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>Co-op’s Open House January 12, 2012

>Co-op’s Open House January 12, 2012

The Cooperative Nursery School of Ridgewood(the Co-op), a nonsectarian school, will hold an Open House for the 2012-2013 school year on Thursday, January 12th from 9:30-11:00 and 12:45-2:30. The school is located at 100 Dayton Street in Ridgewood.

 The Co-op offers classes for children from 1 ½ to 5 years old.  Classes range from Mommy and Me to four day per week classes for 4 year olds.  Kindergarten enrichment classes are also offered. The school has both morning and afternoon classes.  There are also a variety of different extended day options available to students, including Discovery Fridays, a program designed to supplement the class curriculum.

 The school’s seasoned teaching staff guides students toward social, emotional and physical well-being.  Children learn and play in an environment ideally suited to their needs as developing individuals.  The program encourages independence, self-discipline and a love for school.

Setting the school apart from other nursery schools, The Co-op is organized and run by parents. This enables parents to actively participate in their child’s early learning experience.  Music, physical education, field trips, indoor and outdoor play time and an in-house library are just a few of the experiences to which the children are exposed as supplements to the daily education plans.

For more information or to set up a private tour, please call the school at (201) 447-6232 or email [email protected] .

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>SOPA is the end of us, say bloggers as Government looks to silence voices and squelch free speech

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SOPA is the end of us, say bloggers as Government looks to silence voices and squelch free speech 
By TIM MAK | 12/27/11 12:37 PM EST

The conservative and liberal blogospheres are unifying behind opposition to Congress’s Stop Online Piracy Act, with right-leaning bloggers aruging their very existence could be wiped out if the anti-piracy bill passes.

“If either the U.S. Senate’s Protect IP Act (PIPA) & the U.S. House’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) become law, political blogs such as Red Mass Group [conservative] & Blue Mass Group [liberal] will cease to exist,” wrote a blogger at Red Mass Group.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70878.html#ixzz1hmKmPS00

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>New bullying law stirs up complaints from Educators

>New bullying law stirs up complaints from Educators
Marlboro K-8 school board adds voice to growing discontent with legislation
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer

Finding inspiration in the actions of two other school districts, members of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution taking issue with provisions required by New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.

The board took the action at its meeting on Dec. 19.

Through the resolution, the Marlboro board members announced their support for the Allamuchy School District (Warren County) Board of Education’s attempt to nullify the new law by claiming it is an unfunded mandate handed down by the state Legislature to New Jersey’s school districts.

The Legislature has not provided any financial support for costs that may be associated with complying with the law, according to school district officials.

“We don’t disagree with the fact that we need to aggressively deal with harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) and we will continue to do that,” Marlboro Superintendent of Schools David Abbott said. “(The Legislature) passed a law without providing the proper support that we will need to deal with all of the requirements.”

Financial pressures related to the need for anti-bullying positions to be created placed the school district in a difficult spot, Abbott said. He said the law called for the board to designate one district anti-bullying coordinator, plus an anti-bullying specialist in each school.

The board’s resolution said the district must pay members of school safety teams, including anti-bullying specialists, coordinators and appointed teachers, annual stipends that will not be covered by the state. Additional services will require an unknown amount of funding, according to the resolution.

https://nt.gmnews.com/news/2011-12-28/Front_Page/New_bullying_law_stirs_up_complaints.html

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>Grab your wallet! Huge Toll increase to take effect January 1st

>Grab your wallet! Huge Toll increase to take effect January 1st 
Steve Lonegan AFP


(RIDGEWOOD-NJ) On January 1, 2012 tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, and Atlantic City Expressway will increase a whopping 50%!

According to the Star-Ledger, “…the average passenger vehicle toll will rise from $2.20 to $3.30 on the Turnpike and 70 cents to $1.05 on the Parkway. The average truck toll will increase from $7.95 to $12.15 on the Turnpike and $1.40 to $2.15 on the Parkway.”

This drastic increase in tolls comes on the back of the whopping toll increase imposed by the Port Authority for tri-state bridges and tunnels . The toll hike is a new tax created by former Governor Jon Corzine on the way out the door. Trenton’s elite argued this was to fund the ARC Tunnel into New York City. But the ARC Tunnel is not being built. Governor Christie rightfully stopped this multi-billion dollar boondoggle.But the toll hike is still taking effect!

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>Time to fine people who dump leaves on the road after the collection deadline

>Time to fine people who dump leaves on the road after the collection deadline 

It is all too typical of people with no respect for others, sad to say.

It’s really time to simply enforce even the existing law and fine people who do that. I’d be for really toughening the laws though and making fines routine for repeat offenders.

I do think Village might still be doing some pickups though, even though the website says they’ve completed the work.

Today I saw some very large piles on Walthery, Shelton and Banta. These blocked parts of the street and looked like they had been stacked by Village for a truck to (hopefully) pick up later.

But still way too many owner and landscaper piles all over. There are large piles (leaves and big branches all mixed together) in many spots on Franklin Tpk and also parts of Racetrack. Those are very busy streets and get large trucks all the time.

Yet people have big debris piles out in the road. In some spots it almost seems a contest for some folks of who can build the biggest.

The traffic alone often scatters junk everywhere. Sometimes the trucks (cars too) hit the piles and then stuff goes flying. I’d hate to be walking when that happens. Bad enough to be driving and swerving around to avoid it all.

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>Road bleak for New Jersey travel projects

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Road bleak for New Jersey travel projects

As the funding picture goes for federal transportation programs, so will go New Jersey’s future plans to build roads, bridges and transit projects.

From experts’ opinions to a state Department of Transportation forecast, the funding picture looks bleak.
Transportation experts interviewed worry that states will receive less federal money, due to a deficit in the federal Highway Trust Fund and a push to cut federal spending to reduce the national debt. The flip side of that coin is an aging highway and transit infrastructure that is wearing out and in some cases, is overburdened.  (Higgs, Gannett)

https://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20111227/NEWS02/312270016/Road-bleak-New-Jersey-travel-projects?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|State
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>Ruling by U.S. Justice Dept. opens a door on online gambling

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Ruling by U.S. Justice Dept. opens a door on online gambling

The Justice Department has reversed its long-held opposition to many forms of Internet gambling, removing a big legal obstacle for states that want to sanction online gambling to help fix their budget deficits.

The legal opinion, issued by the department’s office of legal counsel in September but made public on Friday, came in response to requests by New York and Illinois to clarify whether the Wire Act of 1961, which prohibits wagering over telecommunications systems that cross state or national borders, prevented those states from using the Internet to sell lottery tickets to adults within their own borders.  (Wyatt, The New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/us/online-gaming-loses-obstacle-at-justice-department.html?_r=1&scp=12&sq=jersey&st=nyt
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>Moody’s downgrades N.J. cities’ bond ratings

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Moody’s downgrades N.J. cities’ bond ratings

A new shot of $139 million of state aid will keep New Jersey’s cities afloat for another year, but a bond rating agency said in statements last week that finances for the cities remain suspect.

Moody’s Investor’s Service, one of the nation’s top three ratings firms, downgraded $18.4 million in bonds for Passaic City by one notch, from A2 to A1.

Moody’s said Passaic was working with smaller reserve amounts of cash and was being forced to transfer money to its sewer utility.  (Method, Gannett)

https://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20111226/NEWS02/312260017/Moody-s-downgrades-N-J-cities-bond-ratings-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|State


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>Ex-Governor’s partner targets tiger bone trade

>Ex-Governor’s partner targets tiger bone trade


From the comforts of a 100-year-old Georgian Colonial he shares here with former Gov. James McGreevey, his partner, Mark O’Donnell has become the unlikely champion of legislation that could give New Jersey some of the nation’s toughest anti-tiger trafficking laws.

Mr. O’Donnell, a resolutely private man who normally lets his partner have the spotlight, is the quiet inspiration behind a bill requiring facilities housing the state’s 24 known tigers to submit DNA from the animals, install microchips in their fur and properly dispose of their bodies after death.  (Haddon, The Wall Street Journal)

https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203479104577122653132438154.html?KEYWORDS=jersey
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>Solar power legislation now law in NJ

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Solar power legislation now law in NJ

Legislation that will help spur the development of solar and photovoltaic energy facilities on closed landfills in New Jersey has been signed into law.

Proponents say the measure will create jobs and eliminate eyesores while helping to clean the environment and promote the benefits of alternative energy. It permits the development of solar and wind facilities and structures on closed landfills and quarries.

Both houses had approved the bill in January, but Gov. Chris Christie issued a condition veto in March, requesting that lawmakers make some technical changes. The revised version was then approved by the senate in April, and the Assembly gave its approval a few months later.  (Associated Press)

https://www.app.com/article/20111226/NJNEWS10/312260011/Solar-power-legislation-now-law-NJ
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>Osteria la Fiamma in Ridgewood

>Osteria la Fiamma in Ridgewood

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011  
By ELISA UNG
RESTAURANT REVIEWER

When Trattoria Fratelli opened on Ridgewood Avenue in 1994, its wood-fired pizza oven was a big novelty for the area. As Fratelli grew into a Ridgewood institution, husband-and-wife owners Sara and Abele Oscar Riva (who were importers of such ovens before they were restaurateurs), often talked about expanding the wood-fired theme with a rotisserie.

In the late 2000s, their familiar downtown Ridgewood spot was in need of a physical makeover, and when the economy started to dive, the Rivas figured it was time for a change. They carefully planned all of the details – warmer colors, banquettes and wood-fired meats. They even chose a start date. But then, suddenly, Abele Oscar Riva was hospitalized last December and died in February.

https://www.northjersey.com/food_dining/135304918_Restaurant_review__Osteria_la_Fiamma_in_Ridgewood.html

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>NJ wine export issue forced by federal court

>NJ wine export issue forced by federal court


A year ago, a federal appeals court effectively ruled that New Jersey wineries may not sell from their own retail outlets and tasting rooms because out-of-state wine producers could not do the same in the Garden State.
Thus ignited the latest chapter in the dispute over direct shipping of wines.

In response to the court decision, state Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, D-Gloucester, drafted legislation (S3172) to allow in-state and out-of-state wineries to ship directly to consumers, and to operate retail outlets in New Jersey . His goals are to give Garden State wineries that do not produce enough wine to attract wholesalers another avenue for sales, as well as to boost agriculture and support so-called agri-tourism.  (Clurfeild, Gannett)

https://www.app.com/article/20111227/NJNEWS/312270006/NJ-wine-export-issue-forced-by-federal-court
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>Can’t lose weight? Maybe you’re not eating enough!

>Can’t lose weight? Maybe you’re not eating enough!
MONDAY, 26 DECEMBER 2011 11:47

BY WARREN BOROSON

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Maybe you’re gaining weight (or not losing weight) for the obvious reason: You eat too much.

Then again, maybe you’re just not eating enough. Not often enough. There’s too much time between your meals. And what that does is make you so hungry, you eat too much.

Scott Fisher, a registered dietician and a nutrition consultant to professional sports teams like the New York Knicks and New Jersey Devils, recommends that people not let more than four hours elapse between the times they eat.

https://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/healthquest/cant-lose-weight-maybe-youre-not-eating-enough

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>Turnpike overtime boosts some troopers’ salaries by more than 50%

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Turnpike overtime boosts some troopers’ salaries by more than 50%

Ongoing construction along the New Jersey Turnpike has been a boon for a small group of state troopers who oversee the work.

A review of state payroll records by The Star-Ledger of Newark found six of the nine troopers assigned to the squad were among the top 20 overtime earners in the division last year. And most bolstered their salaries by 50 percent or more.

The six troopers tallied a combined $275,549 in overtime, or an average $45,924 each. That was four times the average paid to troopers who earned overtime last year.  (Associated Press)

https://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20111226/NEWS02/312260025/Turnpike-overtime-boosts-some-troopers-salaries-by-more-than-50-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|State
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>Obama to ask for debt limit hike: Treasury official

>Obama to ask for debt limit hike: Treasury official

(Reuters) – The White House plans to ask Congress by the end of the week for an increase in the government’s debt ceiling to allow the United States to pay its bills on time, according to a senior Treasury Department official on Tuesday.

The approval is expected to go through without a challenge, given that Congress is in recess until later in January and the request is in line with an agreement to keep the U.S. government funded into 2013.

The debt is projected to fall within $100 billion of the current cap by December 30, when the United States has $82 billion in interest on its debt and payments such as Social Security coming due. President Barack Obama is expected to ask for authority to increase the borrowing limit by $1.2 trillion, part of the spending authority that was negotiated between Congress and the White House this summer.

Under the agreement struck in August during the showdown over the government’s debt limit, the cap is automatically raised unless Congress votes to block the debt-ceiling extension. Lawmakers have 15 days within receiving the request to vote, which is largely symbolic because the president can veto it and Congress would be unlikely to muster the two-thirds majority to override it. Moreover, the U.S. House of Representatives also is in recess until January 17.

https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/27/us-usa-treasury-debt-idUSTRE7BQ0KU20111227