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Friday, June 29, 2007

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PLAINFIELD

Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. Check back later for more stories in the pipeline. -- Dan) Plain Talker: "City Needs Its Own Voice"
Crescent Times: "On the Green Brook Trail"

Develoment 'Forum' - Ledger: "Plainfield residents want say in new projects"
Diner Burglaries: "Plainfield man charged with string of diner burglaries"
Letter - Courier: Barbara Baker: "Ruffling feathers on racial and language barriers" -- Plus online comments.


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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • Tomorrow. June 30. 3 - 4:30 PM. Rally Against the War in Iraq. Sponsor: People's Organization for Progress. Location: Armed Forces Recruiting Center, 116 East Front Street. Info: Steven Hatcher, (908) 753-5273.

  • Sunday. July 1. 2 - 4 PM. Exhibit: In Honor of That Grand Old Flag. American flags on display representing the evolution from 30 to 50 states. Worn or damaged US flags may be brought by visitors for proper disposal by the Society. Drake House Museum, 602 West Front Street. FREE.

  • Tuesday. July 3. 11 AM. Senior Center Groundbreaking. East Front Street, across from Bank of America.

  • Wednesday. July 4.
    • 10 AM. 84th Annual July 4th Parade. Front Street.
    • 5:30 PM. Concert. Cedar Brook Park. Free.
    • Dusk. Fireworks Display. Cedar Park.
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CENTRAL JERSEY


Bernardsville: "$1M downtown improvement project could start next year"
Edison: "State urges Edison to cut police force"
Sharpe James: "Grand jury hears from James' travel agent, ex-official"
Newark: "Budget gap may lead to 500 layoffs or more"
PARIS Grants: "Grants help improve records management"
Roselle: "Reduction in tax levy passes in Roselle"
Westfield/Cranford: "Novelty coffeehouse wins national award again"


STATE


Budget: "Governor enacts $33.5 billion budget"

Corzine Crash: "State Police probe ties Corzine crash to flashing lights"
DUI: "Ruling expands definition of DUI" -- Now you can get DWHO.
Fake Firearms: "Law would ban sale of replica guns to kids"
State Retirees: "Unions get relief on health care fee"
Turnpike Leasing: "Corzine Heats Up Debate Over Leasing State Assets"
Whistleblowing: "Corrections employee says whistleblowing led to retaliation"

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Margulies' Cartoon is here
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NATION / WORLD


Bush v. Congress: "Conyers threatens contempt citation after Bush asserts executive privilege"
Cheney - Mamacita: "Dick Cheney: Is it His Mother's Fault?"
Immigration Reform: "Immigrant reform bill choked off in Senate"
.......... - "Many Jersey immigrants see hopes vanish"
Supreme Court: "Setback for school desegregation"
.......... - "Jerseyans wonder how 185-page ruling will apply to them"


OF INTEREST


Catholicism: "Pope to ease limits on old Latin Mass" -- Et cum spiritu tuo.

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

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