>Robert Menendez: Democrats must seize energy debate
The Senate Democrat who presided over the loss of six seats in 2010 says his party can make gains in 2012 by seizing the debate over gas prices, the budget and federal spending. (Goode, Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53069.html#ixzz1JOazhiUE
>Christie tells crowd at Cape May Airport he plans to make failing teachers re-earn tenure
Gov. Chris Christie brought his case for education reform to a cavernous airport hangar Tuesday, warning the state’s entire budget hinges on the issue. (Fletcher, Press of Atlantic City)
>Easter in the Park, Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, April 23rd 11am to 2pm AT 10am – Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at Smith Brothers -Call for reservations: 201/444-8111 FREE – AT Memorial Park at Van Neste Square, join the Easter Bunny with a parade; parents will be able to take pictures of their children sitting on the Bunny’s lap; There will be lots of fun things oing on in the Park for families to do. The Ridgewood News has provided a TROLLEY -Bunny Express – which will travel throughout the business district, taking families to stores where there will be fun projects going in and out of the stores. All activities are free. At www.experienceridgewood.com – you will find all the stores that are participatiing and their locations – print it out and bring it to Ridgewood on Saturday, April 23 – Bring your rewards card for extra savings! Information: 201/445-2600
>After former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker was appointed in 1979, the consumer price index surged into the double digits, causing the now revered Fed Chief to double the benchmark interest rate in order to break the back of inflation. Using the methodology in place at that time puts the CPI back near those levels.
Inflation, using the reporting methodologies in place before 1980, hit an annual rate of 9.6 percent in February, according to the Shadow Government Statistics newsletter.
https://www.cnbc.com/id/42551209
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Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged in Theaters this Friday
AMC Clifton Commons
405 Route 3 East, Clifton, NJ 07014
Eatontown
AMC Loews Monmouth Mall 15
180 State Rt. 35 S, Eatontown, NJ 07724
Edgewater
Edgewater Multiplex Cinemas
339 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020
Egg Harbor Township
Frank Theatres Towne Stadium 16
6733 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor TWP, NJ 08234
Elizabeth
AMC Loews Jersey Gardens 20
651 Kapkowski Road Elizabeth, NJ 07201
AMC Hamilton 24
325 Sloan Avenue, Hamilton, NJ 08619
New Brunswick
AMC Loews New Brunswick 18
17 Route 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08902
Tenafly
Clearview’s Tenafly Cinema 4
4 1/2 Railroad Avenue, Tenafly, NJ 07670
Voorhees
Rave Motion Pictures Ritz Center
900 Haddonfield – Berlin Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043
Visit the Official Atlas Shrugged Movie Web Site!
>A New Day for Bergen Democrats
BY PAUL ARONSOHN
Tunis. Cairo. And now Hackensack.
Although on a much smaller, less dramatic scale, the democracy movement in Bergen County – which has been underway for several years – has not only taken root, but judging by yesterday’s convention, it has started to flower as well.
Under the leadership of Chairman Lou Stellato, the newly named Democratic Committee of Bergen County (DCBC) held its first convention yesterday, and it was unlike anything in recent memory. Small group discussions of ethics and municipal government. The full complement of the Party’s leadership – all accessible and all collegial. And a contested election conducted impartially and respectively in the light of day.
For some, particularly traditional critics, the convention was “refreshing.” For most, if not all, it was “promising.” Simply stated, Stellato and his team helped put the “d” back in democrat, and it did not go unnoticed or unappreciated.
Granted, the convention was not perfect, and the Party still has some healing and growing to do. But to have some of the Party’s “old guard” mixing informally and comfortably under the same roof with Bergen Grassroots leaders — not to mention a wide range of other voices and perspectives — spoke volumes about the changing nature of Bergen Democratic politics.
More unity. More civility. And a whole lot more democracy. Taken together, the convention – in form and substance — signaled a new day for Bergen Democrats.
It certainly made for a good Sunday afternoon in April. Something tells me that it may also make for a good Tuesday night in November.
Paul Aronsohn is a Councilman in Ridgewood and a member of the Democratic Committee of Bergen County.
https://www.politickernj.com/46709/new-day-bergen-democrats
>US lacks credibility on debt, says IMF
By Chris Giles and James Politi in Washington
Published: April 12 2011 19:15 | Last updated: April 12 2011 19:15
The US lacks a “credible strategy” to stabilise its mounting public debt posing a small but significant risk of a new global economic crisis, says the International Monetary Fund.
In an unusually stern rebuke to its largest shareholder, the IMF said the US was the only advanced economy to be increasing its underlying budget deficit in 2011 at a time when its economy was growing fast enough to reduce borrowing.
https://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc1aadea-652e-11e0-b150-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1JLXw8WWX
>Reader warns an H ZONE let’s Valley do what it wants
Beware small print. Surely there are some smaller issues being addressed here that will not favor the saving face of the village but the the new town VALLEYWOOD. The H Zone that changes Ridgewood, folks!!!!
Wake up your neighbors before it is too late. There has been much discussion about how this affects what the next group running Valley wants to do because the Village will have nothing to say when Valley decides to add 10 more stories.
An H ZONE let’s Valley do what it wants to do in its H ZONE and all we can do will be to watch them double, trible etc etc. Nice job, VOR.
>Parkway toll collectors’ union says it has offered significant concessions to Turnpike Authority in labor talks
The Garden State Parkway toll collectors’ union has offered significant concessions that would save the New Jersey Turnpike Authority “a lot of money,” an official with Local 196 of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers said Monday. (Rouse, The Record)
>Incentives act as catalyst for N.J.’s biotech industry
With the national economy still struggling, Washington is consumed with finding a solution to our economic woes that will sustain economic growth and create jobs. (Peltz, NJBIZ)
https://www.njbiz.com/opinion/86823-corner-office-stuart-w-peltz
>Controversial proposal moves ahead, while BOE delays votes on other mandates
The state Board of Education yesterday moved quickly — and quietly — to buy the Christie administration some time in its review of the state’s rules and regulations for school districts. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0411/2221/
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Mary Higgins Clark & Carol Higggins Clark, Tuesday, April 12th @ 7:00pm
New York Times Bestselling Authors, Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark, will be signing their new books: I’ll Walk Alone (available Apr 5th) & Mobbed (available Apr 12th).
Maria Menounos Thursday, April 14th @ 6:00pm
Reporter for Access Hollywood, Maria Menounos, will sign her new book:
The Everygirl’s Guide to Life ,Books available: April 12th
Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-0726
>Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 19% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 19% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Thirty-nine percent (39%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -20 (see trends).
Today’s numbers reflect the lowest level of Strong Approval yet recorded for this president. There has been a sharp decline in enthusiasm among liberal voters.
Currently, just 37% of liberals Strongly Approve of the president’s performance. That’s down from 63% a year ago, 57% at the beginning of 2011, and 52% a week ago. Some liberal commentators have expressed disappointment with the president over the extension of the Bush tax cuts, the military action in Libya, and, most recently, the budget deal to avert a partial shutdown of the federal government. While liberal enthusiasm may be declining, 57% of voters believe the president is more liberal than they are.
>2% “cap” There are enough loopholes to drive a very big fleet of trucks through
This is exactly the outcome that was predicted when this useless 2% “cap” was proposed. There are enough loopholes to drive a very big fleet of trucks through. At 7.4%, you taxes will double in ten years. All you people paying $15,000 a year: How would you like paying $30,000 (with now corresponding pay raises)?
The answer is for the council (and the totally out of control BOE) to step up and actually behave like the fiscal trustees they are supposed to be.
>new “grassroots” group of Valley expansion supporters
Yes, and the “president” of this new grassroots group of Valley expansion supporters has already started making grand pronouncements with information that is undocumented and false—-a la Megan Fraser?
In the Ridgewood News he told readers that Valley made its plan with “meticulous” care and study (hmm, we residents never heard anything about Valley’s study of the options). Also, Mr. Cornell claims that opinions have been sought from every Ridgewood resident, and, according to him, all are in favor of this expansion. WHAT? Did I miss the poll?
This approach—just saying anything with a tone of authority, no matter how untrue—well, it’s just more of the same Valley propaganda we’ve been hearing for four years….
