Muhlenberg rally at noon.. Honor students re-enact FDR inaugural tomorrow.. Pelosi raises $$$ for Stender..
RALLY FOR MUHLENBERG AT NOON TODAY!PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Thanks for Landlord-Tenant Session" -- a rerun.
Crescent Times: "If I was in charge of Muhlenberg" | "Fixing immigration" -- Starting with lettuce.
Plainfield Trees: "English Holly" -- Today, a NEW entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Muhlenberg - Editorial, CN: "Muhlenberg fate not all its own doing"
Commuting: "Port Authority tolls, train fares to rise Sunday"
Tri-County Red Cross: "Donations needed to aid disaster fund"
Raritan Valley Line: "Council unveils plans to build new station" -- Our old friends T&M at work.
Hospitals: "State hospital leader criticizes governor's budget as 'divisive'"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- SPECIAL NOTE:
- Youth Basketball Program's 'Night Out With The Parents' Dance. Tonight, 9 PM - 2 AM. DJ, Hors d'oeuvres. Dress to impress: No sneakers, boots or head gear. At: BUF, West 7th and Central Avenue. $15 at the door, $10 in advance. Info: Lenny Cathcart, (908) 822-7249, or Phillip Pender, (908) 922-9480.
- Tomorrow - 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. 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!
- 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: "In Jersey, Pelosi raises funds for races" -- Including Linda Stender's.
Cricket: "Rutgers to welcome cricket club in spring" -- The Empire strikes back.
'Hooters' Cops: "Police scandal now includes possible misuse of money"
Sharpe James Case: "7 men, 5 women to hear James graft case"
Voting Machines: "Makers defend voting booths" -- "I don't think this report begins to answer the discrepancies that were found" -- Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi.
STATE
State Pensions: "Report: Many States Lax in Funding Their Pension Plans"
Budget --
- Buyout Plan: "Corzine Defies a History of Failed Buyout Packages"
- Editorial, NYT: "New Jersey’s Warning to Other States"
Chris Christie: "Christie speaks in Bedminster" -- Sounds like a stump speech to me. But what do I know?
Meadowlands Development: "Christie urged to probe EnCap project" -- Record | Ledger |
Tolls Plan --
- Alternatives: "Corzine seeing common ground in Wisniewski's toll plan"
- Reaction: "Bush official praises Corzine toll 'courage'" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Clinton: "'Red Phone' Ad Prompts Reply From Obama" -- The 'red phone' rings in the middle of the night in the White House. Question: Is it Monica or Jennifer?
- Obama: "Obama Walks a Difficult Path as He Courts Jewish Voters"
- Rhode Island: "In ’08 Politics, Rhode Island Defies Its Size"
- McCain: "Warning: Not every non-conformist is a maverick"
The Middle East: "At Princeton, Jordan's king calls U.S. role essential"
Whitehousespeak: "Backpedaling Begins After Bush’s Remark on $4 Gas"
OF INTEREST
Exhibit: "American Models, Plucked From Everyday Life" -- 1930s 'American Scene' painter Virginia Snedeker, at the Morris Museum through March 16. 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown. Information: (973) 971-3714 or www.morrismuseum.org.
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