Give an active duty armed forces member who is in a combat zone or a veteran who was in a combat zone a membership in the Washington Elm VFW Post 192 for only $26 this year. We have Life Memberships also, with the one time fee depending on age. Contact Stanley Kober at 201-445-1121 or [email protected] for more information and an application. Merry Christmas!
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Another Last Minute Christmas Idea:
DONATE in memory of a loved one, to the Washington Elm VFW Post 192 through PAYPAL on our website at www.vfwpost192-nj.com. Just click on the blue DONATE button in the sidebar on the right.
>NJ focuses on redrawing the state’s 40 legislative districts
Tuesday’s announcement of New Jersey’s official population provides the first nugget of data two state commissions will need as they re-balance the state’s congressional and legislative districts. (Statehouse Bureau, NJ Press Media)
Gov. Christie signed a bill Tuesday that caps increases to police and firefighter pay awarded through arbitration, a measure he called the most important of the proposals in his so-called tool kit to help towns control costs. (Porter, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
>Outgoing Bergen County Democrat political appointees to receive a 3.5 percent raise
HACKENSACK — Republicans are crying foul over 3.5 percent raises given to outgoing political appointees and other “at-will” employees in Bergen County.
Outgoing Democratic County Executive Dennis McNerney approved raises for about 200 county employees that total about $402,000.
They were given despite furloughs and layoffs that went into effect several months ago.
>Two People Reported Trapped in Elevator at Ridgewood Y
Around 7:40 an elevator got stuck in the YMCA with two people in it which caused a the main fire HQ to respond with most of its members. That’s all we know at the moment .
>DeMint vows to reverse FCC’s ‘Internet takeover’ By: Mark Tapscott 12/21/10 2:33 PM
Read more at the Washington Examiner: https://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2010/12/demint-vows-reverse-fccs-internet-takeover#ixzz18nV6mKOP
Sen. Jim DeMint, R-SC, says Federal Communications Commission should be renamed the “Fabricating a Crisis Commission,” following a vote by the panel’s three Democrats to approve proposed rules that amount to a hostile takeover of the Internet by a government agency acting illegally.
The proposal – misleadingly described by proponents as an attempt to insure “net neutrality” by guaranteeing equal access to the Internet – was introduced a year ago by Julius Genachowski, President Obama’s appointee as FCC chairman.
A federal court has ruled that the commission has no authority to regulate the Internet, and a bipartisan group of senators and representives warned Genechowski not to attempt to impose a regulatory regime on the Internet earlier this year.
The move’s legality was even questioned by FCC Commissioner Michael Copp, one of the Democrats who voted today with Genachowski, saying he considered voting against the proposal because it lacks a sufficiently defensible legal basis to survive a court challenge promised by major Internet Service Providers like Verizon, Microsoft, and AT & T.
But legal challenges by industry are likely to be much less of a problem for the Genachowski-led takeover than efforts in Congress to stop the FCC in its tracks.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: https://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2010/12/demint-vows-reverse-fccs-internet-takeover#ixzz18nUmpbcU
>State Supreme Court : NJ senator targets ‘no-show’ Justice Rivera-Soto in fight over Christie nominee
A state senator suggested Monday that the Legislature ought to consider impeaching Associate Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto for refusing to take part in Supreme Court cases with a long-term temporary appointee. (Symons, Daily Record)
>State Supreme Court :Republican Senators and an Assemblywoman call on the Senate to schedule a hearing for Anne Patterson Nomination
GOP women call for Patterson hearing
Three Republican Senators and an Assemblywoman called on the Senate to schedule a hearing for Anne Patterson, who was nominated by Gov. Chris Christie for the state Supreme Court earlier this year. (Carroll, PolitickerNJ)
>New Jersey’s fiscal woes have earned it the dubious honor of leading the nation this year in municipal bond-rating downgrades
Ratings don’t worry towns
New Jersey’s fiscal woes earned it the dubious honor of leading the nation this year in municipal bond-rating downgradings from Moody’s Investors Services, despite the state’s status as the second-wealthiest in the U.S. (Akin, The Record)
For the Christmas Holiday – Village Hall will be closed on Thursday, December 23rd at Noon and Friday, December 24th for the full day. Regular Garbage/Recycle Collection on December 23. No Garbage/Recycle Collection on December 24. No Recycling Collection.
With the holidays here, we are staying open a little later each night this week.
Holiday Hours Monday, Dec. 20 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Tuesday, Dec. 21 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Wednesday, Dec. 22 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Thursday, Dec. 23 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM Friday, Dec. 24 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturday, Dec. 25 CLOSED
Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! Gary, Barbara & Collin
The Tobacco Shop of Ridgewood | 10 Chestnut Street | Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450 Phone: 201-447-2204 | Email: [email protected] Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00AM – 5:30PM and Thursday Night 6:30PM – 8:30PM
>Beware of Politician Bearing Gifts :N.J. lawmakers pass bills to boost economy
New Jersey lawmakers in recent days have approved tax breaks for the film industry, investors in technology start-ups, senior citizens, and historic-preservation projects. They’ve voted to change how corporate taxes are calculated and to start a job-training program for the unemployed. (Rao, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
