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Ridgewood Makes the List of 30 Highest Property Taxes in New Jersey

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#11 Ridgewood | $11,179
County: Bergen
Avg. total residential property tax: $17,180
Property tax breakdown: County 11% | School 65% | Municipal 24%

These 30 towns have the highest school tax bills in N.J.

Updated June 07, 2017
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By Kelly Heyboer | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

TRENTON — If your property taxes are high in New Jersey, chances are a good chunk of your annual bill is going to your local public schools.

New Jersey residents paid nearly $15 billion in school taxes as part of their property tax bills last year, according to data released by the state Department of Community Affairs.

Most residents’ property tax bills are made up of three parts: a county tax, a municipal tax and a school tax. Last year, school taxes accounted for about 52 percent of the average New Jersey property tax bill, according to the data.

In most cases, the money directly funded a local school district. In some smaller communities without their own schools, including Loch Arbour in Monmouth County, the money was used to pay tuition to send local students to neighboring public school districts.

The towns that have the highest average school tax bills are usually wealthier communities where property values are the highest. These towns generally fund a large share of their school expenses because they don’t receive significant state aid.

Here are the 30 New Jersey towns where residents paid the highest average school taxes in 2016:

https://www.nj.com/education/2017/06/these_30_towns_have_the_highest_school_taxes_in_nj.html#incart_river_home_pop

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New Jersey Had A Primary and Nobody Showed

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June 7,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, what happens if they have primary and nobody shows? In a apparent thumbs down and no confidence vote to New Jersey politicians only  13.78% of Ridgewood registered voters came out and cast ballots .Democrat turn out was a bit higher with 30% and Republican turn out a paltry 18%.

While Trenton insider blamed the weather , the reality is Garden State  politicians have long ago lost any shed of credibility.  New Jersey voters seem to be voting with their feet instead of the ballot box and moving to greener pastures . The primary season was filled with a litany of promises no one believes and voters were left with the prospect of ever higher property taxes , more urbanization and an ever deteriorating quality of life.

A sense  of doom and dread seemed to permeate the air on primary day because even the lest connected of residents feels that the party may finally be over for New Jersey with massive bills ,pensions  and union contracts all be coming due. The huge tax increases needed may finally chase out the last bits of the tax base . New Jersey seems destined to follow neighboring state Connecticut policies  that managed to chase out GE its largest tax payer and largest employer and now Aetna Insurance. What Trenton politicians have failed to grasp with their constant attacks on the private sector is that people with money and businesses can and will move out first .

What voters should be asking politicians during this election cycle is ; give me one good reason anyone want to live in New Jersey ?

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The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood, New Jersey

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May 25,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood have been around since 1914 ,over 100 years . They are one of those low profile organizations that makes Ridgewood such a unique place .

At Wednesdays Village Council Meeting the ladies offered at their own expense to renovate a room at Habernickel Park to use as their reference library for Gardening and to share this resource with the Village.

The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood

A Proud History

By Roberta Svarre

In 2005, The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood (also referred to as, “The Women Gardeners” or “the Club”) celebrated its 80th year of operation.   The organization owes its name to the fact that a “Garden Club of Ridgewood” was organized in 1914, but its membership was restricted to men.  Resentment at this exclusion motivated a group of dedicated women to form “The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood” under the leadership of Mrs. C.W. Stockton in 1925.  The club had twenty members and was a charter member of The Garden Club of New Jersey when it was organized.  No record of the men’s club remains.

During the Depression years of 1932-33, The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood was unable to pay dues to the state organization and instead became part of the Garden Department of the Women’s Club of Ridgewood.  That relationship continued until 1945, when membership in The Garden Club of New Jersey was reinstated.

Some of the longest continuing members of The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood remember serving as joint Hospitality Chairmen.  Since the club met in member’s homes, part of the position included hauling borrowed chairs from Van Emburgh’s Funeral Home to the home of the meeting hostess and back.

The Club has a long tradition of community service.  For many years members would travel to the Veteran’s Hospital in East Orange, where they would decorate the day rooms and chapel and make tray arrangements.

That tradition continues on the local level today.  The Women Gardeners designed and maintain the plantings at the Ridgewood Public Library and provides weekly flower arrangements for the library lobby.  The Club designed the garden for the Share house for elderly residents on Prospect Street and supported the garden at the Children’s Services and Family Counseling building.

The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood also provides tray favors for Meals on Wheels during the holiday season and makes centerpieces for the fundraising activities of various local charities.  The Club has participated in the showhouse at Skylands Manor, considered an exhibition opportunity for area garden clubs.

The Club is proud of its most recent addition, a Junior Program, “Green Kids” which was started September 2007.  Designed for children Grades 3 through 6, this program meets monthly to explore and discover nature, science, gardening, art, birding, weather, recycling, environment and our senses.

As part of its public education efforts, The Women Gardeners present semi-annual Garden Education Day featuring major speakers, workshops and/or boutiques.

The activities of the club are supported by a semi-annual garden tour called “SECRET GARDENS OF RIDGEWOOD.”   Begun as part of Ridgewood’s centennial celebration in 1994, Secret Gardens of Ridgewood has become one of New Jersey’s premier garden tours, with visitors coming from all over the metropolitan region.  More than 800 visitors toured the gardens in 2008.

 

FACEBOOK PAGE : https://www.facebook.com/WomenGardenersofRidgewood/

Website : https://njclubs.esiteasp.com/womengardenersofridgewood/events.nxg

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Market for New Jersey Industrial Space Continues to Sizzle

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May 21, 2017 11:27 a.m. ET

New Jersey’s industrial market continued to show strong growth in the first quarter, as its vacancy rate reached its lowest level in nearly 17 years, according to a report from real estate services firm Transwestern.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/market-for-new-jersey-industrial-space-continues-to-sizzle-1495380426

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Rare wildflower blooms in only one place on Earth – New Jersey

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USA TODAY NETWORKJames M. O’Neill, The (Bergen County, N.J.) Record

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Despite the large, heavy-duty waterproof boots he wore, Scott Sherwood stepped with a dancer’s delicacy through a mucky meadow, trying to avoid crushing the tiny yellow wildflowers blooming all around him.

After all, this flower grows only in this one location in New Jersey — and no place else on Earth.

https://www.app.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/13/rare-wildflower-only-blooms-only-new-jersey/321008001/

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Airbnb rentals in New Jersey may be taxed by next year

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By Michael Symons May 10, 2017 5:33 PM

Home-sharing rentals may be taxed in New Jersey beginning next year, under a bill with the blessing of Airbnb that took another step through the Legislature on Wednesday.

The bill would impose the same sales and lodging taxes that hotels and motels already collect. In some municipalities, that adds up to 18 percent, said bill sponsor Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, D-Union.

“There are many reasons why this bill should be enacted. In a nutshell, it’s really about fairness,” said Quijano.

“The way our laws are right now provide a considerable disadvantage to those who already run hotel and motel businesses and are a considerable hurdle to those contemplating investing in our hotels and motels in this state,” she said.

“I don’t believe that all those who use Airbnb or other services like it are necessarily choosing it because they love the idea of home sharing over a hotel or motel,” Quijano said. “I believe much of the choice is driven by the fact that home sharing services have a huge competitive advantage. They don’t have to pay taxes.”

Read More: Home-sharing rentals in New Jersey may be taxed by next year | https://nj1015.com/airbnb-rentals-in-new-jersey-may-be-taxed-by-next-year/?trackback=tsmclip 

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Why there’s a chance N.J. licenses won’t work as ID at airports this fall

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By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on May 10, 2017 at 9:39 AM, updated May 10, 2017 at 11:37 AM

New Jersey may not make an October deadline to have state driver’s licenses conform to stricter security requirements to meet the federal Real ID act.

The state may need a “short extension” past October to meet the standards, said Ray Martinez, Motor Vehicle Commission chief administrator.

“We are very confident it will be done by the end of the year, but it may not be in October,” Martinez said at an assembly budget committee hearing on Monday. “Real ID compliance is top priority.”

New Jersey is one of 12 states that have an extension until October. A first extension was granted in January 2016 by the federal Department of Homeland Security.

Not meeting the Real ID requirements would mean New Jersey driver’s licenses and non-license ID cards issued by the MVC would not be accepted at airports for identification. Currently, licenses and other ID issued in four states are not accepted for identification by federal agencies because they don’t meet Real ID standards.

https://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2017/05/why_theres_a_chance_nj_licenses_wont_work_as_id_at_airports_this_fall.html#incart_river_home

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Attorney General Announces Two New Initiatives to Fight Corruption, Including Reward Program Offering $25,000 for Tips From Public

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May 10,2017
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TRENTON NJ, Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino today announced two new initiatives to fight public corruption, including a reward program offering up to $25,000 for tips from the public, as well as a program that offers lower-level defendants in a corruption scheme the potential to avoid prosecution if they reveal the crime to the Attorney General’s Office so more culpable defendants can be prosecuted.

New Jersey has tough anti-corruption laws that provide mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment and parole ineligibility for people who commit crimes that touch upon their public office or employment. The Attorney General’s Office has utilized these laws in recent years to prosecute major cases involving elected officials, government employees and companies receiving public funds. A critical challenge, however, is securing the initial leads that allow such crimes to be uncovered and prosecuted. The new programs are designed to encourage those with information on corruption to come forward.

“It’s a troubling reality that along with the many public officials and employees who carry out their duties with integrity, there are some who abuse their authority and corruptly exploit their positions for personal gain,” said Attorney General Porrino. “We know these bad actors are out there, and we’re casting a wide net to catch them with these two new programs. For members of the public who have personal knowledge of corruption and are fed up with it, we’re offering an added motivation for them to turn their anger into action.”

“Our whistleblower program strategically allows secondary players in corruption schemes to come clean and avoid prosecution,” Porrino added. “Whether we’re talking about a skilled public worker assigned to act as a personal handyman for his boss, or a contractor asked to pay bribes to a local code inspector, or a corporate employee pressured by executives to make illegal political contributions, we’re offering a way out of such predicaments for those who come forward first and are less culpable.”

“These new programs offer strong incentives for people to come forward confidentially and help us root out public corruption, whether they’re tipsters from the public seeking a reward, or public workers or others seeking to extricate themselves from a corrupt scheme,” said Director Elie Honig of the Division of Criminal Justice. “By offering the programs for a limited time, we’re looking for swift results, and we will vigorously pursue every lead.”

“By implementing the Anti-Corruption Reward and Anti-Corruption Whistleblower Programs for a relatively short time frame, we are hoping for quick and decisive action by anyone with knowledge of public corruption by elected officials and government employees,” said Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. “The goal of the initiatives is to encourage those to come forward with information that will eventually lead to the prosecution of anyone who engages in these corruption schemes.”

Attorney General Porrino announced the following programs to promote reporting of corruption cases:

Anti-Corruption Reward Program

The Attorney General’s Office is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for tips from the public leading to a conviction for a crime involving public corruption. The reward program will be funded by the Attorney General’s Office using criminal forfeiture funds.
Individuals applying for this reward must provide information about a crime that has not previously been revealed to law enforcement and they must not have participated in the crime.
The reward limit for any case is $25,000. In most cases, only the person who first reports the crime will receive the reward. However, where two or more people provide different information that is material to successfully prosecuting the case, the reward may be apportioned.
The reward is not available to government employees who learn of the crime in the course of their employment if they have an official duty to report such crimes.

Anti-Corruption Whistleblower Program

This program encourages eligible individuals or corporations to self-report their involvement in criminal activity, in return, in appropriate cases, for an agreement by the Attorney General’s Office to waive prosecution of the whistleblower.
Individuals interested in participating in the program can choose initially to report information anonymously and/or through an attorney to determine whether they are a likely candidate for waiver of prosecution under the program. They can then decide whether to proceed with the formal application.
The program is restricted to lower-level participants in a crime who provide information that enables the Attorney General’s Office to charge higher-level defendants. The whistleblower must provide truthful and complete information and must cooperate as required by investigators.
An individual will not be eligible for the program if he or she is an elected official, had a controlling role in the criminal scheme, or enlisted another party to participate in the scheme.
The whistleblower may be subject to forfeiture of public employment depending on the circumstances.
Corporations may apply for the Whistleblower Program only where the criminal activity at issue was committed by employees of the corporation, without the knowledge, acquiescence or participation of the high-level employees, officers, directors or shareholders seeking waiver of prosecution for the corporation, and only where the corporation took prompt action to terminate the illegal activity or report it to law enforcement once it was discovered.

The programs are intended to encourage individuals who have information on public corruption to come forward promptly, so they will be open for a limited time. Both programs will expire on Aug. 1, 2017.

The Attorney General’s Office will keep the identities of applicants to the programs confidential to the fullest extent possible, subject to any statute, rule of court, or judicial decision to the contrary which may require disclosure to certain parties, including, in certain circumstances, a criminal defendant. Applicants to each program may be interviewed by detectives at the discretion of the Division of Criminal Justice. The applicant may also be required to give his or her verbal statement under oath and sign a written memorialization of his or her statement.

Additional information about the two programs can be found posted with this press release on the Attorney General’s Office website: www.njpublicsafety.com.

Individuals may report information and apply for the Anti-Corruption Reward Program or Anti-Corruption Whistleblower Program by one of the following methods:

Call the DCJ hotline 866-TIPS-4CJ to speak with corruption detectives 24 hours/7 days a week;
Visit www.njdcj.org to submit an online report;
Write directly to DCJ at the following address:

New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety
Division of Criminal Justice
25 Market Street
P.O. Box 085
Trenton, NJ 08625-0085

Attention: Anti-Corruption Reward Program OR Anti-Corruption Whistleblower Program.

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Many parts of New Jersey face stressed drinking water supplies

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James M. O’Neill , NorthJerseyPublished 1:42 p.m. ET May 8, 2017 | Updated 18 hours ago

Residents in parts of New Jersey use tens of millions of gallons more water a day than their watersheds can safely supply – and other areas of the state could soon be in similar stress according to a state report.

Demand in much of Salem and Cumberland counties outstrips local supply by 70 million gallons a day. In Atlantic County, the deficit is 25 million gallons daily.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2017/05/08/new-jersey-has-many-stressed-drinking-water-supplies/310316001/?utm_campaign=new-jersey-politics&utm_content=2017-09-05-9569518&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=New%20Jersey%20Politics

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Booker for president? Most N.J. voters say no, poll finds

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By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on May 03, 2017 at 1:54 PM, updated May 03, 2017 at 4:09 PM

TRENTON — More than half of New Jersey voters are happy to have Cory Booker in the U.S. Senate — but nearly the same percentage doesn’t want to see him run for president.

That’s according to the findings of a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday that looks at the approval ratings of Booker; the state’s other Democratic U.S. senator, Robert Menendez; and President Donald Trump.

The survey shows 57 percent of Garden State voters approve of the job Booker has done as one of the state’s two members of the Senate.

But the poll found 54 percent of voters say he should not seek the White House in 2020, while 33 percent say he should.

Booker has been mentioned as a potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.

https://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/poll_shows_what_nj_thinks_of_trump_booker_menendez.html

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‘SNL’ Alum Joe Piscopo Believes He Can Replace Chris Christie in New Jersey

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7:30 AM PDT 4/18/2017 by Seth Abramovitch

Known for his impressions of Frank Sinatra and David Letterman, the conservative radio host plans to enter the gubernatorial race in November.

First came Al Franken. Will Joe Piscopo be the nextSNL alum to join the political fray?

The witty wiseguy — famed for impressions of Frank Sinatra and David Letterman from 1980 to 1984 — may heed the call of his AM radio listeners, mostly blue collar conservatives, to enter the New Jersey gubernatorial race in November. “They say, ‘You should run. You’ll rip it up!’ ” says Passaic-born Piscopo, 65. “And I’m like, ‘Who would want this job, really?'”

A lifelong Democrat, Piscopo switched teams in 2016 when he backed Donald Trump for president. (“I wanted somebody out of the box,” he says.) Ask him how he feels about POTUS’ performance so far, however, and he not-so-deftly deflects: “I’m more concerned with — and this is the answer to that question — what’s going to lower property tax in New Jersey.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/snl-alum-joe-piscopo-believes-he-can-replace-chris-christie-new-jersey-994989

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New Jersey Makes the Top 10 of States with Highest Tax Burden

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April 14th 2017

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Ridgewood NJ, with Tax Day fast approaching and Republicans planning the first major overhaul of the U.S. tax code in three decades, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2017 Tax Burden by State report.

In order to determine which states tax their residents most aggressively, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states based on the three components of state tax burden — property taxes, individual income taxes, and sales and excise taxes — as a share of total personal income.

States with Highest Tax Burdens (%) States with Lowest Tax Burdens (%)
1 New York (12.94%) 41 Montana (7.51%)
2 Hawaii (11.27%) 42 Wyoming (7.29%)
3 Vermont (10.75%) 43 Alabama (7.19%)
4 Maine (10.73%) 44 South Dakota (7.12%)
5 Minnesota (10.24%) 45 Florida (6.79%)
6 Connecticut (10.23%) 46 New Hampshire (6.70%)
7 New Jersey (10.14%) 47 Oklahoma (6.61%)
8 Rhode Island (10.09%) 48 Tennessee (6.45%)
9 Illinois (10.00%) 49 Alaska (6.27%)
10 California (9.52%) 50 Delaware (5.59%)

Key Stats

  • Red states have a lower overall tax burden, with an average rank of 30.27, than Blue states, which have an average rank of 18.30 (lower rank = higher tax burden).
  • New Hampshire has the highest property tax as a share of personal income, 5.33 percent, which is 3.9 times higher than in Oklahoma, the state with the lowest at 1.38 percent.
  • New York has the highest individual income taxes as a share of personal income, 4.76 percent, whereas Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming do not levy such a tax on their residents.
  • Hawaii has the highest total sales and excise tax as a share of personal income, 6.52 percent, which is 5.7 times higher than in Oregon, the state with the lowest at 1.14 percent.

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-lowest-tax-burden/20494/

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Millennials Rate New Jersey 11th Worst State to Live

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April 12,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, With millennials today making up the largest generation in the U.S. workforce yet earning 20 percent less than Baby Boomers did at the same age, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Best & Worst States for Millennials.

Overall Rank  40

State  New Jersey

Total Score  40.72

‘Affordability’ Rank  45

‘Education & Health’ Rank 23

‘Quality of Life’ Rank  39

‘Economic Health’ Rank 29

In order to determine the most livable places for this generation, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 24 key metrics. The data set ranges from share of millennials to average monthly earnings for millennials to millennial unemployment rate.

Best States for Millennials Worst States for Millennials
1 North Dakota 42 Florida
2 Minnesota 43 Georgia
3 South Dakota 44 Nevada
4 Iowa 45 Louisiana
5 District of Columbia 46 Arkansas
6 Utah 47 Arizona
7 Wyoming 48 New Mexico
8 Wisconsin 49 Alabama
9 Colorado 50 Mississippi
10 Nebraska 51 West Virginia

Best vs. Worst

North Dakota has the lowest share of millennials living with their parents, 15.57 percent, which is 2.9 times lower than in New Jersey, registering the highest at 44.95 percent.

Minnesota has the highest millennial homeownership rate, 49.72 percent, which is 2.1 times higher than in the District of Columbia, registering the lowest at 23.48 percent.

The District of Columbia has the highest share of millennials, 35.17 percent, which is 1.8 times higher than in Maine, registering the lowest at 19.91 percent.

Vermont has the lowest share of millennials in fair or poor health, 5.2 percent, which is 2.7 times lower than in Nevada, registering the highest at 14.2 percent.

The District of Columbia has the highest average monthly earnings for millennials, $5,119, which is 2.1 times higher than in Idaho, registering the lowest at $2,478.

North Dakota has the lowest millennial unemployment rate, 3.94 percent, which is 4.1 times lower than in Mississippi, registering the highest at 16.13 percent.

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Demand for housing in New Jersey on the rise — It’s a seller’s market

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By David Matthau April 11, 2017 3:53 AM

The New Jersey housing market, which has been depressed since the Great Recession, is showing signs of firing up.

According to Rob Dekanski, a Realtor with RE/MAX 1st Advantage, inventory levels in the Garden State are now lower than they’ve been in the past 18 years, which is very good news for people selling their homes.

“There’s less to choose from and buyers are fighting over less inventory, enabling the sellers to ask for a little bit more money,” he said.

He estimated that depending on the specific town and the quality of the school district, homes are selling for 2 to 10 percent more than they were a year ago at this time

Read More: Demand for housing in New Jersey on the rise — It’s a seller’s market | https://nj1015.com/demand-for-housing-in-new-jersey-on-the-rise-its-a-sellers-market/?trackback=tsmclip

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Former NJ Governors Led by Christie Whitman Unite to Push Environmental Initiatives in Washington

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April 5,2017
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Ridgewood NJ , not sure weather to laugh or cry . Are we the only one that sees any irony in this? In what cant best to described as a collection of failed politicians with terrible environmental records ,or perhaps its a desperate attempt to remain relevant , a bi-partisan group of former New Jersey elected officials on Tuedsay announced that, despite differences in politics, they were joining together to push environmental advocacy issues in Washington, D.C. The group which includes former Governors Tom Kean (R), Christie Whitman (R), Jim Florio (D) and Brendan Byrne (D), as well as former Democratic Congressman Rush Holt and former NJ Assemblywoman Maureen Ogden (R) wants New Jersey’s current congressional delegation to fight to protect public land, water, air and wildlife.

In an air “its my party too” the former New Jersey elected officials on Tuesday released the “Principles to Protect our Public Lands, Water, Air and Wildlife.” Those principles claim that environmental protections are “fundamental to the economic success and vitality” of both the state and the nation, that the environment is fundamental to health/well-being, and that “environmental protection must remain a bipartisan matter.” In their letter the officials also call for support of environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, and Wilderness Act and Antiquities Act. Additionally, they push for protection of public land, promoting renewable energy, an acknowledgement of climate change and demand that “all federal agencies, policies and laws be grounded in sound science.”

This all from the women former governor Christie Whitman , who most notable contribution to environmental protection was misguidedly telling workers at Ground Zero the air was OK , when breathing it turned out to lead to health problems and for some death.

Considering New Jersey’s air is regularly ranked as among worst in U.S. by clean-air group the American Ling Association. In a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2011 New Jersey ranked as the 18th most polluted state in the USA. Also in 2011 was 5th least “green” state in the nation by a 24/7 Wall St. analysis of environmental issues facing the 50 state.  In 2017 New Jersey education officials said 21 school districts have reported elevated levels of lead in drinking water and of coarse you do not want to forget about chromium-6 in the drinking water . The state of New Jersey also came in with the most EPA Superfund sites at 116.

Seems rather bold for any New Jersey politician to criticize anyone on the environment particular Whitman.