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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

VOTE!.. Police seek ID for murder victim.. Photo exhibit reception tomorrow.. 5-1-1 service is operational..

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: "Election Day" | "Reminder" | "Late Bloomers" |

Crescent Times: "Bodies: A Trip" -- Interested in a group excursion to see the 'Bodies' exhibit? Contact Maria or Claudia.
Plainfield Trees: "Red, the color of health: Sourwoods, Dogwoods, Sweetgums"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.

Murder: "ID sought for body found in woods" -- Courier story is not online.
'I Can Foundation': "Trio honored by I Can Foundation"
McGreeveys: "Judge: Who drives McGreeveys' child?"
Dialing While Driving: "For cell phone users, a DWD law is long overdue"
'Main Street' Program: "Nine seek to join Main Street program"
Real-time NJ Traffic Info: "DOT's 5-1-1 service is operational" -- Calls are free.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - November 6. 6 AM - 8 PM. General Election. Plainfield has two Council seats up (Ward 2, Wards 1/4), three Freeholder seats (Plainfielders Adrian Mapp and Rayland Van Blake are both running), and our 22nd District Legislative team. Whatever your party persuasion, VOTE!

  • Wednesday - November 7. 5:30 - 8 PM. 11th Annual Business Networking Expo. Plainfield Chamber of Commerce. At Union HS Gym, Cooke Drive, Union, NJ.

  • Wednesday - November 7. 6 PM. Rotary's 9th Annual Wine Tasting Dinner. Cocktails, followed by a 5-course dinner with accompanying wines. Silent Auction. Benefits Rotary Scholarship Fund for Plainfield and North Plainfield high school seniors. Sponsor: Rotary Club of Plainfield - North Plainfield. Call to reserve tickets: (908) 756-3500 x118.

  • Wednesday - November 7. 7 PM. Exhibit opening: Plainfield, A Multicultural Community. Amateur photographers document contemporary Plainfield life in over 40 recent photographs in the Library's Second Annual show. See the Library website here. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. Refreshments. FREE.

  • Wednesday - November 7. 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 - November 8. 7 - 8:30 PM. 'Friends of Frontiers' Event. A fundraiser for Frontiers International, the service organization that sponsors the annual MLK Breakfast and college scholarships. City Hall Library. Suggested donation: $50. Refreshments will be served.

  • Thursday - November 8. 8 PM. Planning Board Special Meeting. Item: Netherwood Redevelopment Plan Reduction. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Friday - November 9. 7 PM. Magic of Muhlenberg Gala. An elegant evening of dining and dancing to benefit Anesthesia Services. Honoring Sodexho Health Care Services and Gerardo H. Salazar, M.D. At: The Crystal Plaza, Livingston, NJ.

  • Saturday - November 10. 8 AM - 6 PM. Garage Sale - Benefiting The Harmony Celebration Chorus. At: 1105 Park Terrace, just off Belvidere Avenue. Go ahead! You know you need stuff!

  • Saturday - November 10. 8 PM. Two Masses: Gounod and Vierne. Rarely performed treats by two French masters. Presented by the Crescent Choral Society. At: Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Watchung Avenue at East 7th Street. $20/adult, $15/senior, $5/student. Info (908) 756-2468.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Edison: "Edison police chief files for Dec. 1 retirement"
Hillside: "Hillside mayor defends her performance"
Kenilworth: "'Teddy Roosevelt' helps town salute centennial"
Montclair: "Montclair's black YMCA reduced to memories"
Newark: "Funeral home owner's 'blessing' will help late GI rest at last"
Orange: "Report says mayor Hackett sexually harassed ex-worker"


STATE

2007 Election Day --
 DEP: "DEP's next air pollution target could be hiding in your cabinet"
Energy Costs: "'Free-market' pricing costs users more, study shows" -- Will the Legislature ever try to put THIS genie back in the bottle?
Health Ranking: "N.J. falls farther from top in health poll"
Turnpike 'Monetization': "Judge to review study on tolls, traffic"

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


NATION / WORLD


A lawyer tosses a tear gas grenade back at police.
Pakistan: "Regime attempts to crush protests by lawyers" | Breaking: "Ousted Chief Justice urges defiance"

Contempt of Congress: "Final Warning for Administration"
Bond Markets: "Bond Buyers Are Losing Confidence"
Border Security: "Border Security Falls Short In GAO Audit"
Iraq: "Iraqi Police Academy Remains Largely Unusable"
 Product Safety Agency: "Ethics-review process for CPSC travel challenged"
Waterboarding: John Farmer: "A torturous question of security vs. ideals"



OF INTEREST
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: "Vietnam forever with them, vets returning as it turns 25"

Breast Cancer Study: "Jersey girls needed" -- Aged 9 or 10.
Mexican Flooding: "As Floods Ebb in Tabasco, Mexico Tends to Displaced"
Foreclosures: "Borrowers Face Dubious Charges in Foreclosures"

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

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Posted by Dan at 9:39 AM