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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

City gov as Mad Hatter's Tea Party... 352 Condos for East 3rd... McGee makes waves... Budget hearing tonight...

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Plainfield Today: "A regular Mad Hatter's Tea Party"
Plain Talker: "Plan for 352 Condos Unveiled for 3rd & Richmond"

McGee Resignation - SL: "Plainfield administrator to step aside"
..... - CN: "City waiting on resignation letter"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Urban Crime: "Government Looks at Rise in Urban Crime"
..... - Mayoral Marriage Fees: "You may now pay the mayor and kiss the bride, state says" -- Directly?
..... - Elementary School Reunion: "Memories, and dreams, of gold"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Woodbridge to vote on extending 'pay-to-play' ban"
..... - Police, Fire Layoffs: "City offers pay freeze in the place of layoffs"
..... - Local campaigns: "Maplewood candidates on tight budgets"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________


Today: 6 - 9 PM. Council Budget Session. City Hall Library.
..... - 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. -- See who wins the meeting space fight!
..... - 7 PM. Board of Ed. Washington Community School.

Tomorrow: 4:30 PM. Dedication & Open House. YWCA Early Learning Center. East Front & Church Streets.
..... - 8 PM. Council Business Meeting. Municipal Court/Council Chamber. -- Hearings on budget and East 3rd/Richmond redevelopment plan.

Thursday: 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library.

Events for this week are here

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

Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']


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BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Booker Supporter: "Taxi chief in Newark is suspended over stationhouse dispute"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez proposes gang crack-down"
..... - "GOP targets $500,000 to boost Kean's Senate chances"

Ferguson / Stender Race: "Campaign spending hits $2.9M in 7th District race"

Bryant Investigation: "US subpoena seeks Bryant records"
Hospitals: "Prompted by state, hospitals report medical mistakes"
Legislature:
..... - Adoptees: "Measure advances to let adoptees get a key to their past"
..... - Corrections Commissioner: "Panel delays action on corrections chief"
..... - Education Commissioner: "Senate clears Davy as education chief"
..... - Supremes - SL: "Senators judge candidates for high court and approve"
.......... - CN: "Bernards judge step closer to top court"
Rutgers: "Gaining prestige, one yard at a time"
Towns:
Irvington: "Mother of 12 could see big bill from her 'home makeover'"
Turnpike: "Privatized Indiana toll road may be case study for N.J."
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Commentary - SL: Paul Mulshine: "Where the property tax battle is being lost"
Corzine Proposal: "Corzine: Let locals make taxes"
..... - Editorial, CN: "New taxes won't help tax reform"
Review: "Democrats look at tax-relief progress"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________















Editorial Cartoon: Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons

2006 Elections - AP: "'Common Good' a New Theme for Democrats"
Abramoff & GOP's Mehlman: "Displease a Lobbyist, Get Fired"
FDA: "Former F.D.A. Chief Is Charged With Conflict"
Iraq - WP: "Families Flee Iraqi River Towns On 4th Day of Sectarian Warfare"
Olbermann on Bush - AP: "Keith Olbermann Goes On The Attack Against President Bush"
Ohio Dems: "The Columnist Who Shut Up to Speak Out"
Pennsylvania GOP: "Homes Raided In Rep. Weldon Influence Probe"
Religious Right - WP: "Losing Faith in the President"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Diabetes Awareness: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single diabetic"
Emergency Warning System: "Wireless giants are wary of U.S. alerts"


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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NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

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