Text of Nancy P's letter.. Olddoc's gas savior.. Bernice windowshops.. Maria ponders schools.. Brandon wins!..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "The Downtown Experience" -- More than you (visually) bargained for?
Crescent Times: "Bus Shelters" | "Thoughts on Ralph Waldo Emerson" | "S-1607: A solution to urban schools' choice?"
Doc's Potpourri:
"Gas Savior" | "R.I.P. Muhlenberg" | "The State Rubber Report"Save Muhlenberg: "Text of Nancy Piwowar's full-page ad" |"Board votes on Muhlenberg next week"
Plainfield Trees: Plainfield tree guru Greg Palermo has a new post on "Fringetrees".
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'.
Award: "Brandon Lausch, Courier's Plainfield reporter, recognized by journalism organization" -- Go Brandon!
Schools Construction: "Key panels approve funding, vote expected Monday"
Voting Machines: "Court: Test results will be released to the public" -- Ledger | Gannett | -- Union County machines.
Gas Station Citations: "Station owners say state is unfair" -- State showboating?
Credit Card Trickery?: "Banks Trimming Limits for Many on Credit Cards" -- Limits lowered despite good payment records.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - 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
Fanwood: "New downtown vision takes shape in boro"
South Plainfield: "County Engineer's letter on repavement project causes stir"
UC Children's Museum: "Project fizzles, County taxpayers out another $377K"
STATE
FY2009 Budget: "Budget wins approval of key Senate panel" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Corruption: "Ex-Marlboro mayor gets 2 years in jail for bribes"
Passaic River: "EPA planning cleanup of the Passaic River"
Pay-to-Play - Editorial, SL: "Disclose no-bid contracts" -- Pols love those neat little 'contracts'.
Pensions: "Compromise reached on pension reforms"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
Obama:Guantanamo: "White House Dismissed Legal Advice On Detainees"Economy: "Obama tackles economy with Democratic governors"McCain: "McCain's immigration zigzag"
Women: "Obama campaign adds women to top ranks"
Jewish Vote: "Bloomberg, in Florida, Blasts Rumor About Obama"
Clinton: "Clinton campaign $22.5M in debt"
Valerie Plame & McClellan: "The Plame Game"
OF INTEREST
Space Exploration: "Mars lander unearths ice"
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