A Muhlenberg solution?.. Bernice, Maria, CN on special BOE meeting.. Bust in Lot 6 murder.. Boyfriend admits killing Plainfield man..
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: "BOE: Technical support is welcomed" | "Budget: Public Affairs & Safety"
Plainfield Trees: "Elm Envy"
Special BOE Meeting: "State, county officials vow to assist Plainfield's school district"
Clinton School Gun Incident: "No fast return for pupil with gun"
Murder: "Police arrest suspect in bystander's death" -- Shot walking through Lot 6 last March.
Murder: "Boyfriend pleads guilty to killing Plainfield man abroad" -- Ledger | Courier |
YWCA: "YWCA offers high blood pressure program"
School Funding: "Plan calls for tax relief, not necessarily rollbacks" -- Ledger | Gannett | NY Times |
Schools Construction: "Schools construction expected to start in '08"
Crime Fighting: "Corzine taps Cordero to take his crime fight statewide"
Schools: "State official to discuss aid for school district" -- This is yesterday's missing article.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Elizabeth: "Company buying Topps Meat assets for $825G"
Franklin: "Franklin housing project is buried" -- After intense resident opposition.
Gas Station Cheats: "Counties probe stations suspected of gas gouging"
Newark: "Following layoffs, union bristles at city hirings"
Roselle: "Salary increase for council, mayor shelved"
South Plalinfield: "Parties squabble over open hiring practices"
Union County --
STATE
EPA Ruling: "Corzine, like Schwarzenegger, pumped up with anger at EPA"
Healthcare: Tom Moran: "Senator works to insure kids first"
Legislature: "Codey calls for 16.3 percent pay hikes for prosecutors"
Merck/Schering: "Data About Zetia Risks Was Not Fully Revealed"
Supreme Court: "Miranda blunder will force a retrial for murder convict"
Trooper Sex Case: "Milgram transfers case to Middlesex Prosecutor" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Waterfront Commission: "Officer refuses to testify in waterfront agency probe"
Witness Safety: "In Witness Killing, Prosecutors Point to a Gang and a Lawyer"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush & CIA Tapes: Dan Froomkin: "The Weakest of Denials"
Congress: John Farmer: "The Democrats' burst-bubble trouble"
Cuba: "Sanctions Against Cuba Are Excessive, GAO Says"
Markets--
OF INTEREST
Eco-Burials?: "Eco-friendly burials save green" -- Returning to an old-fashioned way.
Emergency Rooms: "On-Call Specialists At ERs Harder to Find, Keep"
Jersey and Revolution: "Ten days on America's 'Road to Liberty'" -- Airs on NJN Christmas Day, 8 PM.
Naming Rights: "This [insert high school name here] game brought to you by ..."
Organ Donations: "Bill aims to boost organ donations" -- Ledger | Gannett |
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: "State Will Support New Interim Superintendent"
Crescent Times: "BOE: Technical support is welcomed" | "Budget: Public Affairs & Safety"
Plainfield Trees: "Elm Envy"
Special BOE Meeting: "State, county officials vow to assist Plainfield's school district"
Clinton School Gun Incident: "No fast return for pupil with gun"
Murder: "Police arrest suspect in bystander's death" -- Shot walking through Lot 6 last March.
Murder: "Boyfriend pleads guilty to killing Plainfield man abroad" -- Ledger | Courier |
YWCA: "YWCA offers high blood pressure program"
School Funding: "Plan calls for tax relief, not necessarily rollbacks" -- Ledger | Gannett | NY Times |
Schools Construction: "Schools construction expected to start in '08"
Crime Fighting: "Corzine taps Cordero to take his crime fight statewide"
Schools: "State official to discuss aid for school district" -- This is yesterday's missing article.
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Monday - December 24. 4:30 PM. Santa Sighting and Sing-along For Little Ones. Gather for an hour with your little ones at Leland Avenue Park for some hot chocolate, holiday songs and a visit by Santa with candy canes for the little ones before he goes off to deliver all those presents to good girls and boys everywhere! Info (908) 561-8575 or email Jennifer. FREE.
- Wednesday - December 26. 2 PM. Kwanzaa Craft-time. Kids learn about this important African American celebration with some fun craft projects. In the Young People's Room. Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street at Park Avenue. FREE.
- Tuesday - December 27. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Saturday - December 29. 1 - 6 PM. Kwanzaa Celebration. Program, refreshments, crafts. Sponsor: Recreation Division. At: Washington Community School Cafetorium, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking on Spooner Avenue). FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Elizabeth: "Company buying Topps Meat assets for $825G"
Franklin: "Franklin housing project is buried" -- After intense resident opposition.
Gas Station Cheats: "Counties probe stations suspected of gas gouging"
Newark: "Following layoffs, union bristles at city hirings"
Roselle: "Salary increase for council, mayor shelved"
South Plalinfield: "Parties squabble over open hiring practices"
Union County --
- Jail - CountyWatchers: "Got Out of Jail - What an Embarassment!"
- Jail - Ledger: "Top two Union jail officials ousted"
- Jail - Courier: "Outsourcing considered after jail escape" -- Quick! Who has firm contributed to?
- Year-End Review: "3rd Annual Countdown to Disaster" -- Goofs, gaffes & lawsuits galore, as recounted by Bruce Peterson of Garwood.
STATE
EPA Ruling: "Corzine, like Schwarzenegger, pumped up with anger at EPA"
Healthcare: Tom Moran: "Senator works to insure kids first"
Legislature: "Codey calls for 16.3 percent pay hikes for prosecutors"
Merck/Schering: "Data About Zetia Risks Was Not Fully Revealed"
Supreme Court: "Miranda blunder will force a retrial for murder convict"
Trooper Sex Case: "Milgram transfers case to Middlesex Prosecutor" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Waterfront Commission: "Officer refuses to testify in waterfront agency probe"
Witness Safety: "In Witness Killing, Prosecutors Point to a Gang and a Lawyer"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush & CIA Tapes: Dan Froomkin: "The Weakest of Denials"
Congress: John Farmer: "The Democrats' burst-bubble trouble"
Cuba: "Sanctions Against Cuba Are Excessive, GAO Says"
Markets--
- (Breaking) Merrill: "Merrill Lynch Reported to Be Near Capital Infusion"
- MBIA: "Bond Insurer Discovers Layers of Risk Do Not Create a Cushion"
- Analysis: "Ten defenses that blew up in bankers' faces"
OF INTEREST
Eco-Burials?: "Eco-friendly burials save green" -- Returning to an old-fashioned way.
Emergency Rooms: "On-Call Specialists At ERs Harder to Find, Keep"
Jersey and Revolution: "Ten days on America's 'Road to Liberty'" -- Airs on NJN Christmas Day, 8 PM.
Naming Rights: "This [insert high school name here] game brought to you by ..."
Organ Donations: "Bill aims to boost organ donations" -- Ledger | Gannett |
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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