Dudley House in peril.. Assessing Asm Green.. PHS students reflect on 9/11.. Katrina fighter needs help.. Interfaith Gospel Choir..
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: "Dudley House in Peril"
Crescent Times: "Working on effectiveness" -- Maria is assessing the Assemblyman.
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Interfaith Gospel Choir: "Plainfield music minister creating interfaith choir" -- Go Mark!
McGreeveys: "McGreeveys go opposite ways on child's visits"
Crime - SL: "Clark cops fire at, chase and capture fugitive Plainfield man"
..... - CN: "Traffic stop leads to chase, crash, gunfire on Parkway" -- Including an off-duty Plainfield cop who lives in Clark.
Drugs: "Tip leads police to marijuana arrest"
Gannett series on Ethics Reform --
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Bridgewater: "Cops and Bridgewater-Raritan High test response to a 'Columbine' attack"
Domestic Violence Exhibit: "Rutgers exhibit recalls people killed by those they once held dear"
Newark: "Newark announces plan to lay off 198 in budget woes"
Port Newark: "Offloading Toyotas: Last leg of an import odyssey"
Roselle Park: "Cleared, Montoya plans to aid county probe of RP police"
STATE
Abortion: "U.S. Supreme Court won't hear N.J. abortion case"
Bridges: "N.J. bridge repair costs could hit $8B"
'Clean Elections': "Legislator wants 'clean elections' tweaked, then expanded"
Giuliani in Jersey: "Giuliani stumps in Cape May"
'Lords of Discipline': "State Agrees to Settle Trooper’s Harassment Suit"
S-CHIP: "8 States Plan to Press Bush on Health Bill" -- Ledger | NY Times | "S-chip Q&A"
..... - OpEd, SL: "Paul Mulshine: "Bush's argument on kids' health is malpractice"
Schools: "New state biology test: It's not just what kids know"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Illegal Immigrants: "Court Orders a New Delay on Illegal Worker Rules"
The Markets: "Write-Downs by Big Banks Spark a Rally" -- The worst may be over? Check back in 6 months.
Poll: "Most Want War Funding Cut, Child Health Care Expanded"
Supreme Court: "John Farmer: Most pivotal man in D.C. is a Kennedy"
OF INTEREST
African Burial Ground, NYC: "Nameless Are Memorialized At Old African Burial Site"
Nonprofit Management: "Branching into for-profit ventures: Revenue, not profit"
Pregnancy: "Pregnancy presents potential relationship challenges, chances"
..... - "Childbirth customs, superstitions abound around the world"
Sports Injuries: "Girls Are Often Neglected Victims of Concussions"
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: (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: "Dudley House in Peril"
Crescent Times: "Working on effectiveness" -- Maria is assessing the Assemblyman.
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Interfaith Gospel Choir: "Plainfield music minister creating interfaith choir" -- Go Mark!
McGreeveys: "McGreeveys go opposite ways on child's visits"
Crime - SL: "Clark cops fire at, chase and capture fugitive Plainfield man"
..... - CN: "Traffic stop leads to chase, crash, gunfire on Parkway" -- Including an off-duty Plainfield cop who lives in Clark.
Drugs: "Tip leads police to marijuana arrest"
Gannett series on Ethics Reform --
- "Political contributors take detour around new rules"
- "Money finds way around pay-to-play ban"
- "Two sides of Bryant long evident"
- "Party's pick for Bryant's Senate seat"
- "24 vendors banned for improper contributions"
- "Relatives populate government, related work"
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - October 2. 5:15 - 7 PM. YMCA's 'Strong Kids' Campaign Kickoff. The YMCA has a goal of $60,000 for membership scholarships for kids. Kickoff reception with hors d'oeuvres, music by Joe Bonini. Co-chairs Mindy Scarlett of the Scarlett Foundation and Michael Smith of Investor Savings Bank. RSVP to: Addy Bonet, abonet@plainfieldy.org or (908) 756-6060.
- Today - October 2. 5:30 - 8 PM. Networking Event: 'Emotional Intelligence for Women - Building Personal and Organizational Presence'. Sponsor: YWCA of Central NJ and TWIN Management Forum. Host: Schering-Plough, Bldg K-15, 2000 Galloping Hill Rd., Kenilworth. $25 members/$30 guests. Info: (908) 473-2136.
- Tomorrow - October 3. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Tomorrow - October 3. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Tomorrow - October 3. 7:30 - 9 PM. New Horizons College Club. Helping high school students prepare for college. See Club website here. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue.
- Tomorrow - October 3. 8 PM. New Interfaith Gospel Choir Rehearsal. First organizational meeting and rehearsal for new choir to be led by Mark Miller, Minister of Music at Covenant United Methodist Church. At the church, 631 East Front Street, Plainfield. Info: Mark Miller, (973) 408-3844 or email mamiller@drew.edu.
- Thursday - October 4. 7 PM. League of Women Voters Meeting. Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue & West 8th Street. Interested in the League's work in Plainfield? Visit a meeting.
- Thursday - October 4. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Friday - October 5. 2:30 - 6:30 PM. Maxson Middle School Car Wash. Kicking off Violence Prevention / Substance Abuse Awareness Week. Proceeds benefit the Student Government Council and a local charity. At the parking lot on the Woodland Avenue side of the school. Minimum donation: $5.
- Friday - October 5. 7 PM. Football: PHS at Hackensack.
- Friday - October 5. 7 PM preview, Auction at 8 PM. Plainfield Area Humane Society Auction and Reception. Fine art, sports and music memorabilia and more. Hors d'oeuvres, wine and cheese and desserts. Door prizes. At the BUF, West 7th and Central Avenue. $30/person, $50/couple. Reservations and info: Andrea Koenig-Feldman, (908) 448-1164.
- Saturday - October 6. 8 PM. Plainfield Symphony: Music of the Americas and Spain. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. $25/General seating. $15/Senior & Student. Post-Concert buffet $25. Info: (908) 561-5140.
- Sunday - October 7. 1 - 4 PM. Urama Shikan: Music and Dance of the Andes. A Hispanic Heritage Month event sponsored by Union County College-Plainfield, UCC Student Government and the Latino Leadership Alliance of Union County. At UCC-Plainfield, East 2nd and Church Streets. FREE.
- Sunday - October 7. 2 - 6 PM. Men Can Cook for Kids. Fathers, grandfathers, uncles, big brothers and friends cook for the benefit of the King's Daughters Day School. Tickets: $45, $25 age 12 and under. Information: (908) 756-7788.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Bridgewater: "Cops and Bridgewater-Raritan High test response to a 'Columbine' attack"
Domestic Violence Exhibit: "Rutgers exhibit recalls people killed by those they once held dear"
Newark: "Newark announces plan to lay off 198 in budget woes"
Port Newark: "Offloading Toyotas: Last leg of an import odyssey"
Roselle Park: "Cleared, Montoya plans to aid county probe of RP police"
STATE
Abortion: "U.S. Supreme Court won't hear N.J. abortion case"
Bridges: "N.J. bridge repair costs could hit $8B"
'Clean Elections': "Legislator wants 'clean elections' tweaked, then expanded"
Giuliani in Jersey: "Giuliani stumps in Cape May"
'Lords of Discipline': "State Agrees to Settle Trooper’s Harassment Suit"
S-CHIP: "8 States Plan to Press Bush on Health Bill" -- Ledger | NY Times | "S-chip Q&A"
..... - OpEd, SL: "Paul Mulshine: "Bush's argument on kids' health is malpractice"
Schools: "New state biology test: It's not just what kids know"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Illegal Immigrants: "Court Orders a New Delay on Illegal Worker Rules"
The Markets: "Write-Downs by Big Banks Spark a Rally" -- The worst may be over? Check back in 6 months.
Poll: "Most Want War Funding Cut, Child Health Care Expanded"
Supreme Court: "John Farmer: Most pivotal man in D.C. is a Kennedy"
OF INTEREST
African Burial Ground, NYC: "Nameless Are Memorialized At Old African Burial Site"
Nonprofit Management: "Branching into for-profit ventures: Revenue, not profit"
Pregnancy: "Pregnancy presents potential relationship challenges, chances"
..... - "Childbirth customs, superstitions abound around the world"
Sports Injuries: "Girls Are Often Neglected Victims of Concussions"
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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