Candidate apathy cancels League forum.. 'Dirty Sexy Money's Plainfield secret.. Retail movin' on up?.. Trees: Red Maple..
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)
Plainfield Trees: "Poised To Inherit The Earth: Red Maples"
Crescent Times: "This past week..." -- Schools, planning, daylaborers, politics...
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting infrequently.
Anti-crime Grant: "Plainfield gets $68K in anti-crime funding" -- Part of a multi-town grant.
Letter, CN: Kim Montford: "Teaching of history of racism gives readers different views"
Licensing Landscapers: "Senator backs landscaping legislation" -- OUR Senator Scutari at work.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Cancer Walk: "Survivors give heart and soul to Newark's annual breast cancer walk"
Pru Center: "Debut holds familiar promise of revival but small shops have few illusions"
South Plainfield: "South Plainfield race focuses on taxes, trucks"
STATE
2007 Legislative Elections: "Democrats eye a sweep of legislative races in South Jersey"
College Food: "A healthy turn for campus cuisine" -- No more 'mystery meat'.
CWA v. Katz: "Union execs charge misconduct and urge CWA to oust Katz"
Princeton U. Press: Bob Braun: "Chapters and verse on terror"
Regional Economy: "With Wall Street Slowing, Uncertainty Descends"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Elections --
Religious Right: "Religious Right Divides Its Vote at Summit"
Taxes: "Wall Street Lobbyists Move Quickly to Stifle Rangel Tax Plans"
OF INTEREST
Book Review: "Valerie Plame, Telling the (Edited) Inside Story" -- BTW, the Katie Couric interview last night was a low point, she was so sleazy she should be dumped at once. No need to wait for the sweeps, IMHO.
Counterterrorism: "Las Vegas: America's high-tech security lab"
Fake Medicines: "Fake medicine, real problem"
Foreclosure Auction: "Buyers pounce on deals in Minneapolis auction" -- Everyone's bad luck is someone else's good luck.
Global Warming: "At the Poles, Melting Occurring at Alarming Rate"
Google & Libraries: "Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web"
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)
- "Candidate apathy forces Plainfield LWV to cancel forum"
- "Plainfield elected officials take note: Indictment does not mean one is not a dignitary"
- "'Dirty Sexy Money' has a sexy Plainfield secret"
- "Morris County Tax Board: Bipartisan Dimwits?" -- The dollar value of corruption keeps sinking.
Plainfield Trees: "Poised To Inherit The Earth: Red Maples"
Crescent Times: "This past week..." -- Schools, planning, daylaborers, politics...
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting infrequently.
Anti-crime Grant: "Plainfield gets $68K in anti-crime funding" -- Part of a multi-town grant.
Letter, CN: Kim Montford: "Teaching of history of racism gives readers different views"
Licensing Landscapers: "Senator backs landscaping legislation" -- OUR Senator Scutari at work.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow - October 23. 7 - 9 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. Public invited.
- Tomorrow - October 23. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Wednesday - October 24. 7:30 - 9 PM. New Horizons College Club. Helping high school students prepare for college. See Club website here. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue.
- Friday - October 26. 9 AM - Noon. Developing a Winning Business Plan. Cosponsors: Plainfield Chamber of Commerce and the Business Resource Center. At the Business Resource Center, County Office Building, West 2nd Street and Park Avenue. Info and registration: Kean SBDC, (908) 737-4220. Free, but preregistration required.
- Saturday - October 27. 8:30 AM - Noon. Women's Health Forum: Identifying Key Health Issues For Women of Africa and How They Impact Women Worldwide. Panelists: Margaret Kilibwa, PhD and Charlotte Ayers, MD, MPH, from RWJ Medical School; and Yede Dennis DDS, MPH, UMDNJ Dental School. Sponsor: Raritan Valley LINKS. RSVP: (908) 334-9137 or (908) 464-8463. FREE, registration form here.
- Saturday - October 27. 10 AM - 3 PM. Community Scrapbook/Memory Making Event. Hands-on workshop; bring your photos and learn how to tell your story. Scrapping 'Share & Swap' table available. Albums and supplies will be available for purchase. Complimentary refreshments. Sponsored by Recreation Division. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue (parking in Spooner Avenue lot). Info: (908) 753-3097. FREE.
- Saturday - October 27. 6:30 PM. I Can Foundation's 2nd Annual Family Literacy Benefit. Guest of Honor: Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs. Sponsor: I Can Foundation. At: Pantagis Renaissance, Scotch Plains. $85/person. Tickets and info: (908) 304-8601 or www.icanachieve.org.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Cancer Walk: "Survivors give heart and soul to Newark's annual breast cancer walk"
Pru Center: "Debut holds familiar promise of revival but small shops have few illusions"
South Plainfield: "South Plainfield race focuses on taxes, trucks"
STATE
2007 Legislative Elections: "Democrats eye a sweep of legislative races in South Jersey"
College Food: "A healthy turn for campus cuisine" -- No more 'mystery meat'.
CWA v. Katz: "Union execs charge misconduct and urge CWA to oust Katz"
Princeton U. Press: Bob Braun: "Chapters and verse on terror"
Regional Economy: "With Wall Street Slowing, Uncertainty Descends"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Elections --
- GOP: "Attacks Sharpen Among Party's Principal Rivals" -- NY Times | WashPost
- Dems: "Clinton Finds Way to Play Along With Drudge"
- Guantanamo: "Guantanamo cases 'banked' for 2008 presidential campaign"
Religious Right: "Religious Right Divides Its Vote at Summit"
Taxes: "Wall Street Lobbyists Move Quickly to Stifle Rangel Tax Plans"
OF INTEREST
Book Review: "Valerie Plame, Telling the (Edited) Inside Story" -- BTW, the Katie Couric interview last night was a low point, she was so sleazy she should be dumped at once. No need to wait for the sweeps, IMHO.
Counterterrorism: "Las Vegas: America's high-tech security lab"
Fake Medicines: "Fake medicine, real problem"
Foreclosure Auction: "Buyers pounce on deals in Minneapolis auction" -- Everyone's bad luck is someone else's good luck.
Global Warming: "At the Poles, Melting Occurring at Alarming Rate"
Google & Libraries: "Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web"
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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