Maria posts ACLU primer on understanding crime stats.. Bernice: Will civil service rules reforms impact Plainfield?.. Olddoc's take on health care reform.. PSN on A.C. matches, including Ennis taking NABF Belt..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Crescent Concerts: Two Magnificats Tomorrow"

Cadogan Homicide --

• Funeral:  "Plainfield mourns, amid pleas for end to violence" -- Anti-violence events this afernoon, see more here.
• Second Arrest:  "Second man charged in fatal shooting of Plainfield teen"

Crescent Concerts:  "Crescent Concerts presents two Magnificats this weekend"
NYC Marathon:  "Local cousins finish NY marathon in honor of late uncle"
Plainfield Area Humane Society:  "PAHS hosting 'Pet Pictures With Santa' fundraiser this weekend"
'Plainfield On Stage' Production:  "Audition forms available for student interested in trying out for district-wide production"
West End Reunion:  "Plainfield gearing up for biannual West End reunion"

Charlie Brown's:  "Company that owns restaurant chain files for bankruptcy" -- Sounds like some skullduggery here.
Edison:  "Construction official files whistleblower suit, alleges harassment"
Election Recount:  "Recount confirms South Amboy mayoral winner, by one vote"
South Plainfield:  "East Orange cop, boro resident, admits setting car on fire for insurance"
Woodbridge:  "'Green' Woodbridge shows off for Chinese guests"

Corruption:  "Ex-Assemblyman Van Pelt sentenced" -- Says he thought $10,000 in cash was 'consultant fee'.
League of Municipalities:  "NJ companies throw lavish parties during League convention"
NJN:  "Experts consider options to strengthen NJ public media programs"

RECENT POSTS: Bernice ponders civil service rule reforms and whether they would impact Plainfield. Olddoc gives us his take on health care reform. Maria recaps ACLU 'how-to-read' on crime stats. Plainfield Sports News covers four matches in A.C., including Ennis winning NABF Belt.

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• KEITH HATHAWAY Services. Visitation, Today, November 20, 9 - 10 AM, followed immediately by the Funeral, at 10 AM. At Ruth Fellowship Ministries, 733 South Second Street. Courier obituary is here.
  
  
• Today and Tomorrow, November 19 - 21. Hours vary. Act IV Productions: The Cemetery Club. Ivan Menchell's 1990 comedy about three Jewish widows in NYC whose husbands died in quick succession. Produced by Barbara Van Savage. Tickets: $15. Info, ticket orders: (908) 756-0750. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. (Parking in city lot across from church.)
  
  
• Today - November 20. 2 PM. Emergency Summit on Violence. Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs hosts a youth meeting at which officials are expected to speak. At Calvary Baptist Church, West 4th Street at Monroe Avenue.
  
  
• Today - November 20. 3 - 4:30 PM. Anti-Violence Rally at Cadogan Memorial. The People's Organization for Progress will hold a rally to end the violence. At the Memorial to Spencer Cadogan in front of El Tri restaurant in the 1200 block of West Front Street.
  
  
• Today - November 20. 11:45 AM - 4 PM. Annual NJ Peace Action Soup Luncheon. Join with peace activists from around the Garden State for the 53rd annual statewide luncheon, featuring fresh homemade soups, fresh-baked breads, cheeses and desserts. There will be a silent auction featuring theater tickets, jewelry, subscriptions and theater gift certificates. The program will be a Tribute to Historian Howard Zinn, with readings by Larry Hamm of POP, Anthony Johnson of WABC News, Jose Santiago of WBAI and others. Tickets: $25/person, $20 each, groups of 4 or more. Full details and tickets available online here. At Bloomfield High School, 160 Broad Street, Bloomfield.
  
  
• Tomorrow - November 21. 3 PM. Crescent Concerts: Magnificent Magnificats. The Crescent Choral Society will present the Magnificats of J. S. Bach and Alan Hovhaness, the American composer of Armenian and Scottish ancestry. Tickets: $20/General admission, $15/Seniors, $5/Students. Info: (908) 756-2468. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue. (Parking in church lot, on street, or in Swain Galleries lot).

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