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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)
Plain Talker: "State Report Faults Board and Counsel" | "Book Signing Saturday" | "Quilting Gift Heralds Holiday Bazaar"Crescent Times: "Peninsula documents available" | "Franklin Place updates" | "What makes a good neighbor?"
Plainfield Trees: "Norway Maple" -- A new posting in this ongoing series.Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas Tour - 2007" -- It's THIS Sunday, get your tickets ahead of time at Swain's.VWB House Tour: Nice writeup in Courier Community section, print edition only.
Hit-and-run: "PSEG driver injured in hit-and-run accident"
Preschool: "Corzine's preschool plan raises eyebrows"
PHS Homecoming Queen: Photo of Candace Sere' Goode in Courier Community section, print edition only.
Salvation Army: Linde Corp volunteers written up in Courier Community section, print edition only.
Hospitals: "Study finds increasing emergency room visits by elderly" -- Worrisome trend.
Deadbeat Dads: "Deadbeat parents targeted" -- Undersheriff Green 'pleased with results'.
ICA: "Raids nab twice as many illegal immigrants" -- Only 13% had criminal records.
Jena 6: "'Jena 6' Victim Sues School And Suspects" -- Why is it the MSM never mention the shotgun pulled on the black students by the white guy?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 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.
- Today - December 5. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Tomorrow - December 6. 3:30 PM. Hanukkah Story-time and Crafts. Kids learn about this important Jewish holiday with interesting stories and some fun craft projects. In the Young People's Room. Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street at Park Avenue. FREE.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tomorrow - December 6. 8 PM. Planning Board Public Hearing on Revised 'Netherwood' Plan. The Planning Board meets at City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Tomorrow - 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. FREE.
- Saturday - December 8. Noon - 3 PM. Holiday Horse and Wagon Rides. The SID's 3rd Annual Horse and Wagon Ride gets even bigger. Two staging areas: West Front Street, near McDonald's and Plainwood Square Park on South Avenue. Treats for the kids, coupons and drawings for prizes -- including two TVs and an 8-foot stuffed stocking -- as well as hot cocoa for all and a visit by Santa (at Plainwood Square Park). Info: Visit the SID website or call (908) 756-1088. FREE.
- Saturday - December 8. 7 PM. Heritage for the Holidays Concert. Heritage Youth Chorus -- winners of Mcdonald's GospelFest contest -- present a concert of holiday favorites, with the theme 'Help for the Homeless'. At Shiloh Baptist Church, West 4th and New Streets. Canned good donations welcome and will benefit area food pantries. Tickets: $25/adult, $15/Seniors, $10/Children. Info: (908) 222-1722.
- 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.
- Sunday - December 9. 2-7 PM. Van Wyck Brooks District 2007 House Tour: An Old-Fashioned Christmas. $20 in advance at Swain Galleries, East 7th and Watchung or $25 day of tour at 935 Central Avenue, tour starting point.
- Sunday - December 9. 7 PM. Mark Miller in Concert at Wilson Memorial. Mark Miller, minister of music at Covenant UM Church in Plainfield, will preside on the Wilson Memorial Church's organ for a recital you won't want to miss. Wilson Church is just off the Watchung Circle on Hillcrest Road and has generous parking. Refreshments follow the recital. A free-will offering will be taken.
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CENTRAL JERSEY
The Ferguson Seat: Tom Moran: "Leonard Lance: Straight arrow in a field of daggers"
Cranford: "In charter study, Township considers elected-mayor form"
Newark: "Booker and council lock horns over reallocation of police funds"
Princeton Dog Case: "Assemblyman Cohen visits condemned pooch"
Rahway: "PBA lifts burden of slain cop's widow"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "Towns checking out a joint library"
Union County: "Suspects in string of heists ordered held without bail"
Union Twp.: "Township committee and group at odds over charter study"
Warren Twp.: "A firehouse with no fire alarm burns" -- Courier | Ledger | -- Yup. No alarm.
STATE
2008 Pesidential Primaries: "Stile: N.J. primary not a priority for candidates" -- Alas, we're just an ATM.
2008 Senate Election: "GOP businesswoman Estabrook opens bid for Lautenberg seat"
Budget Gimmicks: "Court rejects Passaic County golf sale"
'Drug-free Zones': "Tighter drug-free zones at schools gain support" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Investments: "Fund Crisis in Florida Worrisome to States" -- Of course, none of Jersey's money is in shaky investments. Of course.
Nepotism, Hudson Style: "Soft county re-entry, higher pay after school job went up in smoke"
Sex Offenders: "State calls GPS tracking effective for sex offenders"
Trenton: "Irate mayor defends police director residency waiver"
(Breaking) Voting Machines: "State report: Process subject to abuse"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries: "Nonprofits Become A Force in Primaries" -- Flavor du jour? 501(c)(4). Got that?
Bush & Intel: Dan Froomkin: "Neck-Snapping Spin From the President"
Guantanamo: "Evidence Of German's Innocence Rejected"
Iran: "Lessons of Iraq Aided Intelligence On Iran"
Iraq: "A Calmer Iraq: Fragile, and Possibly Fleeting"
State Dept. & Gays: "Ex-diplomat: State ill-treats same-sex partners" -- Condi ignores diplomats.
OF INTEREST
Episcopalians: "A Church Divides, and Heads for Court" -- Christ Church, Savannah, where John Wesley ministered.
Exhibit: "The Flushing Remonstrance, America's Magna Carta of religious freedom" -- Text here.
GPS for Xmas?: "Something to Watch Over You"
Lip Plumpers Wars: "Desperate Housewife Sued Over Lip Gloss"
Marijuana-spiked Meatball Case: "Ex-Detective in Meatball Case Sues" -- Wife put weed in meatballs to force retirement.
TV Repair Shops: "TV repairmen keep up with changes"
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 |
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)
Plain Talker --
Crescent Times --
Plainfield Trees: "Norway Maple" -- A new posting in this ongoing series.Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas Tour - 2007" -- It's THIS Sunday, get your tickets ahead of time at Swain's.
Death Penalty: "Time running out on death penalty" -- Ledger | Gannett | NY Times | -- Dottie Gutenkauf sends her thanks to all who worked on replacing death with life without parole. Dottie has been an activist advocate in this matter since day one. Huzzah!
Princeton Dog Case: Paul Mulshine: "Good sense is going to the dogs"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 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.
- Today - 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.
- Today - December 4. Chanukah begins at sundown.
- Tomorrow - 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.
- Tomorrow - December 5. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Thursday - December 6. 3:30 PM. Hanukkah Story-time and Crafts. Kids learn about this important Jewish holiday with interesting stories and some fun craft projects. In the Young People's Room. Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street at Park Avenue. FREE.
- 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. FREE.
- Saturday - December 8. Noon - 3 PM. Holiday Horse and Wagon Rides. The SID's 3rd Annual Horse and Wagon Ride gets even bigger. Two staging areas: West Front Street, near McDonald's and Plainwood Square Park on South Avenue. Treats for the kids, coupons and drawings for prizes -- including two TVs and an 8-foot stuffed stocking -- as well as hot cocoa for all and a visit by Santa (at Plainwood Square Park). Info: Visit the SID website or call (908) 756-1088. FREE.
- Saturday - December 8. 7 PM. Heritage for the Holidays Concert. Heritage Youth Chorus -- winners of Mcdonald's GospelFest contest -- present a concert of holiday favorites, with the theme 'Help for the Homeless'. At Shiloh Baptist Church, West 4th and New Streets. Canned good donations welcome and will benefit area food pantries. Tickets: $25/adult, $15/Seniors, $10/Children. Info: (908) 222-1722.
- 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.
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CENTRAL JERSEY
Bank Heists: "'Route 35 crew' busted"
Bound Brook: "Recount augments Bound Brook victory"
Jewish Museum of NJ: "New museum is also a rallying cry"
Linden: "Asphyxiation at plant could have been avoided, say experts" -- This cries for an investigation.
Piscataway: "The way of four faiths: Ethel Road" -- Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Hindu.
Rutgers: "McCormick: Rutgers may need to pare plans for stadium"
Union County: "Corzine gives backing to Union prosecutor"
STATE
Booze in the A&P?: "Committee weighs letting supermarkets sell alcohol" -- "Liquor stores worry"
Legislative Elections: "With all 120 seats up, spending nears $69M"
Legislature --
Scholastic Athletics: "Bid to split scholastic athletics falls short" -- Ledger | Gannett | -- Tensions between public, private schools.
Voting Machines: "AG criticized for extending deadline on printers" -- Ledger | Gannett |
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Elections: "Vulnerable Democrats See Fates Tied to Clinton" -- The toxic side of Hillary.
Guantanamo: "Now Online, a Guide to Detainee Treatment" -- The manual can be found here.
Iran: "Intel report a blow to Bush's Tehran policy" -- WashPost | NY Times | -- Neocons caught ginning up war, again?
Mortgage Mess: "Paulson's Mortgage Aid Plan Will Aid Only Few" -- NY Times | WashPost | -- A 'rescue' plan by the guy who was shorting the mortgage market? Truth IS stranger than fiction.
OF INTEREST
Credit Cards: "Congress Probes Credit Card Industry"
Larry Craig Redux Redux: "New Allegations Test Craig's New Boldness" -- Links to the Idaho Statesman stories and blogs here.
Divorce & Ecology: "Divorce harms the environment with higher energy, water use"
Girls & Science: "Girls Make History by Sweeping Top Honors at a Science Contest"
On Immigration: John Farmer: "An answer to the immigrant surge"
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 |
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) Plain Talker --
Crescent Times: "Re: Comments on Franklin Place"
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.
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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 |
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) Plain Talker: "North Avenue, Netherwood Issues Coming Up"
Crescent Times: "Henry Johnson letter on Franklin Avenue Property" | "Response to Mr. Johnson"
Plainfield Trees: "Sugar Maples"
School Funding: "Two-thirds of schools in line for more aid" -- Ledger | Mulshine | Courier |
Latisha DiVenuto: "Smart, social and talented, senior takes November's title" -- Go Latisha!
Mystery Celebrity: "Plainfielder makes appearance at swanky NYC gala" -- Scroll down to next to last row of images.
McGreevey: Ledger cartoonist Drew Sheneman puts up a gallery of some McGreevey-inspired laughs. In print only...sorry.
Anti-gang Outreach: "Churches Fight The Good Fight"
Death Penalty: "Stage is set for fight over death penalty" -- Crunch time: Hearings tomorrow and next Monday.
Holidays --
Hanukkah: "Hanukkah happenings in Central Jersey"
Christmas Trees:
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
'Smart Growth': "Chesterfield, NJ: In Preservation, Room for Growth"
Dwek Development Scam: "Suit targets major bank, Dwek backer" -- Bankruptcy trustee alleges HSBC knew Dwek was running 'a Ponzi scheme'.
Foreclosures: "Foreclosures Hurt Neighbors, Too" -- 48 neighbors' values affected by one.
Recording Mortgages: "What If a Mortgage Is Not Recorded?"
Windows: "Noise-busting windows" -- Coming soon to Home Depot?
Dix Hills: "Coltrane Slept Here"
H Street NE: "Signs of Recovery in a ‘Riot Corridor’"
BIG PICTURE
Age-Restricted Communities: "Adult but Not Old"
Eminent Domain: "Judging Eminent Domain" -- Kelo hovered in the background of this unusual case.
Middlesex County: "Real estate slump has developers stymied" -- Shelved, scaled down, in jeopardy.
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"
TOOLS
Buy or Rent?: "Cost Comparison Tool" -- Enter your own values to calculate which is better, buying or renting. A really neat tool!
Ledger: "Home Finder", "Premier Estates" and "Real Estate" sections online.
Courier: "Real Estate" section online.
NYTimes: "This Week's Residential Sales Around the Region" (12/02/2007)
Trulia: "Your Personal Real Estate Google"
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 2. 3 - 5 PM. Chamber Music Recital. Works by Quantz, Milhaud, Haydn and Vivaldi highlighting the flute and oboe. Victoria Griswold, piano; Carolyn Pollak, Oboe; Andrea Herr, Bassoon; Laura George, Flute. Sponsor: Plainfield Cultural & heritage Commission. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. Reception for the artists follows the concert. FREE.
- Tomorrow - December 3. 8:30 AM. Raritan Valley Service Extension to Phillipsburg. Presentation and discussion at the Raritan Valley Coalition meeting. Somerset County Administration Building Meeting Room, 20 Grove Street, Somerville. Info: (908) 231-7021.
- Tomorrow - December 3. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Tuesday - 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.
- Tuesday - 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.
- Tuesday - 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.
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CENTRAL JERSEY
Airports: "New Rallying Cry: Save the Small Airports" -- Including Manville.
Bridgewater: "Sikh temple expanding in Bridgewater"
Linden: "2 workers die at Linden plant"
Newark --
New Providence: "Development hinges on shopping center"
Somerville: "Tapestre: Food of Lands Touched by the Mediterranean"
Luther Vandross Auction: "Auction offers peek, piece of Vandross"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, December 02, 2007"
Energy: "New Jersey to Empower Manhattan"Health Care: "Dying in New Jersey: Expensive and Hard"
Homeland Security: "Jersey faults Bush counterterror budget" -- Including Gov. Tom Kean.
Hospitals: "More N.J. hospitals gravely ill"
Paterson: "Tom Rooney is Leaving City Hall, Not His City"
..... - "Statistics Pinpoint Problems in Paterson Schools"
Rutgers: "McCormick marks five tumultuous years at helm"
Turnpike 'Monetization': "Corzine's thin skin guarantees Turnpike story has legs"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
Abramoff White House Visits: "Secrecy Cited on Abramoff Records" -- Conservative think tank says 'this adds fuel to the fire'.
Cheney & Plame Affair: Paul Mulshine: "Dems let Cheney off Scott-free"
Iraq: Dan Froomkin: "Is Bush Ready to Talk Pullout?"
Pakistan: "Calculating the Risks in Pakistan"
OF INTEREST
Islam: "Younger Muslims Tune In to Upbeat -- and Updating -- Religious Message" -- Bio | Interview |
35 MPG?: "Congress thought the unthinkable on vehicle mileage"
Athletes as Crime Victims: "With break-ins on rise, athletes feel like targets"
Bilingualism: "Yo hablo español, pero mis niños no"
Drug Ads: "Do warm and fuzzy images drown out words of caution?"
First Night: "Montclair ramps up as others fade to black"
Manners Classes: "Smile, Make Eye Contact and Don’t Burp" -- Catch 'em before they're 11...
Math: "'Checkbook Math' Increasingly Rare"
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 |
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) Plain Talker: "Hoodies with Masks?"Crescent Times: "Henry Johnson letter on Franklin Avenue Property" | "Response to Mr. Johnson" |
Plainfield Trees: "Sugar Maples"
School Funding: "Corzine proposal ties aid to student needs" -- Ledger | NY Times | Courier |
Muhlenberg - Editorial, CN: "Angioplasty program gets ruling with heart"
Obituary: "Mary E. Armour, member of NAACP"
Foreclosures: "Helping homeowners at risk" -- WashPost | NY Times
Homeland Security Grants: "Bush Proposes Deep Aid Cuts to Towns, States"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 1. 11 AM. Memorial Service for Angela Perun. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. Parking in city lot across from church and up driveway.
- Today - December 1. 8 PM. Celebrate a cappella! A concert by the Harmony Celebration Chorus. An evening of music in the barbershop style, featuring guests Vocal Spectrum, 2006 Men's International Champion Quartet. At: Felician College's Breslin Theatre, 262 South Main Street, Lodi, NJ. Tickets: $15-$30. Info: (908) 755-9654.
- Today - December 1. 8 PM. Theater: Over the River and Through the Woods. A family comedy. Presented by Act IV Productions. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. $15. Info and reservations: (908) 756-0750 (press 5 and leave message if no one answers).
- Tomorrow - December 2. 3 - 5 PM. Chamber Music Recital. Works by Quantz, Milhaud, Haydn and Vivaldi highlighting the flute and oboe. Victoria Griswold, piano; Carolyn Pollak, Oboe; Andrea Herr, Bassoon; Laura George, Flute. Sponsor: Plainfield Cultural & heritage Commission. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. Reception for the artists follows the concert. FREE.
- Monday - December 3. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Tuesday - 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.
- Tuesday - 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.
- Tuesday - December 4. Chanukah begins.
- Wednesday - December 5. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
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CENTRAL JERSEY
South Plainfield: "GPS, radios stolen from parked vehicles"
STATE
Family Leave Law: "Governor is intent on passage of paid family leave law"
Norcross Tapes: "Appeals court orders review of probe files" -- Ledger | CourierPost |
Turnpike 'Monetization': "2 GOP legislators to appeal ruling on toll study" -- Ledger | NY Times |
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
Gays & Military: "D.C. rally calls for 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal"
Iran: "In Iraq, U.S. shifts its tone on Iran"
OF INTEREST
Holidays & Wounded Soldiers: "Soldiers await cards from their special angels" -- Website here.
Healthy Food: "Is It Healthy? Food Rating Systems Battle It Out"
'Evel' Knievel: "A Daredevil In the X-treme"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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