Gibson on open government.. Green on BOE.. PMUA annoys all.. Hoping for just the basics..

PLAINFIELD

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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)

• "PMUA annoys 48,000 Plainfielders without lifting a finger"
  
• "Dine Around Town Discount Cards Available"

Plain Talker:

• "Green Helping, Not Leading Board Change"
• "Boards and Commissions Need Informed Members"

Crescent Times:

• "What DIDN'T come out of the January 1st meeting"

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).

City Council: "Gibson to lead Plainfield city council; promises open door"
PMUA: "Recycling schedule has changes for 2008"

School Funding --

• The Plan: "New Jersey School Plan Hinges on Odd Alliances"
• Legislative Hearings: "School aid hearings today" -- Ledger | Gannett |
  
• Jersey City: "Jersey City gets no promises from gov on school $$"

Housing Grants: "Chase Bank backs urban revival efforts with $1 M" -- No Plainfield?
OPRA Suits: "Hearings set for Somerset, Union counties OPRA class-action suits"
Transit Hubs: "Corzine pushes transit-hub tax credits" -- Offices. Not condos.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

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• Today - January 3. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.

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CENTRAL JERSEY

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Union County: "Jail guard named in escape note commits suicide" -- Ledger | NY Times | Ledger blog (With a whopping 92 comments)

Cultural Heritage: "U.S. sends $150,000 to Crossroads of Revolution"
Edison: "Edison budget would hike taxes $158 on average"
Highland Park: "Eco-friendly plan puts town in green vanguard"
Linden: "Mayor, council duel in salary showdown"
Maplewood: "Township names its first black mayor"
Mountainside: "Mountainside mayor's 6th term makes history"
Somerville: "Somerville tapped for Main Street New Jersey" -- One of 6 in NJ.


STATE

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Kelly Heyboer on NJ Blogs: "Slavery: Is it time for New Jersey to apologize?"

Auto Emmissions: "California (and NJ) Sues EPA Over Emissions Rules" -- LA Times | WashPost |
Hoboken: "Hoboken officer denies racism, sues accusers" -- The 'Hooters' Lieutenant.
Legislature: "Essex duo to Jersey: Apologize for slavery"
UMDNJ: "Monitor sees gains at UMDNJ"

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


NATION / WORLD

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2008 Primaries --

• Dems: "For Dems, party's tone and image at stake"
• GOP: "Huckanomics"
• Bloomberg: "Political Field Is Panned by Bloomberg"

Bush: "Bush's Final Year" -- Wouldn't 'retroactive immunity' be unconstitutional?
CIA Tapes: "Criminal Probe on CIA Tapes Opened" -- WashPost | NY Times | McClatchy | LA Times |


OF INTEREST

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Historic Preservation: "Remarkably preserved 1740s tavern sold to county"
Home Offices: "The Office, Housebroken"

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

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