Route 78: "Commuter help online"
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "TW3 - Aug 07 - 13: Blanco memorial... Council vacancy... Gangs & Crime stats... Pensions: Plainfield costs... Developer tricks.."
Sign Vandals: "Sign vandals poke holes in ad strategy" -- Slowpokes! PT posted a pic on 8/5 - see 3rd pic here.
Summer Reading Programs: "Celebrating super summer readers" -- Includes pic of Mayor Robinson-Briggs reading at Somerville B&N
Housing Authority: "Groundbreaking set at Housing Authority"
Junior Police Academy: "Junior Police Academy teaches cadets public service" -- missed this on the 9th, sorry...
Letter: Laura Stevens: "Plainfield Council shut out Latinos in considering Blanco replacement"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Tuskegee Airmen: "Months Later, Still Waiting for Medals"
..... - Churches & Development: "Churches, towns clash"
..... - Bail Source Hearings: "The money behind bail"
..... - 'TownTastes': "Visitors get 'Taste' of Clinton Town cuisine, restaurants"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Edison to field eminent domain ballot question"
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
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "More than 10,000 celebrate at Indian Independence parade"
Edison: "Edison to field eminent domain ballot question in November"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
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Property Tax Reform:
Legislative Committees: "Tax reform push led by pols who double dip"
..... - Pace: "Lawmakers promise methodical pace in reform hearings"
Abbott Funding - Editorial, CN: "Abbott fund changes key to reforms"
Rising Taxes: "Higher bills, flat incomes deflate the American Dream in Jersey"
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Appalachian Trail: "Ridgerunners patrol Trail to help those less experienced"
Bail Source Hearings - Editorial, SL: "The money behind bail"
Farming: "With its high-priced land, Jersey's not fertile ground"
Health: "Schools scramble to stock meningitis vaccine"
Hospital Closings - OpEd, SL: "Avoiding closing arguments"
Immigrants: "Riverside: A town divided"
Medicare Part D: "Options are available for seniors in medi-gap"
Youth Suicides: "Council urges state to step up awareness"
Towns: Lawnside: "Family reunion celebrates heritage and endurance"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - Analysis, SL: John Farmer: "Anti-incumbent zeal may widen divisions"
..... - Analysis, WP: "For GOP, Bad Gets Worse in Northeast" -- with chart and links to 8 races
Cuba: "Photos raise still more questions about Castro" -- Cold War chicken-entrails reading lives!
Middle East - WP: "Israel Accepts U.N. Deal"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Medinah CC, Photo, NY Times)
Golf: "In Steroid Era, Will Golf’s Integrity Stand Test?"
Punditry: "Conflict of Interest or Legitimate Punditry? You Decide." -- When high level gov employees pundit without public disclosure
V-J Day: "Rhode Island is holdout on V-J Day"
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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