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PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
- "Sign Justice for Crescent Area Neighbors"
- "Muhlenberg much in the news today"
- "AOL users of Plainfield, you have nothing to lose but your misery"
Crescent Times: "Off to find out about a shooting on Park Avenue"
Doc's Potpourri: "Bicycle Nostagia"
Save Muhlenberg: "Hearing details, editorial and more today"
Plainfield Trees: "Street Cherries" -- The most recent post by Plainfield's tree guru, Dr. Greg Palermo, including observations on Redbuds.
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch(here) has an entry on developing a City Council agenda; and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here).
McGreeveys: "Divorce trial fireworks start Tuesday" -- MORE racy details?
Obituary: "Viola Vaughn Dowe, Daycare consultant" -- Mother of activist Deborah Dowe.
Food Recall: "New Recall at Queens Food Company" -- Expect more details tomorrow.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- NOTE: Special effort to encourage attendance at Tuesday's Muhlenberg hearing by distributing leaflets throughout city neighborhoods. Volunteers gather in front of PHS, 950 Park Avenue, at either 12:30 PM or 2:00 PM today to help. There is nothing says you can't work both---;-).
- Tomorrow - May 5. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Edison: "Mayor's pay would jump from $49,000 to $97,000 a year" -- Coming soon to Plainfield?
'Jersey Cares Day': "1,200 spend their Saturday showing they care about Newark"
Flemington: "Orders rushing in for carpet where pope walked"
Newark: "$1M in Booker-approved pay hikes questioned"
Newark: "Two trade fatal gunshots in Newark" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
P'burg: "Restoring a rail relic" -- The museum Plainfield was cheated from having.
South Mountain Reservation: "On the Ground, Counting Deer"
South Plainfield: "Key to S. Plainfield traffic is Hamilton Blvd."
Westfield: "Businesses protest hike in parking fine to $32"
STATE
The Auditor -- For political junkies: "Sunday, May 04, 2008"
Economic Outlook: Jim Hughes: "NJ to see grim reversal of fortune in 2008"
Gas Prices: "Many boaters plan to curtail trips or sell" -- Impact on Shore economy?
Health Insurance: "Doctors say insurers step over the line"
High Rise Fire Safety: "Safety measures lower fire risk in Central Jersey high-rises"
U.S. Senate Race: "Lautenberg, Andrews trade charges over Iraq"
Workers' Comp: "Secretive board of insiders steers workers' comp"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns -- Indiana and North Carolina vote Tuesday.
- Indiana: "ID law could depress black turnout in Indiana"
- North Carolina: "Edwards lacks North Carolina clout" -- Endorsement might not move a needle.
- GOP: "In Special Elections, GOP Tests Anti-Obama Strategy"
Iraq: "Flawed Wiring Kills G.I.’s" -- OUR contractors killing our kids with sloppy work?
The Markets: "The Case for a Newer Deal" -- On rescuing the economy.
OF INTEREST
Black Activism: "Critics of Old Guard Take Activism Online"
Cop 'Threads': "Dressed for a Meeting, Ready for Mayhem"
Mortgages: "Mortgage Survivors" -- Back from the edge, but it wasn't easy.
Parenting: "The Adult Inside Makes the Softball Team"
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