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Monday, April 9, 2007

McWilliams obits and service info.. Express your condolences or remembrances.. Honoring Al: A Modest Proposal..

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"Al McWilliams - Remembrances and Expressions of Sympathy"
Share your remembrances, celebrations of his contributions, and expressions of sympathy at this page. Please use the COMMENTS option at the bottom of the page -- and please sign your name. I will post the comments as they are received. If you have problems or if you are unfamiliar with the 'comments' function, send me a signed email and I will put it up. Thank you -- Dan.



Plainfield Today: "Honoring Al: A Modest Proposal"

Plain Talker: "Redevelopment Needs Public Scrutiny"

Mayor McWilliams:
.......... - Services - Plainfield Today: "Services for Al McWilliams"
............... - CN: "McWilliams funeral services Thursday"
.......... - Obituary - CN: "Albert Thomas McWilliams Jr., Plainfield's former mayor"
............... - SL: "Albert T. McWilliams Jr."

Month of the Child: "Celebration set for Month of the Child"

'Smart Growth': "In Success of ‘Smart Growth,’ New Jersey Town Feels Strain" -- Coming soon to a town near you?

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

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Wednesday. April 11. 7 PM. School Board Candidate Forum. Sponsor: League of Women Voters. Plainfield Public Library. 8th Street at Park Avenue. FREE.

  • Thursday. April 12. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Black Parenting: Who's Minding the Kids? Plainfield Public Library. 8th Street at Park Avenue. Sponsor: Nubian Union and McDonald's-Plainfield. FREE.

  • Saturday. April 14. 10 AM - 2 PM. Health Fair. Shiloh Baptist Church, 517 West 4th Street. Screenings, Hip-hop aerobics, Martial arts demonstrations. FREE.

  • Saturday. April 14. 10 AM - 3 PM. YM Wellness Center Ribbon Cutting and Healthy Kids Day. YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue. Free use of pool and wellness center for the day. Info: (908) 756-6060 or www.plainfield-y.org/. FREE.

  • Saturday. April 14. 1 - 4 PM. Borrowing The Earth: A family event to promote meaningful action on global climate change. Kite-building, T-shirt making, scavenger hunt. Munchies and beverage. Sponsor: Step It Up 2007. Location: The Loop Playground at Watchung Reservation. Info and directions: email Jennifer. FREE.

  • Sunday. April 15. 4 PM. Plainfield Symphony Orchestra Children's Concert. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: 561-5140. FREE.

  • Tuesday. April 17. 2 - 9 PM. School Board Elections. Your vote counts, use it!
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Franklin Twp.: "Frankin residents launch campaign to recall Deputy Mayor"
New Brunswick: "Folk Festival is run by Rutgers students, for credit"
Newark: George Kelling & Michael Wagers: "Amid city's violence are plans for peace"


STATE

Rutgers & Imus: "With RU coach at church, Soaries demands that Imus quit"
.......... - Bob Braun: "From all sides, one message: No room for racism"
Tax Revaluations - Editorial, CN: "Reassessment programs have value"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD



(Photo, Agence France Presse)

Iraq - NYT: (Breaking) "Rally Marks Anniversary of Baghdad's Fall"
..... - "Patterns of War Shift Amid U.S. Force Buildup"

Evading White House Records Law - LAT: "GOP-issued laptops now a White House headache"

2008 Election - SL: John Farmer: "'08 candidates descend on New Hampshire"
Attorneygate - LAT: "Gingrich joins call for Gonzales to step down"
Bush - OpEd, WP: Ruth Marcus: "Fox-in-the-Henhouse Government"
Congress - WP: "Housing is back on Dems radar"
DOJ - WP: "Justice's Holy Hires"
Leaks - WP: "What's Leaking Out of the White House"
Taxes - NYT: "Democrats Seek to Lead the Way in Tax Overhaul"


OF INTEREST



Obituary: "'B.C.' and 'Wizard of Id' Cartoonist Johnny Hart"

Blog Etiquette: "A Call for Manners in the World of Nasty Blogs" -- O'Reilly's call here; Wales' here.
DNA Evidence: "DNA tests rescue 200 wrongly convicted"
Foreclosures: "First-quarter home foreclosures rise in Poconos" -- They are now 20% of all sales.
Getting Rich: "Self-Help's Slimy 'Secret'" -- Wherein the secret of getting rich is revealed.

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

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