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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Bd of Ed faces budget cuts tonight.. Chief v. Director (cont'd).. Dr. Yood on Muhlenberg..

PLAINFIELD

Plainfield Today:

Plainfield Plaintalker: "Chief vs. Director Debate Continues"
Crescent Times: "Evergreen PTO tonight" | "Please, let's join Earth Hour"
Save Muhlenberg: "Dr. Harold Yood: Hospital owes rooted in Plainfield's past"

Plainfield Trees: "English Holly" -- Continuing the series on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch has a new post (here) -- his thoughts on this year's budget process; and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here).

Mayor v. Chief Santiago: "Trenton police director opines on chief issue"

Cellphone Law: "Scores of drivers get the message (a ticket)"
Real Estate Appraisals: "Fannie, Freddie tighten appraisal rules" -- One of the dirty little secrets of the boom was collusion on inflated appraisals.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Tomorrow - March 5. 8-9:30 AM. Multi-Chamber of Commerce Meet-and-Greet. The Plainfield Chamber of Commerce hosts the CNJB2B Network and the Piscataway/ Middlesex/South Plainfield Chamber of Commerce at a meet-and-greet. Breakfast will be served. Polish your 'elevator speech'! At Suburban Jewelers, 126 East Front Street (parking in Second Street lot). Bring scrap gold to sell. 10% off any purchases during meeting. $15 members/$20 non-members. Info: (908) 753-2296. Be sure to RSVP so there is enough breakfast ordered!

  • Tomorrow - 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.

  • Tomorrow - March 5. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.

  • Thursday - March 6. 8 - 11 AM. Development and Redevelopment Opportunities and Solution in NJ. A conference sponsored by McGraw-Hill Construction magazine. LEED, Financing, NIMBY, Parking as Infrastructure. $45/person. Info: (212) 904-2335 or email Preeti Chhibber.

  • Sunday - March 9. 3 PM. Festival of Organists. Prominent New Jersey organists perform on Crescent Avenue's G.F. Adams organ. Presented by Crescent Concerts. At: Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Watchung Avenue at East 7th Street. $20/adult, $15/senior, $5/student. Info (908) 756-2468.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Green Brook: "Petition starts against off-track betting"
Sharpe James Trial: "Affair Is Cited at Fraud Trial" -- Ledger | NYTimes | "Archived Coverage" | "Cast of characters"
Penny Protesters: "Some students do detention; majority skip out"


STATE

Board of Public Utilities: "Senate confirms BPU nominee; GOP targets boss"
Family Leave: "Senate OKs paid family leave bill" -- Ledger | Gannett | NYTimes |
Organ Donation: "Bill mandates organ donation decision"
State Debt: "State strategizes to fix auction mess" -- Bonds mess cost state big $$$ so far.
Voting Machines: "Mercer clerk calls for voting probe"
Wind Farms: "Wind farm plans spin closer to N.J."

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD

2008 Campaigns --
 Domestic Spying: "Wiretap Compromise in Works" -- The Dems caving on holding the telcos responsible for their actions?


OF INTEREST

Cell Phone Privacy: "Cell phone directory rings alarm bells" -- You thought your cell number was unlisted? Think again.
Climate Change: "Global Warming Skeptics: Humans Not at Fault" -- Holding joint meeting with Flat Earth Society.
Deadlocked Dem Convention: "The Ballot Brawl of 1924" -- 103 ballots? Now here's a history lesson for us.
Gardening: "Kelly Heyboer's Blog of the Day: Heirloom Gardener"
Sharper Image: "Bankruptcy renders gift cards worthless" -- Fear not, competitor will buy them.

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Posted by Dan at 10:00 AM