PMUA questions.. Budget session tonight.. On street kids.. Ledger nods to Palermo blog..
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: "Apathy?" | "SOS, SOS, anyone copying?"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting infrequently.
Abbott Funding: "Talks with Corzine have poor schools fretting"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Obama in Newark: "Obama gets crowd 'fired up' at Newark fundraiser"
Bank Robbers: "$35K reward posted for Union, Middlesex bank robbers"
Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority: "Commissioners weigh private operation of facility"
South Plainfield: "$125,000 settled bias lawsuit"
Vo-Tech: "Funding quandaries as schools' focuses shift" -- It's not just auto repair anymore.
Union Twp.: "Al Gore's message comes to Jersey"
STATE
2008 Senatorial Race: "Republican Estabrook to challenge Lautenberg"
DYFS: "Report Shows Improvement in Child Care" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Mims Hackett Case: "Hackett pleads not guilty at bribery arraignment"
Lonegan's Immigrant Kerfuffle: "Lonegan divides immigration activists"
Paterson: "House approves bill that makes Paterson's falls a national park"
School 'Czars': "Gov names 10 new school czars"
Stem Cell Research: "Long, hard road to stem cell labs"
Ticket-Fixing: "AG Charges Four Jersey City Judges" -- Ledger | NY Times | Gannett |
Turnpike: "N.J. looks for cash to widen Turnpike"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns: "GOP Finds Hot Button in Illegal Immigration"
..... - Analysis: John Farmer: "GOP counts too heavily on hatred of Hillary"
Holy Land Foundation Trial: "Mistrial Declared in Islamic Charity Case"
Iran: Dan Froomkin: "Cheney Beats the Drums of War"
Iraq War Funding: "Bush Asks Congress For $46B More" -- On target to exceed costs of Vietnam and Korea combined.
State Dept.: "2 Reports Assail State Dept. Role in Iraq Security"
OF INTEREST
Food Safety: "Many Red Flags Preceded a Recall of Hamburger"
Health: "Broccoli Extract Could Help Head Off Skin Cancer"
Privacy: "Privacy Lost: These Phones Can Find You"
Sleep: "The Elderly Always Sleep Worse, and Other Myths of Aging"
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)
- "Does the PMUA have a problem?"
- "Christie's Union County probe delayed by Harrison inquiries?"
- "Ledger's 'Blog of the Day': Plainfield Trees"
- "Block That Reality Transfer Tax!"
Crescent Times: "Apathy?" | "SOS, SOS, anyone copying?"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting infrequently.
Abbott Funding: "Talks with Corzine have poor schools fretting"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - October 23. 7 - 9 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. PHS Teachers' cafeteria (try the Kenyon Avenue entrance first). Public invited.
- Today - October 23. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Tomorrow - October 24. 6:30 PM. NJ Civil Union Review Commission Hearing. Final hearing for 2007. At: Nutley Township Hall, 1 Kennedy Drive, Nutley. The public is invited to attend and testify if they wish.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Thursday - October 25. 6:30 PM. Daylaborer Meeting. Sponsor: Latino Leadership Alliance of U.C. and others. At Vida Abundante Ministries, 244 East Front Street, 2nd Floor (entrance in the rear) -- across from Supremo Supermarket.
- 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
Obama in Newark: "Obama gets crowd 'fired up' at Newark fundraiser"
Bank Robbers: "$35K reward posted for Union, Middlesex bank robbers"
Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority: "Commissioners weigh private operation of facility"
South Plainfield: "$125,000 settled bias lawsuit"
Vo-Tech: "Funding quandaries as schools' focuses shift" -- It's not just auto repair anymore.
Union Twp.: "Al Gore's message comes to Jersey"
STATE
2008 Senatorial Race: "Republican Estabrook to challenge Lautenberg"
DYFS: "Report Shows Improvement in Child Care" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Mims Hackett Case: "Hackett pleads not guilty at bribery arraignment"
Lonegan's Immigrant Kerfuffle: "Lonegan divides immigration activists"
Paterson: "House approves bill that makes Paterson's falls a national park"
School 'Czars': "Gov names 10 new school czars"
Stem Cell Research: "Long, hard road to stem cell labs"
Ticket-Fixing: "AG Charges Four Jersey City Judges" -- Ledger | NY Times | Gannett |
Turnpike: "N.J. looks for cash to widen Turnpike"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns: "GOP Finds Hot Button in Illegal Immigration"
..... - Analysis: John Farmer: "GOP counts too heavily on hatred of Hillary"
Holy Land Foundation Trial: "Mistrial Declared in Islamic Charity Case"
Iran: Dan Froomkin: "Cheney Beats the Drums of War"
Iraq War Funding: "Bush Asks Congress For $46B More" -- On target to exceed costs of Vietnam and Korea combined.
State Dept.: "2 Reports Assail State Dept. Role in Iraq Security"
OF INTEREST
Food Safety: "Many Red Flags Preceded a Recall of Hamburger"
Health: "Broccoli Extract Could Help Head Off Skin Cancer"
Privacy: "Privacy Lost: These Phones Can Find You"
Sleep: "The Elderly Always Sleep Worse, and Other Myths of Aging"
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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