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Benghazi : A lot questions need to asked in Congress about why the US decided to oust the Colonel

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Benghazi : A lot questions need to asked in Congress about why the US decided to oust the Colonel

Benghazi – what actually happened??? Well, the US and its Euro allies supported this group of crazy lunatics to help them in their mission to overthrow Colonel Gaddafii. By supporting this group of revolutionaries, the Western Allies thought (I don’t know why) that they could gain some greater influence in the North African / Middle East Region by supporting the groups that were fighting for political change – we were already well into the Arab Spring so, why not jump on the band wagon and help these lunatics get rid of the leaders in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, etc.
Did the Western allies actually know what they were doing and were they aware of what was happening within these crazy revolutionary groups that were being supported around the world by mass hysteria created by the media?

These revolutionary groups were foremost the underlings of some of the most radical Islamic thinkers in the world – the very same crazies that the Western Allies have been fighting against in their so called war, code-name Operation Enduring Freedom – otherwise know as Operation FOS – Full of Shit!

Ok – so the French decided to take a heavy handed approach in dealing with the Libyan Colonel and it was because of this action, by the French, that the US and the British jumped on board with the French. Why was this??? Well, the French identified the fact that US and the British were using the Colonel as a makeshift puppet, pulling his strings to increase the cost of Libyan fuel entering the market. For years, the Italians and the French had enjoyed free flowing, really cheap Libya fuel supplies and that was all about to change because of the directives being issued (subversively) by the US and the British administrations to the Colonel and his sons. They wanted to stop the supply of cheap fuel and bring it more into line with what the US and the Brits were paying – the funny thing was that the Brits were paying possible twice as much as the US in fuel costs on an annual basis.

The Colonel was “their man” in North Africa and a major influential figure in the Arab League and the African Union, a man that they could use to meet their own ends without anyone knowing about it – but the French did. Someone had let slip that the US/British relationship with the Colonel was a relationship that was becoming to comfortable for the French to accept so when the first smell of revolution in Libya reached Paris, the French saw their opportunity to throw the fuel of change onto that simmering revolution and oust the Colonel with the support of the global community, thought the use of the international media networks, that would bolster the voice of change through highlighting the corruption that existed in the Colonel’s family, that while millions lived in utter poverty, the Colonel, his families and those very close to the family lived in total luxury, in homes that would be televised only after the collapse of the Colonel’s regime to show the wealth that the family had and that it was in the best interests that Libya be cleared of these evil and self enriching people, who cared nothing about the Libyans that they purported to champion.

The trouble was, the main revolutionaries were those that the Western Allies had been trying to defeat in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yes, they were made up of Al Quada, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and other anti-western groups that continue to seek the destruction of the western way of life – they want a purely Islamic world and will incorporate what they need to in order to see that happen. That is why, today, there is little news about what is happening in Syria as president Al Said fights these same revolutionaries who are supported by the same anti-western groups. the West now understands what it is has gotten itself into – supporting revolutionaries that want their destruction – it is a no win situation for the US and its European allies, that is why they have instructed the media to play down the Syrian situation on its news coverage. The work is been left to the UN and the diplomats to find a way of of the situation and to stop the West from being dragged into another Libyan situation.

The West now calls these revolutionaries terrorists but are they really terrorists if they have been supported by the West and in particular by the US? That is why the Russians have been highly supportive of the Syrian regime because they have experienced for years the seriousness of pro-Islamic terrorism on its soil, and while Europe has been a breading ground for these terrorists and has seen its fair share of terrorist attacks, it is only a matter of time before the US sees an increase in terrorist attacks committed on its soil.

A lot questions need to asked in Congress about why the US decided to oust the Colonel – it is much bigger than Benghazi and not a lot of people know that. But will those that do actually tell the rest of us????

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No Surprise Ridgewood Mayor Paul No Surprise Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn supports more unchecked government spending through “Sandy Aid”

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No Surprise Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn  supports more unchecked government spending through “Sandy Aid”  

Opinion: Garrett needs to come on board and back Sandy aid
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19, 2012, 5:48 PM
BY PAUL ARONSOHN
THE RECORD

Paul Aronsohn, the mayor of Ridgewood, was the 2006 Democratic candidate for Congress in the 5th District.

IN TIMES of crisis, Americans pull together. We saw it after the 9/11 attacks. We are seeing it now in the wake of the mass murder in Newtown. It is what we do. It is who we are.

It is against this backdrop that President Obama has put forward a proposed post-superstorm Sandy aid package – one that has garnered support on both sides of the political aisle. Governor Christie supports it. N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo supports it. All members of the New Jersey and New York congressional delegations support it … with only one exception.

Despite the storm’s devastating impact on our state – including in the local towns of Moonachie and Little Ferry — our own congressman, Scott Garrett, is the lone holdout and is poised to be the only federal New Jersey official to oppose this all-important measure.

In fact, rather than throw the full weight of his office behind the president’s proposed $60 billion aid package, he has delayed consideration with accusations about “wasteful spending” and lack of accountability.

Rather than encourage his fellow Republicans to support the measure, he has given them political cover to oppose the much-needed assistance. This follows his decision last month to be the only New Jersey member of Congress – Republican or Democrat – not to sign a joint letter to congressional leadership urging bipartisan support for disaster relief.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/aronsohn_122012.html

 

 

Editors note: The Mayor seems to be in favor of of more taxpayer funded waste . Politicians love to use emergencies to pick the pockets of tax payers 

The Bergen Record , Star Ledger , omitted to mention just like the Katrina Aid …

Budget watchdogs have dubbed the 94-page emergency-spending bill “Sandy Scam.”

“The pork-barrel feast includes more than $8 million to buy cars and equipment for the Homeland Security and Justice departments. It also includes a whopping $150 million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to dole out to fisheries in Alaska and $2 million for the Smithsonian Institution to repair museum roofs in DC.

An eye-popping $13 billion would go to “mitigation” projects to prepare for future storms.

Other big-ticket items in the bill include $207 million for the VA Manhattan Medical Center; $41 million to fix up eight military bases along the storm’s path, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; $4 million for repairs at Kennedy Space Center in Florida; $3.3 million for the Plum Island Animal Disease Center and $1.1 million to repair national cemeteries.”

https://theridgewoodblog.net/budget-watchdogs-have-dubbed-the-94-page-emergency-spending-bill-sandy-scam/

 

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Ridgewood Culinary Studio

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Ridgewood Culinary Studio

Welcome to Ridgewood Culinary Studio. We are an exciting, year round cooking studio. Owned and operated by Nanci Gregory and Jo Marie Quinn two friends brought together by our passion for cooking. Each of us brings to the table a world of experience and talents. We have been trained by some of the top chefs from around the world in many exciting cities such as Rome, Paris and Madrid just to name a few. We hope that our dedication, talent and enthusiasm for cooking will shine through in you and your children. So let’s start cooking!

We offer sessions for adults and children and registration is continuous. Walk in classes are available. We offer a broad range of other services as well as community service, private parties, birthday parties and various private cooking demonstrations. Classes are kept small to maximize learning and hands on culinary experience. We are a 600 sq foot facility with a fully equipped cooking studio located in The Village of Ridgewood.

Are you looking for a space to produce your retail homemade food line? We rent out our fully certified commercial kitchen. Call the studio for details. 201-447-2665

Ridgewood Culinary Studio is located at 223 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 phone (201)447-2665

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Mayan new era — or end of world — about to start

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Mayan new era — or end of world — about to start

Tucked away in thick forest, an exquisite site of Mayan ruins began hosting winter solstice ceremonies on Thursday as the region’s indigenous people marked the end of an era.

Or perhaps the end of the world, depending on your point of view.

At the site, there were no signs that doomsday — the stark scenario conjured by proponents of one minority reading of the ancient Mayan calendar that underlies the festivities — was imminent.

At sunset, Guatemalan President Otto Perez was to kick off a long night of Mayan dance and other rituals, lasting until dawn, when Mayan natives will greet the rising sun on December 21, 2012 — a date feared by some.

Around the world, superstitious people have fretted over a quixotic, not to say apocalyptic, interpretation of the calendar — taking refuge in mountains or bunkers, with some stockpiling guns and survival rations.

In the United States, still in shock after a massacre at an elementary school, officials in one county of the midwestern state of Michigan sent thousands of students home early for the Christmas break.

The Lapeer County district said “rumors connected to the Maya calendar that predicted end of the world” had distracted students and teachers, even though they have been “thoroughly investigated and determined to be false.”

Still, classes were cancelled Thursday and Friday.

The mystery stems from a carved stone found in Tortuguero, a Mayan site in Mexico. The relief contains a cryptic allusion to something really big happening on Friday.

However, most experts interpret the calendar to mean December 21, 2012 is simply the end a 5,200-year era for the Maya and the start of another.

https://www.afp.fr/es/news/topstories/765596/

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Tax Increases Coming Whether Fiscal Cliff Is Averted or Not

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Tax Increases Coming Whether Fiscal Cliff Is Averted or Not
December
By Sudeep Reddy

Neither the Obama administration nor congressional Republicans want to increase taxes on everyone, but most workers are likely to see lower take-home pay in 2013, eating away at economic growth.

The White House, in its latest offer Monday to resolve the fiscal cliff, made a key concession that would be felt by every U.S. wage earner: allowing the expiration of the payroll tax cut, a provision that has lowered the workers’ share of Social Security taxes by two percentage points for the past two years. That translates into an average tax increase of about $1,000 a year for the typical American household making about $50,000 annually.

https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/12/19/tax-increases-coming-whether-fiscal-cliff-is-averted-or-not/

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Clinton accused of faking illness to avoid Benghazi testimony

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Clinton accused of faking illness to avoid Benghazi testimony
By Paul Richter
December 19, 2012, 3:01 p.m.
The State Department slammed former United Nations envoy John Bolton over his suggestion that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton falsely claimed a concussion to avoid a potentially embarrassing appearance before Congress to explain the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.

In an appearance on Fox News, Bolton said that Clinton’s claim that she had fainted because of the flu, hitting her head and suffering a concussion, was what foreign service officers call a “diplomatic illness,” intended to free a diplomat from an unpleasant duty. Clinton was supposed to appear before congressional foreign affairs committees on Thursday to respond to questions about whether security failures opened the way for the Sept. 11 attack.

“This is a diplomatic illness to beat the band,” said Bolton, who served during the George W. Bush administration. “I mean, I hope it’s nothing serious. But this was revealed in a way that I think was not transparent and I think there is an obligation here.”

https://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-clinton-faking-illness-benghazi-20121219,0,5649917.story

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Rumor of threats at Ridgewood High School unfounded, officials say

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Rumor of threats at Ridgewood High School unfounded, officials say
Wednesday December 19, 2012, 1:33 PM
BY  LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

A rumor of threats to the school and students at Ridgewood High School (RHS) this week stirred some anxiety among students and parents, but is completely false, according to RHS Principal Tom Gorman. The Ridgewood Police Department and school district administration have looked into the rumor and found no cause for concern, he said.

“We take all this very seriously, and we investigate all leads as warranted,” he said. “We’ve talked to all the appropriate parties.”

According to Gorman, who sent an email to parents Wednesday in response to an influx of concerned inquiries, the rumor was spurred by concerns brought on by the supposed “end of the world” coming on Friday, when the Mayan calendar concludes.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/184132421_Rumor_of_threats_at_Ridgewood_High_School_unfounded__officials_say.html

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“Sucre bleu!” : France warms to Gérard Depardieu, the heroic tax exile

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“Sucre bleu!” : France warms to Gérard Depardieu, the heroic tax exile
Jean-Marc Ayrault, the French prime minister, may come to regret insulting the actor who symbolises Gallic exuberance
By Anne-Elisabeth Moutet
8:31PM GMT 17 Dec 2012

Asterix and Obelix have deserted Gaul. Or at least the two actors who played them in three blockbuster movies have. With Gérard “Obelix” Depardieu’s much-trumpeted exile to Belgium last week, following Christian “Asterix” Clavier’s move to London in October, France has lost her best-known fictional heroes, undefeated by Julius Caesar’s legions, but vanquished by François Hollande’s punitive new 75 per cent top marginal income tax rate, recently hiked capital gains tax, and reinforced wealth tax.

The symbolism has not been lost on the French. When France’s richest man, Bernard Arnault, the CEO and main shareholder of the luxury behemoth LVMH, applied for Belgian citizenship last August, it was easy for Socialists to paint him as an unpatriotic, despicable fat cat. “Get lost, you rich b——” blasted a headline on the front page of Libération, the Left-wing daily, effectively capturing the national mood.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9750510/France-warms-to-Gerard-Depardieu-the-heroic-exile.html

 

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Budget watchdogs have dubbed the 94-page emergency-spending bill “Sandy Scam.”

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Budget watchdogs have dubbed the 94-page emergency-spending bill “Sandy Scam.”
Obama Sandy aid bill filled with holiday goodies unrelated to storm damage
Vics suffer as $60B aid plan gets porked up
By S.A. MILLER and GERRY SHIELDS
Last Updated: 6:02 AM, December 15, 2012
Posted: 1:52 AM, December 15, 2012

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s $60.4 billion request for Hurricane Sandy relief has morphed into a huge Christmas stocking of goodies for federal agencies and even the state of Alaska, The Post has learned.

The pork-barrel feast includes more than $8 million to buy cars and equipment for the Homeland Security and Justice departments. It also includes a whopping $150 million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to dole out to fisheries in Alaska and $2 million for the Smithsonian Institution to repair museum roofs in DC.

An eye-popping $13 billion would go to “mitigation” projects to prepare for future storms.

Other big-ticket items in the bill include $207 million for the VA Manhattan Medical Center; $41 million to fix up eight military bases along the storm’s path, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; $4 million for repairs at Kennedy Space Center in Florida; $3.3 million for the Plum Island Animal Disease Center and $1.1 million to repair national cemeteries.

Budget watchdogs have dubbed the 94-page emergency-spending bill “Sandy Scam.”

https://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/little_help_here_1kW6aQ8fElj4CKwbheEV0N

 

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River rehab project banks gold star for Ridgewood department

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River rehab project banks gold star for Ridgewood department
MONDAY DECEMBER 17, 2012, 2:18 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

A project that village officials deemed necessary last fall has earned the Ridgewood Engineering Department high praise from a prestigious New Jersey organization this year.

The awards committee at the New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers (NJSME) put the gold star on Ridgewood’s Saddle River Stream Bank Erosion and Sanitary Restoration, honoring the village project with one of its annual prizes.

Village Engineer Chris Rutishauser and the department were recognized last Wednesday during the NJSME’s annual awards ceremony, receiving second place for Project of the Year under the Municipal Construction Project A category.

The project team included Rutishauser, Assistant Engineer Jovan Mehandzic and Senior Engineering Aide Peter Affuso, with construction overseen by Department of Public Works Inspector Thomas Rica.

“It showed we have the “talent and abilities to produce work product comparable with the best private consulting “firms,” Rutishauser said of the recognition.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/183821751_River_rehab_project_banks_gold_star_for_Ridgewood_department.html

 

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Obama, Boehner move closer to ‘cliff’ deal : More debt more taxes

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Obama, Boehner move closer to ‘cliff’ deal : More debt more taxes 
By Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane, Published: December 17

President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner moved close to agreement Monday on a plan to avert the year-end “fiscal cliff,” but they had yet to clear several critical hurdles, including winning the support of wary House Republicans.

Obama and Boehner (R-Ohio) huddled at the White House for 45 minutes Monday morning for their third conversation in the past five days. Later, Boehner met for an hour at the Capitol with his leadership team in advance of a briefing Tuesday morning for the entire House GOP that could be a crucial test of Boehner’s ability to sell the deal.

Behind the scenes, administration officials and senior Republican aides continued to make progress. Obama laid out a counteroffer that included significant concessions on taxes, reducing the amount of new revenue he is seeking to $1.2 trillion over the next decade and limiting the hike in tax rates to households earning more than $400,000 a year. Obama had previously sought $1.4 trillion in new revenue, with tax increases on income over $250,000.

Obama also gave ground on a key Republican demand — applying a less-generous measure of inflation across the federal government. That change would save about $225 billion over the next decade, with more than half the savings coming from smaller cost-of-living increases for Social Security beneficiaries.

In addition, Obama increased his overall offer on spending cuts and dropped his demand for extending the payroll tax holiday, which has benefited virtually every worker for the past two years. But he is still seeking $80 billion in new spending on infrastructure and unemployment benefits and an increase in the federal government’s borrowing limit large enough to avert any new fight over the issue for two years.

Boehner has offered a one-year debt-limit increase, and the fresh stimulus spending remains a sticking point, according to senior Republican aides, who also complained that the overall deal remains too tilted toward new taxes.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-boehner-meet-as-debt-talks-intensify/2012/12/17/6b43c24a-4868-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_print.html

 

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Menendez’s set to gain from Rice loss

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Menendez’s set to gain from Rice loss

When US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice withdrew her name from consideration as the next Secretary of State, she turned Washington, D.C.’s attention to U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.).

The chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is widely reported to be the most likely next choice to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

https://www.politickernj.com/back_room/rices-loss-could-be-menendezs-gain

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How to Talk to Your Children About Violence

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How to Talk to Your Children About Violence

Tragic events such as shootings with mass casualties serve as a shocking reminder that violence can
happen anywhere, even in good schools in affluent communities. Parents who wonder whether a violent
event has troubled their children should face the issue head on by inviting their kids to talk.
Child care experts recommend listening first. Find out how your children feel, and then ask open-ended
questions. See what their reactions are and how they’re responding.
You know your children best. Tailor the type and amount of information you share based on their age and
maturity. For teenagers, knowledge is power. They may want specific details so they can feel more in
control. Watching the news together can provide an opportunity to talk about what issues come up—
emotionally and intellectually—as stories analyzing the tragedy unfold.
Don’t bombard younger children with too much information
Parents shouldn’t let younger children watch TV accounts of the violent events or be overexposed to
graphic photographs in newspapers and magazines. Don’t give pre-school and grade-school-age children
a lot of details, but if they have questions, answer them briefly. If they’re worried, be sure to ask them
what they’re worried about. Let them tell you their fears.
While acknowledging how scary and heartbreaking such incidents are, parents should also emphasize
that it is extremely rare for children to be hurt by this kind of violence. Remind children that there are
many adults who look out for their safety: teachers, neighbors, police.
Don’t pretend to have all the answers. It’s OK to say, “We may never know why it happened. Maybe
something was lacking in their lives.” Discuss what might have been missing. Children are very perceptive
about these things.
Watch for signs of stress
Children react to fear, stress or trauma in different ways. Over the next few weeks after a violent incident,
you may notice disrupted sleep patterns, frequent nightmares and/or insomnia; changes in eating habits,
loss of appetite or overeating; decline in school performance; lack of concentration; irritability or
prolonged depression. Younger children may display separation anxiety, not wanting to be left alone in a
room, or getting upset when parents leave the house. They may cling to parents more than usual.
Remember, these symptoms are common reactions to anxiety. However, if symptoms persist for longer
than six weeks and disrupt your child’s daily routine, seek help from a social worker, pediatrician or
psychologist. A professional cannot only help your child deal with his emotions, but can provide valuable
tips and guidance to parents.
How you react to a traumatic event gives your children clues on how to act. If you react with alarm, a child
may be more scared. The following tips may make it easier for you to talk to your children and alert you to
early warning signs of a child at risk:
How to talk to teenagers
1. Don’t force the issue. Let them know that you’re willing to listen when they’re ready to talk.
2. Ask open-ended questions about what they think or feel.
3. Don’t lecture, preach or interrupt.
4. Watch the news together and discuss the information in the broadcast.
5. Reassure them that it’s normal to feel anxious after such an incident. . Emphasize that such violence is rare.
How to talk to younger children
1. Don’t let young children be bombarded by graphic images on TV or in newspapers and
magazines.
2. Don’t bring up the subject of the violent event, but if children ask questions, answer them briefly
and honestly.
3. Remind children that there are many adults watching out for their safety.
4. Don’t pretend to have all the answers.
Resources
ValueOptions® Behavioral Healthcare Services
(800) 700-8646
Behavioral Health Appointment Assistance
(877) 298-3514
TRICARE Assistance Program (TRIAP): A video Web-based counseling service
https://www.humana-military.com/south/bene/health-wellness/triap.asp

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Smart TVs can spy on their owners

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Smart TVs can spy on their owners
Published: 15 December, 2012, 01:11

Viewers, beware: while you’re watching TV, your TV might be watching you back. A security firm discovered that Samsung’s Smart TV can give hackers access to the device’s built-in camera and microphones, allowing them to watch everything you do.

The Malta-based firm ReVuln posted a video showing its team of researchers hacking into one of the Samsung TVs and accessing its settings, channel lists, widgets, USB drives, and remote control configurations. The security flaw allows hackers to access any and all personal data stored on the TV.

https://rt.com/usa/news/smart-tv-security-access-092

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Police look for answers as Connecticut town mourns victims of deadly shooting

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Police look for answers as Connecticut town mourns victims of deadly shooting

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY DECEMBER 16, 2012, 12:36 AM
BY JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN AND MATT APUZZO

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Investigators tried to figure out what led a bright but painfully awkward 20-year-old to slaughter 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school, while townspeople sadly took down some of their Christmas decorations and struggled Saturday with how to go on.

The Town of Newtown is an upscale municipality of about 27,500 people. It covers 60 square miles in a mostly rural area of northern Fairfield County. Sitting about 65 miles northwest of New York City and just to the east of Danbury, it has about the same number of people as Paramus, but is about six times the size. More than half the adults in Newtown have college degrees, and nearly half the households are families with children. Here are the demographics of the town, according to the U.S. Census Bureau:

The tragedy brought forth soul-searching and grief around the globe. Families as far away as Puerto Rico began to plan funerals for victims who still had their baby teeth, world leaders extended condolences, and vigils were held around the U.S.

Relatives of the shooter, whose victims included his mother, were at a loss for words.

“The whole family is traumatized by this event,” said a police official who knows the family. A family statement read: “We reach out to the community of Newtown and express our heartfelt sorrow for this incomprehensible and profound loss of innocence.”

https://www.northjersey.com/news/Police_look_for_answers_as_town_mourns_for_victims_of_deadly_school_shooting.html