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>2011 Village Christmas Tree
Tag: Ridgewood Moms and dads
>’Company Policy: We are not hiring until Obama is gone’
>‘Company Policy: We are not hiring until Obama is gone’
WACO, Ga. — A west Georgia business owner is stirring up controversy with signs he posted on his company’s trucks, for all to see as the trucks roll up and down roads, highways and interstates:
“New Company Policy: We are not hiring until Obama is gone.”
“Can’t afford it,” explained the employer, Bill Looman, Tuesday evening. “I’ve got people that I want to hire now, but I just can’t afford it. And I don’t foresee that I’ll be able to afford it unless some things change in D.C.”
https://www.11alive.com/news/article/214228/3/Company-Policy-We-are-not-hiring-until-Obama-is-gone
>5K WALK/RUN BENEFIT TO SEND KIDS TO BROADWAY
>5K WALK/RUN BENEFIT TO SEND KIDS TO BROADWAY
The RHS chapter of DECA, an association of marketing students, has created a campaign called “Sharing the Arts Goes Broadway” to benefit students involved with Sharing the Arts, a non-profit performing arts conservatory for individuals with special needs. Specifically, the RHS DECA group is holding a Winter Wonderland Walk on Sunday, December 11 to raise funds to send Sharing the Arts students to see a production of “The Lion King” on Broadway. The walk/run will be held at RHS rain, snow, or shine.The walk begins at 9:30 a.m. and will be held on the track at RHS, weather permitting, or the 2nd floor, which is handicap accessible. Participants should report to the Athletic Entrance between 8:45 and 9:15 a.m. for check in/registration. Registration is $20 per person; groups of 5 or more participants are $15 per person. Children in elementary school or younger are free. Advanced registration is preferred. One gift basket raffle ticket will be given to every registrant. Additional raffle tickets may be purchased on the day of the event. If you have questions, please contact DECA Advisor Mrs. Karen Mendez at [email protected] or 201-670-2800 ext. 20672. For more information on Sharing the Arts please visit https://www.sharingthearts.com/.
Click here for the Registration Form : https://tinyurl.com/7hz74qy
>83% Have A Lot To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
>83% Have A Lot To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 24, 2011
America is going through tough economic times, but its citizens still say overwhelmingly that they have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Day. In fact, more Americans than ever view this holiday as one of the nation’s most important ones.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of American Adults shows that 58% regard Thanksgiving as one of the nation’s most important holidays.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/holidays/november_2011/83_have_a_lot_to_be_thankful_for_this_thanksgiving
>11 states seek relief from ‘No Child’ provisions, in return for raising standards
>11 states seek relief from ‘No Child’ provisions, in return for raising standards
Eleven states applied for waivers exempting them from key provisions of the No Child Left Behind law by the federal government’s first deadline, promising in return to adopt higher standards and carry out other elements of the Obama administration’s school improvement agenda, the Department of Education said on Tuesday.
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Tennessee asked the department for relief from some No Child provisions, including the requirement that all students be proficient in English and math by 2014. In their applications, the states outlined plans to develop their own locally designed school accountability systems, create new educator-evaluation systems and overhaul their lowest-performing schools, the department said. (Dillon, The New York Times)
>2010 Uniform Crime Report finds N.J. murders spiked 16 percent, increased in all corners of the state
>2010 Uniform Crime Report finds N.J. murders spiked 16 percent, increased in all corners of the state
Murders in New Jersey were up 16 percent last year, and they increased in all corners of the state, from rural towns to the largest the cities, according to statistics released today by the State Police.
The number of killings increased 10 percent in cities with more than 50,000 people. But they also increased 8 percent in the suburbs and 21 percent in rural areas, the State Police’s Uniform Crime report shows. (Baxter, The Star-Ledger)
>Internet keeps government honest: Google chief
>Internet keeps government honest: Google chief
Nov 13 12:57 PM US/Eastern
Broader adoption of the Internet will keep governments on their toes as wired-up citizens exercise their newfound power to check rights abuses, Google chief Eric Schmidt said on Saturday.
“In nations and communities around the world, citizens are turning to online tools to keep their governments honest,” he told business leaders on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Honolulu.
“Whistleblowing has never been so easy,” he said.
Schmidt cited demonstrations that toppled the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt in which activists used Facebook to schedule protests, Twitter to coordinate them and YouTube to broadcast the events to the world.
“Online citizens can find like-minded allies, they can find like-minded diasporas from a country,” he said.
https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.c770bd78ee6f2e104d86c0139d85cd9e.11&show_article=1
>A Gold Rush of Subsidies in Clean Energy Search
>A Gold Rush of Subsidies in Clean Energy Search
By ERIC LIPTON and CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Published: November 11, 2011
WASHINGTON — Halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, on a former cattle ranch and gypsum mine, NRG Energy is building an engineering marvel: a compound of nearly a million solar panels that will produce enough electricity to power about 100,000 homes.
The project is also a marvel in another, less obvious way: Taxpayers and ratepayers are providing subsidies worth almost as much as the entire $1.6 billion cost of the project. Similar subsidy packages have been given to 15 other solar- and wind-power electric plants since 2009.
The government support — which includes loan guarantees, cash grants and contracts that require electric customers to pay higher rates — largely eliminated the risk to the private investors and almost guaranteed them large profits for years to come. The beneficiaries include financial firms like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, conglomerates like General Electric, utilities like Exelon and NRG — even Google.
>3 Charged With Dealing Crack; Occupy Boston ‘Deteriorating’
>3 Charged With Dealing Crack; Occupy Boston ‘Deteriorating’
November 4, 2011 11:42 PM
BOSTON (CBS) – Three people arrested Thursday night inside the Occupy Boston camp have been charged with dealing crack cocaine.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030’s Carl Stevens, who spent the night at the camp a few weeks ago, talked to a man who spends most nights at Occupy Boston. He said things have gone downhill.
“Things have changed drastically. It seems to be deteriorating,” the man told Carl. “A lot of drug use, alcohol use, people getting into fights… It’s deteriorating pretty quick.”
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/11/04/3-charged-with-dealing-crack-occupy-boston-deteriorating/
Ridgewood school board interviews six candidates for open seat
>Ridgewood school board interviews six candidates for open seat
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The Board of Education (BOE) interviewed six candidates this week for the seat left vacant by trustee Charles Reilly’s departure last month.
Six candidates applied and were each questioned by board members on Monday night regarding their professional backgrounds, reasons for applying for the position, and goals as a potential BOE trustee. The decision on Reilly’s replacement will be announced at a public meeting on Nov. 7.
Among the candidates – James Morgan, Gwen Sullivan, B. Vincent Loncto, Janice Willet, Rei Shinozuka and Eric Gross – several themes were consistent across the six interviews. All expressed a desire to contribute to the reputation of the Ridgewood school district, which was a primary reason behind moving to the village for many of the candidates.
Issues of communication, whether relating to complex technical matters such as yearly budgets or simple instances of parent feedback, were also paramount in candidates’ responses.
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>"Occupy" protests degenerate into chaos in California
>“Occupy” protests degenerate into chaos in California
Nov 3, 7:21 AM (ET)
By TERENCE CHEA, LISA LEFF and TERRY COLLINS
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – A day of demonstrations in Oakland that began as a significant step toward expanding the political and economic influence of the Occupy Wall Street movement, ended with police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters who had marched through downtown to break into a vacant building, shattering windows, spraying graffiti and setting fires along the way.
“We go from having a peaceful movement to now just chaos,” said protester Monique Agnew, 40.
>11.02.11 STORM NEWS: WILLARD WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
>11.02.11 STORM NEWS: WILLARD WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
WILLARD SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3: Please help to spread the word that power has been restored and Willard School will be open on Thursday, November 3. Please continue to exercise caution when walking or driving to and from all schools
October Snow Days Force NJ Spring Breaks to Shorten
>October Snow Days Force NJ Spring Breaks to Shorten
Some districts will have to shorten spring break after calling snow days in October
Some New Jersey school districts are still reeling from the Halloween-weekend snowstorm that cut off power to well over 2 million residents, and they now face an uncertain schedule heading into winter.
In West Orange, students will have to miss a third day of school Wednesday, already going over the maximum number of two allowable snow days. As a result, their weeklong spring vacation will be shortened by at least one day, said spokeswoman Jeannine Genauer.
And if more snowstorms force school districts to close once winter comes roaring through, more questions of how to squeeze in the state-required 180 days of instruction will arise.
BOE looked to squelch Halloween fun
>BOE looked to squelch Halloween fun
As a parent with a child in school, I got the ‘nanny state’ call from Dr. Fishbein saying not to let my children out to trick-or-treat yesterday because of down power lines and branches. So, if there is a windstorm that takes down a line or branch and Dr. Fishbein fails to send out an email or warning call, is he and/or the school district liable should my child get injured on the way to school (or any other destination)? After 20 years in Ridgewood, I know when and when not to venture out following a storm. I wonder if the BOE is happy with his new job description?
