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Monday, June 16, 2008

Gender confusion at City Hall?.. Liquor licenses up tonight.. Commotion on BOE appointment?.. Olddoc ponders City language..

PLAINFIELD


Plainfield Today:

Plainfield Plaintalker: "Annual liquor license decisions up tonight"
Crescent Times: "New School Appointment Causing Commotion" -- Brian Bilal as acting PHS principal.
Doc's Potpourri: "Council Agenda, Question Department" | "Streets"
Save Muhlenberg: "Three stories from the Suburban News" -- See especially the one on rescue squads.

Plainfield Trees: Tree enthusiast Greg Palermo features: "Flowering Dogwoods".

Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch asks whether Plainfield Democrats can 'kiss and make up' (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney (here).

Overcaffeination?: "Schools worry about kids downing energy drinks"
Craft Fairs: "Street fair traffic off, troubling vendors"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Summer Creativity: Check out the great summer offerings of our own duCret School of Art here. Go ahead, unlock the artist in you!

  • Today - June 16. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.

  • Wednesday - June 18. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Thursday - June 19. Noon - 2 PM. Music in the Plaza. Live music, featuring Breez. Sponsored by the Division of Recreation, the Chamber of Commerce and the city's Economic Development Office. At the County Office Building Plaza, Front Street and Park Avenue. FREE.

  • Thursday - June 19. 6 PM. Juneteenth Celebration. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. Parking in Spooner Avenue lot. FREE.

  • Thursday - June 19. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Friday - June 20. 10 AM - 3 PM. Juneteenth Celebration. At the Plainfield Senior Center, 305 East Front Street.

  • Saturday - Jun 21. 6:30 PM. Project P.R.I.D.E. Help for teens in reducing the appeal of drugs and alcohol and promoting positive decision-making skills. Minimum custody offenders share their personal experiences with drugs. Sponsored by Church-n-the-Hood and the Dept. of Corrections. Profanity-free rappers and a DJ will also be offered. Refreshments provided. At the United Church of Christ, 220 West 7th Street (corner of Madison Avenue). Info: (908) 397-7090 or email Church-n-the-Hood. FREE.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Dunellen: "Dunellen woman fights to keep daughter's killer behind bars"
Paper Mill Playhouse: "Bravos and boos for Millburn theater plan"
South Plainfield: "Hamilton Blvd. detour leads to discord"


STATE
Atlantic City: "Man wants Lenin statue removed from AC casino"
Ethics: "Ethics measure again hits brick wall" -- So, Scutari will kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?
Public Records - Editorial, SL: "A step back on open records" -- On DEP's proposal to raise charges.

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


NATION / WORLD

2008 Campaigns --
Obama:
Work Style: "A Delegator, Obama Picks When to Take Reins"
Women: "Women voters lining up behind Obama"
McCain: "In ’74 Thesis, the Seeds of McCain’s War Views"
Economy: "Economy faces that '70s feeling again; Fed has a big challenge"


OF INTEREST
'Messianic' Jews: "Wayne Messianic worshippers draw criticism"

Gardening: "How do his veggies grow? The no-dig way"
Parenting: "Obama Calls for More Responsibility From Black Fathers"

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