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Saturday, June 10, 2006

10 - Sat - CN on the $40K theft... R&B by the Brook... Cody for freeholder... Weapons incident at PHS...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Rhythm & Blues By The Brook - Today, Noon - 7 PM"
Plain Talker: "Cody For Freeholder"

$40K Theft from Tax Office: "Plainfield probes theft of $40K paid to the city"
..... - Remember, you read it in Plainfield Today first!
Abbott Schools: "NAACP head assails Corzine plan to audit poor school districts"
Crime [next to last item]: "Teenager faces weapons charge in PHS incident"
..... - Note reference to access to PHS through an 'unlocked door'

Connections? Food For Thought
..... - 'Jersey Widows': "Coulter Draws Fire for Bashing 9/11 Widows"
..... - Gangs in Levittown: "After Gang Threat, It's Cap, Gown and Lockdown"
..... - Prisons - WP: "U.S. Prison Study Faults System and the Public"
..... - Guns/Gunplay: "Paterson church leaders aim to take back streets"

Events for this week are here

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


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Clark: "In Jersey, a silent majority makes noise"
North Plainfield: "Hot lunch: Competitors bringing heat to today's chili cook-off"

BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________

Department Heads: "Mayor-elect delivers pink slips to Newark's department heads"

.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Kean campaign: "Kean draws Laura Bush for campaign fundraiser"

Death Penalty - SL: "Commission on death penalty begins broad study of N.J. law"
..... - CN: "Executions committee appeals for more time"
Haynes Security case: "Security firm exec accepts plea deal; Wife takes over firm"
Supreme Court: "Corzine planning to name Democrat as top state judge"

Towns:

..... - Newark: "Mobile police command unit is ready to roll in disasters"
.......... - World Cup: "For 5th straight tournament, the U.S. team includes St. Benedict's grads"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - SL: "Court approves Internet phone wiretaps"

Congress vs. States: "Congress Has Voted More Than 50 Times to Override State Laws"
Dems - SL: "Iraq war critic Murtha seeks to lead Democrats in House"
Immigration - DallasNews: "Critics say Perry's border camera plan out of focus"
Internet - CNetNews: "House rejects Net neutrality rules"
Iraq - SL: "U.S. hits hard and fast at Zarqawi insurgents"
..... - NYT: "Troop Cuts in Iraq Won't Meet Goal This Year, Officials Say"
..... - Truthout: "Unreported: Oil, 'The Plan' and The Zarqawi Invitation"
Jefferson Affair - SL: "Race issue complicates fight to strip congressman of post"
Kerik & Giuliani - NYT: "Giuliani Called Before Grand Jury in Kerik Inquiry"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

Real Estate: "Chef suing for a piece of $46M real estate pie" -- Is he entitled?
World Cup - TomDispatch: "How to Watch the World Cup: Politics and War by Other Means"

BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS 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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