Council: Conflicts of interest, questionable bids, sustainable development.. Contracts awarded.. On schools information..
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) Plain Talker: "Council Approves Planning Contracts"
Crescent Times: "On fair and uniform informing"
Plainfield Trees: "Plane Trees"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Coriell Mansion renovations under way"
Letters, CN --
..... - Peter Mullen: "Plainfield has to solve many problems before 'comeback'"
..... - Dr. Harold Yood: "Appointed school board probably the best route"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Sharpe James Case: "Court lets James drop lawyer for lack of cash"
Kenilworth: "Lawyer alleges prosecutor conflict in Montoya case"
Linden: "Officials remain mum on three federal probes"
Rutgers: "Battle looms on expansion of stadium" -- Use public money or not?
South Plainfield: "Raccoon tests positive for rabies"
Union County Vets Memorial: "County revives plan for monument"
STATE
'Clean Elections': "'Clean election' candidates net $3.5M"
Corzine Vacation: "Corzine goes on vacation but destination is secret"
High School Diplomas: "State officials reworking new graduation requirement"
Illegal Immigrants - SL: "Cops will ask: Are you legal?"
..... - NYT: "Immigration Checks Ordered in New Jersey"
NYC Congestion Plan: "Jersey seeks a seat on NYC congestion pricing panel"
State Pension Fund: "4 money men bring fresh blood to expanded panel"
Turnpike Monetization: "Coalition watching Corzine's toll-hike plan"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush: "Bush Compares Iraq to Vietnam" | Dan Froomkin: "Bush enters the analogy quagmire"
Missing Emails: "White House Declares Office Off-Limits" -- That would be the Dept. of Stonewalling...
Markets: "Lenders Still on Unsettled Ground; Risks Remain"
OF INTEREST
Food Safety: "Rutgers research spices up food safety debate"
Reality TV: "‘Kid Nation’ Parents Gave Show Free Rein"
Sex & the Senior Citizen: "Elderly Staying Sexually Active"
Shopping Bags: "Going green at the grocery" -- An alternative to 'paper or plastic'.
Veterans History Project: "Capturing WWII oral histories while there's still time"
Weight-loss Surgery: "Studies: Weight-loss surgery extends lives, reduces disease"
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) Plain Talker: "Council Approves Planning Contracts"
Crescent Times: "On fair and uniform informing"
Plainfield Trees: "Plane Trees"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Coriell Mansion renovations under way"
Letters, CN --
..... - Peter Mullen: "Plainfield has to solve many problems before 'comeback'"
..... - Dr. Harold Yood: "Appointed school board probably the best route"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Thursday - August 23. 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.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Sharpe James Case: "Court lets James drop lawyer for lack of cash"
Kenilworth: "Lawyer alleges prosecutor conflict in Montoya case"
Linden: "Officials remain mum on three federal probes"
Rutgers: "Battle looms on expansion of stadium" -- Use public money or not?
South Plainfield: "Raccoon tests positive for rabies"
Union County Vets Memorial: "County revives plan for monument"
STATE
'Clean Elections': "'Clean election' candidates net $3.5M"
Corzine Vacation: "Corzine goes on vacation but destination is secret"
High School Diplomas: "State officials reworking new graduation requirement"
Illegal Immigrants - SL: "Cops will ask: Are you legal?"
..... - NYT: "Immigration Checks Ordered in New Jersey"
NYC Congestion Plan: "Jersey seeks a seat on NYC congestion pricing panel"
State Pension Fund: "4 money men bring fresh blood to expanded panel"
Turnpike Monetization: "Coalition watching Corzine's toll-hike plan"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush: "Bush Compares Iraq to Vietnam" | Dan Froomkin: "Bush enters the analogy quagmire"
Missing Emails: "White House Declares Office Off-Limits" -- That would be the Dept. of Stonewalling...
Markets: "Lenders Still on Unsettled Ground; Risks Remain"
OF INTEREST
Food Safety: "Rutgers research spices up food safety debate"
Reality TV: "‘Kid Nation’ Parents Gave Show Free Rein"
Sex & the Senior Citizen: "Elderly Staying Sexually Active"
Shopping Bags: "Going green at the grocery" -- An alternative to 'paper or plastic'.
Veterans History Project: "Capturing WWII oral histories while there's still time"
Weight-loss Surgery: "Studies: Weight-loss surgery extends lives, reduces disease"
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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