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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Plainfield's Mukasey connection.. Comcast customer service.. Drake House special today.. Do figures lie, or liars figure?..

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: "What Do Statistics Tell Us?"

 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.

Eminent Domain: "Judge: Open space valid reason to take land, thwart developer"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Reminder:
    • Today (10 AM - 5 PM) and Sunday (Noon - 5 PM): Four Centuries in a Weekend: Drake House and others. Details here.

  • Today - 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.

  • Today - 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/.

  • Tuesday - October 23. 7 - 9 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. Public invited.

  • Tuesday - 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.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Sharpe James: "Defense lawyers want juror questionnaire to ask about infidelity"
Elizabeth: "Ex-AG Zulima Farber representing Elizabeth schools"
Irvington: "Huge blast, likely gas, wrecks two vacant homes"
Newark - Arena: "Newark hits the jackpot with arena jobs" -- Ticket-takers, part-time ushers...
Newark - Schools: "Bolden to leave Newark schools, get $135G severance"
Piscataway: "Renovations unite previously separate high school buildings"
South Plainfield: "Hazmat called to chemical spill off South Clinton Ave."


STATE

A.C.: "Court challenge may be next in Atlantic City mayor saga"
Budget: "On tree of austerity, Corzine wants 3 branches"
Christie Corruption Sting: "Ex-Paterson assemblyman admits attempt at extortion"
Drug-Resistant Staph: "Deadly staph infection is reported in Jersey"

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


NATION / WORLD

2008 Primaries - Independent/UK: "Clinton rakes in cash from the US weapons industry"
Domestic Spying: "Dodd to block vote on eavesdropping bill"
Iraq - McClatchy: "Criminal probe into U.S. Embassy in Iraq construction"
Markets - NYT: "Markets Slide as Wall St. Sees Signs of Trouble"



OF INTEREST
Beer: "Don’t Fear Big Beer" -- Why you shouldn't worry if Bud and Miller-Coors own practically everything.
Cold Meds & Kids: "FDA advisers: Ban cold meds for kids under 6"
Geek Weekend: "Comcast blocks some Internet traffic" -- Suspicions confirmed: All accounts are not created equal.

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

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Posted by Dan at 9:25 AM