State tips hand on Muhlenberg.. Republicans can vote in Dem primary.. Hellwig ready to take PD reins..
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PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Crescent Times: "Community Involvement?"
Save Muhlenberg: "Heather Howard tips state hand" | "Letter: Closing puts residents at risk"
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: Councilor Cory Storch weighs in on the question of progress in Plainfield -- see (here) -- and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here) as well as sending out his 'As I See It' email.
Police Restructuring: "Police director ready to take reins" -- Santiago awaits injunction ruling.
Child Support: "34 arrested for failure to pay support" -- Including a Plainfielder.
NJT: "When Train Doors Open and No Platform Is in Sight"
Student Loans: "Exit of College Lenders Sets Off Scramble To Fill Breach"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Devils v. Rangers: "Reveling in a Rock-solid rivalry"
Edison: "Council sandbags redevelopment agency proposal"
Elizabeth: "Unsolved homicides at issue; Mayor blames prosecutor"
Hillside: "Ordinance draws veto by Hillside mayor" -- Politics and community center use.
Rahway: "Gymnasts get into the groove in Rahway"
Sharpe James Trial: "Spotlight now falls on jurors" | "Halls of justice no picnic for jury"
South Plainfield: "S. Plainfield revisits disputed traffic plan"
STATE
Lautenberg Senate Seat: "GOP's Zimmer says he is ready to jump into race" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Cost-of-Living: "Self-sufficiency eludes 1 in 5 in N.J."
Meadowlands: "Governor gets briefing on stalled landfill plan"
Workers' Comp: "Workers' comp overhaul is promised by lawmaker"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
The Economy: "I.M.F. Lowers Its Forecast for the U.S."
Military: "Bush to Cut Army Tours to 12 Months"
OF INTEREST
Mammography: "In Shift to Digital, More Repeat Mammograms"
Names: "Names That Match Forge a Bond on the Internet" -- One of the other Dan Damons is a BBC Middle East correspondent. How about you?
Olympics: "San Francisco Takes Olympic Torch Off-Route"
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PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
- "Muhlenberg: Heather Howard tips state's hand"
- "City Council: Dept. of Jots and Tittles"
- "Republicans can vote in Dem Primary"
Crescent Times: "Community Involvement?"
Save Muhlenberg: "Heather Howard tips state hand" | "Letter: Closing puts residents at risk"
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: Councilor Cory Storch weighs in on the question of progress in Plainfield -- see (here) -- and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here) as well as sending out his 'As I See It' email.
Police Restructuring: "Police director ready to take reins" -- Santiago awaits injunction ruling.
Child Support: "34 arrested for failure to pay support" -- Including a Plainfielder.
NJT: "When Train Doors Open and No Platform Is in Sight"
Student Loans: "Exit of College Lenders Sets Off Scramble To Fill Breach"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Saturday - April 12. 8 PM. Haydn's St. Cecelia Mass. For choir and orchestra. Presented by the Crescent Choral Society. At: Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Watchung Avenue at East 7th Street. $20/adult, $15/senior, $5/student. Info (908) 756-2468.
- Monday - April 14. Last day to file party declaration forms to change political party affiliation for the June Primary Election.
- Monday - April 14. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Music For All Seasons Conversations Series: Peter Schickele, aka P.D.Q. Bach. Join broadcast personality Nancy Shear in an intimate conversation with the artist, followed by a reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres. At The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York. MFAS is a nonprofit arts organization, the project of Plainfield residents Brian Dallow and Rena Fruchter for the past 16 years. Proceeds from this event help provide musical programs for children living in shelters for victims of domestic violence. $75/person. Tickets and info: (908) 322-6300 or visit their website here: www.musicforallseasons.org/.
- Tuesday - April 15. 2 - 8 PM. Annual School Board Election.
- Wednesday - April 16. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Thursday - April 17. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Devils v. Rangers: "Reveling in a Rock-solid rivalry"
Edison: "Council sandbags redevelopment agency proposal"
Elizabeth: "Unsolved homicides at issue; Mayor blames prosecutor"
Hillside: "Ordinance draws veto by Hillside mayor" -- Politics and community center use.
Rahway: "Gymnasts get into the groove in Rahway"
Sharpe James Trial: "Spotlight now falls on jurors" | "Halls of justice no picnic for jury"
South Plainfield: "S. Plainfield revisits disputed traffic plan"
STATE
Lautenberg Senate Seat: "GOP's Zimmer says he is ready to jump into race" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Cost-of-Living: "Self-sufficiency eludes 1 in 5 in N.J."
Meadowlands: "Governor gets briefing on stalled landfill plan"
Workers' Comp: "Workers' comp overhaul is promised by lawmaker"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Clinton: "Chelsea Clinton Finds Her Voice"
- Obama: "Obama: His Real-Life Experience Trumps Rivals’ Foreign Policy Credits"
- McCain:
- Public Financing: "Public Financing? Obama and McCain Appear Split"
The Economy: "I.M.F. Lowers Its Forecast for the U.S."
Military: "Bush to Cut Army Tours to 12 Months"
OF INTEREST
Mammography: "In Shift to Digital, More Repeat Mammograms"
Names: "Names That Match Forge a Bond on the Internet" -- One of the other Dan Damons is a BBC Middle East correspondent. How about you?
Olympics: "San Francisco Takes Olympic Torch Off-Route"
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