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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Planning Board tonight.. Adderley concert tonight.. Gannett poses questions for Plainfield.. Conviction in 2005 murder..

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:
 Crescent Times: "Oooppppsssss!"
Plainfield Trees: "Bradford Pear: Beautiful But Breakable"

Plainfield Website Watch: Today is Day 20 since announced launch date and no new site.

Concert Tonight: "Adderley Headlines Plainwood Square Concert Tonight"
2005 Murder - SL: "Omar Lewis guilty of murdering Jose Fernando Lopez"
..... - CN: "City man faces life sentence in fatal stabbing" -- A front page story identified as a 'Staff report'?

Obituary: "Roger Craig Howell, Plainfield police officer" -- Visitation Friday at Mt. Zion AME, Funeral Saturday at PHS.

Highway Alerts: "Getting around NYC after steam explosion"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today. July 19. 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.

  • Today. July 19. 6 PM. 3rd Thursday Concerts at Plainwood Square Park. Nat Adderley, Jr.; Samad Haq and The Reason Why. Sponsor: Plainwood Square Merchants and City of Plainfield. At Plainwood Square Park, South Avenue. FREE.

  • Today. July 19. 8 PM. Planning Board. Continuing the discussion of density in redevelopment areas, plus a presentation on LEED (environmentally friendly) construction certification. Public welcome.

  • Friday. July 20. 9:30 PM. Movies in the Park: 'Happy Feet'. Rushmore Playground. Sponsor: Recreation Division. FREE.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Somerset County - SL: "Freeholders await park commission's response" | "Clampdown on free cars"
..... - CN: "Parks reform deadline today"
.......... - Editorial: "Commission has no choice: Accept reform demands"

Franklin Twp. Recall: "Franklin planners in the mix" -- Private meeting with developer set off furor.
Newark: "Newark seeks approval to cut 400 jobs"
New Providence: "Progress seen in stalled shopping center plan"
Roselle Park: "Residents urged to watch out for others"
Tax Revaluation: "Taxing times in Montclair as reval kicks in"
Westfield: "'Progress' comes to Wychwood" -- Gatehouse owner proposes subdivision to build home.


STATE

Auto Insurance: "Insurers still profit with new auto law"
Homeland Security: "Jersey gets boost in security aid"
Jersey City: "Goldman Sachs Gets Deal to Build 2nd Jersey City Tower"
Sen. Bernard Kenny: "State Senate leader hurt in fall during jog"
Supremes: "Bar off the hook for cook's drug dealing"
Teacher Qualifications: "State Board of Ed grapples with how to choose teachers"

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


NATION / WORLD

Cheney Energy TF - NYT: "New Glimpse at Players in Group Led by Cheney"
Children's Health Plan - WP: "Bush: No Deal On Children's Health Plan" -- The Compassionate Conservative.
Congress & Iraq - CQ: "With Iraq Amendment Blocked, Reid Sets Defense Bill Aside for Now"
..... - & Miers: "Miers Refuses to Comply, Contempt Front and Center"
Iraq - CSM: "Silent surge in contractor 'armies'"
Voting - AlterNet: "Government to Poor Voters: We Don't Want You to Vote"


OF INTEREST
Cancer & A Comic Strip: "In pain and tumult of cancer, a comic strip strikes a nerve"

Dog Fighting: "In urban corners or suburbia, clashing canines are big betting attraction" -- Vick story here.
Import Safety: "Bush Forms Cabinet Committee to Study Safety of U.S. Imports"
Undocumented Immigrants: "New Haven opts to validate its undocumented residents"

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

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Posted by Dan at 11:02 AM