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New Jersey County Clerks

A more extensive list containing both County Clerk and Board of Election contact information, including fax numbers, is available here.

Atlantic County Clerk
5901 Main Street
CN 2005
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
609-641-7867		 Bergen County Clerk
One Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-336-7000		 Burlington County Clerk
49 Rancocas Road
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
609-265-5122
Camden County Clerk
2015 The Mall at Voorhees Town Center, 2nd Floor
Voorhees, NJ 08043
856-566-2920		 Cape May County Clerk
7 North Main Street
DN 109
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210-3096
609-465-1010		 Cumberland County Clerk
Court House Building
60 West Broad Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
856-453-4860
Essex County Clerk
Hall of Records
465 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102
973-621-4920		 Gloucester County Clerk
Court House
P.O. Box 129
Woodbury, NJ 08096
856-853-3237		 Hudson County Clerk
257 Cornelison Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07302
201-369-3470
Hunterdon County Clerk
Hall of Records
71 Main Street
Flemington, NJ 08822
908-788-1221		 Mercer County Clerk
100 Court House Annex
209 South Broad Street, P.O. Box 8068
Trenton, NJ 08650
609-989-6477		 Middlesex County Clerk
P.O. Box 1110
New Brunswick, NJ08903-1110
732-745-3827
Monmouth County Clerk
33 Mechanic Street
Freehold, NJ 07728
732-431-7324		 Morris County Clerk
Administration & Records Building
P.O. Box 315
Morristown, NJ 07963-0315
973-285-6125		 Ocean County Clerk
P.O. Box 2191
Toms River, NJ 08754
732-929-2110
Passaic County Clerk
401 Grand Street, Room 130
Paterson, NJ 07505
973-225-3632		 Salem County Clerk
P.O. Box 18
92 Market Street
Salem, NJ 08079
856-935-7510		 Somerset County Clerk
P.O. Box 3000
20 Grove Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
908-231-7006
Sussex County Clerk
Sussex County Clerk’s Office
83 Spring Street, Suite 304
Newton, NJ 07860
973-579-0900		 Union County Clerk
2 Broad Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
908-527-4787		 Warren County Clerk
413 Second Street
Belvidere, NJ 07823
908-475-6211
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Peggy McIntosh’s extraordinary essay on what it means to possess White Privilege

I can go shopping without being harassed

I hope you enjoy this extraordinary essay by gifted writer, thinker and egalitarian, Peggy McIntosh as much as I do. For your downloading pleasure, here’s a condensed list of 50 ways white privilege is experienced in America (thanks for the link Helen Tinsley!).

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
by Peggy McIntosh

I can go shopping without being harassedThrough work to bring materials from women’s studies into the rest of the curriculum, I have often noticed men’s unwillingness to grant that they are overprivileged, even though they may grant that women are disadvantaged. They may say they will work to women’s status, in the society, the university, or the curriculum, but they can’t or won’t support the idea of lessening men’s. Denials that amount to taboos surround the subject of advantages that men gain from women’s disadvantages. These denials protect male privilege from being fully acknowledged, lessened, or ended. read more

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Most inspiring message on Why Vote!

I am honored by the opportunity to display this message on my website. Rev. Dr. William Barber II shares the historical time line of Black and ethnic minority acquisition of the rights to vote, to have equality in housing and economic opportunities and reminds us, “If there was ever a time to vote that time is NOW.”

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Self learning beats a “degrading” educational system

TED features a MOOC project this week

Shimon Schocken and Noam Nisan developed a curriculum for their students to build a computer, piece by piece. When they put the course online — giving away the tools, simulators, chip specifications and other building blocks — they were surprised that thousands jumped at the opportunity to learn, working independently as well as organizing their own classes in the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). A call to forget about grades and tap into the self-motivation to learn. read more

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Resources to overcome depression and mental illness

If you need a place to spend social time, a volunteer opportunity, psychotherapy, housing or vocational training, here are some resources for people challenged by depression or another form of mental illness. Please feel free to post resources you know of which aren’t listed in a comment and I’ll add them to the list after checking them out.

For US By US Self Help Center 40 North Van Brunt Street, 2nd Floor, Englewood, NJ 07631 201-541-1221 Hours: Monday-Friday 1-5pm What it is: This program is a place where people dealing with a mental health issue of any type can spend time to socialize or spend quiet time in a place away from home. Activities take place that you can join if you like. The center is pretty much run by peers with professional oversight in the background. Who can participate: You may self-qualify to participate. Admission requirements: Drop-ins welcome – just show up. Feel free to ask a friend to bring you by. Work/volunteer opportunities:
  • Volunteering: can help out immediately and after a few weeks, can sign up to be on the scheduled volunteer rotation.
  • Paid positions: after volunteering for a while, people can qualify for a paid position when one opens up.
Crossroads to Wellness at Care Plus NJ 610 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652 201-265-1233 careplusnj.org/pages/3087/index.htm What it is: A program which provides rapid access to comprehensive and intensive mental health services, integrated with self-directed wellness and recovery tools. Who can participate: All Bergen County Residents Admission requirements: Must be in acute need of mental health services or transitioning out of a long-term facility. Friendship House 125 Atlantic Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-2121 njfriendshiphouse.org What it is: Support and training for mentally ill or behaviorally challenged individuals in need of vocational rehabilitation, group therapy, workplace reintegration skills and assistance, job coaching. Work/volunteer opportunities:
  • Supportive in-house workplace environment available on site. Pay commensurate with an individuals’ productivity level
  • Friendship House programs include
    Computer training, culinary classes, maintenance work and clerical training. Social groups, therapy groups, beauty classes, diet classes, diabetes management, groups for young people diagnosed with Asperbergers or on autism spectrum

Admission requirements: By referral. Call to speak with a program counsellor who can help you understand the steps needed to be referred into one of the organization’s programs.

  • Volunteer Center of Bergen County
    64 Passaic Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
    201-489-9454 bergenvolunteers.org info@bergenvolunteers.org
    What it is: A service that matches volunteers with non-profit organizations in need of help.
    Work/volunteer opportunities: read more

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    Expanded student demographic data now on ELC website

    chart of funding weighted per pupilOver the years, Education Law Center (ELC) has become the “go-to” source where parents, policymakers and advocates can find high quality, in-depth data and other useable information on New Jersey’s public schools. This organization is committed to continuing to provide timely and relevant data in a highly functional and interactive format and is pleased to announce that visitors can now find an expanded range of student data on their website: racial/ethnic composition, poverty rates, limited English proficiency rates, and special education rates of NJ public school students, whether enrolled in district schools or charter schools. read more

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    The news is skewed – dig deeper for the truth

    A West Indian friend writes to ask,

    This country is becoming more like a 3rd world country. Why aren’t people demanding jobs instead of talking about racism. Sick and tired of hearing about racism. Everything is racism. Find some other excuse rather than racism. If anything is done wrong it’s blame it on racism. People need to stop blaming and stop looking for hand me out. It seems as though some people like to keep stoking the word racism and using the blame game too much. What about Solyndra all the billions that cost tax payers money. That money could have been used to help students pay for their school loans. The unnecessary spending while unemployment is still above 8%. read more

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    The correct word is . . .

    It’s definitely time to start a proper word usage list. I just spotted the third statement about “peek interest” made by a college educated person. This is going to be a running list. I’ll add to it when I spot anything new that belongs here. If you have a suggestion, put in the Talkback section and I’ll add it.

    Pique Something may pique your interest, but it cannot peek or peak it.

    Apostrophes (‘) – words should only have them to show possession or when the word is a contraction, like can’t or don’t. Plurals don’t get apostrophes. Let’s make a concerted effort not to misplace this bit of punctuation . . because understanding each other is important.
    Resources: Apostrophe Catastrophe, Wikibooks read more

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    Why Obama’s challenging GOP positions

    Obama 2012While the Republicans keep dishing out lies, Obama has to keep reminding people of the realities. Otherwise the liars win. After Ryan’s completely lying performance at RNC, the GOP rose in the polls. People haven’t known what to believe.

    Fortunately, since President Obama is consistent, can back up his assertions with proof and encourages people to check out what he says, the public is slowly learning that it’s possible to trust what he says and conversely, much of what the Republicans say is suspect, if not downright BS. read more

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    “The power’s in you” says legless maker of Cheetah Legs

    Aimee Mullins with 12 pairs of legs she usesWatch the TED Talk with me: Aimee Mullins, the designer of Cheetah running legs, herself a legless woman, talks about combining form, function and value – and of the power of believing and unifying. Aimee’s an athlete, an activist, a woman’s advocate, a sports record-breaker and a completely awesome lady.

    Amy quotes Shakespeare, “When you prick me, do I not bleed; and when you tickle me, do I not laugh?” and adds, “It is the humanity within us that makes us beautiful … Whimsy matters.” read more

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    Irish President Higgins Tells Tea Partier Off

    Short version of audio interview

    In this 2010 interview, Irish President Michael D. Higgins – then labor party leader – takes Megyn Kelly to task for attempting to spread Tea Party lies. President Higgins says, “(Your) tactic is to get a large crowd, whip them up, try and discover what is the greatest fear, work on that, and feed it right back in a frenzy.” He speaks of living and working in the United States in the 1970s in “Willie Nelson country,” and being astonished to discover that many decent, hard working Americans, the type of people, “…who are very proud, as they should be, of the man (Obama) they’ve elected president…” and continues read more

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    The guy trying to get the girl’s number – is a girl!

    If you’re like 23 million other people plus my sons and I, you will love this humourous video clip. In it, Darrel (pronunciation stress on the “el”) tries to get a girl in the movie theater to give him her number. But Darrel is actually a comedy character portrayed by a girl named Nicole Randall Johnson. Nicole as Darrell is a very annoying guy who just won’t take no for an answer. “Work that updo, girl!” he tells his would-be romance. But she’s not having any of it, or him. Darrell’s persuasive antics are just fun. read more

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    Rich 333% richer & poor 5% poorer than in 1980

    Reagan-era tax breaks for the wealthy, which were instituted in 1980 and have become the norm for Republican presidents to continue since then, have resulted in the following financial effect on American households, as detailed in an article on An Economic Sense blog

    IN YEAR 2010
    • Income for the bottom 90% of households is -5% lower than 1980 levels
    • Income for the bottom 9% of households is 35% higher than 1980 levels (those with incomes between the 90th and 99th percentiles)
    • Income for the top 1% of households is 333% higher than 1980 levels
    • The rate of growth for the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has remained steady at 1.9% since 1880 read more