landscapes and florals featured at Valley’s gallery

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011  
BY EILEEN LA FORGIA
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

The October exhibit at the Valley Hospital Art Gallery features two local artists who have spent their lives studying and teaching art: Carolyn Opderbeck and Lorrie Pallant. It’s a large exhibit with 55 oil and watercolor paintings.

Carolyn Opderbeck taught art at the Hawthorne Christian Academy, and also to home-schooled children. Throughout her art career, she has enjoyed success with a variety of media including oils, watercolor and tile murals for kitchen back-splashes. The Hawthorne resident was born in Paterson. She entered a city-wide contest for students in the Paterson school system and won first prize for a watercolor painting done from the school window overlooking the city. Opderbeck has studied art at the Entwhistle School of Art, at the Ridgewood Art Institute with Arthur Maynard, Allan Avery and Frank Rossi, at the Isobel O’Neill studio in New York City and with private teachers.

Opderbeck enjoys the challenge of painting outdoors, capturing the beauty of the colors, contrasts and textures of the surrounding landscape and focusing on painting the light.

https://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/132292518_Landscapes__florals_featured_at_Valley_s_gallery_.html

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>Princeton merger vote tests Christie’s attempt to shrink towns

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Princeton merger vote tests Christie’s attempt to shrink towns

The two New Jersey municipalities that share the Princeton name with the Ivy League university may become the first test case of Governor Chris Christie’s campaign to cut government costs by merging towns.

Residents of 1.9-square-mile Princeton Borough, which includes the downtown shopping and dining area, and the surrounding 16.6-square-mile Princeton Township will decide Nov. 8 whether to combine to save as much as $3.1 million a year. Voters there have rejected consolidating at least three times in the past 60 years, most recently in 1996.  (Young, Bloomberg)

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>N.J. schools’ anti-bullying laws could be costly in long run

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N.J. schools’ anti-bullying laws could be costly in long run

Some people are saying that New Jersey’s new Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights are among the toughest in the nation. Many school officials are still getting used to the laws, and trying to acclimate them into their school’s daily routine.

The anti-bullying bill was passed after the suicide of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi of Ridgewood.
According to NorthJersey.com, in Ridgewood, a Benjamin Franklin Middle School teacher recently overheard a student calling his friend “a retard” during lunch. School employees are required to file a written report with the principal within two days. Then school officials met with both sets of parents and filled out a report that was sent to the district superintendent, the school board and the New Jersey Department of Education.  (Holt, New Jersey Newsroom)

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>Ridgewood parents invited to meeting on teen binge drinking

>Ridgewood parents invited to meeting on teen binge drinking

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

The Ridgewood Municipal Alliance is stepping up efforts to educate parents on teen substance abuse based on what they see as a rise in binge drinking.

Starting with a town hall-style meeting to be held at Ridgewood High School (RHS) on Thursday, Oct. 27, a new subcommittee within the organization – made up of parents and representatives from other local organizations – plans to attack the problem of teen binge drinking on two fronts. The group will provide alternative activities for teenagers on weekends and create a tighter network of parents to prevent and act on potential incidents.

Sheila Brogan, chairperson of the Ridgewood Municipal Alliance, said the new efforts stem from a meeting held in September when it was decided something more needed to be done before potential tragedies strike the community.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/132248168_Ridgewood_parents_invited_to_meeting_on_teen_binge_drinking.html

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Interviews will be held on Monday, October 24, 2011 for Vacant Board Seat

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>Interviews will be held on Monday, October 24, 2011 for Vacant Board Seat

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR VACANT BOARD MEMBER POSITION
As of Friday, October 21, 2011, 4:00 p.m., the district has received applications for the vacant Board Member position from the following people:

Eric Gross
B. Vincent Loncto
James Morgan
Rei Shinozuka
Gwen Sullivan
Janice Willett

Interviews will be held starting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2011, at the Regular Public Meeting, in the Board Room on the third floor of the Education Center.

 

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>Ridgewood police: Suspicious package posed no threat

>Ridgewood police: Suspicious package posed no threat

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011  
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

A suspicious package left near the Ridgewood train station on Friday morning was determined to be no threat by local, county and transit officials following an emergency response, police said.

The Bergen County Bomb Squad was called in to investigate a suspicious package found near the Ridgewood train station Friday morning.

Around 8 a.m., the Ridgewood Police Department received a call about a suspicious package located in front of businesses adjacent to the train station parking lot on North Broad Street, according a police press release issued later Friday morning.

Police located a “hard plastic case” and blocked off the area until they determined that the item, a portable overhead projector, was no threat. The area was reopened by police around 10 a.m.

The Bergen County Bomb Squad, New Jersey Transit police and Ridgewood Fire Department assisted Ridgewood police at the scene.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/132317498_Ridgewood_police__Suspicious_package_posed_no_threat.html

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>Ridgewood’s taxi stand will soon be in new hands

>Ridgewood’s taxi stand will soon be in new hands

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011
BY KELLY EBBELS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

With a legal dispute between the village and its old taxi service still in court, the owners of the new Village Taxi service are painting walls and connecting phone lines in preparation of opening their doors next month.

The Village Council is expected to approve next week an ordinance authorizing the operation of Hawthorne-based E & K Limousine, which will run the Village Taxi enterprise at the Ridgewood train station on North Broad Street.

The council authorized Village Taxi’s bid in April, dropping Ridgewood Taxi’s license. But the longstanding company continued to operate out of the train station during the following months, until the state’s taxation division seized the property last month for alleged negligence in tax payments.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/132258523_Ridgewood_s_taxi_stand_will_soon_be_in_new_hands.html

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>Ridgewood Garage and Estate Sales

>Ridgewood Garage and Estate Sales

Garage Sale-10/23 (Waiku Rd, Wasterna Terrace, Ridgewood)

Neighborhood Garage Sale: Sunday Oct. 23rd-Furniture, Bikes, Children’s Toys, Clothes, Household Goods and more. 140 & 150 Waiku Rd, 345 Wastena Terrace. 9-4 pm.

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Annual Flu Clinic – October 26th – Appt. Required

>Annual Flu Clinic – October 26th – Appt. Required

Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Village Hall Court Room, 131 N. Maple Ave. 9AM to 11AM

CALL VALLEY HEALTH AT 201/291-6090 FOR AN APPOINTMENT

Click Here FOR FURTHER DETAILS : https://mods.ridgewoodnj.net/pdf/manager/2011Fluclinic.pdf

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>Ridgewood Police : warning residents to be vigilant during a burglary spree

>Ridgewood Police : warning residents to be vigilant during a burglary spree

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011
THE RECORD

RIDGEWOOD — Police are warning residents to be vigilant during a burglary spree.

Anyone who sees something suspicious should get a description of the person or vehicle and a license plate number, if possible.

However, police warned residents not to approach a suspicious person or vehicle.

Burglars broke into three homes recently.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/132221668_Burglary_spree_in_Ridgewood.html

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>Trunk Rock Records : edgy young local talent

>Trunk Rock Records : edgy young local talent

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011
BY KELLY EBBELS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Life in the suburbs for a 20-something person may be rather simple: hanging out at the coffee shop, playing music, maybe taking classes, taking drives.

Now, a collective of local musicians has gathered together to make sure they’re going somewhere.

Beneath the veneer of the well-paved suburban streets, the area is teeming with young and misanthropic musicians. For years they’ve been playing shows amongst themselves, at Ramapo College, and at local bars and cafes. The Ridgewood Coffee Company, with its weekly open-mic nights and roomy outdoor tables, has become a favorite hangout.

Lately things have been picking up for this gang, as a few bands, who frequently and naturally overlap, have organized themselves into a collective and record label called Trunk Rock Records.

https://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/132293253_Suburbs_spawn_edgy_young_talent_.html