“Marcia the Musical Moose” Holiday Children’s Show at Ridgewood Village Hall
December 27,2012
Boyd A. Loving
10:15 AM
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Parks and Recreation Department invited Marcia the Musical Moose to entertain preschool and early elementary children during the holiday recess, Thursday, December 27th, 11 a.m. The show was held in the Anne Zusy Youth Center, 131 North Maple Avenue.
Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
In a nutshell (as Marcia’s friend Sally the Squirrel puts it), this variety show was filled with audience participation and included music, sing-a-longs, silly magic, and puppets.
2011 Uniform Crime Report : Ridgewood shows drop crime rate
December 27,2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, According to the 2011 Uniform Crime Report which was released last Friday by the state Attorney General’s office, the Village of Ridgewood reported a total of 193 crimes in 2011, nearly 30 fewer incidents over the previous year.
While violent crimes in Ridgewood increased from seven in 2010 to eight in 2011 and the total number of non-violent offenses decreased to 185. There was an increase in motor vehicle thefts for 2011,with 5 stolen vehicles reported ,that compares with zero for 2010.
Larcenies accounted for 78 percent of all non-violent crimes in Ridgewood,dropping by 21 to 144 in 2011 and 36 burglaries were reported in Ridgewood during 2011, that’s down from 50 in the previous year. Ridgewood also reported 2 arsons,
Ridgewood’s overall crime rate per 1,000 residents came in at 7.7. down form the previous year’s study of 8.9. In comparison with municipalities with similar size populations, but not similar demographics Ridgewood’s crime rate is lower than Lyndhurst (18.1), Lodi (16.7), Rutherford (15.7), Englewood (14.6) and Cliffside Park (9.3)., but its higher than some of our surrounding neighbors who have various populations but more similar demographics like Glen Rock (6.1), Midland Park (7.7), Township of Washington (5.5), Westwood (7.0) and Wyckoff (7.7).
While the state of New Jersey saw and uptick of 3% in crime in 2011 ,both Ridgewood and Bergen county saw decreases .
The annual report is based on statistics filed with the New Jersey Uniform Crime Reporting System by all state law enforcement agencies.
10 Facts on the Fiscal Cliff, Debt, and Spending
Romina Boccia
December 27, 2012 at 8:37 am
Budget policy in 2012 was characterized by deficit spending, major increases in the national debt, and a heated debate over the “fiscal cliff.”
With just days left for President Obama and lawmakers in Congress to avert a major tax hike, sequestration, and other major policy changes, today we bring you a list of the top 10 facts on federal spending in 2012:
Four years of trillion-dollar-plus deficits. Fiscal year 2012 concluded with a $1.1 trillion deficit, marking the fourth year of trillion-dollar-plus deficits. Too much spending is the root cause of the federal government’s deep and sustained deficits. At 23 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012 and on track to rise further, federal spending is growing at a dangerous pace.
National debt hit $16 trillion. On September 4, the U.S. national debt hit the $16 trillion mark. We owe more on the national debt than the entire U.S. economy produced in goods and services in all of 2012. Sixteen trillion dollar bills stacked one on top of the other would measure more than 1 million miles high, which would reach to the moon and back more than twice.
The debt limit was raised by $1.2 trillion. On January 30, the federal government raised its debt limit from a staggering $15.194 trillion to an even bigger $16.394 trillion. This increase was the last one of three granted in the Budget Control Act of 2011, a result of that summer’s debt ceiling negotiations, which allowed for a total debt limit increase of $2.1 trillion.
The $650 billion fiscal cliff distracted from the $48 trillion looming fiscal crisis. Much of 2012 was spent arguing over tax rates in the fiscal cliff debate while lawmakers ignored the much more dangerous looming fiscal crisis. As large and as major a concern as federal budget deficits are today, they stand in the shadow of $48 trillion in long-term unfunded obligations in Social Security and Medicare. Even with President Obama’s originally proposed tax hikes in his budget, the federal debt would still rise by more than $7.7 trillion in the next 10 years.
Social Security ran a deficit for the second year in a row. According to the 2012 trustees report, Social Security spent $45 billion more in benefits in 2011 than it took in from its payroll tax. This deficit is in addition to a $49 billion gap in 2010 and an expected average annual gap of about $66 billion between 2012 and 2018. Social Security’s deficits will balloon yet further. After adjusting for inflation, annual deficits will reach $95 billion in 2020 and $318.7 billion in 2030 before the trust fund runs out in 2033 and a 25 percent across-the-board benefit cut occurs.
Three years of spend-as-you-go policies without a federal budget. The last time both chambers of Congress agreed on a budget was on April 29, 2009. Since then, Congress has operated on a spend-as-you-go basis, characterized by incoherent, ad hoc budget procedures. The House passed budget resolutions each of the past two years, but the Senate failed to do its part.
The government spent nearly $30,000 per American household. The average American household’s share of federal spending in 2012 was $29,691, or roughly two-thirds of median household income. The government collected $20,293 per household in taxes in 2012, resulting in a budget deficit of $9,398 per household in 2012.
Obamacare will spend $1.7 trillion over 10 years. After the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare, the Congressional Budget Office did an update of its scoring of the law. The result: Obamacare will spend $1.7 trillion over 10 years on its coverage expansion provisions alone, including a massive expansion of Medicaid and federal subsidies for the new health insurance exchanges. This means that Obamacare will increase federal health spending by 15 percent.
Social Security was the biggest federal spending program. In 1993, Social Security surpassed national defense as the largest federal spending category, and it remains first today. The top five biggest spending programs, in order, are 1) Social Security; 2) national defense; 3) Medicare; 4) Medicaid, CHIP, and other government health care; and 5) interest on the debt.
More than 40 percent of Americans are on some government program. According to Census Bureau data and Heritage Foundation calculations, 128.8 million people in America depend on a government program for basic (or not so basic) needs, such as rent, prescription drugs, and higher education.
Flu hits North Jersey
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
BY BARBARA WILLIAMS
STAFF WRITER
The Record
Keep your hands out of the party mix.
The flu is spreading rapidly in North Jersey, and tossing that fistful of snacks into your mouth just might give you more than some pretzels and nuts — like one of the handful of influenza strains circulating among youngsters, college students and the elderly.
Influenza activity is at a high level, according to the state health department, a vast difference from last year, when the flu season never really ramped up and few residents were infected with the virus.
“We are escalating to a kind of activity level considered by New Jersey standards as high,” said Dr. Gary Munk, director of clinical virology at Hackensack University Medical Center. “It’s remarkable — we went from seeing no cases to these heightened levels early in the season.”
During the first week of December, New Jersey physicians said they were starting to see the first cases of influenza, but two weeks later the number of patients complaining of flu-like symptoms jumped significantly. Doctors attributed the rise to the refusal of many residents to get vaccinated.
“It’s a willful ignorance — they believe the vaccine will make them sick,” said Dr. Thomas Birch, president of the medical staff at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck. “But if someone feels like they have a cold after getting the vaccine, it’s just a coincidence. The vaccine doesn’t cause illness.”
Despite the prevalence of the illness in several schools, Dr. Jeffrey Bienstock, director of pediatrics at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, said he’s seeing reluctance on the part of some parents to have their children vaccinated.
NJ TRANSIT PILOTS REAL-TIME SERVICE INFORMATION FOR BUS CUSTOMERS
MyBus Now pilot program begins on Mercer County-area bus routes on December 13
December 13, 2012
NEWARK, NJ — NJ TRANSIT today announced the launch of MyBus Now, the agency’s first real-time service information system for bus customers, which will kick off December 13 as a pilot program on 16 Mercer County-area bus routes.
“The launch of the MyBus Now pilot program marks an important step toward systemwide implementation of this vital customer information tool,” said NJ TRANSIT Executive Director James Weinstein. “With access to real-time bus location and arrival information literally at their fingertips, bus customers will be able to make informed decisions about their travel, even while on the go.”
MyBus Now will use “smart bus” technology to provide customers with access to real-time bus arrival estimates to a specific bus stop within a 30-minute window. Customers will be able to access the information in three ways: from a desktop computer through njtransit.com, from a web-enabled smartphone through the mobile version of njtransit.com, and via SMS-text messaging directly to their cell phones.
Starting Thursday, December 13, customers of bus routes that operate out of NJ TRANSIT’s Hamilton Garage will be able to use MyBus Now to access real-time service information. The 16 bus routes, which serve communities in Mercer County and parts of Somerset and Middlesex counties, include:
No. 600 Trenton-Plainsboro (U.S. 1 Corridor)
No. 601 The College of New Jersey-Trenton-Hamilton Marketplace
No. 602 Pennington-Trenton
No. 603 Mercer Mall-Hamilton Square-Yardville-Hamilton Marketplace
No. 604 East Trenton-Trenton Transit Center
No. 605 Montgomery Township-Princeton-Quaker Bridge Mall
No. 606 Princeton-Mercerville-Hamilton Marketplace
No. 607 Ewing-Trenton-Independence Plaza
No. 608 Hamilton-West Trenton
No. 609 Ewing-Quaker Bridge Mall
No. 610 Trenton-Princeton Seasonal Service
No. 611 Trenton-River View Plaza Circulator
No. 612 Lawrence-West Windsor
No. 613 Mercer Mall-Hamilton Square-Yardville-Hamilton Marketplace
No. 619 Ewing-Quaker Bridge Mall-Mercer County College
No. 655 Princeton-Plainsboro
NJ TRANSIT selected Hamilton Garage for the pilot program because the relatively small size of its operations and the fact that none of its bus routes intersect with other garages provide an ideal testing environment. The pilot will enable NJ TRANSIT to address any issues with the system prior to a full systemwide rollout in spring 2013.
NJ TRANSIT is currently taking delivery of 1,145 new buses that are already equipped with smart bus technology provided by Clever Devices LTD. In addition, NJ TRANSIT has procured additional smart bus platforms to retrofit the remaining buses in the agency’s fleet, including those on routes operated by private carriers under contract to NJ TRANSIT.
The Clever Devices platform offers many operational and customer benefits, including automatic bus stop announcements, vehicle condition monitoring, passenger counting and real-time location reporting. The data provided through this technology will allow for greater efficiency in terms of scheduling, planning and maintenance of the NJ TRANSIT bus network.
MyBus Now builds on NJ TRANSIT’s “MyBus” system, which launched in October 2010. Based on a system of bus stop ID numbers—unique five-digit numbers NJ TRANSIT has assigned to each of its bus routes—MyBus enables customers who have cell phones with SMS (text messaging) capabilities to receive bus schedule information for a specific stop directly to their cell phones. Customers can optain their bus stop ID online at njtransit.com, or from MyBus signs posted at bus stops statewide.
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Readers takes an unconventional view of of the Connecticut School Shooting
December 23,2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, A readers pointed out a creepy idea and reminded us that Al Qaeda in the past has targeted schools and school children .
On September 1, 2004, Beslan’s Secondary School Number One was taken over by Islamist Chechen terrorists. 1200 adults and children were taken hostage on what was supposed to be an exciting first day of school. When the siege ended 3 days later, 344 were dead, including 186 children. Hundreds more were wounded.( https://www.nationalterroralert.com/2007/09/17/the-terrorist-threat-to-our-schools-pt-1/ )
Then speculated ,what would happen if a misguided lone wolf was convinced that this was the thing to do? A disgruntled alienated youth playing video games all day long is a perfect recruitment target .
Al Qaeda Targets Our Schoolchildren
September 25, 2007
By Marc Sheppard
Nearly 6 months have passed since I first challenged the inexcusable refusal by DHS and FBI authorities to publicly connect the obviously connectable dots representing an unnerving number of alarming events — particularly in the wake of the Beslan school massacre. These include:
Videotapes confiscated in Afghanistan showing al-Qaeda terrorists training to takeover a school [newly available Video]
Spokesman Suleiman Abu Gheith‘s declaration of al-Qaeda’s “right” to kill 2 million American children
An Iraqi national with known terrorist connections caught with a computer disk containing information detailing Department of Education crisis planning for U.S school districts.
Two Saudi men – one wearing a black trench coat despite the Florida heat — terrifying a busload of Tampa schoolchildren by boarding a school bus and remaining for the entire ride to school, all the while laughing and speaking Arabic.
A March FBI/DHS bulletin noting “recent suspicious activity” by foreigners who drive school buses, are licensed to drive them, or have actually managed to purchase them right here at home. Including “members of the unnamed extremist groups” who have obtained commercial drivers licenses with school bus endorsements.
Osama bin Laden’s promise that the 2004 terrorist attack at Beslan will happen many times over in the United States.
In that time, little or nothing has been done to relieve parents’ understandable anxieties, despite the fresh dots which continued to accrue on this disturbing non-puzzle.
Dots like the seventeen full-sized yellow school buses reported stolen from charter schools, business schools and private bus companies in Houston, Texas, over the past few months. Connect to that and previous disturbing stories the fact that thousands of school bus radios have also been stolen (2000 in California in 2005 alone), and the images shaped should be triggering earsplitting alarms throughout all branches of media and law enforcement.
But instead — the silence looms apparent while the question remains: Why?
“Cake Boss” Now looks to Open in January
December 20, 2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Looks like Ridgewood Residents will have to wait just a little bit longer for the grand opening of Carlo’s Bakery in Ridgewood: “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro’s bakery is now planning to open after the holidays in mid-January opening in the village, according to spokeswoman Daniela Guernica . The bake shop had previously hoped to open durring the month of december . www. carlosbakery.com
Readers debate Arming Teachers as a Solution to Protect Children
maybe….
I like this in principle…in practice, I hope not ALL teachers have this privilege and that there is a thorough vetting process beforehand. All it takes is for a teacher with a gun to lose control and all bets are off!
But to this guys point, as long as a potential shooter knows that someone might be armed but not know who…might be a deterrent. In the case (as in Newtown) where someone has gone off the rails and shoots his way INTO a school, lives might still be lost but not nearly as many helpless children.
Something has to change. I have a 2 year old and if this shit is still happening when she is 5, I will simply leave the country. Nobody in Hong Kong or Singapore is shooting up kindergarten classes.
no..
Rob, it seems that we agree there should be someone at school who has the ability to act immediately as a first line of defense. However, I am concerned about the idea of arming teachers because:
(1) How do we train people, who are not police officers, to act like police officers when a gunman enters the school creating an extreme pressure situation that even police officers have difficulty handling? We can’t just send teachers to a weekend training course and expect that they will be up to the challenge of dealing with an armed intruder, let alone being able to kill that intruder if necessary.
(2) Teachers are in too close contact with the students, and thus having them carry a gun may lead to unfortunate accidents or offer a student with bad intentions easier access to a weapon.
If the cost of hiring a new police officer for each school is too much, then perhaps we hire a few additional officers. The current police force and those few additional officers could cover each school (it’s not like there is a lot of crime that takes place during school hours that would be neglected if a few of our current officers were diverted to the schools).
Anyway, the point of my original post is that our government wastes so much money on nonesense that perhaps we should insist that some of the money be used instead to protect our children while they are at school.
North Jersey school leaders debate calls for tighter security
Monday December 17, 2012, 7:28 PM
BY NICK CLUNN
STAFF WRITER
The Record
On the first day of school since the massacre in Connecticut, local officials in North Jersey vowed to assess the strength of school security plans by gauging if the buildings under their watch could withstand such a determined attack.
Ringwood public schools welcomed students on Monday with what seemed the boldest response — a police officer assigned to each of the four schools. The show of force generated a positive reaction from parents who felt reassured their children would be safe, said Bernard Lombardo, chief of the Ringwood Police Department.
“We’ll do it as long as we’re not busy doing other stuff,” Lombardo said, adding that the Newtown tragedy “helped refocus us back to what should be our priority – protecting children.”
While many school administrators said it was too soon to offer proposals, others spoke Monday of specific layers of protection they could add or improve to shield students from a remote, but devastating possibility. Meanwhile, other school chiefs wondered what more could be done, and whether beefed-up security would be worth the drawbacks, in view of the fact that many schools already lock exterior doors, employ surveillance cameras and strictly enforce sign-in protocols for visitors.
“I don’t think any policy would have stopped what happened in Newtown, Connecticut — unless we want to completely lock down our schools and turn them into gulags,” said Little Falls superintendent William Petrick, who district has plans to increase surveillance cameras, from three to 22.
“Sucre bleu!” : France warms to Gérard Depardieu, the heroic tax exile
Jean-Marc Ayrault, the French prime minister, may come to regret insulting the actor who symbolises Gallic exuberance
By Anne-Elisabeth Moutet
8:31PM GMT 17 Dec 2012
Asterix and Obelix have deserted Gaul. Or at least the two actors who played them in three blockbuster movies have. With Gérard “Obelix” Depardieu’s much-trumpeted exile to Belgium last week, following Christian “Asterix” Clavier’s move to London in October, France has lost her best-known fictional heroes, undefeated by Julius Caesar’s legions, but vanquished by François Hollande’s punitive new 75 per cent top marginal income tax rate, recently hiked capital gains tax, and reinforced wealth tax.
The symbolism has not been lost on the French. When France’s richest man, Bernard Arnault, the CEO and main shareholder of the luxury behemoth LVMH, applied for Belgian citizenship last August, it was easy for Socialists to paint him as an unpatriotic, despicable fat cat. “Get lost, you rich b——” blasted a headline on the front page of Libération, the Left-wing daily, effectively capturing the national mood.
Tragic events such as shootings with mass casualties serve as a shocking reminder that violence can
happen anywhere, even in good schools in affluent communities. Parents who wonder whether a violent
event has troubled their children should face the issue head on by inviting their kids to talk.
Child care experts recommend listening first. Find out how your children feel, and then ask open-ended
questions. See what their reactions are and how they’re responding.
You know your children best. Tailor the type and amount of information you share based on their age and
maturity. For teenagers, knowledge is power. They may want specific details so they can feel more in
control. Watching the news together can provide an opportunity to talk about what issues come up—
emotionally and intellectually—as stories analyzing the tragedy unfold.
Don’t bombard younger children with too much information
Parents shouldn’t let younger children watch TV accounts of the violent events or be overexposed to
graphic photographs in newspapers and magazines. Don’t give pre-school and grade-school-age children
a lot of details, but if they have questions, answer them briefly. If they’re worried, be sure to ask them
what they’re worried about. Let them tell you their fears.
While acknowledging how scary and heartbreaking such incidents are, parents should also emphasize
that it is extremely rare for children to be hurt by this kind of violence. Remind children that there are
many adults who look out for their safety: teachers, neighbors, police.
Don’t pretend to have all the answers. It’s OK to say, “We may never know why it happened. Maybe
something was lacking in their lives.” Discuss what might have been missing. Children are very perceptive
about these things.
Watch for signs of stress
Children react to fear, stress or trauma in different ways. Over the next few weeks after a violent incident,
you may notice disrupted sleep patterns, frequent nightmares and/or insomnia; changes in eating habits,
loss of appetite or overeating; decline in school performance; lack of concentration; irritability or
prolonged depression. Younger children may display separation anxiety, not wanting to be left alone in a
room, or getting upset when parents leave the house. They may cling to parents more than usual.
Remember, these symptoms are common reactions to anxiety. However, if symptoms persist for longer
than six weeks and disrupt your child’s daily routine, seek help from a social worker, pediatrician or
psychologist. A professional cannot only help your child deal with his emotions, but can provide valuable
tips and guidance to parents.
How you react to a traumatic event gives your children clues on how to act. If you react with alarm, a child
may be more scared. The following tips may make it easier for you to talk to your children and alert you to
early warning signs of a child at risk:
How to talk to teenagers
1. Don’t force the issue. Let them know that you’re willing to listen when they’re ready to talk.
2. Ask open-ended questions about what they think or feel.
3. Don’t lecture, preach or interrupt.
4. Watch the news together and discuss the information in the broadcast.
5. Reassure them that it’s normal to feel anxious after such an incident. . Emphasize that such violence is rare.
How to talk to younger children
1. Don’t let young children be bombarded by graphic images on TV or in newspapers and
magazines.
2. Don’t bring up the subject of the violent event, but if children ask questions, answer them briefly
and honestly.
3. Remind children that there are many adults watching out for their safety.
4. Don’t pretend to have all the answers.
Resources
ValueOptions® Behavioral Healthcare Services
(800) 700-8646
Behavioral Health Appointment Assistance
(877) 298-3514
TRICARE Assistance Program (TRIAP): A video Web-based counseling service
https://www.humana-military.com/south/bene/health-wellness/triap.asp
Newtown, Conn. School District Had Recently Installed New Safety Protocols
In Letter To Parents Strict Guidelines Were Outlined For 4 Elementary Schools
December 14, 2012 7:05 PM
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left more than two dozen people dead, including 20 children, CBS 2 has learned the school district had just installed a new safety policy designed to prevent situations such as what happened on Friday.
Photos: Newtown School Massacre
At approximately 9:41 a.m. a gunman opened fire inside Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Earlier reports indicated one child and the gunman were killed, but later the horror of what actually took place started to come to the surface, that in fact scores of children were among the dead, as was the gunman’s mother, Nancy Lanza, whose body was found in her home in Newtown.
CBS News has confirmed that sources have identified the gunman as 20-year-old Adam Lanza. He was found dead inside the building from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, sources told CBS 2.
The gunman was initially identified as 24-year-old Ryan Lanza, Adam’s older brother. Ryan Lanza, of Hoboken, N.J., was questioned by police on Friday evening, but officials said he was not believed to have had any involvement in the rampage.
‘Still Out of Work?’ How to Handle Holiday Small Talk
By SUE SHELLENBARGER
Holiday gatherings can be anything but festive for people who are out of work. Even an innocuous “How’s it going?” can feel like a tender topic—especially for the legions of long-term unemployed Americans whose ranks have swelled since the last recession.
Frustrated job seekers may find it awkward to explain what is going on, or not going on, in their lives. (Especially dreaded: the new-acquaintance query “What do you do?”)
On the other hand, hosts and partygoers trying to catch up with an out-of-work friend or relative may find themselves unexpectedly in a conversational minefield, since research links long-term job loss to other problems such as depression and declining health.
Some partygoers shy away as if unemployment were contagious or tiptoe around work-related topics for fear of hurting feelings or being asked for help. Many people feel like, “I’m busy trying to hang onto my own job. I don’t even want to enter into that conversation,” says Frederick Hairston, a training specialist with National Able Network, Chicago, a nonprofit that works with job-seeking adults.
20 Children Among 28 Dead In Newtown, Conn. Elementary School Massacre Law Enforcement Working To Piece ‘Puzzle’ To ‘Truly Understand What Occurred’
December 14, 2012 11:59 PM
NEWTOWN, Conn. (CBSNewYork) – A heartbreaking and unforgettable tragedy beset the town of Newtown on Friday morning as 28 people, including 20 children, were killed at an elementary school by a lone gunman.
“Evil visited this community today and it’s too early to speak of recovery,” Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said. “Each parent, each sibling, each member of the family has to understand Connecticut — we’re all in this together.”
While the families of victims were notified, authorities on Friday night were still in the process of positively identifying those killed.
Officials had been briefing the public on the situation throughout the day, while local officials were still looking at various angles as they continued their “massive investigation” in coordination with the FBI and ATF.
While authorities have still not officially identified the gunman who opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School, law enforcement sources have named him as 20-year-old Adam Lanza.
