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PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
- "Hot spots in Plainfield? Try the Library."
- "Voting in NJ's Presidential Primary" -- Tuesday is registration deadline!
Plain Talker: "Senior Center Building Update" | "City Author on NJN"
Plainfield Trees: "Tulip Trees" -- A new entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch's NEW POST (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Newsflash: The Police Division has received its new state-of-the-art mobile Emergency Communications Center. You'd think the Mayor would issue a press release, wouldn't you?
McGreeveys: "Matos McGreevey seeks financial data on husband's partner"
Toll Hike Town Hall: "Hundreds expected for meeting on toll plan" -- Today, 2 PM, Livingston HS.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- TODAY:
- Today is Plainfield Dairy Queen's 33rd Anniversary. Join the Albanese family in celebrating 33 years of service to the Plainfield area. 33% discount on all items -- Today, January 12.
- Today - January 12. Martin Luther King Celebration Events Begin:
- Noon: Memorial March. From City Hall to the Friends Meeting House. Sponsors: NAACP, POP and Elks. All welcome.
- 12:30 PM: 'Truth Crushed to Earth Will Rise Again'. Program by the People's Organization for Progress. At the Friends Meeting House, 225 Watchung Avenue. All welcome.
- 2 - 4 PM: 'Lifting As We Rise'. Young people's program. Door prizes and refreshments. Sponsor: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. All welcome.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark: "Dismay at Plan to Shut 2 Newark Hospitals" -- Rally today (more here).
Piscataway: "Mom charged in baby's death" -- Ledger | Gannett | NY Times |
STATE
Jersey City: "Judge added in wake of ticket-fixing scandal"
Sabrin: "Sabrin to try, again, to win Senate seat"
State Treasurer: "Corzine promotes Rousseau, his deputy treasurer"
Toll Proposal: "Turnpike data show flaws in toll plan" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Election --
- Clintons: "Clintons Moves Cause Some Racial Friction"
- Voters: "The Voter ID Fraud" -- The nationwide war against voters.
- "Official Version of Naval Incident Starts to Unravel"
- "Voices on Recording May Not Have Been From Iranian Speedboats"
- "Rep. Ron Paul: US seeking excuse to bomb Iran"
Economy: "Fears About Economy Increase"
Iraq: "New $736M Baghdad Embassy Is Called A Fire Risk"
Pakistan: "Pakistan off-limits to U.S. military, Musharraf warns"
'Real ID': "ID Plan Is Broadly Criticized"
Veterans: "Judge allows suit charging VA denies some vets health care"
OF INTEREST
Cellphones: "Some New Phones With Apple's Touch"
Credit Cards: Floyd Norris: "Some Debt Trends Are Good. This Isn’t One of Them."
Trees: "Old Trees of New York, Reborn"
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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