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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Storch asks a stumper.. Courier to Green: Cut blame game.. Mayor names Peck.. Barksdale ends term.. Master Plan..

PLAINFIELD

Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker:
 Crescent Times:
 Save Muhlenberg: "Letter: Closure a death sentence to residents"

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.

Fire Dept. Training: "Plainfield, N. Plfd forces train together"

Route 78: "Cryan: Study putting tolls on I-78, I-80"
School Funding: "Governor's reforms tighten school budgets"
Voting Machines: "Voting machines ordered turned in" -- For independent tests.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - April 9. 11 AM - 1 PM. Faith, Bricks & Mortar Ribbon-cutting. Join FBM, local officials and key partners in celebrating completion of FBM's latest project, a two-family residence at 944 West 3rd Street. Info: (908) 756-5774. All are welcome.

  • Today - April 9. 7 PM. School Board Candidate Forum. Five candidates are vying for three seats on the Plainfield Board of Education. Come hear the candidates and pose your own questions. Sponsor: League of Women Voters, Plainfield chapter. At the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue at 8th Street (please use 9th Street parking lot).

  • Today - April 9. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.

  • 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.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Elizabeth: "Elizabeth school named for champion of bilingual ed"
Sharpe James Trial: "James' lawyer: 'Where is the proof?'" | "Competing creative arguments"
Newark: "Councilwoman Rone blasts mayor, Crump over redevelopment"


STATE

Arts Council: "Arts council seeks to avert state funding cuts"
Kelly Heyboer - Jersey Blogs: "Lautenberg and McCain: Too old to run?"
Budget: "DOT finds fault with retirement incentives"
Corruption Trial: "Corzine aide rebutts accusations of wrongdoing" -- Those pesky envelopes of cash.
Delaware Water Gap: "Development of private lands threatens national parks"
Medicaid: "Frustrated lawmakers pressing for Medicaid inspector general"
Shared Services, Mergers: "Panel could shake up NJ towns" -- Former Acting City Administrator Bob Casey a member.

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD

2008 Campaigns --
 The Fed: "Ex-Fed Chairman Chides Current One" -- Former Plainfielder Paul Volcker, that would be.
FHA: "Looming Deficit Impedes Federal Housing Agency"


OF INTEREST

Mortgage Shopping: "Beware hidden fees behind the housing loan"

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Posted by Dan at 10:22 AM