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PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "A Travel Tale" | "Summer Blooms"
Crescent Times: "Vandalism at Plainfield Avenue cemetery" | "Comment on Cory Storch's blog"
Doc's Potpourri: "If only we could dig a canal from Plainfield to JFK" | "Oh me, oh my!"
Save Muhlenberg:
"Nancy Piwowar: Open Letter to the Muhlenberg Community"Plainfield Trees: Plainfield tree guru Greg Palermo has a new post today on "Fringetrees".
"Courier: Supporters rally again with Street Theater"
"Editorial: Delay Muhlenberg closure"
"Retired accountant calls for audit of Solaris"
"Ledger: Report calls for closing Muhlenberg"
"Gerri Heydt: Needy feel brunt, but all are affected"
"The State's Muhlenberg recommendations: online" -- See pages 15-19.
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch blogs (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney posts (here) and recently congratulated Annie and Adrian in his e-newsletter 'As I See It'.
Councilor Davis DWI: "Judge hears case of official charged with DWI" -- Ledger | Courier |
Fuel Costs: "NJ police look for ways to save fuel"
Schools Construction: "Corzine calls for extra $3.9B to restart program"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Friday - June 20. 10 AM - 3 PM. Juneteenth Celebration. At the Plainfield Senior Center, 305 East Front Street.
- Saturday - Jun 21. 7 PM. Olympia's Daughters: Living Out Loud. A new program in which many singers of this women's a cappella group tell their coming out stories, weaving them together with healing and empowering music. At the United Church of Christ, 220 West 7th Street (corner of Madison Avenue). FREE.
- 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
Route 22: "Motorists worry about Rte 22 rock-throwing"
STATE
FY2009 Budget: "Plan stalls in Senate after Assembly approval"
Construction Permit Extension: "Compromise extends permits to 2010"
Corruption: "Ex-official admits extorting $35K for construction permits"
Sen. Menendez: "Bill addresses immigration detainee health care"
NJ National Guard: "3 days of hugs and special prep for Iraq assignment"
Pension Funds: "Pension managers bullish on Lehman" -- In spite of the problems.
Workers Comp: "Officials push workers comp reforms"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
Obama: "Rejects public funding" | "FactChecker: Did he renege?" | "AFSCME endorsement"Domestic Spying: "Deal extends wiretap powers, shields telecoms" -- Ledger editorial against.
McCain: "Cindy McCain: Families should be off limits"
Issues: John Farmer: "Detainee ruling makes Court a hot issue"
Food Crisis: "Global quandary: How to feed a growing planet"
Mortgage Mess: "Arrest of BearStearns execs in mortgage meltdown mess"
Senators' Mortgages: "Table of loans and circumstances" -- Scandal brewing. Lautenberg & Menendez have yet to answer survey.
OF INTEREST
Exhibit: "Fade to Black" -- Posters of all-Black movies made for blacks-only theaters countrywide, 1930-50. At the Morris Museum, June 24 - Nov 23. 10AM-5PM, Tue/Wed and Fri/Sat; 10AM-8PM Thur; 1-5 PM Sun. Info: (973) 971-3700 or visit their website.
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Cars: "The smaller the better, automakers find"
Dolls: "Tweens embrace American Girl" -- Barbie killer.
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