Ridgewood’s Finest vs the Bravest Charity Softball Game
On Sunday September 23rd 2012 in an epic battle the Ridgewood Police Department will be playing the Ridgewood Fire Department in a charity softball game.All proceeds go to the Kelly Creegan Foundation
*6 year old Kelly Creegan of Ridgewood , was fatally struck by a car in November 2011 , while playing in front of a parked car in a friend’s driveway.
Only about half of N.J.’s public schools meet goals
About half the public schools in New Jersey did not meet the state’s new goals for student performance on standardized tests and will have to come up with improvement plans, state education officials said at a Wednesday meeting of school district administrators.
The number of schools falling short is higher than it was under the federal No Child Left Behind standards that the new goals replaced, but the consequences are far gentler.
Bari Erlichson, chief performance officer for the state Education Department, told a meeting of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators that the performance results would be available soon to each school. She said complete reports would be sent next month. (Mulvihill, Associated Press)
Annual Ridgewood Street Fair – Sunday, September 23
Ridgewood Parks and Recreation will again sponsor this seasonal outdoor market on Sunday, September 23rd, 12 noon to 5 pm, on East Ridgewood Avenue (rain or shine). There is no fee to attend.
Vendor wares will include arts and crafts, jewelry, holiday ornaments, novelties of many sorts, home goods, and clothing and accessories. Children’s events will include pony rides, sand art, a petting zoo, inflatables and more. The food court offers a wide variety of refreshments.
REMINDER: East Ridgewood Ave will be closed starting at 7:00 am between North Maple Ave and Oak Street for the annual street fair.
Mitt Romney gets his Chick-Fil-A Moment
September 19th, 2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The poor main stream media once again proves how totally out of touch they are with public perceptions. It seems too me that just a few short months ago, Dan Cathy of Chick-Fil-A restaurants gave an interview to a Christian publication that asked him about the Chick-Fil-A Foundation’s support of traditional marriage. During the interview Cathy defended his position and spoke about his family’s faith.
The main stream media took Cathy’s comments and ran with the story that Cathy had come out against gay marriage. The fact that Cathy had not condemned “gays” or even directly asked about “gays” in the interview hardly mattered . The media template is set in stone regardless of the facts and Cathy was dubbed ; a racist, bigot , homophobes .
Left wings loons and media mouthpieces across the country condemned Chick-Fil-A for serving a “bigot on a bun” and uniformed Marxist Mayors looking to make cheap political points demanded Chick-Fil-A not come to their cities. Liberals on cue from coast to coast were screaming about intolerance and bigotry.
But something happened on the path to self righteousness, the pubic just didn’t buy it . Fox News commentator Mike Huckabee followed by others declared a Chick-Fil-A Day. The day came with lines of cars stretched around city blocks people lined up across the country to come out and support their local Chick-Fil-A.
Dispite the media complicity ,as it turned out a lot of people agreed with Dan Cathy. But even more people like my self turned out to support free speech, freedom of religion and free enterprise. Having never eaten or even heard of Chick-Fil-A until the controversy ,I could hardly wait to sink my teeth in to a sandwich that shook the very foundations of western civilization .
Much to my delight the left staged a counter protest called a “kiss in.” So I once again ponied up for that bigoted bird and waited anxiously for all the kissing to start . I am not ashamed to say that like many men I find the thought of two females kissing is pretty hot. Well the “kiss in” was kind of a bust, not drawing the crowds we were promised.
So now we have the Mitt Romney’s comments. Lets face people his comments reflect exactly what this election is all about . What will be the future direction of America? Do we really want bigger and bigger government offering guaranteed outcomes with 47% of the population with no skin in the game ? Or do we want less government , embrace what made this country the envy of the world and return to a land of individual opportunities protecting the right to succeed or fail?
Weather its entitlement,hardship ,,laziness or just plain bad luck I doubt there are many in the US who disagree with Romney’s statements . Polls bear out what he stated in plain simple fact that those addicted, stuck or victimized by government dependency will be most likely voting for President Obama ,Although most Americans are very charitable by nature most feel extremely uneasy about this self perpetuating government give away lifestyle of free flat screen TV’s and cell phones and don’t think it is a long term solution to anything .
North Jersey is fifth-costliest market to plant corporate headquarters
Northern New Jersey is the fifth-most-expensive place in the nation to operate a corporate headquarters, according to a study done by a Princeton-based consultant specializing in site selection.
It costs $43.4 million a year to run a headquarters in Newark/Northern New Jersey, Boyd Co. found in its 2012 study. This region of the state ranks behind No. 1 New York City; San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara, Calif.; San Francisco; and Nassau/Suffolk, N.Y.
The cost to operate a headquarters in New York City was pegged at $47.2 million by Boyd. For No. 2-ranked San Jose it was $46.6 million, with San Francisco at $46.2 million. The operating costs for a headquarters in Nassau/Suffolk were $44.3 million, according to Boyd’s data. (Moss, The Record)
Pilot program to lengthen school day slated for hearing
The Senate Education Committee is scheduled to take up a bill Monday that would lengthen the school day in some districts.
The bill, S2087, would set up a pilot program over three years to study the effects of a longer school day on academic performance. (Staff, State Street Wire)
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Hearing on Real ID licenses Friday
A state Superior Court judge will hear arguments Friday on whether New Jersey can implement nationally standardized drivers’ licenses.
The state Motor Vehicle Commission planned to roll out the new licenses in May but was stopped by an injunction issued by Mercer County Superior Court Judge Paul Innes after the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey sued.
The ACLU claims the MVC erred by revising proof-of-ID rules without a full public vetting and that the changes could affect civil rights by requiring that all documents, including birth certificates, be in English, and that the homeless will have difficulty proving citizenship under the proposed regulations.
The tougher rules would require drivers to show Social Security documents as proof of ID and would no longer allow use of certain primary documents, such as a recently expired passport. (Jordan, Asbury Park Press)
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RENDERING OF THE DAYTON COURTESY OF APPEL DESIGN GROUP
Village officials view changes to proposed housing development in Ridgewood
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2012, 2:28 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Changes to the application for a multi-family housing development on South Broad Street were met with overall applause on Tuesday, but Ridgewood Planning Board members said they need more time and information before making a decision on the proposal.
Updated plans for The Dayton, a luxury rental project put forward by Short Hills-based Garden Homes, were detailed for board members this week following a seven-month hiatus. The recess in the application hearing was called in February to allow village officials the opportunity to conduct a study on the impact of a large housing development in the Central Business District (CBD).
Garden Homes is seeking an ordinance that would rezone the area around the former Brogan Cadillac site and amend the Ridgewood Master Plan to allow multi-family housing there.
The village’s multi-page report, prepared and presented at Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting by Ridgewood Planner Blais Brancheau, indicated that only certain sections of the CBD were suitable for a large housing development. In addition, various conditions and points of concern were raised in the report.
CRS report: number of able-bodied adults on food stamps doubled after Obama suspended work requirement
September 19, 2012 | 7:13 am
Obama administration officials have insisted that their decision to grant states waivers to redefine work requirements for welfare recipients would not “gut” the landmark 1996 welfare reform law. But a new report from the Congressional Research Service obtained by the Washington Examiner suggests that the administration’s suspension of a separate welfare work requirement has already helped explode the number of able-bodied Americans on food stamps.
In addition to the broader work requirement that has become a contentious issue in the presidential race, the 1996 welfare reform law included a separate rule encouraging able-bodied adults without dependents to work by limiting the amount of time they could receive food stamps. President Obama suspended that rule when he signed his economic stimulus legislation into law, and the number of these adults on food stamps doubled, from 1.9 million in 2008 to 3.9 million in 2010, according to the CRS report, issued in the form of a memo to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.
“This report once again confirms that President Obama has severely gutted the welfare work requirements that Americans have overwhelmingly supported since President Clinton signed them into law,” Cantor said in an emailed statement. “It’s time to reinstate these common-sense measures, and focus on creating job growth for those in need.”
Emails reveal Justice Dept. regularly enlists Media Matters to spin press
Published: 12:56 AM 09/18/2012
Internal Department of Justice emails obtained by The Daily Caller show Attorney General Eric Holder’s communications staff has collaborated with the left-wing advocacy group Media Matters for America in an attempt to quell news stories about scandals plaguing Holder and America’s top law enforcement agency.
Dozens of pages of emails between DOJ Office of Public Affairs Director Tracy Schmaler and Media Matters staffers show Schmaler, Holder’s top press defender, working with Media Matters to attack reporters covering DOJ scandals. TheDC obtained the emails through a Freedom of Information Act request. (RELATED: TheDC’s complete coverage of Media Matters)
Emails sent in September and November 2010 show Schmaler working with Media Matters staffer Jeremy Holden on attacking news coverage of the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation scandal
Romney tries to pivot with push on Obama redistribution comment
By Justin Sink – 09/18/12 04:41 PM ET
Mitt Romney’s campaign looked to pivot Tuesday from his controversial “47 percent” comment by highlighting new audio that shows President Obama saying in 1998 that he “believe[s] in redistribution.”
The Republican presidential candidate, appearing on Fox News, defended his comments during which he said “47 percent” of voters are “dependent on the government” by saying he was drawing a contrast between his own economic vision and that of the president’s.
“Frankly we have two different views about America,” Romney said. “The president’s view is one of a larger government. There is a tape that came out where is the president is saying he likes redistribution. I disagree. I think a society based upon a government centered nation where government plays a larger role and redistributes money, [that’s the] wrong course for America.”
Romney was referencing a YouTube video linked prominently on the influential website the Drudge Report. It’s from a 1998 conference at Loyola University. In the clip, Barack Obama, who was an Illinois state senator the time, discusses fighting against anti-government sentiment through government reforms, and says that he believes in the idea of redistribution.
Movie Actor Andrew McCarthy of St. Elmo’s Fire September 20th @ 7:00pm at Bookends
Andrew McCarthy ,Thursday, September 20th @ 7:00pm at Bookends
Actor from the movie: St. Elmo’s Fire, Andrew McCarthy, will sign his new book: her new book: The Longest Way Home Books available Sept. 18th.
Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.Bookends cannot guarantee that the books that are Autographed will always be First Printings.
Autographed books purchased at Bookends are non-returnable.
While we try to insure that all customers coming to Bookends’ signings will meet authors and get their books signed, we cannot guarantee that all attendees will meet the author or that all books will be signed. We cannot control inclement weather, author travel schedules or authors who leave prematurely.
Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-0726
Obama’s Security Breach In Libya Is Ignored By American Media
September 17, 2012 2:08 PM
As the liberal American press and ultra-liberal bloggers inundate the Internet and newsprints with criticisms of what Mitt Romney, the GOP presidential challenger to President Barack Obama, said about Obama during the Libyan attacks and murders, throngs of foreign press and few American outlets tell the real story involved with the White House’s role in the incidents that we now know could have been prevented.
After the American media grabbed and held the pro-Obama headlines against Romney’s comments and took Obama’s “Romney shoots first and aims second” quote to iconic proportions, the rest of the world is reporting that the Obama administration knew about the planned-attack on the Benghazi, Libya Embassy where four Americans, including United States Ambassador Christopher Steven was murdered.
That strong allegation needs to be “the story”, not the political-trouncing of Mitt Romney, a man who has nothing to do with the White House, the U.S. Embassy, or the deadly and non-deadly attacks on our United States Embassy’s around the world. “The story” obviously involves the White House and the president within – Barack Obama – not the Massachusetts challenger.
FOOD POLICE: Students strike against new federal school lunch rules
Mukwonago – By 7 a.m. Monday, senior Nick Blohm already had burned about 250 calories in the Mukwonago High School weight room.
He grabbed a bagel and a Gatorade afterward; if he eats before lifting, he gets sick.
That was followed by eight periods in the classroom, and then three hours of football practice. By the time he headed home, he had burned upward of 3,000 calories – his coach thinks the number is even higher.
But the calorie cap for his school lunch? 850 calories.
“A lot of us are starting to get hungry even before the practice begins,” Blohm said. “Our metabolisms are all sped up.”
Following new federal guidelines, school districts nationwide have retooled their menus to meet new requirements to serve more whole grains, only low-fat or nonfat milk, daily helpings of both fruits and vegetables, and fewer sugary and salty items. And for the first time, federal funds for school lunches mandate age-aligned calorie maximums. The adjustments are part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 touted by Michelle Obama and use the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The changes are hard to swallow for students like Blohm. On Monday, 70% of the 830 Mukwonago High students who normally buy lunch boycotted cafeteria food to protest what they see as an unfair “one size fits all thing.” Middle schoolers in the district also boycotted their school lunches, with counts down nearly half Monday. They’re not alone in their frustration; schools across the country are reporting students who are unhappy with the lunch offerings.
RIDGEWOOD SCHOOLS: NEW K-8 SCIENCE PROGRAM INFO SESSION IS WEDNESDAY
Parents and guardians of students in Grades K-8 are invited to an information session on the district’s new science program that is being implemented this school year. On Wednesday, September 19, come out and hear from district Supervisor of Science Greg McDonald and Carolina Biological representative Dan Ruttle, who will speak about this engaging new curriculum. They will present an overview of the program and preview the technology resources that are available for use at home. The information session will be held at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, from 7:30 – 9 p.m.
