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Sunday, December 31, 2006

PT still tech'ing... Kwanzaa 2006... 2006 Review... Andrea Kee honored... Larry Potts dies...

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NO MAIL TUESDAY owing to President Ford's funeral.

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "PT finishing up tech touches"
Plain Talker: "Kwanzaa 2006", "2006 In Review"

Kwanzaa Celebration: "Cultural pride at city's Kwanzaa celebration"
First Unitarian Society: "Pizza party Jan. 19 at Unitarian Society"
Nubian Center: "Andrea Kee is honored by Nubian Center"
Obituary: "Larry Potts: Central Jersey author, musician"
Top Stories of 2006: "Pop Warner Team, Blanco get Honorable Mentions"

Demographics - NYT: "The Changing Face of the Suburbs"
Test Scores - NYT: County-by-County NJ 2006 Scores for Math and Language Arts. -- I have Union County loaded, but you can search for ANY county.
Real Estate - NYT: "When a Seller Finances the Sale by Holding the Mortgage"
Libraries: "Lawyer-turned-librarian hopes to save the planet, one act at a time"
Watch Night: "Watch Night unites the faithful in hope for the new year" -- Methodism's John Wesley borrowed a Moravian tradition. More on that here, and his service -- including the Moravian covenant prayer -- here. More on the African-American Watch Night tradition here.

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - ICE: "Stung in the Search for Work"
..... - Condo Rules: "When private property is a public matter"
..... - Property Revaluation: "Happy holidays. Here's your new Montclair home assessment"
..... - Charles Melillo: "State employees' benefits not to blame for state tax mess"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

  • Today: 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.
  • Next Monday: Jan. 8. 8 PM. Council Reorganization. Council Chambers/Couthouse. East 4th & Watchung Avenue.
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']



TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Council Reorganizations: "Municipalities poised to reorganize" -- 17 of 21 towns listed; not Plainfield, though it is in the Courier.
Elizabeth: "Sister Jacinta Fernandes: A force that feeds, clothes and houses the poor"
Rahway: "Mayor Kennedy's City Hall plan: Sell building"
A Central Jersey Round-Robin Meal: "From the Best Courses, an Ideal Meal"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________


(Illustration, NY Times)
Newark Library: Exhibition: "Unexpected, Whimsical Finds in Government-Issued Works"

Homicides: "Surge in gunfire blamed for leap in Newark killings"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________


(South Orange Performing Arts Center. Photo, NYTimes)
The Arts: "Around the Scene, a Whirl of Change"

The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, December 31, 2006"
Kean & Byrne on Corzine: "Summing up Corzine's first year"

Irving Fryar: "Ex-N.F.L. Star Now Hauls In Lost Souls"
Homeland Security: "Localities Operate 'Fusion Centers' To Pool Terror Data" -- Link to list of sites here.
Islam: "On a Hunterdon farm, visitors honor Abraham's sacrifice"
Towns: Jersey City: "They Don’t Make Passover Matzo Here in Jersey City Anymore"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Brian Fairrington, Cagle Cartoons

Anti-War Sentiment - Reuters: "U.S. death toll in Iraq seen spurring anti-war protests"
Military Sentiment - ArmyTimes: "Poll: More troops unhappy with Bush’s course in Iraq"
Iraq -
Execution - NYT: "Hussein Video Grips Iraq; Attacks Go On"
.......... - Analysis - WP: "Hussein and the Bushes"
.......... - OpEd, Independent/UK: Robert Fisk: "A dictator created then destroyed by America" -- The unasked question: What about the other guilty men?


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________


(Illustration, NY Times)
New Year's Resolutions: "Next Year, the Attic. (That Has a Familiar Ring to It.)"

Arts: "Creating Unusual Paints, and Teaching Artists How to Use Them" -- More on the form here, the firm here.
Gay in Kansas?: "In the Heartland and Out of the Closet"
House Museums: "Homes Sell, and History Goes Private"
Real Estate: "Battle of wills in the housing market dragging down the economy"

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |

AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
| CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Saturday, December 30, 2006

PT working on improvements... Courts remand 2 Plainfield cases... No snow in forecast yet... Wild parrots in NJ...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "PT working on tech improvements over holidays"

NOTE: Several readers inquired about yesterday's Courier story ("Police searching for identity of Plainfield man killed in 1998") on an unidentified man -- supposedly from Plainfield -- murdered in Miami in 1998. The story is a reprint of an item from the Miami Herald, which helps to explain why it rang somewhat oddly in the ears of local readers. Miami knows as much about NJ as we know about Miami.

Courts: "Plainfield man wins appeal on sentence in 2004 drug case"
Courts: "Man getting new sentence for conviction in 2002 police chase"

Immigrants: "For Immigrants Wary of Banks, a Card That Pulls Cash Out of Mattresses"
Weather: "Jersey's frost-free forecast: Keep the coats in the closet"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Diabetes: "Druggists as diabetes coaches improve lives, save City money" -- City employees who enroll get free medicine in exchange for monthly counseling; City saves average of $2000/employee in medical costs.


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

  • 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.
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']



TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

North Edison: "Car crashes through two homes, causing gas line blast"
Teacher arrested: "Teacher accused in teen sex assaults" -- Shawn Feeey was formerly at Mt. St. Mary's.


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

A.C.: "A.C. to extend deadline on casino smoking ban"
AT&T - NYT: "BellSouth and AT&T Close Deal"
.......... - WP: "FCC Backs AT& T's Purchase of BellSouth"
Duke Rape Trial - Editorial, SL: "The prosecutor is guilty"
Ford Pollution: "More lead found in tests at Ford site"
Legislature: "NJ lawmaker targets stolen goods sold on Internet"
Meadowlands Development: "State won't let EnCap bonding go forward"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.

Ford Funeral - WP: "National Mourning for Gerald Ford Begins"
.......... - NYT: "No Pomp for a President in Repose"
Horn of Africa - WP: "Somali Prime Minister Promises Peace Soon"
Iraq - WP: "Saddam Hussein Executed"
.......... - NYT: "Dictator Who Ruled Iraq With Violence Is Hanged" -- Obituary, Timeline/Links.
Oil Greasing Palms? - NYT: "Official Overseeing Oil Program Faces Inquiry" -- Uh-oh.


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________




(Photo and map, brooklynparrots.com. Click to enlarge map.)

Parrots: "Parrots Have Colonized the Wilds of Brooklyn" -- and the NJ Palisades, too!


Global Warming: "Arctic Ice Shelf Broke Off Canadian Island"
Islam: "Hajj pilgrims ascend mountain for prayer"
James Brown: "Godfather of Soul gets a spirited gospel service"

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

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SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |

AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
| CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Friday, December 29, 2006

PT on tech break... Budget talks continue... Howard's salary... Victim ID sought... RUTGERS WIN...

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RUTGERS - SL: "Rutgers wins first bowl, routs Kansas State"
.......... - CN: "Rutgers defeats Kansas State for first-ever bowl victory"
.......... - AP: "Rutgers savors first bowl victory"

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "PT taking advantage of tech improvements over holidays"
Plain Talker: "Budget Talks To Continue"

Miami Murder: "Police searching for identity of Plainfield man killed in 1998"
Schools: "Plainfield school chief's salary set at $160K"

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Felons & Dogs: "New Illinois law puts the bite on felons who use attack dogs"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

  • 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.
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']



TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Westfield: "Teen says he was fondled in boys room at WHS"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

A.C.: "Hit me! Casinos may lose smoking"
Citizenship: "28 take the oath during Trenton ceremony"
Healthcare: "Horizon suit claims anesthesia firm overbilled patients"
No-Bid Contracts: "Suit alleges Corrections gave no-bid contracts"
Taco Bell: "Slowly but surely, Jersey consumers return to Taco Bell"
Turnpike Privatization: "Critics: Road leasing would bring toll hikes"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Corrigan, Toronto Star

Congress - SL: "Democrats to reassess handling of detainees"
Horn of Africa - NYT: "Somalia Forces Retake Capital From Islamists"
Iraq - NYT: "U.S. Is Being Told Hussein Hanging Seems Imminent"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________


(Photo, David Hume Kennerly)
Ford: Assessment, Funeral: "For Ford, Pardon Decision Was Always Clear-Cut" -- Schedule; Links.



(Photo, NY Times)

James Brown - SL: "Even in death, Brown packs Apollo"
..... - NYT: "A Loud, Proud Send-Off for an Icon of Soul"

Domestic Violence: "Domestic violence drops by over 50%, but racial gaps remain"
Duke Rape Case: "Prosecutor in Duke Case Faces Ethics Complaint"
Health: "Underprivileged toddlers are apt to become obese"
Islam: "Muslims jam Mecca as annual hajj begins"

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Ecuadorian textile exhibit... Council calendar tinkering... Pedestrian shot... Pop Warner honors... Letter on civil unions...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Ecuadorian textiles at Library"
Plain Talker: "Another New Council Calendar?"

Crime: "Pedestrian shot in Plainfield"
Letter: John Caminiti: "No gratitude for civil union 'crumb'"
Pop Warner Football: "Freeholders Honor Plainfield Cardinals"

Schools: "Officials remain mum on Howard's contract"
Crime - NYT: "Murders Are Up in New York and Other Cities" -- Guns, Gangs, and Gunplay?
Teachers & Math: "
Teachers’ Union Chief Falters in a Pop Quiz on Fractions" -- PT heard the whole thing. Tsk, tsk.

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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Demographics: "West Orange highlights questions of NJ's changing demographics"


WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

  • 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.
Events for this week are here

Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']



TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Fanwood: "Brisk redevelopment in Fanwood"
Media: "Bedminster native launches magazine that seeks truth behind world events"


BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

Rutgers Cops: "Arrested councilwoman says Rutgers cops went too far"
Schools Construction Corp. - SL: "State sues over school construction flaws"
.......... - NYT: "School Construction Agency Sues Builders"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - NYT: "Corzine’s Chemical Security Stance Draws Scrutiny"
Blood Center of NJ: "Leave the blood drive to us, center says, but new bus would help"
Business: "Jersey firm to fix cables ruptured by Asian earthquake"
Demographics: "Of the many colors of West Orange, the one at risk of fading is white"
Medicaid Fraud: "Need for state medical fraud inspector questioned"
Megan's Law: "Posting of registered sex offenders varies widely among counties"
Schools Construction Corp. - NYT: "School Construction Agency Sues Builders"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Summers, Orlando Sun-Times



(President Ford with Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, 1975. Photo, Ford Library via AP)
Ford on Iraq - WP: "Ford Disagreed With Bush About Invading Iraq"

2008 Elections - WP: "Edwards Scooped by His Web Site"
Government - SL: "It's open season on government watchdogs"
Iraq - NYT: "Sectarian Ties Weaken Duty’s Call for Iraq Forces"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________


(Photo, Universal Pictures)
Review: "Children of Differing Visions: Contrasting a P. D. James Novel and the Movie It Inspired"

Gay Marriage: "Mass. Supremes scold lawmakers on gay marriage bill"

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Holiday videos... Seniors project... Howard contract extended... Kee honored... Hospital woes...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "2006 Holiday decoration videos" -- a small selection from around town.
Plain Talker: Seniors Project: "Magic Packs and Rooftop Gardens"

Schools: "Plainfield keeping Howard as head of schools"
Freeholders: "Andrea Kee of Plainfield Honored"
Plainfield police: "Pedestrian hurt in crash prompts series of rumors"
Hospitals: "State's hospitals face bleak financial future"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

  • 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.
Events for this week are here

Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']


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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

2006 Review: "Property tax reform among top '06 flameouts"
Demographics: "Union Twp. lures one ethnic group after another"
'First Night' Celebrations: "Half of NJ's First Night celebrations have faded away" -- plus Where they are.
Gambling: "Pennsylvania 'racino' adds urgency to gaming debate"
Initiative Initiative: "GOP wants voters to have a say in spending"
St. Peter's College: "Fall leads to death of college president"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Toles, Washington Post

Congress - SL: "Democrats want Big Oil to prime biofuel pump"
Horn of Africa - WP: "Ethiopians Closing In On Capital Of Somalia"
Iraq - WP: "Iraqi Court Upholds Hussein's Sentence"
.......... - NYT: "Iraqi Court Says Hussein Must Die Within 30 Days"
Israel/Palestine - SL: "Israel builds new West Bank settlement"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________



(With his wife Betty at his side, Ford is sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger,
moments after Nixon read his resignation and departed by helicopter. Photo, AP.)

Obituaries: "Gerald Ford, the 'Accidental President'"
.......... - "William Booth, Judge and Civil Rights Leader"
.......... - "For James Brown, a Last Time on the Apollo Stage"

Health: "Heartburn drugs are linked to higher hip-fracture risk"

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |

AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
| CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)

Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.

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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Kwanzaa celebration set... FUSP holiday dinner... Steve Holmes on Pop Warner... St. Benedict's program a model...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________


Plainfield Today: "Kwanzaa begins today"



(Photo, Courier News)

First Unitarian Society: "Holiday guests"
Letter: Steve Holmes: "[Pop Warner] program benefits entire city"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________

  • 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.
Events for this week are here

Union County: "Road construction updates".

Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']


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BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________

St. Benedict's 'Velvet Rope': "Program is home for troubled teens at St. Benedict's Prep"
Postal Workers: "Newark post office 'elves' show kids Santa delivers"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Corzine on 1st year in office: Still more to do"
Immigrants: "Asian immigrants find Montgomery irresistible"
Prosecutor Performance: "For prosecutors, an off year in getting indictments" -- a drop of 8%.
Towns: Lake Como: "From Jersey Shore, Mayor Asked Kuwait for a Little Help"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.

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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


Editorial Cartoon: Bob Gorell, Syndicated cartoonist



(Map, UN Cartographic Service)
Horn of Africa - WP: "Ethiopia Steps Up Attacks on Somalia"
.......... - NYT (Breaking): "Islamist Forces in Somalia Are on the Retreat"

Congress - WP: "Democrats Pledge to Restrain Spending"
Immigration - NYT: "Bipartisan Effort to Draft Immigration Bill"
Iraq - WP: "British Troops Raid, Raze Station House In Southern Iraq"
..... - NYT: "Abuse Seen at Iraqi Jail Puts New Focus on Rogue Police"
..... - OpEd, LA Times: Sonni Efron: "Wolfowitz owes us an explanation"
.......... - OpEd, WashPost: John Kerry: "The case for flip-flopping"
.......... - OpEd, Miami Herald: Patrick Lang & Ray McGovern: "Troop 'surge' would be another mistake" -- W. Patrick Lang, a retired Army colonel, served with Special Forces in Vietnam, as a professor at West Point and as defense intelligence officer for the Middle East. Ray McGovern was also an Army infantry/ intelligence officer before his 27-year career as a CIA analyst. Both are with Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.

OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

James Brown - SL: "Music world loses sizzle of soul king"
......... - NYT: "Fans Remember a Legend Who Worked Up a Sweat" -- Obit is here.
Health: "Diabetics in the Workplace Confront a Tangle of Laws"

Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |


DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________

Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/

Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"

PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS:
The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.

ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS FOR FREQUENTLY CITED NEWS SOURCES

CN - Courier News | SL - Star-Ledger | NYT - New York Times | WP - Washington Post |

AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
CSM - Christian Science Monitor
| CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City]
| LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio
| PNJ - Politics NJ | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |

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