Freeholder dirty tricks.. Bernice on Jerry Green.. Maria on Sup't search.. Train victim ID'ed..
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: "Mentor Jerry Green"
Crescent Times: "Superintendent Search: Your input needed"
Plainfield Trees: "Wish-list Trees: Tupelo and Golden Rain Tree"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Train Victim: "Police learn identity of man killed by train"
Coat Drive: "Area Realtors holding 14th annual coat drive"
Heating Oil: "Oil forecast brings bitter chill" -- $3,000 to fill your tank?
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Cory Booker: "Contractors flock to 'Empower Newark', PAC with Booker ties"
Dunellen: "Bar brawl in Dunellen sends 3 to hospital"
Pru Center: Paul Mulshine: "New arena makes the Garden look square"
..... - Arena Lessons: "Selling hockey to a non-hockey town? Nashville knows all about thin ice"
South Plainfield: "Court delays hearing on South Plainfield, GOP spat"
STATE
A.C.: "Judge to hear arguments because mayor remains missing"
Deer: "Virus Killing Some Deer in New Jersey"
Highways: "Barriers in grassy medians help cut crossover crashes"
Hispanic Achiever: "Esther Salas, first female Hispanic US magistrate in NJ, celebrates 1st year"
Kidney Transplants: "Innovative surgery links mom and son"
Property Tax Rebates: "Jerseyans welcome payment, see it as a political trick"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries: "SEIU Declines to Endorse a Candidate"
Dems: John Farmer: "Democrats no longer scare Wall Street"
..... - "Cal. Dems played hardball to kill GOP election system plan" -- The Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
GOP: David Brooks: "The Republican Collapse"
Intelligence Gaffe: "Qaeda Goes Dark After a U.S. Slip" -- Thanks to ABC News.
Iraq: "Britain to Halve Its Force in Iraq"
OF INTEREST
Between Adolescence & Adulthood: "The Odyssey Years" -- A new life phase?
Banks & Condo Construction: "Bank Bet on Condos; Buyers Want Out; Guess Who's Holding the Bag"
Breast Cancer: "Take charge of breast health to reduce cancer risk"
E-patients: "Seriously ill find help, hope online"
The African Burial Ground: "Editorial, NY Sun" -- "For all those who were lost. For all those who were stolen. For all those who were left behind. For all those who are not forgotten."
Standardized Tests: "Time to rein in the test zealots?" -- Fordham's "The Proficiency Illusion" study.
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: "Mentor Jerry Green"
Crescent Times: "Superintendent Search: Your input needed"
Plainfield Trees: "Wish-list Trees: Tupelo and Golden Rain Tree"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Train Victim: "Police learn identity of man killed by train"
Coat Drive: "Area Realtors holding 14th annual coat drive"
Heating Oil: "Oil forecast brings bitter chill" -- $3,000 to fill your tank?
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Reminders:
- Library photo contest deadline is Friday, more here.
- SAT Prep at St. Mark's starts Saturday, more here.
- Today - October 9. 7 - 9 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. Public invited.
- Wednesday - October 10. 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.
- Wednesday - October 10. 8 PM. New Interfaith Gospel Choir Rehearsal. Rehearsal for new choir to be led by Mark Miller, Minister of Music at Covenant United Methodist Church. At the church, 631 East Front Street, Plainfield. Info: Mark Miller, (973) 408-3844 or email mamiller@drew.edu.
- Thursday - October 11. 7 PM. Public Forum On School Superintendent Search. At Plainfield High School, 950 Park Avenue.
- Friday - October 12. 7 PM. Football: PHS at Union.
- Saturday - October 13. 8 AM - 4 PM. Plainfield Area Humane Society Yard Sale Fundraiser. Proceeds fund the PAHS. At the shelter, 75 Rock Avenue, Plainfield. Info: (908) 754-0300. Good quality items (no clothing) may be donated at the shelter noon to 4 PM daily except Monday before the sale.
- Saturday - October 13. 1 - 5 PM. Netherwood Neighbors Oktoberfest. Residents of the Netherwood Heights HD will enjoy a German-themed Oktoberfest. Food, beverages and live music. Donated desserts will be judged. Children's activities. Adults, $15; under 12, $6. Info, reservations and location: Janice Dicely, (908) 757-6826.
- Saturday - October 13. 3 - 7 PM. Back to Our Roots: Photographs and Paintings in Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Reception, Auction and meet the Artists, who include Fermin Martinez, Migual Urosa, Louis Rivera, and Mauricio Trenard S. At Edge Art Gallery, 1571 Irving Street (next to the Union County Performing Arts Center), Rahway. Info and directions: (732) 669-0112.
- Sunday - October 14. 4 PM. Concert: NJ Polyphonic a Cappella Community Ensemble. Directed by Richard Allen Allston and presenting 'An Afternoon of Song'. Sponsor: Plainfield Grassroots Community Development Corporation. At St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1430 Park Avenue. $20/person. $15/Seniors and children. Tickets and info: Gladston Hackett, (908) 591-5574; Dr. Inez Durham, (908) 756-8611 or Veronica Ferguson, (908) 251-7807.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Cory Booker: "Contractors flock to 'Empower Newark', PAC with Booker ties"
Dunellen: "Bar brawl in Dunellen sends 3 to hospital"
Pru Center: Paul Mulshine: "New arena makes the Garden look square"
..... - Arena Lessons: "Selling hockey to a non-hockey town? Nashville knows all about thin ice"
South Plainfield: "Court delays hearing on South Plainfield, GOP spat"
STATE
A.C.: "Judge to hear arguments because mayor remains missing"
Deer: "Virus Killing Some Deer in New Jersey"
Highways: "Barriers in grassy medians help cut crossover crashes"
Hispanic Achiever: "Esther Salas, first female Hispanic US magistrate in NJ, celebrates 1st year"
Kidney Transplants: "Innovative surgery links mom and son"
Property Tax Rebates: "Jerseyans welcome payment, see it as a political trick"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries: "SEIU Declines to Endorse a Candidate"
Dems: John Farmer: "Democrats no longer scare Wall Street"
..... - "Cal. Dems played hardball to kill GOP election system plan" -- The Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
GOP: David Brooks: "The Republican Collapse"
Intelligence Gaffe: "Qaeda Goes Dark After a U.S. Slip" -- Thanks to ABC News.
Iraq: "Britain to Halve Its Force in Iraq"
OF INTEREST
Between Adolescence & Adulthood: "The Odyssey Years" -- A new life phase?
Banks & Condo Construction: "Bank Bet on Condos; Buyers Want Out; Guess Who's Holding the Bag"
Breast Cancer: "Take charge of breast health to reduce cancer risk"
E-patients: "Seriously ill find help, hope online"
The African Burial Ground: "Editorial, NY Sun" -- "For all those who were lost. For all those who were stolen. For all those who were left behind. For all those who are not forgotten."
Standardized Tests: "Time to rein in the test zealots?" -- Fordham's "The Proficiency Illusion" study.
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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