Hundreds rally in Plainfield for Obama.. St. Joe's school closes.. Chief v. Director.. Primary registration set..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Crescent Times: "Chief vs. Director" | "Fish or Dolphins"
Plainfield Trees: "The Beeches" -- NEW ENTRY on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch's NEW post (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Mobile Police Command Center: "As mobile as the gangs"
St. Joseph's School: "After 77 years, St. Joseph's School will close"
Red Cross: "Red Cross needs fundraiser heroes"
Guns & Crime: "Cops act to tear up gun trade by the roots"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
UC Jail --
Cullen Case/Somerset Med Center: "Appeals court weighs suits against killer's employers" -- Muhlenberg saw red flags and passed; Somerset employed him anyway.
Hillside: "Members call Council leadership's conduct into question"
Perth Amboy: "Federal judge grills city over rules for festival permits"
PSEG: "Bid to export electricity to NYC worries N.J. advocates"
Rutgers: "Rutgers set to OK stadium expansion"
STATE
Presidential Primary --
Family Leave: "Despite beefs, panel clears family leave"
Finances: "Codey pitches bailout plan: Lease lottery" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Juvenile Justice: "Woman picked to head juvenile justice agency"
Montclair State: "Student Dispute Threatens Montclair State’s Paper"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
OF INTEREST
Bail Bondsmen: "Illegal Globally, Bail for Profit Remains in U.S."
Wall Street Bonuses: "Despite Woes, Year-End Payouts Still Came in at $33.2 billion"
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Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Voter Registration Set for Feb. 5 Primary" | "Lions and Sphinxes and Rams, Oh My!"
Barack Obama got Sen.Ted Kennedy's endorsement yesterday.
Crescent Times: "Chief vs. Director" | "Fish or Dolphins"
Plainfield Trees: "The Beeches" -- NEW ENTRY on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch's NEW post (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Mobile Police Command Center: "As mobile as the gangs"
St. Joseph's School: "After 77 years, St. Joseph's School will close"
Red Cross: "Red Cross needs fundraiser heroes"
Guns & Crime: "Cops act to tear up gun trade by the roots"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - January 29. 3:30 - 7:30 PM. YMCA Blood Drive. Your blood donation can save lives. At the Plainfield Area YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue. Call (908) 756-6060 for more information and to sign up.
- Tomorrow - 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
UC Jail --
- Ledger: "Prosecutor rejects claim jail guard was paid off"
- NYTimes: "Guards at Jail Face Disciplinary Charges"
Cullen Case/Somerset Med Center: "Appeals court weighs suits against killer's employers" -- Muhlenberg saw red flags and passed; Somerset employed him anyway.
Hillside: "Members call Council leadership's conduct into question"
Perth Amboy: "Federal judge grills city over rules for festival permits"
PSEG: "Bid to export electricity to NYC worries N.J. advocates"
Rutgers: "Rutgers set to OK stadium expansion"
STATE
Presidential Primary --
- The 'Billary' Effect: "NJ political pundits split on Bill Clinton's effect"
- Funding: "Officials say election budget is low"
Family Leave: "Despite beefs, panel clears family leave"
Finances: "Codey pitches bailout plan: Lease lottery" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Juvenile Justice: "Woman picked to head juvenile justice agency"
Montclair State: "Student Dispute Threatens Montclair State’s Paper"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
- Dems: "Kennedy Support Alters Race; He Attacks ‘Old Politics’" -- WashPost | NYTimes |
- GOP:
- John Farmer: "For GOP hopefuls, today looks like day of reckoning"
- Florida: "Acrimony Reigns in G.O.P. on Eve of Florida Vote"
- Ledger: "Economy, Iraq lead last Bush State of Union"
- NYTimes: "Bush Focuses on War and Taxes"
- WashPost: "Realities Push Big Ideas Into Background"
- Analysis: John Farmer: "A presidency that lost its way amid partisan hostilities"
- Texts: "State of the Union Address" | "Democratic Response"
- Fact-Checking: "Fact-Checking Bush's State of the Union Address"
OF INTEREST
Bail Bondsmen: "Illegal Globally, Bail for Profit Remains in U.S."
Wall Street Bonuses: "Despite Woes, Year-End Payouts Still Came in at $33.2 billion"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
