More on 'N' word receipt.. Assemblyman Green appeals for calm.. Consultant's collision with English.. Dina gets more $$$..
Your car needs washed! Why not get it washed at Youth Exposure's fundraiser today, at the Hand Car Wash on South Avenue -- See Happenings below.
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: "Say What?" The Planning Board consultant's interactions with the English language. A must read.
Crescent Times: "QSAC: Domino Effect?" | "Evergreen 3rd Graders Report"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
North Ave HD Redevelopment: "Council to review findings in city site study"
McGreeveys: "Judge increases support payments for McGreevey's wife"
Sales Receipt Incident: "Green: Probe receipt epithet"
Black Cowboys: "A ride for the history books" -- Follow Piscatawayan Miles Dean's ride daily here.
Jena Update --
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Dunellen: "Merchants to sell wares at annual Dunellen street fair Sunday"
Legionnaire's Disease: "Legionnaires' probe at women's prison"
Newark Murders: "Murder suspect fights extradition"
South Plainfield: "EPA to begin contamination cleanup at Superfund site"
STATE
Corzine: "Governor picks Doria as head of Community Affairs"
EMS Services: "Report: State EMS system in critical condition" -- Report is here (PDF)
Merck: "Merck pulls the plug on failing HIV vaccine"
Tourism: Big page 1 story in Ledger today on new PR campaign -- not online.
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush: "Why Bush Shed His GI Joe Gear"
..... - Analysis: "Glued to Our Seats in the Theater of War" -- Story starts at paragraph 7.
Blackwater USA: "Iraq Probe of U.S. Security Firm Grows"
Corruption --
OF INTEREST
Blogs & Politics: "Blog Comments Become Fodder For Attack Ads"
Hispanic Heritage Month: "The Latino boom in American culture"
Latinos & WWII: "After the War, A Struggle For Equality" -- Half a million GIs MIA in Burns documentary.
'Mandatory' Military Christianity?: "Pentagon Sued Over Mandatory Christianity"
"Surveillance Society': "Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented" -- Big Brother is ACTIVELY watching YOU.
Obituary: "Televangelist Rex Humbard"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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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: "Say What?" The Planning Board consultant's interactions with the English language. A must read.
Crescent Times: "QSAC: Domino Effect?" | "Evergreen 3rd Graders Report"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
North Ave HD Redevelopment: "Council to review findings in city site study"
McGreeveys: "Judge increases support payments for McGreevey's wife"
Sales Receipt Incident: "Green: Probe receipt epithet"
Black Cowboys: "A ride for the history books" -- Follow Piscatawayan Miles Dean's ride daily here.
Jena Update --
WashPost Page A01 | OpEd: Eugene Robinson | OpEd: Amina Luqman | NY Times Slideshow
| Neo-Nazi Threats | Chicago Trib Video
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - September 22. 11 AM - 3 PM. YMCA Open House. Free use of all facilities, plus activities for children and families and refreshments. Discounts on membership applications made Saturday. YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue. Information: (908) 756-6060. FREE.
- Today - September 22. Noon - 5 PM. Car Wash Fundraiser by 'Youth Exposure'. This new mentoring program for students of Hubbard and Maxson Middle Schools led by Plainfielders who are recent college graduates is raising money for the group's programs. At the Hand Car Wash on South Avenue (near the Dairy Queen). Info: Annie McWilliams, (908) 612-3405.
- Tomorrow - September 23. 3 - 6 PM. 7th Annual Wine Discovery. A wine-tasting event in support of the Plainfield Public Library. Sponsor: Friends of the Plainfield Public Library. At the home of James E. McGreevey and Mark O'Donnell, 1332 Prospect Avenue, Plainfield.
$75 per person at the door. SOLD OUT. - Monday - September 24. 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.
- Tuesday - September 25. 11 AM Registration. 2007 PHC Golf Classic. Sponsored by the Plainfield Health Center. At Beaver Brook Country Club, Annandale, NJ. Information: Anna Enriquez, (908) 753-6401 x195.
- Tuesday - September 25. 8 PM. Ebony Fashion Fair: Glam Odyssey 2007. Sponsor: Shiloh Baptist Church. Benefiting A. Ross Brent Scholarship Fund. At Shiloh Community Life/Cultural Arts Center, 515 West 4th Street. $50 advance/$55 at door. Tickets available at the church. Info: (908) 561-3547.
- Wednesday - September 26. 7:30 - 9 PM. New Horizons College Club. Helping high school students prepare for college. See Club website here. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue.
- Thursday - September 27. 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.
- Thursday - September 27. 6 PM. YWCA 100th Anniversary Celebration. Reception, Dinner and Recognitions. YWCA, East Front and Church Streets. Donation: $100/person. Info: (908) 756-3500 x121.
- Friday - September 28. 8 PM. Harmonic Brass Ensemble. From Hamburg, Germany. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Watchung Avenue and East 7th Street. Sponsor: Crescent Educational & Cultural Association. Tickets: $20/$25 at door; Seniors: $15/$20; Students: $5/$10. Info: (908) 756-2468.
- Saturday - September 29. 9 AM. Breakfast Author Event. Author M.E. Kemp, in the area to promote Death of a Dutch Uncle, 3rd in her historical mystery series featuring two nosy Puritans as detectives, will share coffee, muffins and book talk with all who are interested. At The Pillars B&B, 922 Central Avenue. RSVP so you'll get a muffin courtesy of innkeepers Nancy and Lamont -- by email or phone: (908) 753-0922.
- Saturday - September 29. 1 PM. PHS Football: Scotch Plains-Fanwood. At Hub Stine Field.
- Sunday - September 30. 1:30 PM. FOSH's Annual Blessing of the Animals. In conjunction with the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Representatives of local religious and spiritual traditions will offer blessings. At Leland Avenue Park. Sponsor: Friends of Sleepy Hollow. Info: Fosh website. All are invited.
- Sunday - September 30. Noon - 5 PM. 12th Annual Fanny Wood Day. Classic car show, parade, food, entertainment. South and Martine Avenues, Fanwood.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Dunellen: "Merchants to sell wares at annual Dunellen street fair Sunday"
Legionnaire's Disease: "Legionnaires' probe at women's prison"
Newark Murders: "Murder suspect fights extradition"
South Plainfield: "EPA to begin contamination cleanup at Superfund site"
STATE
Corzine: "Governor picks Doria as head of Community Affairs"
EMS Services: "Report: State EMS system in critical condition" -- Report is here (PDF)
Merck: "Merck pulls the plug on failing HIV vaccine"
Tourism: Big page 1 story in Ledger today on new PR campaign -- not online.
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush: "Why Bush Shed His GI Joe Gear"
..... - Analysis: "Glued to Our Seats in the Theater of War" -- Story starts at paragraph 7.
Blackwater USA: "Iraq Probe of U.S. Security Firm Grows"
Corruption --
- Congress: "Records of ex-DeLay aide sought"
- Iraq: "Head of firm paid to track Iraq spending investigated"
OF INTEREST
Crib Recall: "Largest crib recall in history - 1 million" -- Made in China.
Crib in which infant Liam Johns died, in parents' attorney's storage facility.
Blogs & Politics: "Blog Comments Become Fodder For Attack Ads"
Hispanic Heritage Month: "The Latino boom in American culture"
Latinos & WWII: "After the War, A Struggle For Equality" -- Half a million GIs MIA in Burns documentary.
'Mandatory' Military Christianity?: "Pentagon Sued Over Mandatory Christianity"
"Surveillance Society': "Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented" -- Big Brother is ACTIVELY watching YOU.
Obituary: "Televangelist Rex Humbard"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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