>Michael Gibney of Ridgewood made ambassador for the Bike MS Ride

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
BY TERESA EDMOND
STAFF WRITER
SUBURBAN TRENDS

Two locals who were recently appointed ambassadors for the Bike MS Great New Jersey Country Ride are hoping to go the distance in the fight against multiple sclerosis (MS).

As ambassadors, Michael Gibney(of Ridgewood) , who works in Riverdale, and Rosemarie Collopy, who lives in Wanaque’s Haskell section, will join hundreds of area cyclists on Sept. 24 and 25 in the 24th annual Great New Jersey Country Bike Ride. The New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National MS Society organized the event.

All proceeds will support critical MS research programs and fund local programs and services for those who are impacted by the disease, including more than 13,000 people in New Jersey and more than 400,000 people nationwide.

Phil Koeghan, the Emmy Award-winning host of CBS’s “The Amazing Race,” will ride along with hundreds of area cyclists on Sept. 24.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/health/130544653_Local_pair_ambassadors_in_weekend_s_MS_bike-a-thon_.html

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Molly Shannon Monday, September 26th @  7:00pm
Actress from Saturday Night Live, Molly Shannon, will sign her new book: Tilly the Trickster

Justin Tuck Tuesday, September 27th @ 4:00pm
New York Giants Defensive End, Justine Tuck, will sign his new book:  Home Field Advantage

Ralph Branca Tuesday, September 27th @ 7:00pm
Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame Pitcher, Ralph Branca, will sign his new book: A Moment in Time.  Books available Sept. 27th

Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.Bookends cannot guarantee that the books that are Autographed will always be First Printings.Autographed books purchased at Bookends are non-returnable.Please call the store for details.

Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ   07450   201-445-0726

>Under the Sea : 9th Annual Mary Therese Rose Fundraising Dinner
Sunday, October 23, 2011
4 pm to 8 pm
Sheraton Crossroads, Mahwah

It’s an undersea Calypso party at the 9th Annual Mary Therese Rose Fundraising Dinner.  Ease into the evening with the sounds of the Caribbean during the hors d’oeuvre and cocktail hour. Then enjoy dinner and featured artists, The Tropical Beat Steel Drum Band. Cool down at the end of the evening with our delicious ice cream sundae dessert bar!  Kids can make their own music video and learn what is really under the sea from our guest marine biologist at the touch tank in this year’s kids’ room, open from 4:00 to 5:30 PM.  Wear your best beach cabana-wear and we’ll see you on October 23rd for some cool times Under the Sea!

This year’s entertainment is an authentic Steel Drum band, and has played for the Trinidad and Tobago Division of Tourism.  Accompanying the band will be Limbo and Stilt dancers to entertain and dance with the crowd.  This year’s event is Beach and Cabana wear mandatory.  You may also dress up as a sea creature.  Little Mermaid, Saving Nemo and Sponge Bob Square Pants characters will be in attendance.

The Mary Therese Rose Fund was established to provide therapeutic care and fun to the special needs population cared for at the Kireker Center for Child Development, an outpatient facility of the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ.  In addition to assisting families with unreimbursed medical expenses, the fund also allows these children to enjoy the fun experienced by those in their age group.  Therapeutic horseback riding, dancing, music, art, yoga are only a few of the activities offered through the fund to these children.

Each year The Mary Therese Rose Fund helps families pay for needed equipment like orthotics, braces, and standers. It also funds activities such as horseback riding that are therapeutic and brighten the lives of these special kids. It is the goal of The Mary Therese
Rose Fund to help these special children reclaim some of the simple joys of childhood denied them by their disabilities.

Your tax-deductible contribution will benefit local special needs kids through the Mary Therese Rose Fund.  Reserve your tickets for this special event by calling Jack Crilly at
201-394-5940 or e-mailing jackcrilly@hotmail.com,  $160 per Adult $80 per Child, $1200 per Table Of 10

Contact Jack Crilly at jackcrilly@hotmail.com or at 201-394-5940 with any questions.  For more information on the Mary Therese Rose Fund, go to www.marythereserose.org.

>Ridgewood CAN! Weekend Kicks Off Friday
by Paul Aronsohn on Sep 22, 2011 • 12:00 am
The Ridgewood News

By Kelly Ebbels

Ridgewood‘s Community Access Network (CAN) will host a variety of events this weekend to heighten the level of awareness of those with disabilities.

The third annual Ridgewood CAN! weekend begins Friday, Sept. 23, with a variety of in-school activities, including film showings and group discussions. At the elementary level, the schools will incorporate their Open Circle programs into special discussion groups, where a safe and open space is created for students of all abilities to express what is on their minds. Ridgewood High School (RHS) will incorporate discussion of disability awareness into its Freshmen F.O.C.U.S. program, with attention to the school’s offerings for students with different needs.

From Paul Aronsohn’s website: https://www.paularonsohn.com/news_articles/ridgewood-can-weekend-kicks-off-friday

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Obama raising with Missouri stimulus beneficiary

By ALEXANDER BURNS Updated: 9/23/11 3:41 PM EDT

President Barack Obama will raise money in early October with a Missouri businessman whose company benefited from a $107 million federal tax credit to develop a wind power facility in his state.

Tom Carnahan, a scion of Missouri’s most prominent Democratic political family, is listed on Obama’s campaign website as a host of a $25,000-per-person fundraiser to be held in St. Louis on October 4.

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His energy development firm, Wind Capital Group, was helped by a sizable credit authorized in the stimulus, for an energy project in northwest Missouri.

Republicans argue that it’s inappropriate for the Obama campaign to raise money from a donor who has benefited directly from the Recovery Act.

Missouri Republican Party executive director Lloyd Smith compared the situation to the Solyndra affair, in which the Obama administration reportedly rushed federal support to a green-energy firm that subsequently collapsed

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/64276.html#ixzz1Yxd47tHe

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>Fannie Mae cited for failing to stop robo-signing

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE RECORD
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By DEREK KRAVITZ

WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae missed chances to catch law firms that were illegally signing foreclosure documents, and its government overseer did not take the right steps to ensure that Fannie Mae was doing its job, according to a federal watchdog.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s inspector general said in a report on Friday that Fannie Mae failed to establish an “acceptable and effective” way to monitor foreclosure proceedings from 2006 to early 2011. The FHFA then failed to ensure it was complying with demands that it clean up its programs.

Mortgage industry employees, including law firms working for Fannie Mae, signed documents they hadn’t read and used fake signatures on foreclosure cases across the country. The practices, known collectively as “robo-signing,” resulted in a suspension of foreclosures last fall and a probe by all 50 state attorneys general into how corners were cut to keep pace with the crush of foreclosure paperwork.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/130489063_Fannie_Mae_faulted_on_oversight_of_foreclosures_by_law_firms.html

>Obamacare HHS rule would give government everybody’s health records
By: Rep. Tim Huelskamp | 09/23/11 3:29 PM
OpEd Contributor

It’s been said a thousand times: Congress had to pass President Obama’s  health care law in order to find out what’s in it. But, despite the repetitiveness, the level of shock from each new discovery never seems to recede.

This time, America is learning about the federal government’s plan to collect and aggregate confidential patient records for every one of us.

In a proposed rule from Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal government is demanding insurance companies submit detailed health care information about their patients.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: https://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2011/09/obamare-hhs-rule-would-give-government-everybody-s-health-records#ixzz1YoielCkc

>Chris Christie Reconsidering 2012 Run, Will Decide in Days
Friday, 23 Sep 2011 05:10 PM
By Jim Meyers

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reconsidering his decision not to enter the 2012 presidential race — and he says he will let top Republican donors know within days about his plans, Newsmax has learned.

During the past few weeks, several leading Republican donors and fundraisers have been urging the popular Republican governor to reconsider his decision not to run and to enter the GOP primary.

These Christie supporters note that significant GOP support has remained on the sidelines of the primary fight. Many leading fundraisers have yet to commit to any current primary contender, including frontrunners Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.

Newsmax has learned that the effort to draft Christie culminated in a hush-hush powwow held in the past week with Christie and several notable Republican billionaires.

A source familiar with the meeting suggested that Christie seemed inclined to enter the race but said he needed more time.

https://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Christie-president-Romney-Perry/2011/09/23/id/412133

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Ridgewood CAN – Fashion Show Huge Success

Fashions and support from many Ridgewood Business!
A Fashion Show featuring several children and adults with disabilited; at Ridgewood Public Library Auditorium at 6:30pm Music; 7:00pm Fashion Show. All are welcome!

Hi, Pj!

     I just returned from the first Fashion Show-Ridgewood CAN!  It was one of the first activities in Access Ridgewood III.  The event showcased fashions worn by people of all abilities and was extremely touching to watch.  The pride on the faces of both the models and their family members was worth more than money can buy!  As each model made it up the ramp to the stage, they were met by a smiling Mr. Arohnson who presented each one with a flower.  It was a wonderful event that gave many an opportunity that they might never have gotten anywhere else!  Kudos to all involved!  

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