Plainfield cop in DWI.. Art Show & Reception tomorrow.. Kids' Day Sunday..
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: Schools: "Fingerprinting for Volunteers?" | "Time for Cuttings"
Crescent Times: "Fraternity Steps"
Plainfield Trees: "White Pine"
Boys & Girls Club: "'Day for Kids' a fun day for families"
Cop DWI: "Plainfield cop faces DWI crash charges" -- Ledger | Courier
County Colleges: "All credits from 2-year colleges now transferable" -- Ledger | Courier
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Guns: "Romankow, other prosecutors want tougher gun laws"
Hillside: "Critics want changes at Hillside rec center"
Newark: Joan Whitlow: "No, Newark can't escape the taint" -- Re: The 'sting'.
North Plainfield: "Procedural error halts Villa Maria rezoning"
South Plainfield: "Fed help wanted with Cornell-Dubilier $250M cleanup"
Union County: "MusicFest: Hailed and railed against" -- See CountyWatchers here for more on last year's boozing and schmoozing. (Booze clearly NOT allowed in County Parks.)
Westfield: "House off the mark nails owners" -- Surveyor being sued over misplaced building.
STATE
Corzine: Tom Moran: "After 2 years, Corzine's still struggling"
Auto Emissions: "Federal judge backs tougher car rules for Jersey, other states"
Coniglio Investigation: "Fellow Bergen senator testifies in grand jury probe of Coniglio"
Dems: "Pallone, Menendez to give Hsu $$ to charities"
Homestead Rebates: "Non-seniors' homestead rebates due to go out tomorrow"
S-CHIP - WashPost: "Led by Corzine, national fight grows over changes in children's program"
Schools: "Film showing same-sex parents splits Evesham school district"
Solar Energy: "Officials approve plan for 2% solar goal by 2020"
Supreme Court: "Supreme Court could now get rat balloon case"
UMDNJ Stroke Center: "Healing a man sent to mend ailing UMDNJ"
Voting Machines: "Machines won't have paper trail for Primary" -- Ledger | NY Times
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush: "Bush Tells Nation He Will Begin to Roll Back 'Surge'" | "Transcript"
..... - Analysis: "Multiple Messages, Audiences" | "Why Officers Differ on Troop Reduction"
Iraq: "Bomb Kills a Key Sunni Ally of U.S."
Petraeus & Crocker: John Farmer: "They back Bush but won't cheerlead"
OF INTEREST
Eisenhower & Civil Rights: "Ike Liked Civil Rights" -- A good reason to like Ike.
Film School: "In the Bronx, a Film School With a Ghetto Name"
Rosh Hashanah: "Torah, Wine and ... Electric Mandolin"
Strahan Auction: "The trappings of the good life"
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) Plain Talker: Schools: "Fingerprinting for Volunteers?" | "Time for Cuttings"
Crescent Times: "Fraternity Steps"
Plainfield Trees: "White Pine"
Boys & Girls Club: "'Day for Kids' a fun day for families"
Cop DWI: "Plainfield cop faces DWI crash charges" -- Ledger | Courier
County Colleges: "All credits from 2-year colleges now transferable" -- Ledger | Courier
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - September 15. 10 AM - 3 PM. Annual Senior Center Crafts Fair and Flea Market. Handmade craft items, jewelry, household items, clothing. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Senior Center. At the Senior Center, East Front Street and Roosevelt Avenue. (Parking at rear of building.) Info: Marion Roberts, (908) 753-3506.
- Saturday - September 15. 10 AM - Noon. Latino Leadership Alliance Meeting. Latino Leadership Alliance of Union County. At UCC Plainfield Campus, Room #119. East 2nd and Church Streets.
- Saturday - September 15. 11 AM - 3 PM. 8th Annual Environmental Fair. Rock Climb, Bungee Challenge, Magician, Face Painting, Music, Refreshments. (Rain date: Sat., Sept. 29) (Flyer here.) Sponsor: Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority. At Library Park, West 8th Street and College Place. FREE
- Saturday - September 15. 2 - 4 PM. Juried Plainfield Senior Citizen Art Show. Paintings, photography, sculpture, jewelry, and mixed media. Opening Reception. Exhibit curated by Commissioner Ethel Washington. Sponsor: Cultural & Heritage Commission. Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue & West 8th Street. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Guns: "Romankow, other prosecutors want tougher gun laws"
Hillside: "Critics want changes at Hillside rec center"
Newark: Joan Whitlow: "No, Newark can't escape the taint" -- Re: The 'sting'.
North Plainfield: "Procedural error halts Villa Maria rezoning"
South Plainfield: "Fed help wanted with Cornell-Dubilier $250M cleanup"
Union County: "MusicFest: Hailed and railed against" -- See CountyWatchers here for more on last year's boozing and schmoozing. (Booze clearly NOT allowed in County Parks.)
Westfield: "House off the mark nails owners" -- Surveyor being sued over misplaced building.
STATE
Corzine: Tom Moran: "After 2 years, Corzine's still struggling"
Auto Emissions: "Federal judge backs tougher car rules for Jersey, other states"
Coniglio Investigation: "Fellow Bergen senator testifies in grand jury probe of Coniglio"
Dems: "Pallone, Menendez to give Hsu $$ to charities"
Homestead Rebates: "Non-seniors' homestead rebates due to go out tomorrow"
S-CHIP - WashPost: "Led by Corzine, national fight grows over changes in children's program"
Schools: "Film showing same-sex parents splits Evesham school district"
Solar Energy: "Officials approve plan for 2% solar goal by 2020"
Supreme Court: "Supreme Court could now get rat balloon case"
UMDNJ Stroke Center: "Healing a man sent to mend ailing UMDNJ"
Voting Machines: "Machines won't have paper trail for Primary" -- Ledger | NY Times
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush: "Bush Tells Nation He Will Begin to Roll Back 'Surge'" | "Transcript"
..... - Analysis: "Multiple Messages, Audiences" | "Why Officers Differ on Troop Reduction"
Iraq: "Bomb Kills a Key Sunni Ally of U.S."
Petraeus & Crocker: John Farmer: "They back Bush but won't cheerlead"
OF INTEREST
Eisenhower & Civil Rights: "Ike Liked Civil Rights" -- A good reason to like Ike.
Film School: "In the Bronx, a Film School With a Ghetto Name"
Rosh Hashanah: "Torah, Wine and ... Electric Mandolin"
Strahan Auction: "The trappings of the good life"
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 |
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