Mayor wants to get rid of police chief.. Bd of Ed tonight.. NJT starts bridge work..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below)
Crescent Times: "Not so quick comments: Guadalupe, the Chief, the Board of Ed"
Plainfield Trees: "Dawn Redwood"
Board of Ed - Editorial, CN: "Don't blame board for fast action"
YWCA: "New group aims to motivate children"
United Church of Christ: "Summer Discovery Camp for kids"
Crime - CN: "Plainfield man gets 18 years in burglaries"
..... - SL: "Plainfield burglar sentenced to 18 years in jail"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Clark: "Judge rules for senior housing"
Healy Trial: "Mayor's trial paints 2 sides of bar battle"
Sharpe James: "James to leave Essex County College after just a year" -- Fuller story in print only.
Morristown & Erie Rwy: "Linden-Cranford rail link gets funding"
Newark: "Owners Push New Arena, but Residents Fear Change"
STATE
Budget: "Budget plan sails through committee"
Civil Unions - SL: "State panel studying civil unions' success"
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Civil Union Board Hears Bias Charge"
Corruption: "Two indicted on Paterson bribery charges" -- Ignored Section 8 complaints for cash.
Death Penalty - SL: "One juror can spare a retarded murderer"
..... - NYT: "Court Says Showing of Mental Retardation Can Block Execution"
Pensions: "Trenton retreats on state retiree health co-pays"
Public Records: "Pleasantville school district pays $51K in records case" -- Had refused to release minutes of closed meetings.
Supreme Court Nominee: "Corzine wants senator to clarify Rabner snub"
Turnpike: "Corzine: Public comes first in Turnpike privatization"
Legislature --
..... - Local Finance Board: "Levin seeks seat on finance board"
..... - Spam: "Senate approves measure to crack down on spam"
..... - Stem cell research: "Assembly panel advances $450M for stem cell plan"
..... - Odds 'n Ends: "Flame retardant beds, retirement honors, more..."
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Attorneygate - LAT: "U.S. attorneys fallout seeps into courts"
CIA - NYT: "Question Time for Nominee Linked to Interrogations"
Impeachment? - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Last thing Dems, country need is an impeachment trial"
Iraq - WP: "Embassy Staff In Baghdad Inadequate, Rice Is Told"
'Signing Statements' - WP: "Study Finds Administration Has Ignored Laws"
White House Emails - WP: "Bush Aides' Misuse of E-Mail Detailed by House Committee"
..... - NYT: "House Panel Says Records of E-Mails Are Missing"
OF INTEREST
'Made in China': "As More Toys Are Recalled, the Trail Ends in China" -- Add toy safety to food and drug safety concerns.
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below)
- "School Board: Whose emergency is it anyway?"
- "Plainfield mayor wants to get rid of NJ's first Hispanic police chief"
- "NJT starts work on Madison, Liberty bridges"
Crescent Times: "Not so quick comments: Guadalupe, the Chief, the Board of Ed"
Plainfield Trees: "Dawn Redwood"
Board of Ed - Editorial, CN: "Don't blame board for fast action"
YWCA: "New group aims to motivate children"
United Church of Christ: "Summer Discovery Camp for kids"
Crime - CN: "Plainfield man gets 18 years in burglaries"
..... - SL: "Plainfield burglar sentenced to 18 years in jail"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tonight. June 19. 7 PM. Board of Education. Business Meeting. PHS Library, 950 Park Avenue. Residents will get 3 minutes each to comment on matters of interest.
- Tomorrow. June 20. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Thursday. June 21. 6 PM. 3rd Thursday Concerts at Plainwood Square Park. Plainfield's own New Jersey Concert Opera. Sponsor: Plainwood Square Merchants and City of Plainfield. At Plainwood Square Park, South Avenue. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Clark: "Judge rules for senior housing"
Healy Trial: "Mayor's trial paints 2 sides of bar battle"
Sharpe James: "James to leave Essex County College after just a year" -- Fuller story in print only.
Morristown & Erie Rwy: "Linden-Cranford rail link gets funding"
Newark: "Owners Push New Arena, but Residents Fear Change"
STATE
Budget: "Budget plan sails through committee"
Civil Unions - SL: "State panel studying civil unions' success"
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Civil Union Board Hears Bias Charge"
Corruption: "Two indicted on Paterson bribery charges" -- Ignored Section 8 complaints for cash.
Death Penalty - SL: "One juror can spare a retarded murderer"
..... - NYT: "Court Says Showing of Mental Retardation Can Block Execution"
Pensions: "Trenton retreats on state retiree health co-pays"
Public Records: "Pleasantville school district pays $51K in records case" -- Had refused to release minutes of closed meetings.
Supreme Court Nominee: "Corzine wants senator to clarify Rabner snub"
Turnpike: "Corzine: Public comes first in Turnpike privatization"
Legislature --
..... - Local Finance Board: "Levin seeks seat on finance board"
..... - Spam: "Senate approves measure to crack down on spam"
..... - Stem cell research: "Assembly panel advances $450M for stem cell plan"
..... - Odds 'n Ends: "Flame retardant beds, retirement honors, more..."
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Attorneygate - LAT: "U.S. attorneys fallout seeps into courts"
CIA - NYT: "Question Time for Nominee Linked to Interrogations"
Impeachment? - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Last thing Dems, country need is an impeachment trial"
Iraq - WP: "Embassy Staff In Baghdad Inadequate, Rice Is Told"
'Signing Statements' - WP: "Study Finds Administration Has Ignored Laws"
White House Emails - WP: "Bush Aides' Misuse of E-Mail Detailed by House Committee"
..... - NYT: "House Panel Says Records of E-Mails Are Missing"
OF INTEREST
'Made in China': "As More Toys Are Recalled, the Trail Ends in China" -- Add toy safety to food and drug safety concerns.
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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