Muhlenberg Certificate of Need can be seen.. On Comcast and Ch 74.. Jail in knife attacks.. Corzine pals beat out Plainfield schools..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: Plainfield Plaintalker: "Comcast here to stay?" | "Comcast expects automatic franchise renewal"
Crescent Times: "Plainfield's Fear Factor" -- Retaliation for expressing one's opinions?
Save Muhlenberg:
Plainfield Trees: "Japanese Flowering Cherries" -- A fresh post in Greg Palermo's ongoing series on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch(here) and Councilor Rashid Burney (here).
Knife Attack: "Cousins face jail after knife attacks" -- Courier | Ledger | -- The Anchor Bar.
Crime-Prevention: "Corzine friends win deal for youth program" -- Plainfield School District also pitched for the contract.
Municipalities & Gas Prices: "Towns try to cope with gas crisis" -- And when you add in those who pilfer from the public gas pumps...
Pawn Brokers: "In hard times, pawnbrokers' trade is booming" | "How a pawnshop works"
Tree-Plantings: "The Greening of America"
Troop 'CARE' Packages: "Group collects donations for troops abroad" -- With details.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Hillside: "Hillside mayor returns to feud with council"
Newark: "Missing jail funds spur probe in Newark" -- $38,000 gone missing.
Linden: "Pupil found gun in a backyard gas grill"
Linden: "Newark contractor got $1.6M in deal for bribes" -- Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Paper Mill Playhouse: "Paper Mill shop closing without a scene"
Port Authority: "P.A. dredges up millions for cargo firm"
Springfield: "Grand jury hears of rigged firefighter test"
UC Medical Reserve Corps: "Nurse joins recruitment for disaster responders"
STATE
Auto Insurance: "Regulators: No bias in auto rates"
High School Requirements: "Plan for high schoolers calls for more math, science"
Pensions: "State leaders look at limits on pensions to part-timers"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
Iraq: Froomkin: "Putting the War on Autopilot"
US Attorney Firings: "Domenici gets 'admonition' from ethics committee" -- Don't even call it a 'slap'.
OF INTEREST
Lasik Surgery: "FDA Plans to Examine Complaints About Lasik"
Exhibit: "Duplicating Darwin's Garden Experiments" -- At the NY Botanical Garden.
Liberty State Park: "Three-day environmental expo starting today"
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Plainfield Today: Plainfield Plaintalker: "Comcast here to stay?" | "Comcast expects automatic franchise renewal"
Crescent Times: "Plainfield's Fear Factor" -- Retaliation for expressing one's opinions?
Save Muhlenberg:
- "How you can review Solaris' application for a 'Certificate of Need'"
- "Corporate bottom line at heart of closing Muhlenberg"
- "A letter on letting-go: A grateful farewell"
Plainfield Trees: "Japanese Flowering Cherries" -- A fresh post in Greg Palermo's ongoing series on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch(here) and Councilor Rashid Burney (here).
Knife Attack: "Cousins face jail after knife attacks" -- Courier | Ledger | -- The Anchor Bar.
Crime-Prevention: "Corzine friends win deal for youth program" -- Plainfield School District also pitched for the contract.
Municipalities & Gas Prices: "Towns try to cope with gas crisis" -- And when you add in those who pilfer from the public gas pumps...
Pawn Brokers: "In hard times, pawnbrokers' trade is booming" | "How a pawnshop works"
Tree-Plantings: "The Greening of America"
Troop 'CARE' Packages: "Group collects donations for troops abroad" -- With details.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- NOTE:
- Film series continues tonight at FUSP (see below)
- Tree Planting tomorrow at First-Park Baptist (see below)
- Sexual Assault Awareness Workshops at the YMCA tomorrow (see below)
- Today - April 25. 10 AM - 2 PM. Shredmobile Comes To Plainfield. Residents may have the County's 'shredmobile' shred paper documents that are no longer needed. Instructions: Remove pins or staples; remove from envelopes; do not tie up; bring in bags or boxes -- limit: 3 per resident. At Cedar Brook Park, rain or shine. Park in lot by Tennis Courts. PMUA employees will help carry papers from cars to shredmobile. Sponsors: UC Freeholders and PMUA. More info at UC recycling hotline: (908) 654-9889.
- Today - April 25. 7 PM. FUSP Film Series: Gia. Tragic true story of supermodel Gia Carangi (played by Angelina Jolie), a trouble beauty who is devastated when her affair with a bisexual photographer (played by Elizabeth Mitchell) cools off. Popcorn, drinks and child care provided. First Unitarian Society is at 724 Park Avenue. Parking on the street or in the City lot across Park Avenue. FREE.
- Tomorrow - April 26. 9 AM - 1 PM (Rain or shine). Cedar Brook Park Cleanup. Join with volunteers from Plainfield block and neighborhood associations in beautifying one of our county's gems. Pick up leaves, help paint or plant flowers. Sponsored by the Parkside Road/Lakview Terrace Block Association. Light refreshments will be provided. Contacts: Michele Tucker - (908) 346-0628; Brenda Williams - (908) 412-9451; Rita Davis - (908) 548-8459.
- Tomorrow - April 26. 10 AM. Tree Planting, Central and West 7th. Join members of First-Park Baptist Church and friends and neighbors in a morning of tree-planting along the Central Avenue side of the church and in its meditation garden. The event kicks off with a light breakfast at 10 AM, after which volunteers and Job Corps participants will plant trees. Sponsors include B&L Home Improvements and Home Depot. Dignitaries will be present, as well as students from New Covenant Christian Academy. A lunch of pizza and sandwiches will be served when planting is completed. Wear comfortable gardening clothing if you plan to help. First-Park Baptist Church is at the corner of West 7th and Central Avenue. Parking is in the lot on Central Avenue.
- Tomorrow - April 26. Noon - 2 PM. Sexual Assault Awareness Workshop. Gain valuable information about sexual assaults and resources available from the Union County Rape Crisis Center. Two presentations: Noon to 1 PM in English; 1 - 2 PM in Spanish. At the Plainfield Area YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue. FREE.
- Tomorrow - April 26. 2 - 5 PM. Candidate Meet & Greet: Olive Lynch. Join friends and neighbors at a meet-and-greet for Ward 3 candidate. Refreshments. At: 512 Stelle Avenue.
- Monday - April 28. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Wednesday - April 30. 2 - 7 PM. Muhlenberg School of Nursing Open House. Tours of the new Harold B. and Dorothy a. Snyder School of Nursing will be held, in addition to opportunities for potential students to have credits evaluated and specific program presentations on radiography (4:30), radiation therapy (5:00), sonography (5:30) and nuclear medicine technology(6:00). Info: (908) 668-3400.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Hillside: "Hillside mayor returns to feud with council"
Newark: "Missing jail funds spur probe in Newark" -- $38,000 gone missing.
Linden: "Pupil found gun in a backyard gas grill"
Linden: "Newark contractor got $1.6M in deal for bribes" -- Neighborhood Preservation Program.
Paper Mill Playhouse: "Paper Mill shop closing without a scene"
Port Authority: "P.A. dredges up millions for cargo firm"
Springfield: "Grand jury hears of rigged firefighter test"
UC Medical Reserve Corps: "Nurse joins recruitment for disaster responders"
STATE
Auto Insurance: "Regulators: No bias in auto rates"
High School Requirements: "Plan for high schoolers calls for more math, science"
Pensions: "State leaders look at limits on pensions to part-timers"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Analysis: E.J. Dionne: "Pennsylvania Fault Lines" -- A thoughtful observer looks at the entrails.
- Obama:
- Strategy: "Obama won't change game plan"
- Support: "Idealist and Obama backer Bill Bradley still hoping to fix 'broken' politics"
- Clinton: "Using New Math, Clinton Contends She’s Ahead"
- Bill Clinton: "Black Leader in House Denounces Bill Clinton’s Remarks"
- McCain: "McCain Offers Tax Policies He Once Opposed"
Iraq: Froomkin: "Putting the War on Autopilot"
US Attorney Firings: "Domenici gets 'admonition' from ethics committee" -- Don't even call it a 'slap'.
OF INTEREST
Lasik Surgery: "FDA Plans to Examine Complaints About Lasik"
Exhibit: "Duplicating Darwin's Garden Experiments" -- At the NY Botanical Garden.
Liberty State Park: "Three-day environmental expo starting today"
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