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AUGUST 13, 2015 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015, 3:32 PM
BY MARK KRULISH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Two resolutions related to Ridgewood’s historic Schedler property were put to a vote Wednesday night, with the governing body deciding in favor of endorsing recommendations made for the property by the village’s Open Space Committee and voting against the authorization of filing a Bergen County Historic Trust Fund matching grant for money related to the 200-year-old Zabriskie-Schedler house.
The subject of the Schedler property was revived last week as residents appealed to the council to support a grant that would be used to stabilize the house. The grant had a deadline of Sept. 3.
After a lengthy discussion and public comment, two resolutions were considered on Wednesday’s agenda. One resolution adopted the recommendations set forth in a 2012 Open Space Committee report that determined the Schedler property should be developed for recreational purposes, including a 90-foot baseball field with an overlay multi-purpose field for soccer and lacrosse.
The resolution also makes several other recommendations, including leaving the fate of the Zabriskie-Schedler house in the hands of the Village Council. It also provides guidelines for “interested citizens” to “raise and expend private funds for the purpose of stabilizing the house until a decision is made by the Village Council,” which some council members said made the second resolution to approve the grant unnecessary.
Mayor Paul Aronsohn stated his belief that the Open Space Committee report strikes “the right balance” and meets the needs of all Ridgewood residents.
https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/council-endorses-report-on-schedler-property-1.1392125
Platte River Networks was used by Clinton to maintain ‘homebrew’ server in her New York State house which held her State Department emails
She handed over the server and a thumb drive this week to FBI after emails were found to contain ‘above top secret’ material
Her White House campaign is said to be in ‘panic’ over the growing scandal which comes out of probe into US diplomats’ deaths in Benghazi
Daily Mail Online can reveal Denver, Colorado, based firm was sued for illegally accessing master database of US phone numbers
It was also accused of causing chaos to White House military advisers when their numbers stopped working as it took their numbers
Case raises questions over how Platte River Networks’ ability to secure server which would have been major target for foreign spy hackers
By DANIEL BATES FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 17:17 EST, 13 August 2015 | UPDATED: 19:50 EST, 13 August 2015
The Internet company used by Hillary Clinton to maintain her private server was sued for stealing dozens of phone lines including some which were used by the White House.
Platte River Networks is said to have illegally accessed the master database for all US phone numbers.
It also seized 390 lines in a move that created chaos across the US government.
Among the phone numbers which the company took – which all suddenly stopped working – were lines for White House military support desks, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, a lawsuit claims.
Others were the main numbers for major financial institutions, hospitals and the help desk number for T2 Communications, the telecom firm which owned them.
A lawsuit filed on behalf of T2 claims that the mess took 11 days to fix and demands that Platte River pay up $360,000 in compensation.
Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3197093/Tech-company-maintained-Hillary-s-secret-server-sued-illegally-accessing-databases-creating-chaos-stealing-White-House-phone-numbers.html#ixzz3im92JNec
file photo by Boyd Loving
New Jersey lawyers might have some new defenses against drunk driving cases. Courts may see a growing number of issues involving the rules of evidence as a result of a recent ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court – but there was no choice. In Missouri v. McNeely (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the State of Missouri’s argument that exigent circumstances necessarily exist when an officer has probable cause to believe a person has been driving under the influence. This is because BAC evidence is inherently evanescent. Instead, the justices suggested that obtaining a warrant should be the default protocol. (Donald Scarinci, Politickernj.com) https://politickernj.com/2015/
By JULIE TURKEWITZAUG. 10, 2015
DURANGO, Colo. — The Animas River is the cultural soul of this patch of southwestern Colorado, a sort of moving Main Street that hosts multiple floating parades a year and is typically bustling with rafters and kayakers. Schoolchildren study the river. Sweethearts marry on its banks. Its former name, given by Spaniards, is el Río de las Ánimas, the River of Souls.
But since Wednesday, the Animas has been grievously polluted with toxic water spilled from one of the many abandoned mines that pockmark the region — a spill for which the Environmental Protection Agency has claimed responsibility, saying it accidentally breached a store of chemical-laced water.
On Sunday, anger over the spill boiled over after the agency announced that the amount of toxic water released was three times what was previously stated — more than three million gallons rather than one million — and that officials were still unsure if there was a health threat to humans or animals.
The day of that announcement, State Senator Ellen Roberts, a Republican who lives near the river, cried softly as she considered the pollution, adding that she had dropped her father’s ashes in the depths of the river, which pollutants had turned into an unnatural-looking yellow-orange ribbon.
By Jonathan Easley – 08/12/15 03:42 PM EDT
Outsiders who have never before held political office are dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Donald Trump is the GOP front-runner, while businesswoman Carly Fiorina is surging after a strong performance in last week’s debate.
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is also showing strength, and is a candidate to watch in the Iowa caucuses, where he is outperforming former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Conservatives are thrilled with the developments.
“This is a paradigm shift,” conservative Iowa radio host Steve Deace told The Hill. “The base of the party is in open revolt. We’re watching a political party dissolve. It’s a civil war and the GOP as it’s constructed may not survive.”
Others think Republican voters will eventually coalesce around a more traditional GOP candidate — perhaps Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker or Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).
They believe Trump’s rise is a product of his celebrity and a media frenzy that will ultimately fizzle. They doubt that Carson and Fiorina will be able to compete in the fundraising fight, or pull together the political operation to make a deep run through the primaries.
But for now, the anti-establishment wing of the GOP is on the upswing.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/250971-outsiders-take-over-gop
BY ANITA KUMAR, MARISA TAYLOR AND GREG GORDON
McClatchy Washington Bureau
As pressure builds on Hillary Clinton to explain her official use of personal email while serving as secretary of state, she faced new complications Tuesday. It was disclosed her top aides are being drawn into a burgeoning federal inquiry and that two emails on her private account have been classified as “Top Secret.”
The inspector general for the Intelligence Community notified senior members of Congress that two of four classified emails discovered on the server Clinton maintained at her New York home contained material deemed to be in one of the highest security classifications – more sensitive than previously known.
The notice came as the State Department inspector general’s office acknowledged that it is reviewing the use of “personal communications hardware and software” by Clinton’s former top aides after requests from Congress.
“We will follow the facts wherever they lead, to include former aides and associates, as appropriate,” said Douglas Welty, a spokesman for the State Department’s inspector general.
Despite the acknowledgment, the State Department inspector general’s office has left numerous unanswered questions, including exactly who and what is being investigated. The office initially declined to comment and referred questions to the Intelligence Community inspector general’s office, which said it is not currently involved in any inquiry into aides and is being denied full access to aides’ emails by the State Department. Clinton, herself, is not a target.
The expanding inquiry threatens to further erode Clinton’s standing as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Since her reliance on private email was revealed in March, polls in crucial swing states show that increasing numbers of voters say Clinton is not honest and trustworthy, in part, because of her use of private emails.
Read more here: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article30714762.html#storylink=cpy
AUGUST 11, 2015 LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015, 10:13 AM
BY MATTHEW SCHNEIDER
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher visited the Kings food market in the village on July 31 as part of his promotional tour for Jersey Fresh produce.
Jersey Fresh is a designation given to produce that follows criteria such as being grown in New Jersey and meeting “a certain quality standard for the size, shape and coloring of that commodity,” according to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s (DOA) official website.
Being Jersey Fresh increases the standing of the produce, making it more appealing to customers.
The event was part of a two-day “Jersey Fresh Love Tour,” and the “Jersey Fresh Love” social media campaign. The initiative calls for Jersey Fresh produce fans to “post pictures on their social media channels about where they get their New Jersey produce, how the produce is being used and their farms and restaurants to visit,” according to a release from the DOA.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/nj-state-news/jersey-fresh-promotion-tour-visits-village-1.1390398
IAN BURRELL Tuesday 11 August 2015
So long to Ritzy and farewell to Cinderella Rockafella – the long tradition of the great British nightclub appears to be on the way out.
Even famous London dance-music clubs such as Turnmills, Bagley’s and The End have succumbed to a process that has seen the UK’s total portfolio of nightclubs shrink by almost half from 3,144 in 2005 to 1,733 a decade later.
The statistic from the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is a signal not just of the effect of the smoking ban and the imposition of student loans but of a fundamental shift in the way a new generation chooses to spend its entertainment budget.
After a week listening to favourite playlists on Spotify, when friends on Facebook and WhatsApp have looked out so many other attractive weekend adventures that will make far better shots on Instagram, another Friday night at Mystique just doesn’t do it. And, as for pulling, there’s always Tinder.
“Millennials favour experiences over stuff and nightclubs should benefit from that,” says Ramzi Yakob, senior strategist of the digital agency TH_NK. “But Millennials also realise that their time is the scarcest resource they have, so why would they spend their precious time revisiting the same experience every weekend?”
file photo by Boyd Loving
So from what I am reading, some of you would blame the messenger for spreading the news, instead of blaming the one/s who committed the crime, enabled the crime, and covered up the crime. That makes no sense. Whoever it was that let the news media know, they are to be thanked. Otherwise yet another crime would be swept under the rug.
The truth will come out. Roberta will be unable to lock down everything on this one. Too many other agencies are involved. Neither NJDEP nor the Bergen County Mosquito Control Commission will hide any facts if requested via OPRA. And I’m sure that the RPD detective bureau would not want egg on their faces either.
And Yes, Roberta, you have everything to do with this. First of all, you are the MANAGER. And you are not managing. Second, you want to blame The BLOG for slowing down the investigation. Right, divert attention a la Halliby, – blame the blog when in fact you should have gotten right on top of this illegal dumping. Someone knows all about what happened, that someone should be identified and the matter should be settled. Instead you are tap dancing around instead of taking care of it. This should have been resolved one-two-three, instead you decided to try and keep it under wraps. Here’s an idea, why not send Bulldog Matthews out to interview employees? Pretty sure she will get the facts quickly. After all, she is a LEADS graduate, even though of course you never ever met her prior to hiring her.
Why would Village taxpayers be on the hook for anything here? Fine the contractor who illegally dumped the asphalt and concrete block at the site’s south end over a protective berm. Problem solved, Village exonerated. Where are the VM and the RPD on this, they get paid the big bucks to protect Villagers
August 10, 2015, 10:09 am
By Jesse Byrnes
Fox News host Megyn Kelly is defending her questioning of businessman Donald Trump during the first Republican presidential debate, saying she approached the candidates from multiple angles.
“If you can’t get past me, how are you going to handle Vladimir Putin?” Kelly said with a smile during an interview on Fox News’s “Mediabuzz” aired Sunday.
“We had anticipated that some in the audience might boo us during the middle of our questions,” Kelly said. “They can boo us, and some people are booing us now on Twitter. But that’s all part of it.”
“He felt attacked — it wasn’t an attack, it was a fair question. But I get it. He’s in the arena and so am I,” Kelly said, alluding to asking Trump about previous remarks disparaging women’s appearances.
The interview with Kelly was taped shortly before Trump escalated his feud with the network after the debate, saying on CNN that she had “blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her… wherever.”
Kelly has so far not commented on that remark, which drew widespread condemnation from Trump’s GOP rivals over the weekend. He has since clarified he was going to finish by saying “ears or nose.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/250706-megyn-kelly-defends-trump-questions
By Cory Bennett – 08/10/15 09:42 AM EDT
Chinese hackers have infiltrated the private email accounts for “many” top Obama administration officials, NBC News reports.
The espionage scheme stretches back to at least April 2010 and is still ongoing, according to a secret briefing document and a senior official quoted by NBC.
While the Beijing-backed digital spies have not been able to crack government email accounts, private email accounts hosted by companies like Google have been widely compromised.
The senior official told NBC News that “all top national security and trade officials” have been targeted in the email grab.”
“In addition to pilfering potentially useful intelligence information, the hackers apparently also stole email address books to launch targeted cyberattacks on the officials’ contacts,” the official said.
The revelation raises questions about whether former secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email was among those compromised during this period.
Jason Vigorito
Ridgewood NJ, There has been a lot of analysis and banter regarding Thursday’s Republican Primary Debates at 5 and 9 o’clock. If you’re didn’t get the opportunity yourself, and you want a quick run-down, here you go…
The Primetime Debate:
Trump was Trump. Aside from the Mexico question, all the questions were personal attacks. Good for him for staying aggressive. He’ll have to get more tangible and specific on more issues to maintain his front-runner status. He’s definitely not a moron. His ego is nothing new, by the way, folks. Teddy Roosevelt, Andrew Jackson, LBJ, hello? And he has to be brilliant to maintain a multi-billion dollar business empire and reach the proverbial summit in multiple fields, including publishing and television. He’s to modern television what JFK was to early television.
Bush did very well, but, as has been pointed out, the dynastic thing isn’t popular, including with me. We’ve made exceptions in the past, but not a three-time one. He was prepared with good answers since they were the same questions he’s always asked about, such as the “If you knew then what you know now about Iraq” question. Nothing new from Jeb.
Scott Walker treaded water. His record is fantastic; but as he pointed out, he’s normal, and modern America wants sensationalism, not vanilla. He’s lost in the crowd.
Mike Huckabee performed very well. He stood out almost as well as Trump. Some great lines too: the Hillary comment toward the end when folks thought he was talking about Trump; also, the military social experiment line was superb. He’ll be a long-haul contender with his demeanor and wit. (Reality is, whether you like it or not, that’s what the voters eat up.)
Ben Carson was smooth, methodical, extremely intelligent, and held his own. His closing remarks may have been the night’s highlights. If he isn’t given the VP nod, if not the Presidential nominee, it would be a terrible mistake. The guy’s a neurosurgeon for crying out loud, so he can learn politics and international relations easily enough: nothing more than history and social skills, people.
Ted Cruz was another who performed very well that night. He had the best overall mixture of responses: his record, his family, his plans. Hell, he was one of only two to lay out tangible specifics, and that’s guts right there in an age when hair-splicing occurs over every word! This guy is a force to be reckoned with. A brilliant contender.
Marco Rubio, I thought, treaded water as well. Nothing stood out with him, and he was ho-hum throughout. If he performs that way, he’ll be forgotten soon enough. I found him to speak ambiguously on most things, save his faith.
Rand Paul was way, way too controversial and fisticuffs. You think Trump is aggressive, holy cow! Paul outdid Trump in that regard during the debate. While he isn’t necessarily wrong on most issues for the base, Paul often comes across as leaning wrong. Being the most libertarian candidate on the stage will naturally produce a perception of political radical. He’s principled and didn’t backstep on anything, though.
Chris Christie did surprisingly well, I thought. He stuck to his guns, he showed his Jersey Attitude, and had some almost-memorable lines. He was the other one to lay out some specifics, good for him. He’ll gain ground if he keeps it up.
Jon Kasich was great overall. He came across as the most genuine, and he wasn’t nervous like Carson was. He mixed up variety into his messaging well. His was a good, solid performance, and this first national spotlight for him has elevated his status too. Kasich will most definitely be picking up ground, but I don’t think he’ll pull off the nomination unless he gets more aggressive and more memorable.
The other major players were the three Fox News moderators: Chris Wallace, Megan Kelly, and Brett Baier. They asked some tough questions depending on the candidate, and there was particular animosity toward Trump. The three, particularly Kelly and Wallace, came across as Rupert Murdoch hacks, following Murdoch’s marching orders to take out the front-runner. Nothing fair or balanced in that. Treat all candidates equally, which the three did not.
By the way, don’t even bother paying attention to the 5 o’clock debate. The only one from that pack who has any chance is Carly Florin, but she’s a long-shot too.
And there you have it. Want more? There’s plenty on YouTube and social media to keep you busy for hours! Good luck with the sorting, voters!
by SHAWNA THOMAS and JOHN LAPINSKI
If Donald Trump’s comments about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly are hurting his standing in the Republican primary, it’s not showing in the numbers.
According to the latest NBC News Online Poll conducted by SurveyMonkey, Trump is at the top of the list of GOP candidates that Republican primary voters would cast a ballot for if the primary were being held right now.
The overnight poll was conducted for 24 hours from Friday evening into Saturday. During that period, Donald Trump stayed in the headlines due to his negative comments about Kelly and was dis-invited from a major conservative gathering in Atlanta.
None of that stopped Trump from coming in at the top of the poll with 23 percent. Sen. Ted Cruz was next on the list with 13 percent.
By Eugene Robinson Opinion writer August 7
CLEVELAND
It was billed as The Donald Trump Show, and the Republican front-runner delivered. He mugged. He pouted. He projected outrage without being troubled by specificity or fact. When he got punched — and the moderators threw haymakers all night — he stuck out his chin and punched back.
Trump made it through the first Republican debate by avoiding the one mistake that could have seriously damaged his insurgent campaign: sounding like a professional politician. For that reason alone, he seemed to me the clear winner.
I watched the debate at the House of Blues in downtown Cleveland with a crowd of true-believer conservatives at a viewing party sponsored by the American Conservative Union. It might not have been a representative sample of Republican primary voters, and I should note that there was an open bar. So my observations should not be confused with actual political science.
