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Sunday, August 06, 2006

06 - Sun - Dan's remembrance of Blanco... School board criticized... Green Brook Commission reflects...

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MIA: The Ledger appears to be in technical MELTDOWN. Nothing, nada, of Sunday's edition online as of 10 AM. Will post later if it ever comes up. -- Dan


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________











Plainfield Today: "Ray Blanco - A remembrance"

Green Brook Flood Control Commission: "Commission reflects on 1973 flood, river's future"
Speaking Out: Susan Martin: "Plainfield school board unfair over contract"

Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Evicting Birds: "No Trees Were Harmed in Evicting These Birds"

Events for this week are here

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or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Bound Brook: "Rights group, Bound Brook students protest expulsions"
New Brunswick: "RWJ preps for possible strike"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Aljira Gallery: "Tristate Talent Search Hits a High Note"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez - Bergen Record: "Menendez faults GOP on port security"

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Property Tax Reform:

Bergen Record: "Desperate for a tax break"
NYT: "To Do This Fall: Fix the Property Tax Problem"
OpEd, CN: Bill Dressel: "State shares blame for property tax woes" -- Dressel is executive director of the NJ State League of Municipalities
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Bill-padding Scandal: "Critics say graft probe collecting only dust"
Development: "As Development Closes In, a Rodeo Hangs On"

Towns:

..... - East Brunswick - NYT: "Church and Team: Where to Draw the Line?"
..... - Springfield, Burlington Co.: "State Moves to Close Composting Plant"
..... - Franklinville: "State wonders how toxic site became day-care center"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________









(Photo, Hartford Courant)

2006 Elections - WP: "Conn. Primary Race Could Be Democratic Watershed"
Middle East - WP: "U.S., France Agree On Plan to Halt Lebanon Fighting"
'Transactional Lobbying' - NYT: "Deal Maker Details the Art of Greasing the Palm" -- with chart.


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________








(Photo, Cleo Mack Dance Project of Dunellen, NY Times)
Arts Grants: "When an Arts Grant Means More Than the Sum of Its Dollars"
Cars: "Missing: A Bait-Shop Beauty, and a Dream"
'Organic' Mainstreams: "Organic products are big bite of grocery stores' total sales"
Real Estate: "The Houses That Wouldn’t Move"

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:
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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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