Farmer's market starts.. Mayor's bodyguard question.. Budget tip from Linden.. Roselle Park incident.. Halsey charges dropped..
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)
- "Is the Mayor's bodyguard properly authorized?"
- "Linden offers a budget tip for Plainfield"
- "Down-Market Real Estate Scam: Equity Stripping"
- "Burgdorff ERA email system attacked by worm scam"
- "Roselle Park looks like a loser on this one" | "Latino Leadership Alliance weighs in"
Crescent Times: Maria is 'recharging her batteries' and will be back later in July.
Plainfield Website Watch: Today is Day 11 since announced launch date and no new site.
Byron Halsey Case --
NYT: "New Jersey Drops Charges for Man Imprisoned 19 Years"Field Avenue Body: "Cops identify body of woman in house"
SL: "After 21 years, DNA tests make him a free man"
CN: "Union County Prosecutor drops all charges against Halsey"
Plainfield Riot: "For one riot-scarred family, a brutal, haunting death"
YMCA - Foster Care: "YMCA promotes foster care"
..... - Housing Services: "YMCA appoints McCoy new housing services director"
Obituary: "Evelyn Van Blake, loving mother, grandmother" -- Wife of Donald Van Blake, and aunt of Council President Rayland Van Blake.
PSE&G & Trees: "Trimming of trees spurs new protest"
Route 28: "Work on Bound Brook's Talmage Ave. bridge could begin this month"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Thursday. July 12. 8:30 AM - Noon. United Way Countywide Community Forum. Helping identify the County's needs, gaps, and assets in health, education and human services. Sponsor: United Way of Greater Union County. Location: Downs Hall, Kean U. Registration recommended. Info: (908) 353-7171 x103 or susan.coen@uwguc.org.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark - 1967 -- Make this your main page for 1967 coverage.
- Ledger: "Part 3: The Despair"
- PBS Documentary - SL: "Documentary stirs strong feelings"
- PBS Documentary - AP: "40 years later, documentary reignites debate on Newark riots"
STATE
Corzine-Katz Emails: "Corzine claims shield on e-mails"
Asset Monetization - OpEd, SL: NJPIRG: "Too much missing from monetization plan"
Fort Dix Plot: "Plot evidence includes 200 hours of tape recordings"
Free Speech: "Lawsuit Over Bridgeton's Fee For Workers’ March"
Gay Marriage - Editorial, SL: "Civil union isn't enough"
..... - Editorial, CN: "N.J. did its part on gay unions"
Lautenberg: "Voters call Lautenberg too senior a senator"
'Less-Lethal' Weapons: "Shooting by Maplewood police sparks debate"
Miss NJ Flap: "Blackmailer vows 24 more mailings on Miss Jersey"
OPRA - Editorial, SL: "Ease access to public records"
Postal Corruption: "Ex-postal exec enters guilty plea to years of graft"
Taxes: "Jerseyans want to use tax hike for tax relief"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Attorneygate: "New Privilege Claim by Bush Escalates Clash Over Firings"
Bush - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Bush making the Democrats look like winners"
China: "China Executes Ex-Food Regulator"
Gonzales: "Gonzales Was Told of FBI Violations" -- Who then said he knew of no wrongdoing.
Iraq - WP: "Bush Plans To Stress Next Phase In Iraq War"
..... - AP: "Politicians to Iraqis: Arm Yourselves"
..... - NYT: "U.S. Envoy Offers Grim Prediction on Iraq Pullout" -- Meanwhile, the Iraq government has not met a single benchmark, which is what the 'surge' was supposed to be all about.
Military Recruiting: "Army Misses Its June Goal for New Recruits"
War Costs: "Report: Wars Costing $12 Billion a Month"
OF INTEREST
All Star Game: "Barry Bonds: Safe at home"
The Blogging Biz: "The Huffington Empire"
Dragonflies: "Stalking the Wild Dragonfly"
Gossip: "Office rumor mongering can poison the well and wreck careers"
Nigerian email scam: "Feds sting Nigerian bank in e-mail spam scam"
Robotics: "NJIT, Princeton students' road gets rocky"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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