Council reorg, Mayor's reception this morning.. Letter to Mayor from CAN.. Bernice urges more attention..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plain Talker: "Happy New Year"
Crescent Times: "Letter to a Mayor from CAN" | "January 1, 2008"
Plainfield Trees: "Tulip Trees" -- A new entry the ongoing series on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Green Brook: "Walsh to step down as mayor"
Roselle: "Council puts creation of public safety director post on hold"
STATE
2008 Outlook --
College Accreditation: "Colleges pressed to show results"
First Nights: "With fewer sites, First Night's still second to none in fun"
Passaic County: "Changes under way at notorious Passaic jail"
Port Authority: "Costly setback for P.A. on two Trade Center towers"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
Kenya: "Ethnic Fault Lines Emerge in Post-Election Turmoil"
Pakistan: "Delay Expected in Pakistani Elections"
OF INTEREST
Smoking: "Cafes of France gather ashtrays and hold breath" -- An end to Gaulloises?
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:
Plain Talker: "Happy New Year"
Crescent Times: "Letter to a Mayor from CAN" | "January 1, 2008"
Plainfield Trees: "Tulip Trees" -- A new entry the ongoing series on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - January 1. 9 AM. Mayor's New Year's Day Reception. Exchange New Year's greetings with the Mayor and other elected officials. City Hall Library.
- Today - January 1. 11 AM. City Council Reorganization. Council reorganizes: New elected members sworn in, officers elected, appointments made, calendars set, pro forma business conducted. Council Chambers/Couthouse.
- Tomorrow - January 2. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Tomorrow - January 2. 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 - January 3. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Green Brook: "Walsh to step down as mayor"
Roselle: "Council puts creation of public safety director post on hold"
STATE
2008 Outlook --
- Political Calendar: "Busy year looms on Trenton and federal fronts"
- Paul Mulshine: "Another year of debt for Jersey" -- This is the year McGreevey said GSP tolls would disappear.
College Accreditation: "Colleges pressed to show results"
First Nights: "With fewer sites, First Night's still second to none in fun"
Passaic County: "Changes under way at notorious Passaic jail"
Port Authority: "Costly setback for P.A. on two Trade Center towers"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
- Iowa/NH: "An Odd Couple With Big Influence"
- Supporters: "Outside Groups Spend Heavily and Visibly to Sway Races"
- Dems: "Obama widens lead" -- Des Moines Register's final pre-caucus poll.
- GOP: "Huckabee Unveils Ad Only to Disavow It" -- Only to have it pop up on the Web...
Kenya: "Ethnic Fault Lines Emerge in Post-Election Turmoil"
Pakistan: "Delay Expected in Pakistani Elections"
OF INTEREST
Smoking: "Cafes of France gather ashtrays and hold breath" -- An end to Gaulloises?
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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