PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
KUDOS to Yahoo! for excellent customer service! Thursday's CLIPS was bounced by
Yahool! from all on my list. When I figured their algorithms were identifying the message
as spam, I contacted the Customer Relations folks, who emailed within 2 hours to say it
should be fixed. If you use Yahoo! mail and missed yesterday's CLIPS, use the link here.
If you don't get this message, please let me know [...;-)...] -- Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "H.I.T.S.: Primary candidates?... Real estate buzz.... Sex harassment and the City... Double-dipping at the public trough?..."
..... - "Florence Spearing Randolph: Unsung Black Heroine of the Cloth" One-Day Women's History Program this Saturday -- tomorrow
Crime - [Last item]: "Man sentenced for sexual assault"
Domestic Partners: "Plainfield considers benefits for domestic partners"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Tax Revaluations: "Towns discover property reval can conceal a 'stealth' tax hike"
..... - Project Management Fees: "SCC CEO quits; Audit questions 'high' fees"
..... - Successful Downtowns: "Avoid negatives: Involve locals, plan long-range, hang tough"
..... - Schools: Tom Moran: "Sciarra says time is ripe for poorer districts to contribute"
..... - Streetscapes: "Irvington in line for 'new' downtown"
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgeway/Trinitas/Union County [next to last]: "County, hospital partner on program"
Edison: "State orders Ford, developers to clean up PCB-tainted sites"
Fanwood/Scotch Plains Libraries: "To fill bare shelves, libraries opt to waive fines for now"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth proceeds with new town building; UCIA to handle $5M project"
..... - So. Letting the UCIA be your contractor will save your town money? Right!
North Plainfield - SL: "Authorities investigating Watchung cop's fatal crash"
..... - CN: "Police seek witnesses in deadly crash"
Union Catholic HS: "Students go bald to aid classmate; raise $2,200 in an hour"
Union Twp.: "Uncorking a traffic bottleneck at last"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - The 'Loan' - SL: "GOP chief urges ethics review on Corzine's $5,000 bail loan"
..... - CN: "Corzine's bailout turns gift ethics upside down"
..... - NYT: "G.O.P. Attacks Corzine Over Bail Loan to Lobbyist"
..... - The GOP press release is here
Call-Center Scam: "Feds say call center was $100M shell game"
Legislature:
..... - Abbott Schools: "Advocate says Abbott school districts need time to prosper"
..... - DYFS: "Human Services criticized over slow reforms to DYFS"
..... - Megan's Law: "Megan's Law reforms pondered"
..... - Transit Fund: "Panel acts to replenish transit fund: Dem calls move a 'bridge loan'"
Ports - SL: "Dubai firm scraps plan; will transfer operations 'to a US entity'"
.......... - Other companies: "Top 3 U.S. port firms wait to hear from Dubai"
.......... -Newark Int'l: "Newark Airport's chief of security is ousted"
..... - NYT: Analysis: "DP World and U.S. Trade: A Zero-Sum Game"
.......... - "Suddenly, a Rebellion in the G.O.P. on a Signature Issue"
Schools Construction Corp.: "CEO quits; Audit questions 'high' project management fees"
..... - Union City - NYT: "Citing Collusion, New Jersey Sues Over School Site Price"
Tourism 'Down the Shore': "Avoiding negatives of Shore tourism"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "A snag in Sharpe's $80M plan as state steps in"
.......... - Joan Whitlow: "Could the James era be coming to an end?"
.......... - Housing Authority: "Sharpe lauds housing chief at retirement"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ chief to press for change, feels empowered to restructure"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - NYT: "$25,000 to Lobby Group Is Tied to Access to Bush"
..... - Domestic - Reuters: "US rights groups ask courts to end domestic spying"
..... - Lobbygate - WP: "Senator Santorum Resumes Lobbyist Huddles in spite of vow"
Airlines: "House committee fights plan to extend foreign control of airlines"
Faith-based Disaster Aid - Religion News Service: "Bush pushes for private grants to FBOs"
Iraq - Analysis, Nieman/Harvard: Gen. William Odom: "Iraq through the prism of Vietnam"
...............Gen. Odom lists striking similarities and asserts that only after it pulls out of Iraq
.............. can the U.S. hope for international support to deal with anti-Western forces.
..... - OpEd, Independent/UK: "Rupert Cornwell: At last, the warmongers admit they were wrong"
.......... - "NeoCon allies desert Bush over Iraq"
..... - AP: "Carter Urges Troop Withdrawal From Iraq"
..... - SL: "Rumsfeld says civil war would fall to Iraqi forces"
Israel: "Premier sets date for Israeli borders"
Patriot Act - SL: "Bush signs Patriot Act renewal amid lawmakers' reservations"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Allstate Homeowners Customers: "Allstate to Pare Policies in Storm-Prone Areas"
.....This story concerns NY and Connecticut. . .Can it happen here?
Cigarettes & Teens: "Study Says Teenagers Are Avidly Shunning Cigarettes"
Elections - 'Instant Runoff' Process: "Bob Kiss elected mayor of Burlington"
Neverland: "Insurance and pay issues slam the gates on Neverland ranch"
TV: Univision: "Changing U.S. Audience Poses Test for a Giant of Spanish TV"
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.
KUDOS to Yahoo! for excellent customer service! Thursday's CLIPS was bounced by
Yahool! from all on my list. When I figured their algorithms were identifying the message
as spam, I contacted the Customer Relations folks, who emailed within 2 hours to say it
should be fixed. If you use Yahoo! mail and missed yesterday's CLIPS, use the link here.
If you don't get this message, please let me know [...;-)...] -- Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "H.I.T.S.: Primary candidates?... Real estate buzz.... Sex harassment and the City... Double-dipping at the public trough?..."
..... - "Florence Spearing Randolph: Unsung Black Heroine of the Cloth" One-Day Women's History Program this Saturday -- tomorrow
Crime - [Last item]: "Man sentenced for sexual assault"
Domestic Partners: "Plainfield considers benefits for domestic partners"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Tax Revaluations: "Towns discover property reval can conceal a 'stealth' tax hike"
..... - Project Management Fees: "SCC CEO quits; Audit questions 'high' fees"
..... - Successful Downtowns: "Avoid negatives: Involve locals, plan long-range, hang tough"
..... - Schools: Tom Moran: "Sciarra says time is ripe for poorer districts to contribute"
..... - Streetscapes: "Irvington in line for 'new' downtown"
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgeway/Trinitas/Union County [next to last]: "County, hospital partner on program"
Edison: "State orders Ford, developers to clean up PCB-tainted sites"
Fanwood/Scotch Plains Libraries: "To fill bare shelves, libraries opt to waive fines for now"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth proceeds with new town building; UCIA to handle $5M project"
..... - So. Letting the UCIA be your contractor will save your town money? Right!
North Plainfield - SL: "Authorities investigating Watchung cop's fatal crash"
..... - CN: "Police seek witnesses in deadly crash"
Union Catholic HS: "Students go bald to aid classmate; raise $2,200 in an hour"
Union Twp.: "Uncorking a traffic bottleneck at last"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - The 'Loan' - SL: "GOP chief urges ethics review on Corzine's $5,000 bail loan"
..... - CN: "Corzine's bailout turns gift ethics upside down"
..... - NYT: "G.O.P. Attacks Corzine Over Bail Loan to Lobbyist"
..... - The GOP press release is here
Call-Center Scam: "Feds say call center was $100M shell game"
Legislature:
..... - Abbott Schools: "Advocate says Abbott school districts need time to prosper"
..... - DYFS: "Human Services criticized over slow reforms to DYFS"
..... - Megan's Law: "Megan's Law reforms pondered"
..... - Transit Fund: "Panel acts to replenish transit fund: Dem calls move a 'bridge loan'"
Ports - SL: "Dubai firm scraps plan; will transfer operations 'to a US entity'"
.......... - Other companies: "Top 3 U.S. port firms wait to hear from Dubai"
.......... -Newark Int'l: "Newark Airport's chief of security is ousted"
..... - NYT: Analysis: "DP World and U.S. Trade: A Zero-Sum Game"
.......... - "Suddenly, a Rebellion in the G.O.P. on a Signature Issue"
Schools Construction Corp.: "CEO quits; Audit questions 'high' project management fees"
..... - Union City - NYT: "Citing Collusion, New Jersey Sues Over School Site Price"
Tourism 'Down the Shore': "Avoiding negatives of Shore tourism"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "A snag in Sharpe's $80M plan as state steps in"
.......... - Joan Whitlow: "Could the James era be coming to an end?"
.......... - Housing Authority: "Sharpe lauds housing chief at retirement"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ chief to press for change, feels empowered to restructure"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - NYT: "$25,000 to Lobby Group Is Tied to Access to Bush"
..... - Domestic - Reuters: "US rights groups ask courts to end domestic spying"
..... - Lobbygate - WP: "Senator Santorum Resumes Lobbyist Huddles in spite of vow"
Airlines: "House committee fights plan to extend foreign control of airlines"
Faith-based Disaster Aid - Religion News Service: "Bush pushes for private grants to FBOs"
Iraq - Analysis, Nieman/Harvard: Gen. William Odom: "Iraq through the prism of Vietnam"
...............Gen. Odom lists striking similarities and asserts that only after it pulls out of Iraq
.............. can the U.S. hope for international support to deal with anti-Western forces.
..... - OpEd, Independent/UK: "Rupert Cornwell: At last, the warmongers admit they were wrong"
.......... - "NeoCon allies desert Bush over Iraq"
..... - AP: "Carter Urges Troop Withdrawal From Iraq"
..... - SL: "Rumsfeld says civil war would fall to Iraqi forces"
Israel: "Premier sets date for Israeli borders"
Patriot Act - SL: "Bush signs Patriot Act renewal amid lawmakers' reservations"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Allstate Homeowners Customers: "Allstate to Pare Policies in Storm-Prone Areas"
.....This story concerns NY and Connecticut. . .Can it happen here?
Cigarettes & Teens: "Study Says Teenagers Are Avidly Shunning Cigarettes"
Elections - 'Instant Runoff' Process: "Bob Kiss elected mayor of Burlington"
Neverland: "Insurance and pay issues slam the gates on Neverland ranch"
TV: Univision: "Changing U.S. Audience Poses Test for a Giant of Spanish TV"
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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