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: Working on my Senior Center series -- check back - Dan
Plain Talker: Gone fishin'
The Rev. Rick Taylor - OpEd, CN: "Dear Mr. President: Help this disabled veteran"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Budget Overrun: "Cop salaries, insurance hikes put Paterson budget in 'crisis' mode"
..... - Development: "Old Garwood bolt plant to house luxury townhouses, retail space"
..... - Abbott School Funding - Editorial, CN: "School funding not just about the children"
Legal Notices: Go here, and clilck on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
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___________________________________________________________________________
Route 18 Alert: "Delays and detours on the way"
Air Traffic Noise: "In a departure, FAA seeks input on takeoff routes"
Edison: "Ford's free fill offer prompts civil, criminal probe"
Kean U: "Kean plan to connect campuses advances; Bridge approval now needed"
Somerville: "Somerville officials tour landfill, discuss future"
South Plainfield: "Giving voice to expatriates, she seeks Colombian legislative seat"
Watchung: "Flags and purple bunting are mournful signs of fallen Watchung cop"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
DINERS: A COURIER NEWS SPECIAL REPORT:
..... - "For evolving diners, a new golden age; Longtime Jersey favorite gains new popularity"
..... - "Kullman: Big name in diners with a long history in Jersey"
.......... - One of their early diners is the Art Deco 'White Star' on West Front Street
..... - "Greek-Americans find success with diners"
..... - "One writer's favorite diner[s]" - The 'writer'? Plainfield's own Lois Mattson!
..... - "Readers express love for their diner favorites"
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, March 12, 2006"
Abortion Debate - SL: "Anti-abortion groups pin hopes on a starkly written state law"
..... - OpEd, SL: Anita Allen: "We don't need to go there again"
'Brain Game': "Students from around the state match their wits in annual 'brain game'"
Budget: "Budget cuts? Taxpayers have 400 suggestions"
Giants/Jets Stadium - Editorial, SL: "State ought to honor the stadium deal"
Ports - AP: "Study: Lapses by port companies could allow terrorist attack"
.......... - Had to pick this up from Newsday as the Ledger has it in print edition only...sigh
State Pensions: "How you'll pay for the state's ailing pension system"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Mayor's Silence Keeps Candidates Off Balance"
..... - Orange: "Orange looks to bolster firefighting ranks with public works volunteers"
..... - Parsippany: "Teacher wages 'war on ignorance'" - there are some letters here
.......... - The Morris County Freeholders' attempts to quash free speech have brought
.......... - this teacher -- and his method -- a ton of media attention.
LEDGER SPECIAL ON EDITORIAL CARTOONS:
..... - The Critic: Dan Bischoff: "Political art ain't what it used to be"
..... - The Cartoonist: Drew Sheneman: "Maybe not, but it's just as good"
.......... - The print edition has a wonderful, wry collection of vintage and current 'toons
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - NYT: "Bush's Troubles Weigh Heavily as Republicans Meet"
Dubai Contracts - Time: "The Dubai Deal You Don't Know About"
Iraq - WP: "Peace Activist Taken Hostage in Iraq Is Found Dead"
..... - Christian Peacemaker Teams' Response: "On the Death of Peacemaker Tom Fox"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Artist's Profile: "Willie Cole gets a retrospective at the Montclair Museum"
'Stompin' at the Savoy': "Where Feet Flew and the Lindy Hopped"
Hells Angels: "Hells Angels Sue Disney on Planned Movie"
"'Sopranos' tour lets fans glimpse Tony's Jersey"
Appliances: "Why Appliances Buck the Trend and Cost More"
Business Ethics: "Pru exec Oliver Quinn discusses how to strike a balance"
Clutter: "Straighten up: Get your closet under control" You know who you are!
'Culture Wars': "Princeton's Sean Wilentz takes long view on conservative swing"
Drug Company Profts: "Nurse Nags: 'Take Your Pills, All Your Pills'"
Homeowner Associations: "Chalk One Up for Homeowners"
..... - A NJ appelate ruling that homeowners do not sign away their constitutional
..... - rights when they buy in a privatae community has roiled the waters nationally
Immigration - OpEd, NYT: Robert J. Sampson: "Open Doors Don't Invite Criminals"
Israel - OpEd, NYT: Gershom Gorenberg: "Israel's Tragedy Foretold"
Movies - 'Da Vinci Code': "Catholics launch pre-emptive strike on 'Da Vinci Code'"
..... - The Catholic Bishops 'Da Vinci' site is here and Sony anticipates the flak here
Real Estate: "What Explains the 'Aha' Moment in Househunting?"
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.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: Working on my Senior Center series -- check back - Dan
Plain Talker: Gone fishin'
The Rev. Rick Taylor - OpEd, CN: "Dear Mr. President: Help this disabled veteran"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Budget Overrun: "Cop salaries, insurance hikes put Paterson budget in 'crisis' mode"
..... - Development: "Old Garwood bolt plant to house luxury townhouses, retail space"
..... - Abbott School Funding - Editorial, CN: "School funding not just about the children"
Legal Notices: Go here, and clilck on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Route 18 Alert: "Delays and detours on the way"
Air Traffic Noise: "In a departure, FAA seeks input on takeoff routes"
Edison: "Ford's free fill offer prompts civil, criminal probe"
Kean U: "Kean plan to connect campuses advances; Bridge approval now needed"
Somerville: "Somerville officials tour landfill, discuss future"
South Plainfield: "Giving voice to expatriates, she seeks Colombian legislative seat"
Watchung: "Flags and purple bunting are mournful signs of fallen Watchung cop"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
DINERS: A COURIER NEWS SPECIAL REPORT:
..... - "For evolving diners, a new golden age; Longtime Jersey favorite gains new popularity"
..... - "Kullman: Big name in diners with a long history in Jersey"
.......... - One of their early diners is the Art Deco 'White Star' on West Front Street
..... - "Greek-Americans find success with diners"
..... - "One writer's favorite diner[s]" - The 'writer'? Plainfield's own Lois Mattson!
..... - "Readers express love for their diner favorites"
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, March 12, 2006"
Abortion Debate - SL: "Anti-abortion groups pin hopes on a starkly written state law"
..... - OpEd, SL: Anita Allen: "We don't need to go there again"
'Brain Game': "Students from around the state match their wits in annual 'brain game'"
Budget: "Budget cuts? Taxpayers have 400 suggestions"
Giants/Jets Stadium - Editorial, SL: "State ought to honor the stadium deal"
Ports - AP: "Study: Lapses by port companies could allow terrorist attack"
.......... - Had to pick this up from Newsday as the Ledger has it in print edition only...sigh
State Pensions: "How you'll pay for the state's ailing pension system"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Mayor's Silence Keeps Candidates Off Balance"
..... - Orange: "Orange looks to bolster firefighting ranks with public works volunteers"
..... - Parsippany: "Teacher wages 'war on ignorance'" - there are some letters here
.......... - The Morris County Freeholders' attempts to quash free speech have brought
.......... - this teacher -- and his method -- a ton of media attention.
LEDGER SPECIAL ON EDITORIAL CARTOONS:
..... - The Critic: Dan Bischoff: "Political art ain't what it used to be"
..... - The Cartoonist: Drew Sheneman: "Maybe not, but it's just as good"
.......... - The print edition has a wonderful, wry collection of vintage and current 'toons
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - NYT: "Bush's Troubles Weigh Heavily as Republicans Meet"
Dubai Contracts - Time: "The Dubai Deal You Don't Know About"
Iraq - WP: "Peace Activist Taken Hostage in Iraq Is Found Dead"
..... - Christian Peacemaker Teams' Response: "On the Death of Peacemaker Tom Fox"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Artist's Profile: "Willie Cole gets a retrospective at the Montclair Museum"
'Stompin' at the Savoy': "Where Feet Flew and the Lindy Hopped"
Hells Angels: "Hells Angels Sue Disney on Planned Movie"
"'Sopranos' tour lets fans glimpse Tony's Jersey"
Appliances: "Why Appliances Buck the Trend and Cost More"
Business Ethics: "Pru exec Oliver Quinn discusses how to strike a balance"
Clutter: "Straighten up: Get your closet under control" You know who you are!
'Culture Wars': "Princeton's Sean Wilentz takes long view on conservative swing"
Drug Company Profts: "Nurse Nags: 'Take Your Pills, All Your Pills'"
Homeowner Associations: "Chalk One Up for Homeowners"
..... - A NJ appelate ruling that homeowners do not sign away their constitutional
..... - rights when they buy in a privatae community has roiled the waters nationally
Immigration - OpEd, NYT: Robert J. Sampson: "Open Doors Don't Invite Criminals"
Israel - OpEd, NYT: Gershom Gorenberg: "Israel's Tragedy Foretold"
Movies - 'Da Vinci Code': "Catholics launch pre-emptive strike on 'Da Vinci Code'"
..... - The Catholic Bishops 'Da Vinci' site is here and Sony anticipates the flak here
Real Estate: "What Explains the 'Aha' Moment in Househunting?"
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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