Bernice: Administration squelches Council's PMUA study.. Olddoc: Mysteries resolved, PMUA bombshell, charter study.. Councilor Williams on mayor's tastelessness, Rec's possible financial hanky-panky.. Jackie organizes Big Brother TV pool..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Time to get serious if you think City's charter should be changed"
  

Independence Day Concert:  "Courier correction notice"
Plainfield Area YMCA:  "Greater Union County Realtors collecting school supplies for kids"
RU Football:  "Rutgers puts single-game football tickets on sale"
Food Recall:  "Buona Vita recalls 324,770 pounds of meat over possible contamination"
Traffic Alerts:  "Route 28: Dunellen, Middlesex" | "Route1: Edison" -- Resurfacing means snarls.

Kean U.:  "University officials vow to keep school's accreditation"
Princeton U.:  "Princeton's five-year fundraiser brings in nearly $1.9 billion"
Union County Clerk:  "County clerk Rajoppi to lead international association of clerks"

Gov. Christie --

• Brookings Institution:  "Christie: Country can learn from NJ" -- Ledger | PolNJ | WSJ | WashPost |
• Obamacare:  "Christie's extreme rhetoric masks moderate position on ACA" -- From NJSpotlight.

Charter Schools:  "NJ's first online charters could be just days away"
Crime Rates:  "NJ crime rose two percent in first half of 2011"
Energy Costs:  "State-subsidized power plants draw fire from new coalition" -- From NJSpotlight.
Expungements:  "NJ Supremes set rules for judges erasing criminal records"
Healthcare:  "Survey ranks NJ near bottom in care of long-term chronically ill elderly"
Public Records:  "Appeals court lets legal fees awards stand, without enhancements"
NJ Transit:  "NJT's operating, capital budgets expected to total $3 billion"
Sex Offenders:  "Legislator wants sex offender info on Facebook" -- Ledger | Courier |

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes Administration squelches Coucnil's PMUA study. Olddoc finds some mysteries resolved at Council meeting, Administration drops PMUA bombshell, charter study advances. Councilor Williams, at And My Point Is. reports on Mayor's tastelessness and snub of Alex Toliver at concert, plus possible financial hanky-panky by Recreation. At Jackie's TV Blog, she begins the organization of the Big Brother TV pool.

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Bernice reviews some questions about tonight's Council agenda.. Olddoc posts his agenda comments/questions on Sundays..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Is Hatch Act complaint against Mapp harassment?"
• "Church Street Events: Too much of a good thing?"

Cathedral International:  "Plainfield congregation holds annual Hope McLean Austin Block Party"
Union County:  "County expands emergency dispatch operations, towns share services"

Edison:  "'Plays-in-the-Park' celebrates five decades" -- At Roosevelt Park.
Newark:  "Charter school on shaky ground; lease for unused facility at center of state probe"
Victoria Foundation:  "After years of treating Newark like a home, foundation makes it one"

Affordable Housing:  "Leauge of Municipalities files motion to protect housing money from state"
Charter Schools:  "State blocks one charter, but more may be coming"
Paula Dow Nomination:  "NJ judges allegedly forced to back Dow's nomination to bench"

LIBOR:  "Why the LIBOR scandal is such a big deal" | "Diamond blames regulators" -- Think your mortgage, credit card, auto, student loan, everything you borrow...
Police Surveillance:  "Cell carriers are flooded by requests to aid surveillance" -- 1.3M demands for subscriber info last year.
Swearing Politicians:  "$?(&! What summer swearing streak says about politics these days"
Animal Rescue:  "Tiny kitten rescued from trash bag in dumpster is alive, thriving"
Obituary:  "Ernest Borgnine, won Oscar for 'Marty'"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice reviews some questions about tonight's Council agenda. Olddoc notes he will try to post review of Council agendas on Sunday before meeting; asks if there was 'rain date' planning for holiday events Saturday.

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Olddoc finds mysteries in Council agenda, notes next streets to be done.. Bernice posts Parade pix.. Jackie reviews her week and includes some Parade pix too..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Plainfield artist Maria Mijares in group show opening today"
• "URGENT: Malware may deny Plainfield computers Internet access tomorrow"
  

Parade:  "Plainfield celebrates veterans, independence"
Food Recall:  "Bridgeton-based company recalls meat, poultry products" -- With info on brand names, dates.
Snapple Bowl --

• "Three PHS players take part in Snapple Bowl" -- Allen-Jordan, Jackson and Sparrow.
• "Snapple Bowl is about giving back, being positive role model"

India Day Parade:  "Disagreements leave Middlesex County with two parades once again"
Newark:  "Fight to take back control of schools from state hits snag over new numbers"
Post Office Buildings:  "Historic Elizabeth post office among those in danger, advocacy group says"
Real Estate:  "Reasons to be hopeful" -- Otteau tries his hand at reading the chicken entrails...again.

The Auditor:  "Christie to talk taxes, jobs at left-leaning Brookings Institution think tank"
Paul Mulshine:  "A week of rough water for Mitt Romney"

Satellite Dishes:  "Philadelphia ordinance ignites satellite dish debate" -- Can visual clutter be fought?

RECENT POSTS: Bernice posts plenty of pix of the Parade. Olddoc finds several mysteries in the Council agenda, but clears up one: the roads in the next batch of work. At Jackie's TV Blog, her weekly review includes some Parade pix.

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Olddoc takes a first look at Monday's Council agenda.. Bernice warns all to heed heat today; is tempted by folding bike..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Independence Day events today"

Strongarm Robbery:  "Plainfield teen charged with strongarm robbery in Cranford"
Traffic Arrest:  "Cranford police arrest Plainfield man on warrant out of Metuchen"

Elijah's Promise:  "Soup kitchen's fundraiser features unusual fare" -- Basil and pepper ice cream?
Garden State Fireworks --

• "NJ fireworks producer taking San Diego mishap in stride"
• "Company behind San Diego fireworks mishap should market the big boom" -- With video here.

New Providence:  "Council sets locala rules for liquor license eligibility"
Rahway:   "City considers review of redevelopment plans"
Scotch Plains:  "Scotch Plains library hosts Statue of Liberty poster exhibit"

Gov. Christie:  "Christie's heated exchange at shore captured on video" -- With video.
Affordable Housing:  "Advocacy group seeks to stop NJ from seizing affordable housing funds"
Industrial Properties:  "Court: DEP can't require owners to certify land 'clean' before selling it"
Transportation:  "Obama signs bill providing $1.5B for NJ transportation projects"
Unemployment Benefits:  "26,000 Jerseyans will lose unemployment benefits this weekend"

Courier Pizza Contest:  "Due to response, Spivey & Cooke now reviewing 4 joints per week"
Solar Energy:  "A second US panel maker going bust amid price competition" -- Solar having trouble finding its footing.

RECENT POSTS: Bernice urges all to heed the heat today; finds a folding bike tempting. Olddoc takes a first look at Monday's Council agenda.

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Olddoc on Mapp-Hatch Act story; responds to Dan's blog weeding.. Dottie Gutenkauf posts an update on the Gutenkaufs.. Jackie reveals Big Brother 14 cast members.. Check back later for Bernice..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "DPW extends brush pickup schedule with special offer" --Updated with map/location, 11 AM.

Another early day -- have to be at prosthetics lab at 8 AM.-- Dan
 
Adele DeLeeuw Scholarships:  "24 local students awarded scholarship by fund of Plainfield Foundation"
PHS:  "PHS students hit one out of the park in Yankees HS Blood Drive"
PHS Hall of Fame:  "Patricia Walsh, PHS grad and Somerset County freeholder named to Hall of Fame"
YWCA:  "Help the YWCA during its 105th Anniversary" -- Letter, Courier, Rev. Gary Kirkwood.
Drugs:  "Somerset County grand jury indicts Plainfield man for intent to sell drugs"

Bridgewater:  "Ceremony underscores Middlebrook encampment's role in Revolution"
Bullying:  "NJ's anti-bullying law runs out of cash"
Fugitive:  "South Plainfield man returns after fleeing county in 2007 just before sentence began"
Rev. Reginald Jackson:  "As AME bishop, Jackson will serve in Africa and as ecumenical officer"
Kean U.:  "Kean president takes issue with accrediting agency's probation decision"
OPRA:  "Secaucus developer loses OPRA suit against Rutgers Law Clinic" -- Ledger | Courier |
Perth Amboy:  "Board of Ed tries, fails to quiet superintendent"

Animal Rescue:  "Dog rescued from George Washington Bridge"
Fireworks:  "Entire San Diego fireworks show set off at once; NJ firm had job"

RECENT POSTS: Check back on Bernice a little later. Olddoc reports from Oz on the Mapp-Hatch Act story; responds to Dan's blog weeding post. At Jackie's TV Blog, we meet the Big Brother 14 cast. Dottie Gutenkauf has a fresh post updating us at Dottie G Sez.

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Bernice mulls some City Hall items.. Councilor Storch in search of an answer on property taxes.. Olddoc posts his summer posting schedule.. Jackie has hamster news from Big Brother 14. Rebecca extends her tribute to Diana Sands..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Dan is weeding the blog garden"

Mapp:  "Can Plainfield councilman seek office and keep housing authority job?"
North Plainfield:  "July 4th Parade pictures"

Affordable Housing:  "Christie's veto puts towns at risk of losing housing money" -- From NJSpotlight.
Atlantic City:  "AC turns to out-of-town bloggers to boost resort's reputation"
Deserted Village:  "Oldest known former resident returns for visit to childhood village"
Union County College:  "President McMenamin honored by state women's group"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice mulls some City Hall items, plus the Mapp story, along with garden joys and summer sweltering.  Olddoc posts his summer posting schedule; notes South Jersey still gettin power back after severe thunderstorms. Councilor Storch, at For Good Government, is led by lack of an answer on property taxes to a consideration of Robinson-Briggs' communications generally. At Jackie's TV Blog, hamster news from Big Brother 14. Rebecca, at Bathrobe Blogger, extends her tribute to Diana Sands.

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Olddoc posts comments on Court's Obamacare ruling.. Bernice & Olddoc wish a Happy July 4th.. Bernice suffers raccoon intrusion, Mau keeps cool head.. Rebecca honors Diana Sands..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "When money fell from the skies in Plainfield"

July 4th Celebrations:  "Fireworks, parades and other events"

Duke Island Park:  "Somerset County offering free drive-in movies"
Hospitals:  "Palisades MC and Hackensack UMC announce affiliation agreement"
Hudson County:  "Dems kick off voter registration drive, citing GOP 'suppression' effort"
Rev. Reginald Jackson:  "Influential pastor lands prestigious bishop position"
Red Bank:  "Red Bank cancels fireworks because too expensive"
Schools:  "Sweeney: Schools the new frontier for patronage"
Union County:  "CountyWatchers notes Freeholders have cut propaganda spending"

Obituary:  "Andy Griffith, Mayberry's folksy sheriff"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice wishes all a Happy 4th, notes young raccoon broke through porch ceiling, and Mau keeps a cool head. Olddoc wishes all a Happy and Safe 4th, plus posts all comments on Court's Obamacare ruling. Rebecca, at Bathrobe Blogger, celebrates Diana Sands.

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Councilor Williams and Olddoc cite Sunday Auditor piece on 'embattled' Mayor Robinson-Briggs.. Olddoc on Court giving Congress new line of taxation, plus survey on future of medical care.. Bernice points to article on news content as commodity..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Board of Ed names new super; is that all there is?"

Murder:  "Plainfield man and his mother charged in fatal beating"
Affordable Housing:  "Christie vetoes Assemblyman Green's foreclosure rescue bill"
Traffic Advisory:  "Route 1 in South Brunswick to be milled and paved" -- Starting July 6 for 12 months.

ACLU:  "ACLU unveils 'stealth' app allowing citizens to record police"
Reginald Jackson:  "Rev. Reginald Jackson is now a bishop in the AME Church"
Middlesex County:  "Ex-PBA official charged with using union credit card for personal expenses"
North Plainfield:  "Victim chases burglar two blocks, police find hiding behind a TV"
Perth Amboy:  "Whistleblower suit claims clerk was transferred over reporting sale of alcoholic beverages"
Tax Lien Fraud:  "Six federal lawsuits over tax lien fraud are combined"
Trenton:  "Nearly $2,000 stolen from Inspections department safe"
Watchung:  "Bear spotted behind Watchung Square Mall"

Special Legislative Session --

• "Text of Gov. Christie's address to joint session"
• Tom Moran:  "Christie speech was audition for GOP leadership role"
• "Christie pushes Legislature to support Senate Dems tax plan" -- Ledger | Courier | PolNJ |
• "Sweeney: Special session is political theater to boost Christie's national reputation"

Higher Ed Restructuring:  "Cory Booker, Sheila Oliver praise NJ higher ed restructuring"
Red Light Cams:  "How one ticket put the brakes on camera use"
Teacher Tenure:  "Christie speaks warmly of tenure reform bill"

Firefighting:  "As furniture burns quicker, firefighters reconsider tactics"
Pharma Fraud:  "Glaxo agrees to pay $3 billion in fraud settlement" -- Yes, that's Billion, with a 'B'.

RECENT POSTS: Bernice points to an article about news content as commodity. Olddoc cites The Auditor on Mayor Robinson-Briggs; a Medscape survey on the future of healthcare, and how the Obamacare ruling has given Congress a new line of taxation. Councilor Williams, at And My Point Is. quotes  the Sunday Ledger Auditor column on Mayor Robinson-Briggs' lawsuit against the Council. At Jackie's TV Blog, the news is Big Brother 14's Press Day stuff.

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Olddoc on the Supreme Court's Obamacare ruling.. Bernice on the July 7/8 Latino Festival, plus a Mau pic..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Help Spivey and Cooke find the best pizza"
  

The Auditor on The Mayor:  "Reading the fine print..." -- From Sunday's Ledger column.
Urban Enterprise Zones:  "Revised UEZ measure draws Christie veto"

6th Avenue Electronics:  "Electronics store's ambitions come to a swift end"
Elizabeth:  "First Presbyterian's parish hall being restored as community hub"
Jerseyana:  "Reel truth: Film industry began in NJ, not Hollywood"

Government Records Council:  "Transparency in NJ a murky thing" -- In-depth investigation by Philly.com.
Tom Moran:  "Obamacare and the tax fight"
Paul Mulshine:  "Wouldn't it be nice if Bruce would shut up?"
School Funding:  "Aid left intact, debate looms on how numbers are figured"
Solar Energy:  "State ramps up reliance on solar, looks at new ways to meet goals"
State Budget:  "Christie to Dems: Let's make a deal"

Norton Bonaparte:  "Chief fired in Trayvon Martin case for poor investigation" -- Our former City Administrator.
Municipal Bankruptcy:  "Stockton, Cal. files for bankruptcy" -- At 300,000, largest city to go bust in this economic cycle.

RECENT POSTS: Bernice on the Latino Festival on July 7 and 8; plus cool cat Mau. Olddoc posts his thoughts on the impact of the Supreme Court's Obamacare decision.

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Olddoc sleuths Mayor's appointment of a 'temporary' purchasing agent.. Bernice comments on the Independence Day celebrations.. Jackie's week included a nasty fall on both (replacement) knees..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Official Plainfield website 'disappears'"
• "Softball Tournament fundraiser for Wounded Warrior Project"

Independence Day Celebration --

• Ledger:  "Plainfield: Returning Heroes Parade" -- See page 2 of story.
• Courier:  "Town-by-town Guide" -- See page 12 for Plainfield.

Cory Booker:  "Booker helps launch social media news site"
Perth Amboy:  "Once down and out, city enjoying a renaissance"

NJTV:  "NJTV makes strides, but few are watching"
Obamacare:  "Republicans aim to repeal health care bill in 2013"
Special Legislative Session:  "Senate Dems will be present for Christie's special session Monday; Assembly not clear"
State Budget --

• "Christie blasts Dems for cuts to programs for poor, abused, drug addicts"
• "Christie slices $95M from Dems budget plan"

NJ State Barbecue Competition:  "My brisket can burn yours!"
Real Estate:  "Speeding up refinances"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice comments on the Independence Day celebrationn. Olddoc sleuths the Mayor's appointment of a temporary purchasing agent; plus some cooling pix for the heat wave. At Jackie's TV Blog, her week included a nasty fall on (both) replacement knees, despite which there are great pix -- including a mockingbird.

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