NO NEW REST STOP on the GSP NORTH IN BLOOMFIELD/POLICE BARRACKS?

 

 IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT A MUCH NEEDED REST STOP BE BUILT WHERE THE OLD ONE WAS ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NORTH--BY EXIT 153--IN BLOOMFIELD, NJ.

THERE IS A THRIVING ONE THAT MIRRORS THIS LOCATION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE GSP. BY EXIT 150.

 A NEW REST AREA WOULD OFFER COMFORT FOR COMMUTERS (esp. those with children) THE LAST REST STOP IS WAY BACK IN UNION. I DON'T EVEN HAVE A CLUE WHERE THE NEXT ONE IS-WTF?

  NOT ONLY DOES A REST STOP PROVIDE THE MUCH NEEDED BATHROOM FACILITIES FOR DRIVERS & THEIR FAMILIES, COFFEE AND A SHUT EYE FOR THOSE DRIVING TO STAY ALERT SHOULD ALSO BE AN INCENTIVE.

 THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN REVENUE FOR THE STATE OF NJ OR THE TRANSPORTATION DEPT. RELIEVING POTENTIAL TOLL HIKES (I know I'm an optimist).

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This is from northjersey.com (by Jeff Frankel):

" Bloomfield officials said they were not notified about a planned $12.3 million New Jersey State Police barracks along the Garden State Parkway in town. It will be an upgrade to current State Police facilities.

Township Administrator Ted Ehrenburg told the Township Council on Monday that Town Hall received calls from Lindbergh Boulevard residents, whose backyards abut the Parkway.

Residents within 200 feet of the project were given notice. The state-sanctioned construction does not require Bloomfield Planning Board approval. 

Ehrenburg said the state could have notified Bloomfield as a courtesy.

"There was no communication with this township," he said. "We're their good neighbor. We want them to be our good neighbor."

Construction is slated to begin in "early 2013," on the northbound side, according to a notice from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which oversees the Parkway. Work is expected to be completed by May 2014, according to the agency.

Ed Brasseur, a Lindbergh Boulevard homeowner, said he understands the barracks' importance, but is worried about the noise and vibration from the proposed helipad on the property.

The existing station is 60-years-old and needs to be replaced. The new one-story building will be 15,500 square feet, and will include a gas pump island and new drainage system, in addition to the helipad..."

loomfield officials said they were not notified about a planned $12.3 million New Jersey State Police barracks along the Garden State Parkway in town. It will be an upgrade to current State Police facilities.
Township Administrator Ted Ehrenburg told the Township Council on Monday that Town Hall received calls from Lindbergh Boulevard residents, whose backyards abut the Parkway.
Residents within 200 feet of the project were given notice. The state-sanctioned construction does not require Bloomfield Planning Board approval.
Ehrenburg said the state could have notified Bloomfield as a courtesy.
"There was no communication with this township," he said. "We're their good neighbor. We want them to be our good neighbor."
Construction is slated to begin in "early 2013," on the northbound side, according to a notice from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which oversees the Parkway. Work is expected to be completed by May 2014, according to the agency.
Ed Brasseur, a Lindbergh Boulevard homeowner, said he understands the barracks' importance, but is worried about the noise and vibration from the proposed helipad on the property.
The existing station is 60-years-old and needs to be replaced. The new one-story building will be 15,500 square feet, and will include a gas pump island and new drainage system, in addition to the helipad.
- See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/state-police-plan-new-barracks-on-garden-state-parkway-in-bloomfield-1.555622#sthash.AQgNEs4t.dpuf

Bloomfield officials said they were not notified about a planned $12.3 million New Jersey State Police barracks along the Garden State Parkway in town. It will be an upgrade to current State Police facilities.
Township Administrator Ted Ehrenburg told the Township Council on Monday that Town Hall received calls from Lindbergh Boulevard residents, whose backyards abut the Parkway.
Residents within 200 feet of the project were given notice. The state-sanctioned construction does not require Bloomfield Planning Board approval.
Ehrenburg said the state could have notified Bloomfield as a courtesy.
"There was no communication with this township," he said. "We're their good neighbor. We want them to be our good neighbor."
Construction is slated to begin in "early 2013," on the northbound side, according to a notice from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which oversees the Parkway. Work is expected to be completed by May 2014, according to the agency.
Ed Brasseur, a Lindbergh Boulevard homeowner, said he understands the barracks' importance, but is worried about the noise and vibration from the proposed helipad on the property.
The existing station is 60-years-old and needs to be replaced. The new one-story building will be 15,500 square feet, and will include a gas pump island and new drainage system, in addition to the helipad.
- See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/state-police-plan-new-barracks-on-garden-state-parkway-in-bloomfield-1.555622#sthash.AQgNEs4t.dpuf

Bloomfield officials said they were not notified about a planned $12.3 million New Jersey State Police barracks along the Garden State Parkway in town. It will be an upgrade to current State Police facilities.
Township Administrator Ted Ehrenburg told the Township Council on Monday that Town Hall received calls from Lindbergh Boulevard residents, whose backyards abut the Parkway.
Residents within 200 feet of the project were given notice. The state-sanctioned construction does not require Bloomfield Planning Board approval.
Ehrenburg said the state could have notified Bloomfield as a courtesy.
"There was no communication with this township," he said. "We're their good neighbor. We want them to be our good neighbor."
Construction is slated to begin in "early 2013," on the northbound side, according to a notice from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which oversees the Parkway. Work is expected to be completed by May 2014, according to the agency.
Ed Brasseur, a Lindbergh Boulevard homeowner, said he understands the barracks' importance, but is worried about the noise and vibration from the proposed helipad on the property.
The existing station is 60-years-old and needs to be replaced. The new one-story building will be 15,500 square feet, and will include a gas pump island and new drainage system, in addition to the helipad.
- See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/state-police-plan-new-barracks-on-garden-state-parkway-in-bloomfield-1.555622#sthash.AQgNEs4t.dpuf

Bloomfield officials said they were not notified about a planned $12.3 million New Jersey State Police barracks along the Garden State Parkway in town. It will be an upgrade to current State Police facilities.
Township Administrator Ted Ehrenburg told the Township Council on Monday that Town Hall received calls from Lindbergh Boulevard residents, whose backyards abut the Parkway.
Residents within 200 feet of the project were given notice. The state-sanctioned construction does not require Bloomfield Planning Board approval.
Ehrenburg said the state could have notified Bloomfield as a courtesy.
"There was no communication with this township," he said. "We're their good neighbor. We want them to be our good neighbor."
Construction is slated to begin in "early 2013," on the northbound side, according to a notice from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which oversees the Parkway. Work is expected to be completed by May 2014, according to the agency.
Ed Brasseur, a Lindbergh Boulevard homeowner, said he understands the barracks' importance, but is worried about the noise and vibration from the proposed helipad on the property.
The existing station is 60-years-old and needs to be replaced. The new one-story building will be 15,500 square feet, and will include a gas pump island and new drainage system, in addition to the helipad.
- See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/state-police-plan-new-barracks-on-garden-state-parkway-in-bloomfield-1.555622#sthash.AQgNEs4t.dpuf

loomfield officials said they were not notified about a planned $12.3 million New Jersey State Police barracks along the Garden State Parkway in town. It will be an upgrade to current State Police facilities.
Township Administrator Ted Ehrenburg told the Township Council on Monday that Town Hall received calls from Lindbergh Boulevard residents, whose backyards abut the Parkway.
Residents within 200 feet of the project were given notice. The state-sanctioned construction does not require Bloomfield Planning Board approval.
Ehrenburg said the state could have notified Bloomfield as a courtesy.
"There was no communication with this township," he said. "We're their good neighbor. We want them to be our good neighbor."
Construction is slated to begin in "early 2013," on the northbound side, according to a notice from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which oversees the Parkway. Work is expected to be completed by May 2014, according to the agency.
Ed Brasseur, a Lindbergh Boulevard homeowner, said he understands the barracks' importance, but is worried about the noise and vibration from the proposed helipad on the property.
The existing station is 60-years-old and needs to be replaced. The new one-story building will be 15,500 square feet, and will include a gas pump island and new drainage system, in addition to the helipad.
- See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/state-police-plan-new-barracks-on-garden-state-parkway-in-bloomfield-1.555622#sthash.AQgNEs4t.dpuf

VOTE !!! NOVEMBER 4, 2014 -SPREAD THE WORD NOW...VOTE!!!

 

 

 

 

 

WE MUST KEEP THE SENATE WITH "DEMOCRATS" AS A MAJORITY...

 LOOK HOW LITTLE THIS REPUBLICAN CONGRESS HAS DONE...THEIR BIGGEST ACTION WAS SHUTTING DOWN AND MAKING VETERANS AND THOSE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS STOP RECEIVING PAYMENTS FOR WEEKS--WTF? VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

WE NEED A "DEMOCRATIC" CONGRESS AS WELL SO IT'S ALIGNED WITH THE WHITE HOUSE

THEY WANT TO PUNISH OBAMA & ARE REALLY PUNISHING US CITIZENS...VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

IF YOU ARE A WOMAN, MINORITY, MIDDLE CLASS, COLLEGE STUDENT OR LGBTQ YOU ARE THE FRACTURED REPUBLICAN PARTY'S TARGET...VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

THEY WANT TO MAKE THE RICH RICHER & IGNORE THE NEEDS OF THE MIDDLE CLASS, STOP HEALTH CARE FOR ALL , REPEAL ANY MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE OF $10.10 AN HOUR, TELL WOMEN WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR BODIES, LET  CORPORATE COMPANIES DECIDE IF YOU CAN BE COVERED REGARDING CONTRACEPTION BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, NOT HELP THE HIGH COST OF COLLEGE TUITION, STOP SAME-SEX EQUALITY/MARRIAGE, STOP IMMIGRATION REFORM AND SOME-LIKE JOHN McCAIN- WANT ANOTHER WAR...VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AND VOTE, VOTE, VOTE ON  TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2014...VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

REPULICANS ALWAYS DO BETTER IN THESE MID-TERM ELECTIONS--PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD NOW AND VOTE--PLEASE ...VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

 

United States Elections 2014

The 2014 U.S. Midterm election will be held on Tuesday, the 4th of November 2014. 

There will be a Total of 39 Gubernatorial Elections

 (15 Democrat Seats, 23 Republican Seats, 1 Independent Seat)

31 Eligible Incumbents, 8 Open Races.

 Congressional elections (federal and states congress) will be held nationwide. A total of 35 U.S.

 Senate seats up for election in 2014. Of those seats,

21 are held by Democrats and 14 are held Republicans.

IMPEACH JOHN BOEHNER ! ASSHOLE!

 



IMPEACH JOHN BOEHNER !
IMPEACH JOHN BOEHNER !
IMPEACH JOHN BOEHNER !
IMPEACH JOHN BOEHNER !
IMPEACH JOHN BOEHNER !

WATCH:  Oct. 6, 2013 (ABC)

 "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" . Stephanopoulos gives him every opportunity to redeem himself & his party--NOTHING!

He blatantly lies & continues his close minded rhetoric.

NO BOEHNER ITS NOT WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT--IT'S WHAT YOU & YOUR PARTY, WITH THEIR HAND UP YOUR ASS, WANT!

WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT IS HEALTHCARE, A NEW CONGRESS, LESS POLITICS, LESS POWER FROM WASHINGTON DICTATING "THEIR" MONEY, TAXES & WELL BEING AND TO STOP, STOP, STOP THE SHUTDOWN--NOW!

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT---ASSHOLE!

THE CONGRESS WHO HAS DONE THE LEAST IN US HISTORY--DISGRACEFUL !
THE MOST WAS DURING LBJ'S PRESIDENCY  ( AND WE'RE STILL REAPING THE SOCIAL BENEFITS FROM IT)

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AS LONG AS OBAMA IS PRESIDENT EVERYTHING "PUPPET BOEHNER" DOES IS PERSONAL...

THE Affordable Care Act (ACA) (OBAMACARE)-IS THE LAW--ENOUGH!

CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS MANIPULATING "PUPPET BOEHNER" DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT US---THEY HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT FROM THEIR IVORY TOWER.

(FORGIVE ME, THEY WANT ALL THE BENEFITS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE PAY FOR, LONG POLITICAL TERMS & GOLF)...

GINGER PARADE? I'M MOVING TO SCOTLAND!

First Ginger Pride March blazes trail on streets of Edinburgh:

 Countless gasps and shrieks were no doubt suppressed in Edinburgh Saturday when scores of redheads met during the Fringe Festival for a Ginger Pride Walk. The event was organized by fiery-haired Canadian comedian Shawn Hitchins, and featured smiling pale folks parading through the streets holding signs that read "It gets redder" and "Ginger and Proud." "Even although it isn't a real word, gingerism exists and bullying exists and you can’t deny that kids are being subjected to taunts or being bullied in schools just for having red hair," Hitchins said. His Scotland vacation must have been a breath of fresh air; Scotland is lousy with gingers, home to a fifth of the world's redheads. 

(BULLIED? WTF??THEY ROCK!!!)

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 ADDITIONALLY:

NYPD agrees to stop bullying redheads on the force

4/22/2013

It ain't easy being a redhead. But if you've got fiery locks and have endured years of high school bullying, then bag yourself a job in the NYPD, because hair-related harassment won't be tolerated there anymore. According to sources, NYPD officers have just been told that making fun of those with red hair is a form of discrimination, because redheads are often of Irish or Scottish descent. Justine Lisser of the EEOC in Washington, D.C., explains, "It's an innocuous-seeming criteria, but if it has a 'disparate impact' on a certain racial group, red hair could be considered the basis of discrimination." The force clarified its stance after a number of officers allegedly complained about hair harassment

UNITED NATIONS & EQUALITY FOR LGBTQ

Charles Radcliffe

Chief, Global Issues Section, 

UN Launches Unprecedented Global Campaign for LGBT Equality

 (FINALLY!)

 

In another sign of changing times, the United Nations today announced an unprecedented global public education campaign designed to raise awareness of homophobic violence and discrimination and promote greater respect for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people everywhere.

Launching the Free & Equal campaign at a press event in Cape Town, with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and South African Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron at her side, the UN's human rights chief Navi Pillay said that there was an urgent need for a concerted public education effort to tackle homophobia at its roots. "We know from experience that eradicating discrimination requires more than just changes in laws and policies. It takes a change in people's hearts and minds as well," she said.


With this campaign, the UN hopes to accelerate a change in attitudes toward LGBT people by provoking -- and helping to inform -- millions of conversations around the world and across the ideological spectrum.

In addition to plain language fact sheets and articles, Free & Equal will generate a stream of creative content, including short videos, graphics and testimony, all designed to dispel common misconceptions and negative stereotypes and encourage people to look at the lives of LGBT people through the eyes of LGBT people themselves, as well as those of their parents, siblings and children.

To kick off this theme of family, the campaign previewed "The Story of a Mother From Brazil," a short film telling the story of Edith Modesto, the mother of a young gay man, who shares her journey toward accepting her son.

The campaign's message is threefold:

• Human rights really are universal. Everyone, whoever they are and wherever they live, is entitled to the same rights -- and that includes LGBT people. Violence and discrimination against LGBT people, which has been documented in all regions, is unacceptable and illegal under international human rights law.
• LGBT people are just that: people. The United Nations wants to encourage those who have never thought much about this issue, and who might live in parts of the world where sexuality and gender identity are taboo topics, to learn about the lives of LGBT people, their hopes and their fears, and become better informed about the human rights challenges they face.
• Things are getting better. For all the bad news and the inevitable setbacks, the long-term trends are positive. Attitudes are shifting in many parts of the world, and many governments are gradually stepping forward and implementing necessary reforms. Changes that would have seemed impossible 10 or 20 years ago are taking root, and as they do, the balance of opinion both within and among countries is steadily tilting in favor of equality for LGBT people.

VERBAL GAY BASHING AFTER PRIDE

 

 

Video: Two Men Harass Subway Riders After Gay Pride Parade (ON YOUTUBE)

(This kind of trash is  one of the reasons I stopped going to the festivities -I rather celebrate in a more intimate manner--but NO ONE should make us NOT celebrate--total misogynistic, homophobic assholes!) 

BTW, wake up NYPD !!!

An ugly homophobic subway altercation on Sunday night was caught on video by a woman who says police did not take her hate crime allegations seriously. The woman who uploaded the video tells us, "I was riding home on the Queens-bound F train following a day of LGBT Pride festivities.

 Two men were loudly making homophobic comments, such as 'Today was a scary day for me. There were fags everywhere.' When a group of queer youth got on the train, the men proceeded to harass them, stating that the teens made them want to puke and that they would be killed if they were in Iran."

So you know what you're in for, the video begins just as one of the men screams, "Fuck with this man [referring to himself], and you're gonna get more than fucked in the ass. You're gonna get fucked like you've never been fucked." Okay, then.


The woman who uploaded the video explains:

Seeing that he was being recorded, the first assailant lunged at me, violently grabbing my arms while trying to steal away my phone. One of the youth took the phone from me temporarily to protect it and told the assailant he shouldn't attack a woman. When the assailant threatened to punch me, I took the phone back and ran to the other side of the train to push the emergency button and alert the authorities. At this point the second assailant got up and came towards me, grabbing my body and hands to try and get the phone to destroy the evidence. I yelled and told him I was an attorney. An onlooker then got up and stood between the assailants and myself, and another person left to get the train conductor. A group of people had gathered to stand up to the gay bashers. During this, the second assailant put his hand around the neck of a young queer woman. When the doors opened up at the Roosevelt Ave stop, both assailants fled. I followed them to the station exit while calling 911. One witness had overheard them saying they were on route to Jamaica; they're likely commuters who regularly take this route.
I uploaded the video to YouTube to see if anyone can identify these men. I was left with bruises and scratches from both assailants which I also documented. I witnessed a hate crime.
At this point in time, I'm having trouble getting the police to recognize the incident as something more than just "harassment" -- the video depicts several attacks that happened (twice upon me, and once upon the queer woman). It's really upsetting that the attacks were downplayed to "harassment" in the police report -- I was so specific and detailed about what happened.

We asked the NYPD if they are investigating the incident and if it's been referred to the Department's Hate Crime Task Force. We also asked the woman who took the video to share documentation of her bruises and scratches, and we'll update if we hear back.

DIVORCE GAY STYLE--I KNEW IT

 

 

 

Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage May Help Resolve Status of Divorce 

(I'M SURE MANY LAWYERS ARE SHARPENING THEIR PENCILS JUST WAITING FOR THE LGBTQ DIVORCES TO MANIFEST--DO NOT RUSH INTO MARRIAGE JUST BECAUSE WE CAN)

 

By ERICA GOODE

Published: July 2, 2013 

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Adam Cardinal’s wedded life began happily in New Hampshire, where same-sex marriages are legal. It went sour three years later in Florida, where they are not. 

Elizabeth F. Schwartz of Miami Beach, a lawyer representing a client seeking a same-sex divorce.

Mr. Cardinal, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, separated from his husband several months ago. But the couple cannot get a divorce because, in the eyes of Florida officials, their marriage does not exist. 

Returning to New Hampshire to sever the bond is not an option either. Although marrying can be accomplished with a brief visit there, a divorce requires residency in the state for at least a year. 

Mr. Cardinal cannot remarry — to do so would make him a bigamist in states like Massachusetts or New York that recognize his previous nuptials. And although he and his husband did not combine their assets, the lack of an official document certifying the end of their marriage carries financial risks. 

“I didn’t realize this could potentially be an issue, that we couldn’t divorce when we wanted to,” Mr. Cardinal said. “That was really upsetting.” 

The Supreme Court’s ruling last week striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act has been hailed as a victory for gay couples who wish to marry. But it has also offered new hope to people like Mr. Cardinal who are stuck in a marriage they cannot dissolve. 

 Said Ms. Schwartz, the lawyer in Miami Beach, “If you’re going to let people into a relationship, you’ve got to let them get out.”