Happy Holidays from the bloggers: Bernice, Olddoc, Maria, Dan and all.. Don't miss Jackie's photo essay on the storm & Holidays..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Mayor's Cabinet: "Mayor tells Spivey three being considered for City Administrator"
Sex Offender: "Judge sends Plainfield sex offender back to prison" -- Morning Call | Lehigh Valley Live |
Union County Utilities Authority: "Where garbage becomes energy"
Census2010: "NJ population changes could cost House rep, federal aid"
Cryan 'Stalking' Case: "Judge upholds guilty plea of Cryan's ex-girlfriend"
UC Freeholders: "Golf course, banquet hall don't mix" -- Letter, Courier. They want to put a wedding mill at Galloping Hill.
Healthcare Bill: "NJ senators to support bill despite misgivings"
Hospitals --
- Perth Amboy: "Raritan Bay MC gets $1M booster shot from state"
- Pascack Valley: "Commissioner denies extension of Pascack Valley license"
Kosher Beer: "Stuff your stocking with a Chanukah beer from Schmaltz Brewing"
State Pensions --
- Christie: "Christie to review pension laws after Angelini affair"
- Fund: "Pension fund spent $166M on Wall Street fees, commissions"
Also, three personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, and Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On.
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HOLIDAY OPPORTUNITIES: GIVING & GETTING
- Food Donations Needed: Consider donating to your 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/.
- Today. Together AsOne Adopt-a-Family Holiday Celebration. This network of Black Entrepreneurs Who Care has adopted two families from Plainfield Action Services, for whom they are gathering gifts to make a very special Christmas. Gifts or donations via PayPal are needed. For full details, check AsOne's website here. Info: (908) 755-8220 or email staff@asoneonline.com.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - December 24. Starting at Dusk and through the evening. Netherwood Heights Luminary Display. Residents of Netherwood Heights offer their annual luminaries display for the delight of the community. Glowing from candles within, the luminaries will grace homes and sidewalks on Berkeley Avenue, Ravine Road, Dixie Lane and Denmark Road. Start tour from East 7th and Belvidere or Leland and Berkeley. For more information, go to netherwoodheights.com/.
- Today - December 24. 6 PM. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info: (908) 754-3353 or visit the website at shilohplainfield.org/. (Bring a battery-operated candle.) All are welcome.
- Today - December 24. 6:30 PM. Community Candlelight Peace Vigil. Peace activists and supporters from Plainfield and surrounding communities will gather for a witness to peace, with candles, signs and carols. On West 7th Street in front of the United Church of Christ, Congregational. West 7th Street and Madison Avenue (parking in Madison Avenue lot and on the street).
- Today - December 24. 7 PM. A Service of Lessons and Carols. At United Church of Christ, Congregational. West 7th Street and Madison Avenue (parking in Madison Avenue lot and on the street).
- Tomorrow - December 25. 11 AM - 2 PM. Christmas Dinner. Ruth Fellowship Ministries and St. John's Baptist Church join to offer a Christmas Dinner for those in need. At Plainfield Tower West, 601 West 7th Street (corner of Plainfield Avenue). Info: (908) 412-0500 or (908) 232-6972.
- Saturday - December 26. 1 - 5 PM. Community Kwanzaa Celebration. This celebration of family, community and culture will feature drumming, storytelling, poetry, an Afrikan market place and a Kwanzaa lighting ceremony. Includes a 'Karamu' catered Afrikan American Feast. Sponsored by Mayor Robinson-Briggs and the Division of Recreation. Info: (908) 753-3097. FREE.
- Saturday - December 26. 4 - 7 PM. Jazz Nativity. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info: (908) 754-3353 or visit the website at shilohplainfield.org/. Tickets: $20/adult, $1/youth.
- Thursday - December 31. 10 PM. New Year's Eve Watch Night Service. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info: (908) 754-3353 or visit the website at shilohplainfield.org/. All are welcome.
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