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Friday, July 4, 2008

4th thoughts: Olddoc, Dan, Bernice, Maria.. Today's events.. Police division scrutinized.. Bozo dies..

PLAINFIELD



Plainfield Today:

Plainfield Plaintalker: "Busy intersection going high tech"
Crescent Times: "Time to get people together for concerted efforts?"

Doc's Potpourri: "Fourth" -- A reflection on July 4th by olddoc. | "MRMC and human rights"
Save Muhlenberg: "Dr. Yood: Burden is on Solaris to make amends"

Plainfield Trees: A new post by Plainfield tree guru Greg Palermo is the "Sweet Bay Magnolia".
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch starts a series on 'Pay-to-Play' with an instalment on the 'Corruption Tax' (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney writes (here).

DWI Fallout: "Acquittal puts police division under scrutiny"

Business Climate: "Small biz still hiring as large ones cut back" -- 50 or fewer employees, a target for business recruitment.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • NOTE: Today's 4th of July Parade will include a float in support of Muhlenberg Hospital.

  • Today - July 4. 10 AM. July 4th Parade. Along Front Street; parade steps off at 10 AM.

  • Today - July 4. 5 PM. July 4th Concert. Music and more at Cedar Brook Park.

  • Today - July 4. Dusk. July 4th Fireworks. Display begins at dusk. In Cedar Brook Park.
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CENTRAL JERSEY


Berkeley Heights: "Mayor vetoes $1.24M bond ordinance"
Irvington: "Strapped township looks at 4-day workweek" -- Would save on energy costs.
Middlesex Boro: "Judge rules official was improperly fired" -- Courier | Ledger
North Plainfield: "Cops bust drug dealer in front of police HQ" -- Ledger | Courier
Route 22: "Rock tossing goes on despite patrols, tally now 27"


STATE


'Distressed Cities' Aid: "6 cities get $127.5M" -- Guess who's not one of them.
Down the Shore: "Day at beach means many different things" -- State's beach guide here (PDF).
No Child Left Behind: "Special ed scores could hurt schools"
State Archives: "Treasure trove of NJ's past celebrates 25 years"
Tourism: "Coming up short: NJ changing tourism marketing"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here
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NATION / WORLD


2008 Campaigns --
Federal Judgeship: "Bush nominee who clerked for Clarence Thomas may be plagiarist"
Passports: "Passport system open to abuse, review finds" -- Can't stop or detect unauthorized access.



OF INTEREST

Obituary: "Larry Harmon, made Bozo The Clown a star"

Tennis: "At Wimbledon, it's all Williams, all over again"

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