Four meetings tonight.. Muhlenberg bests Overlook.. Citizen concerns at Council.. McGreeveys again..
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: "What affects you and stops you from enjoying Plainfield?"
Plainfield Trees: "Wish-list Trees: Tupelo and Golden Rain Tree"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
McGreeveys: "McGreeveys spar over visitation"
Plainfield Public Library: "Author will speak at library today"
Real Estate: "Home sellers getting stuck in Foxtons' bind"
PATH: "Port Authority set to approve $400 million PATH investment"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Devils Arena: "New arena to bring big traffic troubles"
Far Hills Steeplechase: "At ritzy race, it's 'the spot' that counts"
Hillside: "Limited tax hike sought in Hillside"
Newark Schools: "State to return partial control to school district"
Peapack Rabid Goat: "20 treated in rabid goat case"
Piscataway BOE: "Suit fights tax status of Rutgers housing"
Rahway: "Pension board revisits decision to reclaim pay"
STATE
2008 Primaries: "Polls find Clinton and Giuliani sitting pretty in NJ"
Bribe For Condo Permits: "Gohar faces 2 years for $50G bribe"
Corruption: "Marlboro seeks damages from corrupt ex-officials"
CWA Local 1034: "Katz backers want union board member ousted"
Internet Sex Sting: "2 NJ men charged in Internet sex sting"
Iraq: "2,700 N.J. Guards brace for duty in Iraq by summer"
Sports & Expo Authority: "Sports authority picks veteran for top job"
Treasury Graft: "Graft charges against six Treasury officials dropped"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
AG Nominee: "Mukasey Treads Careful Line at Hearing" -- NY Times | WashPost |
Bush: "Bush delcares that he remains relevant" -- News Article | Dan Froomkin's Commentary
Domestic Spying: "Senate Deal on Immunity for Phone Companies" -- NY Times | WashPost -- Including Verizon, safeguarders of YOUR cellphone information.
OF INTEREST
Heart Transplant: Bob Braun: "One heart that beats as two"
Housing Market Fallout: "Housing Downturn Takes Toll on Cities’ Revenue"
Pop Warner Football: "Beneath the cheers, a suburban racial divide"
Teacher Performance Pay: "Teachers Agree to Bonus Pay Tied to Scores" -- As goes NYC, so goes NJ?
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)
- "Thursday night: A surfeit of meetings"
- "A.C. Dems take a page from the Jerry Green playbook"
- "Muhlenberg bests Overlook, Somerset and Mountainside in cardiac intervention"
- "Come on, Jerry, mentor these people!"
Crescent Times: "What affects you and stops you from enjoying Plainfield?"
Plainfield Trees: "Wish-list Trees: Tupelo and Golden Rain Tree"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
McGreeveys: "McGreeveys spar over visitation"
Plainfield Public Library: "Author will speak at library today"
Real Estate: "Home sellers getting stuck in Foxtons' bind"
PATH: "Port Authority set to approve $400 million PATH investment"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - October 18. 6:30 PM. Daylaborers / Small Contractors Workshop. Featuring an immigration attorney, civil rights attorney, labor officials and contractor assistance. Sponsor: Latin American Coalition. At: LAC, 410 Watchung Avenue. Information: (908) 753-7155.
- Today - October 18. 6:30 PM. Meeting With Daylaborers. Asm Jerry Green, Mayor Robinson-Briggs, Union County Prosecutor's Office and others. Sponsors: LLA of Union County, United Church of Christ CDC, North Plainfield Coalition, Vita Abundante Ministries. At: Vita Abundante Ministries, 244 East Front Street, 2nd Floor (next to YWCA). Information: Dr. Jose Adames, adames@ucc.edu.
- Today - October 18. 7 PM. Superintendent's Forum on NJQSAC. Acting Schools Sup't Peter Carter will lead a discussion on the state's NJQSAC evaluation of the Plainfield Schools. Promising a 90-minute meeting, to start promptly at 7. At the Emerson 'Swing' School, West Front Street (old National Starch HQ). All are invited.
- Today - October 18. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Saturday - October 20. Noon. Plainfield Health Center Fashion Show and Luncheon. At The Pines Manor, Rt. 27, Edison. Tickets: $75/person. Info: Paulette Hussey, (908) 454-4600.
- Saturday - October 20. 1 PM. Football: Linden at Plainfield. At Hub Stine Field.
- Saturday/Sunday - October 20/21. All day. Chatsworth Cranberry Festival. Chatsworth. Info: (609) 726-9237 or www.cranfest.org/.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Devils Arena: "New arena to bring big traffic troubles"
Far Hills Steeplechase: "At ritzy race, it's 'the spot' that counts"
Hillside: "Limited tax hike sought in Hillside"
Newark Schools: "State to return partial control to school district"
Peapack Rabid Goat: "20 treated in rabid goat case"
Piscataway BOE: "Suit fights tax status of Rutgers housing"
Rahway: "Pension board revisits decision to reclaim pay"
STATE
2008 Primaries: "Polls find Clinton and Giuliani sitting pretty in NJ"
Bribe For Condo Permits: "Gohar faces 2 years for $50G bribe"
Corruption: "Marlboro seeks damages from corrupt ex-officials"
CWA Local 1034: "Katz backers want union board member ousted"
Internet Sex Sting: "2 NJ men charged in Internet sex sting"
Iraq: "2,700 N.J. Guards brace for duty in Iraq by summer"
Sports & Expo Authority: "Sports authority picks veteran for top job"
Treasury Graft: "Graft charges against six Treasury officials dropped"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
AG Nominee: "Mukasey Treads Careful Line at Hearing" -- NY Times | WashPost |
Bush: "Bush delcares that he remains relevant" -- News Article | Dan Froomkin's Commentary
Domestic Spying: "Senate Deal on Immunity for Phone Companies" -- NY Times | WashPost -- Including Verizon, safeguarders of YOUR cellphone information.
OF INTEREST
Heart Transplant: Bob Braun: "One heart that beats as two"
Housing Market Fallout: "Housing Downturn Takes Toll on Cities’ Revenue"
Pop Warner Football: "Beneath the cheers, a suburban racial divide"
Teacher Performance Pay: "Teachers Agree to Bonus Pay Tied to Scores" -- As goes NYC, so goes NJ?
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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