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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Jerry Green between rock and hard place.. Gun incident: Letters to community, more.. PEP meeting tomorrow..

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: "All Hands on Deck" | "No Action at Saturday Meetings"
Crescent Times: "What's not to love about this man?" | "The neighborhood and the YWCA"

Plainfield Trees: "Sugar Maples"

Fatal Accident: "Mary Armour, 74, dies after being hit by car" -- Courier | Ledger
McGreeveys: "McGreeveys feud over kid's birthday bash" -- Ledger | Comments | Courier
Schools: "District suspends boy accused of taking gun to school" -- Courier | Ledger | NY Times |
Obituary: "Jean Moment Douglas, formerly of Plainfield" -- Her father a former Crescent Avenue Church pastor.

Bridge Warnings: "Infrared system warns overheight trucks" -- How about for Watchung, Clinton Avenues?
Bristol-Meyers Squibb: "Bristol layoffs loom large"
Diamond Hill Road/Rt 78: "State scuttles Rt. 78 project"
Fountain Baptist: "MSNBC: N.J. church meets Katrina goal 6 months early"
Flu: "Type A flu pays first visit to Jersey"
Mayors & Foreclosures: "Nation's mayors work on foreclosure problem" -- Report here (PDF).

Broadway: "Strike ends and Broadway is set to raise curtain"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Reminders:
    • Library's Food-for-Fines drive under way thru December 7 -- details here.
    • Van Wyck Brooks HD's 'Old-Fashioned Christmas' House Tour -- Advance ticket info here.

  • Today - November 29. 6PM. National Night Out Planning Meeting. Individuals and organizations are invited to work on the 2008 program. At the CP Unit, Room 511, St. Mary's School, West 6th & Liberty Streets. Info: (908) 841-9023.

  • Tomorrow - November 30. 6 PM. Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Program, visit and photo with Santa, and refreshments. Sponsor: Recreation Division. At City Hall steps. (In case of inclement weather, date will be December 7.) FREE.

  • Tomorrow - November 30. 8 PM. Theater: Over the River and Through the Woods. A family comedy. Presented by Act IV Productions. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. $15. Info and reservations: (908) 756-0750 (press 5 and leave message if no one answers).

  • Saturday - December 1. 11 AM. Memorial Service for Angela Perun. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. Parking in city lot across from church and up driveway.

  • Saturday - December 1. 8 PM. Celebrate a cappella! A concert by the Harmony Celebration Chorus. An evening of music in the barbershop style, featuring guests Vocal Spectrum, 2006 Men's International Champion Quartet. At: Felician College's Breslin Theatre, 262 South Main Street, Lodi, NJ. Tickets: $15-$30. Info: (908) 755-9654.

  • Saturday - December 1. 8 PM. Theater: Over the River and Through the Woods. A family comedy. Presented by Act IV Productions. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. $15. Info and reservations: (908) 756-0750 (press 5 and leave message if no one answers).

  • Sunday - December 2. 3 - 5 PM. Chamber Music Recital. Works by Quantz, Milhaud, Haydn and Vivaldi highlighting the flute and oboe. Victoria Griswold, piano; Carolyn Pollak, Oboe; Andrea Herr, Bassoon; Laura George, Flute. Sponsor: Plainfield Cultural & heritage Commission. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. Reception for the artists follows the concert. FREE.

  • Monday - December 3. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.

  • Tuesday - December 4. 10 AM - 1 PM. Small Business Tax Workshop. Topics include: Reporting business income, filing sales and use taxes, registering your business, types of ownership and the tax consequences of each. Sponsor: NJ Division of Taxation. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. Free, but registration is required: (908) 737-4220.

  • Tuesday - December 4. 6 PM. The AIDS QUILT. Public viewing of the traveling panel and reception. 7 - 9 PM, a workshop and panel discussion of AIDS and HIV in 2007. Child care provided. At: First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Ave. Information: (908) 756-0750.

  • Tuesday - December 4. Chanukah begins.

  • Wednesday - December 5. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Christie Sting: "Irvington official implicated as ex-Newark official indicted in FBI sting"

7th District: "National Dems target three NJ congressional races" -- Linda Stender will get $$$.
Berkeley Heights: "Administrator stepping down" -- Angie Devanney is wife of Union County Manager George Devanney.
Newark: "Newark to raze Baxter Terrace housing project"
Rahway: "Botched Cosmetic Surgery Suspected in NJ Death"
Rutgers: "Expansion on hold for Rutgers Stadium"
Toxic Chemicals: "Jersey and 11 states sue EPA over toxics rules"
Union Twp.: "Installment of civilian director troubles police force"


STATE

Gay Marriage: "Groups launch campaign against gay marriage in NJ" -- Ledger | Comments |
Immigrants: "Report suggests NJ is on way to highest immigrant share ever"
Meadowlands Development: "Payment buys time for troubled EnCap project"
Pru: "Pru names new CEO" -- And the winner is...
Sex Offenders: "N.J. to sex parolees: Keep off MySpace"
Soccer: "Red Bulls say stadium rising at last"
Tolls: "Democrat sees clues that Corzine plan would triple tolls"
Vineland: "South Jersey to get injection of rock with mega-festival"
Workers' Comp: "Worker comp rates rise for 7th straight year"

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


NATION / WORLD

The Economy: "Lenders’ Belt-Tightening Stifles Growth in Economy"
Giuliani: "City Said to Have Paid Bills as Giuliani Affair Began"


OF INTEREST
Hannukah: "A more healthful Hanukkah, oil and all"

AIDS: "AIDS experts believe they're making a dent"
Bullying: "Lawsuit alleges Montville student was cyber-bullied"
C.O.P.D.: "From Smoking Boom, a Major Killer of Women"
CT Scans: "Overuse of CT scan called a cancer risk"

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

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Posted by Dan at 9:30 AM