Bank robbers beware!.. Council passes, protesters demand.. School dropout rates.. Gannett a 'victim'.. Matos too?..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Crescent Times: See here to catch up on Maria's thoughts and whereabouts.
Doc's Potpourri: See here for Olddoc's pix of Chichen Itza; check later for his thoughts on last night's Council meeting.
Save Muhlenberg: For the status of the Muhlenberg struggle, see here.
PEPtalk: See here for Renata's school-related posts -- today, some 'deep' thoughts.
Dropouts: "Schools work to minimize dropout rates" -- Focuses on Plainfield, Piscataway.
Gannett: "Gannett joins list of newspaper victims" -- The Courier's parent company.
McGreeveys: "Matos makes her case for more" -- Any sympathy I had for her is long gone.
Middle Schoolers: "Survey: Kids not as harassed as they think"
Route 22 Incidents: "Four accused of shooting paintballs at cars"
Plainfield Trees: The current post by Plainfield tree guru Greg Palermo is the "Sweet Bay Magnolia".
Councilors are blogging: Read Councilor Cory Storch's second instalment on 'Pay to play' (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney (here).
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Sharpe James: "Prosecutors want long term for James"
Newark: "Hearing to decide on Rone's fate" -- There are real grounds for prosecutor's move.
Newark: "Account of man ramming his head through cop car window disputed" -- Something sounded fishy about this from the beginning.
Roselle: "Head of Police Chiefs Ass'n presses for appointment of a chief"
South Plainfield: "Council bickers over insurance, truck route" -- Gannett | Ledger
STATE
Corzine in Israel: "Leaders welcome Corzine"
Lt. Gov. Race: "Roberts suggests Watson Coleman to Corzine"
Lautenberg/Springsteen Tix: "Campaign cancels ticket purchase" -- Were supposed to go -- or be resold? -- to big donors. Tempest in a teapot?
Affordable Housing: "Meadowlands towns told to find cheap housing" -- Record | Ledger |
Jersey Road Rules: "Poll: Drivers step on the gas and keep on texting"
Pharma: "Hoffman-LaRoche HQ leaving NJ"
Pharma: "Study casts new doubt on Vytorin"
Rutgers: "Part of Schiano deal was kept secret" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Veterans: "Rise in vet deaths taxes honor guards"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
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Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: See here for Bernice's stories on Council skipping bond, zoning ordinances; Muhlenberg supporters demands; Gummed-up sidewalks; New Ch 74 schedule.
Crescent Times: See here to catch up on Maria's thoughts and whereabouts.
Doc's Potpourri: See here for Olddoc's pix of Chichen Itza; check later for his thoughts on last night's Council meeting.
Save Muhlenberg: For the status of the Muhlenberg struggle, see here.
PEPtalk: See here for Renata's school-related posts -- today, some 'deep' thoughts.
Dropouts: "Schools work to minimize dropout rates" -- Focuses on Plainfield, Piscataway.
Gannett: "Gannett joins list of newspaper victims" -- The Courier's parent company.
McGreeveys: "Matos makes her case for more" -- Any sympathy I had for her is long gone.
Middle Schoolers: "Survey: Kids not as harassed as they think"
Route 22 Incidents: "Four accused of shooting paintballs at cars"
Plainfield Trees: The current post by Plainfield tree guru Greg Palermo is the "Sweet Bay Magnolia".
Councilors are blogging: Read Councilor Cory Storch's second instalment on 'Pay to play' (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney (here).
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow - July 23. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Friday - Sunday: July 25-27. 12th Annual George 'Gee Gee' Brown Memorial Basketball Tournament. Sponsored by the Recreation Division and the Board of Ed. At Plainfield High School.
- Saturday - July 26. Noon - 5 PM. Car, Truck and Bike Show. Classic and muscle cars, custom trucks and bikes. Rain date: Sunday, July 27. PHS, Kenyon Avenue parking lot. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Sharpe James: "Prosecutors want long term for James"
Newark: "Hearing to decide on Rone's fate" -- There are real grounds for prosecutor's move.
Newark: "Account of man ramming his head through cop car window disputed" -- Something sounded fishy about this from the beginning.
Roselle: "Head of Police Chiefs Ass'n presses for appointment of a chief"
South Plainfield: "Council bickers over insurance, truck route" -- Gannett | Ledger
STATE
Corzine in Israel: "Leaders welcome Corzine"
Lt. Gov. Race: "Roberts suggests Watson Coleman to Corzine"
Lautenberg/Springsteen Tix: "Campaign cancels ticket purchase" -- Were supposed to go -- or be resold? -- to big donors. Tempest in a teapot?
Affordable Housing: "Meadowlands towns told to find cheap housing" -- Record | Ledger |
Jersey Road Rules: "Poll: Drivers step on the gas and keep on texting"
Pharma: "Hoffman-LaRoche HQ leaving NJ"
Pharma: "Study casts new doubt on Vytorin"
Rutgers: "Part of Schiano deal was kept secret" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Veterans: "Rise in vet deaths taxes honor guards"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
