Police chief elimination up tonight.. More school cuts forced.. Dornoch sales office to open.. McGreeveys..
Online glitches with papers today. Major municipal aid story in Courier -- with long cite of Assemblyman Green -- is not online. Ledger did not get online until 9:30 AM.
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: Plainfield Plaintalker: "Charter School Costs to Force More Cuts"| "Dornoch Plans Sales Office" | "Grackles Arrive"
Crescent Times: "School Budget: What No One Talks About"
Save Muhlenberg: "Slideshow: Save Muhlenberg Rally" | "Patients are right to worry"
Plainfield Trees: "English Holly" -- Continuing the series on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch has a post (here) -- his thoughts on this year's budget process; and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here).
Mayor v. Police Chief: "Plainfield expected to OK cop reorganization"
State Aid: "All Union towns hit by Corzine aid cuts" -- Plainfield looks at $783K less.
Chanj/Glenn Adams Jr.: ""Chanj" cashes in at the Apollo" -- Monday taping to be aired May 25.
McGreevey: "McGreevey asserts marriage was not a fraud"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Bound Brook: "Bound Brook to battle graffiti"
Sharpe James Trial: "James' secretary tells of girlfriend's access"
Newark: "Council won't OK contract extension for PR firm tied to Booker"
New Providence: "Family settles race harassment suit against school board"
South Plainfield: "Board of Ed unveils new budget"
STATE
Kelly Heyboer on Jersey Blogs: "Pennygate: Bloggers React"
Budget: "Trenton's budget ax biggest in tiny towns"
Tolls Plans: "Developers pitch tolls on Routes 78 and 80 to Corzine"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
Domestic Spying: "Has Bush already indemnified the telecoms?"
OF INTEREST
Foreclosures: "The Case for Foreclosures"
MSG?: "Yes, MSG, the Secret Behind the Savor"
Obituary: "Gary Gygax, Co-creator of 'Dungeons and Dragons'"
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PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: Plainfield Plaintalker: "Charter School Costs to Force More Cuts"| "Dornoch Plans Sales Office" | "Grackles Arrive"
Crescent Times: "School Budget: What No One Talks About"
Save Muhlenberg: "Slideshow: Save Muhlenberg Rally" | "Patients are right to worry"
Plainfield Trees: "English Holly" -- Continuing the series on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch has a post (here) -- his thoughts on this year's budget process; and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here).
Mayor v. Police Chief: "Plainfield expected to OK cop reorganization"
State Aid: "All Union towns hit by Corzine aid cuts" -- Plainfield looks at $783K less.
Chanj/Glenn Adams Jr.: ""Chanj" cashes in at the Apollo" -- Monday taping to be aired May 25.
McGreevey: "McGreevey asserts marriage was not a fraud"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - 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.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Bound Brook: "Bound Brook to battle graffiti"
Sharpe James Trial: "James' secretary tells of girlfriend's access"
Newark: "Council won't OK contract extension for PR firm tied to Booker"
New Providence: "Family settles race harassment suit against school board"
South Plainfield: "Board of Ed unveils new budget"
STATE
Kelly Heyboer on Jersey Blogs: "Pennygate: Bloggers React"
Budget: "Trenton's budget ax biggest in tiny towns"
Tolls Plans: "Developers pitch tolls on Routes 78 and 80 to Corzine"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Dems: "Democrats stretch out the drama" -- NYTimes | WashPost | Interactive maps here (click on a state name to see more detail).
- Analysis: "Victories, But Difficult Delegate Math" -- Math, money and time not in Hillary's favor.
- Analysis: Ruth Marcus: "The Force of Gender"
- Superdelegates: "Clinton scrambles to freeze defectors"
- McCain: "McCain caps comeback, wins all four" -- NYTimes | WashPost |
- McCain: "On Signature Issues, McCain Has Shown Inconsistencies"
Domestic Spying: "Has Bush already indemnified the telecoms?"
OF INTEREST
Foreclosures: "The Case for Foreclosures"
MSG?: "Yes, MSG, the Secret Behind the Savor"
Obituary: "Gary Gygax, Co-creator of 'Dungeons and Dragons'"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
