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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)
Plainfield Trees: "Norway Maple" -- A new posting in this ongoing series.
Botanicas: "Latino growth brings more healing botanicas"
Real Estate: "Subprime Debacle Traps Even Very Credit-Worthy" -- From today's WSJ, page one.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Hoboken: "New Hoboken Terminal clock heralds more changes to come"
Perth Amboy: "Woman Dies in Stabbing, 4 Children Wounded" -- Ledger | NY Times | Gannett
Piscataway: "Piscataway H.S. marks 50 years"
STATE
Death Penalty: "Hearing today in debate on abolishing death penalty"
Nonprofit: "Morristown man's houses rebuild lives in Guatemala"
Nursing: "Most nurses exposed to serious dangers in hospitals"
Special Ed - Editorial, SL: "Fairer special ed fights"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
Human Trafficking: "Long Island Slavery Case, a Snapshot of a Hidden U.S. Problem"
(Breaking) Pakistan: "Sharif Blocked From Pakistan Election"
OF INTEREST
Humor, Subprime Division: "The Two Johns: An Interview" -- Who knew the mortgage crisis could be so funny! From the British satire program Bremner, Bird & Fortune.
Dinosaurs: "Scientists Get Rare Look at Dinosaur Soft Tissue"
Nanotechnology: "This dust is beyond magical: It's smart"
Scouting & Gays: "In Philly, Scouts Refuse to Lift Ban"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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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)
- "Reid will make an interesting Council choice" -- Council Agenda session tonight, 7:30 PM, City Hall Library.
- "Guest Commentary" -- Planning Board member and former councilor Donna Vose draws attention to the true danger of outsourcing planning functions.
- "Gun Safety"
- "Church Seeks Approvals for Celebration"
Plainfield Trees: "Norway Maple" -- A new posting in this ongoing series.
Botanicas: "Latino growth brings more healing botanicas"
Real Estate: "Subprime Debacle Traps Even Very Credit-Worthy" -- From today's WSJ, page one.
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 3. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Tomorrow - December 4. 10 AM - 1 PM. Small Business Tax Workshop. Topics include: Reporting business income, filing sales and use taxes, registering your business, types of ownership and the tax consequences of each. Sponsor: NJ Division of Taxation. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. Free, but registration is required: (908) 737-4220.
- Tomorrow - December 4. 6 PM. The AIDS QUILT. Public viewing of the traveling panel and reception. 7 - 9 PM, a workshop and panel discussion of AIDS and HIV in 2007. Child care provided. At: First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Ave. Information: (908) 756-0750.
- Tomorrow - December 4. Chanukah begins.
- Wednesday - 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.
- Wednesday - December 5. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Thursday - 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.
- Thursday - December 6. 8 PM. Planning Board Public Hearing on Revised 'Netherwood' Plan. The Planning Board meets at City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Thursday - 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.
- 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.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Hoboken: "New Hoboken Terminal clock heralds more changes to come"
Perth Amboy: "Woman Dies in Stabbing, 4 Children Wounded" -- Ledger | NY Times | Gannett
Piscataway: "Piscataway H.S. marks 50 years"
STATE
Death Penalty: "Hearing today in debate on abolishing death penalty"
Nonprofit: "Morristown man's houses rebuild lives in Guatemala"
Nursing: "Most nurses exposed to serious dangers in hospitals"
Special Ed - Editorial, SL: "Fairer special ed fights"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
Human Trafficking: "Long Island Slavery Case, a Snapshot of a Hidden U.S. Problem"
(Breaking) Pakistan: "Sharif Blocked From Pakistan Election"
OF INTEREST
Humor, Subprime Division: "The Two Johns: An Interview" -- Who knew the mortgage crisis could be so funny! From the British satire program Bremner, Bird & Fortune.
Dinosaurs: "Scientists Get Rare Look at Dinosaur Soft Tissue"
Nanotechnology: "This dust is beyond magical: It's smart"
Scouting & Gays: "In Philly, Scouts Refuse to Lift Ban"
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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