Saturday: "43rd Annual Outdoor Art Festival"
Saturday: "Plainfield Public Library - 125th Anniversary Celebration"
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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "HITS: 'Death threats' investigation?... Litter: Your tax dollars at work... Website: Someone is paying attention..."
Plain Talker: "Group Seeks Ouster Of Mayor"
Violent Teen Crime - Analysis, USAToday: "Police tie jump in crime to juveniles"
.......... - Local Responses: "Cities grapple with crime by kids"
..... - A Teaneck Illustration - Record: "2 arrested in killing of Teaneck 15-year-old"
.......... - SL: "Teen charged with killing Teaneck boy after party" -- Sadly, the Teaneck story illustrates the national one: Two teens fight over jewelry at a party, one shoots and kills the other...also has gang connection overtones...
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Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & Norcross' Long Shadow:
Norcross loss?: "Casino panel head is arrested" -- Behind this story of domestic violence lurks the Corzine/Norcross relationship -- very much changed by the budget battle -- and how it will work out in appointments...
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Verizon & Cable: "Verizon makes pitch to Montclair for cable TV pact"
..... - Dress Codes: "Orange dress code seeks to make schools button-down"
..... - School Vouchers: "Bound Brook schools cited in lawsuit"
Events for this week are here
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or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Cranford: "Cranford road reopening stirs an objection"
Edison: "Edison skips pact over conflict fears" -- Firm omitted reference to work done for Jack Morris
Edison - Ethnic Tensions: "Choi trades words with Asian-Indian over alleged brutality"
..... - NAACP Involvement: "Ethnic groups meet to discuss concerns over Edison incident"
Edison: "Council seeks to control redevelopment of the Ford property"
Elizabeth: "Two Elizabeth primary losers, Bollwage stalwarts, contest outcomes"
Hillside: "Ranch Bar allowed to serve alcohol again"
Manville - CN: "Paving the way to a better Manville"
..... - SL: "Streetscape face-lift nearing completion"
Peapack-Gladstone: "Sisters of St. John the Baptist make a heavenly deal on open space"
Roselle: "After 6 years, Roselle camp returns"
Scotch Plains: "The Tales of Dinoman, at a library near you"
Somerville: "Somerville study calls for stiffer parking fines"
South Bound Brook: "Council member resigns seat"
Union Twp.: "GOP alleges town hall nepotism"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Crime: "Booker and chef foil robbery suspect"
Joan Whitlow: "For the new mayor, all's not sweetness and light"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
NJ Economic Outlook: "N.J. economy is choking, say two experts"
NJ Symphony Orchestra: "N.J. Symphony pulls strings in deal to meet its expenses"
Sales Tax Increase: "Argue the point, but pay the tax"
School Vouchers: "Bound Brook schools cited in lawsuit"
Sex Discrimination: "Judge's sex bias claim is denied"
Vioxx Trial: "Merck wins big with jury verdict in Vioxx case"
Towns:
..... - Irvington: "Councilman wants AG's boyfriend to resign"
..... - Orange: "Orange dress code seeks to make schools button-down"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - SL: John Farmer: "Bush is cooking the books"
Boston 'Big Dig' Tunnel - SL: "Big Dig inspection uncovers 240 more possible defect"
Domestic Spying - WP: "Bush compromises on spying program"
Plamegate: "Wilson, Plame to Sue Cheney, Rove and Libby"
Voting Rights:
..... - Voting Rights Act - NYT: "After Challenges, House Approves Renewal of Voting Act"
..... - Identification - NYT: "Federal Judge Rules Voter ID Card Law in Georgia Is Illegal"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Language: 'Slut': "The Taming of the Slur"
Cold War Bunker: "The hideout Congress never used"
Lawns and Anti-Lawns: "Redefining American Beauty, by the Yard"
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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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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