Mapp urges generosity to Leaty family.. Bernice: Transition to calendar year items tonight.. Olddoc reviews mayor's community forum.. Maria: Condolences to Leatys.. Nat: Michael Moore on what killed America's newspapers..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• Independence Festival:  "Is Plainfield's future a Latin beat?"
• Homicide No. 8:  "Tragic loss for Leaty family and for Plainfield"
  
• 88th Independence Day Parade: "Slideshow 1" | "Slideshow 2" | "Slideshow 3" |

Fatal Robbery:  "Gang member charged with murder of grocery owner" -- Courier | Ledger |

JFK Medical Center:  "Lightning takes out transformer at JFK"
Newark:  "Triangle Park project a $12M boondoggle for the well-connected"

2012 Senate Race:  "Crowley, leading GOP hopeful against Menendez, declines to run"
Budget:  "Christie's budget cuts will make it hard for towns to stabilize taxes"
Charter Schools --

• Administration:  "Tiny office digs into mountain of charter applications"
• Legislation:  "Bills seeking new balance in charter schools"

County Colleges:  "NJ's county college presidents paid an average of more than $180K"
Legislature:  "School vouchers, NJ wineries among bills that die quietly behind the scenes"
State Budgets:  "Cuts in state budgets hurt healthcare, education, benefit bondholders"

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

• "Are NJ's Medicaid costs among highest in nation?"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes actions to transition to Calendar Year accounting are up tonight.  Olddoc on the Mayor's community forum. Maria: extends condolences to the Leaty family. Nat, at Dumbed Down America, has a vid of Michael Moore on what killed America's newspapers. Councilor Mapp urges giving generously to aid Leaty family. Councilor Williams reacts to the Leaty tragedy, expressing concern over lack of a public safety strategy. .

| BERNICE: PLAINTALKER II | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
  COUNCILORS: | McWILLIAMS | MAPP | STORCH | WILLIAMS |
| 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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