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Monday, October 8, 2007

Man killed by train.. Mentor Jerry Green.. Wish-list Trees.. Cooking raises dough.. Tree blogger profiled..

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: "Mentor Jerry Green"
Plainfield Trees: "Wish-list Trees: Tupelo and Golden Rain Tree"

Crescent Times: "Superintendent Search: Your input needed"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.

Dr. Gregory Palermo: "'Urban forest' inspires Plainfield blogger" -- See today's new post above.

2007 Legislative Elections: "Dem candidates are working to avoid the governor" -- Haven't seen him around here, have you?
Preservation: "Fight over landmarking Paterson mansion may make history"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Tomorrow - October 9. 7 - 9 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. Public invited.

  • Wednesday - October 10. 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.

  • Wednesday - October 10. 8 PM. New Interfaith Gospel Choir Rehearsal. 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 11. 7 PM. Public Forum On School Superintendent Search. At Plainfield High School, 950 Park Avenue.

  • Friday - October 12. 7 PM. Football: PHS at Union.

  • Saturday - 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.

  • Saturday - 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.

  • Saturday - 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.

  • Sunday - 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.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Arena Lessons: "Arena in Washington, D.C., means out with the old, in with the new"
Hillsborough: "Merchant heads to trial over fines for temporary signs"
Newark: "Newark Loses Unwanted Landmark as Lincoln Motel Goes"
Pride Bowl XXIX: "Cornell v. Navy at Kean U. raised money for Newark students"


STATE

'Clean Elections': "Jersey is third state to try 'clean elections'"
Columbus Day: "NYC's Columbus Day floats start out in a Clifton warehouse"
Springsteen: "Lawsuit challenges the Boss on horse deal that fell through"
Stem Cell Research: "Future of N.J. stem-cell business up to voters"
Turnpike 'Monetization': "Corzine plan awaited as fiscal woes mount"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD

Credit Crisis: "IMF head warns on worldwide impact of credit crisis"
Financial Services: "JPMorgan, BofA poised for $3B writedown over subprime mortgages"
Iraq: "Top Iraqis Pull Back From Key U.S. Goal" -- Wasn't a political accommodation what the surge was all about?
Mercenaries: "A Tougher Line on Government Contracting"


OF INTEREST
Product Safety: "Dangerous Sealer Stayed on Shelves After Recall"

 Action Figures: "Jesus Christ Superhero"
DNA Technology: "Seeking Columbus’s Origins, With a Swab"
New Home Sales: "Car Dealer Tactics on the New-Home Lot"
Politics & Psychology: "The Waffle Factor, Or Why Hillary Hasn't Been Punished - Yet"
Yankees: "Hughes bails out Clemens and lifts Yankees back into playoff series"

Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

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Posted by Dan at 9:36 AM