New Jersey is poised to add jobs in 2011 thanks to a private sector that is slowly recovering from a devastating recession.
Analysts continue to preach caution, knowing that the age of austerity goes hand in hand with slow economic growth. But the brightening picture should bring hope to thousands of job seekers, particularly in health care, alternative energy and professional services.
“This has been a very sluggish recovery in terms of the consumer demand for goods and services, and, therefore, businesses have been reluctant to get ahead of their customers,” said Patrick J. O’Keefe, director of economic research for the Roseland-based accounting firm J.H. Cohn. (Diamond and O’Dea, Daily Record)
>State Supreme Court to hear Abbott argument again but with an attitude change
Supremes hear Abbott argument again but with an attitude change
We’re not there yet, but the latest round of state Supreme Court arguments about dumping more money down the rat holes at Abbott school districts has taken a turn toward sanity. Can the concept of reality be far behind?
Once again the Education Law Center, a Newark-based outfit that hauls the state into court because it thinks not enough state money is being sent to the Abbotts, was facing the Supremes with a hollow argument, but this time there was a slight change in attitude from the bench.
Justices questioned whether the state’s economic situation is reason to hold off ordering more money for the 31 districts (out of some 600) that already get close to 60 percent of the state education budget. That’s a major reason your property taxes are so high. (Ingle, Daily Record)
>Governor Christie says he’ll tackle pension, education reform in 2011
Governor Christie has big plans for this year. He wants to take on New Jersey’s grossly underfunded pension system, get deeper into education reform and continue to address the state’s perennial budget problems. (Reitmeyer, The Record)
>Christie’s Red Tape Review : legislation primarily addresses the administrative law system that governs how the state adopts rules and regulations
Pending bills pit business interests against environmentalists
To proponents, it is a legislative effort to streamline the bureaucracy and make New Jersey’s economic climate more business-friendly. To foes, it is a move to undermine some of the state’s environmental rules at the urging of special interests.
The four-bill package, which enjoys bipartisan support and emerged, in part, from Gov. Chris Christie’s Red Tape Review, is up for a vote in both houses today. The bills are opposed by most environmental groups, but are backed by business interests. Each of the bills was passed unanimously when voted out of committee.
The legislation primarily addresses the administrative law system that governs how the state adopts rules and regulations stemming from bills adopted by the legislature and issues permits to developers and businesses. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)
A sinister shrine reveals a chilling occult dimension in the mind of the deranged gunman accused of shooting a member of Congress and 19 others.
Hidden within a camouflage tent behind Jared Lee Loughner’s home sits an alarming altar with a skull sitting atop a pot filled with shriveled oranges.
A row of ceremonial candles and a bag of potting soil lay nearby, photos reveal.
Experts on Sunday said the elements are featured in the ceremonies of a number of occult groups.
Investigators have focused on Loughner’s online anti-government ramblings as the chief motivation for the shooting Saturday of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
The discovery of the shrine raises the possibility that Loughner, 22, may have been driven by other forces. Students and faculty at Pima Community College, which he attended until his suspension last summer, said Loughner was clearly at odds with the worl
>Town Hall Meeting with Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday, January 13
Chris Christie Town Hall
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>Jared Loughner, Alleged Shooter in Gabrielle Giffords Attack, Described by Classmate as “Left-Wing Pothead” By James King, Sat., Jan. 8 2011 @ 5:02PM
A classmate of the man accused of shooting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords this morning describes him as “left wing” and a “pot head” in a series of posts on Twitter this afternoon.
Caitie Parker did not immediately respond to our request for an interview, but her “tweets” in the hours after the shooting paint a picture of Jared Loughner as a substance-abusing loner who had met Giffords before the shooting. She says, Loughner described the congresswoman as “stupid and unintelligent.”
>If they really want to attract business to NJ and create jobs, they need to do the following
I wish them well in their efforts to attract business to NJ. However, if they really want to attract business to NJ and create jobs, they need to do the following:
1. Improve NJ’s university system. NJ exports thousands of top students to other states every year, many of whom never return.
2. Adopt a Right to Work union law, which makes union memebership optional.
3. Lower taxes by cutting the public sector, including making public sector workers pay far more for their benefits than they do now.
Why do states like Virginia and Texas attract jobs? They are have done a far better job than NJ at all three of the above items.
>Village of Ridgewood : That newbie stuff is getting old.
That newbie stuff is getting old. Take a look at the Board of Education members. Not one of them is a so called “newbie” and time and again they have dished out our tax dollars as if they were printing the currency in the basement of Cottage Place. It was not the “newbies” who manipulated and pushed the December bond referendum: it was deeply entrenched sports families, who have been in town forever, along with long term BOE members. The lights are the result of the same alliance. Brogan has been on the BOE since 1996 – Reilly from 1990 – 2005 and elected again last year while Hutton is on his 3rd 3 year term. Lenhard has been on for a number of years and prior to that was the #1 cheerleader of the “vote Yes for the BOE budget” pushing for more and more BOE funding and higher salaries. These are not “Newbies” so stop blaming the Newcomers for the problems. We should be happy they want to invest in our village.
I agree with the original post that the Village is changing. The contractor who wants to build on the corner of Ridgewood and Walthery should be told “no thanks” as should be Maple/Franklin corner and Valley! No to all of them! Preserve the Village!
Developing Story: Rep. Giffords Shot in Tucson, Ariz
Good day,
I just read your post about the shootings in Arizona that claimed the life of a little girl and seriously injured congresswoman Giffords. I know many people have been speculating about the incident, but I liked the way you handled the news on your blog by stating what happened. So many people and news groups have stated that it was “politically motivated” shootings, or that Sarah Palin stirred this up by her map showing the districts where she wanted to up-seat certain politicians who are in favor of Obamacare. Regardless, it’s been a tragedy, and I think you did a good job telling the story to your readers. I wanted to share the story in a way I think you may be interested in seeing: https://bit.ly/iiyb6S.
As you saw, it doesn’t give any certain views or ideas about what happened, instead the video just gives the details and explains what happened. While the story is still developing, I think it will be in the news for quite some time (with good reason). I agree with you that I think the killer/shooter is just simply out there. Anyway, I hope you can use this video or found it useful.
>Edible Exit: From Indian cuisine to Greek dishes, Ridgewood has it all Published: Sunday, January 09, 2011, 7:30 AM By Frank Remshifski
Downtown Ridgewood simply oozes Americana. Its wide, tree-lined streets and avenues unfurl before stylish shops whose buildings date back to the grand styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For me, the architectural centerpiece of the downtown historic district is the splendid 1916 Mission-style train station. It’s best appreciated when seen, just as the village’s restaurants are best admired when visited.
Frank Remshifski/The Star-Ledger Smoked duck quesadillas from the Village Green To get to Ridgewood, take Garden State Parkway exit 165 and head west on East Ridgewood Avenue for about 3 miles.
Read the Reviews:https://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2011/01/edible_exit_from_indian_cuisin.html
Village Green 36 Prospect St. (201) 445-2914
Kailash Authentic Indian Cuisine 22 Oak St. (201) 251-9693
Organic Tofu Stew House 88 Godwin Ave. (201) 251-7734
It’s Greek To Me 21 East Ridgewood Ave. (201) 612-2600
>“The building could become a significant force in the context of the downtown.”
Arthur Wrubel – Chairman Historic Preservation Commission
Letter THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS on 257 East Ridgewood
Letter: Apartment house propsal needs adjustments Friday, January 7, 2011 THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Apartment house proposal needs adjustments
To the editor:
The recent proposal to build an apartment house/retail/parking structure at the corner of Ridgewood and Franklin avenues (“Proposed development could fill entire block,” The Ridgewood News, Dec. 24) needs critical analysis to determine its impact on downtown Ridgewood.
A mixed use project will bring people to live downtown and provide alternate living choices. However, the project requires a significant height increase over the allowed 45 feet. While the height data was not on the drawing,s it is estimated to be about 60 feet. It is completely out of scale with the rest of the downtown where the predominant building height is one to three stories. This is a huge project for Ridgewood. with large windows, which overwhelm the streetscape.
A 22-year-old man named Jared Loughner has been arrested for attacking a group of people outside an Arizona grocery store with a firearm. Wounded in the attack was Arizona Representative Gabrielle Gifford and killed in the attack was Federal Judge John Roll. A 9-year-old girl was also killed in the nearly one dozen victims. Five deaths are being reported. (Judge Roll bio, pictured right)
Congresswoman Giffords is being reported as having survived with prospects for recovery good. The killer is one prime nut.
>Arizona shooting suspect may be linked to anti-Semitic group NewsCore January 10, 2011 12:41AM
THE suspect being held over Saturday’s shooting of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords may have links to anti-Semitic race hate group American Renaissance.
An internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo quoted by FOX News Channel revealed the gunman – named by the media as Jared Loughner, 22 – is “possibly linked” to American Renaissance.
The group subscribes to an ideology that is “anti-government, anti-immigration, anti -ZOG (Zionist Occupational Government), anti-Semitic,” according to the DHS memo.
Party needs leadership and unity if they are to take on the likes of Christie, Donovan and a rejuvenated GOP!
https://natoday.net/havestatebergendems.html
Sometimes things have to go badly before they get better.
In the case of the Bergen County Democratic party, the meteoric rise to power under the leadership of former county chairman Joe Ferriero has been literally wiped clean in two election cycles as county Republicans have won five freeholder seats, the county executive and the office of sheriff!
Democrats have been reduced to just two of the five seats on the seven-member board of freeholders and now hold only one of the three constitutional offices with incumbent Surrogate Mike Dressler.
At the legislative level, Governor Chris Christie is making an all out effort to reduce the number of Democrats in the legislature and districts 36, 37 and 38 are prime targets of Republican redistricting should they control the map in the next cycle.
A Republican-authored map in all probability could wipeout incumbents Paul Sarlo and Robert Gordon in the senate as well as assembly members Connie Wagner, Joan Voss, Gary Schaer and newly appointed Nutley assemblyman Kevin Ryan.
To Sarlo’s credit, he has secured a seat on the commission but his presence does little to ensure what map will ultimately be put in place by the courts.
Too make matters worse, the federal census has determined New Jersey will lose a congressional seat and thus an electoral vote come the 2012 presidential elections.
In effect you have thirteen incumbents seeking re-election in just twelve districts.
Congressman Steve Rothman of Englewood, long a friend to North Arlington Democrats could be a casualty of GOP gerrymandering and could find himself seeking re-election in another district against a neighboring incumbent such as Democrat Bill Pascrell or Scott Garrett, a conservative Republican.
more : https://natoday.net/havestatebergendems.html
