Van Blake, Ferguson resign.. Coyotes.. Campbell v. Robinson-Briggs?.. Randle paralyzed.. Indictment in '85 murders..
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: "Van Blake Resigns" | "Kingmaker Takes On Queen"
Crescent Times: "Answers to BOE questions"
Plainfield Trees: "Sugar Maples"
Cop Contracts: "City and police reach tentative three-year deal" -- Courier | Ledger |
Randle Shooting: "Boy shot by officer now partially paralyzed"
1985 Killings: "After convict set free, neighbor charged in killing 2 children" -- Ledger | Courier |
People's Organization for Progress: "Protesters arrested for lack of permit"
Perun Obituary: "Angela Perun, Plainfield activist" -- Courier | Ledger |
Thanksgiving at Senior Center: "Thanksgiving Dinner offered at center"
Commuting: "PA sets hearings on Hudson crossings hike plan"
'Letters to Santa': "New rules to donate gifts at the post office" -- Will they kill the program?
PSEG: "100K compact fluorescent bulbs are free for low-income families"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Ferguson: "Congressman won't run for re-election" -- Ledger | Courier - Editorial | NYTimes |
Booker Administration: "Newark mayor Booker's spokeswoman fired"
Bound Brook: "GOP seeks recount in Bound Brook" -- 9 vote difference.
Edison: "Edison school chief placed on paid leave" -- For balance of contract, to 2010.
STATE
US Attorney Christ Christie: "Christie gives his old boss Ashcroft a $52M-plus payday"
CWA & Katz: "CWA exec sues Katz charging suppression of dissent"
Family Leave: "Trenton bill would make state third in nation"
Firefighters: "Measures advance to help find, train and certify firefighters"
Highlands: "Divided Highlands guardians release revised plan"
Hoboken: "Police chief star of newly-released photos" -- Plus having cops do work at his house.
Lakewood: "Beaten teen: Most attackers were white"
Liquor Licenses: "Restaurant owners beefing over $2000 Xanadu liquor licenses"
Meadowlands: "EnCap gets extension on landfills"
PAAD: "State to match seniors in PAAD with Medicare prescription plans"
Teen Drivers: "Crackdown on teen motorists is urged"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Election: John Farmer: "Election could turn on consumer confidence"
The Markets: "New Worries About Credit Drive Down Stock Markets"
OF INTEREST
Business Communications: "IF U R KEWL U CAN TXT"
Online Dating: "Protection for online romance advances in Trenton"
Veterans: "The Veteran Suicide Epidemic"
Obituary: "Victor Rabinowitz, defended Paul Robeson, Dr. Spock"
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)" Plain Talker: "Van Blake Resigns" | "Kingmaker Takes On Queen"
Crescent Times: "Answers to BOE questions"
Plainfield Trees: "Sugar Maples"
Cop Contracts: "City and police reach tentative three-year deal" -- Courier | Ledger |
Randle Shooting: "Boy shot by officer now partially paralyzed"
1985 Killings: "After convict set free, neighbor charged in killing 2 children" -- Ledger | Courier |
People's Organization for Progress: "Protesters arrested for lack of permit"
Perun Obituary: "Angela Perun, Plainfield activist" -- Courier | Ledger |
Thanksgiving at Senior Center: "Thanksgiving Dinner offered at center"
Commuting: "PA sets hearings on Hudson crossings hike plan"
'Letters to Santa': "New rules to donate gifts at the post office" -- Will they kill the program?
PSEG: "100K compact fluorescent bulbs are free for low-income families"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- 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.
- Tomorrow - November 21. 6:45 - 8:45 PM. Wednesdays Are For Poetry. Poetry workshop and readings. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. FREE.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tomorrow - November 21. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Thursday - 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).
CENTRAL JERSEY
Ferguson: "Congressman won't run for re-election" -- Ledger | Courier - Editorial | NYTimes |
Booker Administration: "Newark mayor Booker's spokeswoman fired"
Bound Brook: "GOP seeks recount in Bound Brook" -- 9 vote difference.
Edison: "Edison school chief placed on paid leave" -- For balance of contract, to 2010.
STATE
US Attorney Christ Christie: "Christie gives his old boss Ashcroft a $52M-plus payday"
CWA & Katz: "CWA exec sues Katz charging suppression of dissent"
Family Leave: "Trenton bill would make state third in nation"
Firefighters: "Measures advance to help find, train and certify firefighters"
Highlands: "Divided Highlands guardians release revised plan"
Hoboken: "Police chief star of newly-released photos" -- Plus having cops do work at his house.
Lakewood: "Beaten teen: Most attackers were white"
Liquor Licenses: "Restaurant owners beefing over $2000 Xanadu liquor licenses"
Meadowlands: "EnCap gets extension on landfills"
PAAD: "State to match seniors in PAAD with Medicare prescription plans"
Teen Drivers: "Crackdown on teen motorists is urged"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Election: John Farmer: "Election could turn on consumer confidence"
The Markets: "New Worries About Credit Drive Down Stock Markets"
OF INTEREST
Business Communications: "IF U R KEWL U CAN TXT"
Online Dating: "Protection for online romance advances in Trenton"
Veterans: "The Veteran Suicide Epidemic"
Obituary: "Victor Rabinowitz, defended Paul Robeson, Dr. Spock"
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 |
ARCHIVES OF CLIPS FROM 11/26/2005 THROUGH 12/31/2006 ARE AT
http://plainfieldclippings.blogspot.com/
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