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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Bonehead Dan learns a lesson.. BOE meets standards.. Fire leaves 9 homeless.. Plainfielder 1st Black Sheriff's captain..

PLAINFIELD

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Plainfield Today:

Plainfield Plaintalker: "Board Meets Governance Standards"
Crescent Times: "[Last night's] BOE agenda"

Plainfield Trees: "White Oak" -- A new entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).

Fire: "Blaze leaves nine homeless"
Freeholders: "Freeholder Van Blake Sworn In"
Promotion: "Sheriff's Office gets first African American female captain" -- Congratulations, Gail!

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Reminder:
    • This year's calendar of Martin Luther King Jr. events is online here.

  • Today - January 16. 3:30 PM. Martin Luther King Jr.: Storytime and Crafts. Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue.

  • Today - January 16. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Tomorrow - January 17. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Friday - January 18. 7 PM. PBA Local #19 Annual Retirement and Awards Dinner. Honoring Sgt. Robert Beck, Officer Kevin Connors and the late Officer Roger Howell. At The Pines Manor, Edison. Tickets: $65/person. Contact: Vice President William Tyler at (908) 623-9453.

  • Saturday - January 19. Registration starts 8 AM, Conference 9 AM - 4 PM. Peace & Justice Coalition's People's Peace Conference. The annual conference of North Jersey peace and justice activists. Workshops, forums, and a 'People's Primary'. Special guests: M1 of Dead Prez, Plainfield's own Lady Jam, and Philadelphia hip-hop artist 'The Truth'. At Rutgers Law School, 123 Washington Avenue, Newark. For more information visit the Peace And Justice Coalition website.

  • Saturday - January 19. 2 PM. Martin Luther King Jr.: Storytime and Crafts. Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue.

  • Sunday - January 20. 5:30 - 3 - 6 PM. NJ Stonewall Dems 'Countdown to a New America'. An opportunity for New Jersey's LGBTI community to discuss the importance of the upcoming Democratic Presidential Primary. Sponsor: NJ Stonewall Democrats. At The Den, 700 Hamilton Street, Somerset. Admission FREE. Cash bar. Info: Email Joan Hervey here.

  • Sunday - January 20. 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Plainfield Symphony Fundraiser at Bonefish Grill. Hors d'oeuvres and entrée samplers at this renowned seafood establishment. Cash bar. $25/person donation to the Plainfield Symphony (check or cash). No reservation required, just come and enjoy the food and the company! Sponsor: The Plainfield Symphony. Info: (908) 561-5140 or visit the symphony's website here.

  • Monday - January 21. NO PMUA SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TODAY. This is a federal holiday in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Regular collection schedule resumes Tuesday, January 22. Info: (908) 226-2518.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Forum On Regional Economy: "Central Jersey economic forum Thursday" -- Open to the public.

Clark: "Senior housing plan moves forward"
Sharpe James Case: "James' land fraud trial to start next month"
Newark Housing Authority: "Goal of 1,777 units nearly met,1989 suit dismissed"
Somerset County: "Police Academy: Training that's far from basic"


STATE

2008 Presidential Primary --
 Bryant Case: "Panel puts off Bryant's campaign cash question"
College Tuition: "Colleges tackle tuition spiral"
Disbarred Lawyers: "Judges rule on disbarred lawyer funds" -- When attorneys go bad. Ouch.
 Legislation: "Corzine rejects some, signs others"
State Pension Funds: "Buddy, Can You Spare a Billion?" -- Wall Street turns to NJ for bailout.
Trenton: "Council demands police director live there or be fired"

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


NATION / WORLD

2008 Primaries --
 Bush Mideast Trip: "Bush departs Mideast with few apparent gains"
Afghanistan: "3,200 Marines to Deploy To Afghanistan"
CIA Tapes: "Station Chief Made Appeal To Destroy CIA Tapes"
The Economy: "A Revival of 1992’s Glum Mood"


OF INTEREST
Historic Preservation: "President Lincoln's summer retreat will open to public"

Frankenfood: "USDA: Keep Food From Clones Off the Market"
Rabies: "A Coffin for Rabies" -- We can get rid of it, but we won't?
 Red Cross: "Short on Fund-Raising, Red Cross Will Cut Jobs"


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Posted by Dan at 9:47 AM