Griswold services at noon.. Hispanic artists reception at 3.. Cottage Place fire.. Sentence in 2005 murder..
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)
Crescent Times: "So, what does a Superintendent do? Really!"
Plainfield Trees: "Wish-list Trees: Tupelo and Golden Rain Tree"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Cottage Place Fire: "Firefighters respond to small fires in Dunellen, Plainfield"
Black-on-Hispanic Crime: "Plainfield man gets life term for 2005 slaying" -- Justice in one of the murders from Plainfield's nightmare spring of 2005.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Devereaux Case: "Lawyer for convicted ex-Commerce official loses bid to see email"
Morristown: "Anti-illegal immigrant mayor Cresitello learning Spanish"
Pru Center: "At Devil's arena, a cornucopia of cuisine" -- Heartburn for any taste.
Rabid Goat: "Goat that mingled with crowd during Festival tests positive for rabies"
South Plainfield: "Plainfield Curling Club open house Sunday"
STATE
State Fiscal Condition: "Corzine to Cabinet: Find $3 billion in budget cuts for next year"
'Clean Elections' -- Funding: "'Clean elections' legislative contest is awash in money"
..... - Unforeseen Wrinkles: "Candidate asks state for funds to fight attack ads aimed at her"
Child Abuse Cases: "Child agency resumes public disclosure"
Nobel Peace Prize: "Jerseyans on U.N. science panel share Nobel with Gore"
Obituary: "David Rebovich, New Jersey's 'go-to' political analyst" -- Bergen Record | Blue Jersey | Courier |
S-Chip: "Region's Dems Push Republicans to Buck Bush on Child Health Bill"
Stem Cell Referendum: "Planned stem-cell referendum up in air"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush: "Bush Deplores American Timidity" -- That's you and me he's calling timid.
Blackwater: "Mercenaries as a business opportunity"
Iraq: "Ex-Commander Says Iraq Effort Is ‘a Nightmare’"
Subprime Mortgages: "Countrywide Is Assailed in Protest of Policies"
OF INTEREST
Movies: "'Why Did I Get Married?' Brings Out Throngs of Black Women"
Ramadan Ends: "Eid al-Fitr: 3-day Celebration as Ramadan ends"
Soap Box Derby: "Wacky wheel wonks race in derby for N.J. bragging rights"
Voting Machines: "Voting Machines Giving New Headaches"
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)
- "Services for Mary 'Vic' Griswold at Noon Today"
- "Hispanic artists' exhibit, reception this afternoon"
- "Anti-immigrant mayor steps in it"
Crescent Times: "So, what does a Superintendent do? Really!"
Plainfield Trees: "Wish-list Trees: Tupelo and Golden Rain Tree"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Cottage Place Fire: "Firefighters respond to small fires in Dunellen, Plainfield"
Black-on-Hispanic Crime: "Plainfield man gets life term for 2005 slaying" -- Justice in one of the murders from Plainfield's nightmare spring of 2005.
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Reminders:
- Mary 'Vic' Griswold -- Services today: Noon, First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue.
- SAT Prep at St. Mark's starts today, more here.
- Today's Homebuyer's workshop at St. Mary's has been RESCHEDULED.
- Today - October 13. 8 AM - 4 PM. Plainfield Area Humane Society Yard Sale Fundraiser. Proceeds fund the PAHS. At the shelter, 75 Rock Avenue, Plainfield. Info: (908) 754-0300. Good quality items (no clothing) may be donated at the shelter noon to 4 PM daily except Monday before the sale.
- Today - October 13. 1 - 5 PM. Netherwood Neighbors Oktoberfest. Residents of the Netherwood Heights HD will enjoy a German-themed Oktoberfest. Food, beverages and live music. Donated desserts will be judged. Children's activities. Adults, $15; under 12, $6. Info, reservations and location: Janice Dicely, (908) 757-6826.
- Today - October 13. 3 - 7 PM. Back to Our Roots: Photographs and Paintings in Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Reception, Auction and meet the Artists, who include Fermin Martinez, Migual Urosa, Louis Rivera, and Mauricio Trenard S. At Edge Art Gallery, 1571 Irving Street (next to the Union County Performing Arts Center), Rahway. Info and directions: (732) 669-0112.
- Tomorrow - October 14. 4 PM. Concert: NJ Polyphonic a Cappella Community Ensemble. Directed by Richard Allen Allston and presenting 'An Afternoon of Song'. Sponsor: Plainfield Grassroots Community Development Corporation. At St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1430 Park Avenue. $20/person. $15/Seniors and children. Tickets and info: Gladston Hackett, (908) 591-5574; Dr. Inez Durham, (908) 756-8611 or Veronica Ferguson, (908) 251-7807.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Devereaux Case: "Lawyer for convicted ex-Commerce official loses bid to see email"
Morristown: "Anti-illegal immigrant mayor Cresitello learning Spanish"
Pru Center: "At Devil's arena, a cornucopia of cuisine" -- Heartburn for any taste.
Rabid Goat: "Goat that mingled with crowd during Festival tests positive for rabies"
South Plainfield: "Plainfield Curling Club open house Sunday"
STATE
State Fiscal Condition: "Corzine to Cabinet: Find $3 billion in budget cuts for next year"
'Clean Elections' -- Funding: "'Clean elections' legislative contest is awash in money"
..... - Unforeseen Wrinkles: "Candidate asks state for funds to fight attack ads aimed at her"
Child Abuse Cases: "Child agency resumes public disclosure"
Nobel Peace Prize: "Jerseyans on U.N. science panel share Nobel with Gore"
Obituary: "David Rebovich, New Jersey's 'go-to' political analyst" -- Bergen Record | Blue Jersey | Courier |
S-Chip: "Region's Dems Push Republicans to Buck Bush on Child Health Bill"
Stem Cell Referendum: "Planned stem-cell referendum up in air"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush: "Bush Deplores American Timidity" -- That's you and me he's calling timid.
Blackwater: "Mercenaries as a business opportunity"
Iraq: "Ex-Commander Says Iraq Effort Is ‘a Nightmare’"
Subprime Mortgages: "Countrywide Is Assailed in Protest of Policies"
OF INTEREST
Movies: "'Why Did I Get Married?' Brings Out Throngs of Black Women"
Ramadan Ends: "Eid al-Fitr: 3-day Celebration as Ramadan ends"
Soap Box Derby: "Wacky wheel wonks race in derby for N.J. bragging rights"
Voting Machines: "Voting Machines Giving New Headaches"
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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