State faults BOE and counsel.. Plainfield police contracts.. Hit-and-run.. VWB House Tour Sunday..
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: "Peninsula documents available" | "Franklin Place updates" | "What makes a good neighbor?"
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.
VWB House Tour: Nice writeup in Courier Community section, print edition only.
Hit-and-run: "PSEG driver injured in hit-and-run accident"
Preschool: "Corzine's preschool plan raises eyebrows"
PHS Homecoming Queen: Photo of Candace Sere' Goode in Courier Community section, print edition only.
Salvation Army: Linde Corp volunteers written up in Courier Community section, print edition only.
Hospitals: "Study finds increasing emergency room visits by elderly" -- Worrisome trend.
Deadbeat Dads: "Deadbeat parents targeted" -- Undersheriff Green 'pleased with results'.
ICA: "Raids nab twice as many illegal immigrants" -- Only 13% had criminal records.
Jena 6: "'Jena 6' Victim Sues School And Suspects" -- Why is it the MSM never mention the shotgun pulled on the black students by the white guy?
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
The Ferguson Seat: Tom Moran: "Leonard Lance: Straight arrow in a field of daggers"
Cranford: "In charter study, Township considers elected-mayor form"
Newark: "Booker and council lock horns over reallocation of police funds"
Princeton Dog Case: "Assemblyman Cohen visits condemned pooch"
Rahway: "PBA lifts burden of slain cop's widow"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "Towns checking out a joint library"
Union County: "Suspects in string of heists ordered held without bail"
Union Twp.: "Township committee and group at odds over charter study"
Warren Twp.: "A firehouse with no fire alarm burns" -- Courier | Ledger | -- Yup. No alarm.
STATE
2008 Pesidential Primaries: "Stile: N.J. primary not a priority for candidates" -- Alas, we're just an ATM.
2008 Senate Election: "GOP businesswoman Estabrook opens bid for Lautenberg seat"
Budget Gimmicks: "Court rejects Passaic County golf sale"
'Drug-free Zones': "Tighter drug-free zones at schools gain support" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Investments: "Fund Crisis in Florida Worrisome to States" -- Of course, none of Jersey's money is in shaky investments. Of course.
Nepotism, Hudson Style: "Soft county re-entry, higher pay after school job went up in smoke"
Sex Offenders: "State calls GPS tracking effective for sex offenders"
Trenton: "Irate mayor defends police director residency waiver"
(Breaking) Voting Machines: "State report: Process subject to abuse"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries: "Nonprofits Become A Force in Primaries" -- Flavor du jour? 501(c)(4). Got that?
Bush & Intel: Dan Froomkin: "Neck-Snapping Spin From the President"
Guantanamo: "Evidence Of German's Innocence Rejected"
Iran: "Lessons of Iraq Aided Intelligence On Iran"
Iraq: "A Calmer Iraq: Fragile, and Possibly Fleeting"
State Dept. & Gays: "Ex-diplomat: State ill-treats same-sex partners" -- Condi ignores diplomats.
OF INTEREST
Episcopalians: "A Church Divides, and Heads for Court" -- Christ Church, Savannah, where John Wesley ministered.
Exhibit: "The Flushing Remonstrance, America's Magna Carta of religious freedom" -- Text here.
GPS for Xmas?: "Something to Watch Over You"
Lip Plumpers Wars: "Desperate Housewife Sued Over Lip Gloss"
Marijuana-spiked Meatball Case: "Ex-Detective in Meatball Case Sues" -- Wife put weed in meatballs to force retirement.
TV Repair Shops: "TV repairmen keep up with changes"
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: "State Report Faults Board and Counsel" | "Book Signing Saturday" | "Quilting Gift Heralds Holiday Bazaar"
Crescent Times: "Peninsula documents available" | "Franklin Place updates" | "What makes a good neighbor?"
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.
VWB House Tour: Nice writeup in Courier Community section, print edition only.
Hit-and-run: "PSEG driver injured in hit-and-run accident"
Preschool: "Corzine's preschool plan raises eyebrows"
PHS Homecoming Queen: Photo of Candace Sere' Goode in Courier Community section, print edition only.
Salvation Army: Linde Corp volunteers written up in Courier Community section, print edition only.
Hospitals: "Study finds increasing emergency room visits by elderly" -- Worrisome trend.
Deadbeat Dads: "Deadbeat parents targeted" -- Undersheriff Green 'pleased with results'.
ICA: "Raids nab twice as many illegal immigrants" -- Only 13% had criminal records.
Jena 6: "'Jena 6' Victim Sues School And Suspects" -- Why is it the MSM never mention the shotgun pulled on the black students by the white guy?
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.
- Van Wyck Brooks HD's 'Old-Fashioned Christmas' House Tour -- Advance ticket info here.
- Today - December 5. 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 - December 5. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tomorrow - December 6. 8 PM. Planning Board Public Hearing on Revised 'Netherwood' Plan. The Planning Board meets at City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Friday - 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.
- Friday - 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
The Ferguson Seat: Tom Moran: "Leonard Lance: Straight arrow in a field of daggers"
Cranford: "In charter study, Township considers elected-mayor form"
Newark: "Booker and council lock horns over reallocation of police funds"
Princeton Dog Case: "Assemblyman Cohen visits condemned pooch"
Rahway: "PBA lifts burden of slain cop's widow"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "Towns checking out a joint library"
Union County: "Suspects in string of heists ordered held without bail"
Union Twp.: "Township committee and group at odds over charter study"
Warren Twp.: "A firehouse with no fire alarm burns" -- Courier | Ledger | -- Yup. No alarm.
STATE
2008 Pesidential Primaries: "Stile: N.J. primary not a priority for candidates" -- Alas, we're just an ATM.
2008 Senate Election: "GOP businesswoman Estabrook opens bid for Lautenberg seat"
Budget Gimmicks: "Court rejects Passaic County golf sale"
'Drug-free Zones': "Tighter drug-free zones at schools gain support" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Investments: "Fund Crisis in Florida Worrisome to States" -- Of course, none of Jersey's money is in shaky investments. Of course.
Nepotism, Hudson Style: "Soft county re-entry, higher pay after school job went up in smoke"
Sex Offenders: "State calls GPS tracking effective for sex offenders"
Trenton: "Irate mayor defends police director residency waiver"
(Breaking) Voting Machines: "State report: Process subject to abuse"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries: "Nonprofits Become A Force in Primaries" -- Flavor du jour? 501(c)(4). Got that?
Bush & Intel: Dan Froomkin: "Neck-Snapping Spin From the President"
Guantanamo: "Evidence Of German's Innocence Rejected"
Iran: "Lessons of Iraq Aided Intelligence On Iran"
Iraq: "A Calmer Iraq: Fragile, and Possibly Fleeting"
State Dept. & Gays: "Ex-diplomat: State ill-treats same-sex partners" -- Condi ignores diplomats.
OF INTEREST
Episcopalians: "A Church Divides, and Heads for Court" -- Christ Church, Savannah, where John Wesley ministered.
Exhibit: "The Flushing Remonstrance, America's Magna Carta of religious freedom" -- Text here.
GPS for Xmas?: "Something to Watch Over You"
Lip Plumpers Wars: "Desperate Housewife Sued Over Lip Gloss"
Marijuana-spiked Meatball Case: "Ex-Detective in Meatball Case Sues" -- Wife put weed in meatballs to force retirement.
TV Repair Shops: "TV repairmen keep up with changes"
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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