Arsonist on the loose?.. Assignments, already!.. McGreevey advises Craig.. Back-to-school haircuts.. Jerry explains all at 10:30..
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: "Violence: Work To Be Done" | "Fire on Block 832" -- Arsonist on the loose?
Crescent Times: "Doing good without going far" | "Tuesday"
Plainfield Trees: "Ailanthus altissimus, the tree that grows in Brooklyn"
Tax Credits: "Assemblyman Green to explain tax credits" -- 10:30 this morning.
Back-to-School haircuts - CN: "Barbers, groups team for free haircutting for city students"
Photo, Courier News
.......... - SL: "Volunteer barbers ready boys for head of the class in style"
Letter, WashPost: Jim McGreevey: "A Prayer for Larry Craig"
Letter, CN: Maria Pellum: "Those who questioned school direction are owed apology"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - September 4. 10:30 AM. Assemblyman Green Explains Tax Credits. Plainfield Senior Center, East Front and Roosevelt Avenue.
- Today - September 4. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- 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. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- 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.
- Saturday - September 8. 10 AM - 4 PM. 44th Outdoor Festival of Art. Library Park. Arts, crafts, food, music.
- Saturday - September 8. 1 - 7 PM. Community Fun Day. Games, food, face painting. At the following playgrounds: Bryant School, Hannah Atkins, Mathewson, Rushmore, Milt Campbell Field, and Seidler's Field. Information: Division of Recreation, (908) 753-3097.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Elizabeth: "District Has Dress Code, and Is Buying the Uniforms, Too"
Eminent Domain: "Jack Morris appealing freeze on Somerville development plan"
Newark: "Pru arena looking to fill 1,000 jobs"
Newark: Joan Whitlow: "Tearing down Newark to build it up"
Starbucks: "Booted 203 times, DaVido keeps up 'Java Jitter' tour" -- YouTube video here.
South Plainfield: "Honoring working stiffs, South Plainfield parade is now a rarity"
STATE
Anti-Corruption Bills: "Critics pan anti-corruption bills" -- One will post legislators' votes online. A good idea, no?
Corzine/Katz Emails: "Corzine faces deadline to give judge e-mails"
Immigration: "In Bogota, an Immigration Fight Pits Brother Against Brother"
Schools: "State-run Paterson, Jersey City districts in flux"
Shore Economy: "Balmy weather made for good summer"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries: "Labor Day Was No Holiday for Candidates"
Bush on Iraq: "Bush Suggests Continuation Could Allow Drawdown"
Iraq 'Surge': "Weighing the 'Surge'" -- The 'surge' was to give the Iraqi government breathing space to get some political things done, none of which has happened to date. Are we going to get a bait-and-switch move in the Petraeus report?
OF INTEREST
Brooklyn - West Indian American Parade: "Celebrating Calypso and Summer’s End"
Credit Card Defaults: "Firms see defaults soar, partly because of real estate market"
Drugs & Kidnappings: "Many Drug Kidnappings Go Under the Radar"
DNA Mapping: "In the Genome Race, the Sequel Is Personal"
Health: "Bipolar Illness Soars as a Diagnosis for the Young"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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