Archives for May 2006
Al Gore’s Big, Fat Carbon Footprint
Published on 25 May 2006 at 10:13 am.
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Drudge Report GROUP: New Video Exposes Behind-the-Scenes Story of Gore?s Own Energy Use
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Man in court after failed No. Plainfield bank heist
Published on 25 May 2006 at 10:05 am.
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BY MATTHEW J. DOWLING Star-Ledger Staff The Plainfield man charged in the botched bank robbery and failed carjacking on Tuesday morning in North Plainfield appeared yesterday in Superior Court on multiple charges.
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Bush Is Smart on the Border – and the G.O.P. Isn’t
Published on 24 May 2006 at 6:31 pm.
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Time.com With their get tough on immigrants stance, Republicans have blown an opportunity to guarantee a GOP majority in perpetuity
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Plea deal made in robbery of North Plainfield man
Published on 24 May 2006 at 8:32 am.
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BY MATTHEW J. DOWLING Star-Ledger Staff A Plainfield man pleaded guilty yesterday to a violent robbery in June 2004 that left a North Plainfield resident partially paralyzed from an attack that prosecutors called racially motivated.
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Mexico Works to Bar Non-Natives From Jobs
Published on 22 May 2006 at 8:39 am.
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By MARK STEVENSON MEXICO CITY – If Arnold Schwarzenegger had migrated to Mexico instead of the United States, he couldn’t be a governor. If Argentina native Sergio Villanueva, firefighter hero of the Sept. 11 attacks, had moved to Tecate instead of New York, he wouldn’t have been allowed on the force.
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N. Plainfield police for first aid calls
Published on 17 May 2006 at 9:21 am.
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Courier News Opinions The North Plainfield Volunteer Rescue Squad operates 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday as well as all day Saturday and Sunday. During the weekdays, members assist North Plainfield Rescue Squad One when needed.
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Bush to Use Thousands of National Guard Troops to Secure Border
Published on 15 May 2006 at 3:05 pm.
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Fox News WASHINGTON ? President Bush will use a prime time speech Monday night to call for thousands of National Guard troops to be deployed along the Mexican border to help back up the U.S. Border Patrol.
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Historic Preservation Meetings Canceled
Published on 11 May 2006 at 11:29 am.
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Frank D’Amore Sr. Historic Preservation Commission Meetings of North Plainfield are being canceled due to the lack of a quorum.
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Lawmakers must rein in school spending
Published on 10 May 2006 at 8:50 am.
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Courier News Opinions During the recent past, the state Supreme Court has directed school funding through the Abbott-Burke decisions for 31 districts out of a total of 611, significantly adding to the burden on most taxpayers. More recently, the state has proposed a constitutional convention to determine what is necessary to provide property tax relief.
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N. Plainfield car chase ends with crash
Published on 7 May 2006 at 1:03 pm.
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Cop crashes into civilian car after brakes fail while chasing robbery suspects. By MARY ANN D’URSO Staff Writer Courier News A 21-year-old Plainfield man turned himself in to North Plainfield detectives Wednesday after fleeing an armed robbery and leading police on a car chase Tuesday night that ended with failed brakes and a crash, authorities [...]