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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Corzine appoints Estevez to panel.. Catherine Webster Home sold.. PHC Health Fair.. Coyote sighted?


COMCAST was down all day and CLIPS email did not go out. Back in business tomorrow. -- Dan

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: "Operation Cease-Fire"
Crescent Times: "Catherine Webster Home sold" | "Coyote Sighting"


PHC: "Dose of information, games at Plainfield health-center program"

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

  • Thursday. August 9. All Day. Dairy Queen 'Miracle Treat' Day. Buy a Blizzard at the Plainfield DQ and proceeds will benefit the local Children's Miracle Network hospital. Dairy Queen in on South Avenue. Thursday only!

  • Thursday. 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.

  • Saturday - August 11. 8 AM - 2 PM. Special Household Waste Collection. At: Union County VoTech, 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains. See list on www.ucnj.org/ or call Hotline: (908) 654-9889. No registration required, but proof of Union County residency. No Latex paint accepted. Sponsor: Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

  • Saturday - August 11. 5 - 7 PM. Swain Galleries Exhibit: Selected Works from the duCret 2007 Juried Fine Art Show. Exhibit runs through August 31. Swain Galleries, 703 Watchung Avenue. Info: (908) 756-1707.

  • Monday - August 13. 6 - 7:30 PM. Parent Support Circle: What's On Your Mind? Free child care. Sponsor: Plainfield Center for Stronger Families. At: Jefferson Swing School, 1750 West Front Street. Info: (908) 731-4360, ext. 5381 or 5237

  • Monday - August 13. 8 PM. Van Wyck Brooks Historic District Monthly Meeting.
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CENTRAL JERSEY


Newark - SL: "As police search for suspects, an angry Newark seeks justice"
.......... - Tom Moran: "For a desperate city, a defining moment"
..... - NYT: "Officials May Soon Identify a Suspect in the Killing of 3 Friends"
Roselle: "Roselle residents seek tax bill relief"
Somerset County Parks - CN: "County freeholders approve 5 new park commissioners"
..... - SL: "Somerset names 5 to park commission"
Westfield: "Wychwood subdivision opponents cite traffic safety"


STATE


Corzine Staff: "State treasurer to become Corzine's chief of staff"

Bridge Repairs: "Counties ask $2.7B to repair bridges"
Immigration: "Study finds Jersey lagging on immigration legislation"
Princeton: "New fight brews at famed Princeton battle site"
The Shore: "The Shore's dirty secret: Its bays and rivers"
UMDNJ: "A call for harmony on University Hospital board"

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


2008 Primaries: Dems: "Obama and Clinton Take Gloves Off In AFL-CIO Debate"
..... - GOP: "When a Poll Is Not Really a Poll"
Bush: Dan Froomkin: "Bush's Optimists Club"
Disaster Planning: "States Feel Left Out Of Disaster Planning"
FBI: "What's next, a cross-dressing FBI Director?"
Illegal Immigrants: "Government Set for a Crackdown on Illegal Hiring"


OF INTEREST


Baby Boomers: "
Baby Boomer Toys Still Rule"
Environmentalism: "Warming Draws Evangelicals Into Environmentalist Fold"
Holocaust: "Jersey man's grave marker found intact in ravaged Polish cemetery"
Lutherans: "Gay Lutheran clergy lead fight against church's celibacy rule"
Smoking: "Survey: Less cigarette smoking among N.J. teens"

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

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