July 4th events, reflections.. Senior Center groundbreaking.. ICE in Plainfield.. Christmas house tour..
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)
- "July 4th Activities"
- "July 4th: A celebration of disunity in the community"
- "Martin Power, Community Activist"
Crescent Times: "Don't Deport Superman -- and more", "Handling Opposition", "Translations followup"
Plainfield Trees: "Cedars, gods, and Gilgamesh"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas House Tour planned; meeting updates"
Senior Center Groundbreaking: "Plainfield breaks ground on $15M complex" -- The Ledger has a brief, in print edition only.
PATH: "PATH now offers a smarter commute" -- Think of an EZ-Pass in your pocket.
July 4th, the holiday: "The holiday that's lasting all week"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today. July 4.
- 10:00 AM. 84th Annual July 4th Parade. East Front Street.
- 5:30 PM. Concert. Cedar Brook Park. FREE.
- Dusk. Fireworks Display. Cedar Brook Park. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
OPRA: "South Plainfield GOP wins right to legal fees in records dispute"
Newark - Sharpe James: "Feds probe James' land-sale law"
.......... - Schools: "In School Takeover, Union Tries to Prove It’s Part of the Solution"
South Plainfield - CN: "Sad day for South Plainfield"
.......... - SL: "Trista Moretti Funeral: A soldier's sacrifice hits home"
Essex/Union Auto Theft TF: "Trio sent to court by Auto Theft Task Force"
Faulty Chinese Tires: "Importer of recalled tires reflects on the bind he's in"
Somerville: "Somerville moves slowly after redevelopment win"
STATE
Iraq Vet: "Home of the brave: Wharton community builds house for injured soldier"
NJHMFA: "Strike vote sought at state's mortgage agency"
OPRA+ at Five: "DEP faces bulk of records requests" -- Part 1 of a series.
Sex Offenders - SL: "N.J. checks online habit of 80 sex offenders"
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Warns Parents Offenders Use MySpace"
Turnpike: Tom Moran: "Secret is out: Turnpike to be sold to Martians"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush & Libby - LAT: "Libby's sentence not unusually long" -- Looking at W's reasoning that the sentence was too harsh.
......... - NYT: "Bush Rationale on Libby Stirs Legal Debate"
......... - Editorial, CN: "Libby deal is thanks for job well done"
OF INTEREST
Amateur Web Movies: "The curse of the potty-mouth: This baby talk is a 4-letter word"
Fireworks: "Fireworks spectacular leaves Red Bank choked by crowds"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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