Green attacks Muhlenberg board prez.. Bernice on primary filings.. Maria has several entries..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. There are more stories up than posted below, and more go up during the day. -- Dan) Plainfield Plaintalker: "Late mayor's daughter seeks office"
Crescent Times: See here for: Sanford Avenue bridge meeting, sharing PR with the PMUA, and a Dem City Committee question.
Save Muhlenberg: "Courier: Assemblyman calls for chairman's resignation"
Plainfield Trees: "Cornelian Cherry Dogwood" -- Another post in Greg Palermo's ongoing series on Plainfield's trees, with a tip 'o the hat to Plainfield's own Barbara Sandford.
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch weighs in on the question of progress in Plainfield -- see (here) -- and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here) as well as sending out his 'As I See It' email.
Primary Filings: "Host of candidates file primary petitions"
Charter Schools: "State, charter schools don't see eye to eye on funding"
Commuting: "Defeat of congestion pricing a win for Jersey drivers"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - April 8. 5:45 PM. "Raising Your Advertising IQ". Workshop sponsored by the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce. See details here. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street at Park Avenue.
- Tomorrow - April 9. 11 AM - 1 PM. Faith, Bricks & Mortar Ribbon-cutting. Join FBM, local officials and key partners in celebrating completion of FBM's latest project, a two-family residence at 944 West 3rd Street. Info: (908) 756-5774. All are welcome.
- Tomorrow - April 9. 7 PM. School Board Candidate Forum. Five candidates are vying for three seats on the Plainfield Board of Education. Come hear the candidates and pose your own questions. Sponsor: League of Women Voters, Plainfield chapter. At the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue at 8th Street (please use 9th Street parking lot).
- Tomorrow - April 9. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Hillside: "10 vying for BOE seats give views"
Sharpe James Trial: "James' prosecutor asks jury to use sense"
North Plainfield: "Dems have two Council slates plus one for mayor" -- Long-time mayor Janice Allen is not standing for re-election.
STATE
Congress: "And they're off! 3 file for Senate, 45 for Congressional seats"
Corzine: "Accident Changed Corzine, Not His Political Agenda" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
Corruption: "Corzine aide takes heat over cash-filled envelopes"
'Distressed Cities' Aid: "Crackdown on 'distressed cities' aid"
Family Leave Law: "Lawmakers Approve Paid Leave for Workers" -- Ledger | NYTimes | Q&A here.
GOP: Paul Mulshine: "State GOP going downhill faster than Unanue"
School Funding: "Lesson on special education fund irks lawmakers"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- John Farmer: "If Hillary falls short, blame a long race"
- Obama: "Obama’s Young Backers Twist Parents’ Arms"
- Clinton: "Shift at Top May Mean Shift in Tone for Clinton"
- Superdelegates: "In Superdelegate Count, Tough Math for Clinton"
- McCain: "For McCain, Little Talk of a Controversial Endorsement" -- HIS fire-breathing preacher.
OF INTEREST
Peace Symbol: "For 50 Years This Has Been the Symbol Of Peace. Far Out."
Metal Thefts: "Metal Theft Plagues Troubled Neighborhoods"
Police Suicide: "A Threat Deadlier Than Any Criminal’s Gun"
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