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Monday, April 2, 2007

Crowds mean Council meeting may be moved.. Councilor DWI.. PHS violence (letter).. Sign faeries.. Search for murder suspect..

PLAINFIELD




Plainfield Today: "Layoffs, suspension may pack Council tonight" and "Sign faeries on the loose"
The Bull Moose: "All roads lead to Rove" and "Memo to Obama campaign on 'house parties"

Plain Talker: "All Must Heed DUI Penalties" and "A Meeting a Night - or Two"

Councilor DWI: "Plainfield councilman charged with DWI"
-- PT's ORIGINAL POST was updated Thursday afternoon.
Murder No. 2: "Search continues for key suspect in Plainfield murder"
School Violence - Letter, CN: Banta & Corbett: "PHS officials tell lies; teachers know truth"

Go Rutgers! -- "Rutgers Women Advance to N.C.A.A. Final"

Route 78 Construction Updates: "DOT Construction Updates" -- Delays can run 15-20 minutes during AM rush hour.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • Today. April 2. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. NOTE: Call Clerk's office at (908) 753-3222 to check if there is a VENUE CHANGE for tonight's meeting.

  • Wednesday. April 4. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
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CENTRAL JERSEY


Newark - SL: "In 40 minutes, stories of a lifetime" -- It's StoryCorps, and it's coming to Plainfield.

.......... - War Protesters: Bob Braun: "Routine never gets old for dedicated protesters"
..... - NYT: "Crime Drops In Newark, But Murders Keep On Rising"


STATE


2008 Presidential Primary: "Corzine makes it official: Jersey's a player in Super Tuesday"
Homeland Security: "Feds get oversight for chemical plants" -- The tussle continues.

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here
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NATION / WORLD


Iran Standoff - WP: "Standoff Sparks Protests in Tehran, London"

2008 Campaigns - NYT: "Clinton Campaign Shows Fund-Raising Edge"
..... - Politico: "Clinton’s Fundraising Unlikely To Deter Main Rivals"
..... - WP: "Obama Campaign Aims To Turn Online Backers Into an Offline Force"
..... - TBM: "Memo to Obama campaign on 'house parties"
..... - SL: E.J. Dionne: "Presidential hopefuls can't afford to stand pat"
Congress - WP: "Democrats To Widen Conflict With Bush"
Guantanamo - CN: "'Stench of human despair is all pervasive'"
US Attorney Firings - WP: "2 in N.M. Delegation Feel Heat Over Firings"


OF INTEREST


Auto Design: "Body Language: How to Talk the Designers’ Talk"

DNA Genealogy: "Stalking Strangers’ DNA to Fill in the Family Tree"
Gay Teens: "Accepting Gay Identity, and Gaining Strength"
On the Job: "Want Recognition? Share the Limelight"
Mortgages - Bad-faith Lenders: "Borrowing Trouble"
Passover: "A kosher idea grows: Passover away"
The Sopranos: "'The Sopranos' returns"
Youth & Evangelical Churches: "Churches turning to a ministry of 'fear'"

Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

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