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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Muhlenberg's D-Day.. PHS basketball coach.. Train knocks pedestrian off Plainfield overpass..

PLAINFIELD



Plainfield Today:

Plainfield Plaintalker: "Hoping for the best on Muhlenberg" | "Park & 7th upgrade"
Crescent Times: "Prayers and hopes for Muhlenberg"

Doc's Potpourri: "Basketball Coach" | "Bridge of Sighs" | "Redface"
Save Muhlenberg: "Media on 'graveyard' press conference"
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).

Councilors are blogging: Read Councilor Cory Storch (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney (here).

PHS Basketball: "Coach Pete Vasil resigns" | Carino: "No answers from officials"
Habitat for Humanity: "Magyar Bank volunteers help build home"
Train Accident: "Pedestrian on overpass hit by train" -- Courier | Ledger |


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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • NOTE: Today, June 26, 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.
  • Today - 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.
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CENTRAL JERSEY


Dunellen: "Under threat of fine, rescue squad reinstates whistleblower"
Edison: "Council votes to set up redevelopment agency" -- Ledger | Courier |
Hillside: "Gunshots on main drag scare residents"
Scotch Plains: "Swimmer off to Olympic trials"
Union County: "Towns' aid cuts not as dire as expected"


STATE


BlueCross: "BlueCross considers for-profit status" -- State gets cash, execs cash in, members pay.
MD Suspension: "Removes wrong lung, gets 2 year suspension"
Rutgers: "Rutgers establishes 'Future Scholars' program"
Schools Construction: Paul Mulshine: "Senator sets new spending standard"
State Debt: "Windfall will be used to pay down debt"
Xanadu: "Design less than eco-friendly"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here
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NATION / WORLD


2008 Campaigns --
Obama: "Obama ready for gun ruling"
Dems: "Delicate talks to unify party"
McCain: "McCain sets up NJ headquarters, in Woodbridge"
Hospitals: "Doctor-owned hospital lobby's power grows"
Senators' Mortgage Deals: "99 Senators offer up details"


OF INTEREST

The Sopranos: "Bada bing! 'Sopranos' auction is a huge hit" -- Benefit of Wound Warrior Project.

Blog Power: "Brooklyn blog leads to drug raid"
Profile: "A prof teaches what's wrong with prisons"

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