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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)
Crescent Times: "CDBG 101" | "Bodies: A Trip"
Plainfield Trees: "Norway Maple" -- A new posting in this ongoing series.
Assemblyman Jerry Green: "Bill to trim tax boards advances in Trenton"
Abbott Schools: "Plan would largely end separate status for Abbott districts"
'Netherwood' Redevelopment Plan: "Plainfield to transform lots"
Plainfield Public Library: "Jewelry sale benefits library"
Fatal Accident: "Crash kills Plainfield mother, daughter"
St. Mary's Church: "Guadalupan torch relay overnights at St. Mary's"
Historic Preservation: "Montclair to establish demolition review for 'potentially historic' properties"
Raritan Valley/West Trenton Lines - Editorial, CN: "Long journey ahead for rail line restoration"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Devils Rock: "Pru Center ticket tax advances in Senate"
Fanwood: "Fanwood adds 'gateway' to redevelopment plan" -- The former home of Burgdorff Realtors.
New Brunswick: "Ex-municipal worker sentenced for bribery"
New Providence: "Shop owners await vote on center expansion"
Somerset County: "Freeholders to tackle park commission troubles"
South Plainfield: "Local author visits Newark libraries"
Union Twp.: "Group adds 3,500 petition signatures for referendum"
STATE
Affordable Housing: "DEP - DCA struggle over limits on developable land"
Corzine & Katz: "Key Democrat seeks probe of Katz in-law"
Death Penalty: "Repeal of Death Penalty Near" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Flu Shots: "Flu shots for all students grow near" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Immigration: "Immigration panel hears a sample of raging U.S. debate"
Rutgers Football: "Has Rutgers hypnotized an entire state?" -- Minnowy? I declare!
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries: John Farmer: "Romney preaches to several choirs"
Bush,Libby & Plame Leak --
OF INTEREST
Memory (Ledger special series) --
Tattoos: "Body art sells everything from cars to wine"
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: "Buy Laughing" | "Winter is Coming"
Crescent Times: "CDBG 101" | "Bodies: A Trip"
Plainfield Trees: "Norway Maple" -- A new posting in this ongoing series.
Assemblyman Jerry Green: "Bill to trim tax boards advances in Trenton"
Abbott Schools: "Plan would largely end separate status for Abbott districts"
'Netherwood' Redevelopment Plan: "Plainfield to transform lots"
Plainfield Public Library: "Jewelry sale benefits library"
Fatal Accident: "Crash kills Plainfield mother, daughter"
St. Mary's Church: "Guadalupan torch relay overnights at St. Mary's"
Historic Preservation: "Montclair to establish demolition review for 'potentially historic' properties"
Raritan Valley/West Trenton Lines - Editorial, CN: "Long journey ahead for rail line restoration"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow - December 12. 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 - December 13. 3:30 PM. Christmas Story-time and Crafts. Kids learn about this important time of the year with interesting stories and some fun craft projects. In the Young People's Room. Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street at Park Avenue. FREE.
- Thursday - December 13. 4 - 8 PM. Treasures of the Earth II. An exciting array of fine diamonds, gemstones and jewelry. Portion of sale proceeds will benefit the Plainfield Public Library. Refreshments by Sandy Spector Caterers. Suburban Jewelers, 126 East Front Street. Info: (908) 756-1774.
- Friday - December 14. 8 AM - Noon. Abbott v. Burke: A Conversation with Former Governors. Join former governors Brendan Byrne, James Florio, Donald DiFrancesco and James McGreevey offer insights and suggestions. Panel discussion followed by Q&A. Continental breakfast. At the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton. Online registration and directions here. The public is invited.
- Friday - December 14. 7 PM. Sleepy Hollow Realtors Holiday Party & Toy Drive. Join Joe Burris, John Nash and the SHR crew at Cafe Vivace for some holiday fun and help brighten the holidays for area children. Gift of an unwrapped toy for a boy or girl will benefit the holiday outreach of the Plainfield Area Red Cross. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, cash bar. Cafe Vivace, 1370 South Avenue at Plainwood Square Park.
- Saturday - December 15. 11 AM. Rally in Support of 'The Plainfield Four'. Members of the Peoples' Organization for Progress were arrested for unlawful assembly on November 17 at Front and Park protesting alleged police brutality. The group regularly protests the Iraq War and military recruitment in front of the Armed Services Recruitment Center. Original press reportage here. Rally is at Front and Park.
- Saturday - December 15. 3 - 6 PM. Holiday Afternoon Tea. Champagne, spiced cider, teas of the world and holiday treats. Sponsor: Plainfield Area YMCA. At: The Pillars B&B, 922 Central Avenue, Plainfield. Info: (908) 756-6060 or (908) 499-9298.
- Sunday - December 15. 3 PM. Christmas Concert and Open House. Join the choirs and musicians of St. Bart's for an afternoon of familiar and not so familiar carols and holiday music. At St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, 2032 Westfield Avenue, Scotch Plains. Reception follows. Info: (908) 322-5192 or visit the church's website.
- Sunday - December 16. 5:30 PM. Yuletide by Candlelight. A gift of holiday music to the community. Presented by the Crescent Singers. At: Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Watchung Avenue at East 7th Street. Info (908) 756-2468. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Devils Rock: "Pru Center ticket tax advances in Senate"
Fanwood: "Fanwood adds 'gateway' to redevelopment plan" -- The former home of Burgdorff Realtors.
New Brunswick: "Ex-municipal worker sentenced for bribery"
New Providence: "Shop owners await vote on center expansion"
Somerset County: "Freeholders to tackle park commission troubles"
South Plainfield: "Local author visits Newark libraries"
Union Twp.: "Group adds 3,500 petition signatures for referendum"
STATE
Affordable Housing: "DEP - DCA struggle over limits on developable land"
Corzine & Katz: "Key Democrat seeks probe of Katz in-law"
Death Penalty: "Repeal of Death Penalty Near" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Flu Shots: "Flu shots for all students grow near" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Immigration: "Immigration panel hears a sample of raging U.S. debate"
Rutgers Football: "Has Rutgers hypnotized an entire state?" -- Minnowy? I declare!
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries: John Farmer: "Romney preaches to several choirs"
Bush,Libby & Plame Leak --
- Libby: "Libby Decides To Drop Appeal"
- Bush's Promise: Dan Froomkin: "The Moment of Reckoning"
- Tapes: "Lawyers Cleared Destroying Tapes"
- Waterboarding: "Waterboarding Recounted" -- Ex-officer says it is torture.
- Pardons?: "Bush May Pardon America's Spies" -- Speculation soars amide new probes.
- "Senate considers more restrictive mortgages regulations"
- "Bank of America closes fund"
- "UBS writes down $10B"
- "WaMu cuts dividends, jobs"
OF INTEREST
Memory (Ledger special series) --
- "Technology and teamwork help cut down on the wild guesses"
- "Snapshots of memory saved in a scrapbook of the mind"
- "The grid in the mind of a rat 'was totally unpredicted'"
Tattoos: "Body art sells everything from cars to wine"
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 |
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