Randle/Bethea fundraiser.. School administrators still leaving.. School budget.. Ruth Fellowship event..

PLAINFIELD

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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)

• "Randle shooting: Fundraiser, investigation and an elephant in the room"
• "Van Blake resignation"
  

Plain Talker: "Top School Administrators Still Leaving"
Crescent Times: "$117+M budget, and what do you have to show for it?"
Plainfield Trees: "Sugar Maples"

Randle Shooting: "Roselle police used force after shooting, mom says"
.......... - "Plainfield police assail Roselle's handling of teen shooting"
Jayson Williams: "Ex-Net All-Star hands out turkeys at Ruth Fellowship event"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

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• Reminders:
  
• Library's Food-for-Fines drive under way thru December 7 -- details here.
• PEP Community Forum set for Nov. 30 -- submit your question by email here.
• Van Wyck Brooks HD's 'Old-Fashioned Christmas' House Tour -- Advance ticket info here.
  
  
• Today - November 21. 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.
  
  
• Today - November 21. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
  
  
• Tomorrow - November 22. 11 AM. Annual Thanksgiving Game: Plainfield at Westfield.
  
  
• Friday - November 23. 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 - November 24. 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 - November 25. 3 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).
  
  
• Wednesday - November 28. 9:30 AM. Tax Lien Sale. City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue, Plainfield. Info: (908) 753-3215.
  
  
• Wednesday - November 28. 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 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.
  
  
• Friday - 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.
  
  
• Friday - 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).
  

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CENTRAL JERSEY

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Air Traffic: "Andrews: FAA rushing airspace redesign"
Devils Rock: "Newark has grand plans for arena neighborhood"
Edison: "Edison superintendent's administrative leave decried"
Linden: "Building inspector faces up to 10 years following bribery plea"


STATE

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Same-Sex Couples: "Study: Same-sex partners in N.J." -- UCLA study online here.

Chris Christie: Tom Moran: "Man with eagle eye for conflicts has a blind spot"
Sen. Coniglio Investigation: "Federal agents search Coniglio's home" -- Bergen Record | Ledger |
Death Penalty: "Supporters, opponents sound off" -- "Cardinale urges delay"
Jets: "Jets fans will be ejected for taunting women in stands"
Oyster Farming: "Raising hope on a half-shell"
State Police: "With profiling still a worry, decision nears on troopers"
Toy Safety: "Inspectors find recalled toys are still in stores"

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


NATION / WORLD

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Plame Leak Case: "Former Aide McClellan Names Bush, Rove in CIA Case"
Subprime Mess: "Freddie Mac Posts a $2 Billion Loss"-- NYTimes | WashPost | -- Warns it may not have enough capital to cover reserve requirements.
Supremes: "Justices will decide if handgun kept at home is individual right"


OF INTEREST

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Thanksgiving Traditions: "That's Using The Old Onion" -- "...succulent morsels of oil and shame..."
.......... - Tips: "Butcher’s Method Takes Carving Off the Table" -- Step-by-step video.

Apples: "Stalking the Placid Apple’s Untamed Kin" -- Bear doo-doo?

Stem Cell Research: "Advance on Stem Cells Equalizes Debate"


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

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