Senior center update.. Red faces over Operation CeaseFire?.. Plainfield website rebirth.. Thank Whitman for $58B headache..
PLAINFIELD
NOTE: Employers' seminar set for today ("Firing Without Fear") is being rescheduled. I will post new info later. -- Dan
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)
- "Red faces over Plainfield's Operation Ceasefire?"
- "Is Plainfield's website finally near rebirth?"
- "Plainfield pension problems get national notice"
- "After helping hundreds of Plainfield home buyers and sellers, she needs a hand"
- "Thank Christy Whitman for a $58B headache"
Crescent Times: "Crescent Neighborhood Ass'n update"
Plainfield Trees: "Bradford Pear: Beautiful But Breakable"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas House Tour Update"
Plainfield Website Watch: Today is Day 27 since announced launch date.
Commuting: "Is 30 minutes off your trip to N.Y. worth $30? The P.A. wants to know."
Highway Alerts:
- 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 26. 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.
- Saturday. July 28. 7 - 9 PM. 'All Rise for Education' Gospel Concert. Sponsored by New Covenant Christian Association. At First-Park Baptist Church, West 7th Street and Central Avenue. $5 at the door. Free-will offering will be taken. Info: (908) 756-3322. All are invited.
- Monday. July 30. 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. August 1. 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring Mustang Sally (Country). 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. August 2. 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.
- Friday. August 3. 7 - 10 PM. Literary Weekend: Days of Encouragement and Deliverance. Authors, poets, speakers and soloists. Sponsor: Blackberry's Restaurant, 4th & Watchung. Prices vary. Info: (908) 444-8950.
CENTRAL JERSEY
NJ Festival of Ballooning: "First, take a virgin, then some onions..."
Bernoskie Widow: "Checks pour in to help widow pay $150,000 debt"
Bound Brook: "Developer ready to move forward with transit village project"
Franklin Twp.: "'Enuf is Enuf': Franklin rallies against violence"
South Plainfield: "Hazmat team responds to S. Plainfield blaze"
Westfield: "Holy Trinity's expansion application goes before zoning board tonight"
STATE
A.C. - SL: "Cops arrest poker expert in bust of rigged high-stakes card game"
..... - NYT: "High-Stakes Poker Games Were Rigged, Say N.J. State Police"
NJ S.E.E.D.S.: "A Taste of College Life, and a Plan for Making It Reality"
'Section 8' Graft: "3 housing workers plead guilty in Passaic County graft case"
Sen. Bernard Kenny: "Senate leader's condition is now good"
State Retiree Benefits - SL: "State's tab for retirees' health care is $58B"
Veterans Care: "Smith warns of crisis for veterans' care"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Attorneygate - WP: "Report Suggests Laws Broken in Attorney Firings"
Congress v. Bush - WP: "House Committee Passes Contempt Citation" -- Meiers, Bolten.
Congress v. Gonzales - The Hill: "Senators say Gonzales lied"
.......... - WP: "Senator May Seek Gonzales Perjury Probe"
Iraq - AP: "Murtha Pushes New Troop Withdrawal Plan"
Tillman 'Friendly Fire' Investigation - AP: "Congress wants answers on Tillman death"
OF INTEREST
Book Review: Chalmers Johnson: "The Life and Times of the CIA"
Congressional Interns: "Rising Voices of America"
Harleys: "Harley Woos Female Bikers"
Health: "Through thick or thin, friends gain together" -- Obesity is catching. Yup.
Movies: "Hollywood Quickly Bringing the Iraq War Home"
Voter Registration: "Are Voter Registration Drives Being Put Out of Business?"
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 |
ARCHIVES OF CLIPS FROM 11/26/2005 THROUGH 12/31/2006 ARE AT
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