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Monday, July 23, 2007

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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: "Looking Back (on 1967)" | "Of Opinions and Action (Schools)" | "Carilloneur Visits Plainfield"
Crescent Times: "Crescent Neighborhood Ass'n update" | "My personal update"
Plainfield Trees: "Bradford Pear: Beautiful But Breakable"

Plainfield Website Watch: Today is Day 24 since announced launch date and no new site.


Plainfield Health Center: "Plainfield Health Center talk of the town"
..... - Related stories: "Health centers grow, gaps remain" | "Hispanics, uninsured, drive growth"

Highway Alerts:
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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • Today. July 23. 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.

  • Tomorrow. July 24. 11 AM - 1 PM. Summer Wellness Fair. Eight groups plus the UCC LPN Program join forces. Plainfield Campus of Union County College. East 2nd and Church Streets. FREE.

  • Wednesday. 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.

  • Thursday. 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.
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CENTRAL JERSEY


Franklin Twp. - SL: "Murder suspect gives up after talking with Soaries"
.......... - CN: "Franklin slaying suspect turns self in"
Sharpe James Case: "Lawyer: James' friend will be dressed for court" -- As if we were staring at her outfit.
'Mad Hatter' bank robber: See BREAKING item in Plainfield Today.


STATE


'Down the Shore': "Ocean City plans electronic beach badges"
NJ State Museum: "In terms of delays, Jersey museum is a real masterpiece"
Racketeering & Longshoremen: "Longshoremen talk business as racketeering case swirls"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here
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NATION / WORLD


Iraq - SL: "Military goes high-tech to spread 'good news'" -- Your tax dollars at work, beaming 'unfailingly upbeat' stories from Iraq.



OF INTEREST


Harlem Gentrification: "Harlem Mainstay Copeland's Survived Riots, but Falls to Renewal"
Immigrants - New Haven Update: "Promise of ID Cards Is Followed by Peril of Arrest"

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

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