Adderley headlines Thursday concert.. Development fine print bears scrutiny.. School Board tonight.. Sex and the conservative..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. There are more stories up than posted below, and more go up during the day. -- Dan)
Crescent Times: Maria is still 'recharging her batteries'. -- but the 2nd Ward Challenge is up.
Plainfield Trees: "Bradford Pear: Beautiful But Breakable"
Plainfield Website Watch: Today is Day 18 since announced launch date and no new site.
Volunteerism: "City teen volunteering at school for the blind"
Highway Alerts:
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
100 Best Towns - CN: "Trio of towns on list of best places to live"
..... - SL: "Unsung Sayreville makes list of 100 best places to live" -- Money mag's list is here.
Sharpe James Case: "Newark could get stuck with ex-mayor's legal bill"
Perth Amboy: "Cop chief remains at core of a divide"
Scotch Plains: "Archaeologists dig for proof at Frazee House on legend of Revolutionary War"
Somerset Co. Parks - CN: "County Park Commission served with subpoena"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "Soaking Somerset taxpayers"
Jayson Williams Retrial - CN: "Court limits use of 911 call in retrial of Williams"
.......... - SL: "Jurors will be quizzed about knowledger of 'Buster' Soaries"
STATE
Corzine - SL: "Corzine back at hospital -- for official visit"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Returns to Hospital With Thanks, and a Grant"
Dems: "Dem chief calls for James, Bryant resignations" -- Joe Cryan, the paragon, speaks out.
Highlands Master Plan: "Top planner is brought in for Highlands"
Liquor Licenses: "A New Fight for a Holdout on Prohibition" -- 39 dry towns in NJ? Who knew?
Merit Board: "Justices uphold Merit board clout in firing of DYFS worker"
Probation Officers: "Proposed measure would give them police powers"
School Drug Tests: "Feds: Labs not required for school drug tests"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Elections - WP: "Obama Faces the Test Dean Failed: Broadening Support"
Congress: "Reid to Force Senate Into All-Night Session Tonight"
Iran - Guardian/UK: "Cheney, overcoming Condi, pushes Bush to act on Iran" -- Bush 'not prepared to leave conflict unresolved'.
Iraq --
Subsidies for Equity Fund Managers: "Wall Street's Giant Trough"
OF INTEREST
Breast Cancer: "Five-day treatment for breast cancer"
Free Speech - OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "Try more fairness and less doctrine"
Sex: Dana Milbank: "Sex and the Conservative" -- Definitely not your mother's conservatives!
White House Manual: "White House Manual for Silencing Critics" -- Manual is here (PDF).
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. There are more stories up than posted below, and more go up during the day. -- Dan)
- "Development: Plainfield taxpayers should read the fine print"
- "Adderley headlines Plainwood Square concert Thursday"
- "Sleeping cop pleads guilty"
- "Union County's Charlotte DeFilippo losing her mojo?"
- "Would Plainfield's emergency communications be better than Hoboken's?"
Crescent Times: Maria is still 'recharging her batteries'. -- but the 2nd Ward Challenge is up.
Plainfield Trees: "Bradford Pear: Beautiful But Breakable"
Plainfield Website Watch: Today is Day 18 since announced launch date and no new site.
Volunteerism: "City teen volunteering at school for the blind"
Highway Alerts:
- Inman Avenue: Road closing 7/16 at railroad crossing near Westgate for track installation. Plan alternate routes.
- Route 18: "Construction shuts Route 18's Albany Street ramp" -- Through late August 2007.
- Route 287: "Work on 287 between Stelton Road and Turnpike Exit" -- To continue through Nov. 2008.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today. July 17. 7 PM. Board of Ed Business Meeting. Clinton School Cafetorium. Clinton Avenue at West 4th Street.
- Today. July 17. 7 PM. Friends of the Plainfield Public Library Annual Meeting. At the Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. Members are invited.
- Wednesday. July 18. 9 AM - 3ish PM. Farmer's Market: Stillman Farms of Robbinsville. Fresh fruits and veggies. Vacant lot between City Hall and Salvation Army, Watchung Avenue.
- Wednesday. July 18. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Wednesday. July 18. 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring Joey Arminio & The Family, 1940s-50s style Big Band. Blankets, lawn chairs, picnic baskets welcome. Food vendors available. In case of rain, concerts will be in Cranford HS Auditorium. Info: (908) 352-8410 or www.ucnj.org/. FREE.
- Thursday. July 19. 6 PM. 3rd Thursday Concerts at Plainwood Square Park. Nat Adderley, Jr.; Samad Haq and The Reason Why. Sponsor: Plainwood Square Merchants and City of Plainfield. At Plainwood Square Park, South Avenue. FREE.
- Thursday. July 19. 8 PM. Planning Board. Continuing the discussion of density in redevelopment areas, plus a presentation on LEED (environmentally friendly) construction certification. Public welcome.
- Friday. July 20. 9:30 PM. Movies in the Park: 'Happy Feet'. Rushmore Playground. Sponsor: Recreation Division. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
100 Best Towns - CN: "Trio of towns on list of best places to live"
..... - SL: "Unsung Sayreville makes list of 100 best places to live" -- Money mag's list is here.
Sharpe James Case: "Newark could get stuck with ex-mayor's legal bill"
Perth Amboy: "Cop chief remains at core of a divide"
Scotch Plains: "Archaeologists dig for proof at Frazee House on legend of Revolutionary War"
Somerset Co. Parks - CN: "County Park Commission served with subpoena"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "Soaking Somerset taxpayers"
Jayson Williams Retrial - CN: "Court limits use of 911 call in retrial of Williams"
.......... - SL: "Jurors will be quizzed about knowledger of 'Buster' Soaries"
STATE
Corzine - SL: "Corzine back at hospital -- for official visit"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Returns to Hospital With Thanks, and a Grant"
Dems: "Dem chief calls for James, Bryant resignations" -- Joe Cryan, the paragon, speaks out.
Highlands Master Plan: "Top planner is brought in for Highlands"
Liquor Licenses: "A New Fight for a Holdout on Prohibition" -- 39 dry towns in NJ? Who knew?
Merit Board: "Justices uphold Merit board clout in firing of DYFS worker"
Probation Officers: "Proposed measure would give them police powers"
School Drug Tests: "Feds: Labs not required for school drug tests"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Elections - WP: "Obama Faces the Test Dean Failed: Broadening Support"
Congress: "Reid to Force Senate Into All-Night Session Tonight"
Iran - Guardian/UK: "Cheney, overcoming Condi, pushes Bush to act on Iran" -- Bush 'not prepared to leave conflict unresolved'.
Iraq --
- Army Times: "Pentagon balked at pleas from officers in field for safer vehicles"
- LAT: "Saudis' role in Iraq insurgency outlined" -- Half of 'foreign fighters' are Saudi.
- WP: "Exit Strategies"
- OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Expect stalemate and 'stay the course' on Iraq"
Subsidies for Equity Fund Managers: "Wall Street's Giant Trough"
OF INTEREST
Breast Cancer: "Five-day treatment for breast cancer"
Free Speech - OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "Try more fairness and less doctrine"
Sex: Dana Milbank: "Sex and the Conservative" -- Definitely not your mother's conservatives!
White House Manual: "White House Manual for Silencing Critics" -- Manual is here (PDF).
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
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