Archives for November 2005
N. Plainfield board official testifies in bias lawsuit
Published on 29 Nov 2005 at 11:04 pm.
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She confirms in court the school district has a policy to accommodate students with physical disabilities BY MATTHEW REILLY Star-Ledger Staff A member of the North Plainfield Board of Education testified yesterday the district does have specific written policies providing for accessibility to schools for people with disabilities and prohibiting discrimination.
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White House Letter: A spinmeister working the corridors of power
Published on 29 Nov 2005 at 9:46 am.
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Elisabeth Bumiller The New York Times WASHINGTON Built like the tight end he was when he played football in high school, with a gleaming shaved head to set off his pin-striped suits, Steve Schmidt looks like someone you would not want to bump into in a dark corner of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, his [...]
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The Real Story of the First Thanksgiving
Published on 24 Nov 2005 at 10:55 am.
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Did you know that the day we celebrate as Thanksgiving was supposed to be a fast?
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Deal cuts senior housing proposal by 75%
Published on 22 Nov 2005 at 8:53 am.
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Bridgewater, Woodmont II developers reach compromise By KARA L. RICHARDSON Staff Writer BRIDGEWATER — A senior housing development that once drew the ire of its neighbors is less than a fourth of what it used to be.
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Lawmakers Reject Immediate Iraq Withdrawal
Published on 19 Nov 2005 at 2:11 pm.
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By LIZ SIDOTI WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House spurned calls for an immediate pullout of troops from Iraq in a vote hastily arranged by the GOP that Democrats vociferously denounced as politically motivated.
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Doc: Disabled boy traumatized by aide
Published on 19 Nov 2005 at 2:05 pm.
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BY MATTHEW REILLY Star-Ledger Staff A psychologist who treated a boy with cerebral palsy testified yesterday the teenager suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder related to the way he was treated by North Plainfield school employees.
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Bush Continues Offensive Against Dems’ Intel Claims
Published on 18 Nov 2005 at 1:17 pm.
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Fox News. Video link to montage of prominent Democrats ? including several 2008 presidential hopefuls ? who, before the war, publicly said Saddam did in fact have weapons of mass destruction and he posed a danger to the world. WASHINGTON ? President Bush carried his battle over the build-up to the war in Iraq across [...]
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Libby Lawyer: Woodward Testimony a ‘Bombshell’ for CIA Leak Case
Published on 17 Nov 2005 at 9:37 am.
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Fox News WASHINGTON ? Testimony by Washington Post editor Bob Woodward in the CIA leak case is a bombshell to the special prosecutor’s case against I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, an attorney for Vice President Cheney’s former chief of staff told FOX News on Wednesday.
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Recall notice filed for Bedminster official
Published on 15 Nov 2005 at 9:57 am.
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Push to remove GOP committeeman from office is a first for Somerset BY RALPH R. ORTEGA Star-Ledger Staff Political unrest continued in Bedminster yesterday, where a recall of first-term Republican Township Committeeman Kurt Joerger was set in motion, charging him with harassment, conflicts of interest and not performing his duties less than a year after [...]
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Attorney: Villa Maria ordinance can pass
Published on 15 Nov 2005 at 5:35 am.
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By CHAD WEIHRAUCH and GREG MARANO NORTH PLAINFIELD — Nearly one month after the Borough Council voted on a rezoning ordinance for the Villa Maria property, the measure formally was declared successful at Monday’s council meeting.