Mapp on Jerseyans canvassing for Obama in Allentown, PA.. Bernice notices a red flag at HPC.. Olddoc has a beef with city's website, notes 60 Minutes on Obama/Romney.. Maria spots a new 'painted lady'.. PSN finds Cardinals fall on the road..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hidden Plainfield: Hardly Hidden ID'ed"

Plainfield Info:  "Plainfield by the numbers" -- See pages 4 and 5.

East Orange:  "Business community excited about 'transit village' designation"
Linden:  "Mayor visits China, looks for economic deals"
Perth Amboy:  "Board of Ed votes again to remove schools chief"
Union County:  "Possible skating rink planned for Oak Ridge Park in Clark" -- Why is Union County going into the recreation business?

2012 Presidential Race:  "Michelle Obama urges supporters to take action at Princeton event"
Older Drivers:  "NJ MVC aims to educate seniors on the road"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notices a red flag with City Seal at HPC meeting. Olddoc posts a beef about the city's website, and about blogging in Word 2007, as well as a review of Obama/Romney on 60 Minutes. Maria notes Crescent is getting a new 'painted lady' -- can you ID the house? Councilor Mapp, at Mapping It Out, reports on local volunteers for Obama helping canvass in Allentown, PA. At Plainfield Sports News, the Cardinals fall on the road (against Montgomery).

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Olddoc posts some blogger beefs; Bernice concurs...and points to comments on her HPC post.. Maria looks for comments/suggestions on 9th Street Peninsula plantings.. Rebecca remembers the Emancipation Proclamation.. Jackie had a helluva week.. PSN: Colonia and New Brunswick; Liberty in playoffs..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hidden Plainfield: Hardly hidden on West 8th"

Solar:  "Union County solar program completes 28 installations, including Plainfield" -- Where?
Obituary:  "Jean McDaniel, active in Crescent Church, community"
 
Dunellen:  "Rome Pizza crowned Slice of Heaven winner"  -- Spivey-Cooke pizza hunt.
Kean U.:  "DiIonno: President's contract extension gives school chance to put problems behind it"
Union County:  "County pays tribute to its POWs/MIAs in moving ceremony"

2012 Presidential Race --

• Fundraising:  "Romney's NJ fundraising almost matches Obama's"
• Sources:  "Top 25 NJ towns for each candidate"
• Donors:  "Donors explain why they contributed to Obama, Romney"
• John Farmer:  "For Romney, a tycoon's disadvantage"
  

Minimum Wage:  "Senate President Sweeney to propose public vote on minimum wage"
Obamacare:  "NJ doctor shortage could top 3,000"

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• The Auditor:  "Meddling in Newark...New Brunswick; more"
• Tom Moran:  "Calling Perth Amboy mayor 'stupid' a disaster for consultant"
• Paul Mulshine:  "A lot of parking at Meadowlands, and a little controversy"

Eric LaGrand:  "LaGrand books tell inspirational tale"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes comments on her HPC post; seconds Dr. Yood's views on 3 points. Olddoc posts 'a blooger's beef' (or several). Maria asks for comments, suggestions, more on 9th Street Peninsula plantings. At Jackie's TV Blog, the week (what a week!) in review, plus pix. Drop by and wish her well. Rebecca, at Bathrobe Blogger, remembers the Emancipation Proclamation. At Plainfield Sports News, Colonia and New Brunswick; Liberty prep for playoffs with a win.

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Olddoc explores issues in Plainfield's November election.. Maria: Ledger highlights West 8th Street home restoration.. Bernice: Planners ponder road costs.. Jackie posts a cast video for the new Amazing Race series..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Demolition of old Grant Avenue Community Center makes way for parking"

Rescue:  "Plainfield cousins rescued from burning SUV by good Samaritan"
Calvary Baptist:  "Calvary Baptist Church sets 115th anniversary banquet"
Vote-by-Mail:  "Vote-by-mail applications available to Union County voters starting Monday"
Wardlaw-Hartridge:  "WH students named AP scholars"

Asbury Park:  "Florida diver lays claim to shipwreck off NJ coast"
Newark:  "High-rise near NJPAC delayed, downsized due to economic slump"
Trailside Nature Center:  "Cooking with wild edible plants explored at Trailside"

Gov. Christie:  "Christie vetoes bill requiring monthly revenue reports to Legislature"
Rutgers:  "RU to launch nationwide searches for top jobs as merger approaches"

Animal Rescue:  "Life with greyhounds can be a picnic" -- Organization rescues racing dogs.
Breast Cancer:  "Testing makes choices clearer"
Craft Breweries:  "NJ brewers hail legislation relaxing production, sales controls" -- Courier | Ledger |
Spivey-Cooke Pizza Hunt:  "Pie-namic Duo's trip comes to an end"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice find planners ponder road repair costs. Olddoc explores issues in Plainfield's local November election (and despairs over the Mets). Maria finds the Ledger highlights West 8th Street home restoration. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Amazing Race's new series gets a cast video.

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Maria considers slate and slate-like shingles for historic homes.. Bernice: Planning Board ponders road work costs.. Mapp on outsourcing collection of court fines.. Olddoc on Romney '47%' video.. Jackie: Big Brother 14 interview aftermath..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Should anyone care if the mayor has a boyfriend?"

Berkeley Heights:  "Union County spokesman says secession not answer to high taxes" -- Ah, Seb...
Fanwood:  "Fanwood Crossing officially opens" -- Stands on site of former Burgdorff real estate office.
North Plainfield:  "Woman loses appeal in conviction of theft of $250K from employer"
Perth Amboy:  "Candidate's campaign aide stands by his characterization of mayor" -- Courier | Ledger | NJToday (Devine's own newspaper) |
Rahway:  "Capodagli named developer of Wheatena site" -- Developer once proposed condos for PMUA property.
Veterans:  "Piscataway call center combats veterans suicides nationwide"
Westfield:  "Grocery shopping basics seminar to be held" -- Stepford Wives 101?

Amtrak:  "House panel spars with Amtrak over subsidies"
Drivers Licenses:  "NJ's 'smart technology' means no smiling for the camera"
Income Disparity:  "NJ's middle class shrinking under growing income gap, Census shows"
NJ Unemployment:  "Why is NJ unemployment rising while state gains jobs?"
Port Authority:  "PA studies takeover of Atlantic City airport" -- Courier | Ledger |

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes Planning Board ponders road repair costs. Olddoc has two posts on Romney's '47% video'. Maria discusses slate and slate-like shingles for historic homes. Councilor Mapp, at Mapping It Out, on outsourcing collection of court fines. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 interview aftermath.

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Mapp on outsourcing municipal court fine collection.. Bernice: Check out Historic Preservation Commission's website.. Olddoc delves into Romney video.. Maria finds school distriict surprises.. Jackie's Big Brother Season Finale blog party..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Work begins on North Avenue Historic District properties"

Civil War Sequicentennial:  "Committee to host lecture on Underground Railroad in Union County"
Corruption:  "Attorneys for ex-Middlesex County sheriff fear jurors could be tainted by politics" -- In Middlesex? Nah.
Police Mergers:  "Study discourages merger of three towns' police"
Red Light Cams:  "Proposed legislation would give drivers longer to clear intersections"

Gov. Christie:  "Christie rips Legislature at South Amboy town hall" -- Courier | Ledger |
NJ Revenues:  "State revenues far behind Christie projections" -- Ledger | NJSpotlight | PolNJ |
School Boards Ass'n:  "Former Madison super to head NJ school boards group"
Test Scores:  "NJ high school test scores improve, remain flat in middle and elementary schools"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice invites all to check Historic Preservation Commission website, notes summer is almost gone. Olddoc delves into the Romney video (2 posts). Maria: Two surprising developments at School District. Councilor Mapp, at Mapping It Out, weighs in on outsourcing collection of municipal fines. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 Season Finale blog party.

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Maria finds surprises at School District.. Bernice: Preservation Commission OKs Abbot Manor roof.. Olddoc coalescing thoughts on latest political hullabaloo.. Jackie's Big Brother 14 live feeds continue..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Williamson hire bringing turmoil to PMUA?"

Robbery:  "Plainfield police credit good Samaritan with preventing robbery from worsening"

Berkeley Heights:  "Councilman proposes study of leaving Union for Morris or Somerset County"
Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority:  "Authority hopes private companies will help save troubled project"
Trenton:  "Two men arrested in act of stealing metal from city hall gates"

2012 Presidential Race:  "Moran: Romney comment inelegant and revealing"
2012 Senate Race:  "Menendez, Kyrillos agree to three debates"
Education:  "The new 'new math' mystifies parents"
NJ Credit/Revenues --

• Rating:  "NJ takes a hit as S&P lowers state's credit outlook"
• Revenues:  "Gov. Christie late with revenue report for second straight month"
• Reaction:  "Dems pounce on S&P outlook drop"

NJ Economy:  "NY Fed: New Jersey will recover, slowly"
Prosecutors:  "ACLU Report: Prosecutors with misconduct violations faced no discipline"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice fines the HPC approving Abbott Manor roof repair. Olddoc is coalescing his thoughts about the latest political hullabaloo; check back later. Maria finds some surprising surprises at the school district. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 blog party continues.

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Bernice: November slates thin.. Olddoc shares news of Rosh Hashanah celebration in Egypt.. Maria finds reminder of Spain at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian.. Rebecca remembers desegregation of Little Rock HS.. Jackie's live feeds on Big Brother 14 continue..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Dueling Festivals twice as good for Plainfield?"

Obituary:  "Santa Marino Brocoletti, owned and operated Marino Motors"

Children's Specialized Hospital:  "L'Oreal raises $550K for hospital in golf event"
Franklin:  "State officials tour Great Expectations" -- Center for pregnant teens.
Kean U.:  "Kean president's contract extended by five years"
Latina Summit:  "CNN's Soldad O'Brien to headline Latina Summit at Rutgers"
Latino Leadership Alliance:  "Menendez is keynote speaker at annual Latino conference"
Newark:  "Newark teachers would earn merit pay under possible program"
Soccer:  "North Plainfield's Araujo racks up awards at NJCU"
Summit:  "New iPhone app allows user to take tour of historic Summit"

2012 Presidential Race:  "Secret video shows what Romney really thinks of Obama supporters"
Council on State Public Affairs:  "Policy leaders meet on state of counties and region" -- Go Beki!
Minimum Wage:  "State's minimum wage proposal may be revived as public referendum"
State Police:  "ACLU sues State Police over withheld promotion policies"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes two November slates slim down. Olddoc shares an email reporting on celebrating Rosh Hashanah in Egypt. Maria finds reminders of Spain at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church tour. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 live feeds continue. Rebecca, at Bathrobe Blogger, remembers Elizabeth Eckford, who integrated Little Rock's Central HS in 1957.

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Olddoc wishes all L'shanah tovah.. Bernice finds November slates thinned.. Maria surprised by Crescent Presbyterian's Spain connection.. Rebecca finds Romney defining 'middle income'.. Jackie's Big Brother live feeds resume..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hidden Plainfield: Disheveled Disgrace ID'ed"

Dem Rally:  "Plianfield Dems rally for Obama re-election" -- Courier | PolNJ |
Visiting Nurse Ass'n:  "VNA: Almost a century of service to the public"
Pop Warner:  "New Pop Warner concussion rules"
Police Blotter:  "Courier police blotter" -- Plainfield is on page 6.

Rahway:  "Community Access Unlimited schedules 14th annual walkathon"
South Plainfield:  "Gas prices hit $9 in Lukoil dealer protest"

Gov. Christie:  "Christie's high-stakes choice: Will he run again?"
Teacher Contracts:  "Hottest issues in state education shaping Newark teachers' contract"

Retail:  "Retailers seeks to shift shoppers from sales to everyday low prices"
Rosh Hashanah:  "Rosh Hashanah in Israel: Many customs, one message"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes two of the Nov. 6th slates have thinned; sends Rosh Hashanah greetings. Olddoc wishes all L'shanah tovah. Maria finds a tour of Crescent Presbyterian unexpectedly reminds her of Spain. At Jackie's TV Blog, the Big Brother 14 live feeds resume. Rebecca's People Who Need to Go Sit Down Somewhere finds Romney defining 'middle income'.

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Bernice catches Booker, downtown Festivals.. Maria pictures park from Library's new layout.. Olddoc on charter change costs.. PSN: Linden holds off Plainfield.. Jackie's pic of a Plainfield python, more.. Rebecca remembers Birmingham church bombing..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Dem rally the real McCoy"
• "Hidden Plainfield: Disheveled Disgrace"

Obama Rally:  "Difficult not to read 2013 Dem intentions into lineups" -- From PolitickerNJ.
Cardinals Football:  "Linden holds off Plainfield" -- | Plainfield Sports News | Courier | Ledger |
McGreevey:  "Former governor denies rumors of possible return to politics"
Plainfield Symphony:  "Plainfield orchestra keeps the music alive for 93 seasons"

Corruption:  "Trial of former Middlesex County sheriff set to begin"
Newark:  "Battle over water agency continues to flow"
New Brunswick:  "American Conference on Diversity takes aim at bias"
South Plainfield HS:  "Gymnast Sottiriou captures all-around at Raider International"

Lead Cleanup:  "EPA to clean up lead in yard soil of NJ homes"

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• The Auditor:  "Shaq spots a Godfather; Sacco and FBI; more"
• Tom Moran:  "Our broken constitution, and why we're blind to its flaws"
• Paul Mulshine:  "National Republican Party needs a new strategy"
• John Farmer:  "In Mideast, no good deed goes unpunished"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice samples the two Festivals, catches Booker at Dem rally. Olddoc on the cost of charter changes. Maria catches a view of Library Park from newly-configured Library. At Plainfield Sports News, Linden holds off Plainfield; Elizabeth beats Union. At Jackie's TV Blog, the week in review, plus a python pic and more. Rebecca, at Bathrobe Blogger, remembers the four girls who perished in the bombing of Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church.

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Bernice: Four things to do, plus pix.. Olddoc on cost of charter revisions.. Maria finds preservation skewed Eastwards.. PSN: Woodbridge over New Brunswick.. Jackie: Familiar faces on Survivor: Philippines..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Hispanic Heritage exhibit opens at Library today"
• "Booker speaks at Dem HQ Saturday" -- This afternoon. 

Shootings:  "Plainfield police investigate possible link to shootings on separate days"

Berkeley Heights:  "Schools latest in county to go green"
Exhibit:  "Art Town: Group exhibit honors Bound Brook"
Kean U.:  "Kean gets passing grade as it seeks to keep accreditation"
Public Corruption:  "Former Toms River schools super gets 11 years" -- Courier | Ledger |

NJ Finances:  "Christie to Wall Street: NJ surplus may be lower"
NY Stock Exchange:  "SEC charges NYSE with giving some customer head start on trade data"

Book Signing:  " Jesse Ventura will sign books in New Brunswick"
Pizza Hunt:  "Spivey-Cooke pizza hunt nears end"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice posts late summer pix, notes four events this weekend. Olddoc on questions around expense of changing City charter. Maria notes Plainfield's historic preservation is skewed towards the East. At Plainfield Sports News, it's Woodbridge over New Brunswick. At Jackie's TV Blog, it's Survivor: Philippines, with familiar faces.

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Bernice: Four events this weekend.. Olddoc on ShotSpotter; anti-Muslim YouTube clip.. Maria: 'Strip to the bone'.. Jackie: Final HoH Round One, endurance comp updates..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Booker speaks at Dem HQ Saturday"

Traffic Incident:  "Ninja disrupts traffic in Plainfield"
Hours of Business:  "White Castle sues NJ town after being told it can't be open 24 hours"

Mortgage Fraud:  "Feds charge eight in $30M mortgage fraud"
South Plainfield:  "Woman dies from injuries suffered at Spring Lake Park"
Payroll Padding:  "Using DPW workers for political work cost taxpayers $300K"
Textbooks:  "School scraps textbooks for iPads for students"
Trenton:  "Parking project in Mack's case was pitched to former administration"
Westfield:  "Contractor sentenced for bid-rigging at Westfield schools"

DEP:  "At workshop, experts address concerns about DEP waivers"
Energy:  "With warmer weather, NJ spends less on energy bills for low-income families" -- From NJSpotlight.
Merck:  "Pharmaceutical giant to leave ALEC"
State Websites:  "Bill to allow advertising on state websites withdrawn"

2012 Presidential Race --

• Poll:  "Obama leads Romney in NJ by 14 points" -- Ledger | PolNJ |
• Fundraising:  "NJ PR exec is Obama's 3rd-largest 'bundler'"

Muhammad Ali:  "Muhammad Ali to be honored with Freedom Medal"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes four events this weekend. Olddoc posts on ShotSpotter, and on Muslim reactions to YouTube clip. Maria advocates stripping 'to the bone'. At Jackie's TV Blog, final HoH Round One, endurance comp updates.

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Bernice notes PMUA rate reduction.. Olddoc gets answers on charter changes, sort of.. Maria on 'bare to the bone' restoration.. PSN: Liberty vs. Mystics.. Jackie on Power of Veto update..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "ShotSpotter misses (another) shooting"

McDonalds:  "McDonalds doles out calorie counts"
Shoplifting:  "Plainfield man arrested for shoplifting power drinks"
Food Recall:  "Tainted ricotta cheese recalled"

Fanwood/Scotch Plains:  "State approves commission to study merging towns"
North Plainfield:  "Borough man indicted in bloody August murder" -- Courier | Ledger |
Perth Amboy:  "Judge upholds Board's decision to place Super on paid leave" -- Courier | Ledger |

ELEC:  "Report finds PACs spent $18M in NJ last year" -- Courier | Ledger | PolNJ |
Revolutionary War Battlefields:  "Preservation of Jersey's battlefields boosted by Holt legislation"
NJ Supremes:  "Top court makes it harder to try kids as adults" -- Courier | Ledger |

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

• "Is Bramnick correct Obama promised to push jobless rate to under 6%?"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes PMUA meeting, rate reduction. Olddoc gets responses from inquiry on changing Plainfield's charter. Maria on 'bare to the bone' restoration. At Plainfield Sports News, Liberty vs. Mystics. At Jackie's TV Blog, power of veto update.

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