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: "Green's 'police chief' bill: The Courier says 'too much.' I say 'not enough.'"
2nd Murder - CN: "City teen shot dead; No suspects or motive yet"
..... - "Shooting victim called 'neutral' and 'quiet'"
.......... - With 2nd killing in a month, murder rate is now double that of last year at this time
Assemblyman Green's Bill - Editorial, CN: "Bill misses mark on tenures of police chiefs"
Dem City Committee: "Democrats will announce candidates, discuss pay-to-play"
..... - 7:00 p.m. Friday (tomorrow), YWCA, East Front & Church Streets
Driver's License Scheme - CN: "Husband and wife charged with selling driver's licenses"
..... - SL: "Motor vehicle clerk and husband are arrested in license scheme"
.......... -The couple live in Plainfield; the scheme was run out of the S. Plfd DMV office
Health Center/Schools Collaboration: "School program gets $75,000 grant"
Letter to Editor, CN: Rasheed Abdul-Haqq: "Education needs big steps forward"
..... - Abdul-Haqq is a candidate for the Board of Education
U Akron student, Plainfielder: "Family questions school's handling of son acquitted in court"
..... - The lead for this story was on CN website last night, but is not online or in print today
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Population Counts: "Demographers Beg to Differ with way Census counts are reached"
..... - Newark Revival: "Arts Center Has a Plan to Help Newark Revive"
.......... - SL: "Newark arts center shows off its plans for a grand high-rise"
.......... - "No city can be great without downtown housing." --Lawrence Goldman, CEO, NJPAC
..... - Commerce Bank: "Commerce Bank seeks Warren OK for branch"
..... - Rent-to-own fees - CN: "Rent-to-own stores must cap interest rates at 30 percent"
.......... - SL: "Rent-to-own stores get 'capped'"
..... - Regionalization: "Corzine prods towns to regionalize"
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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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Corzine's Bail Pal: "Lobbyist Corzine bailed out seeks to avoid trial in stalking"
..... - Question: If the incident occurred at the Statehouse, why is the case in Union County?
Central Jersey: "15 local companies among Best Places to Work in N.J."
North Plainfield: "Council reduces size of Villa Maria project"
Piscataway: "39 homeless after wind-whipped Piscataway fire"
Sewer Rates: "Sewer rates will more than double in 11 towns" - but NOT Plainfield
Westfield: "School board budget has 4% tax hike"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "The $3 cigarette tax, a first in U.S., is on Corzine's mind"
Census: "In Jersey, the growing is slowing"
Drivers Licenses: "6-year card to cut spike in Jersey renewals"
Hockey Betting Ring: "AG to call Mrs. Gretzky in betting probe"
Ports - NYT: "Bush Official Calls Reviews for Deals Adequate"
.......... - "Dubai Firm Verifies Plan on turning over control of U.S. Ports"
..... - SL: "Senate clears $978 million to upgrade port security"
..... - CN: "GOP-sponsored amendment on security passed, instead of Menendez's"
Schools Construction Corp. - SL: "Report urges dismantling of school agency"
..... - CN: "Corzine committee: replace schools firm"
State's Info Tech: "Embattled tech chief quits his state post"
Supreme Court: "Court calls a halt to expanding new alcohol test"
Transportation Fund: "Taxpayers to repay roads fund debt for decades"
Towns - Newark: "Will Newark's mayor run again? 4:30 today is deadline"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Rolling Stone: "Bush's fake poverty aid"
..... - Comment, Chicago Trib: Garrison Keillor: "Day of Reckoning for the Current Occupant"
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying: "FBI documents raise new questions about extent of surveillance"
..... - Plamegate - NYT: "Ex-U.S. Official Richard Armitage Called Likely Leak Source"
Iraq - Analysis, SF Chron: Robert Scheer: "Bush's fantasy of progress in Iraq"
Ports: [See New Jersey section]
Supreme Court: "Justice Ginsburg attributes death threats to politically inflamed rhetoric"
Trade Deficit - BBC News: "US trade deficit soars to record"
..... - Financial Times: "US deficit data fuel anxieties on dollar"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Disaster Loans - Newsday: "Democrats: Bush Rejects Needed Storm Loans"
Katrina - Relief: "Trailers, vital after hurricane, now pose risks as new season approaches"
..... - Volunteers: "Vacationing Jersey collegians volunteer on Gulf Coast"
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: "Green's 'police chief' bill: The Courier says 'too much.' I say 'not enough.'"
2nd Murder - CN: "City teen shot dead; No suspects or motive yet"
..... - "Shooting victim called 'neutral' and 'quiet'"
.......... - With 2nd killing in a month, murder rate is now double that of last year at this time
Assemblyman Green's Bill - Editorial, CN: "Bill misses mark on tenures of police chiefs"
Dem City Committee: "Democrats will announce candidates, discuss pay-to-play"
..... - 7:00 p.m. Friday (tomorrow), YWCA, East Front & Church Streets
Driver's License Scheme - CN: "Husband and wife charged with selling driver's licenses"
..... - SL: "Motor vehicle clerk and husband are arrested in license scheme"
.......... -The couple live in Plainfield; the scheme was run out of the S. Plfd DMV office
Health Center/Schools Collaboration: "School program gets $75,000 grant"
Letter to Editor, CN: Rasheed Abdul-Haqq: "Education needs big steps forward"
..... - Abdul-Haqq is a candidate for the Board of Education
U Akron student, Plainfielder: "Family questions school's handling of son acquitted in court"
..... - The lead for this story was on CN website last night, but is not online or in print today
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Population Counts: "Demographers Beg to Differ with way Census counts are reached"
..... - Newark Revival: "Arts Center Has a Plan to Help Newark Revive"
.......... - SL: "Newark arts center shows off its plans for a grand high-rise"
.......... - "No city can be great without downtown housing." --Lawrence Goldman, CEO, NJPAC
..... - Commerce Bank: "Commerce Bank seeks Warren OK for branch"
..... - Rent-to-own fees - CN: "Rent-to-own stores must cap interest rates at 30 percent"
.......... - SL: "Rent-to-own stores get 'capped'"
..... - Regionalization: "Corzine prods towns to regionalize"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Corzine's Bail Pal: "Lobbyist Corzine bailed out seeks to avoid trial in stalking"
..... - Question: If the incident occurred at the Statehouse, why is the case in Union County?
Central Jersey: "15 local companies among Best Places to Work in N.J."
North Plainfield: "Council reduces size of Villa Maria project"
Piscataway: "39 homeless after wind-whipped Piscataway fire"
Sewer Rates: "Sewer rates will more than double in 11 towns" - but NOT Plainfield
Westfield: "School board budget has 4% tax hike"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "The $3 cigarette tax, a first in U.S., is on Corzine's mind"
Census: "In Jersey, the growing is slowing"
Drivers Licenses: "6-year card to cut spike in Jersey renewals"
Hockey Betting Ring: "AG to call Mrs. Gretzky in betting probe"
Ports - NYT: "Bush Official Calls Reviews for Deals Adequate"
.......... - "Dubai Firm Verifies Plan on turning over control of U.S. Ports"
..... - SL: "Senate clears $978 million to upgrade port security"
..... - CN: "GOP-sponsored amendment on security passed, instead of Menendez's"
Schools Construction Corp. - SL: "Report urges dismantling of school agency"
..... - CN: "Corzine committee: replace schools firm"
State's Info Tech: "Embattled tech chief quits his state post"
Supreme Court: "Court calls a halt to expanding new alcohol test"
Transportation Fund: "Taxpayers to repay roads fund debt for decades"
Towns - Newark: "Will Newark's mayor run again? 4:30 today is deadline"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Rolling Stone: "Bush's fake poverty aid"
..... - Comment, Chicago Trib: Garrison Keillor: "Day of Reckoning for the Current Occupant"
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying: "FBI documents raise new questions about extent of surveillance"
..... - Plamegate - NYT: "Ex-U.S. Official Richard Armitage Called Likely Leak Source"
Iraq - Analysis, SF Chron: Robert Scheer: "Bush's fantasy of progress in Iraq"
Ports: [See New Jersey section]
Supreme Court: "Justice Ginsburg attributes death threats to politically inflamed rhetoric"
Trade Deficit - BBC News: "US trade deficit soars to record"
..... - Financial Times: "US deficit data fuel anxieties on dollar"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Disaster Loans - Newsday: "Democrats: Bush Rejects Needed Storm Loans"
Katrina - Relief: "Trailers, vital after hurricane, now pose risks as new season approaches"
..... - Volunteers: "Vacationing Jersey collegians volunteer on Gulf Coast"
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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