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PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Plainfield and How It Got That Way"
Crescent Times: "Bikini Bar" | "Want to save money and energy?"
Plainfield Trees: "American Holly" -- New entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney on the Bikini Bar (here).
Former Richmond Beer Garden: "Go-go bar giving Plainfield pause"
Obituary: "Mother Annie Lee Jones, YMCA volunteer"
Abbott Schools: "E. Orange school budget woes may mean tax increase" -- Coming soon to a town near you?
Convict Re-entry Programs: "As program faces a clouded future, so do ex-inmates"
Shared Services: "Report says 5 school districts could save $2.3M per year" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Utilities & Tree-cutting: "BPU agrees to study policy on cutting trees"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - February 13. 8 PM. Special Council Meeting on Budget. 'Action may be taken'. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Saturday - February 16. 11 AM - 3 PM. Charity Jazz Brunch Fundraiser. (Brunch served 11:30 - 2:30.) Sponsored by the Plainfield/Scotch Plains chapter, National Council of Negro Women. At l'Affaire, Route 22 East in Mountainside. Proceeds benefit mentoring and educational support for young people. $55/person. Tickets must be purchased by Saturday, Feb. 15. Info: Barbara Page, (908) 405-3408.
- Saturday - February 16. 8 PM - Midnight. Jitterbug Jive: A Benefit Celebrating 88 Years of the Plainfield Symphony. Featuring the jumpin' rhythms of Carrie Jackson and her Sultans of Swing. Dancing, live and silent auctions, open bar, light fare. Formal, casual or Swing era attire. $88/person. Get tickets by calling (908) 561-5660 or email info@plainfieldsymphony.org.\
- Wednesday - February 20. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Wednesday - February 20. 6 - 8 PM. Relay For Life 2008 Kickoff Party. Join in Plainfield's 2nd Annual event, an overnight celebration of hope, progress and answers -- raising funds and awareness. Find out how to honor survivors, remember those we've lost and help in the fight against cancer. At Shiloh Baptist Church Community Center, 517 West 4th Street. RSVP by Feb. 13 to (973) 736-7771 x203 or email farrah.stephenson@cancer.org. Plainfield's Relay for Life 2008 will take place June 7-8 at Hub Stine Field. See the website here: www.events.cancer.org/RFLplainfieldNJ.
CENTRAL JERSEY
7th Congressional District: "Somerset GOP backs Lance" -- Would face Stender in November.
Orange: "Activist, investigator joins bid to unseat Hackett"
Rail Building: "New Era Dawns for Rail Building"
Roselle Park: "Dispute over borough autos playing out on cable"
Summit: "Bleacher thieves strike again at Summit field" -- Now it's aluminum that's hot.
STATE
Corzine Toll Plan: "Lautenberg facing fury of a governor scorned"
US Attorney Christie: "Usually on Attack, Christie Finds Himself on the Defensive"
Colonoscopies: "MDs fight insurer plan on cancer screenings"
Mass Transit: "Rutgers report backs 'investment' in mass transit"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Potomac Primary: "Obama and McCain Sweep 3 Primaries" -- McClatchy | NYTimes | WashPost
Analysis --
- Demographics: "Cracks in the Clinton coalition"
- Obama: "With a Surge in Momentum, Obama Makes His Case"
- Clinton: "Big Clinton fundraisers look for ways to run their own ads"
- McCain: "Decisive winner, by a nose"
Foreclosure Help: "Plan to Aid Borrowers Is Greeted by Criticism"
Stimulus Package: "Stimulus' Big Winner Could Be Small Business"
Torture: "White House Pushes Waterboarding Rationale"
OF INTEREST
Clemens & Steroids: Roger Clemens testifies at 10 AM today -- watch live on CNN here.
Comcast: "Comcast Defends Role As Internet Traffic Cop"
Dating: "Jerseyans create group date site" -- Ignighter. Check it out here.
Email: "You can’t really delete email, Senate panel learns"
Health: "Stats on smoking, binge drinking among young adults challenged"
Tax Refund Scams: "IRS Warns of Advance Payment Scams" -- A tip 'o the hat to reader NP for this.
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