Rescue Squad.. FOSH Fall Yard sale challenged.. Terrill Road closing.. Nancy P saw equipment moved from MRMC..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: See here for Bernice's stories on a challenge to FOSH's proposed Fall Yard Sale and some surprising urban wildflowers.
Crescent Times: See here to catch up on Maria...hmmm...must be sinking her toes in the sand.
Doc's Potpourri: See here for Olddoc's comments on the three Muhlenberg 'plans' and some rare American pix.
Save Muhlenberg: "Nancy P: I saw equipment moved out at night"
PEPtalk: See here for Renata's school-related posts -- today featuring volunteer opportunities.
Drugs: "Plainfield man charged with drugs, ramming police car"
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).
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Road Work: Terrill Road, from East 7th Street / LaGrande Avenue to King Street. Starting on or about today and expected to run four days. Terrill Road will be closed 6 AM to 6 PM each day. If you're traveling North, do NOT plan on accessing Terrill via Cushing Road. Info: (908) 789-1489.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tuesday - July 29. 7:30 PM. VWB Cooking Club Restaurant Trip: Bonefish Grill. Good food. Good conversation. RSVP here by July 26. Bonefish Grill is at 215 US 22 East, Green Brook.
- Wednesday - July 30. 7 PM. Film: Algeny - The Genetic Factor. Produced and directed by Plainfielder Andrew Burroughs; Line producer Plainfielder Lamar Mackson. A young man becomes a pawn which a pharmaceutical company discovers he has a unique immune system and literally wants his blood. Part of the Newark Black Film Festival. At the Newark Screens, Springfield Avenue.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Berkeley Heights: "Mayor, council head for court over bond issue"
Immigration: "Woman wins appeal over judge's condition ICE be notified"
Sharpe James Case: "Judge calls 20-year sentence too long" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
Newark: "Food Fight: Lunch trucks v. Restaurants"
Roselle: "Council OKs flood protection funds"
Rutgers/Schiano: "The $2m coach says he's focused"
South Brunswick: "Cops get 4-year contract, 3.9% annual increase"
Union County: "Mobile shredder program grows"
STATE
Corzine in Israel: "All across Israel, preparing a path for Obama"
US Senate Race: "Poll: Lautenberg leads Zimmer by 11 points"
Port Authority: "PA to give St. Nicholas Church $20M for swap of Ground Zero property"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Dem Convention: "The price for Obama tickets? Activism"
- GOP: "GOP losing the new-media war"
The Economy: "Car, truck repos flower as economy withers"
SBA: "Report finds errors, fraud in SBA contracts" -- I'm shocked! Shocked!
OF INTEREST
Festival of Ballooning: "Dark Side's Darth Vader will be there" -- This weekend, Solberg Airport.
Animal Shelters: "As families lose homes, shelters fill up with pets"
Statins: "Study finds genetic link to pain, muscle ache side-effect"
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