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Yes, please notify HP residents that a woman pretending a black man with a voice changer is running amok so she can gain access to condos to case them out.
The simplest explanation is generally the most likely.
Posted on: 2010/1/21 2:29
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call terrence maloney 201 923 9969
Posted on: 2010/1/21 1:32
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Re: Hamilton Park Renovation - Update
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Posted on: 2010/1/21 1:27
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Yes. Dr. Michael Toffler
116 Central PArk South ny,ny 212-581-4646
Posted on: 2010/1/20 22:15
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Re: Incident at Hamilton Park
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If only I were so lucky. Why not just post the email that was passed around?[/quote] Here is the original email: Dear neighbors: a resident of the Hamilton Park Condos passed the following msg to me. Be careful and alert especially if you are walking alone in the evening. Do not get engrossed in your cell phones or I-pods. Pay attention to your surroundings! Please be sure to report any incidents to the Police Department radio room. 201-547-5477 program that # in your cell phones. It goes directly to our JC radio room whereas 911 may go to another county depending on your area code and the nearest cell tower. Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:01:32 +0000 Hi XXXX, . I thought that I should let you know that at 8:30pm tonight, there was a distraught woman downstairs in the entrance. She said that she had been chased by a black man in a ski mask while she was walking her dog. As she described, the guy was changing his voice when he was talking to her by using some sort of speaker device. We stayed with her until her husband picked her up. She said she lived in the area. Please notify other residents and to be alert when walking alone.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 22:11
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Re: Rare books collector, Irving Leif of Downtown Jersey City, faces eviction from 1,892-a-month apart
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Something here is not as it seems.
First off, Lefrak will not countenance a 2 month arrears, much less 8 months. Secondly, I know the guy slightly and never saw him go to work. I realize there's the catch-all though...works from home, yeah right. He NEVER spoke with anyone. He's gone now. I hear he went to Minnesota WITH all his books, all 100 boxes going with him. I kind of agree with the Collyer Brothers analogy here. I wonder how he arranged the move with only $14? I wish him well and hope he finds a Starbucks he likes. Yep, that's where he read his books every day...at $3 a cup. His Junior 2 at Newport was one of the nicest apartments at Newport, albeit with no real view of anything. To sum him up in a word it would be "eccentric." I wonder what his motive was in having his story in print...and I hear also on the TV news. To sell the books? Sympathy? A grant from generous benefactor?
Posted on: 2010/1/20 22:07
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Re: Hamilton Park Renovation - Update
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Is there going to be a solution to the cricket games tearing up the grass?
Posted on: 2010/1/20 21:52
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The past couple of weeks have certainly been mild enough to do construction. Hopefully they are taking advantage.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 21:33
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Re: The Answer: Municipal Consolidation
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It would, but at this point I'd settle for even a broader discussion. JCList is great and all, but a few dozen people agreeing with each other (while engendering a good feeling!) doesn't end up leading to anything. Would be great to see the Star Ledger, JJ, JCI, and/or the Reporter pick this up and make it an ongoing topic that they investigate and report - not just reprinting someone's letter every so often. I don't see any other solutions on the horizon that have the same potential to fix the state's financial mess that consolidation does. Discussion of it shouldn't be confined to the dark recesses of the internet!!
Posted on: 2010/1/20 21:17
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I'll spell it out: Wait, I already did.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 21:11
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now this would make a hell of a pubic referendum!
Posted on: 2010/1/20 21:08
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fundraiser for haitian earthquake victims
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balance salon ( 18 erie st) is having a cutathon fundraiser on jan 31st from 12pm to 5pm. all haircuts will be $20 that day. all money to be donated to red cross. appointments recommended. any hairdressers who would like to participate in this fundraiser call balance salon. 201 369- 7000. the more hair we cut, the more money we can raise.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 20:01
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Re: The Answer: Municipal Consolidation
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BRAVO on this topic!
I am more than ready to see municipalities broken apart and our social services consolidated at a county level. It would benefit all of us - it would also weed out corruption (or at least reduce the number of corrupt players). I agree - the bastards that stand in our way are those who agree with what is essential elitist segregated schooling. Oddly enough, counties that maintain and update school districts every few year by making sure each school has a reasonable cross section of the people in the area, preform better in academics and sports. Hudson would be a great pilot for this change - there is no one good anything here - no one looses out.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 19:47
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My dog wants in that park! Lets go!!
Posted on: 2010/1/20 19:39
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I remember when there used to be a butcherie downtown.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 19:24
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I've come to use Moloney's for my pork and beef, sometimes lamb. They are a true butcher, not just a meat market. The product is fresh and good quality (while not organic).
I recently bought 3 or 4 country ribs still together and roasted it in one piece. It was mouth-watering. They would definitely have the bones, especially earlier in the day. I think they close at 5pm, on Saturdays anyway.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 19:23
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I'll spell it out: U.S. federal positions on international, State Department issues are not dictated by Cuban Americans. Another way of saying it is: While Cuban Americans have influence on (not control of) some Florida politics, they are not responsible for the U.S. government's relationship with Cuba.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 19:06
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Thought I would chime in...
Changed my address at the JC Post office on November 7th, 2009 (for a start date on November 12th) even though I wasn't moving until Dec 1st. I was told by the post office worker that it takes 5 - 6 weeks for a forward to start (Five to Six weeks, Seriously? - Okay). I moved from 7th Street downtown (07302) to 2nd Street downtown (07302). Same zip code. Same post office. So, in effect my mail isn't even going to a new post office, just a new mail carrier leaving from the JC Post office. However, now it is January 20th, and I'm receiving mail (for example Kohl's sale fliers) that were supossed to be delivered between Dec 10-Dec 14th. I've changed all my important bills, so it's more of a laugh than a problem. I just find it kind of pathetic, that even though by Dec 14th, my forward was already in place for a month, it took another full month for a piece of mail to get from one mail carrier to another (at the same post office)
Posted on: 2010/1/20 19:05
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As I said, don't expect too much from Christie...reality is likely to slam him in the face like Obama
Posted on: 2010/1/20 19:03
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Jersey Girl is relating an incident told to her by someone else. There's a good chance she has no more information than she posted. Because she doesn't know if the incident was reported or doesn't know what the cops said she shouldn't post? So now you determine who can post and who can not.[/quote] If only I were so lucky. Why not just post the email that was passed around?
Posted on: 2010/1/20 18:51
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What did the cops say? Because if no one called the cops don't bother posting this kind of stuff.[/quote]
Jersey Girl is relating an incident told to her by someone else. There's a good chance she has no more information than she posted. Because she doesn't know if the incident was reported or doesn't know what the cops said she shouldn't post? So now you determine who can post and who can not.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 18:42
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Hero: I sort of agree with you. I unfortunately don?t think its going to happen because lots of politicians don?t want to lose their positions in clout. I think in small town NJ, the property tax to school district elitism is very true, but I don?t think the same hold for Hudson. None of the school systems are stellar so I think it?s a hard sell to say that Jersey City will ruin Union City school; though that argument can have some ground in NB, Bayonne, and Secaucus. That said, that?s why I think we should avoid school, police and fire consolidation completely. We could have multiple school districts under one city-county superintendent. That way, it?s a non-issue. I know that sounds strange, but that concept is already the status quo today (we have a county superintendent though I?m not sure what they do).
T-Bird: You're right that schools are the biggest cash issue. Also, you continue to amaze with your concept of the cost figures.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 18:27
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Hero - there's a world of difference between a small school (or more specifically, small class room) and a small school district. Should I be that concerned if my child's elementary school has 1,000 students (instead of 300) if the class size is 20 in either case? Each administrator you eliminate pays for three or sometimes even four teachers. Same with maintenance, janitorial, capital expenditures. Also, the city/county then has a big piece of land that was previously occupied by an unnecessary school. It feels like we've reached a breaking point: you can't really raise taxes much more and yet we're facing a colossal deficit that has to be filled. Hard choices are going to have to be made and they might not be popular, but schools are probably the easiest and most obvious place to start. You can cut a whole bunch without significantly affecting the end product.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 18:26
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I'd vote for your plan in a second. I focused on schools and cutting (particularly administration and operations) because there are an insanely high number of school districts in NJ. (603, to be exact. Compared to Maryland's 24. Really.) Police and fire are the third rail - there's no way you'll get anyone to go along with cutting there and that should be a last resort anyway. I like the idea of creating a much more substantial entity and the soft benefits that would likely accompany the real cost efficiencies.
To give you an idea of how heavy the lift is on local consolidation, I was at an event recently where (county exec.) Tom DeGise was speaking. The question of consolidation came up and he mentioned East Newark. He commented on how small it is, the duplicative services, etc. and then says: "But Joe Smith has been the mayor of East Newark for 42 years. He'd never go for it." Why are we asking Joe Smith? Why does he have more than one vote in that election? I understand the practical realities of the whole situation, but really. The one benefit I'm hoping comes out of the Christie administration is that he begins to lay waste to this whole sordid mess. I think the only way he will have a second term is if he governs like he has one.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 18:19
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Christie can earn my future vote by signing laws that would thugs like this away for life - these people can't be rehabilitated! or most can't. especially if they can't read, write or speak decent English.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 18:19
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I agree that municipal consolidation is sorely needed. but you know what it aiin't gonna happen and why?
because those same people who complalin about sky high property taxes want their children in small school districts, etc.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 18:16
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T-Bird: I think we agree on most everything about consolidation. I like your solution. Your way would comprehensively consolidate 12 towns into 4; it would save loads and taxes for all of us. However, my solution would be a little different. I would merge all the municipal governments at once without changing services at all. It would be Hudson County City, Palisade City, or whatever you?d call it, but it would still have the same number of police, fire, and school districts. I think that solution could happen more feasibility because I don?t think schools, police, and fire districts will go quietly. They have powerful unions; wide-scoping contracts and they would kill consolidation if it started with any of the three. I think a government first model would provide an example to future consolidations and legal authority to eventual consolidation of services. You have a firmer grasp on the numbers than I do. If the school administration might be 3 million in Guttenberg, but the town is 17.5 m, we could save quite a bit by eliminating that government.
Again, your solution is a good as mine, and maybe better! I think my particular attachment to mine stems from the idea that we would have the largest city in the state, one of the largest in the country, and a real force an identity that we can take pride in and market to the world. That said, neither of us have the option to make any of those alternatives reality. The reason I mentioned consolidation is because there is a new administration in Trenton talking about it. I honestly do not think a radical change of the current law will change anything. It will take the legislature to create anything meaningful. So, if republican gov. and new democratic legislature with new leadership wants to make a change that will lower taxes, they?ll have to force towns to consolidate. They have the power now, and I wish they would.
Posted on: 2010/1/20 18:10
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They delivered some mail to me (2x) for someone who lives in Princeton, NJ. My wife was offended as if we live in a working class city!
Posted on: 2010/1/20 18:04
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You might also try Moloney's at Five Corners close to the JSQ Path if you'd like to support a local place. I don't eat meat, but I got a lovely roast for guests there quite lately, and they're very nice folks. They also have fresh pasta and Italian bakery items, and someone there might be able to give you a few pointers for your sauce-making.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/moloneys-meat-market-jersey-city
Posted on: 2010/1/20 18:00
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Hopefully they wait till the grass starts growing back before they re-open the park. If they don't we are going to have a mud/dirt field all summer..
Posted on: 2010/1/20 17:56
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