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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Council President Gibson writes Dan.. Municipal managers contract on Council agenda tonight.. BOE candidate opportunity..

PLAINFIELD

Plainfield Today: Plainfield Plaintalker: "PMMA Contract on Council Agenda"
Crescent Times: "Become a BOE candidate"

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

Home-based Child Care: "Child care group assigns NJ a failing grade"
Police Ammo: "War has police ammo in short supply" -- Taxpayers foot bill for higher prices.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • Tuesday - January 22. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.

  • Thursday - January 24. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
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CENTRAL JERSEY


Affordable Housing: "COAH wants Montgomery to add 630 housing units"
Franklin Twp.: "Bringing people together in the spirit of giving"
Identity Theft: "Cranford-Westfield-Mountainside-Bloods Gang connections"


STATE


Corzine: "Corzine to tout Jersey at global economic meeting in Davos"
Comptroller: "Looking to give corruption the old one-two"
Legislature: "Sen. Barbara Buono: Quietly making history" -- First woman to chair Senate Budget Committee.
Toll Plan: "Independence of new tolls entity could be a problem"
Toll Plan Meetings: Paul Mulshine: "Let feds probe rights violations in Cape May"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here
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NATION / WORLD


2008 Primaries --
White House Emails: "Comprehensive system used by Clinton was scrapped" -- Despite court order, no complete records kept.
Iraqi Asylum Program: "Asylum Program Falls Short For Iraqis Aiding U.S. Forces"
The Markets: "To Some, the Widening Crisis Seems Driven by Fear, Not Facts"


OF INTEREST


Medical Devices: "Critics troubled by ads pitching medical devices direct to consumers"
Obituary: "Alvin M. Rickel, retailing innovator" -- Laid the groundwork for Home Depot stores.


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