PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Norton will now find information easy, free and timely"
Crime [last item]: "Teen charged with car burglary on Park Avenue"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Housing allowances: "Montclair manager gets monthly allowance for moving to town"
..... - Taller buildings, smaller footprints?: "New Brunswick: Revised Gateway plan OK'd"
..... - Nonpartisan does not mean no party influence: "Paterson elections leave trail of money"
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Clark: "Neighbors say cemetery would lower property values"
Fanwood: "Women accuse cop of contact"
South Plainfield - CN: "S. Plainfield vetoes plan to build homes on Tingley site"
.... - Home News: "Senior homes nixed by Planning Board over tainted fill"
.... - SL: "Criminal probe sought over tainted debris"
Union County: "Child advocacy group ranks Union in the middle"
.... - "Kids: The numbers in Union, Somerset, Middlesex Counties"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine memo suggests major department cuts"
Auto Insurance: "State fraud unit credited insurers $1M for billing 'questionable costs'"
Boating Certification: "Safety instructors are swamped by certification demands"
Finances: "Unions plan fight-back strategy as governor lays groundwork for budget cuts"
Legislature: "Public funds for private tuition not on slate"
.......... - "Hearings: Some casinos are betting on mobile gambling"
Newark: "Questions about developers delay sale of city properties"
.......... - "Newark sets up, funds redevelopment panels"
Ports Brouhaha:
.... - SL: "Lautenberg accused of anti-Arab racism"
.......... - "Chertoff says N.J. ports got appropriate security funds"
.......... - "Judge says suit to slow deal now moot as firm anticipated state's move"
Public Schools: "Brave new world in state monitoring of school districts"
UMDNJ: "Medical school dean a finalist for job at Penn State"
Xanadu: "Talks continue on ballpark near Xanadu"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - AP: "Tens of Thousands Protest Bush India Visit"
Scandal Central:
..... - DeLay - Bloomberg: "DeLay's Texas Voting Map Raises Partisanship Issue"
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - WP: "Gonzales to reveal much larger spying program"
..... - Lobbygate: "Senate Panel Approves Modest Curbs on Lobbyists"
..... - Plamegate: "Details Emerge in Latest Plame Emails"
Immigrants: "For millions of immigrants, Senate debate is a defining moment"
Iraq: "US postwar planning for Iraq almost nonexistent"
Supremes: "Justices consider minority voters in Texas redistricting"
Veterans: "One Third of Veterans Report Mental Distress"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Health: "Weight loss: Very desirable side effect of new diabetics drug"
Women's Businesses: "PNC to pledge $4B in loans to women's firms in 5 years"
Gardening: "Sex in the garden"
Obituary: "Octavia E. Butler, Honored African-American Science Fiction Writer"
Obituary: "William Musto, Bob Menendez' Mentor, a Mayor Re-elected on His Way to Jail"
Real Estate - NYT:
..... - Long-term Housing Prices: "Don't Fear the Bubble That Bursts"
.......... - Chart comparing NY and other metro areas, 1970-2005 is here
.......... - "Trading Up in a Down Market"
..... - Sales: "Sales of Existing Homes Near 2-Year Low; Consumer Confidence Ebbs"
St. Domino's, FL?: "The law in this town is strictly Catholic"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Impact: "Video: Bush, Chertoff Warned Before Katrina"
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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