My laptop has crashed! Still kludging. Am posting to the blog, and will give a catch-up when my system is restored..................;-( Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
'Plainfield Idol' 200 winner: "Plainfield guitarist wows the Apollo"
.......... Donna Albanese, tireless promoter of 'Plainfield Idol' competition relays that the
.......... Wednesday Apollo show will be broadcast Saturday night on 'Live at the Apollo.'
.......... Congratulations to Donna, Pat Fields, the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce,
.......... Plainwood Square Merchants, and all who worked so hard on the project!
Flu clinic tomorrow: "Flu clinic to be held on Saturday"
YMCA's new President: "YMCA welcomes new CEO Addy Bonet"
Plainfield Health Center: "'Reach out and Read' book program helps young patients"
Plainfield friend Maureen Greenbaum, Letter to Editor - Courier: "Program benefits bilingual children"
.......... Maureen has supported the 'Reach Out and Read' program at the Plainfield Health Centern
.......... which is in need of funds and funding sources. This is a worthwhile program in need of 'friends.'
TRI-COUNTY_________________________________________________________________________________
Union County: "Freeholders pass partner benefits; Gay rights backers applaud the decision"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Transition: "Corzine holds on to Shea as top aide"
Lame-Duck Legislative Session:
.......... - Smoking age: "Committee backs bill to raise the tobacco age-of-sale to 19"
.......... - Teens and health advice: "Bill lets those older than 13 get medical aid on their own"
.......... - Cellphones and driving: "Codey's hang-up-and-drive proposal gains support of Senate committee"
.......... - State oversight of juvenile detention: "Bill aims to shift juvenile jail oversight"
.......... - Domestic partners: "Bill would give domestic partners same rights as widows, widowers"
Drug laws: Tom Moran - Ledger: "Jails can't cure drug addicts, or the ills they bring to society"
Maplewood - Anti-gang proposals: "Maplewood's anti-gang proposals raise some questions"
DYFS: "Challengers of DYFS look to Corzine"
Paper Mill Playhouse: "Behind the scenes, Paper Mill sells Edison scene shop"
Pension study report: "Panel seeks $12B infusion to fix pension system"
.......... - Editorial - Courier: "Reform, not report, will fix pension problems"
http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051202/OPINION01/512020318/1009
Profiling: "Middlesex County man says his race led to a week in jail"
Public health: "MDs worry as hospital 'killer bug' -- clostridium difficile - hits Jersey"
.......... - Lead poisoning: "NJ: Where children are the lead detectors"
NATION_____________________________________________________________________________________
Bush's Iraq Speech: Analysis, John Farmer - Ledger: "With '06 in mind, Bush shifts Iraq strategy"
Iraq - Paid-for news stories: "Military defends Iraq newspaper ploy"
Abramoff Affair: "Groups push for investigation of Ralph Reed, former head of Christian Coalition"
DeLay's redistricting scheme: "DOJ staff saw Texas redistricting as illegal but were overruled by senior officials"
Cheney's secret 2001 oil meetings: "NJ's Lautenberg calls for investigation; Did oil companies lie about meeting?"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Holiday Album roundup - NY Times: "Seasonal Offerings of the Tried, the True and the Offbeat"
Election reform: "Connecticut passes election reform bill; 'strongest in country' one reformer says"
Suburban drug buyers: "Tenafly councilman an example of suburban buyers using minority 'runners' to buy their drugs"
The color of money: "New $10 to show its colors in March; Counterfeiters likely to be confounded"
