tapestry and jquery

Hi guys, in the past days I have posted a question about an issue with
tapestry5 jquery.
I have got no answer both on this list and (more worrying) on
tapestry5jquery moderated google group (freezed at september 29 btw)

So my question is: having to start today a small web application in
tapestry5 with some jquery, does it worth to engage with tapestry5jquery
or better integrating jquery scripts on my own ?

Any tapestry5jquery user on this list?