Jerry Green gets endorsement.. School violence hearing.. Residents on Administration's case.. Drake House this weekend..
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?"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Crime Stats: "Murders spike in suburbs as city rates dip" | "Union County records decrease" | State Police data here
Hip Hop Ministries: "Churches embrace hip-hop"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Berkeley Heights: "2 seats attract a pack of hopefuls"
EWR Whistleblowers: "Lawmaker admonishes top administrator"
Fords: "Off-track gambling parlor opens today in Fords"
Kenilworth: "Candidates stew over charges of mud-slinging"
Newark --
Rutgers: "Football's darling now hears snarling"
Scotch Plains: "Charlie Brown's rises from ashes"
Union County Cops: "Special unit shows what it can do"
Union Twp.: "Group seeks change from town committee to mayor-council"
STATE
2007 Legislative Races: "Tho Dems lead, fundraising for ’07 shows a drop" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Bergen County politics: Tom Moran: "Bergen's merry band of reformers" -- Weinberg and crew go on the offensive.
Corzine: "Corzine's income takes a sharp dive" -- So, he'll be applying for a Section 8 voucher?
Courts: "Do-it-yourself litigants more common"
Women's Health: "Report: Jersey women need better preventive health care"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primary --
SIV Watch: "Banks’ Safety Net for Lenders May Have Holes in It"
OF INTEREST
Careers: "Computer Forensics: On the Trail of Digital Secrets"
Drug-resistant Staph: "Deadly Bacteria Found to Be More Common"
Gossip: "Facts Prove No Match for Gossip, It Seems" -- The 'Chico Marx effect'.
Immigration Patterns: "In Shift, 40% of Immigrants Move Directly to Suburbs"
Pumpkin Power: "Perfection in the pumpkin patch"
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)
- "Jerry Green gets Garden State Equality endorsement"
- "Come on, Jerry, mentor these people!"
- "Drake House ready for 'Four Centuries in a Weekend'"
- "A tax break you only wish you could have"
- "Cosby and Poussaint fight Black victimhood"
Crescent Times: "What affects you and stops you from enjoying Plainfield?"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Crime Stats: "Murders spike in suburbs as city rates dip" | "Union County records decrease" | State Police data here
Hip Hop Ministries: "Churches embrace hip-hop"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - October 17. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Today - October 17. 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.
- Today - October 17. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tomorrow - 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
Berkeley Heights: "2 seats attract a pack of hopefuls"
EWR Whistleblowers: "Lawmaker admonishes top administrator"
Fords: "Off-track gambling parlor opens today in Fords"
Kenilworth: "Candidates stew over charges of mud-slinging"
Newark --
- Arena: "Newark goes all out to assure arena's visitors safe passage"
- Cops: "Cop suspended over testimony for defense" -- Department rule allegedly violated.
Rutgers: "Football's darling now hears snarling"
Scotch Plains: "Charlie Brown's rises from ashes"
Union County Cops: "Special unit shows what it can do"
Union Twp.: "Group seeks change from town committee to mayor-council"
STATE
2007 Legislative Races: "Tho Dems lead, fundraising for ’07 shows a drop" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Bergen County politics: Tom Moran: "Bergen's merry band of reformers" -- Weinberg and crew go on the offensive.
Corzine: "Corzine's income takes a sharp dive" -- So, he'll be applying for a Section 8 voucher?
Courts: "Do-it-yourself litigants more common"
Women's Health: "Report: Jersey women need better preventive health care"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primary --
- Dems: "Does Obama's Message Match the Moment?"
- GOP: "Global Warming Starts to Divide G.O.P. Contenders"
- Fundraising: "Many GOP Donors Yet to Open Wallets"
SIV Watch: "Banks’ Safety Net for Lenders May Have Holes in It"
OF INTEREST
Careers: "Computer Forensics: On the Trail of Digital Secrets"
Drug-resistant Staph: "Deadly Bacteria Found to Be More Common"
Gossip: "Facts Prove No Match for Gossip, It Seems" -- The 'Chico Marx effect'.
Immigration Patterns: "In Shift, 40% of Immigrants Move Directly to Suburbs"
Pumpkin Power: "Perfection in the pumpkin patch"
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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