The Signers of Declaration of Independence ,Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. On this page you can also find biographies of the Signers of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.
https://colonialhall.com/biodoi.php
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The 56 men who dared to sign their names to this revolutionary document knew they were putting their reputations, their fortunes, and their very lives on the line by boldly and publicly declaring their support for liberty and freedom. There are lessons to be learned in studying the lives of the men who risked their all to secure the blessed inheritance of free institutions which we now enjoy.
NJ Tea Party Coalition will be celebrating the birth of our country by marching in the Ridgewood July 4th Parade with a large float supported by American Patriots, members of NJTPC!
Any veteran who cannot walk can ride on the float. The year’s theme is “Declaration of Independence”
You can be part of the voices being lifted up in opposition to the government trying to run every aspect of our lives, take more of our money in bloated tax schemes, and imposing more regulation upon us, all of which they attempt to do in direct opposition of the Constitution and the taxpayers of America……….. US!
If you would like to march in this year’s parade, expect to arrive by 9:00 AM to queue up. We will meet on Monroe Street and West Ridgewood Avenue. Information will be posted on the website at www.njteapartycoalition.org
The parade should end around noon or shortly thereafter, and thus you will have time for family activities if you leave at that time. Should you choose to stay after the parade, a schedule of the Ridgewood activities AFTER the parade can be found: https://www.ridgewoodjuly4th.org
Tell your friends and bring them with you to march with us or cheer us on from the sidelines- get the word out……let’s all come together in support of this great day, July 4th!
License-plate readers let police collect millions of records on drivers
Jun 26, 2013
When the city of San Leandro, Calif., purchased a license-plate reader for its police department in 2008, computer security consultant Michael Katz-Lacabe asked the city for a record of every time the scanners had photographed his car.
The results shocked him.
The paperback-size device, installed on the outside of police cars, can log thousands of license plates in an eight-hour patrol shift. Katz-Lacabe said it had photographed his two cars on 112 occasions, including one image from 2009 that shows him and his daughters stepping out of his Toyota Prius in their driveway.
That photograph, Katz-Lacabe said, made him “frightened and concerned about the magnitude of police surveillance and data collection.” The single patrol car in San Leandro equipped with a plate reader had logged his car once a week on average, photographing his license plate and documenting the time and location.
At a rapid pace, and mostly hidden from the public, police agencies throughout California have been collecting millions of records on drivers and feeding them to intelligence fusion centers operated by local, state and federal law enforcement.
Did Mayor Paul Aronsohn pressure the Ridgewood News to withdraw a letter to the editor ?
June 26, 2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ , The question is did Mayor Paul Aronsohn pressure the Ridgewood News to with draw a letter to the editor?
A Ridgewood blog investigation suggests that Mayor Aronsohn intervened and looked to squelch a recent letter to the editor critical of his public handling the “Tom Richie issue , Extel Communication issue.
The letter writer claims that after she received the usual phone call to confirm from the Ridgewood News , and she forwarded a copy to all the members of the Village council . At the June 12th she was approached by Mayor Aronsohn and asked to retract the letter because it contained some “mis-information” . The letter writer kindly declined . On June 14th she was contacted by the Ridgewood News assistant editor and told the letter “needed some fact check verification” and was being held up. Then she received an email from the editor who had been out of town and he basically said he would print it and that he was sorry for any inconvenience. at this point she told him not to bother because of the time lag.
This all begs the question Did someone call the News on Thursday,June 13th and asked that the letter be withheld ? If so then it brings up two issues first is that some one pressured the Ridgewood News to retract the letter and the second is that the paper succumbed to the pressure.
Like the letter writer we dont believe that being approached by the mayor to withdraw a letter and the fact that it was withdrawn is a coincidence.
Village looking for Advertisers for Ridgewood Train Station Starting September 1st
Bid Notice – Poster (Sign) Displays for Advertising at Village Train Station Complex Bid Open July 9
Sealed bid proposals will be received by the Village of Ridgewood, in the Level Three Conference Room at the Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07451 on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. prevailing time, and then publicly opened and read aloud for following project:
“Poster Displays for Advertising at the Village Train Station Complex, Specific Locations,
September 1, 2013 through August 30, 2016”
The work of the contract shall consist of providing and installing: Mount Frames for the Display of Advertising Posters at the Village Train Station Complex in the Pedestrian Underpass and the Station Building interior. There are a total of 34 locations for posters, of which 32 locations are for commercial advertising and 2 locations are to be for community advertising use. The successful vendor shall maintain and service the various advertising posters during the duration of the contract in accordance with the standards determined by the Village. The work of the contract also requires the selected vendor to be able to supply any necessary replacement parts and timely service as needed. Upon mutual agreement of all parties, the Village will consider extending this contract for an additional two years beyond the term stated.
Specifications and bid forms may be obtained by mail from the office of the Engineering Division, Department of Public Works, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07451, telephone (201) 670-5500, extension 238, for a non-refundable fee of $10.00, per set of bid documents. Documents may be examined or picked up in person between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Engineering Division, Department of Public Works, Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07451, Monday through Friday. Prospective bidders requesting bid documents be mailed to them shall be responsible for providing their own postage/delivery service remuneration. No Specifications and/or Proposal forms shall be given out after 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 5, 2013.
Prices quoted must be net and exclusive of all federal, state and local sales and excise taxes. Bids may be submitted in person or by mail. Mailed bids shall be addressed to the Office of the Village Clerk. The Village assumes no responsibility for loss or non-delivery of any bid to the bid opening location sent to it prior to the Bid opening.
The contractual obligation of the Village of Ridgewood under this Contract for these Items is contingent upon the availability of appropriate funds from which payment for this Contract can be made.
Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the name of the bidder thereon and endorsed, “Poster Displays for Advertising at the Village Train Station Complex, Specific Locations, September 1, 2013 through August 30, 2016 ” and must be accompanied by the following: either a certified check, cashier’s check, or Bid Bond (Schedule B), drawn to the order of the Village of Ridgewood for $5,000; a Consent of Surety (Schedule A); a Corporation or Partnership Statement (Schedule C); a Non-Collusion Affidavit (Schedule D); and a Statement of Responsibility (Schedule E). Any award or awards may be made at a later or subsequent time or meeting of the Village Council. All required schedules, that is Schedule A, B, C, D, and E, are required to be submitted on the forms enclosed in the bid documents. No other forms will be accepted.
All contractors, their subcontractors, and material suppliers shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Contractor Business Registration Program, pursuant to Public Law 2004 Chapter 57. Evidence of satisfactory registration(s) shall be submitted at the time of the bid. All bids submitted shall contain a copy of the bidder’s New Jersey Business Registration Certificate.
The successful bidder shall furnish and deliver to the Village of Ridgewood a performance and payment bond in the amount of $10,000.00 as security for the faithful performance of the Contract. Additionally, the successful bidder shall furnish policies or Certificates of Insurance required by the Contract. In default thereof, said checks and/or bid bond and the amount represented thereby shall be forfeited to the Village of Ridgewood as liquidated damages, not as a penalty.
Proposals submitted by Bidders and/or Bidder’s Insurance Company(ies) not chartered in the State of New Jersey, must be accompanied by proper certificate(s) from the Secretary of State, indicating that such Bidders, Bidder’s Insurance Company(ies), and/or Surety Company(ies)’s is (are) authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey. The Village of Ridgewood reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or to accept a bid which, in its judgment best serves the interest of the Village. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids.
“BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27. A complete statement as to these requirements is included in the specifications.”
LAST BOE MEETING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS TONIGHT, TUESDAY, JUNE 25
The Board of Ed meets at the Ed Center, 49 Cottage Place, at 7:30 p.m. You’re welcome to come, or wathc from home via the district website or on FiOS channel 33 or Optimum channel 77. Click below to view the agenda.
Annual Membership Meeting is this Thursday, June 27th at 8:00pm. At 12 E Glen Ave Ridgewood, NJ 07450 , phone (201) 652-9615
Please join us for the meeting followed by a portrait demonstration by Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo.
Yearly membership is from September through August. New students may join a class at any time during the year. A membership must be taken out to attend classes.
As a non-profit organization, our main source of income depends upon this system of membership dues. Every September you will be asked to renew your membership.
To enroll in a class, call the Institute at (201) 652-9615 while the class in which you wish to enroll is in session. All classes are ongoing throughout the year, from September through June, unless otherwise noted.
You may enroll at any time during the year.
All students pay a yearly membership fee in addition to the class tuition and fees.
Member Benefits
Throughout the year, exhibits, demonstrations and lectures are presented on topics related to the fine arts. In addition, our instructors host painting trips and seminars; contact individual instructors for more information.
Several Ridgewood Streets has been reopened for homeowners
June 25, 2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, The Village Council has approved a traffic change that will permit Clinton Avenue , Bogert Avenue and California Street homeowners to drive on their street during school hours.
On June 12 Village officials passed an ordinance giving residents permission to access their homes with their vehicles on school days and allows others who according to the Ridgewood News “can demonstrate or document a need to access a residence” the same rights of entry. This includes visitors, friends and home repair workers, among others.( https://www.northjersey.com/community/212750441_Clinton_Avenue_in_Ridgewood_now_open_to_homeowners.html#sthash.WF8mTINr.dpuf )
The street will still remain closed to through traffic in an effort to assure the safety of Ridge School students. While Bogert runs alongside Travell School property, while California is home to Willard School.
Previously these streets were closed to vehicular traffic for homeowners, during school hours.
Documents show IRS also screened liberal groups
By ALAN FRAM
— Jun. 24 8:48 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service’s screening of groups seeking tax-exempt status was broader and lasted longer than has been previously disclosed, the new head of the agency acknowledged Monday. Terms including “Israel,” ”Progressive” and “Occupy” were used by agency workers to help pick groups for closer examination, according to an internal IRS document obtained by The Associated Press.
The IRS has been under fire since last month after admitting it targeted tea party and other conservative groups that wanted the tax-exempt designation for tough examinations. While investigators have said that agency screening for those groups had stopped in May 2012, Monday’s revelations made it clear that screening for other kinds of organizations continued until earlier this month, when the agency’s new chief, Danny Werfel, says he discovered it and ordered it halted.
The IRS document said an investigation into why specific terms were included was still underway. It blamed the continued use of inappropriate criteria by screeners on “a lapse in judgment” by the agency’s former top officials. The document did not name the officials, but many top leaders have been replaced.
Lawns are still being watered despite “Monday Water Ban “
It’s Monday, June 24 and people are still watering lawns throughout Ridgewood and Glen Rock today regardless of the “Monday watering ban.”
Here’s an idea: Program the Computer Aided Dispatch equipment at Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch reminding dispatchers at 90 minute intervals to broadcast messages to Ridgewood and Glen Rock radio motor patrol units each Monday to be on the lookout for lawn watering violators and to issue summonses.
Central Dispatch touts their deployment of state of the art equipment; why not use it for something simple?
The Kasschau Memorial Shell in Ridgewood for 55 years has been presenting Free Summer Entertainment Under the Stars!
Fifty-five Years of Free Summer Entertainment Under the Stars 8:30pm at the Band Shell,Veterans Field, Ridgewood New Jersey Behind the Ridgewood Public Library N. Maple Ave. Between Franklin and Linwood Aves.Please bring a chair or blanket, Please do not cross over the baseball field if a game is in progress.
Thunderhill Band Country and Western 6/25
Lou Gallo Very Hungry Band Childrens Evening 6/27 Annual Benefit Concert for Nick Currey Fund 6/30
Island Breeze Calypso Reggae and Latin Jazz 7/2
For 2013 Season Schedule :
https://mods.ridgewoodnj.net/pdf/manager/2013ShellSchedule1.pdf
Readers claim Valley “experts ” offer nothing more than job interviews
In the end, it doesn’t matter what kind of precautions are taken by Valley hospital or to what degree Valley’s hired experts sugar-coat their presentations (re: job interviews). Our neighborhoods, and lives, will be wrecked if this expansion happens. How do we know this? We live here, day in, day out.
We see what happens to the neighborhood when there is minor street or utility work being done (it is paralyzed). We see what happens when it rains (the streets are choked with traffic). Experts talk the big talk about following safety regulations and deferring to state guidelines, but we see the plumes of diesel exhaust, daily, coming from the trucks that currently make deliveries to Valley
How can anyone who lives here believe that this expansion won’t have a disastrous affect on our village?
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Here’s a look at some innovations from this week’s Paris Air Show:
JET-LAG CURE?
You know how you feel — and look — when you get off a trans-Atlantic flight? Exhausted, blood-shot eyes, swollen ankles. Partially that’s jet-lag. But partially that’s because you’ve effectively been up a mountain for several hours, with all that entails, including increased heart rate and shortness of breath.
Some manufacturers are working to reduce those effects — thanks to new composite materials that are more fatigue-resistant themselves. Currently, commercial jets fly at between 35,000 and 45,000 feet and pressurize their cabins to bring what your body feels down to around 8,000 feet.
But Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner, which is primarily made of composites, brings you down to 6,000 feet. Normal, aluminum-built planes could be pressurized to that level, too, but they would take more of a beating to do so and would have a shorter lifespan. If you’re really rolling in it, private jets, like the new Gulfstream, will do you one better: life in the cabin is below 5,000 feet.
Rep.Scott Garrett reintroduced the LEARN Act to return education control back to the states
June 22,2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, On Monday, Rep.Scott Garrett reintroduced the Local Education Authority now the (LEARN) Act, H.R. 2394, to return education control back to the states. Garret believes it is in the best interest of our students and our country for parents and local authorities to be in charge of education.
The invasion of the federal government on the reserved powers of the states to set their own education standards has been going on for decades. And, in the process, all across the nation, parents, teachers, administrators, town school boards, and local elected officials—the people closest to and most directly responsible for the students—have been shut out of the process.
If we are truly interested in transforming our public education system, we need to remove Washington bureaucrats from the equation. Control and accountability should be in the hands of people who can truly produce change in the areas where it is needed the most.
The LEARN Act will work in three steps:
1. States Opt Out—A state arrives at an independent decision that the administrative requirements and the burden of compliance is not worth the amount of federal education aid it receives from the Department of Education and the state elects to opt out.
2. Funding Calculated—The Secretary of the Treasury determines which states have opted out and determines how much federal funding the state is eligible to receive under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
3. Tax Credits Awarded—The taxpayers of the opt-out states receive a tax credit proportionally equal to the taxpayers’ state tax burden.
Reintroduction of this important bill is just step one. Now it’s time for Congress to do its work and pass the LEARN Act. New Jersey’s students, and students all across the country, deserve it.
