Restoring City Hall.. Taxi rainbow.. Commentary on 'Green's laudation'.. State asked to reconsider on Muhlenberg..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "A rainbow of taxis hits Plainfield" | "Not your granny's petunias"
Crescent Times: Check BOE standards and practices Maria has assembled here.
Doc's Potpourri:
Save Muhlenberg:
PEPtalk: "Just something to think about!"
City Hall: "New look set for City Hall"
Commuting: "PA offers commuters a cashless 'smart card'"
Plainfield Trees: The current post by Plainfield tree guru Greg Palermo is the "Sweet Bay Magnolia".
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).
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today through Sunday - July 18 - 20. 2008 Summer Carnival. Rides, food, game booths, prizes, face painting, car show, dance contest. Sponsored by the Eula Mae Amaker Family Life Center. At the PHS Athletic Fields, Kenyon Avenue. Info: (908) 753-2615 or (908) 668-4946.
Fri, 6 - 11 PM | Sat, 2 - 11 PM | Sun 4 - 11 PM. - Monday - July 21. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Wednesday - July 23. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
CENTRAL JERSEY
7th CD: "Stender has fundraising lead over Lance"
Berkeley Heights: "How high is too high for business district buildlings?"
Newark: "Essex prosecutor asks Rone be removed from office"
Newark: "Elusive latte: Starbucks to close Broad Street store"
Rutgers: "Tuition to rise 6.5% for next school year"
STATE
Affordable Housing: "Housing equity at root of new law" -- Law's highlights.
Highlands: "Highlands Master Plan Adopted" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Hospital Errors: "AARP, Consumers Union want full public disclosure"
Test Scores: "Timing of new exam standards questioned" -- NJEA nervous.
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Obama: "300 advisors shape Obama's foreign policy"
- McCain: "Latino woes curtail McCain's wooing"
Fannie/Freddie: "Treasury, top Dems optimistic on mortgages"
OF INTEREST
Batman, the Hit: "'Dark Knight' has a bright future"
Allergies: "Let kids with allergies eat cake, study suggests"
Cars: "How hot is your Prius? Dealers want to buy 'em back"
Odierno Speaks: "Jersey-born general who captured Saddam speaks out"
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