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Friday, January 20, 2012

Bernice chances on some North Avenue answers.. Maria details $500K in grievance, compensation settlements.. Olddoc posts 2 JAMA covers while mulling potpourri..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Armory:  "Plainfield Armory going up for auction after years of wrangling over sale" -- Not an April Fool's joke this time.
Blotter:  "Plainfield police blotter"
Capodagli:  "Rahway closes on sale for development parcel" -- Firm that disappeared from Plainfield after challenged about Cottage Place development plan.
Obituary:  "Jan Groover, postmodern photographer, Plainfield native" -- Would that be PHS '61? Drake House will screen documentary on her during Women's History Month (March).

Black History Month:  "Slave songs will be topic at Kenilworth Historical Society"
Crime Fighting:  "East Orange to install spotlight camera surveillance system"
Irvington:  "At town hall, Christie addresses crime, education reform"
Johnson & Johnson:  "J&J settles Risperdal lawsuit for $158M"
Linden:  "Controversial judge replaced by mayor's ex-campaign manager"
New Brunswick:  "Protesters demand charges against 2 police officers"
Union County Alliance:  "UCA head quits amid questioning of organization's status" -- From CountyWatchers.

Auto Insurance:  "Insurer: Jump in insurance costs another reason for reform"
Economic Development Authority:  "EDA invests in venture fund, announces incentive recipients"
Port Authority:  "Ex-PA director joins firm looking to replace Goethals Bridge" -- Golden parachutes and revolving doors, perfect together.
Schools:  "Urban Hope and the do-nothing Schools Development Authority" -- Opinion, Gordon MacInnes.
Unemployment:  "NJ unemployment at 9 percent, lowest in nearly 3 years"
U.S. Senate Race:  "In quest to unseat Menendez, Kyrillos faces long odds"

Courier Columnist Jay Jefferson Cooke:  "I'm immature, but I'm back" -- Back indeed.
Job Creation:  "Can permitting software create jobs?" -- Online permit process speeds business development.
Tuskegee Airmen --
First the Play:  "Before movie, Airmen featured in Crossroads play"
Then the Movie:  "'Red Tails' have new target: Box office"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice chances on answers to some North Avenue questions; notes plane tree under attack.  Olddoc submits two JAMA covers while mulling some potpourri. Maria details half million in grievance, compensation settlements.


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