Committee on McWilliams memorial.. Hervey raises Plainfield Gazette questions.. Mayor explains funeral gaffe..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: "Plainfield Gazette: Hervey raises more questions"
Plain Talker: "Committee to Ponder McWilliams Memorial" and "Mayor Explains Unsigned Draft"
Crescent Times: "Action needs to be taken" and "Concepcion Urbina: Have You Seen Her?"
Concert: "Children's choirs gather in Plainfield tomorrow for festival"
Development: "Plainfield mayor to discuss redevelopment"
McGreevey - Editorial, CN: "Classroom disharmony: McGreevey on ethics"
Romero Beating, 2004: "Man gets seven years in baseball bat beating"
Schools: "School board community forum Tuesday evening"
Unitarian Society: "Unitarian Society set to hold May fair"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark: "F.B.I. Names New Leader for Its Office in Newark"
New Brunswick: "New Brunswick ex-aide admits taking bribed in housing rehabs"
Paper Mill Playhouse: "Ticket sales strong but it's still 'week to week'"
STATE
Corzine Update - SL: "Corzine now breathing on his own, spokesman says"
.......... - "State Police probe if gov's driver was distracted by love" -- A Union County cop?
..... - NYT: "Corzine Is Taken Off Ventilator"
.......... - "2 Panels to Review Factors That Led to Crash"
..... - CN: "Corzine taken off ventilator"
Civil Unions: "Applicants jump 62%, but N.J. law is called flawed by gays"
Flood Damage: "Jersey flood damage 'greater than expected'"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Attorneygate - Gonzales - Editorial, NYT: "Gonzales v. Gonzales"
.......... - The Nation: "The I-Don't-Recall Man"
.......... - Bloggers: "Five Questions For Alberto Gonzales" -- Never asked, unfortunately.
.......... - Editorial, SL: "Gonzales must go"
..... - Emails - Truthout: "White House Wants First Crack at RNC Emails"
Bush - NYT: "Two Cases Are Test for Bush’s Unwavering Loyalty"
Congress - NYT: "2nd House Republican Yields Committee Post" -- More Abramoff fallout.
Halliburton - Houston Chron: "Congress Discusses KBR $2B Abuse Charges"
Iraq - Guardian/UK: "US builds Baghdad wall to keep Sunnis and Shias apart"
..... - SL: John Farmer: "Muslim moderates must take a stand"
'No Child Left Behind' Law: "'Reading First' Initiative Of 'No Child' Under Federal Investigation"
Tillman Coverup - AP: "Army immediately clamped down after Tillman's death"
Wolfowitz: "His Board Divided, He Faces New Inquiry"
OF INTEREST
NASA Outsourcing: "Contract Worker Kills Hostage, Himself at Johnson Space Center" -- What caught PT's eye in this tragic incident is the amount of outsourcing going on.
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
Plainfield Today: "Plainfield Gazette: Hervey raises more questions"
Plain Talker: "Committee to Ponder McWilliams Memorial" and "Mayor Explains Unsigned Draft"
Crescent Times: "Action needs to be taken" and "Concepcion Urbina: Have You Seen Her?"
Concert: "Children's choirs gather in Plainfield tomorrow for festival"
Development: "Plainfield mayor to discuss redevelopment"
McGreevey - Editorial, CN: "Classroom disharmony: McGreevey on ethics"
Romero Beating, 2004: "Man gets seven years in baseball bat beating"
Schools: "School board community forum Tuesday evening"
Unitarian Society: "Unitarian Society set to hold May fair"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today. April 21. Plainfield Cooks! This event, which raises funds for the 'Beat The Odds' scholarship program has been rescheduled for October.
- Today. April 21. Noon. Cultural Adventure Through The Arts Festival. Sponsor: Central Jersey Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. Info: Danielle Howard, (732) 921-9618. FREE.
- Today. April 21. 2 PM. Play: Zooman and the Sign. A production by PHS PAC Drama of Pulitzer-winning playwright Charles Fuller's urban drama dissecting the danger of forsaking community. At PHS Auditorium. Tickets: $7/Adult, $4/Student.
- Thursday. April 26. 9 AM - 1:30 PM. (Rain date: April 27). 20th Annual Month of the Young Child Parade and Celebration. Starts at Library Park, West 8th Street and College Place. Games and rides follow at the PHS soccer field. Students, staff and parents of Plainfield public and charter school preschoolers and kindergartners are particpants.
- Thursday. April 26. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Oppressed, Depressed, Suppressed: The Right to be Male, Black and Proud. Plainfield Public Library. 8th Street at Park Avenue. Sponsor: Nubian Union and McDonald's-Plainfield. FREE.
- Saturday. April 28. 8 PM. Crescent Concerts: Fauré and Duruflé Requiems. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. $20/$15 at door.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark: "F.B.I. Names New Leader for Its Office in Newark"
New Brunswick: "New Brunswick ex-aide admits taking bribed in housing rehabs"
Paper Mill Playhouse: "Ticket sales strong but it's still 'week to week'"
STATE
Corzine Update - SL: "Corzine now breathing on his own, spokesman says"
.......... - "State Police probe if gov's driver was distracted by love" -- A Union County cop?
..... - NYT: "Corzine Is Taken Off Ventilator"
.......... - "2 Panels to Review Factors That Led to Crash"
..... - CN: "Corzine taken off ventilator"
Civil Unions: "Applicants jump 62%, but N.J. law is called flawed by gays"
Flood Damage: "Jersey flood damage 'greater than expected'"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Attorneygate - Gonzales - Editorial, NYT: "Gonzales v. Gonzales"
.......... - The Nation: "The I-Don't-Recall Man"
.......... - Bloggers: "Five Questions For Alberto Gonzales" -- Never asked, unfortunately.
.......... - Editorial, SL: "Gonzales must go"
..... - Emails - Truthout: "White House Wants First Crack at RNC Emails"
Bush - NYT: "Two Cases Are Test for Bush’s Unwavering Loyalty"
Congress - NYT: "2nd House Republican Yields Committee Post" -- More Abramoff fallout.
Halliburton - Houston Chron: "Congress Discusses KBR $2B Abuse Charges"
Iraq - Guardian/UK: "US builds Baghdad wall to keep Sunnis and Shias apart"
..... - SL: John Farmer: "Muslim moderates must take a stand"
'No Child Left Behind' Law: "'Reading First' Initiative Of 'No Child' Under Federal Investigation"
Tillman Coverup - AP: "Army immediately clamped down after Tillman's death"
Wolfowitz: "His Board Divided, He Faces New Inquiry"
OF INTEREST
NASA Outsourcing: "Contract Worker Kills Hostage, Himself at Johnson Space Center" -- What caught PT's eye in this tragic incident is the amount of outsourcing going on.
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
ARCHIVES OF CLIPS FROM 11/26/2005 THROUGH 12/31/2006 ARE AT
http://plainfieldclippings.blogspot.com/
http://plainfieldclippings.blogspot.com/
