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Saturday, December 27, 2008

'08's Top 10: #5 - Jerry's Trifecta.. Kwanzaa celebration today.. Letter: Plainfield resident has had enough.. State Farm office opens..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
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Kwanzaa:
Funeral Today: "Pam Cobbs Walker" -- Retired Division of Inspections head. Obit in print edition only. Services: Funeral, 10 AM today, Refuge Church of Christ, West 6th Street and Grant Avenue.

Business: "State Farm opens office in County office building"
Taxes - Letter, CN: "Plainfield resident has had enough"

Fighting City Hall: "Public Advocate's office helps citizens with local government disputes"
Iraq: "Army surgeon from NJ a Christmas casualty"
State Budget: "GOP vows court fight over state budget info"

Bush Archives: "Bush data threatens to overload National Archives"
Church Bankruptcies: "In hard times, churches turn to Chapter 11"
Media: "The top 10 political scoops of 2008" -- For political junkies.


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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • FREE PARKING FOR THE HOLIDAYS in both the Downtown and South Avenue shopping districts.

  • FY2009 BUDGET: A three-year budget comparison document is online here.

  • Today - December 27. 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM. POP Anti-war Rally. Plainfield chapter of People's Organization for Progress holds its monthly witness in front of the Armed Services Recruiting Center in the 100-block of East Front Street. Demanding US out of Iraq now, and bringing the troops home now!

  • Today - December 27. 1 - 6 PM. Kwanzaa Celebration. Celebrate the year-end festival (from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1) of family, community and culture with crafts, vendors, dance & drumming, storytelling, poetry, foods and a special Kwanzaa program. Special guests: The Cherokee Nation of New Jersey. Sponsored by the Division of Recreation. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue (parking in the Spooner Avenue lot). FREE.

  • Tomorrow - December 28. 3 PM. Health Care: A Community Forum. Sponsored by Muhlenberg Independents. At the United Church of Christ, West 7th Street and Madison Avenue. FREE.
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