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Friday, September 30, 2011

Storch: WBLS debacle throws spotlight on how money is spent by City Hall.. Bernice: Trenton administrator Berry not coming to Plainfield.. Maria: Donald Duck as poster child for littering?.. Olddoc will post by noon.. PSN notes Trenton Titans pre-season practices will be open..


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Homicide No. 10 --

PHS Cardinals:  "Frezza calls it for Plainfield over Union tonight" -- At Union, 7 PM.
2011 Legislative Races:  "NJ Spotlight introduces its interactive Voter Guide"

Free School Breakfast:  "NJ ranks 46th in nation for participation"
Hospitals:  "In Hoboken, hospital debt is hurdle"
Hudson Rail Tunnel:  "$2.6M in interest added to NJ's bill; for canceled project"
Newark --

New Brunswick:  "Investigators find bullet in fatal police shooting" -- Ledger | Courier |
NJPAC:  "New CEO brings jazz, Newark history and 'splash' to new arts screen"
Trenton:  "Controversy surrounds Mack's new plan for public safety"
Woodbridge:  "Hess' $500K grant for science labs invests in next generation" -- Is it true PHS science labs are non-functional?

Christie for President? --

NJ Courts:  "NJ's first Hispanic assignment judge appointed for Cape May, Atlantic counties"
Sales Tax:  "Study: NJ lost $171M revenue from online merchandise sales"


RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes Trenton's Berry landed elsewhere than Plainfield, pictures bumblebee and Thunbergia. Olddoc will have his post up by noon. Maria wonders about Donald Duck as poster boy for littering. Councilor Storch, at For Good Government, says WBLS debacle raises serious questions of how money is spent at City Hall. At Plainfield Sports News, the Trenton Titans pre-season practices will be open.


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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Maria: Beware 9th/Park intersection today.. Bernice and Olddoc on Jewish New Year.. Michelson tweaks current post.. PSN finds a Jersey boxer will prep challenger.. Jackie's Survivor: South Pacific blog party..


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Homicide No. 10:  "Police investigate Plainfield homicide" -- Courier | Ledger | -- Daylight, East 7th Street.
2010 Murder:  "Two alleged Bloods charged with Plainfield murder" -- Courier | Ledger |
District 22 Races:  "Firefighters endorse Dem slate in legislative races"
Copper Theft:  "Police foil copper theft" -- See page 2.
FEMA Aid:  "More than 54K NJ residents share in $116M flood relief aid" -- Deadline to apply is October 31.
Food Alert:  "NJ among states that received contaminated cantaloupes" -- If in doubt, throw it out.

Hospitals:  "Closing date for bankrupt Hoboken hospital sale estimated"
New Brunswick:  "Demonstrations continue over man shot by police"
Seton Hall:  "SHU will lower tuition by $21K
for qualifying freshmen to match Rutgers cost"

Gov. Christie:  "Candidates, pundits react to his California speech" -- Ledger |
Analysis --

Charter Schools:  "State Senator wants identities of application screeners revealed"
Obama:  "Poll: Obama upside down in NJ"
Public Officers Salary Review Commission: "Both parties block pay raises"
ICE:  "86 arrested in NJ as part of immigration sweep" -- 8 in Union County.


RECENT POSTS: Bernice sends Rosh Hashanah greetings plus info on the Jewish New Year. Olddoc gives background on the 'Days of Awe' of the Jewish New Year. Maria gives an update on the new Park/9th peninsula project, paving expected today. Without comment or apology, Ward 2 GOP candidate Bill Michelson, at Michelson's View, deleted the offensive reference to 'Black Democrats' on his current post. At Plainfield Sports News, we find a Jersey boxer has been chosen to prep challenger Froch. At Jackie's TV Blog, follow her Survivor: South Pacific blog party.


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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Olddoc wishes all L'Shana Tova as the Jewish New Year starts at sundown.. Bernice: Trentonian says administrator headed to Plainfield.. Maria on Plainfield's latest NJQSAC scores.. PSN finds Jersey City welcoming the Jersey Express..


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Shooting:  "Plainfield man, 25, injured in shooting"
Obituary:  "Gordon Comfort Judson, longtime Muhlenberg volunteer"

Hospitals:  "Hoboken hospital bankruptcy hearing postponed"
Shared Services:  "Watchung to share court administrator with North Plainfield"
Summit:  "Planners recommend city seek Transit Village designation from state"

Gov. Christie:  "Christie slams Obama in speech at Regan Library" -- Ledger | Gannett | PolNJ | NYTimes |
Tom Moran:  "Christie lets down GOP, nation by passing on White House bid"
Legislature:  "Ethics panel clears one legislator, votes to look into another"
Municipal Bonds:  "More NJ municipalities' finances enter junk bond territory"
Police Grant:  "$20,8M grant allows rehiring of 78 police throughout NJ"
Port Authority:  "AAA sues Port Authority over recent toll hikes"
'Smart Growth':  "Smart Growth policies face overhaul" -- From NJSpotlight.
Toll Cheats:  "Facing $55M shortfall, Turnpike sets sights on toll cheats" -- Ledger | Gannett  -- Pay up or else.
USPS:  "Postal workers rally in Morristown, hoping for bill to save jobs"

Spivey on Beer:  "Bell's Two Hearted the perfect go-to beer"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice cites a Trentonian report the city's administrator is on the way to Plainfield.  Olddoc wishes all L'Shana Tova as the New Year 5772 begins at sundown today, and explains the Days of Awe. Maria on Plainfield's most recent NJQSAC scores. At Plainfield Sports News, Jersey City welcomes the Jersey Express.


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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Rebecca: Celebrate Banned Books Week.. Maria: Instruction, Personnel weak spots in Plainfield's QSAC scores.. Olddoc posts road condition guidelines.. Bernice spots vultures in Queen City.. PSN: Womens Professional Soccer has a new executive director..


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PHS Cardinals (Courier story online at last!):  "Cardinals in marathon over Somerville" -- Pictures are online here, Plainfield Sports News has its coverage here.

Cory Booker:  "Newark mayor on panel at national educational summit"
Gasline:  "Opponents of pipeline through Hunterdon wil screen 'Gasland' documentary"
Hospitals --

Legislative Race:  "Dem mayor in E. Brunswick endorses GOP candidate"
Morris County:  "ELEC disputes judge's decision on contested freeholder race"
Newark Corruption Trial:  "Ex-deputy mayor: I was helping Newarkers"
Union County:  "What's unusual about the Devanney investigatoin" -- From CountyWatchers.
Westfield:  "The Westfield Five: Politics, with a side of laughter"

Christie for President?:  "Renewed speculation on a bid" -- Ledger | Gannett | PolNJ | National Review | NYPost | Des Moines Register |
Tom Moran:  "Why Gov. Christie should run for president"

Charter Schools:  "Legislature passes charter bill, but more changes wanted" -- From NJSpotlight.
Flu Vaccines:  "With season looming, flu vaccines dished out" -- Too early, a doctor friend tells me.
Laid-off NJ Police:  "More than 700 cannot find law enforcement work"
Poll:  "Christie approval increased dramatically since May"
Presidential Primary:  "Guadagno signs into law move back to June"

Birth Control:  "Yaz and newer pills could raise risk of blood clots, FDA says"
Electric Vehicles:  "Prototype would pump power back into grid" -- From NJSpotlight.

RECENT POSTS: Bernice spots vultures in her block, but what does it mean?  Olddoc posts Wisconsin Road Grades per interest in roads, plus two great JAMA covers. Maria notes Plainfield's QSAC scores (instruction and personnel are in the 'trouble zone'). Rebecca, at Bathrobe Blogger, urges all to celebrate Banned Books Week by reading a banned book and gives a good lists plus links. At Plainfield Sports News, Women's Professional Soccer names a new executive director.


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Monday, September 26, 2011

PSN on Plainfield win over Somerville.. Olddoc on the Kensington Avenue speed humps.. Bernice on Children's Room opening.. Maria finds only one school posts its NJASK results.. Candidate Michelson on why he's running.. Candidates Van Pelt and First have a site makeover.. Jackie's blog party kicks off TAR 19..


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Jefferson Jay Cooke:  "Will the disapperaing mayor disappear for good?"
-- Courier columnist on Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs.
PHS Cardinals:  "Cardinals in marathon over Somerville" -- Pictures are online here, Plainfield Sports News has its coverage here, but good luck finding anything but the Courier's pre-game story (here) online!
Historic Photo:  "1889 Green Brook flood hits downtown Plainfield hard"

Hosptial Emergency Preparedness:  "Hospitals' plans have change much over last decade" -- And let's not  forget Muhlenberg played a role in those advances.
Journalism Award:  "NJ Spotlight wins prestigious journalism award"
Rahway:  "Mayor pressured official to give wife cushy job, ethics complaint says"

Christie:  "Ex-governors rate Christie" -- Video also online.
The Auditor:  "Christie's travels; Jets stadium; tigers on the streets"
Domestic Violence:  "NJ senators set to vote on domestic violence measure"
Employment:  "African American unemployment in NJ reaches new highs"
Energy:  "State raises red flag over how decisions are made on regional power grid" -- From NJSpotlight.

Politifax Truth-o-Meter: True, False, or other...? (The national factfinding service is now in the Ledger)
RECENT POSTS: Bernice post Children's Room opening, plus other pix. Olddoc on the Kensington Avenue speed bumps, plus Roosevelt and South Avenue projects. Maria finds one schools has posted its NJASK results, hope District will post all. Councilor Williams, at And My Point Is. reminds all that Council meetings can be viewed on PCTV 34/96 and posts schedule. At Plainfield Sports News, the Cardinals outlast Somerville, and Lions maul Wolves. Ward 2 candidate Bill Michelson, at Michelson's View, posts on why he's running for Council. GOP Assembly candidate Joan Van Pelt at Values & Perspectives, has redesigned and expanded her site's coverage. At Jackie's TV Blog, a blog party kicks off The Amazing Race 19.


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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Olddoc makes book on WBLS investigation.. Bernice details temporary budget and hearing.. Candidate Van Pelt updates website.. Maria wonders if all subpoenas will get served, plus spiders and moonflower.. Jackie posts some Virginia 'shrooms in her pix..


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Jefferson Jay Cooke:  "Will the disapperaing mayor disappear for good?"
-- Courier columnist on Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs.
PHS Cardinals:  "Cardinals in marathon over Somerville" -- but good luck finding it online!
Plainfield Country Club:  "Celebrating new NJ Sharing Network board members at Monday golf outing"

CONTACT We Care:  "Crisis intervention agency names Joanne Oppelt executive director"
Newark:  "Facebook founder's $100M grant beginning to have effect on city's schools"
St. Joe's:  "Capacity crowd for season opener"
Union County:  "County paid top law firm to defend Devanney"

2012 Presidential Race:  "With GOP field fading, some wishing on Christie star"
Tom Moran:  "Class warfare? Bring it on."
Disability Pensions:  "Disability abuses can be the next target" -- Editorial, Gannett.
Elections --

Flood Relief:  "Stalemate stalls aid for flood recovery" -- Ledger | Gannett |
NJ Courts:  "Report: Need to improve juvenile system, reduce detention time for minorities"
NJ Sewer Systems:  "EPA: NJ needs $8B to fix antiquated sewers"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice notes the special 6-month budget and its upcoming hearing.  Olddoc makes book on the WBLS investigation, notes GOP presidential circus. Maria wonder whether all City Hall subpoenas will be served, and check her spider-y pix. GOP Assembly candidate Joan Van Pelt at Values & Perspectives, has expanded her site's coverage. At Jackie's TV Blog, she posts some Virginia 'shrooms while on a week's jaunt.


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