MLK events.. Comcast wants your $$$.. Fatal Dunellen fire.. No PMUA today..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Frontiers Breakfast Monday" | "BOE Meets Tuesday"
Crescent Times: "Today, Remember The Dream"
Plainfield Trees: "White Oak" -- A new entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Comcast: "Comcast, FCC at odds over policy" -- Subscriber? This one's for you.
Crime: "City man faces 5 years for drug conviction"
Plainfield Health Center: "N.J. Dental Association offers 'Give Kids A Smile'" -- Free dental services for children on Feb. 1. Permission forms and info here. List of all locations here (PDF).
Judicial Conduct: "Lawyer, judge locked in battle" -- Black attorney shackled by white judge while arguing a motion -- or trying to. Yes, in New Jersey.
Superbowl Setup: "Giants in Super Bowl after 'cold day in hell'"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Reminder:
- This year's calendar of Martin Luther King Jr. events is online here.
- Today - January 21. NO PMUA SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TODAY. This is a federal holiday in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Regular collection schedule resumes Tuesday, January 22. Info: (908) 226-2518.
- Today - January 21. 10 AM. Blood Drive honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. At the Plainfield Rescue Squad, West 7th Street and Spooner Avenue. Sponsored by the Tri-County Red Cross. Anyone 17 or older, weighing at least 110 pounds and feeling in good health is invited to donate.
- Tuesday - January 22. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Thursday - January 24. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Dunellen: "Woman killed in Dunellen home blaze" -- Courier | Ledger |
Hillsborough: "Zoning board nixes 84-unit housing plan"
Piscataway: "North Stelton AME service focuses on King's message"
STATE
Chris Christie's Deals: Rep. Bill Pascrell: "Bring corporate prosecution deals into the daylight"
Illegals: "Illegal immigrants being fired in face of federal crackdown"
Trenton: "State officials and schoolkids honor Dr. King"
West Orange: "Celebrating a man and his vision"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
- Giuliani: Tom Moran: "For Giuliani, the fight comes first" -- Poor Tom, he's missing the cold wave.
- GOP: "GOP Field Readies for True Test In Florida"
- Clinton: "For Clinton, Government as Economic Prod"
- Obama: "Obama Echoes King's Call For Unity at Atlanta Church"
OF INTEREST
Chocolate: "Are chocolate prices fixed?" -- What Canada thinks. Chocoholics check here.
Donating Cars: "Are donated autos helping needy kids?" -- Questions about controversial rabbi behind organization.
Unemployment: "Long-Term Joblessness Spreads in Middle Class"
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