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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

13 - Wed - Why you'll NEED a wine tasting... Hispanic Heritage month... McGreevey meets Oprah...

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Tonight: Zoning Board continues hearing on South Ave condo proposal, 8 PM, City Hall Library.

Tomorrow: Reception and Presentation opening Hispanic Heritage Month, 7 PM, Public Library.


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "You'll NEED the wine-tasting after this..."
Plain Talker: "Hispanic Heritage Month"

McGreevey - SL: "On a new stage, McGreevey takes 'Confession' to Oprah"
..... - CN: "Friends in tow, McGreevey shares memoirs on 'Oprah'"
..... - NYT: "McGreevey Tells Oprah Winfrey About New Book, and New Life"
Budget: "Plainfield taxpayers can expect to pay more"
Crime: "East Orange man sought in East 5th Street slaying"
'First Suburbs': "'First suburbs' are finding strength in numbers"

Hispanic Heritage Month [2nd item]: "Library kicks off celebration"
HIV Testing: "Free HIV testing offered at mobile lab"

Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Homophobia at State Dem Convention?: Tom Moran: "He was no Cher, they were not sunny"
..... - Bidding & Ethics: "Montclair councilor sues colleagues over contracts"
..... - Affordable Housing: "Affordable housing units open in affluent Harding"
..... - Real Estate: "Online Tool Lets You Research Properties" -- Property Shark site.
..... - Real Estate: "The Immigration Equation: Will Immigrants Save the Market?"
..... - Real Estate: "The Pork-Bellies Approach to Housing"

Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.
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___________________________________________________________________________

Franklin Twp.: "Township halts reassessment amid public outcry"
Roselle: "Roselle board hears a handful of gripes"
Somerset Co.: "Prison for animal rights activists"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Council: "Booker meets resistance on layoffs"
Planning: "Regional Plan Ass'n putting plans together in Newark"
Vailsburg Shootings - SL: "'Good worker' charged in Newark triple homicide"

..... - NYT: "Man Arrested in Three Killings"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez - SL: "Menendez faces complaint about actions as a shareholder"
.......... - "Menendez' TV ads focus on port security and Bush"
..... - CN: "Menendez hit with new ethics complaint"

Biz: "Bristol-Myers opens door to suitors after firing chief"
Child Advocate: "Pediatrician E. Susan Hodgson takes reins as state child advocate"
Death Penalty: "N.J. panel counts cost of death penalty"
Homeland Security: "Submarine new tool in security arsenal"
Human Trafficking: "Bar owner pleads guilty to harboring illegal aliens"
Port Security: "N.J. senators want all or nothing for port security"
Seton Hall Fire Trial: "Defense wants 2 Seton fire trials"
Soccer: "Red Bulls unveil details for a $220 million soccer stadium"

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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
School Funding: "Revision of funding hinges on special education issues"
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Towns: East Orange: "Crime reduction gives East Orange an image boost" -- Mayor, Police Director give report to City Hall audience.


Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
















Editorial Cartoon: Sack, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

2006 Primaries: "Moderate Chafee holds off challenger in RI; Clinton and Spitzer win in NY"
ABC's 9/11 Film - E&P: "American Airlines Latest to Hit ABC's Film -- Legal Action to Follow?"

..... - Adweek: "American Could Pull Ads From ABC"
Afghanistan - Philly Inquirer: "U.S. strategy may be helping Taliban, expert says"
Al Qaeda-Iraq Connection - E&P: "Despite Senate Report, Tony Snow Continues Pointing Press to Saddam/Zarqawi Link"
Bush - Analysis, SL: John Farmer: "Instead of unity, Bush chose divisiveness"
Bush - Scare Tactics, Rolling Stone: "RollingStone: Bush's Phony War"
Domestic Spying - Editorial, CN: "Request for phone-list info proper ... and safe"
Iraq - MSNBC: "Marine calls situation in Anbar province dire"
Lebanon - הארץ
/Haaretz: "IDF commander: We fired more than a million cluster bombs in Lebanon"
Syria - SL: "Syrians stop attack on U.S. Embassy"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________












(Photo, NY Times)

'Monopoly' Game: "'Here & Now' edition has branded playing pieces" -- But you can still get the CLASSIC edition!
Real Estate: "If Houses Could Talk: Online Tool Lets You Research Properties" -- Property Shark site.
Real Estate: "The Immigration Equation: Will Immigrants Save the Market?"
Real Estate: "The Pork-Bellies Approach to Housing"

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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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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