TRENTON NJ, A Union County, New Jersey, man was ordered today to pay $8.6 million in restitution and serve six months of home incarceration for launching a cyber-attack on the Rutgers University computer network, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Paras Jha, 22, of Fanwood, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp to violating the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act. Judge Shipp imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court.
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Ridgewood NJ, on Wednesday 10/24/18 Ridgewood fire fighters “B” Shift with Tower 36 reached new heights in cooperation with the Ridgewood signal division in repairing the flag pole at the Ridgewood train station .
Ridgewood NJ, Jim Fitzgerald, the FBI profiler that caught UnaBomber Ted Kaczynski told Martha MacCallum that the pipe bombs could be a False Flag by the Democrats 2 weeks before this important election as a real possibility.
Trenton NJ, In an effort to educate the public about online privacy risks, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the New Jersey State Police today announced 2017 statistics regarding data breaches affecting New Jersey residents. The statistics showed that 958 data breaches were reported to State Police in 2017, a 41 percent increase from the 676 breaches reported to State Police in 2016. During 2017, the Attorney General’s Office also over saw a number of significant data privacy investigations, which resulted in $4.8 million in civil settlements with the State.
The single largest data breach reported in 2017 involved Equifax, which affected more than 4 million New Jersey residents. In total, the 958 breaches reported in 2017 affected more than 4.38 million accounts belonging to New Jersey residents( the vast majority of which resulted from the Equifax breach). In 2016, the first year that the Attorney General’s Office collected such data, approximately 116,000 New Jersey account holders were affected by data breaches.
As part of today’s announcement, and in conjunction with National Cybersecurity Month, the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is also releasing tips for New Jersey residents about how they can better protect their sensitive personal information. The effort is part of a broader effort by Attorney General Grewal to strengthen the state’s cybersecurity protections, and follows an announcement earlier this year the creation of a Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Section within the Division of Law (DOL) to investigate data privacy cases and advise state agencies on related matters.
Rutherford NJ, The Borough of Rutherford kicked off a month-long Street Smart NJ campaign on Monday, October 22, to raise awareness of pedestrian safety ahead of Halloween, when thousands of children will take to the streets to trick-or-treat.
The campaign is a collaborative effort between Borough officials, EZ Ride Transportation Management Association and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA), which coordinates the Street Smart NJ program. Local police will be enforcing pedestrian-related laws in Rutherford and working with Borough officials and the school district to educate everyone about safe driving and walking practices.
THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA OCTOBER 24, 2018 7:30 P.M.
1. 7:30 pm – Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with Open Public Meeting Act
Mayor: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record, and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including the date and time of this meeting.”
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute/Moment of Silence
5. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes per Person – 40 Minutes in Total)
6. Manager’s Report
7. Council Reports
8. Presentation
a. Age Friendly Ridgewood
b. Shade Tree Commission – New Tree Well Designs in CBD
c. Ridgewood Recycling Update
9. Discussion
a. Budget
Capital Ordinance Acquisition of 451 Goffle Road and Funding for the Emergency Appropriation
Award Professional Services Contract – Grant Writer
b. Policy
Amend Zoning Ordinance B1 and B2 Districts
Amend Smoking Ordinance
c. Operations
1. Ordinances for Purchase of 111 North Maple Avenue and 451 Goffle Road
2. Accept Donation from Age Friendly Ridgewood – Benches in CBD
3. Appoint Village Employee to Green Team Advisory Committee
4. Rate Increase for Recreation Fees
10. Motion to Suspend Work Session and Convene Special Public Meeting
11. Special Public Meeting – See Attached Agenda
12. Motion to Adjourn Special Public Meeting and Reconvene Work Session
13. Discussion
a. Ridgewood Water
1. Award State Contract – Chlorine Water Analyzers and Supplies
2. Water Utility Interest Rates
3. Water Administrative Maintenance Fees
b. Parking – None
c. Budget
1. Resolution and Agreement to Join TIPS Cooperative Pricing System –
2. Award County Co-Op Contract – Rock Salt Purchase – Streets Department
3. Award Sole Source Provider Contract – Software Support – Edmunds
4. Interest Rate for Delinquent Taxes
5. Interest Rate for Non-Payment of Other Municipal Liens
6. Interest for Significant Sewer Dischargers
d. Policy
1. Authorization to Execute NJDEP Treatment Works Approval
2. Establishment of Permanent Tree Nursery
e. Operations
1. Installation of Stop Signs – Claremont Road and Cantrell Road
14. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 5 Minutes per Person)
15. Closed Session
A. Personnel – Boards and Committees, IT Department
B. Legal – Ridgewood Water Litigation
16. Adjournment
Camden NJ, Recovery from the historic numbers of distressed properties in New Jersey – especially in South Jersey, which bears the brunt of the burden – may be possible through a coordinated effort of multisector stakeholders, according to a new report from Rutgers University–Camden.
“Through such efforts, these ‘toxic liabilities’ can become community assets by repurposing them as residential properties and fulfilling a demand for affordable workforce housing,” says Darren Spielman, executive director of the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs.
Cyberbullying, bullying, sexting, beatings. 10 long years of persistent, awful conduct in our schools, documented and covered all over the news, including CBS, and nothing changes. The schools are a mess, and they just try to cover it all up. No wonder the rankings are dropping, with this administration. Who would want their kids to go here?
TRENTON NJ, Four men were convicted at trial in connection with their respective roles in a multi-state dog fighting operation, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced today.
Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT debuted its new accelerated Locomotive Engineer Training class this week, with 14 Assistant Conductors learning how to become rail engineers, fulfilling the agency’s commitment to speed up the training of Locomotive Engineers.
Ridgewood NJ, on October 24th the Village Council will sign off on “18-315 Authorize Emergency Appropriation – Purchase of 451 Goffle Road”
According to sources the Water department needs it for water quality testing. It is located right next to a well. It also boarders an AMERADA HESS CORP property .
photo :US Dollar vs Chinese Yuan 1 Year Currency Chart (via XE Corporation)
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the United States will likely win the trade war with China. However, the end result may not be as great for the United States as President Trump and his supporters may hope.
When all is said and done, the United States will likely come out of this trade war as the unanimous victor. Economically, China simply cannot keep up with the United States when it comes to handling tariffs. Although both countries may see their exports suffer, the results for China will be much worse, given that 14% of the Chinese economy is dependent on exports to the US, compared to just 4% of the US economy that is dependent on exports to China. This trade imbalance will cause the Chinese economy a lot more pain than what their counter tariffs can possibly inflict on the United States. If China doesn’t take the necessary steps to end this trade war, their economy will suffer massively in comparison to the United States. Continue reading Winning the Trade War Doesn’t Mean Victory
Ridgewood NJ, according to Rasmussen a lot of voters don’t like it when candidates in their state finance their campaigns with money from outsiders, and they aren’t moved much by celebrity or political endorsements from out-of-staters either.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 41% of Likely U.S. Voters consider it a negative if a candidate receives a sizable number of campaign contributions from outside their state. Only 10% view it as a positive when it comes to their vote. Forty-five percent (45%) say outside campaign contributions have no impact on how they vote.
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Morris Plains, NJ , the Webber for Congress campaign announced Jay Webber will not be sitting for an interview with the Star Ledger Editorial Board.
In the August 12th editorial, the board wrote “It’s impossible to say what voice Webber is hearing inside his head, ” seemingly implying that Assemblyman Webber has some kind of mental deficiency that is driving him to conclusions that they wrongly characterized as “lies.”
