5 file for BOE seats.. A little feedback for Dan, please.. Tenant, landlord workshop Thurs.. Corzine budget live at 11:30 am..
BUDGET: Gov. Corzine's budget message will be broadcast live at 11:30 AM today on NJN, WWOR (Ch 9) and on cable at News12NJ.
DEBATE: The Obama-Clinton debate in Cleveland will be broadcast on MSNBC-TV tonight.
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Crescent Times: "Free workshop for tenants, landlords Thursday"
Plainfield Trees: "English Holly" -- Today, a NEW entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Tainted Beef: "Recalled beef in NJ schools" -- Ledger | Gannett | NYTimes | -- full list here (PDF).
Real Estate: "Home Resales and Prices Decline" -- So says the National Association of Realtors.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
7th Congressional District: "Hunterdon GOP puts Lance atop ballot" -- 9 vie for GOP slot.
Arena Wars: "Bergen legislator fires back on arena"
East Brunswick: "Dems face contested primary slate"
EWR: "Airport screeners told to speed it up"
Green Brook: "Off-track betting proposal receives cool reception"
Sharpe James Trial: "Jury selection begins today"
Pulaski Skyway: "Skyway's sky-high repair bill"
STATE
Corzine Budget: "Corzine plan: Slash $1.7B in spending" -- Ledger | Gannett | Record |
Christie/Ashcroft Contract: "Ashcroft relents, will testify on Christie contract"
College of NJ: "College tackles auction-rate bond woes"
Public Colleges: "Universities defend against spending abuse charges"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
OF INTEREST
Credit Card Rates: "Want a better credit card rate? Ask."
Liberal Evangelicals: "How Would Jesus Vote?"
Phys Ed: "It's a phys ed revolution"
Religion: "Survey: More in U.S. changing that old-time religion"
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Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Five File for School Board Seats" | "Double Yellow Lines on the Moon?"
Crescent Times: "Free workshop for tenants, landlords Thursday"
Plainfield Trees: "English Holly" -- Today, a NEW entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Tainted Beef: "Recalled beef in NJ schools" -- Ledger | Gannett | NYTimes | -- full list here (PDF).
Real Estate: "Home Resales and Prices Decline" -- So says the National Association of Realtors.
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - February 26. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Tomorrow - February 27. 8 PM. City Council: Public Hearing and Adoption of FY2008 Budget. Is this the latest budget ever adopted? And no pressure from the state? Must be growth by unity. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Friday - February 29. 7 PM. Van Wyck Brooks Dine-Out at Blackberry's. What better way to celebrate Leap Day than to join friends and neighbors -- or meet some new folks -- than a dinner out at Plainfield's crossroads restaurant -- Blackberry's. Dutch treat, but RSVP to co-ordinator Arne Aakre here so the restaurant will know how many to expect. Blackberry's is at 5th & Watchung, across from City Hall.
- Sunday - March 2. 2-4 PM. The New Deal's 75th Anniversary. PHS' Henry H. Banta chapter of National Honor Society will re-enact the dramatic 1993 inaugural address of Franklin D. Roosevelt -- the kickoff of the 'New Deal' which combated the country's worst Depression ever. Sponsored by the Historical Society of Plainfield. At the Drake House, 602 West Front Street (at Plainfield Avenue). FREE.
- Wednesday - March 5. Daylong conference begins with breakfast at 7:30 AM. Governor's Conference on Women. Atlantic City Convention Center. More info on the Conference website.
CENTRAL JERSEY
7th Congressional District: "Hunterdon GOP puts Lance atop ballot" -- 9 vie for GOP slot.
Arena Wars: "Bergen legislator fires back on arena"
East Brunswick: "Dems face contested primary slate"
EWR: "Airport screeners told to speed it up"
Green Brook: "Off-track betting proposal receives cool reception"
Sharpe James Trial: "Jury selection begins today"
Pulaski Skyway: "Skyway's sky-high repair bill"
STATE
Corzine Budget: "Corzine plan: Slash $1.7B in spending" -- Ledger | Gannett | Record |
Christie/Ashcroft Contract: "Ashcroft relents, will testify on Christie contract"
College of NJ: "College tackles auction-rate bond woes"
Public Colleges: "Universities defend against spending abuse charges"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Clinton: "Clinton starts 5-point attack on Obama"
- Clinton: "Team Clinton: Down, and Out of Touch"
- Obama: "Poll: Obama seen as best Dem to beat McCain"
- Obama: "Eloquence both a boon and a burden for Obama"
- Texas: "Pieces of Texas Turn Primary Into a Puzzle"
- McCain: "McCain says his prospects may hinge on Iraq"
- McCain: "Democratic Governors See McCain As Formidable"
- Nader: John Farmer: "This time, Nader hurts only himself"
- Nader: "Ralph Nader: Going, Going, Not Gone"
OF INTEREST
Credit Card Rates: "Want a better credit card rate? Ask."
Liberal Evangelicals: "How Would Jesus Vote?"
Phys Ed: "It's a phys ed revolution"
Religion: "Survey: More in U.S. changing that old-time religion"
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