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Ridgewood NJ, With the balance of power in Congress still undecided, voters clearly dislike delayed reporting of election results.
Voters Don’t Like Late Election Results
Tag: midterms
83% of Voters See Crime as Important Election Issue
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Ridgewood NJ, most voters believe violent crime is getting worse and expect the issue to be important in next month’s midterm elections.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 62% of Likely U.S. voters believe the problem of violent crime in America is getting worse. Only 11% think the crime problem is getting better, while 24% think the problem is staying about the same. These findings are almost unchanged since April. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
50% of Voters Think Cheating Likely in Midterm Elections
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Ridgewood NJ, Many voters still believe cheating affected the 2020 presidential election, and a majority fear the upcoming midterm elections could be tainted by cheating.
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Early Results For Ridgewood Board Of Education : Kaufman Wins !
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Ridgewood NJ , these are Ridgewood results only :
Ridgewood BOE
Kaufman 3899
Loncto 2562
Bergen Executive
Tedesco 5769
Schmeltz 3211
CD 5
Josh 6152
McCann 3152
NJ Senate
Menendez 5238
Hugin 4036
Bergen Sheriff
Cureton 5123
DiLorenzo 3342
Tormo 317
Kugler 131
A dog is a Ridgewood Students Best Friend
Dogs help Ridgewood students lower stress levels
JANUARY 28, 2016 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016, 11:41 AM
BY MATTHEW SCHNEIDER
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Ridgewood High School students in the midst of stressing over midterm exams were given a reprieve over the past couple weeks, thanks to the timely arrival of some therapy dogs.
Robert Bell, the district’s supervisor of wellness, worked in conjunction with a non-profit called Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs in order to bring five specially trained canines to the high school over four mornings, allowing students to relax between exams and forget about their studies for a while.
“It’s a great opportunity for the kids,” Bell said, noting that the students really seemed to be enjoying themselves, as evidenced by the laughter ringing up and down the hallway.
According to Bell, Ridgewood High School is the first public school to attempt such a de-stressing technique. The program is often used at colleges and universities.
“In all of our research, we haven’t found a public high school that has tried this,” Bell said. “We specifically went for professionally trained dogs, working with outside organizations, bringing in five dogs a day and putting them in different locations throughout the building.”
He explained that the high school’s version of the event is a litmus test, by which the district’s administrators will decide if it is worth bringing to other Ridgewood schools. He also noted that other public schools have contacted the high school about the program.
“We get a lot of phone calls about it, just how this process is working,” Bell said. “I think there’s interest out there at the public school level.”
While the program seems to be an enjoyable one, it is also economically feasible, according to Bell.
Campaign season now under way in Bergen County
Campaign season now under way in Bergen County
Politics is practiced year-round in Bergen County, and street-level campaigning has been going on quietly all summer. But both Republicans and Democrats say the Rutherford Street Fair on Labor Day signals a more intense phase of electioneering. (Ensslin/The Bergen Record)
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