>Job Growth Zero, Obama Policies Called ‘Failure’
Friday, 02 Sep 2011 12:00 PM
By Martin Gould
President Barack Obama was hit with more devastating jobs news on Friday, less than a week before he gives his heavily touted speech to Congress on getting unemployment down.
No new net jobs were created in August according to Labor Department figures and the jobless rate remained the same at 9.1 percent.
At the same time a new Fox News polls showed three out of every five voters say they are disappointed with Obama’s handling of the jobs issue.
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>US economy created no job growth in August, data show
First time since 1945 that government has reported net monthly job change of zero WASHINGTON — Employment growth ground to a halt in August, as sagging consumer confidence discouraged already skittish U.S. businesses from hiring, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary stimulus to aid the struggling economy.
Nonfarm payrolls were unchanged last month, the Labor Department said Friday. It was the first time since 1945 that the government has reported a net monthly job change of zero. The August payrolls report was the worst since September 2010, while nonfarm employment for June and July was revised to show 58,000 fewer jobs
Opening Day Assemblies – Grade level assemblies will be held in the Campus Center. It is
important for all students to attend the appropriate Grade Level Assembly. These assemblies will not
only allow us to welcome back each class to school in an appropriate manner but will also give us the
opportunity to review important changes to school policy which includes the new H.I.B Law
(Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Law). Classes will be directed to the Campus Center 10
minutes into the period. Students who have a free period must attend the assembly.
Period 1 – Grade 12
Period 2 – Grade 11
Period 3 – Grade 10
Period 4 – Grade 9
Buses
Buses will run at regular time in the morning. Afternoon buses will depart Ridgewood at 12:30 pm.
Lab Science
For September 6th only, report just one period. If your class has dominant period (the science class
meets every time that period is scheduled), report that period. If two periods are equal (class meets
two days in each of two periods), report the lower numbered period.
Freshmen Focus
Ninth graders should report to Freshmen Focus in Little Theater during the period listed on their
schedule.
Parking at RHS
Main Parking Lot – is for staff and visitors only.
Congratulations to the following Chamber members for winning “Bergen Health and Life” magazine’s Best in Bergen Readers’ Choice Awards 2011.
A Mano
Araya Rebirth
Baumgart’s Café
Blend
Bookends
Christie Adams Photography
Country Pancake House
Cupcakes By Carousel
Double Take
Just Our Shoes
Learning Express
Office Beer Bar & Grill
Pearl Restaurant
Pizza Fusion
Ridgewood Coffee Co.
Sakura Bana
Shoe Inn
Super Cellars
The Pink Bungalow
Town & Country Apothecary
Whole Foods Market
Wine Seller
>New Jersey has been Declared a Federal Disaster – Hurricane Irene
Federal Aid Programs for Individuals and Businesses are Now Available for New Jersey Disaster Recovery. Consequent of Hurricane Irene, President Obama has declared a federal disaster in Bergen County.
Affected individuals, families and businesses can register for FEMA Disaster Assistance Programs:
call 1-800-621-3362 or on-line www.DisasterAssistance.gov
How to Apply for Assistance:
Affected residents and business owners can begin the disaster application process by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. .
The toll-free telephone numbers are available from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) Monday through Sunday until further notice. Applicants registering for aid should be prepared to provide basic information about themselves (name, permanent address, phone number), insurance coverage and any other information to help substantiate losses.
For more information on available programs go to: www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=57559
New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NJVOAD) is also offering assistance regarding Hurricane Irene clean-up. NJVOAD can assist the elderly, diabled, and those needing extra assistance to clean up water and mud, along with cleaning up flood damage in your home, basement, or small business. NJVOAD is open 24 hrs a day 7days a week, it is free, confidential, offer TTY, and have multilingual help availiable. If your home or small business has been affected by Hurricane Irene contact NJVOAD at 2-1-1 or 877-652-1148.
State seeks to make more funds available to businesses recovering from Irene
The state is trying to funnel more money to help Hurricane Irene victims.
Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno said today that the state Economic Development Authority will review a temporary expansion of its Main Street Business Assistance Program to support disaster recovery efforts necessitated by Hurricane Irene last weekend. (Hassan, State Street Wire)
>Study Points to WTC Cancer Link
Rates Among Firefighters Who Were at Site Higher Than for Those Who Weren’t
Firefighters who worked at Ground Zero are 19% more likely to have cancer than their colleagues who did not work at the site, according to newly published research that could pave the way for government payments to those suffering from some types of cancer.
The research marks the first substantive findings on the difficult question of whether working at the World Trade Center site increased cancer risk. For years, firefighters, police officers and construction workers have argued that there is overwhelming anecdotal evidence that work at Ground Zero caused cancer, while researchers continue to caution that it will take 20 or 40 years to prove such a link.
Published in the Sept. 3 issue of the Lancet, the research led by Dr. David Prezant, the head doctor for the New York Fire Department, concludes that an association between World Trade Center exposure and cancer is “biologically plausible” due to findings of “a modest excess of cancer in exposed firefighters.
>The Pulse: Bullying wrong, but N.J. law may go too far
By Michael Smerconish
Inquirer Columnist
With children back or heading back to school, educators in New Jersey are struggling with the realization that they will need to implement what’s known as the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights, which went into effect Thursday. There are 18 pages of “required components” to the new law, yet school administrators complain that they’ve been given no resources to meet the mandates.
For example, within one day of a bullying incident, principals must begin an investigation, and twice a year superintendents must provide reports to Trenton detailing all episodes. Getting lots of attention is that in one district, East Hanover, Crimestoppers will accept anonymous text messages, calls, or tips on alleged bullying incidents to its website, and then forward the information to school and local police officials.
Richard G. Bozza, the executive director of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, told the New York Times, “”I think this has gone well overboard.”
The timing may not be intentional, but the Christie administration’s announcement yesterday of its pilot teacher evaluation system in 11 districts came almost to the day on a conspicuous anniversary.
It was a year ago — and a week — that Gov. Chris Christie fired Bret Schundler as his education commissioner over what was a mishap on the state’s failed application for federal Race to the Top money, a grant that aimed to put in place this very evaluation system statewide.
A firestorm erupted and accusations flew, and tensions only heightened over how the administration was going to handle Christie’s central quest to tighten teacher accountability — without a $400 million federal grant to help pay for it.
Needless to say, and admittedly for other reasons, too, Christie’s relations with the teachers unions, who had an on-again-off-again relationship, with Schundler only worsened.
A year later, the system that would directly tie teacher evaluation to student achievement is seeing a distinctly calmer roll-out with yesterday’s announcement of the pilot. A top official of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) even used the words “cautious optimism.” (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
There’s a new face on the New Jersey Supreme Court and another vacancy.
Attorney Anne Patterson was privately sworn in on Thursday, more than a year after Gov. Chris Christie nominated her to become a justice. She replaces Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto, who left the court on Wednesday.
The change was part of a deal Christie brokered with Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, who had blocked her nomination out of frustration with Christie.
The Republican governor became the first governor in recent memory not to renominate a sitting justice for tenure when he declined to reappoint Justice John Wallace, the court’s only black member.
Christie instead chose Patterson, a corporate lawyer from his hometown, in May 2010 to replace Wallace. Christie said he wanted to remake a court that conservatives said meddles too much in affairs that should be handled by lawmakers and governors.
The stalemate was finally broken in the spring when Christie agreed to instead nominate Patterson to replace Rivera-Soto, who announced his plans to retire after Democrats called for his ouster. (DeFalco, Associated Press)
>Three buildings see bulk of summer construction at Ridgewood schools
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
With the start of the new academic year a week away, Ridgewood students and teachers have school on their minds. But due to the construction work accomplished this summer as a part of the district’s bond referendum projects, some of the buildings they will be returning to may look a little different.
Last school year saw major expansions to Hawes and Ridge schools to allow for more classrooms and other rooms, in addition to capital improvements. Construction on Hawes School is fully complete and Ridge School is now finishing up with “detail-work,” according to Superintendent Daniel Fishbein. Both schools will be ready for the start of school.
Major work this summer has been centered on three Ridgewood schools: Willard, George Washington Middle School (GWMS) and Ridgewood High School (RHS). While most goals have been met in terms of timeframe, work is expected to continue on all three buildings throughout the school year.
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