Mayor and money laundering?.. Valor awardees.. BOE and IT.. Olddoc on Muhlenberg vote.. $100K netted in drug sweep..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Valor awardees to be recognized"
Crescent Times: "Questions to the BOE" | "School IT direction"
Doc's Potpourri: "June 26 approaches" | "FYI"
Save Muhlenberg: "Muhlenberg vote set for June 26"
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).
Drugs: "Plainfield drug sweep nets record cash seizure"
2005 Murder: "Jury acquits man of 2005 baseball bat murder"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - June 13. 7 - Midnight. Retirement Party for Jackie and Ron Upperman. Jackie is retiring after 30 years and Ron after 25 years of service to the Plainfield Public Schools. Come help this popular couple 'peace out'. Music by DJ Don Juan. At the Crown Plaza, 36 Valley Road, Clark. Info: Gwen Hunter of Jan Stansbury, x5264. $55/person (includes gift).
- Monday - June 16. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Wednesday - June 18. 6:45 - 8:45 PM. Wednesdays Are For Poetry. Poetry slam and worshop, led by Plainfield's poet-in-residence Hubert Reedy. At the Plainfield Public Library. All are welcome.
CENTRAL JERSEY
EWR: "Most Newark flights survive Continental cuts"
Edison: "Edison official charged with work visa fraud"
Fanwood: "Layoff notices given to all municipal workers" -- All must be notified, some MAY be laid off.
Gangs: "Gun tied to Newark triple-slay was in N.Y."
Newark: Whitlow on Faiella: "Ex-city official should give all of it back" -- $30M?
Newark: "Ex-pastor indicted for fund thefts, bogus loans"
Perth Amboy: "Pay-to-play ban proposed"
Rutgers Stadium: "Rutgers political football: Handle with care"
STATE
2009 Governor Race: "News anchor Dobbs sizing up run for governor"
Affordable Housing: "Assembly panel clears affordable housing overhaul"
Body Parts Case: "Kin remind a body-parts thief: 'He was my father'"
DCF: "Corzine to nominate new leader of state children's agency"
Public Employee Benefits: "Lawmakers craft bills to limit benefits" -- Ledger | Gannett |
School Super Compensation: "Panel votes to bar educators' bonanzas" -- Ledger | Gannett | -- Look who's leading the charge against the 'gravy train'.
Workers Comp: "Workers' insurance changes are underway"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
Obama: "Michelle Obama becomes GOP target"Medicare: "Medical Fraud a Growing Problem"
Clinton: "Media and Critics Split Over Sexism in Clinton Coverage"
McCain: "Town Hall: McCain's Comfort Zone"
Supreme Court:
John Farmer: "The court fulfills its duty to the Constitution"
Bob Braun: "Guantánamo case confirms it: Justices are our conscience"
News: "Administration Strategy for Detention Now in Disarray" -- Court asserts habeas corpus.
OF INTEREST
Daytrip: "Over a River and Into the Woodlands at the Delaware Water Gap"
Cellphones: "How Much Radiation Does Your Phone Emit?"
Movie - The Incredible Hulk: "Caution: Contents Turn Angry When Shaken"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
