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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Abbott Manor ruling tomorrow.. DeFilippo must face accuser.. Plainfield snags 8 HEARTS grants.. Employers' seminar..

PLAINFIELD


Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. There are more stories up than posted below, and more go up during the day. -- Dan) Plain Talker: "Amigurumi" -- Check it out.
Crescent Times: "Crescent Neighborhood Ass'n update"
Plainfield Trees: "Bradford Pear: Beautiful But Breakable"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas House Tour Update"

Plainfield Website Watch: Today is Day 26 since announced launch date and no new site.

Accident: "2 Plainfield women hurt in wreck" -- Bonnie Burn Road.

Highway Alerts:
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today. July 25. 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring De Sol Latin Band. Blankets, lawn chairs, picnic baskets welcome. Food vendors available. In case of rain, concerts will be in Cranford HS Auditorium. Info: (908) 352-8410 or www.ucnj.org/. FREE.

  • Tomorrow. July 26. 9 AM - 3ish PM. Farmer's Market: Stillman Farms of Robbinsville. Fresh fruits and veggies. Vacant lot between City Hall and Salvation Army, Watchung Avenue.

  • Saturday. July 28. 7 - 9 PM. 'All Rise for Education' Gospel Concert. Sponsored by New Covenant Christian Association. At First-Park Baptist Church, West 7th Street and Central Avenue. $5 at the door. Free-will offering will be taken. Info: (908) 756-3322. All are invited.

  • Monday. July 30. 9 AM - 3ish PM. Farmer's Market: Stillman Farms of Robbinsville. Fresh fruits and veggies. Vacant lot between City Hall and Salvation Army, Watchung Avenue.

  • Wednesday. August 1. 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring Mustang Sally (Country). Blankets, lawn chairs, picnic baskets welcome. Food vendors available. In case of rain, concerts will be in Cranford HS Auditorium. Info: (908) 352-8410 or www.ucnj.org/. FREE.

  • Thursday. August 2. 9 AM - 3ish PM. Farmer's Market: Stillman Farms of Robbinsville. Fresh fruits and veggies. Vacant lot between City Hall and Salvation Army, Watchung Avenue.

  • Friday. August 3. 7 - 10 PM. Literary Weekend: Days of Encouragement and Deliverance. Authors, poets, speakers and soloists. Sponsor: Blackberry's Restaurant, 4th & Watchung. Prices vary. Info: (908) 444-8950.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Berkeley Heights: "Berkeley Heights' imminent office building boom"
'Mad Hatter' Bank Robber - SL: "Suspect: I'm no Hat Bandit"
..... - CN: "Accused 'Mad Hatter' suspected months ago"
Newark: "Workers pour the floor in Newark's Pru Center Devils Arena"


STATE

9/11 Responders: "9/11 Workers Not Getting Enough Care, Report Says" -- Jersey firefighters and cops worked in rescue and recovery efforts.
License Plates: "Assemblyman suggests dumping front license plates"
Poverty: "N.J. slips as a place where children thrive"
Princeton U.: "Federal official to head Policy Research Institute"
Schools - SL: "School chief urges some control for Jersey City, less for Newark"
..... - NYT: "Newark, Jersey City School Districts Regain Some Local Control"
State Retiree Health Plan - NYT: "$58 Billion Shortfall for New Jersey Retiree Care"
Supremes: "Top court clarifies disability benefits"
Testing: "Focus on math, reading may hurt other subjects"
Turnpike: "Residents would rather lease assets than have taxes raised"

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


NATION / WORLD

Bush Popularity - MSNBC: "Disfavor for Bush hits rare heights"
Congress & Gonzales - Slate: "Gonzales cringes some more before the Senate"
.......... - WP: "Gonzales, Senators Spar on Credibility"

OF INTEREST
The Simpsons: "Woo-hooo! 'Simpsons' movie a Homer"

Advertising: "There Are 12 Kinds of Ads in the World: Resist them all!" -- and a Slideshow with examples.
Google & Privacy: "Does Google Own Us?"
Museum Shops: "Report calls for outside vendors for Smithsonian"
NBA Rigging?: "In the NBA, a Telling Calling Card"
Obituary: "Albert Ellis, 'the Lenny Bruce of psychotherapy', broke with Freudianism" -- "Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining."
 Pit Bulls: "Rescuers know there is another side to pit bulls"

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

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Posted by Dan at 9:28 AM