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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Election Day: Lines and signs everywhere.. Our bloggers urge you to vote.. Muhlenberg appeals may be dropped.. Polls open 'til 8 PM. Do it!..

PLAINFIELD


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice notes Plainfield's voter rolls are up 19%. Lines or not, Maria is ready to vote -- and hopes you are too! Olddoc urges your vote, and has a surprise chateau -- with moat. PEPtalk points readers to the Superintendent's November message as well as Parents for Public Schools. Over at Plainfield Sports News, Augustine points out that some things are bigger than sports...you know. The Assemblyman reports on foreclosure aid coming and the need for a re-entry program for Plainfield. Councilor Burney gives reasons to vote. Candidate Adrian Mapp points out an inaccuracy in the Democratic mailer and that he is on Line 9A, not 10A.


Muhlenberg: "Appeals may be dropped if state, Solaris agree on conditions"

New Voters: "Newly registered may have to use paper ballots"
Nonprofits: "Charities struggle through crisis"
Verizon: "Verizon cuts prices to keep up with cable"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - November 4. 6 AM - 8 PM. General (Presidential) Election. Polls are open from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

  • BUDGET CALENDAR: A three-year budget comparison document is online here.

  • Today - November 4. 4 PM - 1 AM. Election Night Returns-Watching Party. Join others in watching the returns -- and help a worthy cause: Club Cosmo's Winter Coat Drive. 8 large-screen TVs. At Club Cosmo, 1209 South Second Street (next to All Hands On Carwash, corner of Clinton Avenue). Cash bar, kitchen will be open, no cover charge. Info, call CJ at (908) 577-0708. Donations will benefit the Winter Coat Drive.

  • Saturday - November 8. 8 PM. Plainfield Symphony: Tribute to Leonard Bernstein. Guest Conductor: Gary Schneider. Celebrating Lennie's 100th with the Overture to Candide and the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Also: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Watchung Avenue at East 7th Street. $25/General seating. $15/Senior & Student. Info: (908) 561-5140 or email info@plainfieldsymphony.org. The Plainfield Symphony, New Jersey's oldest community symphony, was established in 1919.

  • Monday - November 10. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.

  • Saturday - November 15. 8 PM. Crescent Concerts: Elijah. The Crescent Choral Society will perform Felix Mendelssohn's classic oratorio, with organ accompaniment. 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/.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Legionnaire's Disease: "Another outbreak sickens 15, kills one" -- Newark and Irvington.
Middlesex County: "New court program helps those facing foreclosure"
Pru Center: "Owner demands $2.4M back rent from Devils"
Somerville: "Pay-to-play reforms on Monday's agenda"


STATE

Dem Slush Fund: "DeCroce, Codey won't take lie detector tests" -- PolitickerNJ | Ledger |
No Child Left Behind: "State will show slight rise in failing schools"
State Pension Funds: "Corzine wants fiscal leash loosened"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD

2008 Campaigns --
OF INTEREST

Economy & Health: "Ailing economy takes toll on people's health"
Women's Health: "Just a cup of coffee, except to the fetus"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |

Posted by Dan at 8:51 AM