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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

FOSH 'Taste of Plainfield' tonight.. Wine-tasting at Maison McGreevey Sunday.. Budget news.. A calendar suggestion..

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: "FY 2008 Budget News"
Crescent Times: "Calendars: A good suggestion" | "OMG! I think I'm being blocked."

Plainfield Trees: "White Pine"

Immigrants: "'Are you legal?' bringing fear to immigrants"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - September 18. 5:30 - 9 PM. 4th FOSH Restaurant Night - at Cafe Vivace. 1370 South Avenue. Proceeds from event help fund FOSH community activities. Sponsor: Friends of Sleepy Hollow. Info: Fosh website. All are invited.

  • Wednesday - September 19. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Wednesday - September 19. 7:30 - 9 PM. New Horizons College Club. Helping high school students prepare for college. See Courier story here. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue.

  • Wednesday - September 19. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.

  • Thursday - September 20. 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

  • .Thursday - September 20. 6 PM. 3rd Thursday Concerts at Plainwood Square Park: Hispanic Heritage Celebration. Sponsor: Plainwood Square Merchants and City of Plainfield. At Plainwood Square Park, South Avenue. FREE
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  • Thursday - September 20. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Friday - September 21. 7 PM. PHS Football: Plainfield at Shabazz.

  • Saturday - September 22. 11 AM - 3 PM. YMCA Open House. Free use of all facilities, plus activities for children and families and refreshments. Discounts on membership applications made Saturday. YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue. Information: (908) 756-6060. FREE.

  • Tuesday - September 25. 8 PM. Ebony Fashion Fair: Glam Odyssey 2007. Sponsor: Shiloh Baptist Church. Benefiting A. Ross Brent Scholarship Fund. At Shiloh Community Life/Cultural Arts Center, 515 West 4th Street. $50 advance/$55 at door. Tickets available at the church. Info: (908) 561-3547.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Cranford: "Cranford gets $90K grant to push walking, biking to school"
Linden: "New skate park looking to move after neighbors protest"
Somerset County: "State's inquiry into Somerset parks expands"
Union Twp.: "Fear of eminent domain hovers over downtown upgrade plans"


STATE

Corzine: "Governor poised to resume power after leg surgery" -- Ledger | NY Times
Katz/Corzine Emails: "CWA says Katz's secret emails were improper" -- Ledger | Courier | NY Times

Affordable Housing: "Corzine accused of reneging on housing vow"
Legislature: "Mortgage crisis puts scores in foreclosure, senators told"
NJ Sports/Expo Authority: "Robinson called a top contender to head sports authority"
Real Estate: Mark Di Ionno: "Good deals the norm in Hovnanian's sale last weekend"
Voting Machines: "Judge: Extend deadline for e-voting 'paper trail'"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD

AG Nomination - WP: "With Justice Pick, Bush Hopes to Avoid a Fight" | Mukasey profile.
.......... - "Democrats Use Confirmation to Press Bush"

The Economy: "Debt Market Looks to Fed to Restore Confidence"

Greenspan: "Greenspan: Ouster Of Hussein Crucial For Oil Security" -- Talks about the elephant in the room. Note: The Ledger's John Farmer and Paul Mulshine both have columns on Greenspan today -- in print only.

Iraq: "Crocker Blasts Refugee Process" -- Not only is the process wretchedly slow, those most in danger cannot even apply because they cannot get out of the country and no applications are being processed in Iraq. America: Winning friends everywhere with its well-thought-out policies?


OF INTEREST
Homecomings: "Alumni fondly recall wild times at Rutgers"
Altruism's Social Advantage?: "Is ‘Do Unto Others’ Written Into Our Genes?"
Product Safety: "Some toymakers shun the 'Made in China' label"
Teacher Pay: "Support Grows for Teacher Merit Bonuses"

Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

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Posted by Dan at 9:33 AM