VWB KOs city, developer.. Schools brace for report .. Website eases back online.. Ledger litter relief..
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: "Crescent Neighborhood Ass'n update"
Plainfield Trees: "Bradford Pear: Beautiful But Breakable"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas House Tour Update"
Plainfield Website Watch: Seems the site may have launched yesterday. Check it out here and share your comments.
Schools: "Plainfield schools brace for worst as state prepares monitor report"
Highway Alerts:
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Somerset County - CN: SL: "4 step down from Somerset parks commission"
..... - CN: "4 parks chiefs offer to resign" -- Ledger, with later deadline, caught the resignations.
Bernoskie Widow: "Legislator looks to lift limit on lawsuits against killers"
North Plainfield: "Villa Maria fight energizes group to oppose building"
STATE
Corzine/Katz Emails: "Judge grants Katz's request in e-mail feud"
Corruption - BR: "Feds tell senator their case is strong"
.......... - SL: "Christie investigates State Senator on 'Christmas Tree' items" -- Connection between grants and his hiring as a 'consultant'.
Port Authority: "Barriers approved to shield airports" -- EWR, JFK and LaGuardia.
Stem Cell Research: "Stem cell research plan put on ballot with fanfare"
Supremes: "N.J. justices side with homeowner association"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaign - WP: "Obama puts Hillary on defensive over diplomacy"
OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Giuliani is the surprise of the presidential race"
al Qaeda - WP: Dan Froomkin: "Al Qaeda's Best Publicist: Bush"
Congress v. Gonzales - NYT: "F.B.I. Chief Gives Account at Odds With Gonzales’s"
.......... - WP: "FBI Chief Disputes Gonzales On Spying"
Immigration - MSNBC: "Judge voids Pa. city’s illegal immigration law"
Iraq - NYT: "U.S. Officials Voice Frustrations With Saudis’ Role in Iraq"
Stock Markets - NYT: "Global Markets Tumble as Credit Worries Deepen"
OF INTEREST
Cereal Switcheroo: "Cereal makers reduce what's in the box" -- A familiar tactic; I've noticed it in paper towels.
Hospital Infections: "Swabs in Hand, Hospital Cuts Deadly Infections"
Munchmobile: "Munchmobile tackles tofu and other greaseless grub"
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)
- "Historic District KOs City, developer in court"
- "This may be the 'new' Plainfield website folks!"
- "PSO Children's Concert in PCTV-74 loopland"
- "Music For All Seasons get arts grant"
- "Shellece Earles joins Red Cross board"
- "'Ledger Litter' relief now a phone call away"
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: Seems the site may have launched yesterday. Check it out here and share your comments.
Schools: "Plainfield schools brace for worst as state prepares monitor report"
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
- Tomorrow. July 28. 2 - 3 PM. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq Rally. Sponsored by the People's Organization for Progress. In front of the Armed Forces Recruiting Center, 116 East Front Street. Info: (908) 753-5273.
- Tomorrow. 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
Somerset County - CN: SL: "4 step down from Somerset parks commission"
..... - CN: "4 parks chiefs offer to resign" -- Ledger, with later deadline, caught the resignations.
Bernoskie Widow: "Legislator looks to lift limit on lawsuits against killers"
North Plainfield: "Villa Maria fight energizes group to oppose building"
STATE
Corzine/Katz Emails: "Judge grants Katz's request in e-mail feud"
Corruption - BR: "Feds tell senator their case is strong"
.......... - SL: "Christie investigates State Senator on 'Christmas Tree' items" -- Connection between grants and his hiring as a 'consultant'.
Port Authority: "Barriers approved to shield airports" -- EWR, JFK and LaGuardia.
Stem Cell Research: "Stem cell research plan put on ballot with fanfare"
Supremes: "N.J. justices side with homeowner association"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaign - WP: "Obama puts Hillary on defensive over diplomacy"
OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Giuliani is the surprise of the presidential race"
al Qaeda - WP: Dan Froomkin: "Al Qaeda's Best Publicist: Bush"
Congress v. Gonzales - NYT: "F.B.I. Chief Gives Account at Odds With Gonzales’s"
.......... - WP: "FBI Chief Disputes Gonzales On Spying"
Immigration - MSNBC: "Judge voids Pa. city’s illegal immigration law"
Iraq - NYT: "U.S. Officials Voice Frustrations With Saudis’ Role in Iraq"
Stock Markets - NYT: "Global Markets Tumble as Credit Worries Deepen"
OF INTEREST
Cereal Switcheroo: "Cereal makers reduce what's in the box" -- A familiar tactic; I've noticed it in paper towels.
Hospital Infections: "Swabs in Hand, Hospital Cuts Deadly Infections"
Munchmobile: "Munchmobile tackles tofu and other greaseless grub"
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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