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Is Your Child in the Right School?

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Is Your Child in the Right School?
Amy Payne
January 27, 2014 at 6:30 am

South Carolina mom Lisa Stevens wasn’t satisfied with her child’s school. Then she heard about charter schools and discovered she could get a group of people together and start one.

Nathan, a second-grader in Arizona with a learning disability, is thriving in a small class with teachers who are able to give him the attention he needs. His parents discovered they could choose the right program for Nathan because Arizona has Education Savings Accounts.

School choice doesn’t look the same for everyone—because learning doesn’t look the same for everyone. This week, kids and parents who have found the right combinations are celebrating National School Choice Week—and it’s the perfect time for you to learn more about your family’s options.

The old way of doing K-12 education—every child put into the same public system—hasn’t worked out. But school choice has returned control of education to the local units where it belongs: the family and the individual school. School choice has proven to produce better academic outcomes, significantly increased graduation rates, improved student safety, and higher parental satisfaction with their children’s education.

This week, we’ll be highlighting school choice success stories on The Foundry. Here are some of the ways students and parents are achieving success:

Charter schools. Watch our video to hear Lisa’s story of starting a charter school.

Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). Check out this slideshow of families who are customizing their children’s learning thanks to Arizona’s ESAs.

Vouchers. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which gives students from low-income families vouchers to attend private schools in the nation’s capital. These students are seeing success like never before thanks to this program.

Online learning. Students can access educational opportunities that aren’t available in their geographic areas, thanks to all the online innovation taking place.

Homeschooling. Parents and students have freedom and flexibility to pursue the type of education they want for their families. School choice is working—but it’s up to all of us to make sure government doesn’t stand in the way of these exciting developments. Visit The Foundry each day this week to learn more.

https://blog.heritage.org/2014/01/27/child-right-school/

There may be a School Choice Week event going on in your area. Check out the website.

 

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Security an issue at Ridgewood High

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The Record: Letters, Saturday, Jan. 25

Saturday, January 25, 2014
The Record

Security an issue.at Ridgewood High
Ayal Vogel

Regarding “Bag the lunches” (Editorials, Jan. 22):

I cannot help questioning the motives of the Ridgewood schools superintendent and also ask the editors if any of them really cares or knows anything about the security of our schools.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/241932421_The_Record__Letters__Saturday__Jan__25.html#sthash.ecDk91on.dpuf

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Ridgewood Open Houses January 26th

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$1,200,000 – 111 CREST RD, RIDGEWOOD NJ

Ridgewood Open Houses January 26th

$599,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1402188
701 HOWARD RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, S/L
Beth Freed, Broker Associate
Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty-Ridgewoo
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$649,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1401537
349 NORTHERN PKWY, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Tisha Ramge, Sales Associate
Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$699,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1401726
45 GARFIELD PL, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
6 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, 2FAM
Christine Odell, Sales Associate
Weichert Realtors, Wyckoff
Open House: 12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$818,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1401099
178 N PLEASANT AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Angele Ekert, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$881,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1332695
463 VAN EMBURGH AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Attilio Adamo, Broker Associate
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Rand Realty, Harrington Park
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$894,900 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1402204
390 BEDFORD RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath, COL
Mary Onie Holland, Sales Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$1,090,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1401049
572 W SADDLE RIVER RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Avi Zvulun, Sales Associate
RE/MAX Property Center
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$1,195,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1402008
60 SHERWOOD RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Frances Ekblom, Sales Associate
Tarvin Realtors
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$1,199,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1319642
776 WOODFIELD CT, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
2 Half Bath, COL
Marisa Traverso, Sales Associate
Coldwell Banker, Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$1,200,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1402028
111 CREST RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Marilyn Nuber, Sales Associate
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
– See more at: https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses#sthash.KWiwIjxl.PDEpTPsR.dpuf

$1,249,900 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1342906
366 HEIGHTS RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath, COL
Irene Palatucci, Sales Associate
Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty-Ridgewood
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$1,250,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1335952
537 SPRING AVE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
5 Bedroom, 4 Full Bath,
2 Half Bath, COL
Julie Z. Corbo, Broker Associate
Keller Williams Realty – NJ Metro Group
Open House: 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
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$1,250,000 in RIDGEWOOD
MLS # 1402281
706 HILLCREST RD, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450
6 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath,
1 Half Bath, COL
Jennifer Brito, Sales Associate
William F. Gilsenan Jr, Broker
Gilsenan & Co.
Open House: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Sun. 1/26
– See more at: https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses#sthash.KWiwIjxl.PDEpTPsR.dpuf

 

https://www.njmls.com/NJ/BERGEN/RIDGEWOOD-open-houses

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Readers Not buying Village’s Ignorance on Mobil Cell Tower

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Readers Not buying Village’s Ignorance on Mobil Cell Tower

I’m floored that the Village hasn’t demanded the structure be removed immediately. If a resident had one of these in their driveway, all hell would break loose.

Rutishauser can spot an illegal 2′ x 4′ contractor’s sign on a front lawn from 6 blocks away and issue an immediate summons, but misses a 100 foot cell tower? I smell a deal being brokered between the Village and AT&T.

No one from the town noticed the tower which has been up over 4 weeks??.The town searches DAILY for the smallest violation like a sign on YOUR OWN LAWN. They missed a cell tower?? Something is going on here. By the way, make sure you get your garage sale permit too!!

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Concern with overdevelopment a cause in common

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Concern with overdevelopment a cause in common

Friday, January 24, 2014
The Ridgewood News

Residents have common concerns
Marla Sherman

To the editor:

On Jan. 7, hundreds of Ridgewood residents came to the Planning Board meeting to make personal statements against the proposed change to the Master Plan that would allow for high density housing developments in our downtown Central Business District.

Not a single person spoke up in favor of the change, including at least three residents who earn their living as real estate developers.

There were two common fears brought up by almost every person that spoke — the potential effect on the quality of our schools and the fear that Ridgewood would lose its small town charm and become more urban. Not a single person was anti-development or anti-improvement. They simply want improvements made to these properties within the density and height allowances of our current master plan, in order to maintain the desirability of our village.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/241770731_Letter__Concern_with_overdevelopment_a_cause_in_common.html#sthash.4oNPgkSM.dpuf

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EMERGENCY MINIMUM DAY/EARLY DISMISSAL ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 21

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Ridgewood Public Schools

EMERGENCY MINIMUM DAY/EARLY DISMISSAL ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 21

1.20.14 at 11 p.m.:

Dear Parents/Guardians/Staff,
Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21, weather conditions are expected to deteriorate after school begins. All students will be dismissed at the Emergency Minimum Day schedule as follows:

RED Program9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Kindergarten AM Classes8:45 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Kindergarten PM ClassesCancelled
Grades 1-58:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Grades 6-88:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Grades 9-127:47 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Cafeterias will not operate and lunches will not be provided. If there is any change to this schedule you will be notified as soon as possible.

Thank you .
Daniel Fishbein, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Ridgewood Public Schools

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WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT

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WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
527 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014

…WINTER STORM BECOMING MORE LIKELY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER  STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS…EASTERN PASSAIC AND WESTERN BERGEN COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* WINDS…NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES…IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S DURING THE DAY…AND
SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS AT NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TIMING…SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS…FALLING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CA– USE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND WALKING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA… POSSIBLY IMPACTING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. EXTREME COLD AND LOW WIND CHILLS COULD CA– USE FROST BITE. DRESS APPROPRIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAS

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Mental health risk to children trapped in ‘toxic climate’ of dieting, pornography and school stress

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Mental health risk to children trapped in ‘toxic climate’ of dieting, pornography and school stress
IAN JOHNSTON
Monday 20 January 2014

Children are living in an “unprecedented toxic climate” in which they skip meals to stay thin, are bombarded by pornographic images and fear they will be failures amid a “continuous onslaught of stress at school”, according to research published today.

A poll commissioned to coincide with the launch of a national campaign found 40 per cent of 11 to 14-year-olds said they missed meals for weight-loss reasons, while a similar proportion said their relationships with other children had been affected by watching pornography online.

Half of children and young people had been bullied and more than half believed they would end up being a failure if they did not get good exam grades. The charity YoungMinds said the UK was sitting on a “mental health time bomb” and that action is needed by the Government, schools and parents to help young people cope with the pressures of modern life.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/mental-health-riskto-children-trapped-in-toxic-climate-of-dieting-pornography-and-school-stress-9070710.html

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Questioning outside vendor ban

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Questioning outside vendor ban
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2014
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Questioning outside vendor ban
David M. McCarthy

To the editor:

Until recently, Ridgewood has allowed outside vendors to drop off lunches at its schools for Ridgewood students. Most of the deliveries have come from three vendors in and around town. They are serving not only working parents with limited time in the morning, but also students who don’t like the food served by the incumbent food service provider, Village Fresh, as well as others who have dietary restrictions that the in-house vendor cannot meet.

As of Jan. 13, the Ridgewood Board of Education has banned outside vendors from dropping off lunches at the various schools in town. Many reasons have been given for the recent change in policy. From the superintendent’s email announcement on the matter and from what was said at Monday night’s board meeting, here are the reasons I have heard: student safety/limiting access to the building; illegal parking by food delivery people; governmental guidelines concerning the nutritional content of lunch; too much disruption for school staff; outside deliveries may violate an exclusive provision in the Village Fresh’s contract; and due to a minimum profit provision in the Village Fresh contract, the popularity of the outside vendors may end up forcing Ridgewood to pay Village Fresh a make-whole fee if not enough kids buy their lunch at school.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/240688631_Letter__Questioning_outside_vendor_ban.html#sthash.JJeAE9f8.dpuf

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YWCA Vacation Day Program – January 20, 2014

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YWCA Vacation Day Program – January 20, 2014

January 20 – Martin Luther King Holiday
YWCA Bergen County January Vacation Day Program Includes Trip to FunPlex in East Hanover, NJ Ridgewood, NJ—December 11, 2013 – YWCA Bergen County is offering its Vacation Day program for children in grades K-6 on January 20, 2014. Trip includes transportation, unlimited foam frenzy & bumper cars, 20 game tokens, pizza and soda. The YWCA Vacation Day program provides full day care from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on designated school holidays. Based at the YWCA’s 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood facility, the program is supervised by the YWCA’s trained child care staff. The fee is $55 per child per day for families that are currently participating in YWCA Before or After School programs, and $75 for non-participating families. Advance registration is required. To register call 201-444-5600, ext. 352 or visit www.ywcabergencounty.org for details and registration forms. YWCA Before and After School Programs are offered at schools in seven Bergen County districts: Allendale, Cresskill, Dumont, Old Tappan, Oradell, Ridgewood, and Westwood. An after kindergarten program is available in Oradell. All programs are licensed by the State of New Jersey, Department of Children & Families.
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The Senate Intelligence Committee releases a comprehensive report on the Benghazi attack determined that the attack was ‘preventable,’ faults State and Defense departments

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The Senate Intelligence Committee releases a comprehensive report on the Benghazi attack  determined that the attack was ‘preventable,’ faults State and Defense departments
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The Senate Intelligence Committee releases a comprehensive report on the Benghazi attack. The report determined that the attack was ‘preventable,’ faults State and Defense departments, and cites failure of Obama administration to ‘bring the attackers to justice.’

The Senate Intelligence Committee has released a comprehensive report on the Benghazi attack finding the tragedy was “preventable” and the administration failed to respond to “ample” warnings that security was deteriorating before Sept. 11, 2012.

The report faulted the State and Defense departments. It also cited the failure of the Obama administration to “bring the attackers to justice.”

Specifically, the report said the intelligence community provided “ample strategic warning” that security in eastern Libya was deteriorating and U.S. personnel “were at risk.” The report said multiple “tripwires” were crossed signaling security problems, and the State

Department should have increased its security posture in response.

The report also detailed a possible failed ambush, where attackers tried to lure the CIA into the hospital where Ambassador Chris Stevens’ body was being held.

The CIA did not take the bait.

“The committee worked on a bipartisan basis to investigate the various allegations that have come out since the terrorist attacks in Benghazi in September 2012 and to get to the truth about what happened leading up to, during and after the attacks,” Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said in a statement, adding she hopes the report puts “conspiracy theories” to rest.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., top Republican on the panel, also said the report provides “needed and deserved answers.”

“In spite of the deteriorating security situation in Benghazi and ample strategic warnings, the United States Government simply did not do enough to prevent these attacks and ensure the safety of those serving in Benghazi,” he said.

Senate report: Benghazi attackers tied to Al Qaeda groups

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/15/senate-intelligence-committee-releases-comprehensive-benghazi-report/

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Reader questions misplaced concern over cigarette smoke vs no opinion over 10years of Valley Hospital Construction next to a school

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Reader questions misplaced concern over cigarette smoke vs no opinion over 10years of Valley Hospital Construction next to a school

How can you have no opinion on a 10 year construction site next door to a school with 300 students and faculty and a field used by hundreds more Ridgewood students and adults, but be concerned about the occasional cigarette smoker on the sidewalk adjacent to the school, Dr. Fishbein? I’m not saying that it’s okay to smoke outside our schools, but it’s also NOT ok to subject our schoolchildren to that amount of construction dust and fumes for so many years. Just looking for consistency Dr. Fishbein.

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Bridgeaplooza Winding Down

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Bridgeaplooza Winding Down 

NYT: Woman Says Bridgegate Closings Didn’t Cause Her Mother’s Death
January 10, 2014 – 8:43 am

FORT LEE, N.J. — The daughter of a 91-year-old woman from Fort Lee, N.J., who died on the day of a major traffic jam precipitated by top aides to Gov. Chris Christie said on Thursday that she did not believe the inability of an ambulance to reach her mother’s house was a factor in her death.

“I honestly believe it was just her time,” said Vilma Oleri, whose mother, Florence Genova, died on the morning of Sept. 9, the first day that the closing of local lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge set off the snarls.

A Fort Lee emergency official has said that the traffic jam prevented an ambulance from Englewood Hospital from reaching Ms. Genova’s home.

Christie’s critics have seized on Genova’s death, even calling the traffic jam scandal “Bridgeghazi” in an accidental acknowledgement that Benghazi is a legitimate scandal — now that it can somehow be aimed at a Republican. Some have even suggested that manslaughter charges should be on the table. In the bridge scandal, not Benghazi, of course.

https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/01/10/nyt-woman-says-bridgegate-closings-didnt-cause-her-mothers-death/

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FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
425 AM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

…HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING…

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

* FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO EASTERN CANADA WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL TAP INTO
GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 1/2 TO 2 INCHES…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS…ARE LIKELY TO CA– USE SIGNIFICANT URBAN…LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING DURING THE WATCH PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO
URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING…FLASHY SMALL STREAM AND RIVER
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR ICE JAM
FLOODING. IF ANY OF THE LARGER RIVERS OR STREAMS FLOOD…THIS
COULD LINGER AWHILE AFTER RAIN HAS ENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.

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Reader says How am I suppose to enroll my kids in Kindergarten when I have a job

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Reader says How am I suppose to enroll my kids in Kindergarten when I have a job 

How are we supposed to register our kid if we both work? What is this 1955 with Stepford Wives and pa with a 9-5 job?

Time to enter the current century Ridgewood. There will be free preschool in Manhattan while we still have 1/2 day Kindergarten and middle of the week school registration.

Most households now are 2 income families and our schools have to start to respect that fact.