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Thursday, August 9, 2007

Jerry Green calls for BOE investigation.. Do DQ today.. SID Sale Days start..


COMCAST was down all day yesterday and the CLIPS email did not go out. To check yesterday's stories, click HERE, and scroll down to Wednesday entries. -- 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: "Update on website construction"

Board of Ed: "Assemblyman seeks probe of Plainfield board's actions"

Highway Alerts:
  • Route 18 - Albany Street ramp: Construction through late August.
  • Route 287 - Stelton Road to Turnpike: Work now through Nov. 2008.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today. 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!

  • Today. 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.

  • Today. 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: BREAKING news, 9 AM -- An arrest has been made.
.......... - "Protection surrounds sole witness"
.......... - "3 slain friends used their talents to build a future"
..... - NYT: "Survivor of Newark Shootings Picks Out a Suspect"

Watchung Reservation: "Feltville's Deserted Village opens new doors"
Montclair: "Montclair couple robbed on street"


STATE

Auto Insurance: "Geico latest to drop its rates"
Downpour: "Sudden downpour created havoc on Jersey's major roadways"
Rider U.: "Student pleads not guilty in alcohol death at Rider"
Wildlife Population Control: "Bears: No hunt in '07" | "Deer contraceptives fail"

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


NATION / WORLD

2008 Primaries: "S.C. GOP's Move Could Push Votes For 2008 Into '07" -- Are we ridiculous yet?
AFL-CIO Dem Debate: "AFL-CIO Debate: Winners and Losers"
Obama's home-field home run in retort to attacks on his foreign policy bona fides -- "I find it amusing that those who helped to authorize and engineer the biggest foreign policy disaster of our generation are now criticizing me for making sure we are on the right battlefield and not the wrong battlefield in the war on terror."
Guantánamo: "Hurdles Frustrate Effort to Shrink Guantánamo"
Iraq - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Without a political settlement, Iraq will be lost"
An important piece from always-thoughtful Farmer, especially since it appears the September report will NOT focus on the political issues that were supposed to be the motive for the 'Surge.'
Pakistan [breaking]: "Political Turmoil in Pakistan Deepens"
Taxes: "Bush May Try to Cut Corporate Tax Rates"


OF INTEREST

Baby Boomers: "Baby Boomer Toys Still Rule"
Bridge Safety: "Potential Flaw Seen in Design of Fallen Bridge" -- Gusset plates.
Identity Theft Alert: "Not quite a Hallmark moment: E-cards sent by identity thieves"
Pesticide Warnings: "Bernards man behind proposed law for common pesticide flag"
The Sopranos: "'Sopranos' fans can get piece of Kearny pork store"

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

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Posted by Dan at 6:55 AM