Solaris and Muhlenberg real estate.. Jerry on Howard's decision.. Rec Division's laser tag.. Stender returns Cohen funds..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: See here for Bernice's story on the homeless targeting a local church.
Crescent Times: See here to catch up on Maria...hmmm...must be sinking her toes in the sand.
Doc's Potpourri: See herefor Olddoc's indictment -- though titled 'tis not to blame', make no mistake, it's an indictment -- of those responsible for Muhlenberg's fate.
Save Muhlenberg:
PEPtalk: See here for Renata's school-related posts -- today, a Parent Survey -- 'What makes you tick?" Well, what does?.
Plainfield Sports News: All the latest news, stats and info here.
Rec Div. Summer Camp: "Preteens enjoy combat training tool turned game" -- More on the MILES system here.
Raritan Valley Line: The Courier has a story on double-decker trains now running through Plainfield. Can't find online, you'll need to get the dead-tree version.
Historic Preservation: "State's preservation funding drying up"
Shady Rest Golf Course: "First Black country club in nation on endangered list"
Plainfield Trees: The newest post by Plainfield tree guru Greg Palermo is the "Black Walnut".
Councilors are blogging: Read Councilor Cory Storch's second instalment on 'Pay to play' (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney (here).
Jerry Green's Page: "A comment on Commissioner Howard's decision on Muhlenberg"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Sunday - August 3. Noon - 6 PM. Peace and World Friendship Arts Fair: 'Sowing the Seeds of Peace'. Marking the 63rd anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. At Cranford's Eastman Tower Clock. Music, crafts, children's activities. FREE.
- Tuesday - August 5. National Night Out Celebration. Plainfield continues the annual event.
CENTRAL JERSEY
7th CD Race: "Stender campaign rids itself of Cohen donations"
Asm Cohen Case: "Lesniak, Cryan computers tied up in probe"
Community Food Bank of NJ: "Corzine praises food bank, calls for help"
Newark: "Essex prosecutor will not ask Rone to forfeit Council seat"
STATE
Assembly Dems: "Hester joins Assembly Dem staff" -- That would be Tom Hester, who has covered the statehouse for AP and the Trenton Times/Star-Ledger. Note the Speaker pro tem is not quoted.
ELEC: "State give ELEC more work, but cuts funding"
EPA: "NJ, NYC threaten to sue EPA over pollution reduction"
ICE - Editorial, SL: "Protect immigrant detainees" -- Being detained is not an excuse for ill-treatment.
Immigrants: "Group: Tougher enforcment reduces number of illegals"
Rutgers Stadium - Editorial, CN: "Ethics and Corzine don't mix" -- Guv's ethical lapse in the funding flap.
Rutgers: "Athletic department marketing deal probed" -- More ethically challenged folks?
State Employees: "1,500 take early retirement opportunity"
Supremes: "Regulations OK'ed for treatment of farm animals"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Obama: "GOP's celeb-Obama message gains traction"
- Veepstakes: "Corzine makes case for Clinton as VP"
- McCain: "McCain's Cacophonous [Kitchen] Cabinet"
Israel: "Olmert to quit after September elections"
OF INTEREST
Judges & Sentencing: "Sharpe James case shows new lay of the land" -- Must prosecutors make 'atttitude adjustments'?
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