PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
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BREAKING NEWS - 8:09 AM
"Coretta Scott King Dies at 78"
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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Zoning: What a difference having rules makes..."
Plain Talker: "Overpayment Issue Taxes Councilman's Generosity"
..... - "Veteran Cops and a New Gizmo May Fight Crime"
Budget - Ledger: "Council okays budget with 3 pct. tax increase"
Muhlenberg, Health Center: "Receive state grants for emergency preparation"
Letter to Editor, Courier: Carol Davis: "Gratitude for facts on Plainfield mayor"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Edison hears a humbler mayor; Choi abandons talk of crisis"
Eric Hernandez shooting: "Video of Attack Offers Clues in a Shooting"
..... - CN: "Three arrested in assault on police officer hit by friendly fire"
..... - NYT: "Police say shooting of an officer appears to have been justified"
Lyme Disease: "Lyme disease problem grows in Union County"
Union County: "Cost-cutting in county with fewer vehicles"
Westfield: "Mayor to meet with residents during Saturday appointments"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Cabinet - SL: "After last-minute fireworks, Senate OK's Farber, Levin"
..... - CN: "Senate approves pair of Cabinet choices"
Murder in Essex County - Part 3 of 3 - SL: "An airtight case leaks"
..... - Companion stories: "Weak case lets 2 suspects walk", "The prosecutor: Paula Dow"
....... Part 1 story is here. Part 2 is here, with companion story here. A Google map that can
....... be viewed several ways is here. A chart [PDF] showing the outcomes รก la Tufte is here.
Codey - SL: "Codey hands out gifts on his way out of office"
..... - CN: "Codey gave millions from emergency fund"
Cryan Allegation: "New AG Farber to probe disputed donation"
Economy: "Economists see shaky fiscal ground"
Kearney Bridge: "Cop's family plans to sue DOT over bridge defect"
Newark: "Feds prodded city to transfer arena project from Housing Authority"
UMDNJ: "U.S. Senate opens probe of UMDNJ over alleged Medicare fraud"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Army - Reuters: "Army forces 50,000 soldiers into extended duty through 'stop-loss'"
Iraq War - Truthout: "Military Hides Cause of Women Soldiers' Deaths"
Medicaid - NYT: "Budget to hurt poor people on Medicaid, Congressional report says"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Exxon: "Exxon Mobil posts largest annual profit for U.S. company ever"
..... Reader Tracy C. has forwarded this very funny animation on Exxon and global warming.
Holocaust: "Elizabeth agency will help distribute funds to poor Holocaust survivors"
Obituary: "Wendy Wasserstein; Her Plays Spoke to a Generation"
Savings: "America's savings rate worst since Depression"
Slavery: "Mexican find adds to history of slavery"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding - Editorial, NYT: "Louisiana in Limbo"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 | TT - Trenton Times |
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PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
________________________________________
BREAKING NEWS - 8:09 AM
"Coretta Scott King Dies at 78"
________________________________________
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Zoning: What a difference having rules makes..."
Plain Talker: "Overpayment Issue Taxes Councilman's Generosity"
..... - "Veteran Cops and a New Gizmo May Fight Crime"
Budget - Ledger: "Council okays budget with 3 pct. tax increase"
Muhlenberg, Health Center: "Receive state grants for emergency preparation"
Letter to Editor, Courier: Carol Davis: "Gratitude for facts on Plainfield mayor"
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.... |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
.... |..................................|
.... |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
.... |..................................|
.... x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Edison hears a humbler mayor; Choi abandons talk of crisis"
Eric Hernandez shooting: "Video of Attack Offers Clues in a Shooting"
..... - CN: "Three arrested in assault on police officer hit by friendly fire"
..... - NYT: "Police say shooting of an officer appears to have been justified"
Lyme Disease: "Lyme disease problem grows in Union County"
Union County: "Cost-cutting in county with fewer vehicles"
Westfield: "Mayor to meet with residents during Saturday appointments"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine Cabinet - SL: "After last-minute fireworks, Senate OK's Farber, Levin"
..... - CN: "Senate approves pair of Cabinet choices"
Murder in Essex County - Part 3 of 3 - SL: "An airtight case leaks"
..... - Companion stories: "Weak case lets 2 suspects walk", "The prosecutor: Paula Dow"
....... Part 1 story is here. Part 2 is here, with companion story here. A Google map that can
....... be viewed several ways is here. A chart [PDF] showing the outcomes รก la Tufte is here.
Codey - SL: "Codey hands out gifts on his way out of office"
..... - CN: "Codey gave millions from emergency fund"
Cryan Allegation: "New AG Farber to probe disputed donation"
Economy: "Economists see shaky fiscal ground"
Kearney Bridge: "Cop's family plans to sue DOT over bridge defect"
Newark: "Feds prodded city to transfer arena project from Housing Authority"
UMDNJ: "U.S. Senate opens probe of UMDNJ over alleged Medicare fraud"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Army - Reuters: "Army forces 50,000 soldiers into extended duty through 'stop-loss'"
Iraq War - Truthout: "Military Hides Cause of Women Soldiers' Deaths"
Medicaid - NYT: "Budget to hurt poor people on Medicaid, Congressional report says"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Exxon: "Exxon Mobil posts largest annual profit for U.S. company ever"
..... Reader Tracy C. has forwarded this very funny animation on Exxon and global warming.
Holocaust: "Elizabeth agency will help distribute funds to poor Holocaust survivors"
Obituary: "Wendy Wasserstein; Her Plays Spoke to a Generation"
Savings: "America's savings rate worst since Depression"
Slavery: "Mexican find adds to history of slavery"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding - Editorial, NYT: "Louisiana in Limbo"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 | TT - Trenton Times |
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