PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama’s IOUs start coming due
By CALVIN WOODWARD
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential campaigns are long in the making, quick to be forgotten. But one part of them lives on for years: the victor’s promises.
President Barack Obama paved his path to re-election with fewer promises than in 2008. The ones he did lay down, though, are meaty, legacy-shaping for him and consequential to ordinary lives today and for generations to come, for better or worse.
They also are extraordinarily difficult to achieve in a time of gridlock grief and budgets that are tight when they are not paralyzed.
He’s promised to set a course in law against global warming, stop Iran from gaining the ability to make nuclear weapons, slash America’s use of foreign oil, restrain college costs, take a big bite out of the national debt even while protecting the heart of the big entitlement programs and overhaul immigration law.
He’s promised to make health insurance not only universally accessible, but “affordable,” through a 2010 health care law that is finally entering prime time and will soon be tested
Ridgewood school budget presented to students
Monday April 8, 2013, 9:21 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Students also praised the talk, noting that they wanted more events like this.
“I wish you [Dr. Fishbein] could come more often to explain to the students exactly what is going on,” said senior student representative Jared Rosenfeld at last Monday’s BOE meeting.
Senior Zach Flicker, who was reminded to register to vote, said it was “meaningful on a lot of levels.”
“I would actually like to see more things like that,” he said.
Of the state’s hundreds of school districts, Ridgewood is one of just 41 districts still holding April elections since a law was passed in January 2012 allowing districts to move annual school elections from April to the November General Election.
According to a New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) report published last month, 33 communities moved their school board elections to November in 2013. In total, 501 districts conducted November elections this year. Some districts made the switch to save money.
Time for New Jersey Politicians and Media to take the current state economic calamity far more serious
April 8,2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Could there be anymore proof of the continued cluelessness of Trenton politicians and the New Jersey media that covers them ,than the following blog by Matt Friedman.
With over 10% unemployment and New Jersey rated one of the highest taxed and least hospitable states for business in the US , one can only wonder who gay or straight can afford to get married if you don’t have a job.
Gays , straights or undecideds will not live anywhere there are no job prospects , no economic opportunity and a very high cost of living .
New Jersey continues to lose population as residents flee for better job prospects almost anywhere . Mean while state politicians in Trenton spent almost a year debating seat belts for dogs , led by non other than Barbra Bruno herself.
The state faces a serious financial crisis , with Governor Christie offering after almost 4 years in office one of the only sane voices in the state . It is high time for the state to take the current fiscal calamity that begun back with the Whitman administration and accelerated through Corzine in a far more serious fashion.
Could gay rights be Buono’s key to defeating Christie n gubernatorial race
TRENTON — There will be plenty of time to talk about property taxes and jobs closer to November.
Valley Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital in Ridgewood, NJ. It performed nearly at the level of nationally ranked U.S. News Best Hospitals in 5 adult specialties, as shown below.
Valley Hospital has 446 beds. The hospital had 30,552 admissions in the latest year for which data are available. It performed 8,355 annual inpatient and 10,187 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 72,188 visits. Births: 3,006 and Outpatient visits: 312,910 .
The Iron Lady ,Margaret Thatcher, Who Remade Britain, Dies at 87
By JOSEPH R. GREGORY
Published: April 8, 2013
Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” of British politics, who pulled her country back from 35 years of socialism, led it to victory in the Falklands war and helped guide the United States and the Soviet Union through the cold war’s difficult last years, died Monday. She was 87.
“It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother, Baroness Thatcher, died peacefully following a stroke this morning,” a statement from her spokesman, Lord Tim Bell, said. She had been in poor health for months, and suffered from dementia.
Mrs. Thatcher was the first woman to become prime minister of Britain and the first to lead a major Western power in modern times. Hard-driving and hardheaded, she led her Conservative Party to three straight election victories and held office for 11 ½ years — May 1979 to November 1990 — longer than any other British politician in the 20th century.
Moxie Twins Salon
April 8 ,2014
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Many readers had not heard of the Moxie Twins Salon until the recent “episode” durring the taping of the Real Housewives of New Jersey . While we are not a fan of the show the owners of Ridgewood’s Moxie Twins Salon have voiced concern that their reputation may have taken a hit during the taping an altercation .
While many readers felt it was nothing more than a publicity stunt others have such low expectations for the D list celebs in reality TV series they have long looked with disdain and worry Ridgewood is becoming a magnet for these types of shows.
What ever your feeling we though we would introduce the Moxie Twins Salon and let you make up your own mind.
You don’t know style until you’ve met the “Moxie Twins”. Say hello to Jamie and Jenn, identical twin hairstylists who truly know how to get glam.
As teens, they simultaneously attended high school and trained using Paul Mitchell’s curriculum at the Parisian Beauty Academy, a Paul Mitchell partner school, in Hackensack, NJ. After graduation, while most others were just starting their hairstyling educations, Jenn and Jamie were already taking the country by storm. True “bicoastal stylists,” they beautified women (and men!) on both sides of the country, in both LA and NY. They took additional enrichment classes in New York City and trained with Guiseppe Franco, one of the TOP THREE HAIRDRESSERS IN THE WORLD. Throughout their careers, the girls have contributed to many charitable causes. They have appeared at several battered women’s shelters in New Jersey and offered haircuts free of charge, a glam pick-me-up for those who need it most. Additionally, they have assisted at St. Jude’s cut-a-thons, which raise money for childhood cancer research, and donated to the Joan’s Joy Foundation. They can often be found helping causes fundraise and donating services to auctions to help local schools and community centers.
Currently, the twins’ salon is located in Ridgewood, NJ. They offer professional haircuts, styling, and coloring, hair and eyelash extensions, and Motives make-up and custom blend foundation consultations. Both are La Bella hair and eyelash extension certified and Brazilian keratin treatment certified. In addition, Jenn is a Wella trained and certified colorist. Jamie is a Motives make-up custom blend foundation specialist.
Today, Jenn and Jamie are well-known throughout the tri-state area and beyond for their tremendous talent, vibrant energy, and unwavering zest for life. Their work speaks for itself. (https://www.moxietwins.com/about-us/ )
We are located at:
57 E. Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ Tel: 201.652.1006
The Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus of Ridgewood presents its annual Spring Concert April 20-2 at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 4 PM on Sunday. We will sing diverse music, including Seize the Day from “The Newsies”, Malaguena, Do You Hear the People Sing from “Les Mis”, a Carousel medley, and Hard Times Come Again No More by Stephen Foster. Our guest soloist is the award winning Flutist, Carla Auld, a founding member of the ensemble Up Town Flutes, winner of the Artist Intl. Chamber Music Award. She has also performed regularly as a soloist in conjunction with the West Side Oratorio Orchestra and several ensembles throughout the New York Metro
Area.
Tickets for the concert – $12 in advance and $20 at the door – are available at Daily Treat
restaurant, Wine Seller and Town and Country Apothecary in Ridgewood; Lewis Drug in
Westwood; Perry’s Florist and Rock Ridge Pharmacy in Glen Rock, Wine and Spirit World in Ho-Ho-Kus and Benny’s Luncheonette in Fair Lawn, and online at https://bpt.me/343159. Prices for students and seniors are $15 at the door.
Men who are interesting in joining our group should call Bill Amazzini at 551-404-3976.
Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving Man Seriously Injured By Exploding Tire At Ridgewood Gas Station
April 8th 2013
Boyd A. Loving
9:14 AM
Ridgewood NJ, A 50 year old main sustained a serious head injury on Monday morning when a tire he was filling with air exploded at a Ridgewood gas station. The incident occurred at a Sunoco station located at 596 North Maple Avenue at the corner of First Street in Ridgewood.
The victim was knocked temporarily unconscious by the blast, and may have suffered a ruptured ear drum. Members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported him by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with the assistance of a paramedic unit from Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.
A first response EMT crew from Ridgewood Fire also assisted at the scene. Ridgewood PD Patrol Officer Paul Dinice handled the incident investigation.
On Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office will partner with local law enforcement to host a countywide Gun Buyback at various places of worship across the county.
The 2013 Gun Buyback is being held in conjunction with local law enforcement in light of the recent acts of gun violence that have taken place across our nation. Funded by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office with money seized from criminal activities, the initiative will take place at the following places of worship conveniently located all across the county:
April 13 – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Garfield
Our Lady of Mount Virgin
St. Joseph’s Center
188 MacArthur Avenue
Hackensack
Mount Olive Baptist Church
260 Central Ave
Hackensack
Rhema Worship Center Church
156 Passaic Street
Maywood
First Presbyterian Church
401 Maywood Avenue
Park Ridge
Our Lady of Mercy Church
46 Pascack Road
April 14 – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Englewood
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
90 West Demarest Avenue
Hackensack
Trinity Baptist Church
218 Passaic Street
Hackensack
New Hope Baptist Church
214 Berdan Place
New Milford
Saint Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
225 Center Street
Teaneck
First Baptist Church
1592 Teaneck Road
Individuals can turn in firearms to receive up to $300 for each firearm surrendered. Compensation varies by firearm type: $20 for non-operational weapons, $80 for rifles and shotguns, $100 for handguns, and $300 for automatic assault weapons and machine guns.
On April 13 and 14, BCSO firearms experts and officers will examine and secure all firearms upon arrival at each surrender site. An officer will assist each individual in completing a voluntary surrender form that includes a general description of each firearm, time and date of surrender, and amount of compensation provided. Complimentary trigger locks and gun safety information will also be provided at each location.
All firearms should be carried unloaded and contained in a closed and fastened case, gun box, securely tied package, or locked in the trunk of the automobile in which they are being transported. Ammunition should be transported in a separate container. Officers will be on hand to assist individuals with carrying weapons safely into each Buyback location.
For more information about the Bergen County Gun Buyback, please contact BCSO’s Community Outreach Unit at 201-336-3540.
Readers question amount of police resources Valley will need with a much larger campus
How much do they pay on the hospital campus again? ZERO.
A couple of cops in town have started telling stories about how Valley constantly needs police to manage traffic into and out of their campus when huge trucks come to deliver stuff. Think of how much more police manpower they’ll need for their 200 dump trucks a day for 10 years of construction. How much do they pay again on the hospital campus? ZERO.
Please Megan – stop with the lame press efforts to make it appear that Valley is doing anything but skating on a free ride.
Ridgewood braces for cicada invasion
April 8, 2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ . It only happens once every 17 years and according to the AP
Cicadas, those big,ugly, noisy bugs that climb out of the earth with cyclical regularity about every decade and a half and are about to pay us a visit .
Experts say that the bugs live underground and feed off fluid that gathers near the roots of plants, then emerge from the soil when its temperature reaches 64 degrees.
Cicadas are largely harmless, but their sheer numbers can cause headaches. Prediction are that Some areas could see as many as a billion bugs per square mile. Filling to a lot roadways and grassy surfaces with dead bugs and they can also disrupt outdoor events with their loud buzzing.
WNYC a iNew York radio station is going to be tracking the invasion.
Internet Firms Push Back on California Proposal Requiring They Disclose What Has Been Done With Users’ Information
By VAUHINI VARA And GEOFFREY A. FOWLER
Silicon Valley is fighting privacy advocates over a California bill, the first of its kind in the nation, that would require companies like Facebook Inc. FB +1.17% and Google Inc. GOOG -1.51% to disclose to users the personal data they have collected and with whom they have shared it.
The industry backlash is against the “Right to Know Act,” a bill introduced in February by Bonnie Lowenthal, a Democratic assemblywoman from Long Beach. It would make Internet companies, upon request, share with Californians personal information they have collected—including buying habits, physical location and sexual orientation—and what they have passed on to third parties such as marketing companies, app makers and other companies that collect and sell data.
The bill highlights how lawmakers are seeking to update privacy laws. An update of a 10-year-old law focused on the direct-marketing industry, the bill could have national impact because of California’s size, and it would bring the state’s privacy practices closer to those common in Europe.
Bergen sheriff proposes a quarter million less for 2013 budget
Friday, April 5, 2013 Last updated: Saturday April 6, 2013, 11:26 AM
BY SHAWN BOBURG
STAFF WRITER
The Record
Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino on Friday proposed a 2013 budget that is $250,000 less than last year’s.
The $59.9 million spending plan represents a 0.5 percent reduction, and most of that savings comes from replacing recent retirees with lower-paid officers, Saudino said.
“I gave a campaign promise that, if elected, I would cut spending as much as possible,” Saudino said after the hearing.
The Board of County Freeholders will have the final say on the budget for the Sheriff, who is responsible for the county jail and courthouse security, as well as other county agencies. The freeholder board is expected to adopt a budget in the coming weeks.
The Sheriff’s budget proposal, unveiled at a hearing Friday with the freeholders, comes after Bergen’s top administrator, County Executive Kathleen Donovan, proposed keeping the Sheriff’s budget level. And Saudino made it a point several times during the hearing Friday to remind freeholders that he had gone lower, underscoring an ongoing feud between the two.
TAKE NJ TRANSIT TO WRESTLEMANIA WEEK AT THE MEADOWLANDS APRIL 4-8, 2013
April 1, 2013
NEWARK, NJ — Professional wrestling fans attending WrestleMania Week activities from April 4 through 8—including WrestleMania Axxess, WrestleMania 29 and Monday Night Raw—have a convenient and affordable travel option from New York City and points throughout New Jersey via train service to Secaucus Junction, with connecting buses to the IZOD Center and connecting trains to MetLife Stadium.
For added convenience, spectators traveling from New York City to WrestleMania events can easily purchase round-trip transportation tickets online at njtransit.com.
For WrestleMania Axxess and Monday Night Raw, NJ TRANSIT will operate train service to Secaucus Junction with connecting shuttle bus service to the IZOD Center. For the main event, WrestleMania 29, NJ TRANSIT will operate train service to Secaucus Junction with connecting train service to MetLife Stadium.
Service will operate as follows:
Sunday, April 7 – WrestleMania Axxess (IZOD Center): Train service to Secaucus Junction with connecting shuttle bus to the IZOD Center starting at 6:30 a.m. and continuing until 30 minutes after event concludes.
Sunday, April 7 – WrestleMania 29 (MetLife Stadium): Train service to Secaucus Junction with connecting train service to MetLife Stadium starting at 2:30 p.m. and continuing until 2 hours after event concludes.
Monday, April 8 – Monday Night Raw (IZOD Center): Train service to Secaucus Junction with connecting shuttle bus to the IZOD Center starting at 6 p.m. and continuing until 30 minutes after event concludes.
