>Scott Garrett’s balanced-budget proposal is the right prescription By Rick Manning – 04/15/11 08:11 AM ET
Now that the dust has settled on the continuing resolution skirmish, and President Obama has laid down heavy cannon fire in opposition to ever balancing the budget of the United States government, the House of Representatives will be considering different budget alternatives today.
While most of the attention is focused upon Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) proposal, there is an alternative being offered by Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.), which would, unlike Ryan’s bill, bring the budget into balance within the next 10 years.
>TSA security looks at people who complain about … TSA security By Mike M. Ahlers and Jeanne Meserve, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Don’t like the way airport screeners are doing their job? You might not want to complain too much while standing in line.
Arrogant complaining about airport security is one indicator Transportation Security Administration officers consider when looking for possible criminals and terrorists, CNN has learned exclusively. And, when combined with other behavioral indicators, it could result in a traveler facing additional scrutiny.
CNN has obtained a list of roughly 70 “behavioral indicators” that TSA behavior detection officers use to identify potentially “high risk” passengers at the nation’s airports.
Ridgewood, NJ teacher Sara Bauer can now add ‘green champion’ to her resume! Representing Sara’s Preschool in Ridgewood, she competed as a finalist in a national “reality game show inspired” green competition, and with the help of her young but ambitious Kindergarten Enrichment class, beat out four other schools in the contest aimed at greening communities around the country.
Run entirely on Facebook, “The EarthCare Challenge” followed five regional school groups embarking on 31-day green makeovers in their communities. Youth teams from California to Wyoming to New Jersey faced off for chance to win a grant and eco-friendly furnishings for their school. Leading green experts and Facebook and Twitter users nationwide voted on their favorite, and now Sara’s Preschool has a new challenge – how to spend $1,000 to continue a tradition of eco-education!
Friday, April 15, 2011 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY APRIL 15, 2011, 9:58 AM BY KAREN KLEIMANN THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS For The Ridgewood News
Two Board of Education (BOE) incumbents and one newcomer running for two open three-year seats answered questions and offered opinions on teacher evaluations, tenure, property taxes, budgets, field lights, expenses and other resident concerns at a Candidate’s Night on April 7.
Sheila Brogan, Laurie Goodman and Christina Krauss are running for two open seats on the Ridgewood Board of Education. A fourth candidate, Gerry Clark, withdrew his candidacy just before the event.
The evening event at the Education Center, sponsored and moderated by the Ridgewood League of Women Voters, started with introductions and three topical questions, followed by questions from the public.
>Christie courts Big Pharma, cites recent Bayer win
Gov. Chris Christie told executives of the pharmaceutical industry today he intends to forge “collaborative partnerships’’ with companies as part of his effort to nurture a more business-friendly environment in the state. (Todd, The Star-Ledger)
>Tea Party steeps itself in N.J. legislative races
William Eames, co-founder of the Hanover-based Morris Patriots, a Tea Party group with more than 350 members, hadn’t planned on running for state Senate last week. (Penton, Gannett)
>Union refuses to vote on job concession package meant to keep Meadowlands Racetrack open
A key union representing tellers at the Meadowlands Racetrack tonight refused to vote on a package of job concessions aimed at keeping the financially troubled facility open, a leader of the state’s harness racing industry said. (Spoto, The Star-Ledger)
>New school choices give students more room to roam
New Jersey’s modest start in opening up public school boundaries a decade ago is about to see a major expansion, with the state yesterday adding 56 more districts that can accept students outside their borders. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
>Linked In Bergen County and the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce present a Networking Event at Blend
Networking Event on Wed, May 04, 2011at 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Blend, 17 Chestnut st, Ridgewood Nj 07450 ,Cost: $10 per person
Wake the Kids, tell your friends, It’s time to announce our next networking event. It is going to be held at “Blend”, the event will be on Wednesday May 4th from 6:00 – 8:30 pm. The cost is only $10, please pay at the door. Blend will provide free food and will ahve a cash bar. Now some of you may be concerned about parking, let me put your mind at ease. There are many parking lost near Blend and after 6:00 pm the parking is free.
I have been asked by many members if we could have vendors at more events. Well, because Blend is so big, and we are getting the whole downstairs room, we will have plenty space for at least 10 vendor tables. If you would like to be a vendor, please call me at 201-447-1656 to reserve your spot. These spots go quickly, so don’t delay. Now if you want a spot you must bring your own table. Please call me for all the details.
This is going to be a super great event and I anticipate well over 150 people to attend. The air outside will be warm, everyone will be in a good mood, this is a fantastic opportunity to meet other Linked In members, netowrk and grow your business, share new ideas, or talk about your services.
If you are planning on attending, and why wouldn’t you, please confirm by calling me.
Step right up and join the Co-op for their Scholastic Book Fair on May 4th & 5th. This year’s theme is Book Fair Carnival. There will be raffles, crafts and a souvenir “carnival” picture. Bring the kids to this fun-filled event and encourage an early love of reading. It’s a great opportunity to stock up on summer reading for the kids. The fair will run from 9:00am-3:00pm on May 4th and 9:00am-3:00pm & 6:00pm-9:00pm on May 5th. The event will take place in the East Room of the Ridgewood United Methodist Church at 100 Dayton Street in Ridgewood.
A nonsectarian school, The Co-op also offers morning and afternoon classes for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds, as well as Mommy & Me classes and Kindergarten Enrichment. Setting the school apart from other nursery schools, The Co-op is organized and run by the parents. This enables parents to actively participate in their child’s early learning experience. Music, physical education, field trips, indoor and outdoor play time and an in-house library are just a few of the experiences to which the children are exposed as supplements to the daily education plans.
For more information on the school or to set up an appointment to visit, please call (201) 447-6232 or email the school at [email protected].
>Suicide Rates in U.S. Increase as Economy Declines, CDC Researchers Find By Molly Peterson – Apr 14, 2011
Suicide rates in the U.S. tend to rise during recessions and fall amid economic booms, according to study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Suicides reached a record high of 22 people per 100,000 in 1932 during the Great Depression, CDC officials said in a report published online today in the American Journal of Public Health. That was double the rates seen in 2000, when 10 people per 100,000 took their lives as the economy prospered, the study found.
The study is the first to link business cycles and suicide rates among specific age groups, according to the Atlanta-based CDC. People in their “prime working ages” of 25 to 64 years old are the most likely to commit suicide during recessions, the study found.
>NJEA : Socioeconomic Status with failure in Education
Whenever I’ve had a discussion with Ridgewood teachers about school choice for inner city children, they always scoff at the idea. Explaining that school choice wont matter because it can’t make up for the lack of parental involvement. That the failure of the urban education system rests with the socio-economic conditions of the children and their parents. Only more money will solve the issue. Which is a socialist’s solution for all of society’s ills. We will never be able to raise the standard of living for the uneducated to that of the educated no matter how much money we give them. As we see now, we are running out of money.
The solution is to empower families by providing a system of education that they can hold accountable for the failure or success of their children’s education.
If parents seem uninvolved in the inner cities, perhaps it is because they don’t feel like they have a stake in the system. It is like all else around them, government controls everything. Give the power to choose and they will make sure their children excel. The way out of government dependence is education. And the folks who work in government know this. Keep people stupid and ensure that the government has a purpose; taking care of them. Create independence and we need less government. It is truly an insidious system when the political establishment and government workers do everything they can to ensure poverty and thus guarantee their jobs.
>Ridgewood, based bagel chain Wide World of Bagels opens shop in Mystic Ct.
By Ian Holliday
MYSTIC — New England – particularly Eastern New England – is notorious for having a doughnut shop on every street-corner, often literally. The stiff competition in this region was part of the reason Tim Hortons decided to shutter all of its Rhode Island and Connecticut stores last November.
But though the market for doughnuts in this area was cornered long ago, Elliot Cohen believes there’s an opportunity in Mystic for another doughy, circular food: the bagel.
This summer, Cohen and business partner Scott Handler will open a location of their Ridgewood, N.J.-based bagel chain Wide World of Bagels at the former site of Tim Hortons on East Main Street.
“We’re really excited about equipping it and opening it up,” Handler said. Cohen, who spends three days each week in a condominium in downtown Mystic, said he began inquiring about the vacant building the day after Tim Hortons closed it. He contacted the town of Stonington to find out who owned the building and ended up working with the owner and Tim Hortons to transfer the lease from the departing chain to him.
