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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Club 1877.. Apology requested.. Learning for Life.. Bulwer-Lytton Awards..

5th Wednesday - No RECYCLES pickup today.


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: "Save Seeds, Divide Perennials"
Crescent Times: "Request: An Apology"
Plainfield Trees: "Ailanthus altissimus, the tree that grows in Brooklyn"

Learning For Life: "Learning for Life has registration Sept. 17"
Letter, CN: Alex Toliver: "Communication between home and school will help"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - August 29. 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring The Nerds (Jersey Shore Party 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 - August 30. 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.

  • Monday - September 3. Labor Day. South Plainfield traditionally hosts a Labor Day Parade.

  • Wednesday - September 5. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Thursday - September 6. Plainfield Public Schools Opening Day. Summer's over. Back to the books!

  • Thursday - September 6. 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.

  • Thursday - September 6. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

New Brunswick: "New HS to rise in New Brunswick" -- $185M from SCC.
Newark Victims: "A voice of hope rings out"
Policing Newark: "Tough top cop keeps eyes on Newark streets"
Roselle: "Roselle special sessions draw fire from council"
South Bound Brook: SL - "Chief agrees to step down" | CN: "Retirement deal ends police feud"
Westfield: "Four are indicted in swindle of 88-year-old"


STATE

Census: "Newark income rises at double the national rate" -- County-by-county figures in print.
CIT Group: "CIT Group abandons the lending ship"
Civil Unions: "Response period allowed in Ocean Grove bias case"
Gun Ownership: "Restraining order lifted, not gun ban"
Rider U.: "Rider officials dropped from hazing case"

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


NATION / WORLD



Dow Jones, 8/28/2007. Bloomberg News.
The Markets: "Persistent Fear Drives Stocks Down" -- “Concern about the credit issue is dominant across all the markets.”
Craig Affair: "Idaho Senator Asserts: 'I Never Have Been Gay'" -- Dana Milbank's commentary.
Iraq: "Obstacles Keep Iraqi Refugees From U.S." -- First, they can't apply in Iraq.


OF INTEREST

Bulwer-Lytton Contest: "2007 Awards" -- An explanation of B-L contest here, homepage here.
Catholic HS Program: "Work-study program to give teens business experience" -- Innovative.
Highway Horticulture: "Wildflowers Find Favor With Highway Gardeners"
NCLB: "Congressman Offers Revisions to 'No Child'" -- Easing some penalties.
SAT: "SAT scores decline in N.J. and nation"
TV over the Internet: "Live from India: TV you can tune in online"

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

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Posted by Dan at 8:54 AM