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What You Need to Know About Autism

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Autism is a developmental disorder that has been highly publicized in the press recently, owing to the emergence of a subculture who attributes the disorder to having been caused by vaccinations in childhood. We will, likely, never know whether or not vaccinations do cause autism. The term ‘autism’ was first coined around the year nineteen-eleven, and until recently, very little was known about it. It was only toward the late 20th century that discoveries and developments were made into the disorder. Advancements are being regularly made in the field of autism research to help those suffering from the condition to live healthy and regular lives. Many people who suffer from autism can go on to live very healthy and productive lives, with many starting families and settling down. This page will tell you a few facts about autism so that you can truly understand the condition.

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3 Home Repair to DIY and 3 to Leave for Professionals

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Our homes are where we will spend a huge chunk of our lives. We must keep our homes in pristine condition and ensure that our homes match our tastes and design specifications. This means designing our home the way we want it and repairing it when repairs are due. There are some repairs that we can make to our home and some that are best left to the professionals. Attempting to embark on home renovations that should be completed by professionals yourself can be dangerous and can compromise the structure of your home. If you try to make repairs and designs that you are not qualified for alone, you risk causing serious damage and risk your own life and safety. 

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PSE&G to Reimburse Customers for Food and Medicines Spoiled During Tropical Storm Isaias

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Ridgewood NJ,  PSE&G is expanding its claims policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic so that customers whose electrical service was interrupted by Tropical Storm Isaias for at least 72 hours can be reimbursed for spoiled food and medication. The tropical storm knocked out power for more than 575,000 customers in New Jersey, making it the fifth-most destructive storm in our company’s 100-plus year history.

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When Should You Initiate A Daycare Accident Lawsuit?

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A daycare center is where busy parents leave their children as they go about their day jobs, in the hopes that they will be cared for in a safe and welcoming environment. If something should happen to your child there, regardless of the size of the infraction, it is a tremendous break from the inherent trust brokered by the act of childcare. It can be a hurtful and infuriating incident, and sometimes requires legal counsel. If you need to instate the services of a daycare center and would like to know more about your rights and when to secure the assistance of a lawyer, then read on for more information.

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Why You Need to Be Prepared for Car Accidents

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In recent years, car accident rates have been steadily increasing, resulting in numerous health consequences and millions of dollars’ worth of losses to everyone involved. However, evidence also suggests that the number of accidents is starting to slowly shrink, especially with a large number of drivers respecting the roads and following safety measures promoted across the states.

However, with all these safety measures, the road is still a dangerous place to drive on. If you’re still not sure why expecting the worst-case scenario is imperative, here are a couple of reasons that would change your mind.

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In-Person Voting with Photo ID Is the Only Way to Prevent Voter Fraud

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The controversy over the mail-in ballot process and the many issues resulting from the July primary has the 10th District Legislators very concerned for the integrity of the November General Election.  Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and John Catalano stress the importance of in-person voting and point to their legislation which requires voter ID before voting at a polling place.

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The Ridgewood Police Department is seeking Reaccreditation with the Coalition of Accredited Law Enforcement Agencies

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The Ridgewood Police Department will be seeking reaccreditation with the Coalition of Accredited Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The Ridgewood Police Department was initially accredited in 1996, and is currently the longest continuously accredited law enforcement agency in the State of New Jersey.

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The Postal Service is ready today to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives this fall

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Ridgewood NJ,  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued the following statement today:

“The United States Postal Service will play a critical role this year in delivering election mail for millions of voters across the country. There has been a lot of discussion recently about whether the Postal Service is ready, willing and able to meet this challenge.

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President Trump to Pardon Susan B. Anthony Over 1872 Voting Arrest on the 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

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Washington DC,President Trump said he will pardon Susan B. Anthony, the leader of the women’s suffrage movement who was arrested for violating male-only voting laws in 1872, the pardon comes 100 years to the day after the 19th Amendment, which ensured women’s right to vote, was ratified.

Anthony, a strong anti-slavery pioneer who died in 1906, had been arrested in 1872 for violating laws that had permitted only men to vote in the presidential election. She was then indicted, tried and convicted for voting illegally and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and court costs. Ever the dramatic flare, the historic New Yorker described her two-day trial in June 1873 as “the greatest judicial outrage history has ever recorded,” according to The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

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Ridgewood Public Library Outdoor Cabana Lounge

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Ridgewood NJ, Did you know we have outdoor seating to enjoy free WIFI and newspapers?
Visit our orange cabana during Library hours.
Please maintain social distancing guidelines while visiting.

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Can I sue my landlord for a shower scalding injury?

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Yes, you have the right to seek compensation for your medical expenses, pain, and suffering arising from a shower scalding injury due to the negligence of your landlord. Negligence of landlord may come from a variety of causes, for example; a faulty water heater that leads to serious burns.

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Top 3 reasons a will goes into probate

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There are many reasons why a Will might go into probate, today we are going to discuss the top 3 most common reasons a Will goes into probate. Probate law is a very intricate set of laws that will vary depending on what state the probate is taking place. When a will must be probated, it is wise to contact a probate attorney as they will know your given states laws and will be able to help you through all the steps in the probate process. Before we can discuss the reasons a Will goes into probate we need to first identify what exactly probate is. 

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NJ Department of Agriculture Update on Seeds from China

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We have been receiving reports of people receiving seeds in the mail from China that they did not order. Sometimes the seeds are sent in packages stating that the contents are jewelry. Unsolicited seeds could be invasive, introduce diseases to local plants, or be harmful to livestock.

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Reader says , “They purge voting rolls because somehow dead people often vote. Weird, right?”

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“They purge voting rolls because somehow dead people often vote. Weird, right? I think what you are referring to about making it harder to vote is the need for voter ID. I think that’s kinda poor to assume that requiring, often minorities, to show ID is an unfair burden upon them. That’s kinda racist of you to assume colored people can’t figure out how to get ID… And it’s not right if what you say is true about Republicans purposely clogging voting stations. I will trust you are being honest about that, assuming you are right. Call out both sides. Hold them both to the fire. Dems do bad things too and you need to call them out.

In a healthy democracy dead people shouldn’t vote, illegals shouldn’t vote, you need to have a safe well guarded system that requires ID to vote to ensure security, and a guaranteed counted vote that vote by mail doesn’t offer.

At least Trumps solution is to stick to the status quo that we’ve trusted for the last couple hundred years and not trust a system that’s repeatedly failing — vote by mail. I don’t even particularly love him but the fact that he is arguing against a system that very well might take my vote away due to the past issues with vote by mail is enough for me to support him. I don’t want either of us losing our votes or others voting illegally.”

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Reader says ,”it’s hard to imagine a more ingrained and salutary feature of U.S. election procedures than in-person voting “

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“it’s hard to imagine a more ingrained and salutary feature of U.S. election procedures than in-person voting. Even anonymity in voting (a relatively recent innovation) pales by comparison to in-person voting in terms of how close it gets to the beating heart of our representative form of self-government.

In-person voting as the primary means of receiving the gravely expressed will of We the People is sacrosanct–no doubt about it.

Are we so devoted to personal convenience that we are willing to let drunk-with-power governors rob us of our most closely-held rights?

Neither the science-to-date nor the revealed reality of the so-called “novel” Coronavirus, or the gift of COVID-19 it keeps on giving us, in any way justifies this act on the part of Governor Murphy. There is no way this will pass Constitutional muster. Current conditions daily fall farther and farther away from the kind of emergency that the governor would need to prove exists in order to receive the judiciary’s blessing for such a draconian measure.”