Liquor license map.. BOE Super contract approved.. 7th & Park improves.. Fire guts house..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Union County improving Park & 7th" | "Noise"
Crescent Times:
"Where is the African-American blogger?"Doc's Potpourri: "Olddoc and others" | "Questions answered"
"How Republicans could help Plainfield"
"Parks & Rec Offers Etiquette Classes"
"Women for Progress in Plainfield"
Save Muhlenberg: "Thursday vote on Muhlenberg: Buses available"
Plainfield Trees: Plainfield tree guru Greg Palermo's recent post is on "Fringetrees".
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch starts a series on 'Pay-to-Play' with an instalment on the 'Corruption Tax' (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney writes (here).
BOE: "Board approves incoming super's contract" | "County: Ditto"
Fire: "Fire guts Astor Place house" -- Sheriff's Office investigating.
'511' Service: "State launches '511' travel service" -- Notice a sign for it on I-195 yesterday.
GPS & Crimefighting: "State need not disclose where device was planted" -- Tool used in fighting drug trafficking.
Verizon: "Court rules former customers off-limits to Verizon"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- NOTE: Thursday is the Health Planning Board's Meeting and Vote to Recommend. The Board will recommend a course of action to Commissioner Heather Howard. Details and map are here.
- Wednesday - June 25. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Thursday - June 26. Hours? 15th Annual UCC Evening At The Races. Proceeds benefit Union County College. At the Pegasus, the Meadowlands. Info: Bill Collins? - per fnd mailer of 10/07.
- Sunday - June 29. 10:00 AM. Gay Pride Celebration and Worship Service. At the United Church of Christ-Congregational, 220 West 7th Street (at Madison Avenue). All are welcome.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Franklin: "Group educates women of color on cancer"
Green Brook Flood Control: "Ferguson: Funds needed for project"
Kean U./Liberty Hall: "State board delays decision on historic designation change"
Newark - Detoxing the Passaic River: "EPA: Who will pay" | "The companies" | "The residents"
Port Security: "Lautenberg, Menendez push bill to secure ports"
South Plainfield: "Council moves to put trucks back on Hamilton Blvd."
STATE
FY2009 Budget:
News: "Budget, school construction funding approved"Development: "Appeals court: Towns can't make builders provide open space"
Paul Mulshine: "Corzine's lost in a fog of debt"
CWA's Carla Katz: "By 5 to 1, members turn down her run for VP" -- Guv's ex-galpal.
Supremes: "Court sets testimony limits" -- Answering U.S. Supremes on 'Crawford v. Washington'.
Legislature:
Closing up shop: "Wheeling, dealing to make summer break"Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Affordable Housing: "Overhaul ending RCAs passes Senate"
Building Permits: "Compromise on permit extensions passed"
Workers Comp: "Workers comp reforms approved"
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
Obama:Guantanamo: "Court says military erred in a Guantanamo case"
Florida: "Poll: Obama can beat McCain in Florida"McCain: "Aide: Terror strike would aid McCain"
John Farmer: "Obama sellout on funding fuels cynicism"
Replica Guns: "Sen. Lautenberg wants investigation of replicas"
Senator Mortgage 'Perks': "Senators' mortgages under microscope"
OF INTEREST
Religion: "Survey: America the Tolerant" -- Ledger | Politico | -- Huge survey finds Americans flexible on differences.
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