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Saturday, August 4, 2007

Bike Rodeo today.. Canadian Geese birth control.. Schools tone for 07-08 set.. County Watchers win one..

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: "Carter Sets Tone for 2007-08"
Crescent Times: "Library Park"
Plainfield Trees: "The Japanese Pagoda Tree"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Abbott Manor court case update"

Bridges: "Billions needed for work; Union County has 11 rated deficient"

Highway Alerts:
  • Route 18 - Construction shuts Albany Street ramp through late August 2007.
  • Route 287 - Work between Stelton Road and Turnpike exit continues through Nov. 2008.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today. August 4. 9 AM - 4 PM. Business Empowerment Conference. Ideas and connections for small business, including making the most of the Port Authority's Light Rail project. Sponsor: B.O.S.S. Register online. Location: HeardOne Complex, 210 Church Street, Plainfield. Info: (908) 757-5155.

  • Today. August 4. 11 AM. NNO Bike Rodeo / Youth Day. Sponsored by the Plainfield Police Division and the National Night Out Committee. At Library Park. FREE.

  • Today. August 4. 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.

  • Today. August 4. Dusk. NNO Youth Event: 'The Pursuit of Happyness' (movie). At Library Park. FREE.

  • Tomorrow. August 5. 7 PM. Rose of Sharon NNO Community Celebration. Neighborhood March, Program, Refreshments.'Give Neighborhood Crime and Drugs a Going Away Party.' Rose of Sharon Church Parking Lot, 825 West 7th Street. All are invited.

  • Tuesday. August 7. 6:30 PM. National Night Out: Going Away Party for Crime and Drugs. Music, food, community information tables. At City Hall, 515 Watchung Avenue. All are invited.

  • Wednesday. August 8 . 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring Joe Bonnano & The Godsons of Soul. 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.

  • Thursay. August 9. 10 AM. Farmers' Market Vouchers Program for Seniors. Eligible Seniors can get 4 vouchers valued at $5 each for purchase of fruits, vegetables and herbs at participating farmers' markets. At Cedarbrook Apartments, 1272 Park Avenue. Info: (888) 280-8226, (908) 527-4870 or (908) 527-4872. This is for VOUCHERS ONLY. Farmers will NOT be present.

  • Thursday. August 9. 8 PM. Special City Council Business Meeting. City Hall Library. To adopt Bond Ordinance No. 1244. $13.7M, a consolidation of several previous bond ordinances.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Newark Neighborhoods: Mark Di Ionno: "Weequahic: Looking the other way"
Somerset County Parks - CN: "County park commission hiring key N.J. law firm"
..... - SL: "Under state probe, Somerset park panel hires lawyers"
Union County: "County Watchers wins battle with county, war is hardly over"


STATE

Corzine/Katz Emails - SL: "Corzine ordered to release his Katz communications"
..... - CN: "Judge asks for Corzine, Katz e-mails"
..... - NYT: "Judge Orders Corzine Mail Turned Over to the Court"

Betting Ring Case: "Role in big-time betting ring earns trooper a prison term"
Forest Fire: "Fire Chars 3,000 Acres in New Jersey Forest"
Nursing Homes: "Codey to seek action on nursing home temperatures"
Rider U. - SL: "Rider officials, students indicted in hazing death"
..... - NYT: "Prosecutors Charge Five in last year's Death of a Student"

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


NATION / WORLD

FBI & Congressional Searches: "Rep. Jefferson Wins Ruling Against FBI" -- It's a partial win for the FBI, too.
Gonzales: "Gonzales Now Says Top Aides Got Political Briefings"
Rove & Immunity: Dan Froomkin: "Karl Rove's Immunity"
Warrantless Surveillance: "Senate Votes To Expand Warrantless Surveillance"


OF INTEREST


Boomer's Eyes: "As the Vision Fades, the Indignities Grow" -- Ah, the joys of presbyopia.
Health: "Early and aggressive treatment found to significantly stem MS"
Video to DVD: "So Long to the Analog Era; Home Movies Reborn on DVD"
Wall Street: "Report Says S.E.C. Erred on Pequot" -- Erred, schmerred; looks like they colluded to let one of their own off the hook and punish the whistleblower.

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

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Posted by Dan at 9:23 AM