Bombshell at Council.. Reid sworn in.. Mitch to PMUA?.. Calendar: Holiday happenings this weekend..
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: "Public Asked to Help" -- Note: Council and redevelopment items below are by Bernice for CN.
Crescent Times: "A budget question to ask again" | "The Peninsula" |
Plainfield Trees: "Norway Maple" -- A new posting in this ongoing series.
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas Tour - 2007" -- It's THIS Sunday, get your tickets ahead of time at Swain's.
City Council: "Reid fills Plainfield position"
Redevelopment: "Attorney to challenge city study" -- Definition of blight at issue.
School Funding: "Special ed advocates fear Corzine aid formula" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Toy Drives: "Recalls spur agencies to check safety of donated items"
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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 - December 6. 3:30 PM. Hanukkah Story-time and Crafts. Kids learn about this important Jewish holiday with interesting stories and some fun craft projects. In the Young People's Room. Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street at Park Avenue. FREE.
- Today - December 6. 6, PM cocktails. 7 PM, dinner. The Scarlett Foundation's Pledge Dinner. A fundraiser in support of the DASH program (see website). $60 contribution as a placeholder, pledge to be made at dinner. Sponsor: The Scarlett Foundation. At: Café Vivace, 1370 South Avenue. Information and reservations: (908) 499-9298.
- Today - December 6. 8 PM. Planning Board Public Hearing on Revised 'Netherwood' Plan. The Planning Board meets at City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Today - December 6. 6 - 9 PM. Holiday Exhibit Opening: Francisco Langdon Clay, Juan José Olivieri, Erik Lauritzen, plus Eight Contemporary Women Artists. Edge Art Gallery, 1575 Irving Street, Rahway. Info: Website or (732) 669-0112.
- Tomorrow - December 7. 6 PM. The AIDS QUILT. Public viewing of the traveling panel and reception. 7 PM, a screening of Silverlake Life, about a couple who had and ultimately die from AIDS. Discussion follows. Child care provided. At: First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Ave. Information: (908) 756-0750.
- Tomorrow - December 7. 7 PM. 13th Annual Drake House Christmas Tree Lighting. Stories, carols, refreshments -- and many decorated trees throughout the house. Drake House, 602 West Front Street (at Plainfield Avenue). Info: (908) 755-5831. FREE.
- Saturday - December 8. Noon - 3 PM. Holiday Horse and Wagon Rides. The SID's 3rd Annual Horse and Wagon Ride gets even bigger. Two staging areas: West Front Street, near McDonald's and Plainwood Square Park on South Avenue. Treats for the kids, coupons and drawings for prizes -- including two TVs and an 8-foot stuffed stocking -- as well as hot cocoa for all and a visit by Santa (at Plainwood Square Park). Info: Visit the SID website or call (908) 756-1088. FREE.
- Saturday - December 8. 7 PM. Heritage for the Holidays Concert. Heritage Youth Chorus -- winners of Mcdonald's GospelFest contest -- present a concert of holiday favorites, with the theme 'Help for the Homeless'. At Shiloh Baptist Church, West 4th and New Streets. Canned good donations welcome and will benefit area food pantries. Tickets: $25/adult, $15/Seniors, $10/Children. Info: (908) 222-1722.
- Saturday - December 8. 8 PM. Holiday Choral Concert: Our Family Celebration. A concert by the NJ Gay Men's Chorus. Attendees are invited to bring a donation of canned goods, which will be donated to a local food bank. $25 at the door. Discounts in advance -- see their website here or call (609) 396-7774 At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue.
- Sunday - December 9. 2-7 PM. Van Wyck Brooks District 2007 House Tour: An Old-Fashioned Christmas. $20 in advance at Swain Galleries, East 7th and Watchung or $25 day of tour at 935 Central Avenue, tour starting point.
- Sunday - December 9. 7 PM. Mark Miller in Concert at Wilson Memorial. Mark Miller, minister of music at Covenant UM Church in Plainfield, will preside on the Wilson Memorial Church's organ for a recital you won't want to miss. Wilson Church is just off the Watchung Circle on Hillcrest Road and has generous parking. Refreshments follow the recital. A free-will offering will be taken.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Berkeley Heights: "Community center fight heads to court"
Bristol-Myers: "Bristol-Myers lays off 4,800, closing some factories" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Elizabethport: "Feds: Ring smuggled $200M in fake items" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Princeton Dog Case: "Congo: The Dog Inspiring an International Debate"
Roselle: "Measures introduced to hire a administrator, raise council pay"
Rutgers Stadium: "Corzine, Lesniak vow to raise $30M for RU" -- Guv chips in $1M.
STATE
Corzine: "After Setbacks, Corzine Looks to Make Up for Lost Time"
Anti-Poverty Network: "Group gathers to map successes, unreached goals"
Corruption: "Builder admits giving Marlboro mayor $100,000 in bribes"
Family Leave: "Business groups oppose proposal"
Voting Machines: "Integrity of voting machines questioned"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Mortgage Mess: "Wary of Risk, Bankers Sold Shaky Mortgage Debt"
2008 Primaries: "Romney speech will seek to negate religion issue"
Illegal Immigrants: "Many favor route to let non-criminals become citizens" -- LA Times/Bloomberg poll.
Iraq: "Pentagon turns up pressure to bring more troops home"
Subprime Loans: "Lenders Agree to Freeze Rates on Some Loans" -- Mostly a PR effort?
OF INTEREST
Childhood Obesity: "Today's obese children, tomorrow's heart patients"
Fortune Telling: "Gypsy Clans Feud Over Fortunetelling Biz" -- A peek at a closed society.
Megachurches: "Preacher Rebuffs Senate Spending Inquiry"
Scouting & Discrimination: "Scouts Lose Philadelphia Lease in Gay-Rights Fight"
Teen Birth Rates: "Long decline in birthrate of teens ends"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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