Bernice: Fine collection issue may resurface; credits April Stefel for peninsula design.. Olddoc on 9/11 culpability.. Mapp invites volunteers for 'Real Leadership for a Better Plainfield'.. Maria on alternate side of street parking; thanks DPW.. Jackie on Jenn's eviction, HoH bulletin..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Weekend festival preparations under way"

2006 Murder:  "Plainfield man's appeal of conviction headed to Supreme Court"
School Lunches:  "NJ schools redesign lunches to meet new federal guidelines"

Election Abuses:  "North Bergen DPW official admits using workers for election chores" -- And more.
Newark:  "Council puts MUA vote on November ballot" -- Per resident-generated ordinance.
North Plainfield:  "Borough will have annual 9/11 ceremonies 'for a long time'"
Tax Appeals:  "Englewood will borrow $2.9M to settle tax appeals"
Trenton:  "Day after mayor's arrest, city administrator talks business"
Union County Vo-Tech:  "County vocational school named national Blue Ribbon recipient"

Schools:  "NJ schools prepare to implement new teacher evaluations"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes fine collection issue may resurface next month; credits April Stefel for 9th Street peninsula design. Olddoc on 9/11 and possible Bush administration culpability. Maria on alternate side of street parking for sweeps; and a thank you to DPW. Councilor Mapp, at Mapping It Out, announces he is assembling a team of volunteers for 'Real Leadership for a Better Plainfield'. At Jackie's TV Blog, Jenn's eviction, HoH bulletin.

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Olddoc on Council meeting.. Bernice on Pellum and Kerr recognition.. Rebecca and Jackie remember 9/11.. Maria on Crescent Area cleanup..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "The stinging difference between Plainfield and Trenton"
• "Plainfielders remember 9/11"

Drugs:  "Traffic stop yields $25K in cash, drugs"

9/11:  "New Jersey 9/11 memorial is dedicated" -- Ledger | Courier |
Elizabeth:  "Board of Ed member resigns after residency discrepancy"
Linden:  "Linden named high-performing school district"
Trenton --

• Arrest:  "Mayor Mack arrested in corruption probe" -- Ledger | Courier | PolNJ |
• Reaction:  "Public officials call for Mack to step down following arrest"
• Related Case:  "Giorgianni ordered under house arrest in Mack case, separate drug charges"

Somerset County:  "Towns mull merging police after county merge plan draws little interest"
Union County Parks:  "Nomahegan Lake set for renovation"

State Revenues:  "$253M revenue shortfall raises doubts about Christie's tax cut"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes Pellum and Kerr lauded for peninsula project. Olddoc recounts Council meeting, notes Mapp will put fine collections on October agenda. Maria notes a Crescent Area cleanup. Councilor Williams, at And My Point Is. recalls those lost on 9/11. At Jackie's TV Blog, 9/11 is remembered.

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Olddoc hopes for agenda addition.. Bernice notes Pellum and Kerr to be honored.. Maria on Crescent Area cleanup.. Roni T on workers' right to blog.. Rebecca catches Romney surrogate in fashion flareup.. Jackie's Big Brother live feeds continue..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hidden Plainfield: On The Move ID'ed"

Martial Arts:  "Plainfield martial arts student places in national event"
Trees:  "Rutgers researchers trying to revive American Chestnut trees"
Police Blotter:  "Various Plainfield miscreants in Watchung"

Newark Museum:  "Exhibit: Angels & Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th century American art"
Orange:  "Mayor accuses former mayor of doling out improper salary bonuses"
Public Meetings:  "Montgomery council meetings to go live online" -- Streaming live, plus archived for on-demand viewing.
Union County:  "SWAT team rises to challenge"
Union County Courts:  "After long delay, civil trials to get under way again"

Cory Booker:  "Booker dodges question about run for governor during Sunday talk show"
Energy:  "State's persistent raids on Clean Energy Fund set back CHP efforts" -- From NJSpotlight.
NJ Senate Race:  "Coming soon to a TV near you: Menendez vs. Kyrillos"
NJ Supremes:  "Short-staffed top court to take on controversial cases this fall"
Tourism:  "NJ struggles to capitalize on its historic past" -- From NJSpotlight.

RECENT POSTS : Bernice notes PMUA Fair a success; Pellum and Kerry to be honored at Council. Olddoc hopes Mapp may place the collection of Court fines on tonight's agenda; cites surprising Maureen Dowd quote from NYTimes. Maria notes Crescent Area neighbors did a cleanup Sunday. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 live feeds are on again. At Roni Taylor's Work Matters, a look at workers' right to blog. Rebecca's People Who Need to Go Sit Down Somewhere catches Romney surrogate John Sununu in a fashion flareup.

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Plainfield Sports News on PHS/Immaculata; Rutgers/Howard.. Bernice: 7 run for Charter Study Commission.. Olddoc on Monday's Council agenda.. Jackie's week in review, plus pix..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hidden Plainfield: On The Move!"
  

PHS Football:  "Cardinals vs. Immaculata" -- Plainfield Sports News | Ledger |
Runnells Hospital:  "Union County freeholders to vote on privatization study" -- Ledger | CountyWatchers |
Obituary:  "Nathan Frederick Deering, active in Plainfield soccer"

South Orange:  "Battle brewing between Council and village president" -- The ogre of change.

NJ Statehouse:  "Statehouse to get $40M makeover"
NJ Theater:  "A Fall theater season of infinite variety"

2012 Presidential Race:  "Obama out to renew magic; Romney hits defense cuts"
Dem Convention:  "Fact Check: Obama, Biden claims"
9/11 Museum:  "Turf war lends uncertainty to opening of museum"
Netflix:  "More and more, the Net changes the way we watch TV"

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• The Auditor:  "Andrews: I was stupid to challenge Lautenberg"
• Tom Moran:  "Are Booker and Christie friends or foes?"
• John Farmer:  "Why the conventions mattered: They highlighted the party gap"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes seven file for Charter Study Commission. Olddoc reviews Monday's Council agenda. Maria invites comment on Plainfield's historic homes. At Plainfield Sports News, Plainfield/Immaculata, Rutgers/Howard, New Brunswick/South Plainfield. At Jackie's TV Blog, the week in review, plus pix.

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Bernice: 7 file for Charter Study Commission.. Olddoc on Council, party conventions.. Maria invites discussion on historic homes.. Jackie's Big Brother 14 live feeds continue..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Obama Jazz Fest, PMUA Fair, HAP Flea Market today"
  

Media:  "NJ Spotlight, Dodge Foundation get Knight grants for expanding media coverage"
National Political Conventions:  "Dem, GOP conventions full of interesting moments"

Pizza Search:  "Spivey, Cooke near awards in search for Slice of Heaven"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes seven file for Charter Study Commission seats. Olddoc on Monday's Council agenda and some post-Convention thoughts. Maria invites comment and discussion on Plainfield's historic homes. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 live feeds continue.

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Bernice on Wynn's departure.. Olddoc on Dem convention speeches.. Mapp invited all to his house for Obama's speech (and I missed the post!).. Rebecca catches Christie in a Freudian slip.. Jackie's Big Brother live feeds continue..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "School District scrambles as school year starts"

Dem HQ:  "Plainfield Dems to showcase Booker as keynote speaker"
Letter, Courier:  "Romney's offered no plan for jobs success" -- Eloise Tinley Bryant.
Pet Rescue:  "Fluffie Charlie needs a home" -- Plainfield Area Humane Society.

Parking Meters:  "New Summit parking lots allow payment by cell phone"
Perth Amboy:  "Mayoral race down to six candidates"
Runnells Hospital:  "Freeholders searching for plan to get rid of Runnells" -- From CountyWatchers.
Schools:  "Sen. Rice calls for feds to look into state operation of Newark, JC and Paterson schools"
Union County Freeholders:  "Residents invited to Sept. 11 memorial at Echo Lake Park"

Democratic National Convention --

• Complete Print Coverage:  "NYTimes" | "WashPost" | "Politico"
• Obama Acceptance:  "Obama promises economic progress" -- Courier | Ledger | Full Text |
• Lautenberg:  "Lautenberg: Time for NJ Dems to 'fight back'"
• Booker:  "Cory Booker douses flames surrounding Dem platform"
• Analysis:  "Braun: Did Obama speech answer all the right questions?"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice posts 'A note on Wynn'. Olddoc on Clinton's speech at the DNC, comment on Obama and Biden coming. Councilor Mapp, at Mapping It Out, invited all to watch Obama's speech at his home (sorry I missed this post). Rebecca's People Who Need to Go Sit Down Somewhere catches Gov. Christie in a Freudian slip. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 live feeds and a new HoH.

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Bernice: Council rejects fines collection proposal again.. Library offers help for job seekers.. Watchwords from Cory Booker.. Olddoc reports on Council.. Maria on trash and transformation.. Jackie's live feeds continue overnight..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Recreation Superintendent Dave Wynn quits"

High School Football:  "Carino and Frezza give video preview predictions"

Dunellen:  "Images of Dunellen provide slice of Americana"
North Plainfield:  "Burglar caught red-handed robbing Latin Services"
Perth Amboy:  "Seven candidates file for mayor's race"

2013 Governor's Race:  "Braun: Is this any way to treat a Jersey Girl?" -- Buono faces Dem bosses'  hostility.
NJ Muslims:  "NYPD unit has stopped spying on NJ Muslims"
Public Schools:  "Task force proposes more than 400 changes to running of NJ public schools"

Democratic National Convention --

• Complete Print Coverage:  "NYTimes" | "WashPost" | "Politico"
• Clinton:  "Bill Clinton boosts Obama in rousing speeech" -- Courier | Ledger |
• Booker:  "Booker urges NJ to support Obama, vote against Christie next year"
  
• New Jersey:  "NJ formally awards its delegates to Obama" -- Ledger | PolNJ |
  
• NJ Delegation:  "For Jerseyans, it's a tale of two conventions"
  
• NJ Poll:  "Poll: Obama, Menendez on top in NJ"
  
• Betty White:  "Would Betty White be the perfect foil for Clint Eastwood?"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes Council rejects Courts collection plan again; Job seekers get help from Library; watchwords from Cory Booker. Olddoc reports on Council. Maria on trash and transformations. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 live feeds continue overnight.

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Olddoc on Council.. Check back for Bernice.. Maria on garbage picking and art.. Jackie's Big Brother live feeds continue..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Backlog of Municipal Court fines impacts budget"

2008 Murder:  "Plainfield man's murder conviction upheld"
Obituary:  "Harrison Fertig, MD, founded cardiology unit at Muhlenberg" -- Services Noon today, Higgins in Warren.
Obituary:  "Preston O. Henry, 1937 PHS grad, served Neighborhood House" -- Viewing today, funeral Thursday, Higgins in Plainfield.

Medicaid:  " NJ Horizon Health slashes reimbursement for home health care"
Public Meetings:  "Philipsburg holds off again on passing video recording law"
Rutgers:  "New president: Cut sports subsidy"
Trenton:  "Entities run by Mack contributor got $24K, records show"

Democratic National Convention --

• Complete Print Coverage:  "NYTimes" | "WashPost" | "Politico"
• Michele Obama:  "Doing the impossible is the history of this country" -- Courier | Ledger | NYTimes |
• Platform:  "Booker: We choose growing together" | Full Text | Moran on Booker | PolNJ |
• Keynote:  "New Dem voice challenges GOP vision"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice was at Council; check back later. Olddoc reviews Council meeting; notes Fertig and Henry obits. Maria on garbage picking and art. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 live feeds continue.

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Bernice and Olddoc on tonight's Council agenda.. Roni T links to two major education unions.. Rebecca on Marathon Man Paul Ryan.. Jackie's Big Brother live feeds continue..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Charter Study Commission filing date approaches"

Mapp & Hatch Act:  "Mayoral candidate says he followed rules" -- Letter, Adrian Mapp, in Courier.
Police Blotter:  "Courier blotter, Sept. 2"
Obituary:  "Harrison Fertig, MD, founded cardiology unit at Muhlenberg" -- Services Wednesday, Higgins in Warren.
Obituary:  "Preston O. Henry, 1937 PHS grad, served Neighborhood House" -- Viewing Wednesday, funeral Thursday, Higgins in Plainfield.

North Plainfield:  "Gastric bypass hypnosis; one woman's 'virtual' path to weight loss"
South Plainfield:  "Labor Day Parade" -- Courier | Ledger -- With photo gallery.
South Plainfield:  " SP field hockey program looks to return to the top"

Medical Marijuana:  " NJ program still faces hurdles"
Poverty:  "United Way: More than a third of NJ households mired in poverty or close to it"
Rutgers:  "New president hits campus running, pushes for change in first year"

Democratic National Convention --

• Platform:  "Dems prepare to unveil platform"
• Education:  "NJ education reform to take prominent spot at DNC"
• NJ Governor's Race:  "Big buzz over 2013 NJ governor's race at DNC" -- Ledger | PolNJ |
• Lautenberg:  "Why Sen. Lautenberg will not attend his own bash at DNC"
• Weinberg:  "Sen. Loretta Weinberg forms 'Jersey Girls Caucus' at DNC"

RECENT POSTS : Bernice notes Council meets tonight; posts some garden pix. Olddoc reviews the Council agenda, noting 'summer is over'. At Roni Taylor's Work Matters, highlights Labor Day with links to the two major education unions. Rebecca's People Who Need to Go Sit Down Somewhere checks in on Marathon Man (and GOP candidate) Paul Ryan. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 live feeds continue.

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Roni T highlights education unions on Labor Day.. Bernice has Labor Day thoughts.. Maria notes today's festival in Scotch Plains.. PSN on the Plainfield-Paterson Eastside scrimmage.. Rebecca checks up on Marathon Man Paul Ryan.. Jackie's live feeds continue..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hidden Plainfield: Chip Off The Old Block ID'ed"

Mapp & Hatch Act:  "Mayoral candidate says he followed rules" -- Letter, Adrian Mapp, in Courier.

Judges' Salaries:  "Public outrage may trump judicial independence in referendum"

Dem Convention --

• Delegates:  "New Jerseyans arrive at DNC"
• New Jersey Dems:  "NJ Dems face challenges inside and outside party"
• Unions:  "Unions brush off disappointment, rally forces for Obama"
  
• Protests:  "More than a thousand protest outside DNC"
  

Politifax:  "Is Christie correct he was first governor to endorse Romney?"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice has some Labor Day notes (spiral-cut hot dogs?). Olddoc is enjoying summer's end. Maria advises not to miss the Italian Labor Day Festival in Scotch Plains. At Plainfield Sports News, coverage of the Plainfield-Paterson East Side scrimmage. At Roni Taylor's Work Matters, links to the two major education unions on this Labor Day. Rebecca's People Who Need to Go Sit Down Somewhere checks in on Marathon Man (and GOP candidate) Paul Ryan. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 live feeds into this AM.

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Bernice: September and fashion.. Maria: Bambi alert.. Olddoc posts a report on Mayor's forum.. Jackie's weekly review plus pix.. Rebecca glimpses Clint Eastwood at RNC..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hidden Plainfield: Chip Off The Old Block"

PHS Football:  "2012 preview"

Bernards:  "Bernards residents protest plan to build mosque"
Union County College:  "Resume, interview workshops scheduled"

Congressman Rob Andrews:  "Panel finds personal use of campaign funds believable"
State Police:  "NAACP to State Police: End bias or we'll sue"
Tattoos:  "Nineteen percent of Jerseyans have a tattoo"

Dem Convention --

• Obama:  "Fiery Obama on march to Dem convention"
• Delegates:  "NJ woman to break ground as first transgendered DNC member"

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• The Auditor:  "Lesniak, Norcross and Bollwege's golf game that wasn't"
• John Farmer:  "Paul Ryan wages war on the facts"
  

RECENT POSTS: Bernice urges an end to gun violence; recalls fashion's September tug. Olddoc posts a report on the Mayor's community forum. Maria posts a Bambi alert for Watchung Avenue. At Jackie's TV Blog, the week in review plus pix. Rebecca's People Who Need to Go Sit Down Somewhere glimpses Clint Eastwood at the RNC.

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Bernice observes PMUA activity.. Olddoc posts report on Mayor's forum.. Maria on 9th Street Peninsula; finds blog about 920 Cedarbrook Road.. PSN on New Brunswick-Teaneck scrimmage.. Jackie's live feeds continue..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "49th Art Festival today"

Benefits:  "Saddle Brook strips benefits from elected officials, part-timers"
Fanwood:  "D'Angelo named president of Chelsea Senior Living"
Newark:  "Stop The Violence rally shuts down main intersection"
OPRA:  "Flemington can't keep Union Hotel proposals secret, says OPRA expert"
Rahway:  "Redevelopment Director stonewalls mayor's request"
South Plainfield:  "Hobby shop comes to South Plainfield"

Gov. Christie:  " Christie likely to remain GOP power player despite speech's mixed reviews"

Pizza Search:  " Some clear trends emerge on pizza pilgrimage" -- Spivey & Cooke hunt for 'slice of heaven'.

RECENT POSTS: Bernice reports on PMUA activity. Olddoc posts a report from Pat Turner Kavanaugh on the mayor's forum. mmm. Maria on the 9th Street peninsula, and a blog about 920 Cedarbrook Road. At Plainfield Sports News, the New Brunswick-Teaneck scrimmage. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 live feeds continue.

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