>The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey wants to raise the Bayonne Bridge’s roadway
N.J. bridge could get a big lift for ships
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey wants to raise the Bayonne Bridge’s roadway so big new cargo ships can get to its docks. (Grossman, The Wall Street Journal)
https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203525404576050181852048142.html?KEYWORDS=jersey
>The Bergen County Freeholder Board will hold its reorganization on New Year’s Day
A taxpayer-funded party?
The Bergen County Freeholder Board will hold its reorganization on New Year’s Day, a date that some critics are calling into question because of concerns about cost and accessibility. (Gartland, The Record)
https://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/112649159_A_taxpayer-funded_party_.html
>State nixes Hoboken’s superintendent contract
The Hoboken Board of Education hired a superintendent in November, but today his contract was nullified by the state, according to board member Theresa Minutillo, under the new superintendent regulations of Gov. Chris Christie. (Carroll, PolitickerNJ)
https://www.politickernj.com/43766/state-nixes-hoboken-s-superintendent-contract
>Blizzard of 2010 :Sanitation Union Fires Back At Accusations Of Slow-Down
Sanitation Union Fires Back At Accusations Of Slow-Down
Updated: Wednesday, 29 Dec 2010, 8:50 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 29 Dec 2010, 8:14 AM EST
MYFOXNY.COM – The chairman of the Municipal Labor Committee, Local 831, which represents men and women of the New York City Sanitation Department says there is no truth behind a rumor that his members worked slower during the blizzard of 2010.
Speaking with Good Day New York on Wednesday, four days after the first snow fell in a 20+ downfall across the tristate, Harry Nespoli said his workers don’t “mess around with the snow.”
MORE: https://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/nyc/sanitation-union-fires-back-at-accusations-of-slow-down-20101229-KC
>Forecasters keep eye on looming ‘Solar Max’
The coming year will be an important one for space weather as the Sun pulls out of a trough of low activity and heads into a long-awaited and possibly destructive period of turbulence.
Many people may be surprised to learn that the Sun, rather than burn with faultless consistency, goes through moments of calm and tempest.
But two centuries of observing sunspots — dark, relatively cool marks on the solar face linked to mighty magnetic forces — have revealed that our star follows a roughly 11-year cycle of behaviour.
The latest cycle began in 1996 and for reasons which are unclear has taken longer than expected to end.
Now, though, there are more and more signs that the Sun is shaking off its torpor and building towards “Solar Max,” or the cycle’s climax, say experts.
“The latest prediction looks at around midway 2013 as being the maximum phase of the solar cycle,” said Joe Kunches of NASA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
MORE:https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.bdf9ddce1297325e1b97e06696026e73.111&show_article=1
>Blizzard blasts Northeastern politicians
There’s nothing like a bitter winter storm to put Northeastern pols in the hot seat. And this week’s massive snowfall across much of New England and the northern Mid-Atlantic region seems to have done the trick. (Burns, Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46862.html#ixzz19UrvZVMQ
>Nanny State : New laws may not be on the books for very long
New laws may not be on the books for very long
A host of new laws will take effect around the country on Jan. 1, but some may not be on the books for long.
The laws will kick in just as newly elected lawmakers start work. And if Republican majorities succeed in repealing some statutes, the result may be some sudden U-turns. (Baur for The Associated Press)
https://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20101229/NEWS01/101229003/New-laws-may-not-be-on-the-books-for-very-long
>Just 21% Want FCC to Regulate Internet, Most Fear Regulation Would Promote Political Agenda
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
American voters believe free market competition will protect Internet users more than government regulation and fear that regulation will be used to push a political agenda.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 21% of Likely U.S. Voters want the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the Internet as it does radio and television. Fifty-four percent (54%) are opposed to such regulation, and 25% are not sure.
more: https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2010/just_21_want_fcc_to_regulate_internet_most_fear_regulation_would_promote_political_agenda
>New Year’s Eve Party at BLEND & CLUB MAGMA
New Year’s Eve at BLEND…
Blend would like to wish you and your family a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year. We would like to invite you to join us in our New Year’s Eve Gala featuring two different atmospheres on two levels. Upstairs one of our favorite bands Living Proof will be performing all night, as well as downstairs you can dance the night away to DJ Shant and DJ Griffel.
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BLEND – 17 CHESTNUT STREET RIDGEWOOD NJ – 201-447-4343
>111th Congress Added More Debt Than First 100 Congresses Combined: $10,429 Per Person in U.S.
Monday, December 27, 2010
By Terence P. Jeffrey
(CNSNews.com) – The federal government has accumulated more new debt–$3.22 trillion ($3,220,103,625,307.29)—during the tenure of the 111th Congress than it did during the first 100 Congresses combined, according to official debt figures published by the U.S. Treasury.
That equals $10,429.64 in new debt for each and every one of the 308,745,538 people counted in the United States by the 2010 Census.
more:https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/111th-congress-added-more-debt-first-100
>Blizzard of 2010 : Readers comment on snow removal
“Woodside Avenue was plowed yesterday by 1pm. Maybe even sooner. I walked to the train station today and all way fine. I don’t know why people complain. My parents live in Queens and the plow just came by an hour ago”
“My street is a little slippery but otherwise no problems. Drivers
need to be a bit more careful though. I’ve seen some icy spots. Kids are loving the snow and aren’t even complaining about the cold.”
“a little narrow but passable”
“I have not ventured beyond my street the entire day. My street is passable, but needs more work.”
“The roads by me are great. The Japanese know how to build them. LOL I am currently in Japan. Heard you guys got a little bit of snow over the weekend.”
>Ridgewood store owners report good holiday business
Friday, December 24, 2010
BY JOYCE VENEZIA SUSS
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
FOR THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Shopkeepers in Ridgewood’s Central Business District are feeling a little more optimistic about holiday season sales this year, compared to bleak profits just a year ago.
Hot Jewelry Box was filled with shoppers searching for Christmas gifts earlier this week.
Ridgewood “is in line with the whole country right now: slowly recovering,” said Scott A. Lief, president of the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce. “But we are definitely light years ahead of where we were 12 months ago.”
“Business is good,” said Maral Medzadourian, who co-owns Paris Jewelers with her daughter, Talin Medzadourian Araian, although customers are not buying as much gold jewelry because gold “is going up and down. Right now, it’s about
more: https://www.northjersey.com/news/112416274_Frugal_shoppers_welcome.html
>Man found dead in car that crashed into Ridgewood cleaners
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY DECEMBER 28, 2010, 11:17 AM
BY MARLENE NAANES
NORTHJERSEY.COM
Staff Writer
RIDGEWOOD — The driver of a snow plow made a grisly discovery Tuesday morning, finding a man dead in a car that crashed into a North Maple Avenue cleaners, police said.
A man surveys the damage done to Corde Cleaners after it was hit by a car driven by a person who died at the wheel. The building in the Village Shopping Center on N. Maple Ave.
The plow was clearing the parking lot at 76 N. Maple Ave. when he found the car, which went over a curb, hitting the window and the brick wall of Corde Cleaners, said Police Chief John Ward.
The car was not traveling fast when it crashed.
MORE: https://www.northjersey.com/topstories/ridgewood/122810_Man_found_dead_in_car_that_crashed_into_Ridgewood_cleaners.html
>Take my congressman—please :It’s only the fourth time in history that we have lost a seat
When the results of the 2010 census were released earlier this month, they confirmed that my home state of New Jersey would see its delegation in Congress shrink from 13 members to an even dozen. It’s only the fourth time in history that we have lost a seat. (McGurn, The Wall Street Journal)
https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204527804576043582108284402.html
>N.J. lawmaker questions absence of Christie, lt. gov. during blizzard
A Democratic lawmaker is questioning why both Governor Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno are out of state at the same time, leaving Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) as the state’s acting governor during a blizzard that paralyzed the state. (Friedman, The Record)
https://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/122710_NJ_lawmaker_questions_absence_of_Christie_ltgov_during_blizzard.html
