Dan gets strict orders.. More shootings.. Bernice and Olddoc puzzle over Jerry's math.. Town Hall meeting and taxes.. Green favors coherent blogging..
PLAINFIELD
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
FY2009 Budget: "Taxes could rise $200 on average home"
Drive-by Shootings: "Police look for links; 1 dead, 2 wounded" -- Courier | Ledger |
Editorial, CN: "Nonprofits team up to meet challenges of Muhlenberg closure"
Immigrants: "Mexico to open consulate in New Brunswick" -- Ledger | Gannett | Record |
Police Director Investigated: "Subpeonas issued for dealings with vendors"
Student Criminal Records: "Bill to allow administrators access advances"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEYs
UC Prosecutor: "Over Bollwage's objections, Elizabeth gang data released"
Somerville: "Cablevision switch to digital service may leave seniors behind"
Suliga Lawsuit: "Wrongful death lawsuit searches for blame" -- Politely avoiding Suliga relationship with female companion.
STATE
Corzine/Katz Emails: "Katz: Emails involved negotiations" -- Ledger | Gannett | -- This is serious, now.
Corzine Ethics Drive: "Christie specter hovers over Corzine ethics moves"
Legislature: "'Biz friendly' bills package passes Assembly"
Wayne Bryant Trial: "Witness: Bryant cousin on panel that hired him"
Corruption: "Paterson police hit with subpoenas" -- Record | PolitickerNJ | Ledger |
Same-sex Marriage: "Opponents call Civil Unions commission 'biased'"
Unemployment: "The party may be over"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
2008 Election: "Those who have lost homes may lose their vote, too" -- Foreclosures complicate things for 1M voters.
CIA Interrogations: "Condoleezza led torture planning talks"
OF INTEREST
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival: "Waterloo becomes a village devoted to words"
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers today -- Bernice and friend walk in the park, and she checks on the Assemblyman's arithmetic. Maria reports on Dr. Gallon's Town Hall meeting and reflects on Plainfield's taxes. Olddoc also ponders taxes and rechecks the Assemblyman's crime stats, plus some (bloodless) Mayan temple pix. Assemblyman Green has a new math post and a self-congratulation on coherent blogging.
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Drive-by Shootings: "Police look for links; 1 dead, 2 wounded" -- Courier | Ledger |
Editorial, CN: "Nonprofits team up to meet challenges of Muhlenberg closure"
Immigrants: "Mexico to open consulate in New Brunswick" -- Ledger | Gannett | Record |
Police Director Investigated: "Subpeonas issued for dealings with vendors"
Student Criminal Records: "Bill to allow administrators access advances"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- VOTER REGISTRATION: The Plainfield Alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Phi fraternity is conducting a voter registration drive on Wednesday and Thursdays from 5:00 - 8:45 PM at the Plainfield Public Library through October 9th. Members will provide voter registration forms and assistance for those not currently registered to vote. Info: Jerry Black, (908) 922-5898 or the Library's Bob Golon, (908) 757-1111 x132.
- Today - September 26. 9 PM. First Presidential Debate. UPDATE: Though McCain now wants to dodge it, Obama says he will show up. Stay tuned. Obama and McCain at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Moderated by Jim Lehrer, anchor of The NewsHour on PBS. This debate will focus on foreign policy and national security.
- Tomorrow - September 27. 9:30 AM - 3 PM. Book Sale at the Library. Mystery, romance, and other things you can't keep your hands off at the Plainfield Public Library this Saturday! Always a bountiful and interesting selection, plus your purchase (at bargain prices) helps fund program activities at the Library. How could you not? At the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue at West 8th Street. FREE.
. - Tomorrow - September 27. 9 AM - 1 PM. Tour: Architectural Treasures of Teale. A 19th century New Jersey architect who specialized in churches, Oscar S. Teale was also an amateur magician and a friend of Houdini. Teale designed several central New Jersey churches, four of which (plus his own home in North Plainfield's Washington Park Historic District) will be open for the tour. These include the First Unitarian Society, the 7th Day Baptist Church, Wilson Memorial Chapel in Watchung and the German Reformed Church in North Plainfield. Lunch and talk at FUSP included. Tickets: $25/advance, $30/door. Checks may be made out to FUSP and mailed to FUSP, 724 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060.
- Sunday - September 28. 3 PM. Crescent Concerts: Organ Recital. Eric Plutz, University Organist at Princeton, formerly organist and music director, Church of the Epiphany, Washington, DC. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Watchung Avenue at East 7th Street. Tickets: $20, $15/senior, $5/student. Info: (908) 756-2468 or www.crescentconcerts.org/.
- Monday - September 29. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Tuesday - September 30. 9 AM. 'Chamber Walk'. Members of the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce will be walking in the South Avenue shopping district to meet business owners and hear about their needs and concerns.
CENTRAL JERSEYs
UC Prosecutor: "Over Bollwage's objections, Elizabeth gang data released"
Somerville: "Cablevision switch to digital service may leave seniors behind"
Suliga Lawsuit: "Wrongful death lawsuit searches for blame" -- Politely avoiding Suliga relationship with female companion.
STATE
Corzine/Katz Emails: "Katz: Emails involved negotiations" -- Ledger | Gannett | -- This is serious, now.
Corzine Ethics Drive: "Christie specter hovers over Corzine ethics moves"
Legislature: "'Biz friendly' bills package passes Assembly"
Wayne Bryant Trial: "Witness: Bryant cousin on panel that hired him"
Corruption: "Paterson police hit with subpoenas" -- Record | PolitickerNJ | Ledger |
Same-sex Marriage: "Opponents call Civil Unions commission 'biased'"
Unemployment: "The party may be over"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- FactCheck: For a daily analysis of the latest spin from either campaign see the non-partisan FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Tonight's Debate: John Farmer: "Neither candidate can afford to blow this debate"
- Dems: "Obama camp: McCain's campaign 'suspension' a stunt"
- GOP: "Analysis: McCain shoots craps with his political future"
- McCain: Rosa Brooks: "Keating 5 ring a bell? McCain's past collides with bailout"
- "Paulson -- on bended knee -- asks Dems not to 'blow up' deal"
- "Bush meeting ends in disarray; McCain gets blame"
2008 Election: "Those who have lost homes may lose their vote, too" -- Foreclosures complicate things for 1M voters.
CIA Interrogations: "Condoleezza led torture planning talks"
OF INTEREST
Hospital Wrist Bands: "Bracelets face hurdles as they fix hazards"
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival: "Waterloo becomes a village devoted to words"
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