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Wednesday, April 05, 2006

05 - Wednesday - MUA Huggers and haters weigh in.. Blanco says Sr. Center "a mistake"

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "MUA: Huggers and haters weigh in"
..... - "Unexpected death in Mayor's family"
Plain Talker: "Blanco Says Pricey Senior Center Plan "Was A Mistake""

First Unitarian Society: "Local resident starts blog to share opinions on social issues"
.......... - and the blog is here

Connections?
Food For Thought

..... - School Board Election: "Dispute over debate heats up Hillside school race"
..... - Development: "New contractor hired in redesign of shopping district site"
..... - Inspections Issues: "Despite investigation, inspector stays"
..... - Housing: "Groups offer housing options to affordable home seekers"

Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']


Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Berkeley Heights: "Berkeley Heights braces for big tax hit"
Clark: "Familiar faces fill ballot in Clark race"
Hillside: "Dispute over debate heats up Hillside school race"
North Plainfield: "Teen murder suspect to be tried as adult"
Perth Amboy: "Vas gives look at Perth Amboy's 'best days'"
Piscataway: "Sex educator hopes to guide youth toward positive choices"
Rahway: "Nothing pedestrian about Rahway's crackdown"
Somerset County: "Judge rules in Medevac's favor"
South Bound Brook: "Borough OKs budget, submits $1M aid application"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez/Kean Race: "Poll shows Menendez leading; Confusion over identities"

Auto Insurance: "Trio accuses Geico of discrimination; Say rating system hits minorities hard"
Budget: Rutgers/Eagleton Poll: "More Jersey voters view Corzine plans negatively"
..... - Governor's Schools: "Supporters try to save Governor's Schools"
..... - Legislature: "Costlier programs get less sympathy"
Federal Judgeship: "Senate OKs Jerseyan as Chertoff replacement for seat on appeals court"
Federal Highway Funds: "Jersey power play gets highway funds"
NJT: "NJ Transit defends policy on homeless"
Ramapough Shooting: "Prosecutor say officers were unjustified in leaving state land"
..... - Analysis: "Agency culture shifts from rangers to cops"
Supreme Court: "Court eyes kid games in age of sex crime"
UMDNJ - Editorial, SL: "Under the influence"

Towns:
..... - Newark: "North Ward campaign heating up"
.......... - Essex County College: "ECC may name gym for James"
..... - Maplewood/South Orange: "Assembly on black history soothes students' anger"
..... - East Orange: "New contractor hired in redesign of shopping district site"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Homeland Security: "Shifts in airport security intended to fool terrorists"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |

Beekeeping: "Jersey hoping to revive its hives with honey of an offer: Free starter insects"
For Numbers Freaks: "Another fine moment for folks who liked 9/9/99"


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ABBREVIATIONS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |

AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
| CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times |
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