Muhlenberg Tree Lighting pix are online.. 'Sunshine Boys' last performance at 3pm today..
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Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I'll only be posting if there is any breaking Plainfield news. Otherwise, tinkering under the hood and chilling out -- see you on Monday. -- Dan.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- THIS AFTERNOON - ACT IV Theater: Neil Simon's 'The Sunshine Boys'. Lewis and Clark, a vaudeville team, brings back their act for a TV history of comedy, but their offstage dislike for each other stands in the way. Featuring award-winning John Boucher and Renato Biribin. At First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue. Tickets: $15. Info/reservations: (908) 756-0750. Final performance: 3 PM Sun 11/30.
- Food Donations Needed: Consider donating to your a local religious organization's feeding program or food pantry, or give to the COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NJ: Accepts dry, refrigerated or frozen food. Distributes food to charities throughout the state. Location: 31 Evans Terminal Road, Hillside, N.J. Info: (908) 355-3663; or visit njfoodbank.org/.
- FY2009 BUDGET: A three-year budget comparison document is online here.
- Tomorrow - December 1. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Wednesday - December 3. 7 PM. LWV Forum on School Funding. Plainfield's school funding formula may be changing, and you can learn what this will mean for our District and our taxpayers. Gordon McInnes spent five years as Assistant Commissioner of Education with responsibility for the Abbot Schools. He is presently a lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton. McInnes will be joined by Plainfield Schools Superintendent Dr. Steve Gallon. Sponsored by the Plainfield chapter of the League of Women Voters. At the new Emerson Community School, East 3rd Street and Emerson Avenue.
- Wednesday - December 3. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Friday - December 5. 6 PM. Annual Holiday Tree Lighting. Kids and parents join in the annual holiday tree lighting festivities, topped off by a visit from Santa. Refreshments. At City Hall, 515 Watchung Avenue. FREE.
- Saturday - December 6. 10 AM - 1 PM. Holiday Bazaar. Crafts, gifts, jewelry, art, cards, decorations, books (some with author signings), cosmetics and services. Cake and pie raffle. Dessert items for sale -- by the piece or whole. (Orders taken for desserts to be delivered later.) Proceeds benefit the scholarship fund of the New Covenant Christian Academy (NCCA) -- last year the school offered 10 scholarships. At First Park Baptist Fellowship Hall, West 7th & Central (parking in the lot on Central Avenue, entry to the Fellowship Hall is directly off the lot). New Covenant Christian Academy (NCCA) is a private school housed at First Park Baptist.
- Monday - December 8. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
HEADLINES
SUNDAY
Muhlenberg Tree Lighting: "Gallery of Courier Photos" -- 8 photos are now online. Nice.
Corzine: "Gov settles for $362K with ex-girlfriend's brother-in-law"
Health Care: "Five myths we must dispel to fix our health care system"
Pledge of Allegiance: "Minister who urged 'under God' be added dies at 97"