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>Obama Fares Worse Among Women after Month-Long Contraception Mandate Battle
Washington Post poll contradicts Washington Post narrative about female voters.
2:37 PM, MAR 12, 2012 • BY JOHN MCCORMACK

How’s the great contraception mandate battle of 2012 playing out? If you read the Washington Post’s news coverage, the issue is supposedly killing Republicans among female voters. But the newest Washington Post/ABC poll tells a different story.

During the first few days of February, about a week before Obama declared a so-called “accommodation” to the contraception/abortifacient mandate, a Washington Post/ABC poll showed Obama’s approval rating at 50 percent, with 46 percent of Americans disapproving.

Then, from March 7 to 10–a week into the national media firestorm surrounding Rush Limbaugh’s degrading remarks about Georgetown Law student and liberal activist Sandra Fluke–Washington Post/ABC conducted another poll. It found Obama’s approval rating at 46 percent, down four points from February, and his disapproval rating at 50 percent, up four points from February.

https://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/washington-post-poll-contradicts-washington-post-narrative-women-voters_633469.html?nopager=1

>BREAKING : Board of adjustment T-Mobile Cell tower hearing Postponed 

Tony Merlino (Secretary for the Board of Adjustment) that T-Mobile has once again asked for the hearing to be adjourned. Not exactly sure why. Maybe they want the bad publicity to calm down. Cell Tower Hearing had been scheduled for March 13th – 7:30pm .
No need to show up tomorrow night.

T Mobile is asking for a date in May. The Risdgewood blog will keep everyone posted as we learn more.

>Ridgewood Soccer Association registration for fall soccer takes place April 1 – May 15

Ridgewood Soccer Association registration for fall soccer takes place April 1 – May 15 ($50 late fee afterwards). In-town for Grades 1-6; travel for Grades 5-12, and a special needs program for 6-14 year-olds. For details, visit www.ridgewoodsoccer.org.

>The beginning of the End for Ridgewood Water ?

RFP – Feasibility Divestiture Real Property Assets

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

For Professional Engineering Services For Feasibility of Divestiture of Real Property Assets

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Ridgewood Water (RW) requests proposals for professional engineering and planning services

for determining the feasibility of divestiture of real property assets. Background information, the

scope of work, required contents of the proposal, and evaluation criteria are presented in the

remainder of this Request for Proposals (RFP).

Proposal Schedule – Three copies of the proposal are due in the offices of RW’s Director at

(Ridgewood Water, 131 N. Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07451 Attn. – Frank J. Moritz) on

Thursday, March 29, 2012, by 10:00 a.m. (an electronic version can be submitted by this date to

[email protected], (hard copies to follow). It is anticipated that the Village will provide a

notice to proceed with the project by April 11, 2012.

A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held on March 15, 2012 at 10:00 am in the Director’s

office to provide additional materials and to answer any questions from potential proposers.

Click Here for complete RFP : https://mods.ridgewoodnj.net/pdf/manager/2012FeasabilityDivestRealProperty.pdf

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photo by Boyd Loving


Do Audit Report Recommendations Suggest Sloppy Money Management Procedures At Village Hall?

Public Notice:

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD SUMMARY OF AUDIT REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS DECEMBER 31, 2010 Synopsis of Audit Report of the Village of Ridgewood as required
by N.J.S. 40A:5-7

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD RECOMMENDATIONS:

Finance Department – The integrated general ledger system should be implemented to replace the spreadsheet software general ledger currently used. The cost allocation plan should be updated. The armored car service should be scheduled in a manner to comply with the state statute deposit requirement.

Vital Statistics – All licenses should be issued in sequential order. Cash receipts should be deposited within 48 hours of receipt. Documentation for all voids should be maintained.

Municipal Court  – Individuals who enter in tickets and receive payments should not have the authority to enter in dispositions. All payments received should be entered in under the user name of the individual processing the payment. Each person processing payments should have their own locked cashbox that is proved out to their individual journal on a daily basis and verified by a supervisor. Cash receipts should be deposited within 48 hours of receipt. Bail recognizance forms should be obtained for all bail receipts.

Fixed Assets – A review of the fixed asset inventory should be performed.

The above summary or synopsis was prepared from the report of audit of the Village of Ridgewood, County of Bergen for the calendar year 2010. This report of audit, submitted by Louis C Mai, Registered Municipal Accountant of the firm of Louis C Mai CPA & Associates, and a copy of it will be placed on file and made available for public inspection in the Office of the Village Clerk in the Village of Ridgewood. A Corrective Action Plan, which outlines actions the Village of Ridgewood will take to correct the findings listed above, will be prepared in accordance with the state requirements. A copy of it will be placed on file and made available for public inspection in the Office of the Village Clerk in the Village of Ridgewood.

Heather A. Mailander Village Clerk Ridgewood News-3253388 Fee: $138.80 March 9, 2012

>Obama’s $50 light bulb: ‘Too pricey’?
By The Week’s Editorial Staff | The Week – 5 hrs ago

The winner of a $10 million government contest to develop a super-efficient light bulb is here. But will anybody want it?

The Obama administration announced last year that it would award $10 million to the company that could create a light bulb that was both eco-friendly and affordable. The winning LED bulb, made by Philips, is about to hit the market. There’s only one problem: It costs $50. The price of your standard incandescent bulb, on the other hand, hovers in the $1 region. The $10 million award, dubbed the L Prize, is part of the government’s plan to phase out all energy-wasting incandescent bulbs over the next several years. But could Obama’s $50 light bulb possibly be worth its price?

https://news.yahoo.com/obamas-50-light-bulb-too-pricey-161000910.html

>Neighbors on edge over recent spate of burglaries in Ridgewood

(RIDGEWOOD-NJ) There were reports of two men or women making the rounds soliciting last night ,some reported two women claimed to be from Mt Carmel Church other reported two men .If in doubt its best to contact the Ridgewood Police  as they say if you see something say something . It may be nothing but it is best to be safe.

“Did anyone have two women from a church come to their house last night around 8pm?  Greg answered the door and thought it was very odd to have solicitors at that time from a religious group.  Just curious because we are thinking about informing the Ridgewood police.”


“We were at the diner having dinner at that time so I can’t say if they came to our house. I hope Ginger barked loud enough to scare them!  
I would report it, Kelly.  There must be some ordinance with regard to solicitation hours.” 


“Two men came to our house around the same time last night and we are thinking about calling the police as well”


“You guys should definitely report it.  They need a license from the village to solicit and it’s too late to be legit”


“Now we are for sure calling the police today-  I think anyone that had these solicitors at their door should put in a phone call to the authorites. “


“Yes,   They said they were from Mount Carmel.    Strange!!    I very politely sent them away. 
They wanted to tell me that God love’s me but otherwise seemed very unsure as to why they were there.”


“Yes, two women came to me door claiming from Mount Carmel. nice though. I didn’t sense any alarm.”

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Jobs Recession Now 49 Months: Longest Since WWII
By ED CARSON, INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted 08:38 AM ET

The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in February vs. expectations for 206,000, continuing a recent trend of decent hiring activity. The unemployment rate held at 8.3%.

But America remains mired in the longest jobs recession since the Great Depression. It’s been 49 months since the U.S. hit peak employment in January 2008. And with nonfarm payrolls still 5.33 million below their old high, the jobs slump will continue for several more years.

https://news.investors.com/article/603791/201203090838/jobs-recession-is-longest-since-depression.htm

>Margaret Sanger the founder of Planned Parenthood

I thought eugenics went out of style after that whole Third Reich thing…

Not Nazi germany.
Try American Socialist Utopianism.

This is all part of the liberal left’s socialist Utopia agenda. They tried right here in the USA in the 20’s… and they have not given up trying.

Read up on it…

Read up on Margaret Sanger.
She was the founder of Planned Parenthood.

Here are some of her thoughts on birth control and eugenics:

“The purpose in promoting birth control was “to create a race of thoroughbreds,” she wrote in the Birth Control Review, Nov. 1921

“The most merciful thing that a large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it.”
Margaret Sanger, Women and the New Race (Eugenics Publ. Co., 1920, 1923)

“More children from the fit, less from the unfit — that is the chief aim of birth control.” Birth Control Review, May 1919

These are not “out of context” quotes…
Do your own research.
There is much, much more.

…and I won’t even talk about her thoughts on race.

But, go ahead. You keep right on voting for these guys…

>Collaborative classes is not what is out of control. It is the additional services that most regular education parents pay for themselves.

Collaborative classes is not what is out of control. It is the additional services that most regular education parents pay for themselves. How many kids in Ridgewood have private tutors paid for by their parents? Home programs given to students after school and on weekends are paid for by the district.

The same goes for extended year programs. They are supposed to be provided based on the issues of regression and recoupment. Do you know of any student that doesn’t go back to school “rusty” after a summer off? Well special education students get these regularly without a true need being displayed. These are the costs that are going to clearly take away from providing quality education to all students.

>Ridgewood Schools VOTE April 17

“Dear Ridgewood residents, come make the most of the $40k we pissed away. Be sure to vote (YES)!

Do it for the children !

https://www.facebook.com/RidgewoodSchoolsVoteApril17

Shake my head…

>More Than 100 Doctors from The Valley Hospital Named to ‘Top Doctor’s’ List

The Valley Hospital is proud to announce that the just released 15th edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area includes 112 members of the hospital’s medical staff.  The guide includes more than 5,600 top primary care and specialty care physicians in a 20-county area spanning three states – New York, New Jersey and Connecticut – who represent the top 10 percent of doctors in the area.  It is published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, a New York City research and information company.

“I am very proud to recognize the many outstanding physicians at The Valley Hospital who have been included in the Top Doctors guide, said Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital.  “It demonstrates what we’ve always known – that some of the top specialists in their fields practice here at Valley.”

Valley physicians who were listed in the 15th edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area are:

Thomas Ahlborn, M.D., surgery; Mary Bello, M.D., family practice; Jeffrey Berdini, M.D., urology; John Bosso, M.D., allergy and immunology; Assia Bromberg, M.D., pulmonary medicine; Daniel Budd, M.D., surgery; Jaclyn Calem-Grunat, M.D., radiology; Francis Cangemi, M.D., ophthalmology; Duncan Carpenter, M.D., neurosurgery; Patrick Chin, M.D., ophthalmology; Rhoda Cobin, M.D., endocrinology; Timothy Corey, M.D., dermatology; James Cornell, M.D., critical care medicine; and Roger Coven, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology.

Sheldon Eisenberg, M.D., cardiology; Ira Esformes, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Michael Esposito, M.D., urology; Frederick Fakharzadeh, M.D., hand surgery; Michael Faust, M.D., gynecology; Barry Fernbach, M.D., hematology; Howard Frey, M.D., urology; David Friedman, M.D., pediatric surgery; Rajinder Gandhi, M.D., pediatric surgery; Howard Goldschmidt, M.D., cardiology; Joseph Grizzanti, M.D., pulmonary medicine; John Hajjar, M.D., urology; Paul Harlow, M.D., pediatrics; and Jay Heldman, M.D., dermatology.

Patricia Hicks, M.D., allergy and immunology; Martin Hochstein, M.D., endocrinology; Alan Israel, M.D., hematology; Valerie Johnson, M.D., pediatric nephrology; Steven Kanengiser, M.D., pediatric pulmonology; Harry Katz, M.D., otolaryngology; Philip Kazlow, M.D., pediatric gastroenterology; Gary Knackmuhs, M.D., infectious disease; Rima Kopelman,M.D., rheumatology; Jeffrey Kozlowski, M.D., nephrology; Glenn Krinsky, M.D., radiology; Evan Kushner, M.D., internal medicine; Susan Kushner, M.D., pediatrics; and Vivian Lan, M.D., internal medicine.

Joel Landzberg, M.D., interventional cardiology; Evan Leibowitz, M.D., rheumatology; Bennett Leifer, M.D., geriatric medicine; Elliot Lerner, M.D., neuroradiology; Kenneth Levin, M.D., neurology; Seth Levine, M.D., urology; Lauren Levy, M.D., radiology; Joseph Licata, M.D., surgery; Elliott Lichtstein, M.D., interventional cardiology; Louise G. Ligresti, M.D., oncology; David Lipson, M.D., plastic surgery; Douglas Liva, M.D., ophthalmology; Edward Lubat, M.D., radiology; Frank Manginello, M.D., neonatology; Stephen Margulis, M.D., gastroenterology; Stephen McIlveen, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Monica Meyer, M.D., gynecology; Philip Meyers, M.D., neuroradiology; Laurence Milgrim, M.D., otolaryngology; Sessine Najjar, M.D., internal medicine; and David Namerow, M.D., pediatrics.

Amarjot Narula, M.D., psychiatry; Daniel Navot, M.D., reproductive endocrinology; Joel Nizin, M.D., colon and rectal surgery; Daryl O’Brien, M.D., pediatrics; Martin Pelavin, M.D., internal medicine; Reed Perron, M.D., neurology; Joseph Pizzurro, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Roger Pollock, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Donald Quest, M.D., neurosurgery; Michael Rahmin, M.D., gastroenterology; Thomas Rakowski, M.D., oncology; Louis Rambler, M.D., radiology; and Dennis Reison, M.D., interventional cardiology

Don Respler, M.D., otolaryngology; Fred Rezvani, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology; Robert Rigolosi, M.D., nephrology; David Rosenfeld, M.D., psychiatry; Roger Rosenstein, M.D., hand surgery; Patrick Roth, M.D., neurosurgery; Mitchell Rubinoff, M.D., gastroenterology; Maria Scibetta, M.D., internal medicine; Marjorie Slankard, M.D., allergy and immunology; Scott Smilen, M.D., urogynecology; Edward Solomon, M.D., ophthalmology; Philip Sorabella, M.D., radiology; and Gerald Sotsky, M.D., cardiology.

Michael Sternschein, M.D., plastic surgery; John Strobeck, M.D., cardiology; Jason Surow, M.D., otolaryngology; Albert Tartini, M.D., nephrology; Steven Tennenbaum, M.D., urology; Jack Tohme, M.D., endocrinology; Anne Marie Valinoti, M.D., internal medicine; Daniel Van Engel, M.D., neurology; David Van Slooten, M.D., neurology; Roy Vingan, M.D., neurosurgery; Anthony Volpe, M.D., internal medicine; Steven Waxenbaum, M.D., colon and rectal surgery; Robert Wehmann, M.D., endocrinology; Darryl Weiss, M.D., dermatology; and Howard Weizman, M.D., nephrology.

Michael Wesson, M.D., radiation oncology; Ronald White, M.D., colon and rectal surgery; Marcus Williams, M.D., cardiology; Anusak Yiengpruksawan, M.D., surgery; Alan Zalkowitz, M.D., rheumatology; Alex Zapolanski, M.D., cardiac surgery; Robert Zubowski, M.D., plastic surgery; and Ira Zucker, M.D., gastroenterology.

https://www.valleyhealth.com/valley_newsdesc.aspx?newsid=1194

>Obama Re-Election Credited With Burst of Gun Sales
Gun sales boom in expectation of Obama re-election
Monday, Mar 5, 2012  |  Updated 9:17 AM CS

Gun sales are booming across Texas, and some buyers say their growing belief that President Barack Obama’s re-election is inevitable is fueling their race to bear more arms.

So brisk have sales been that the rush has created a nationwide shortage of firearms and ammunition, the Star-Telegram reports. Fort Worth gun shop owner DeWayne Irwin said the rush is similar to one seen shortly after the president’s 2008 election.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Texas-Gun-Sales-Boom-141366763.html

>Senator Frank R. Lautenberg responds on “Operation Fast and Furious”

Thank you for contacting me with your concerns about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) initiative known as Operation Fast and Furious.  I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.

 As you may know, Operation Fast and Furious is an ATF initiative in Phoenix, Arizona seeking to reduce violent crime associated with Mexican criminal organizations in the U.S. and to prevent these organizations from illegally obtaining firearms and explosives from the U.S.  The operation is part of a larger ATF strategy known as Project Gunrunner.  Through this project, ATF has recommended more than 2,500 criminals for prosecution and seized more than 10,000 firearms illegally destined for Mexico.

Operation Fast and Furious has received increased scrutiny after the December 2010 shooting death of Customs and Border Protection Agent Brian Terry in Arizona.  Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) has asked for an investigation into Project Gunrunner because of concerns that ATF knew the weapon used to kill Agent Terry was bought illegally, but allowed the sale to proceed.  Senator Grassley has requested that an independent Inspector General conduct a review of Project Gunrunner.  The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has also requested that a special counsel be appointed to investigate the matter.

During Senate consideration of a bill (H.R. 2112) funding ATF and a number of other federal agencies, an amendment was introduced that would prohibit funding for Operation Fast and Furious or other operations during which federal agents are not continuously monitoring or controlling firearms at all times.  This amendment passed the Senate with my support. The bill to which it is attached must now be approved by the Senate and the House before this provision can be signed into law.

Please be assured that I am closely monitoring this issue and will keep your views in mind should the Senate consider further relevant legislation.  Thank you again for contacting me

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the Mobi-Chair 

More details are available at www.preservegraydon.org. Click on the link under “Here’s why.”

Direct link to the same thing:

https://www.preservegraydon.org/info/Proposed_concrete_ramp_and_sidewalks_into_Graydon_a_poor_solution_with_better_alternatives.pdf

Amphibious rolling beach chair that can roll over sand and into water and float:

www.mobi-chair.com

If you think this idea is worth trying, please write to the council. Their email addresses are on the Village website. Go to https://www.ridgewoodnj.net and click on “Council & Mayor” on the left side, or:

https://www.ridgewoodnj.net/council_mayor.cfm?pagereq=2