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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Ottman, Reid good news.. Budget tricks, Council meetings, Gangs.. Gibson's new job..

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: "Ottmann Returns to District" | "New Role for Gibson"
Crescent Times: "Off to Parking & Traffic Meeting" | "I too have Hope and Caution"

Plainfield Trees: "Elm Envy" -- A new post by our urban forest observer...from 'E' to 'Z'.

 Clinton School: "Students benefit from book drive"

Development: "Housing slump delays 449-unit Phillipsburg project"
Hovnanian: "Slump stings Hovnanian with $469M loss"
M&E Railroad: "Cargo rail service on Linden-Cranford line expected by July"
Real Estate Scam: "Home appraiser pleads guilty in flipping scam"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - December 19. 9 AM. Stay tuned - Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs has intervened. Court Hearing for 'The Plainfield Four'. Members of the Peoples' Organization for Progress were arrested for unlawful assembly on November 17 at Front and Park protesting alleged police brutality. The group regularly protests the Iraq War and military recruitment in front of the Armed Services Recruitment Center. Original press reportage here. Hearing in Plainfield Municipal Court, East 4th and Watchung Avenue.

  • Today - December 19. 6:30 PM. Barlow School Holiday Concert. At Barlow Elementary School, East Front Street and Farragut Road. The public is invited.

  • Today - December 19. 7 PM. Washington Community School Holiday Concert. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue (parking in Spooner Avenue lot). The public is invited.

  • Today - December 19. 7 PM. Maxson Middle School Holiday Concert. At Maxson Middle School, East 7th Street and Woodland Avenue (parking in Woodland Avenue lot). The public is invited.

  • Today - December 19. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Today - December 19. 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.

  • Tomorrow - December 20. 7 PM - 2 AM. Fire Division's Annual Holiday Party and Toy Drive. Sponsored by FMBA locals #7 and #207. Featuring Kenny Bobien and DJ Darryl James (98.7 KISS fm). At The Intercontinental, 111 East Front Street. Admission FREE with gift of unwrapped toy, $15/person without toy.

  • Tomorrow - December 20. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Ash Brook Golf Course: "Ash Brook gets winter break for maintenance"
EWR: "FAA may cap Newark flights to cut delays"
Franklin: "Town likely to kill large-scale project" -- Resident anger led to landmark successful recall of elected official.
Hoboken: "'Plantation' cops grilled"
Linden: "Linden teens see the light of business"
Ports: "ID cards new dock dispute"
Roselle Park: "Senior housing gets boost from Catholic Charities"
Somerset County: "Somerset park commission gets reprieve"
Union County Jail: "At code red, Union lockup cracks down" -- More on escapee Otis Blunt.


STATE


Map by New York Times.
Pension Funds: "Pension Fund Shortages Create Hard Choices"

Christy Sting: "Passaic councilman admits extortion try" -- | Record | Ledger |
Disaster Preparedness: "Feds laud N.J. for emergency preparedness"
FamilyCare: "State program to offer health coverage for kids"
Legislature --
 Mob & Gang: "Arrests tie the mob to bettors and Bloods" -- Ledger | NY Times | Gannett |
State Police: "Code of conduct for troopers"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ okays student training at St. Barnabas"

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


NATION / WORLD

2008 Primaries: GOP: "Giuliani's Kerik Woes Resurface Through Informant"
CIA Tapes --
 CIA Torture: "Bush feared loss of face over doubtful 'terrorist'"
(Breaking) The Markets: "Morgan Stanley's first-ever loss, $3.56B, draws China investment"
Mortgage Mess: "Fed aims at deceptive home lending practices" -- NY Times | WashPost | -- Locking the barn after the...


OF INTEREST
Cooking: "Christmas Recipes"

Jazz: "Living to 100, and Looking Back on a Legacy of New York Jazz" -- Last person living who played with Duke Elllington at the Cotton Club...and more.
Migraines: "New foundation takes on agony of migraines"
The Sopranos: "Chase says, '"The Sopranos" is me'"

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

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Posted by Dan at 9:43 AM