Jerry's million-dollar poke in the eye.. Superintendent search starts.. 340 Franklin Place.. Phil & Brooke - Jersey guy and girl
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: "Superintendent Search Starts"
Crescent Times: "340 Franklin Place: A Slideshow"
Plainfield Trees: "Plane Trees"
No news, no events, no crime in newspapers today. Good thing or bad thing?
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - August 15. 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring The Sensational Soul Cruisers. 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 16. 6 PM. 3rd Thursday Concerts at Plainwood Square Park. Ray, Goodman & Brown and Soul Generation. Sponsor: Plainwood Square Merchants and City of Plainfield. At Plainwood Square Park, South Avenue. FREE.
- Saturday - August 18. 10 AM - Noon. Closing Reception: 'No Easy Walk' Photography by Helen Stummer. Sponsor: Cultural & Heritage Commission. Plainfield Public Library. 8th Street at Park Avenue. Coffee and Danish. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark Murders - SL: "New crimefighters for Newark: Cameras, gun-shot detectors"
.......... - "Police downplay speculation about gang links to killings"
.......... - Tom Moran: "A cruel case of unequal protection under law"
.......... - Booker Recall: "Clerk OKs petition, 32,000 names sought"
..... - NYT: "In Newark Murder, a Mixed Band of Men and Boys"
.......... - "White Police Chief Could Upset a Balance in Newark"
Bernardsville: "Secrets of the Somerset Hills: Mrs. Astor was a Jersey girl, for a while"
Somerset County Parks - CN: "Freeholders set to make parks panel advisory"
.......... - SL: "Somerset freeholders poised to end parks panel"
Zarinsky Series, SL: E&P: "It's Academic: 'Star-Ledger' Footnotes Major Series" -- Editor & Publisher magazine examines the Ledger's 15-part series on the murder who comes up for parole this Fall and how it is being marketed beyond the print and online editions with a podcast and a CD in the works.
STATE
'Monetizing' Toll Roads: "Voters oppose a hike in tolls"
Radio: "Replacing Imus, will 'Jersey Guy' Craig Carton shock the jocks?"
Traffic Accidents: "Court rules all drivers must report accidents"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Iran - WP: "Iranian Unit to Be Labeled 'Terrorist'"
(breaking) The Markets - NYT: "Asian Stocks Down Sharply; European Markets Also Dip"
(breaking) Mortgage Biz - Bloomberg: "Countrywide Cut to 'Sell' at Merrill; Bankruptcy Seen Possible" -- Countrywide Financial is the nation's largest mortgage lender.
Rove Legacy - Two Takes: "The Rove Legacy" | Dan Froomkin: "Rove's Dismal Legacy"
OF INTEREST
Chinese Goods: "Toys are but one of the problems"
..... - "Mattel's recall heightens fears over toxic toys"
'Missing Pants' Suit: "Judge Who Filed Suit Plans to Appeal Defeat"
Obituary - Phil Rizzuto: SL: "Top Showman" | NYT: "Yankees Shortstop"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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