Fleming's Steakhouse and Wine Bar will host an afternoon of food and music to benefit Alpine Learning Group and SingSOS/Songs of the Spectrum on Sunday, February 22nd from 12:30 – 2:30pm. Alpine Learning Group is a school located in Paramus that provides educational and behavioral services for children and adults with autism; SingSOS is an autism awareness project that enlists the power of music to convey the range of experiences -- from heartbreak to triumph -- involved in the disorder. Top-name musicians including Jackson Browne, Dar Williams and Marshall Crenshaw have recorded songs for an upcoming CD. At the event, guests will enjoy culinary delights, delicious wines and a live performance of the songs by their composers - John O’Neil, Jon Fried and Deena Shoshkes.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously (2-0) to issue a one year stay of enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of regulated products, including products intended for children 12 years old and younger. These requirements are part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which added certification and testing requirements for all products subject to CPSC standards or bans.
By Everett M. Lo
Social Security Administration's Regional Public Affairs Office in the New York Region
More than 100 national groups and hundreds of local organizations are participating in America Saves Week, which takes place from February 22 to March 1, 2009. Social Security is proud to be one of them.
By Everett M. Lo
Social Security Administration's Regional Public Affairs Office in the New York Region
You’ve bought flowers for your sweetheart, a box of chocolates for your mom, a red tie for dad. It isn’t until you find out that Grandma and Grandpa are coming over for dinner that you realize it: you’ve forgotten to get them something for Valentines Day. Don’t worry. Social Security has just the thing for the older Valentines on your list. Tell them about the Medicare prescription drug plan — and about the extra help they may be able to get through Social Security.
By Everett M. Lo
Social Security Administration's Regional Public Affairs Office in the New York Region
Whether you are a new U.S. citizen or a noncitizen with authorization to work in this country, you need to apply for a Social Security card and number in order to work in the United States. While most American citizens now have Social Security cards issued at birth, a noncitizen applying for his or her first Social Security card or number must prove identity, age and citizenship.
By Everett M. Lo
Social Security Administration's Regional Public Affairs Office in the New York Region
If you are divorced, there are several things you should know about Social Security.
A divorced spouse may be eligible for benefits on more than one work record — such as one’s own record and an ex-spouse’s record. This applies to both divorced men and women. If you have never asked Social Security about receiving benefits based on your ex-spouse’s work, you should consider it.
By Everett M. Lo
Social Security Administration's Regional Public Affairs Office in the New York Region
Not long ago, Social Security unveiled a newly redesigned homepage at www.socialsecurity.gov. It’s the same location, but a much-improved design. The public agrees that the new page is more welcoming, easier to navigate, and includes improved graphics. All of the same important information is there, but in a more visually-appealing way.
Here is what some visitors to the new home page told us:
President Barack Obama recently asked Congress "to act without delay" to pass legislation to double alternative energy production in the next three years and build a new electricity "smart grid." This smart grid would be an updated digital version of the electric wires strung across our country in the past century.
