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Millennial Jobs Report: Youth Unemployment at 16.1% in June

Opportunities remain scarce for young people after years of debt-fueled government spending

Washington, DC – (7/5/13) – Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for June 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds:

The effective (U6) unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds, which adjusts for labor force participation by including those who have given up looking for work, is 16.1 percent (NSA).

The declining labor force participation rate has created an additional 1.7 million young adults that are not counted as “unemployed” by the U.S. Department of Labor because they are not in the labor force, meaning that those young people have given up looking for work due to the lack of jobs.

The (U3) unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds is 12.7 percent (NSA). The (U3) unemployment rate for 18-29 year old African-Americans is 23.7 percent (NSA); the (U3) unemployment rate for 18-29 year old Hispanics is 13.2 percent (NSA); and the (U3) unemployment rate for 18–29 year old women is 11.6 percent (NSA).

Evan Feinberg, President of Generation Opportunity, issued the following statement:

“The White House will undoubtedly try to spin this morning’s jobs report as evidence that their policies of higher taxes and unsustainable deficits are actually creating more opportunities – young people know better.

“Young people are finding fewer opportunities and are being saddled with the costs of our country’s unsustainable deficits.

“This week, Washington leaders failed once again to reach an agreement on student loan interest rates – never mind the fact that they never even bothered to address the underlying issue – skyrocketing tuition costs.

“Next we can look forward to a whole slew of new environmental regulations that will further inhibit job creation and screw over a generation that nobody seems to realize is suffering.

photo by Boyd Loving

The VOR Flagpole Repair Special Deal!
July4,2013
Boyd A. Loving
4:49 PM (11 hours ago)

Ridgewood NJ, — USE 12 ABLE BODIED MEN AND 7 EXPENSIVE VEHICLES TO REPAIR YOUR FLAGPOLE ALL FOR THE BARGAIN BASEMENT PRICE OF $150.  LIMITED TIME OFFER ONLY; FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!

Remember this gem when you’re in the voting booth in 2014 ladies & gentlemen – the Aronsohn administration authorized the use of 9 firefighters, 3 police officers, and 7 taxpayer owned vehicles to repair a flagpole on the roof a privately owned building and plans to charge the building’s owner only $150.

And governments continue to wonder why they’re going broke at an alarming rate . .

U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement
By RON NIXON
Published: July 3, 2013 61 Comments

WASHINGTON — Leslie James Pickering noticed something odd in his mail last September: A handwritten card, apparently delivered by mistake, with instructions for postal workers to pay special attention to the letters and packages sent to his home.

“Show all mail to supv” — supervisor — “for copying prior to going out on the street,” read the card. It included Mr. Pickering’s name, address and the type of mail that needed to be monitored. The word “confidential” was highlighted in green.

“It was a bit of a shock to see it,” said Mr. Pickering, who owns a small bookstore in Buffalo. More than a decade ago, he was a spokesman for the Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmental group labeled eco-terrorists by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Postal officials subsequently confirmed they were indeed tracking Mr. Pickering’s mail but told him nothing else.

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/us/monitoring-of-snail-mail.html?_r=0

photos by Boyd Loving

Last Minute Building Repairs for Chris Christie Fund Raiser
July 3,2013
the staff of the Ridgewood with some help from our friends

Ridgewood NJ, East Ridgewood Avenue between Oak Street and Broad Street was closed to vehicular traffic for approximately 25 minutes on Tuesday morning in connection with fire department activity at 58 East Ridgewood Avenue, corner of Prospect Street.

The fire department appears to have been assisting with the repair of a roof mounted flagpole located on top of a privately owned building.

According to the Village Manager Ken Gabbert the issue of replacing the flag came up during a fire inspection of the building.

photos by Boyd Loving

The suggestion was made for the use of a truck  (FD or perhaps Signal) to check the cable so the flag could be put back in place.

This came to me  July 1, via the property owner John Saraceno, Jr. and I asked the FD to advise if there was any activity that could assist with this effort.  The owner agreed to any costs associated with the work.  This was considered an if possible, request and subject to the plans of the FD.The FD was told to advise me of any costs associated with the work if it was possible.

The timing of the 4th of July Parade and the extensive work our crews have done on E. Ridgewood with tree trimming, general cleanup, and flags posting clearly was a factor. The flag and all of E. Ridgewood looks great.

The Chief has already sent a time charge and that will be paid by the property owner.   The Chief advises the work was done in conjunction with a drill for the ladder truck- Fire Fighters Ladder Placement and Operations.

photos by Boyd Loving

Ridgewood Art Institute Names Rafael P. Martinez and Olympia Martin!! Artist of the month for July 2013

July 3,2013

Ridgewood NJ , The Ridgewood Art Institute is a non-profit arts organization made up of professional and amateur artists who represent and perpetuate America’s heritage of traditional realism in painting and drawing. We have been in existence since 1935.

Our purpose is to promote an interest in the fine arts in Ridgewood and its surrounding communities.

The Ridgewood Art Institute is a non-profit arts organization made up of professional and amateur artists who represent and perpetuate America’s heritage of traditional realism in painting and drawing. We have been in existence since 1935. The pursuit of beauty in fine art, together with the highest standards of excellence, is promoted through our classes exhibitions, lectures, and demonstrations, which are made available to the public.

Members of all communities, near and far, are always welcome to join our organization. We offer drawing, oil painting, watercolor, and pastel instruction. Members of the nearby community are always welcome to join our classes, exhibits, lectures, demonstrations and other scheduled events

The Ridgewood Art Institute is located at 12 E Glen Ave  Ridgewood, NJ 07450
phone  (201) 652-9615

Poll: 50 percent of Americans think Obama team knew of IRS targeting
By JOEL GEHRKE | JUNE 7, 2013 AT 4:00 PM

Half of the American people believe that senior members of President Obama’s team knew that the IRS was inappropriately targeting conservatives between 2010 and 2012, according to a new Gallup poll that finds most Americans  disapprove of the president’s response to the issue.

“More than seven in 10 Republicans believe that top leaders in the Obama administration (72 percent), as well as at the IRS (84 percent), were aware that conservative groups’ applications for tax-exempt status were targeted for greater scrutiny. Just over half of independents also hold these views,” Gallup reports today. “By contrast, the slight majority of Democrats, 53 percent, believe Obama administration officials were not aware of the practice, while they are evenly split on whether high-ranking IRS officials were aware.”

https://washingtonexaminer.com/poll-50-percent-of-americans-think-obama-team-knew-of-irs-targeting/article/2531414

Steve Lonegan’s Long Shot
A conservative battles the odds in deep-blue New Jersey.
By Robert Costa

Bogota, N.J. — Steve Lonegan’s Senate campaign is being run out of his basement. Three tables are covered with blue bumper stickers, and a lone staffer — Sean Carney, a recent graduate of Loyola University — sits by the phone. A pile of dolls and plastic toys discarded by Lonegan’s grown-up daughters is stashed in a corner.

It’s base camp for the Republican party’s last, best hope of winning a Senate seat this year.

Most Republicans, however, aren’t paying attention — at least not yet. Newark mayor Cory Booker, a Democratic celebrity, is the frontrunner for October’s special election, and Lonegan is considered the longest of long shots — a tea-party outsider in a deep-blue state.

But he’s gearing up for a battle. The former mayor of this sleepy suburban town predicts low turnout and conservative enthusiasm will make him competitive, and he dismisses Booker’s popularity as adoration by liberals who don’t live in the Garden State.

https://www.nationalreview.com/article/352430/steve-lonegans-long-shot-robert-costa

Ridgewood teen Emma Scher to be on “Chopped” teen competition
Tuesday July 2, 2013, 6:39 AM
BY  KARA YORIO
STAFF WRITER
The Record

CHOPPED: TEEN INVASION

10 tonight Food Network

Cooking is relaxing for Emma Scher. At home, the music is playing and stress fades away as she prepares a large meal.

That calm was tested in The Food Network’s Chopped Kitchen as the 18-year-old Ridgewood resident competed in the popular cooking show “Chopped” on its second episode featuring teenage cooks.

Scher is no stranger to cooking competitions — she missed her high school graduation from Bergen County Academies last week to be at a national culinary competition in Kansas City, where she finished third in the nation for culinary arts in the high school age group. “Chopped,” however, was unlike anything she had done before.

“Usually in competitions, I know what I’m going to make, the people I’m going to compete against, what they’re going to give me, but this was very different,” Scher said.

In preparation for the unknown, Scher’s BCA instructors, chefs John Branda and Mary Beth Brace, not only introduced her to ingredients she might not have used before, but also helped her become well-versed in less familiar cooking techniques. The idea, Scher said, is that if she didn’t know the ingredient, she’d at least feel confident in the method of preparing it.

Appropriately she will watch the show not only with her parents, but with Branda and about 50 other students and staff members at BCA.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/food_dining/213943531_Ridgewood_teen_Emma_Scher_to_be_on__Chopped__teen_competition.html#sthash.lWteGMIk.dpuf

Contestant # 4 – 65 N. Van Dien Ave.

Only Hours Remain to Vote in the 4th of July house decorating contest

The Ridgewood Fourth of July Committee is proud to announce its inaugural house decorating contest! The idea is simple, whoever decorates their house with the most patriotic pride in the month of June and has the most likes on our Facebook page will win a gift basket with an American Flag, four Veteran’s Field tickets to the 2013 Ridgewood Fourth of July Fireworks and a flower arrangement from The Little Flower Shoppe.

Contestant # 5 – 225 Lakeview Dr.

Voting for the house decorating contest ends July 2nd at 11:59 p.m. To night – Make sure you visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ridgewood-Fourth-of-July-Celebration/188871701034  and scroll through the whole album to see all 5 entries. Whoever has the most likes wins.

Contestant # 1 – 135 John Street

Contestant #2 – 309 Meadowbrook

Contestant # 3 – 145 West Ridgewood Ave