Current Events January 24, 2010

Local

Police Investigate Suspicious Package at Norther Valley High

The Record

Today at Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, a suspicious pakage was found. It was brought to the school becuase it was returned through the mail with no indication of the sender The students were relocated to the opposite side of the school and Demerast Police were called in. The police opened the package and the super intendant reported that it was being removed this afternoon. He urged parents not to come to the school. The school's midterm schedules are being changed in response. This is the second recent threat to the school after a threat in December of a school shooting.

National

Gas Line Pressure Increase cause 9 house Fires in Ohio Village

CNN

In the Ohio village of Fairport Harbor, at least nine homes caught on fire today after an increase in gas line pressure. The county Sherif reported that as of 8:40 a.m. gas service was shut off. They initially planned to evacuate about 3,000 people, but it was called of by Major Frank Sarosy, because he felt it would be too chaotic. The residents were asked to turn their gas of f from the outside and remain in their homes. There were no immediate reports of injury.

World

Iraq Bombs Target Shiite Pilgrims, Killing More than 30

CNN

Today in Baghdad, three bombings targeted Shiite pilgrims killed at least 33 people. Just outside Karbala, a suicide car bombing killed at least 20 people and wounded 35 others. Also, at least 13 people were killed after a car bomb exploded in a Karbala bus station that was full of Shiite Pilgrims. A roadside bomb targeting Shiite pilgrems exploded an hour after the bust station bombing which wounded 6. The dead and wounded included many women and children who had gathered in Karbala with hundreds of thousands of Shiite Pilgrams in observance.

January 18, 2010 Current Events

Local

NJ Approves 23 New Charter Schools

The Record

Governor Christie announced today that it has approved 23 new charter schools, increasing the number of charter schools by about one third. This includes some controversial schools included Hebrew immersion school for residents of Englewood and Teaneck and a virtual high school for students in Paterson. The charter schools are public but operate independently of the local school district. The administration additionally announced that they are making changes to the law that allow for charters to be approved faster including same-sex charters. The changes will also allow failing public schools to be turned into charter schools.

National

American Airlines Pilot Found Dead; Police Investigating

CNN

On Friday, in Miami, Florida, American Airlines pilot Russell Christopher Walker was found dead. On Tuesday, January 18, the authorities appealed for the public help. The 50 year old man was found dead by authorities conducting a welfare check in his Pompano Beach home. The statment said Walker had not been heard form for 7 to 10 days before he was found. The Sheriff's homicide department ask that anyone with information about the death report it to them.

World

Israel Arrests Suspect in Serbenica Massacre

CNN

On Tuesday in Jerusalem, Israel, police arrested an immigrant from the former Yogoslavia who is suspected to be involved in the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica. The immigrant, Aleksander Cvetkovic moved to Israel with his Jewish wife and children in 2006, and became a citizen. Last August the Israeli state prosecutor received an extradition request for him from the Bosnian government, and they opened an extradition process after months of examining evidence. The ministry said that the evidence shows grueling details of the massacre of Muslims at Braniewo farm. Approximately, 8,000 Mulsim men and boys were killed in the massacre in Srebrenica in 1995.

January 10, 2010 Current Events

Local

Ridgewood Police Seeking Some Extra Eyes

The Record

Ridgewood is offering benefits for residents who band together to protect the neighborhood. In 2010, the Ridgewood police received 50 reports of burglaries. John Ward, Ridgewood Chief of Police, finds community policing very important. A Newark man held in custody confessed to committing three burglaries in the last month in Ridgewood. These occurrences have encouraged residents to form community watch groups. A neighborhood in the southern part of Ridgewood expressed interest in setting up such a group. Some benefits to forming these groups included an increase in reporting of suspicious activity and a reduction in crime. There are also social benefits such as becoming aquatinted with ones neighbors.

National

Bookended by tragedy, a too-short life leaves a void

CNN

In Tuscon, Arizona, Christina Green, a 9-year-old girl who was born on Septermber 11, 2001 died in shoots in Arizona on Saturday. She was attending the event hosted by Rep.Gabrielle Gliffords because she had been recently elected for student council. Christine had been featured in a book called "Faces of Hope: Babies Born on 9/11" published in 2002. Families left flowers and a note at Mesa Verde Elementary school, where the girl had attened to commemorate her death.

World

Reports: Death Toll Rises to 77 in Iran Plane Crash

CNN

Today new agencies in Tehran, Iran reported the death tole from a plane crash in Northwestern Iran has risen to 77. 27 others were injured in the crash. The crash happened in a snowy and mountainous part of the country. Bad weather forced the plane to give up its first attempt to land. On the second attempt the air-traffic controllers lost contact with the plane.

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coaches volleyball

mom was an olympic volleyball player

married to mr McDonald

has a dog

went to seton hall

love shoes

loves books

drives a volkes wagon wiht a minosta liscence plate

Great gatsby is one of her favorite book

Mrs.goodman was her maid of honor

spent new years with the Goodmans

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she thinks both shoes and books tell alot about ones personality

she teachers honors history two

she teachers sports literature

she collects tissues in return for bonus points

she is obsessed with NCAA basketball playoffs

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teaches journalism

January 3, 2011

Local

After snow, NYC tackles 'great wall of trash'

MSNBC

After last week's blizzard, New York City is first starting to pick up garbage. Trash collection was suspended because crews were struggling to plow the streets. Only half the usual amount of garbage collection will be deployed since the sanitation department is still getting rid of the snow. The blizzard had piled 20 inches of snow on New York City, and trash has been more than 6 feet deep in some spots. Mayor Bloomberg and other officials were criticized for the slow response to the snow storm. Bloomberg said today that the next step he will take is to figure out what went wrong with the cleanup of the storm.

National

Human remains those of missing Georgia woman

CNN

Today it was reported that bones found in Georgia are the remains of Krisit Cornwll, who had went missing nearly a year and a half ago. The bones were identified after testing the bones and using Cornwell's old dental record. 38-year-old Cornwell was last seen on August 11,2009 walking on a road in northern Georgia. Cornwell's remains were found by a passerby in wooded area, approximately 9 miles from where she was left.

World

Strong Earthquake strikes central Chile

CNN

On Sunday, January 2, an earthquake hit the central coastal area of Chile. The earthquake measured in with a magnitude of 7.1. The quake struck at 5:20 p.m. and could be felt all the way in Santiago, which is about 370 miles north of where the quake occurred. Both the U.S. Geological Survey and the CNN Chile reported no immediate damage or injuries. This past February hundreds died in earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 that struck in Conception, 100 miles North of the recent earthquake.

Current Events December 20, 2010

Local

Lyndhurst Observatory offering rare glimpse at eclipse tonight

The Record

Tonight, Monday December 20, the Lyndhurst observatory will open at 11:30 p.m. so people can get a glimpse of the lunar eclipse. This will be the first lunar eclipse in nearly 3 years. The eclipse is set to occur at 3:17 a.m. early Tuesday morning. Visitors will be viewing the eclipse through the observatory's 20-inch diameter telescope. However, if the sky becomes very cloudy the program will be cancelled.

National

8 injured when bus carrying church group rolls over

CNN

On Saturday, December 18, in Gunnison County, Colorado, eight people were seriously injured when a tour bus carrying a church group lost control. The bus with 46 people onboard, slid off the road and rolled onto its side on an icy highway. The bus had been transporting the church group from Denton Texas to Crested Butte, Colorado. Authorities reported that they were still investigating the crash late Saturday.

Global

British police nab terror suspects in early-morning raids

CNN

On Monday in London, 12 men were arrested by British counter-terror police in a "large-scale, pre-planned, intelligence-led" operation. The suspects range from ages 17 to 28 and are all of Pakistani descent. Assistant Metropolitan Police Commissioner, John Yates, said the arrests were "necessary" in order to "ensure public safety. He said they were arrested on suspicion of "preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism in the UK." The officers making the arrests were unarmed and 11 out of 12 of the men were arrested in their homes.

December 13, 2010 current events

Local

Drug Arrest on Mission Street

The Record

This weekend on Mission Street, police arrested a Montcliar man after they saw him allegedly selling crack the previous night in the area. They saw the man, Brandon Brown, 23, retrieve items form the siding the siding of a Mission Street home and then trading it for money from individuals who approached him. After investigating, the police found 40 small bags of crack. The man was charged with various drug offenses, but released on a bail of $5,000

National

Inmates in Georgia Prisons Use Contraband Phones to Coordinate Protest

New York Times

This weekend, prisoners in at least 7 prisons in Georgia planned a non-violent riot using contrabands cell phones. The prisoners want better work conditions and want to be paid for the work they do. They want their list of demands to be addressed before they preform chores, work for the Corrections Department Industrial arm, or shop at prison commissaries. Their list of demands includes; more educational opportunities, compensation for their work, better food, and sentencing rules changes. The inmates said that though the riots started Thursday, they had been organizing this for months using word of mouth and text messages.

World

South Korea to Conduct Naval Drills

CNN

Starting today, South Korea is going to conduct a new round of naval fire drills. These drills are planned to avoid border islands. They will take place off all sides of the country and will continue through friday. None are scheduled to be near Yellow Sea islands south of the maritime boarder with North Korea. Tension has built between the Koreas when North shelled South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on November 23 killing two marines, two civilians and injuring 18. The North now has accused the South of provoking the attack.