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03/14/2006 - Tuesday
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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: "Senior Center: What the Seniors taught Al McWilliams"
Plain Talker: "Council Favors Partnership Benefits"
..... - "Cabinet Appointments Will Be Offered For Confirmation"
Domestic Partners: "City to vote on benefits for same-sex partners of public employees"
Teachers Union Contract: "No pact since June in Plainfield"
Union County College: "High-school enrichment program gets $100K in federal funds"
Medicare: "Bills by Rep. Pallone and Sen. Lautenberg offer relief to druggists"
..... - Congressman Pallone visits Plainfield to push two programs
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Crime Fighting: "E. Orange seeks volunteers to tell of crime via Web"
..... - Eminent Domain - CN: "Eminent-domain opponents appeal to Assembly"
.......... - SL: "Angry citizens get their say on eminent domain"
..... - Public Meetings: "Group uses video to help put town leaders under spotlight"
..... - Public Records: "N.J. public records law praised"
..... - Illegal Apartments: "Clifton targets illegal dwellings"
.......... - "Panel created to revisit tabled rental ordinance in Kenilworth"
..... - ABC Complaints: "Hillside ABC board targets bar license"
Legal Notices: Go here, and clilck on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
New event listed for yyy 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___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "Rahway football player is stabbed to death"
Kenilworth: "Panel created to revisit tabled rental ordinance in Kenilworth"
Union County: "$100,000 available for tree plantings on tree-for-tree match"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - SL: "Banking/Insurance nominee puts emphasis on malpractice"
..... - CN: "Corzine mulls tax increase of $1.5 billion"
Menendez's House Seat: "Bergen GOP chair gives Kean an ultimatum on party line"
BPU Execs Travel - Editorial, CN: "Costly BPU travels not doing public any favors"
Health: "Race, gender gaps in heart treatment"
Legislature:
..... - Stem Cell Research - SL: "Stem cell proposal hinges on $50 million"
..... - Cable TV - CN: "Senate committee approves Verizon cable bill"
.......... -SL: "Verizon gets nod to offer TV service"
..... - Development - CN: "Change in roads plan irks environmentalists"
.......... -SL: "Restriction struck from highway bill"
............... - Roundup: "Action In Trenton"
Schools Investigation - SL: "Hidden pay for school superintendents"
..... - NYT: "Leading New Jersey's Schools Has Its Price: High"
............... - A chart of the reported vs. actual compensation is here
..... - APP: "Report says school administrators making out like bandits"
............... - Lakewood Example: "SCI blasts how school chiefs' pay is inflated"
..... - Bergen Record: "School brass rake in hidden perks"
State Pension: "Adviser calls for an end to pension gimmickry"
Shore Biz - SL: "Wildwood trades the kitsch for the glitz"
..... - Wildwood Crest: The Caribbean: "Die-hards design a doo-wop do over"
Towns:
..... - Union City: "Mayor Blames SCC for Expense of School Site"
..... - Sayreville: "Agency sues to bar official from its board"
..... - Franklin Twp.: "Group uses video to help put town leaders under spotlight"
..... - East Orange: "E. Orange seeks volunteers to tell of crime via Web"
UMDNJ: "Panels OK reforms for UMDNJ"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - NYT: "Fellow Democrat, Citing Iraq, Starts Race Against Lieberman"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
(Click on image to go to Kos Archie Bunker satire)
Obituary: "Maureen Stapleton, Honored for Her Powerful, Fiery Presence"
..... - We may remember her as Edith Bunker, but she had many juicy roles over the years
'Free' checking: "Lenders making a mint off 'free' checking accounts"
Rock 'n Roll: "At a Hall of Fame Induction, Chords, and a Little Discord"
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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03/14/2006 - Tuesday
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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: "Senior Center: What the Seniors taught Al McWilliams"
Plain Talker: "Council Favors Partnership Benefits"
..... - "Cabinet Appointments Will Be Offered For Confirmation"
Domestic Partners: "City to vote on benefits for same-sex partners of public employees"
Teachers Union Contract: "No pact since June in Plainfield"
Union County College: "High-school enrichment program gets $100K in federal funds"
Medicare: "Bills by Rep. Pallone and Sen. Lautenberg offer relief to druggists"
..... - Congressman Pallone visits Plainfield to push two programs
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Crime Fighting: "E. Orange seeks volunteers to tell of crime via Web"
..... - Eminent Domain - CN: "Eminent-domain opponents appeal to Assembly"
.......... - SL: "Angry citizens get their say on eminent domain"
..... - Public Meetings: "Group uses video to help put town leaders under spotlight"
..... - Public Records: "N.J. public records law praised"
..... - Illegal Apartments: "Clifton targets illegal dwellings"
.......... - "Panel created to revisit tabled rental ordinance in Kenilworth"
..... - ABC Complaints: "Hillside ABC board targets bar license"
Legal Notices: Go here, and clilck on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
New event listed for yyy is here
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "Rahway football player is stabbed to death"
Kenilworth: "Panel created to revisit tabled rental ordinance in Kenilworth"
Union County: "$100,000 available for tree plantings on tree-for-tree match"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - SL: "Banking/Insurance nominee puts emphasis on malpractice"
..... - CN: "Corzine mulls tax increase of $1.5 billion"
Menendez's House Seat: "Bergen GOP chair gives Kean an ultimatum on party line"
BPU Execs Travel - Editorial, CN: "Costly BPU travels not doing public any favors"
Health: "Race, gender gaps in heart treatment"
Legislature:
..... - Stem Cell Research - SL: "Stem cell proposal hinges on $50 million"
..... - Cable TV - CN: "Senate committee approves Verizon cable bill"
.......... -SL: "Verizon gets nod to offer TV service"
..... - Development - CN: "Change in roads plan irks environmentalists"
.......... -SL: "Restriction struck from highway bill"
............... - Roundup: "Action In Trenton"
Schools Investigation - SL: "Hidden pay for school superintendents"
..... - NYT: "Leading New Jersey's Schools Has Its Price: High"
............... - A chart of the reported vs. actual compensation is here
..... - APP: "Report says school administrators making out like bandits"
............... - Lakewood Example: "SCI blasts how school chiefs' pay is inflated"
..... - Bergen Record: "School brass rake in hidden perks"
State Pension: "Adviser calls for an end to pension gimmickry"
Shore Biz - SL: "Wildwood trades the kitsch for the glitz"
..... - Wildwood Crest: The Caribbean: "Die-hards design a doo-wop do over"
Towns:
..... - Union City: "Mayor Blames SCC for Expense of School Site"
..... - Sayreville: "Agency sues to bar official from its board"
..... - Franklin Twp.: "Group uses video to help put town leaders under spotlight"
..... - East Orange: "E. Orange seeks volunteers to tell of crime via Web"
UMDNJ: "Panels OK reforms for UMDNJ"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - NYT: "Fellow Democrat, Citing Iraq, Starts Race Against Lieberman"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
(Click on image to go to Kos Archie Bunker satire)
Obituary: "Maureen Stapleton, Honored for Her Powerful, Fiery Presence"
..... - We may remember her as Edith Bunker, but she had many juicy roles over the years
'Free' checking: "Lenders making a mint off 'free' checking accounts"
Rock 'n Roll: "At a Hall of Fame Induction, Chords, and a Little Discord"
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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