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Monday, October 16, 2006

Green helping Menendez?... Busy week... Transportation exhibit at Library... Muhlenberg... duCret School...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Is Green helping Menendez or not?"
Plain Talker: "Another Busy Week" -- and Bernice is NOT kidding!












Trolley on West Front Street,
Collection of the Plainfield Public Library

Plainfield Public Library: "Exhibit tracks city's transportation history"
duCret School: "duCret school to hold open house Oct. 26"
Muhlenberg/Diabetes Center of NJ: "Educators help youth prevent onset of diabetes"
NJT: "A peek inside the new double-deckers" -- coming, eventually, to a commuter line near you.


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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - School Uniforms: "Bayonne parents say uniform policy violates rights"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________


Today: 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library.
Tomorrow: 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.
Wednesday: 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_________________________________________________________________________

1967 Riots: "In Newark, oral histories offer hope for closure"
Dora's Angels Breast Cancer Walk: "Newark's walk for the cause raises $362,000"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez / Kean Race - Rebovich - PolNJ: "Optimistic Obama Stumps for Menendez"
CNS: "'Foley Factor' Said to Be Hurting Kean, New Jersey GOP"

Ferguson / Stender Race - MSNBC: "Stender Accuses Ferguson of Preying on Women"
..... - Wally Edge/PoliticsNJ: "Stender tries to pin Ferguson down"
..... - WashPost (2003) via NOWNJ: "The Congressman's Night on the Town"
..... - Stender Mailer: Full front page archived here.

Corrections Nominee: "Corrections choice Hayman known as conciliator"
NJ Lottery: "Losing bidder pushing state to void decision"
Port Authority - Editorial, SL: "The Port Authority shuts out the public"
Rutgers: "Rutgers alumnus donates $3 million for stem cell research"
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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 Desegregation- SL: Bob Braun: "A call to bring schools, and races, together"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
















Editorial Cartoon: Deering, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

2006 Elections - NYT: "In Final Weeks, G.O.P. Focuses on Best Bets"
.......... - "Questions About War Erode a Traditional Pennsylvania GOP Advantage"
Foley Fallout - WP: "Hastert's Team Mentality to Be Tested as Foley Scandal Unfolds"
GOP - Analysis, SL: John Farmer: "GOP fears Ohio Democrats' strength a nationwide omen"
..... - OpEd, NYT: Frank Rich: "The Gay Old Party Comes Out"
.......... - Tony Snow - NYT: "Bush’s Press Secretary Is Raising Money, and Some Eyebrows"
Iraq & Britain - Guardian/UK: "It's time to say sorry for Iraq's agony"
Religious Right - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Easy marks for a White House con"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________











Vintage Baseball League: "A Real Old-Timers’ Game" -- Wanna see some? This Saturday, Riverbank Park, Newark.

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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