Councilor Gibson in hospital.. City cop faces DWI.. BOE search narrows.. New police command vehicle..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: Plainfield Plaintalker: "Superintendent Search Narrows" | "Calendar Change Vote Fails"
Crescent Times: "New Volunteerism Blog" | "Landlords and Tenants"
Plainfield Trees: "White Oak" -- A new entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Police: "Plainfield touts police command vehicle" -- You read about it first in CLIPS on January 12 (Newsflash).
Cop's DWI: "Plainfield cop to stand trial in DWI crash"
Public Construction Projects: "Construction Costs Deal Blow to Local Budgets"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Union County Jail: "Five jail officers face ouster for inmate escapes"
Dunellen: "Dunellen firefighter indicted on arson charges"
North Plainfield: "Dog prevents mail delivery"
South Plainfield: "Council replaces municipal clerk position" -- The headline gets it cockeyed.
STATE
2008 Presidential Primary: "Jersey electorate surges by 48,000; most are 'undeclared'" -- These are the battleground.
Chris Christie Sting: "Feds arrest Essex County contractor"
Lonegan Flap: "Lonegan says arrest part of intimidation campaign"
Montclair State: "Campus paper punished by student government"
Toll Plan: "Counties that pay heavy toll to get most aid"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
Stimulus Plan: "Millions of seniors won't see tax rebates"
U.S. Attorney Firings: "Attorneys probe deepens" -- Expect the issue to come up Jan. 30.
OF INTEREST
Being British: "Britain looks for its essence, and finds punch lines" -- 'No motto please, we're British'.
Free Speech: "Gandhi's Grandson Quits Peace Institute in Flap Over Blog Posting" -- In Israel, this kind of speech is taken for granted; in the U.S., he must step down?
Pols and Texting: "Detroit Mayor’s amorous texts lead to perjury inquiry" -- Complete Detroit Free Press coverage. 14,000 text messages. Story broke in this article.
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Plainfield Today: Plainfield Plaintalker: "Superintendent Search Narrows" | "Calendar Change Vote Fails"
Crescent Times: "New Volunteerism Blog" | "Landlords and Tenants"
Plainfield Trees: "White Oak" -- A new entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Police: "Plainfield touts police command vehicle" -- You read about it first in CLIPS on January 12 (Newsflash).
Cop's DWI: "Plainfield cop to stand trial in DWI crash"
Public Construction Projects: "Construction Costs Deal Blow to Local Budgets"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - January 26. 9 AM - 2 PM. Passport Fair. The Postal Service is sponsoring a walk-in passport application fair (appointments recommended). At Plainfield High School, 950 Park Avenue. See details here.
- Monday - January 28. 7:00 - 8:30 PM. A 'Stand For Change' Rally For Sen. Barack Obama. Join fellow Plainfielders and other central Jerseyans to rally for real change in Washington by showing your support for Sen. Barak Obama. At Rose of Sharon Church, 825 West 7th Street (just past Grant Avenue). All are invited.
- Wednesday - January 30. 7 - 9 PM. Town Meeting on the Toll Plan with Gov. Corzine. At Union County College's Roy W. Smith Theater, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford. RSVP to (609) 777-2212 or email union.rsvp@gov.state.nj.us or fill out the online form here.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Union County Jail: "Five jail officers face ouster for inmate escapes"
Dunellen: "Dunellen firefighter indicted on arson charges"
North Plainfield: "Dog prevents mail delivery"
South Plainfield: "Council replaces municipal clerk position" -- The headline gets it cockeyed.
STATE
2008 Presidential Primary: "Jersey electorate surges by 48,000; most are 'undeclared'" -- These are the battleground.
Chris Christie Sting: "Feds arrest Essex County contractor"
Lonegan Flap: "Lonegan says arrest part of intimidation campaign"
Montclair State: "Campus paper punished by student government"
Toll Plan: "Counties that pay heavy toll to get most aid"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
- Clinton: "Clinton Sees Value in Keeping Bill in Attack Mode"
- Obama: "Obama Shows Blend of Humor and Fire"
- South Carolina: "Democrats Set to Vote in S. Carolina Today"
- GOP - Giuliani: "'98 NYPD memo details objections to WTC command center" -- Very damaging.
Stimulus Plan: "Millions of seniors won't see tax rebates"
U.S. Attorney Firings: "Attorneys probe deepens" -- Expect the issue to come up Jan. 30.
OF INTEREST
Being British: "Britain looks for its essence, and finds punch lines" -- 'No motto please, we're British'.
Free Speech: "Gandhi's Grandson Quits Peace Institute in Flap Over Blog Posting" -- In Israel, this kind of speech is taken for granted; in the U.S., he must step down?
Pols and Texting: "Detroit Mayor’s amorous texts lead to perjury inquiry" -- Complete Detroit Free Press coverage. 14,000 text messages. Story broke in this article.
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