Complete Plainfield area real estate update.. Spikes and trains.. PHC offering vision care..
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)
Plain Talker: "Gimme Seltzer"
Crescent Times: "On Spikes and Trains"
Plainfield Trees: "The Japanese Pagoda Tree"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas House Tour update"
Plainfield Health Center: "Health center offering eye exams"
Obituary: "Oliver W. Hill, civil rights attorney helped craft NAACP's successful desegregation strategy"
Highway Alerts:
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Asbury Park: "Mass on the beach? Why not."
Newark - SL: "In one brutal Newark night, three good kids are gone"
..... - NYT: "Shooting of 4, College Friends, Baffles Newark"
Somerset County Parks: "Freeholders to replace 4 parks officials"
Tewksbury Tussle: "Show can go on, but only with variance"
STATE
Identity Theft: "Consumers say store receipts are far too revealing"
Turnpike Monetization: "Republicans: Voters must approve borrowing"
Wharton Forest Fire: "Fire under control in the Pinelands"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primary: "Democrats Targeted In GOP Debate"
Army Recruiting: "Army is offering a $20,000 'signing bonus'"
Congress: "House Approves Pentagon Budget Minus the President's War Funding"
Iraq: "GAO estimates 30% of arms are unaccounted for" -- But you learned this last Friday in CLIPS.
Military Brass & Religious Activity: "Officers' Roles in Christian Video Are Called Ethics Breach"
OF INTEREST
'Green' Dry Cleaning: "Green dry cleaning? Maybe it's about time."
Lead in Kids' Jewelry: "Bid to Root Out Lead Trinkets Falters in U.S."
Teaching: "Gestures Convey Message: Learning in Progress"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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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)
- "Complete Plainfield area real estate update" - an expansion of yesterday's table.
- "Immigration: The Carpentersville reaction"
Plain Talker: "Gimme Seltzer"
Crescent Times: "On Spikes and Trains"
Plainfield Trees: "The Japanese Pagoda Tree"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas House Tour update"
Plainfield Health Center: "Health center offering eye exams"
Obituary: "Oliver W. Hill, civil rights attorney helped craft NAACP's successful desegregation strategy"
Highway Alerts:
- Route 18 - Construction shuts Albany Street ramp through late August 2007.
- Route 287 - Work between Stelton Road and Turnpike exit continues through Nov. 2008.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow. August 7. 6:30 PM. National Night Out: Going Away Party for Crime and Drugs. Music, food, community information tables. At City Hall, 515 Watchung Avenue. All are invited.
- Wednesday. August 8 . 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring Joe Bonnano & The Godsons of Soul. Blankets, lawn chairs, picnic baskets welcome. Food vendors available. In case of rain, concerts will be in Cranford HS Auditorium. Info: (908) 352-8410 or www.ucnj.org/. FREE.
- Thursay. August 9. 10 AM. Farmers' Market Vouchers Program for Seniors. Eligible Seniors can get 4 vouchers valued at $5 each for purchase of fruits, vegetables and herbs at participating farmers' markets. At Cedarbrook Apartments, 1272 Park Avenue. Info: (888) 280-8226, (908) 527-4870 or (908) 527-4872. This is for VOUCHERS ONLY. Farmers will NOT be present.
- Thursday. August 9. 8 PM. Special City Council Business Meeting. City Hall Library. To adopt Bond Ordinance No. 1244. $13.7M, a consolidation of several previous bond ordinances.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Asbury Park: "Mass on the beach? Why not."
Newark - SL: "In one brutal Newark night, three good kids are gone"
..... - NYT: "Shooting of 4, College Friends, Baffles Newark"
Somerset County Parks: "Freeholders to replace 4 parks officials"
Tewksbury Tussle: "Show can go on, but only with variance"
STATE
Identity Theft: "Consumers say store receipts are far too revealing"
Turnpike Monetization: "Republicans: Voters must approve borrowing"
Wharton Forest Fire: "Fire under control in the Pinelands"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primary: "Democrats Targeted In GOP Debate"
Army Recruiting: "Army is offering a $20,000 'signing bonus'"
Congress: "House Approves Pentagon Budget Minus the President's War Funding"
Iraq: "GAO estimates 30% of arms are unaccounted for" -- But you learned this last Friday in CLIPS.
Military Brass & Religious Activity: "Officers' Roles in Christian Video Are Called Ethics Breach"
OF INTEREST
'Green' Dry Cleaning: "Green dry cleaning? Maybe it's about time."
Lead in Kids' Jewelry: "Bid to Root Out Lead Trinkets Falters in U.S."
Teaching: "Gestures Convey Message: Learning in Progress"
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/
