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Thursday, July 13, 2006

13 - Thu - 2006 Murder details... Outdoor Art Festival... More on Green and state budget...

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Saturday: "43rd Annual Outdoor Art Festival" -- Courier had a nice piece in 'Kicks' section today, not foud online
Saturday: "Plainfield Public Library - 125th Anniversary Celebration"


URGENT NOTE: "'Sopranos' premiere postponed"



PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Murders of 2006: Details" -- In response to several requests for complete details...

Assault: "Plainfield man accused of attacking prison guard"
Interstate 78: "Public input sought on I-78"

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Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & State Budget:

Legislature: "South Jersey lawmakers want pay for shuttered employees"
Pension Changes: "State puts off pension system reform"
Roberts' collapse: Wally Edge: "Blow-by-blow on the Budget resolution" -- Assemblyman Jerry Green delivered the bad news to Speaker Roberts?...
..... - Comment on WE's blog: MercerInCharge: "The straight scoop in NJ in re: The Budget..."
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Corruption: "Corruption involved inflated 'change orders' on projects"
..... - School Vouchers - SL: "Supporters of school vouchers filing suit" -- Black Ministers Council, Latino Leadership Alliance and Excellent Education for Everyone take on top teachers' union, NJEA
.......... - CourierPost: "E3 leads charge for vouchers"
..... - Arts Grants: "Dodge Foundation announces arts grants"
..... - Public Access TV: "Film he shoots on firefighters inspires producer to be one"
..... - Development: "Plans for New Brunswick condos gaining traction"

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___________________________________________________________________________

Berkeley Heights: "Rescue squad prepares for legal battle over senior center"
Edison: "Meeting canceled, Indian community at odds with Edison over alleged brutality"
Roselle Park: "No summer break in Roselle Park mayoral race"
Sayreville: "Pallone joins call for probe over toxins in Sayreville water"
Westfield: "Schools get direct line to the police"
Woodbridge: "3 seeking to run for interim mayor"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Council: "Council defers contract tied to Booker's campaign chief"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: See continuing fallout on State Budget under Plainfield heading
MenendezKean Race - SL: "Menendez rakes in double Kean's cash"
..... - NYT: "Menendez Raises More Funds Than Kean, Reports Indicate"

Arts Grants: "Dodge Foundation announces arts grants"
Farber & Traffic Stop: "Farber seeks political allies as traffic stop is investigated" -- the article is contains a profile of her boyfriend Hamlet Goore, detailing his political and business history, including Rahway and Irvington connections
Homeowner Rebates: "State mailing property tax rebate applications"
Medicare: "Medicare gap hits seniors in the wallet"
School Vouchers: "Supporters of school vouchers filing suit" -- Black Ministers Council and Latino Leadership Alliance take on top teachers' union, NJEA
Supreme Court: "High court hones rules for appeals"
..... - Abortion Case: "High court says it will take case on abortion"
Tax Reform - CN: "Tax activists renew push for citizens' convention"
..... - SL: "Coalition prods Legislature for tax referendum in fall"

Towns:

..... - Paterson: "Last of 6 cops suspended on tips-to-drug-pals charge"
..... - New Brunswick: "Plans for New Brunswick condos gaining traction"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Deficit - "A smoking gun: President's claim tax cuts pay for themselves refuted by Administration's own analysis" -- A report of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Halliburton - WP: "Army to End Expansive, Exclusive Halliburton Deal"
Plamegate - ChiSunTimes: Robert Novak: "My role in the Plame leak probe" and a timeline
..... - Analysis: Jason Leopold: "Novak "Source" Warned Reporters About Iraqi WMD Claims" -- but is Novak's claim about Harlow truthful? Harlow's account in the Washington Post last year differs from Novak significantly.


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Beers: "It’s Hot. Drink Your Wheat." -- and a multimedia tour of American wheat beers
Boston Tunnel Collapse: "Wide Flaws Found in Boston Tunnel After Death"
Marriage: "Report: Marriage, money often walk hand in hand"
Public Access TV: "Film he shoots on firefighters inspires producer to be one"
Obituary: "Syd Barrett, a Founder of Pink Floyd"
Obituary: "Milan B. Williams, Commodores Keyboardist"

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_________________________________________________________

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"

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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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