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Friday, August 3, 2007

Planners warned on blight.. City Hall Annex evacuation.. NNO: Ward 3 today.. Netherwood Recording Studio..

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: "Redevelopment: Planners Warned on Blight Proof"
Crescent Times: "Catherine Webster Update"
Plainfield Trees: "The Japanese Pagoda Tree"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Abbott Manor court case update"


Netherwood Recording Studio: "Man finds his groove in studio" -- Since 1969.
Drugs: "Pair are arrested on drug charges"

Hospital Infections - SL: "New law aims to wipe out deadly staph infection"
.......... - CN: "Corzine signs law to stymie deadly staph infection" -- At the SOUTH Plainfield Senior Center.

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 3. 10 AM. Ward 3 NNO Challenge. Cleanup at Baptist/Methodist Cemeteries, Plainfield Avenue (Daytime on Friday and Saturday). Clothes drive. Neighborhood Tour and Block Party, starting 6:30 PM at 130 Pemberton Avenue.

  • Today. August 3. 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.

  • Tomorrow. 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.

  • Tomorrow. 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.

  • Tomorrow. 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.

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

  • Sunday. 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.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Berkeley Heights: "Dump truck driver trapped for hours after crash on Route 78"
Peapack: SL: "Town's 'Guiding Light' star-turn" | CN: "Natirar to serve as backdrop"
Roselle: "Roselle mechanic is taking a flight of fancy to Mars"
Sharpe James Case: "Feds seek dismissal of James' lawyer; He's tied to potential witnesses"
Somerset County Parks: "Park officials weigh law firm offers"


STATE

Corzine/Katz Emails: "Corzine says he didn't respond to Katz e-mails"
Hispanic Organizations: "Hispanic groups gain $3.8 million in state aid"
Nursing Homes: "Codey's surprise visit turns up heat on nursing homes"

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


NATION / WORLD

2008 Primary - WP: "'Net Roots' Event Becomes Democrats' Other National Convention"
Cheney - AP: "Interior Dept. IG's Probe Did Not Question Cheney"
FISA - WP: "Ruling secretly declared key element of wiretapping efforts illegal"
Gonzales - CSM: "Support for Attorney General Gonzales slips further"
.......... - Time: "Why Bush Won't Ax Gonzales"
GOP Email Accounts - WP: "Bush Aide Addresses Missing RNC E-Mails"
Iraq - AFP: "US cannot account for 190,000 guns in Iraq"


OF INTEREST

Bridges, Interstates --
 'Cyberlaw': "NJ Court allows out-of-state cyber-libel suit"
Tax Breaks - Fund Managers: "Wall Street's Lucrative Tax Break Is Under Fire" -- 'the Carry'.

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

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Posted by Dan at 10:04 AM