Halloween Safety Plan.. Gay enclaves passé?.. Gang indicted.. NNO Award.. More McGreeveys..
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: "It's Silly Season"
Plainfield Trees: "Poised To Inherit The Earth: Red Maples"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Abbott Schools Construction: "State seeks time to get funds for Abbott projects"
Courthouse: "Municipal court gets new metal detector" -- Pacemaker patients beware!
Gangs: "20 are indicted in Plainfield gang case" -- Or is it 15?
National Night Out: "Plainfield lauded for its National Night Out effort"
McGreeveys: "Divorce court looks like next stop for McGreeveys"
Tax Rebates: "Deadline is near to apply for tax rebate" -- Very near. Tomorrow, in fact.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Bound Brook: "Mayoral race keys on fate of downtown"
Roselle Park: "Revitalized downtown top issue in Roselle Park"
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Schools: "Class still shares memories 65 years later"
STATE
2007 Ballot Questions: "Money, morality drive stem cell ballot debate"
Illegals & Car Insurance: "Pennsy plates, foreign drivers"
Lonegan Affair: "FOP calls on Lonegan to resign"
Paterson: "Ex-housing aide cited in Section 8 extortion, bribery"
Staph Infections: "2 Bergenfield workers are treated for MRSA"
Stem Cell Research: "A stem cell pioneer applauds state's efforts as 'substantive'"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Blackwater Investigation: "Immunity Deals Offered to Blackwater Guards" -- Without proper authority.
Bush on Blackwater: "Bush: 'That's How I Work'" -- In which Bush makes their accountability a laughing issue (transcript).
Consumer Product Safety Commission: "Safety agency head opposes bigger budget, more authority"
Financial Markets: "Guesstimates Won’t Cut It Anymore" -- Doing the REAL math on risks.
Iran: John Farmer: "Left is wrong to attack Bush's Iran sanctions"
OF INTEREST
Cheney Hunts: "Cheney Goes on a Hunting Trip (Insert a Punch Line Here)"
Language: "Bush’s Dangerous Liaisons" -- "Don't know much about history..."
Swiftboating comes to NJ, 2007: "Lautenberg stands up with Greenstein" -- Who is behind Common Sense America, and why do they care about one of NJ's 'clean elections' races?
Yankees: "Yanks lurch into winter of discontent"
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)
- "Plainfield's Halloween Safety Plan"
- "Halloween: A PSA from Plainfield's Public Safety Director"
- "Does Plainfield benefit from dwindling gay urban enclaves?"
- "Wiretapping: Studs Terkel taps into the conversation"
Crescent Times: "It's Silly Season"
Plainfield Trees: "Poised To Inherit The Earth: Red Maples"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Abbott Schools Construction: "State seeks time to get funds for Abbott projects"
Courthouse: "Municipal court gets new metal detector" -- Pacemaker patients beware!
Gangs: "20 are indicted in Plainfield gang case" -- Or is it 15?
National Night Out: "Plainfield lauded for its National Night Out effort"
McGreeveys: "Divorce court looks like next stop for McGreeveys"
Tax Rebates: "Deadline is near to apply for tax rebate" -- Very near. Tomorrow, in fact.
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Reminders:
- Tomorrow is fifth Wednesday - NO RECYCLES.
- Today - October 30. 7 - 9 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. City Hall Library. Public is welcome.
- Wednesday - October 31. 5:30 PM SHARP. Basketball Trip: NJ Nets v. Chicago Bulls. Game at Continental Arena, starts at 7:30 PM, bus returns at 11:00 PM. $60/person, includes round trip bus, game ticket, Nets Jersey and shorts. Sponsor: Recreation Division. Tickets on first come / first served basis. Info: (908) 753-3097.
- Wednesday - October 31. 6 PM. Halloween Party & Haunted House. Haunted House, costume contest, prizes, snacks and candy. For children ages 5 - 10. MUST be accompanied by a parent. At the YWCA, East Front and Church Streets. Sponsor: Recreation Division. Info: (908) 753-3097.
- Wednesday - October 31. 7 PM. 'Ghosts of Abu Ghraib'. Free Halloween screening of the HBO documentary. Sponsor: Union County Peace Council. At: First United Methodist Church, 1 East Broad Street, Westfield. FREE.
- Wednesday - October 31. 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.
- Thursday - November 1. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Friday - November 2. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Harvest Festival. For kids and their families. Sponsor: Center for Stronger Families. At: Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking in lot on Spooner Avenue.)
. - Saturday - November 3. 9 AM - 2 PM. Computer and Electronics Recycling Collection. Union County Recycling will accept old computers, parts and electronics. Must show proof of Union County residence. At: Schering Plough, Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth. Hotline: (908) 654-9889 or Union County website.
- Saturday - November 3. Noon. PMUA's 'Environmental Resource Center' Open House. Guided tours of the renovated and upgraded former Transfer Station. At 95 Rock Avenue, Plainfield. The public is invited.
- Saturday - November 3. 2 PM. Football: Bridgewater-Raritan at Plainfield. At Hub Stine Field.
- Saturday - November 3. 6 PM. UCC Foundation Gala & Casino Night. Start with cocktails, followed by a gourmet buffet dinner and a 'Casino Night'. Sponsor: Union County College Foundation. At: UCC Cranford, 1033 Springfield Avenue. Information and reservations: (908) 709-7505.
- Saturday - November 3. 5 - 7 PM. Swain Gallery's Reception for artists Michael Ruple & Monica Baumann. Recent oil paintings, at Plainfield's oldest gallery - celebrating 139 years. Swain Gallery, 703 Watchung Avenue (at East 7th Street), Plainfield. Info: (908) 756-1707.
- Saturday - November 3. 8 PM. Plainfield Symphony: Chopin and Schubert. Featuring the world premiere of Sabin Pautza's orchestration of Death and the Maiden. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. $25/General seating. $15/Senior & Student. Post-Concert buffet $25. Info: (908) 561-5140.
- Sunday - November 4. 1 PM. HIV/AIDS Awareness Forum: What Our Daughters Need To Know. An awareness forum for girls and their parents. At Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building, NYC. Sponsored by Blossomin' Diva, a non-profit founded by Plainfield resident Tamiko Evans. For more information, email events@blossomindiva.org or call (888) 632-9953.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Bound Brook: "Mayoral race keys on fate of downtown"
Roselle Park: "Revitalized downtown top issue in Roselle Park"
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Schools: "Class still shares memories 65 years later"
STATE
2007 Ballot Questions: "Money, morality drive stem cell ballot debate"
Illegals & Car Insurance: "Pennsy plates, foreign drivers"
Lonegan Affair: "FOP calls on Lonegan to resign"
Paterson: "Ex-housing aide cited in Section 8 extortion, bribery"
Staph Infections: "2 Bergenfield workers are treated for MRSA"
Stem Cell Research: "A stem cell pioneer applauds state's efforts as 'substantive'"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Blackwater Investigation: "Immunity Deals Offered to Blackwater Guards" -- Without proper authority.
Bush on Blackwater: "Bush: 'That's How I Work'" -- In which Bush makes their accountability a laughing issue (transcript).
Consumer Product Safety Commission: "Safety agency head opposes bigger budget, more authority"
Financial Markets: "Guesstimates Won’t Cut It Anymore" -- Doing the REAL math on risks.
Iran: John Farmer: "Left is wrong to attack Bush's Iran sanctions"
OF INTEREST
Cheney Hunts: "Cheney Goes on a Hunting Trip (Insert a Punch Line Here)"
Language: "Bush’s Dangerous Liaisons" -- "Don't know much about history..."
Swiftboating comes to NJ, 2007: "Lautenberg stands up with Greenstein" -- Who is behind Common Sense America, and why do they care about one of NJ's 'clean elections' races?
Yankees: "Yanks lurch into winter of discontent"
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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