Plainfield Today

• Are we there yet?

  Are we there yet? Yes, we are. PT finished up the last essential touches on New Year's Eve, and the NEW Plainfield Today is ready to roll. The improvements in technology by Blogger, the service that hosts PT, mean that we must say farewell to our old web address (http://plainfieldtoday.blogspot.com/) because the NEW [...]
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  Posted: January 01, 2007, 8:44am EST
  by Dan Damon

• Ecuadorian textiles at Library

  * The Plainfield Public Library is showcasing an exhibit of handcrafted rugs and fabric art in the Anne Louise Davis room through the end of January, 2007. The textiles are designed locally by Plainfield resident Fernando Muñoz. Mr. Muñoz is an interior designer who supplies both traditional and custom-designed pieces on commission. Examples [...]
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  Posted: December 27, 2006, 9:27pm EST
  by Dan Damon

• 2006 Holiday decoration videos

  2006 Holiday Decoration Videos * Video ONE Adblock Video TWO Adblock Video THREE Adblock Video FOUR Adblock -- Dan Damon * [...]
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  Posted: December 26, 2006, 9:47pm EST
  by Dan Damon

• Kwanzaa begins today

  * (Kwanzaa commemorative stamp, USPS, 1997.) Kwanzaa begins today. The seven day festival runs through January 1. Read more about the festival, its background and traditions here, a site including links to many other resources. Dr. Karenga's official Kwanzaa site is here. Plainfield's official celebration, sponsored by the Recreation Division and Mayor Robinson-Briggs, will [...]
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  Posted: December 26, 2006, 9:07am EST
  by Dan Damon

• A needed message

  * PEACE ON EARTH TO ALL OF GOODWILL -- Dan Damon View today's CLIPPINGS here. Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Click here to get started. [...]
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  Posted: December 25, 2006, 8:47am EST
  by Dan Damon

• PT taking advantage of tech improvements over holidays

  * Plainfield Today is taking advantage of improvements in technology being offered by Blogger, the service which hosts both PT and CLIPS. I plan to begin the switchover to the improved format over the remainder of December. Accordingly, both PT and CLIPS will be on a 'lite' schedule from December 24 through New [...]
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  Posted: December 23, 2006, 8:37am EST
  by Dan Damon

• Murder No. 10 - Updated Chart

  PLAINFIELD MURDERS - 2006 Date: August 25, 2006** Victim: Aurelios Landeros, 54, of Plainfield. Discovered unconscious at his residence, 1300-block of East 2nd Street on August 10. Slipped into a coma and died August 25. Autopsy was inconclusive about cause of death. Further forensic examination led the Prosecutor to declare the [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2006, 7:03am EST
  by Dan Damon

• Season's Greetings from Plainfield Today

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  Posted: December 22, 2006, 6:36am EST
  by Dan Damon

• Ordinances are a team sport

  * Readers have asked what's up with the Certificate of Compliance ordinance, and why it keeps appearing and disappearing from consideration. Actually, there are several reasons, but they all boil down to one -- enacting ordinances is a team sport. Like any team sport, success depends both on the quality of the [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2006, 10:05am EST
  by Dan Damon

• Homeowner fees considered tonight

  * NOTE: The proposed ordinance revising fees for Certificates of Compliance, originally scheduled for 12/20/2006 action, will NOT be presented this evening. City Council was previously scheduled take up the matter of proposed increases to the fee for Certificate of Compliance inspections tonight. The item has been postponed yet again. Certificates of Compliance [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2006, 7:57am EST
  by Dan Damon

• Aid needed for victim's burial

  * PT received the following message from reader Maria Pellum concerning the needs of the family of Maria Flores, Plainfield's 9th homicide victim of 2006. As this family faces both tragedy and financial need during this holiday time, my hope is that many will reach out and offer a helping hand. Here [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2006, 7:30am EST
  by Dan Damon