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Friday, October 20, 2006

YWCA dedicates Early Learning Center... Road plans reviewed... Arts district?... Copter at Maxson...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________









Plainfield Today: "YWCA Early Learning Center dedicated"
Plain Talker: "Roads On Recovery"











(Illustration, NY Times)
Arts District: "Orange Gets Creative" -- No reason we couldn't do it here, IF THE CITY WANTS TO.















(Photo, Courier News)
Drug Awareness: "Guarding against drugs"

Faith Bricks & Mortar: "Housing group sets open house"
Crime: "Police seeking pair in armed mugging"

Hispanic Voter Registration: "Group registers more than 105,000 Hispanics"
Needle Exchange: "Measure to provide sterile needles to drug users advances"
School Security - SL: "Corzine seeks more drills to make schools safer"
..... - AP: "Governor announces plans to enhance NJ school security"
Wal-Mart: "Wal-Mart rolls out low-cost generic drug program in NJ"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Illegal Immigrants: "Second group files lawsuit to block Riverside immigration law"
..... - Development: "Ft. Hancock decays during long battle over development plans"
..... - Public Records - Editorial, SL: "Keeping secrets in Hamilton"
..... - Drugs: "Boy, 11, accused of selling cocaine and heroin"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________


Today: Noon - 3 PM. Open House, Faith Bricks & Mortar's newest rehab. 209 East 7th Street (across from Swain Galleries).
..... -- 8:30 PM. Ch. 13: Documentary: "Votes for sale?" -- A grassroots rebellion to clean up elections. A one-hour special. NJ campaign fundraising stats here.

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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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Berkeley Heights: "When butterflies teach"
Roselle: "Roselle approves ban on loitering"
Roselle Park: "Candidates square off at hastily called debate"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

RPA Report: "Report sees lively future for Newark"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Menendez / Kean Race - SL: "Senate candidates fight a war over Iraq"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "Attacks drown out discussion of issues"
..... - CN: "Kean and Menendez face off at forum"

Illegal Immigrants: "Feds arrest 111 migrants in N.J."
Legislature:
..... - "Metal bat ban clears first vote"
..... - "Stem cell funding receives a boost"
..... - "2 AIDS roadblocks advance in Trenton"
..... - "Assembly panel acts to keep the wheels on bikes"
..... - "Bill bars pharmacists from shunning morning-after pill"
Port Authority: "Port Authority opens doors on its votes"
Towns: Asbury Park - SL: "School closings raise tensions in Asbury Park"
.......... - NYT: "Asbury Park Closes Schools in Response to a Shooting"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Constitutional Convention: "Plan B -- Convention on taxes -- still a possibility"
County School Districts - Editorial, CN: "Countywide school plan needs a lot of work"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
















Editorial Cartoon: Locher, Chicago Tribune

Cheney & Lobbyists - E&P: "Judge Orders Release of WH Logs Sought By 'Wash Post'"
Foley Fallout - SL: "House clerk tells of acting on Foley"
..... - WP: "Retired Priest Admits Encounters With Foley"
GOP - NYT: "Republican Woes Lead to Feuding by Conservatives"
Iraq - NYT: "Bush Faces a Battery of Ugly Choices on War"
..... - AFP: "Iraq a helluva mess: Baker"
..... - Guardian/UK: "Bush accepts Iraq-Vietnam war comparison"
Voting - Truthout: "Bush's Former Elections Chair Buster DeSoaries: E-Voting Ripe for Fraud"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Gay Republicans: "Gay Republicans Fight Perceived Oxymoron"

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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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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