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Monday, December 25, 2006

A needed message... Bells lend joy... Holiday meal today... Immigrant impact... James Brown, 'Godfather of Soul'...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "A much-needed message"
Plain Talker: "Bells Lend Joy To The Season"


Editorial Cartoon: Sack, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - 'Smart Growth': "NJ Future: Mass transit can ease N.J. woes"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

  • Today: Dec. 25. Noon - 3 PM. Holiday Meal. First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
  • Saturday: Dec. 30. 1 - 6 PM. Kwanzaa Celebration. Sponsored by the Division of Recreation and Mayor Robinson-Briggs. Washington Community School. FREE.
  • Sunday: Dec. 31. 10 PM. Watch Night Service. First-Park and Shiloh Baptist churches will join together at Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West 4th Street. FREE.

NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Immigrant Influx: "One town, two communities living side by side but separate"
.......... - "Latino family climbing ladder of success one town at a time"
Legislature: "Freshmen legislators move from wonderment to wondering"
State Parks: "Voter-approved funds will start state park improvements"
UMDNJ: "Cancer center woes only latest trouble at UMDNJ"



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Congress - NYT: "Pork No Longer Paves the Road to Re-election"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________


Obituary: "James Brown, ‘Godfather of Soul’"


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