Judge orders Health Officer reinstated.. Budget protesters.. Gas stations charged with cheating..

PLAINFIELD

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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)

• "Plainfield smacked down over Health Officer firing"
• "Plainfielders vie for Dem Convention seats"
  

Plain Talker: Budget Hearing - "Protesters Come Out En Masse"
Crescent Times: "Speechless" | "Neighborhood Alert, 12/17/07"

Plainfield Trees: "Elm Envy" -- A new post by our urban forest observer...from 'E' to 'Z'.

Fired Health Officer: "Judge orders city to reinstate fired official" -- Don't miss my take here.

Cheating Gas Stations: "Gas stations are charged" -- North Plainfield Gulf, Green Brook Raceway.
Green Brook Flood Control Project: "Flood control funding key goal in Bound Brook"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

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• Tomorrow - December 19. 9 AM. Stay tuned - Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs has intervened. Court Hearing for 'The Plainfield Four'. Members of the Peoples' Organization for Progress were arrested for unlawful assembly on November 17 at Front and Park protesting alleged police brutality. The group regularly protests the Iraq War and military recruitment in front of the Armed Services Recruitment Center. Original press reportage here. Hearing in Plainfield Municipal Court, East 4th and Watchung Avenue.
  
  
• Tomorrow - December 19. 6:30 PM. Barlow School Holiday Concert. At Barlow Elementary School, East Front Street and Farragut Road. The public is invited.
  
  
• Tomorrow - December 19. 7 PM. Washington Community School Holiday Concert. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue (parking in Spooner Avenue lot). The public is invited.
  
  
• Tomorrow - December 19. 7 PM. Maxson Middle School Holiday Concert. At Maxson Middle School, East 7th Street and Woodland Avenue (parking in Woodland Avenue lot). The public is invited.
  
  
• Tomorrow - December 19. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
  
  
• Tomorrow - December 19. 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 - December 20. 7 PM - 2 AM. Fire Division's Annual Holiday Party and Toy Drive. Sponsored by FMBA locals #7 and #207. Featuring Kenny Bobien and DJ Darryl James (98.7 KISS fm). At The Intercontinental, 111 East Front Street. Admission FREE with gift of unwrapped toy, $15/person without toy.
  
  
• Thursday - December 20. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.

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CENTRAL JERSEY

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Photo: Union County Prosecutor's Office.

Elizabeth: "How a pair got out of jail free" -- Ledger | NY Times | Gannett |

Marijuana Bust: "Irvington man indicted in 700-lb. marijuana shipment" -- Calling Cheech and Chong!
Roselle: "Trio nabbed in drug and weapons probe"
Union County: "CSI Union: Ballistics tool comes to county police"
Union Twp.: "Union group's charter change petitions fall short"


STATE

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Affordable Housing: "New COAH rules would require more units for poor"
Death Penalty: "Corzine Signs Bill Ending Executions" -- Ledger | NY Times | Gannett |
Legislature: "Briefs: Pru Center tax; Pension investment; Carbon emissions program"
Princeton Dog Case: "'Congo's Law' bill hits a snag"
Sports Betting Ring: "Ex-N.Y. Jet, 4 more accused in betting ring" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Turnpike: "Turnpike drops suit vs. deceased drivers"

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


NATION / WORLD

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2008 Elections: John Farmer: "More than ever, the nation needs a uniter"
Afghanistan: "Remembering the Forgotten War"
CIA Tapes: "Memo from top official warned against tapes' destruction" -- On FBI-CIA wrangle over torture, see more here.
Iraq: "U.S. Helps Turkey Hit Rebel Kurds In Iraq"
Military Lawyers: "Bush seeks political control on military lawyer promotions"
Mortgage Mess --

• Then: "Fed Shrugged as Subprime Crisis Spread"
• Now: "Paulson defends foreclosure prevention plan" -- More smoke! More mirrors! On Vixen! On Blitzen!

White House Visitor Logs: "Judge: Logs are public" -- Bush, Cheney cannot keep secret who visited for how long and when.


OF INTEREST

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2008 Scandals: "CREW's top 10 political scandals for 2008" -- Headaches for Bush's last year? List here.
'Sopranos' Case: "A pilot's advisers don't get paid, says 'Sopranos' producer"

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

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