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Yes, I think the problem with CAUSE is that they're kinda poorly run. The first time I went there I was annoyed because they didn't answer the phone all day, and there were no hours posted on the door. I almost took my stuff elsewhere, but then I remembered the poor people waiting on that line.
I drive by there periodically, and I notice that they are usually open a little after nine a.m. because they're handing out food.
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You have a point, and you use to key term " free market". I may bitch and moan about my paltry teacher's salary, but I have been and still am a believer in a true free market. I'm old enough to remember the economic mess in the seventies, and I was thrilled to cast my first vote for Ronald Reagan, But it seems that the Republicans, and business people who claim to be free marketers only act like free marketers when it's profitable to them. Would a true free marketer give an enormous government loan to businesses which are failing due to their own greed, and stupidity? I wonder if Re.agan would have voted for these bailouts, and I think he wouldn't. I think Reagan would have agreed with me and let the chips fall where they will. And watch "the Commanding Heights". You'll see that governments don't have all that much to say about free and regulated markets. It's more like when the inherent problems of each market start to cause problems, the voters elect the person who promises to change that. It's no accident that Obama was elected in November.
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We use Carmine Aumenta. He does a lot of work downtown. I don't have his phone number, but he's probably listed.
Posted on: 2008/12/28 15:37
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They're giving the CDs out at the Mayor's Office. I picked one up today, and listened to it in the car.
It is JerseyCitylicious! ............and he does a pretty good Blue Christmas.
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As I wrote in a previious post, I taught Basic Skills Math and Reading for fifteen years. During my last 6 years of teaching I taught in a middle school in Bergen County where a big part of my job was to help my students passs the GEPA ( Great Eight Proficiency Exam). First, I have to agree that the exam is much better than the standardized tests most of us had to take in grade school. Better because it is a better indicator of how well a student can read, write, solve math computation problems as well as word problems. Kids have to write a persuasive essay, analyze poems, and analyze written works. In math, they have to do a lot of problem solving and explain ,in words, how they came to their conclusion. So the test is not a problem. In my opinion the problem lies with the political pressure that is put on schools to do well on the tests, and, more importantly, the inability of a lot of schools, and teachers to find a way to best teach their students so that they can succeed, both in school and on the tests. When I was teaching, I saw it very clearly. If a kid can write an essay, understand a poem, comprehend what he reads then he will have no problem on the GEPA. So, I taught my kids to do what they needed to do for the test and for their education. My supervisor used to try and force me to use test prep workbooks in my classes. Thank God I was a tenured teacher with a good principle in a small district. I could refuse the textbooks and use a large budget to pick out the materials I wanted. I chose books which had collections of great literature. My reluctant readers read Poe, Shirley Jackson, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, etc. They watched quality films such as Quiz Show and Ordinary People and analyzed them for themes, character studies, irony, etc. I bought an overhead projector at staples and did a math word problem of the day twice a week. They did a problem and explained their methods on a piece of acetate and then we put each one up on the overhead for the group to critique and compare. Guess what? Not only did my kids do well on the GEPA, but, most importantly, they learned. Sorry for this big long explanation, but this is something that is rarely brought up in the discussion about standardized testing. If we had good teachers who were allowed to have some autonomy and creativity, we would not have to choose between using valuable time for the standardized test and teaching the curriculum. Again, if you were familiar with tests such as the GEPA you would see that. And one more thing. I think publishing companies are parly to blame. They make a lot of money by selling their crap workbooks to districts that are scared to death of these tests. Just my two cents on a subject that can be upsetting to me.
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Pretty rough...................but I taught Elementary School Basic Skills Math and Reading, and I have to admit that it's true. I'll have to add to it and say that to truly value education one must come from a family and community which values education.
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I was driving on Bergen Avenue at about 8:30 Monday morning, and I noticed a line of people waiting for a food pantry to open. I figured they must be low so I went there this morning to drop off some food. Again, there was a line of about 25 people waiting to get in. It was very sad to see young mothers with babies and elderly people there.
While I was dropping off my donation I noticed that there was not a lot of food there, especially considering the line outside the door. The volunteers there told me that they don't get a lot of donations, and that they buy the food themselves from money they make from the thrift shop next door. It is in a very poor and needy area, so if you are looking for somewhere to bring food to a pantry they would appreciate it. It's called the C.A.U.S.E center, 739 Bergen Avenue. 201-432-2824 201-333-5936 It's just south of Montgomery St. and it's near McKinley square. It's not dangerous or scary there during the day. They open at about nine and close by two=thirty. And they will give you a letter for tax purposes.
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My father was a painting contractor, and he used to do work up there in the early eighties. i went in there as a kid, and it's beautiful. Didn't know it was still the Woman's Club.
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The new Westin Hotel down. It's across the street from Pep Boys. It looks like some sort of Soviet Union Apartment building.
The Pep Boys building is actually nicer.
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I like the area (downtown) near below 10th st near staten island. It's a cute little neighborhood. Reminds me of my own jc nabe in the seventies.
I lived in Bayonne for about 4 months (48th St. near the park). It's nice and quiet. Ave C near the park is nice too. btw; Bayonne has the bestest pizza around.
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Can anyone suggest a restaurant that serves Christmas dinner?
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It's a shame that LCCS will move uptown, but it was inevitable. Just look at the development that's surrounding the boy's club.
The good news is that the Caritas Academy building is a nice facility. My sisters went to the school when it was Saint Al's Academy back in the seventies. If they've kept the building up it will be nice. It has a nice cafeteria, gym and auditorium. Maybe they can provide transportation for the many families down here who already have kids enrolled there.
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That's so sad for me to hear. I grew up in that neighborhood, and I lived on Roosevelt Avenue. My mother's family lived on Roosevelt since the 1940's.............and what a beautiful, tree-lined block it was - slate sidewalks and screened -in front porches.
it was getting bad in the eighties so we sold the house. Hopefully it's hit rock bottom with this horrible stuff. Having seen Hoboken and downtown before gentrification - I have faith that my childhood nabe will turn around.
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Yup, here's what O'bama had to say about the subject in The Audacity of Hope, -while my own upbringing hardly typifies the African American experience-and although, largely through luck and circumstance, I now occupy a position that insulates me from most of the bumps and bruises that the average black man must endure - I can recite the usual litany of petty slights that during my forty-five years hav been directed my way: security guards tailing me as I shop in department stores, white couples who toss me their car keys as I stand outside a restaurant waiting ro the valet, police cars pulling me over for no apparent reason. I know what it's like to have people tell me I can't do something because of my color, and I know the bitter swill of swallowed-back anger. - I can't help but view the American experience through the lens of a black man of mixed heritage, forever mindful of how generations of people who looked like me were subjugated and stigmatized, and the subtle and not so sublte ways that race and class continue to shape our lives.
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My two cents as a former Republican..............that's because the republicans these days are a bunch of religious right pandering idiots. I watched the speech, and it was great. It's the first time in months I've seen John McCain be himself again. He looked so relieved Poor guy..........first the GOP nominates that moron Bush eight years ago, and then they put McCain up there at his age when they know there' no chance for any Republican to win after the damage Wubya has caused. McCain has always been a voice of moderation and cooperation in the Senate. Wish him luck there. btw: I voted for Obama, and Woo Hoo!
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1. A good Irish pub complete with pub grub and bartenders from the other side.
2. A really good fish store. 3. A family-style Italian restaurant that has good food and good prices like the ones in Bayonne.
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Read the Jersey Journal. It's a crap paper, but it's the JC paper, and it has more of the local political scene in it.
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I know this is a little off topic, but does anyone remember a dive bar down by PREP called Sarges? It was the first bar I was ever in. The PREP guys we hung out with used to go there , but I don't remember where it was. it would be interesting if it's a new trendy place in Paulus Hook.
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Can't talk about rt. 44o restaurants without mentioning the Paradise East. Went there pretty frequently when I was 16. Of course the place is just a blur in my memory because I was always so drunk from drinking all those tropical drinks.
Cheap eats and all the fruity alcoholic beverages you could ask for ( without ID). It truly was a paradise for the underage crowd.
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Saw him belt it out at PJ Ryan's the day of the JC St. Paddy's parade. I seriously almost split my sides laughing. It almost wants to make me want to vote for him.
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We are thinking of insulating our condo. We live in a very old 6 family building, and we lose a lot of heat. We also want some insulation against noise going out and coming in.
We were thinking about that stuff that they blow into the walls and ceilings. Does anyone here have any experience with this? thanks,
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I used to go to dr. Shulman for chronic cystitis. I would say he's just "okay". I wasn't particularly thrilled with him as his manner wasn't great, and he was unable to help with my condition. My gynecologist actually solved my issue.
This was about fifteen years ago, and when the same condition came back a few years ago, I started seeing Dr. katz in Bayonne. I really like him a lot, and the office staff is good too. I don't know what you need to see a urologist for, but for chronic uti I would recommend Dr. Katz. His office is right near the lite rail. Hope this helps. Finding a good doctor in JC can be hard sometimes.
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The issue was that they violated the policy. And Sheila only accompanied Dee to get beer because they both had to use the ladies room. Being that they are under the age of thirty and female, they tend to want to go to the bathroom in twos.
I too agree with a strict beer policy at sport venues. I can't stand bringing my kids to a ballgame and being surrounded by a bunch of belligerant drunk. I have no problem with the policy or with them being thrown out if there were signs posted about the two beer minimum. However, I think it was over the top, and possibly illlegal to detain them for 45 minutes without allowing them to answer the phone. And they were not arrested or could not have been arrested as they did nothing illegal. They merely broke the house rules, not the law. Sheila was not drinking, she was merely holding the beer. this is something she does every day as a waitress in NJ. Bottom lline - the guys at the meadowlands were jerks who enjoyed taunting two girls.
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If you do manage to get tix and go be very careful of the security nazis there. My two nieces were detained and thrown out of the concert and told "never to come back to the Meadowlands".
Sheila ( age 19) and Dee ( age 24) went to the concert with their middle-aged, cornball law-abiding parents and other sister Tara. Sheila and Dee left their seats towards the beginning of the show to go to the ladies room and buy beers for their parents, Dee and Tara. Dee bought two beers and gave them to Sheila to hold while she went to the ladies room. She came back and bought two more beers. AS they were walking away they were stopped by security. Here's where the nazi stuff starts. They were taken to some sort of detention room and interrogated for almost an hour. Dee cried the whole time, telling them that they were buying the beer for their parents. She begged them to let her use her cell to call her parents who were at the concert waiting for them to come back. They would not let her use her phone Or to even answer the numerous frantic calls from her mother, they treated them like criminals and finally threw them out. They were stone-cold sober, but because they were young they were abused. Dee said that everyone in the room was bombed , but they let those people get on route 3 and get in their cars because they were old. Meanwhile the concert was ruined for my sister and brother-in-law because they were frantically trying to call Dee and Sheila and had no idea what happened to them. If anyone frequents the meadowlands, I would like to know if they have visible signs telling people that if they break the two beer purchase limit they will be ejected from the arena. I know they technically broke the rules, but come-on. Just be careful out there. There are a lot of d-bags wearing uniforms.
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Yeah, I even miss that teeny tiny nasty bathroom too. I especially miss going there on Easter Sunday when they had the grass and all the farm animals. Or the Christmas tree with the misfit toys hanging all over.
The last remnant of the old hard grove was the painting of Celia Cruz, and they even took that down. My kids were really saddened by that. Nothing gold can stay.
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Some bastard yelled, " Hey, speed it up" at my mother as she was crossing Montgomery St. She was in the crosswalk and he was in a hurry to turn on the red light.
My mother is 82 years old.
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For those of you who enjoy Italian feasts, the Mt. Carmel Feast is going on right now until July 16th.6:30 until 11.00 p.m, It's by Mt. Carmel church at 99 Broadway. It's in the Marion section of Westside. The food is really good. they have peaches soaked in red wine.....yummmm.
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