Mapp: Merge Union County police departments.. Williams: Racial comments at Council meeting.. Bernice: Liquor license hearings tonight.. Olddoc recaps Council (part 2).. Maria: Was that a groundhog?.. Nat: Old Testament violence inspires great art, but which is greater?.. Dee on some (surprising) summer happenings.. Jackie's overnight BB13 feed..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Book sale continues at Plainfield Public Library"
  
• "Council hearings on 2 troubled liquor licenses tonight"
  

YMCA:  "Whistling Plainfield vet, 85, a regular at Plainfield YMCA" -- This is the real deal, not the mobile phone version of yesterday.
Drugs:  "Traffic stop leads to seizure of $26G in heroin"

Cold Case:  "Nearly 20 years later, Westfield supermarket exec's killing still baffles"
Newark --

• Shootings:  "Weeks-long drug dispute leaves teen dead, 11 injured"
• Official Response:   "Top cop believes violence on decline, despite recent shootings" -- Booker says small group of drug dealers are feuding.

North Plainfield --

• Fire:   "3-alarm fire on Rockview Avenue took 65 firefighters two hours to quell"
• Teaching:  "North Plainfield teachers aid in testing 9/11 courses"

Shared Services:  "Summit, Berkeley Heights, New Providence inch toward shared 911"

Bond Ratings:  "Christie's aid cuts imperil Moody's bond ratings for six cities"
Budget:  "Dems again fall short in bid to reverse Christie budget cuts"
Cities:  "Dire scenario if cities' aid cuts go through, Dems say" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Competitive Public Bidding:  "Proposal would benefit contractors at local governments' expense"
FamilyCare:  "Appeals court rules ending health insurance for legal aliens is lawful"
NJ Transit:  "NJT scores low on communication in customer surveys"
School Funding:  "Schools get more money, but with strings attached" -- Ledger | Gannett | NJSpotlight -- State aid figures here |
Taxes:  "Struggling U.S. capitals seek more from tax-exempt landowners" -- In Trenton, half the property is state-owned and off the tax rolls.

Politifax Truth-o-Meter: True, False, or other...? (The national factfinding service is now in the Ledger)

• "What's the reason for NJ private-sector job losses?"

Spivey on Beer:  "Hofbrau Original a refreshing summertime treat"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes liquor license hearings tonight; McWilliams says Council could 'escalate' WBLS inquiry.  Olddoc recaps Council on bond ordinance repeal; missing copiers; WBLS investigation. Maria: thinks she spotted a groundhog, wonders if other have (yes, indeed).Councilor Mapp, at Mapping It Out, outlines his proposal that Union County police forces be merged under the County Prosecutor. Councilor Williams, at And My Point Is. reports ugly public comments at Council meeting and makes a proposal. Nat, at Dumbed Down America, posts two Renaissance painters' takes on Judith beheading Holofernes, Old Testament violence inspiring great art, but which is better? Dee Dameron, at Speaking My Mind, reports on summer in her neighborhood, including a woman going into labor at a block party. At Jackie's TV Blog, BB12 live feeds continued into dawn this morning.

| BERNICE: PLAINTALKER II | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
  COUNCILORS: | McWILLIAMS | MAPP | STORCH | WILLIAMS |
| MICHELSON FOR COUNCIL |
| JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | DAMERON: SPEAKING MY MIND | RUCKER: QC PROGRESSIVE |
| NAT: DUMBED DOWN AMERICA | REBECCA: BATHROBE BLOGGER |
| SCHUMAN: POLITICS OF PLAINFIELD |
KE' STANS: THROUGH THE LENS | RENATA: STANDING IN THE GAP
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS | JACKIE: THE (TV) SHOW MUST GO ON | DOTTIE G SEZ |
| VASHON: A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE | MILANI: PEPTalk | DR. E=MC² | SCHOOL NEWS |
| CABLE TV ADVISORY BOARD | CITIZEN'S BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE |

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