Guest Guest Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 news media wanted please pick up on this story wheres maria mccormick the sccc needs more than 1 billion tax dollars . taxpayers-- this is your money they squanded . hope the dogs will have their day...... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Corzine abolishes School Construction Corp. Tuesday, August 07, 2007 Seeking a new name and a fresh start for New Jersey's effort to rebuild decrepit public schools in the state's poorest communities, Gov. Jon Corzine yesterday signed legislation that formally abolishes the scandal-plagued Schools Construction Corp. The corporation, set up five years ago to jump-start an $8.6 billion court-ordered school building program, will be replaced with a new state agency, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, with expanded powers to control costs and reserve land for schools. "The reorganization of the SCC is testimony to the commitment of this administration to implement reforms that put an end to the waste and mismanagement of the past," said Corzine. "We now have a more streamlined entity with the proper controls in place. This will ensure more efficient delivery of quality schools which are greatly needed across the state." The changes come after a series of reviews showed the original corporation wasted hundreds of millions of dollars through poor planning, excessive professional fees and lax oversight in a rush to get school projects under construction quickly. A Star-Ledger analysis in 2005 found the first six schools built by the schools corporation cost, on average, 45 percent more than schools built by local boards of education at the sime time, and that the corporation paid its construction managers triple the standard rate. © 2007 The Jersey Journal talk about a rush---- ,sewers that dont work, toxic dirt. no usage of most first floor ,gym, auditorium, aerobics,etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 what happens when the school floods after openning day. any room in hudson county college for our students? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Superintendent steps down amid pesticide controversy 8/29/2007, The Associated Press PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — The superintendent of a northern New Jersey school district is stepping down after contaminated soil was found at one of the district's schools. But the terms under which Janice Dime is leaving the Paramus district, including receiving her full salary until June of 2008, are also creating controversy. Dime came under fire after the public learned that pesticide-laden soil had been found at the West Brook Middle School in January of this year but that parents and staff weren't notified until four months later. The pesticides found on the school property, which sits on a former celery field, include high levels of aldrin, dieldrin and DDE. Aldrin is a pesticide used on crops that turns into dieldrin as it breaks down, and amounts found in school soil were 39 times the state's safety guidelines. DDE is a harmful byproduct of DDT, a pesticide. The school reopened Aug. 17 after the soil was removed. The agreement between Dime and the school district, announced Monday, allows her to receive her annual salary of $212,000 until her contract expires in June 2008 although she won't be working; she'll also receive medical benefits. The district is also required to provide Dime with a letter of reference. According to the agreement, neither the district nor the superintendent can comment to the press about its terms. In a statement, the district referred to the split with Dime as being over "philosophical differences," and said it was recognizing the "prior contributions" she'd made during her tenure. Aspects of the agreement raised the hackles of many parents who'd pushed for Dime to be replaced. "She's done a bad job, so we're going to give her a recommendation," Charles Willis told The Record of Bergen County for Wednesday's newspapers. "I've never heard of such a thing." Information from: The Record of Bergen County Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 openning school day - 75 million later. its just sad, sand bags everywhere, an eyesore if you will, no ribbon to cut,no town ceremonies. a black eye for sure. just close your eyes and pray its OK. pray- no tropical storm in sept or oct . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I see a new sidewalk project started at the new HHS. Its good to be paid twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 I see a new sidewalk project started at the new HHS.Its good to be paid twice. 66757[/snapback] WILL THEY BE FINISHED BY CHRISTMAS ???? HO-HO-HO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 I heard anyone that used the new field or lives in that area ,has been exposed to toxic dirt and fumes from this construction project.they are still trying to remedy this situation . :THOSE WITH CONCERN SHOULD NOTE THIS STORY: School studied for environmental causes of autism 12/26/2007, 2:06 p.m. ET The Associated Press NORTHVALE, N.J. (AP) — Teachers at a Bergen County school that serves autistic children are giving birth to an unusually high number of autistic children, a researcher said. Dr. Lawrence Rosen, medical adviser at the Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology, said there appears to be an autism cluster at St. Anthony's school in Northvale, which serves children with autism and other learning disabilities. He said he suspects it's because of an environmental problem and that the center, which started the inquiry, wants tests of air, water and soil at the school, The Record of Bergen County reported for Wednesday's newspapers. However, preliminary findings from air quality tests done for the Northern Valley regional school district have not found anything unusual at the school, according to an assistant superintendent. No abnormalities were found during inspections by the state health department and by an engineering firm hired by the Archdiocese of Newark, which owns the property. The initial study included interviews with 24 current or former school employees who had children either while they worked at the school or since then. Their 42 offspring included 24 with developmental disorders — 10 with autism. Superintendent Jan Furman pointed out that Rosen's conclusions were based on a small sampling of employees. Only 46 of the 515 employees at St. Antony's and other district facilities responded to a letter sent to them before the interviews were conducted. Furman noted that Dr. Walter Zahorodny, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, has said the study's limited scope means it may be premature to declare an autism cluster at St. Anthony's. Zahorodny heads the New Jersey Autism Study, part of a multistate study that found one in every 150 eight-year-olds in the country has some degree of autism. In New Jersey, the figure is one of every 94 children. ___ Information from: The Record of Bergen County, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Jersey schools got tainted meat from Calif. plant Saturday, February 23, 2008 By TED SHERMAN NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE More than 100 New Jersey schools participating in federal lunch programs are believed to have received tainted meat from a California meatpacker shut down after the nation's largest beef recall. State agriculture officials yesterday said they are in the process of notifying schools - a task complicated by the snow and this week's mid-winter vacations that have closed many school districts. The list of schools, based on information provided by the processors, will not be released until all the districts have been notified to determine if they actually received tainted products. Lynne Richmond, a spokeswoman for the department, said schools from across the state received products - including beef tacos, hamburger patties and meatballs - from three processors in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Those companies, which received at least 126,000 pounds of coarse ground beef from Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co., of Chino, Ca., between February 2006 and February 2008, were suppliers to New Jersey schools through the National School Lunch Program. The USDA placed an administrative hold on Hallmark/Westland beef on Jan. 30, and ordered any products destined for federal food assistance programs be removed from schools and destroyed. Meanwhile, state Sen. Kevin O'Toole, R-Essex, said the state needs to take another look at its regulations governing food recalls. "There are too many loopholes that allow contaminated meat to cross over state lines and into school lunchrooms," he said. "It's alarming." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CHUCK E CHEESE Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 HOW CAN KEARNY SCHOOLS OWN UP, AND SAY "WE SERVED CONTAMINATED MEAT TO THE STUDENTS". WHILE IN HARRISON THE SAME LUNCH COMPANY (POMPTONIAN) SAYS IT DIDN'T. REALLY.... ENLIGHTEN US <SOMEONE>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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