School taxes to go up.. Storch weighs in on 'progress'.. Clerk & Mayor honored.. Sheriff's sale surprises..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "BOE approves budget tab" | "Muslim holidays sought for school calendar"
Crescent Times: "Questions on the $19K sewer lien ad" | "Straightforward question to our readers"
Save Muhlenberg: "Letters and news"
Plainfield Trees: "Cornelian Cherry Dogwood" -- Another post in Greg Palermo's ongoing series on Plainfield's trees, with a tip 'o the hat to Plainfield's own Barbara Sandford.
Councilors are blogging: Today, Councilor Cory Storch weighs in with a fresh post on the question of progress in Plainfield -- see (here) -- and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here).
School Taxes: "Plainfield school tax hike likely" -- Courier got story online after email went out.
Letter: Pat Ballard Fox: "Movie theaters anchor city's businesses and bring in more"
Cops & Immigrants: "AG tries to clarify when police can check immigration status"
Women Honored: "Clerk Wyatt and Mayor to be honored"
Policing: "Court: Joe Santiago must leave post in 30 days" -- Trenton's police director.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- NOTE: New listings for Saturday (Camp Discovery) and Sunday (United Way Reception).
- Today - March 26. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Friday - March 28. 7-11 PM. Acting Superintendent's Social Gathering. Sponsored by Parents Empowering Parents (PEP). At the PHS Cafeteria (Parking available in Kenyon Avenue lot), 950 Park Avenue. All are welcome.
- Saturday - March 29. Doors open 6:15 PM. Benefit Auction for Camp Discovery. Camp Discovery is an annual summer program -- 40 kids, 8 weeks -- at the United Church of Christ. Auction items include custom valances/pillows, a homemade pie a month for a year, a will by an attorney, auto service/repair gift certificate, formal gourmet dinner for 8, weekend at a Wildwood condo, many more. Camp Discovery also provides meaningful employment experience for Plainfield teens as Junior Camp Counselors. At: United Church of Christ, West 7th at Madison Avenue. Tickets: $5/advance, $10/door. Includes refreshments. Info: (908) 996-7359 or (908) 531-4979.
- Saturday - March 29. 7:30 PM. Vocals 'N' Vibes Concert. The vocal group Mixed Company will perform doo-wop, barbershop, showtunes, light rock and jazz favorites. The World Jazz Quintet will also perform. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. $15/person, $10/seniors and students. Info: (908) 756-0750.
- Sunday - March 30. 1-4 PM. Reception: Plainfield Community Council of the United Way. Meet representatives of United Way partnering agencies and learn of plans to strengthen Plainfield's community life by supporting local programs and initiatives. Refreshments provided. At the home of Councilor Rashid Burney and his wife Wendy, 1127 Watchung Avenue. FREE, but please RSVP to Jeff Scheckner of United Way: (908) 353-7171 or email at jeff.scheckner@uwguc.org.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Branch Brook Cherry Trees: "Cherry tree center blossoms anew"
'Donnie D' Sex Harassment Trial: "Ruling benefits sex harassment plaintiff"
Corruption: "Ex-Pike worker indicted" -- And Essex County Utilities Authority commissioner.
Newark: "More street cams to give police expanded view"
Sharpe James Trial: "Riley tax returns take the spotlight"
STATE
Affordable Housing: "Corzine insists housing effort won't harm environmental laws"
Budget: "A bleaker outlook for state revenues"
Bush in NJ: "Bush to visit credit counseling agency in Freehold on Friday"
GOP: "Unanue, GOP hopeful for U.S. Senate was booted from Goya post"
National Guard: "Movement grows to bring Guard home from Iraq"
Taxes: "Lawmakers call for cities, towns to impose their own taxes"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Clinton:
- "Hillary pledges to 'go the distance'" -- Whatever it does to the party.
- "Clinton Weary Of Taking 'Sniper Fire'" -- Her 4 Pinocchio resumé plumper.
- Obama: "In Obama's 'New' Politics, Some Foes See Old Liberalism"
- Passport Breach: "Leahy, Specter want investigation into passport privacy breach" -- Why am I thinking Watergate?
- Dem Debate: "Behind in Ratings, CBS Hopes for Help From a Debate"
- McCain:
Housing Market: "Another steep drop in housing prices reported"
The Markets: "Banks Balk at Paying for Clear Channel Deal" -- The problem is not THIS deal, but what it implies about credit generally.
OF INTEREST
Exhibit: "The world's view of New Jersey" -- South Orange's Pierro Gallery website here.
Conservatism: "Righting the Right" -- E.J. Dionne on two conservative authors' prescriptions.
Global Warming: "Warming Blamed for Collapse of Huge Antarctic Ice Chunk"
Hoopsters: "Experts say early commitments are risky business"
Parenting: "How to Handle 'Challenging' Children"
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