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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: "Film on Shirley Chisholm, first Black Congresswoman, screens March 16"
Senior Center - SL: "Plainfield seniors frustrated over the lack of a new center"
Letter to Editor, CN: Broderick Fleming: "Political agenda behind Iraq war"
Crime - Robbery - CN: "Police search for robbery suspect"
.......... -SL [2nd item]: "West Seventh Street Burger King robbed"
..... - Drugs [4th item]: "Woman accused of selling drugs"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - After-school violence: "Newark kids too afraid on way home to stay for programs"
..... - Crime Reduction: "Newark's Baraka questions whether more cops reduce violent crime"
..... - Mentally Ill: "Bridgeway, Trinitas, Prosecutor team for new approach to crime and mentally ill"
..... - Regulating Multifamily Dwellings: "Kenilworth landlords fight proposed law"
..... - Trader Joe's: "For Trader Joe's, a New York Taste Test"
New event listed for March 16th is here
Events for this week are here
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. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
North Plainfield - CN: "In pursuit of suspect, cop killed in crash"
..... - SL: "Watchung policeman dies during car chase"
..... - NYT: "Officer Dies in Crash While Chasing Car"
Edison: "Ford ordered to clean up PCB-laced concrete"
Metuchen: "Teenage poets bare their souls"
Summit: "String quartet, take a bow; Summit High foursome savors last sessions together"
Watchung: "Raid in exclusive neighborhood finds 400 pounds of marijuana in basement"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - The Loan - SL: "Corzine: Posting bail was a mistake"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Admits Error in Lending Ex-Aide $5,000 for Her Bail"
Menendez's empty seat: "Candidate Vas bashes the 'bosses' in commercial against Sires"
..... - Perth Amboy mayor takes to TV in fight with assemblyman for Democratic nomination
Douglass College:
..... - NYT: "Merger of Women's College at Rutgers Gets Some Support"
Giants/Jets Stadium: "Giants, Jets face doubled rent; Officials re-evaluate agreement"
Legislature: "Biondi gets heat for Web bill making chatters ID themselves online"
Ports - SL: "GOP-led committee defies Bush, votes 62-2 for ban on Dubai sale"
.......... - OpEd: Gov. Jim Florio: "Asleep at the wheel on port deal"
..... - NYT: "House Committee Votes to Block Port Deal"
.......... - "Faulty truck driver screening puts Ports at risk, new report finds"
.......... - "As Seaport Sets Records, Officials Urge More Security"
.......... - "Dubai's U.S. Business Partners Are Lining Up in Support"
..... - CSM: "Will port flap deter foreign investors?"
Schools Construction Corp.: "SCC alleges price of school site inflated by $1M"
Supreme Court: "High court: Poor parents need lawyers in child support cases"
Tax Officials Suspended: "3 accused of letting vendor pad bills to state $1M"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Quintana reverses stand, will work to reverse Sharpe's slush funds"
..... - Parsippany: "Freeholder Board chastises teacher on Iraq exercise, 6-1"
..... - Perth Amboy: "Vas bashes the 'bosses' in commercial"
..... - Union City: "SCC alleges price of school site inflated by $1M"
Transportation Fund - SL: "Corzine plan: Borrowed money will power transit trust fund"
.......... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "The Corzine balloon has burst"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - WP: "Bush Orders DHS to Create Center for Faith-Based Aid"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Vanity Fair, sneak peek: "Lobbyist Details Relationship With Bush, DeLay"
..... - Domestic spying - NYT: "Justice Dept. Report Cites F.B.I. Violations"
..... - Plamegate - WP: "Libby Defense Request Strongly Resisted by CIA"
Cheney/Halliburton - Truthout: "See Dick Loot"
Conservatives on Bush - WP: "At Conservative Forum, Everybody's a Critic"
Dems - WP: "Data mining stirs intraparty battle; Ickes and Soros challenge Dean and DNC"
Grassroots Lobbying - LAT: "Wide Opposition to Grass-Roots Lobbying Requirement"
Immigration - NYT: "Clinton Suggests Legalizing Some Immigrants"
Iran - SL: "Harried by U.N., Iran warns of ability to harm U.S."
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS PAGES: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Alabama Church Fires: "3 College Students Arrested in Alabama Church Fires"
Ambien Side Effects?: "Some Sleeping Pill Users Range Far Beyond Bed"
Coffee: "Genetics Found to Have a Hand in Coffee Risk"
Domestic Spying, 1971: "Stolen FBI files exposed the government's domestic spying program"
Health/Law: "Testing for Silicosis Comes Under Scrutiny in Congress"
..... Greed, feeding on a real health issue, uncovered by a sharp-eyed judge, once a nurse...
Irish Immigrants: "In New York, the Irish Pack It In"
'Sopranos' Last Season: "The long goodbye" - the ultimate 'Sopranos' trivia quiz is here
Workforce - WP: "Illegal Workers' Presence Put At 7.2 Million, 5% of Workforce"
..... Pew Hispanic Center report available here - Executive Summary and Full Report
(American Gothic, 1942)
Obituary - NYT: "Gordon Parks, a Master of the Camera" with slideshow, filmography.
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Bush Visits Gulf Region as It Struggles to Rebuild"
Levees: "Warning Sounded About Corps' Materials, Methods in Levees"
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 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: "Film on Shirley Chisholm, first Black Congresswoman, screens March 16"
Senior Center - SL: "Plainfield seniors frustrated over the lack of a new center"
Letter to Editor, CN: Broderick Fleming: "Political agenda behind Iraq war"
Crime - Robbery - CN: "Police search for robbery suspect"
.......... -SL [2nd item]: "West Seventh Street Burger King robbed"
..... - Drugs [4th item]: "Woman accused of selling drugs"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - After-school violence: "Newark kids too afraid on way home to stay for programs"
..... - Crime Reduction: "Newark's Baraka questions whether more cops reduce violent crime"
..... - Mentally Ill: "Bridgeway, Trinitas, Prosecutor team for new approach to crime and mentally ill"
..... - Regulating Multifamily Dwellings: "Kenilworth landlords fight proposed law"
..... - Trader Joe's: "For Trader Joe's, a New York Taste Test"
New event listed for March 16th is here
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
North Plainfield - CN: "In pursuit of suspect, cop killed in crash"
..... - SL: "Watchung policeman dies during car chase"
..... - NYT: "Officer Dies in Crash While Chasing Car"
Edison: "Ford ordered to clean up PCB-laced concrete"
Metuchen: "Teenage poets bare their souls"
Summit: "String quartet, take a bow; Summit High foursome savors last sessions together"
Watchung: "Raid in exclusive neighborhood finds 400 pounds of marijuana in basement"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - The Loan - SL: "Corzine: Posting bail was a mistake"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Admits Error in Lending Ex-Aide $5,000 for Her Bail"
Menendez's empty seat: "Candidate Vas bashes the 'bosses' in commercial against Sires"
..... - Perth Amboy mayor takes to TV in fight with assemblyman for Democratic nomination
Douglass College:
..... - NYT: "Merger of Women's College at Rutgers Gets Some Support"
Giants/Jets Stadium: "Giants, Jets face doubled rent; Officials re-evaluate agreement"
Legislature: "Biondi gets heat for Web bill making chatters ID themselves online"
Ports - SL: "GOP-led committee defies Bush, votes 62-2 for ban on Dubai sale"
.......... - OpEd: Gov. Jim Florio: "Asleep at the wheel on port deal"
..... - NYT: "House Committee Votes to Block Port Deal"
.......... - "Faulty truck driver screening puts Ports at risk, new report finds"
.......... - "As Seaport Sets Records, Officials Urge More Security"
.......... - "Dubai's U.S. Business Partners Are Lining Up in Support"
..... - CSM: "Will port flap deter foreign investors?"
Schools Construction Corp.: "SCC alleges price of school site inflated by $1M"
Supreme Court: "High court: Poor parents need lawyers in child support cases"
Tax Officials Suspended: "3 accused of letting vendor pad bills to state $1M"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Quintana reverses stand, will work to reverse Sharpe's slush funds"
..... - Parsippany: "Freeholder Board chastises teacher on Iraq exercise, 6-1"
..... - Perth Amboy: "Vas bashes the 'bosses' in commercial"
..... - Union City: "SCC alleges price of school site inflated by $1M"
Transportation Fund - SL: "Corzine plan: Borrowed money will power transit trust fund"
.......... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "The Corzine balloon has burst"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - WP: "Bush Orders DHS to Create Center for Faith-Based Aid"
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Vanity Fair, sneak peek: "Lobbyist Details Relationship With Bush, DeLay"
..... - Domestic spying - NYT: "Justice Dept. Report Cites F.B.I. Violations"
..... - Plamegate - WP: "Libby Defense Request Strongly Resisted by CIA"
Cheney/Halliburton - Truthout: "See Dick Loot"
Conservatives on Bush - WP: "At Conservative Forum, Everybody's a Critic"
Dems - WP: "Data mining stirs intraparty battle; Ickes and Soros challenge Dean and DNC"
Grassroots Lobbying - LAT: "Wide Opposition to Grass-Roots Lobbying Requirement"
Immigration - NYT: "Clinton Suggests Legalizing Some Immigrants"
Iran - SL: "Harried by U.N., Iran warns of ability to harm U.S."
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS PAGES: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Alabama Church Fires: "3 College Students Arrested in Alabama Church Fires"
Ambien Side Effects?: "Some Sleeping Pill Users Range Far Beyond Bed"
Coffee: "Genetics Found to Have a Hand in Coffee Risk"
Domestic Spying, 1971: "Stolen FBI files exposed the government's domestic spying program"
Health/Law: "Testing for Silicosis Comes Under Scrutiny in Congress"
..... Greed, feeding on a real health issue, uncovered by a sharp-eyed judge, once a nurse...
Irish Immigrants: "In New York, the Irish Pack It In"
'Sopranos' Last Season: "The long goodbye" - the ultimate 'Sopranos' trivia quiz is here
Workforce - WP: "Illegal Workers' Presence Put At 7.2 Million, 5% of Workforce"
..... Pew Hispanic Center report available here - Executive Summary and Full Report
(American Gothic, 1942)
Obituary - NYT: "Gordon Parks, a Master of the Camera" with slideshow, filmography.
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Bush Visits Gulf Region as It Struggles to Rebuild"
Levees: "Warning Sounded About Corps' Materials, Methods in Levees"
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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