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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Muhlenberg: Closing conditions online.. Davis trial update.. Maria on Evergreen parents/teachers.. Obit: George Fischer, former Councilor..

PLAINFIELD


Plainfield Today:

Plainfield Plaintalker: "July finale for Davis trial" -- Bernice sat through 3 hours of testimony.
Crescent Times: "Our Evergreen Parents and Teachers" | "Maria's Time Out" --;-)
Doc's Potpourri: "Muhlenberg closure status" | "In Keukenhof"
Save Muhlenberg: "Online Exclusive: State's Muhlenberg Closure Conditions"

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

Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch blogs (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney posts (here) and congratulates Annie and Adrian in his e-newsletter 'As I See It'.

Charity Care: "Health care issues dominate Assembly hearing" -- Greenwald was featured on NJN News last night, pretty much saying charity care has to go -- but not before it sinks Muhlenberg, evidently.
Obituary: "George T. Fischer, former Plainfield Councilman"
PNC Bank: "Mortgage fallout hits regional banks"
Wachovia: "Wachovia emphasizing mortgage risks"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - June 19. Throughout the day. 'Save Muhlenberg' Street Theater Event. Drop by, stay a while. Read more here.

  • Today - 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.

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

  • Today - 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. 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.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

EWR: "P.A. exec blasts flight auction plan"
Irvington: "Parking meter aide arrested in theft of $30,000 in change"
Life Lessons: "Producer Eric Barrier wraps life lessons into music" -- Working with kids who resist authority.
Linden: "Council approves first reading of budget -- 6 months into year"
Meadowlands Development: "Feds seek EnCap records"
Schools Construction: "State files lawsuit over Neptune mold contamination" -- Ledger | Gannett


STATE

FY2009 Budget: "Governor puts faith in budget agreement"
The Arts: "Getting creative in a tough economic environment"
Corzine-Katz Emails: "Controversy is weighing on Corzine"
Chiropracty: "Supremes rule in favor of chiropractors in negligence case"
Economic Development: "Key economic troubleshooter steps down" -- Too tough and demanding?
Offshore Drilling: "McCain proposal fuels a NJ debate"
Princeton: "Court: Insurer must pay Princeton's $9.6M legal tab"

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


NATION / WORLD

2008 Campaigns --
Obama:
(Breaking): "Obama opts out of public financing"
Labor: "Obama meets with labor leaders"
Campaign: "Campaign tightens control of image and access"
Dems: "Obama e-mail list makes Dems salivate"
McCain: "McCain Goal: 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030"
Iraq: "General who probed Abu Ghraib says Bush officials committed war crimes"
 Wall Street: "Paulson to urge new Fed powers" -- 'Dragons there be this way...'


OF INTEREST

Inventors Hall of Fame: "2 Jerseyans honored for telephony contributions" -- Putting the 'cell' in cellphone and enabling billions of emails to flow uninterrupted.
2004 Inauguration: "Federal judge rules arrests were illegal"
Michelle Obama: "Michelle shows her warmer side on 'The View'"
Gay Marriage: "Gay wedding bells could ring up big bucks for NJ"
'Congo' the German Shepherd: "Dog euthanized after 2nd attack"
'Women of Faith': "Thousands to attend Christian event"

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