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Saturday, July 08, 2006

08 - Sat - Search for man widens... City website makeover... Corzine authorizes restart...


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Breaking news: Corzine authorized casinos to open this AM, signs budget bill...

Since the Green / Moriarty / Sweeney proposal has helped ignite the state budget debate, all State Budget stories will be posted in the Plainfield section for the duration. -- Dan


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________













Plainfield Today: "City website makeover starts"













(Photo, Courier News)
If you have seen Mr. Austin or have information about his whereabouts, call the Plainfield Police at (908) 753-3131.
Herman Austin: "Missing senior search widens" -- Yesterday was Chad Weihrauch's last day with the Courier. This story reflects the reasons we can be glad to have had him covering Plainfield: clear, accurate, detailed reporting. Thanks again, Chad, and all the best!

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Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & State Budget:
..... - SL: "Seven key areas to watch as state government restarts"
..... - CN: "Lawmakers to finalize budget this morning"
..... - NYT: "Drastic Action, Modest Result in New Jersey"
.......... - Breaking news: "Governor Ends Weeklong Shutdown, Opens Casinos"
.......... - Disruption: "Trenton Showdown Ended, but Shutdown Lingers On"
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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___________________________________________________________________________

Rahway: "Murder-suicide in deaths of Rahway mom and son"
Vauxhall: "Killing of 70-yr old contractor followed failed heist"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Flood Damage: "Feds will step in to assist Jerseyans hurt by flooding"
PATH Plot: "Scheme to bomb PATH tunnel was halted, FBI says"

Towns:
Bogota: "Spanish McDonald's ad prompts talk of a boycott"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Lobbygate - WP: "Lobbying Firm Underreported Income, Some was Public Money"

Plamegate - Guardian/UK: "Bush told Cheney to discredit diplomat critical of Iraq policy"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

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

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_________________________________________________________

Katrina - Rebuilding:

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 | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

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