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: "Cedar Brook Park: Feedback and update"
Plain Talker: "Dems Choose Candidates For Council Seats"
Domestic Partner Benefits - Editorial, CN: "Same-sex benefits make sense in Plainfield"
..... - Nary a whisper from the Courier's editors about any other towns...
Trees Program [last item]: "Freeholders expand tree grant program"
Akron U case: "Suicide case illustrates differences between court and campus justice"
Obituary: "Margaret M. Thomas, 101, a founder of the Plainfield Symphony"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Public Records: "Are N.J. open records close to being closed?"
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....|
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Watchung: "'Masterpiece' church bell at Mt. St. Mary's removed for refurbishment"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine's budget plan to seek sales tax hike"
Pollution - SL: "Court decision fuels N.J.'s bid for cleaner air from coal plants"
..... - CN: "N.J., 13 other states win suit to stop EPA regulations"
..... - NYT: "Judges Overturn Bush Bid to Ease Pollution Rules"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Community built in 50 years, broken in 3 in agency fiasco"
State IT Office: "5 resign, 3 demoted in state's tech office"
..... - I smell scapegoat. Corzine needs to get some centralized control over this $500M
Tax Rebates: "Increase in tax rebates still on"
Towns:
..... - Newark - NYT: "Five-Term Mayor Appears, Ready for a Race"
....... - SL: "James' deputy Ron Rice staying in mayoral race against boss"
....... - CN: "Newark mayoral race gears up for a mud-filled rematch"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying - WP: "Bill Would Allow Warrantless Spying"
..... - Plamegate - WP: "Libby's Lawyers Subpoena Media Outlets, Reporters"
Bush Advance Men: "Who were those guys? Advance team posed as journalists"
Congressional Hispanics PAC: "Hispanics in House Resent PAC Insider Spending"
FEMA - NYT: "FEMA Will Try to Recoup Millions Distributed for Hurricane Relief"
Immmigration - Editorial, NYT: "An Immigration Breakthrough"
Pentagon - SL: "Pentagon used firm in bribery scandal"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
'Brokeback Marriages': Somehow I missed the original story, here, which is no longer free.
..... - There are 11 Letters to the Editor in response here.
Marijuana Legalization: "High Crimes, Or A Tokin' Figure?"
..... - Canadians Find the 'Prince of Pot' Harmless. The DEA Begs to Differ.
Obituary: "Anne Braden, Civil Rights Activist, Lauded by Dr. King"
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: "Cedar Brook Park: Feedback and update"
Plain Talker: "Dems Choose Candidates For Council Seats"
Domestic Partner Benefits - Editorial, CN: "Same-sex benefits make sense in Plainfield"
..... - Nary a whisper from the Courier's editors about any other towns...
Trees Program [last item]: "Freeholders expand tree grant program"
Akron U case: "Suicide case illustrates differences between court and campus justice"
Obituary: "Margaret M. Thomas, 101, a founder of the Plainfield Symphony"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Public Records: "Are N.J. open records close to being closed?"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Watchung: "'Masterpiece' church bell at Mt. St. Mary's removed for refurbishment"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine's budget plan to seek sales tax hike"
Pollution - SL: "Court decision fuels N.J.'s bid for cleaner air from coal plants"
..... - CN: "N.J., 13 other states win suit to stop EPA regulations"
..... - NYT: "Judges Overturn Bush Bid to Ease Pollution Rules"
Schools Construction Corp.: "Community built in 50 years, broken in 3 in agency fiasco"
State IT Office: "5 resign, 3 demoted in state's tech office"
..... - I smell scapegoat. Corzine needs to get some centralized control over this $500M
Tax Rebates: "Increase in tax rebates still on"
Towns:
..... - Newark - NYT: "Five-Term Mayor Appears, Ready for a Race"
....... - SL: "James' deputy Ron Rice staying in mayoral race against boss"
....... - CN: "Newark mayoral race gears up for a mud-filled rematch"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying - WP: "Bill Would Allow Warrantless Spying"
..... - Plamegate - WP: "Libby's Lawyers Subpoena Media Outlets, Reporters"
Bush Advance Men: "Who were those guys? Advance team posed as journalists"
Congressional Hispanics PAC: "Hispanics in House Resent PAC Insider Spending"
FEMA - NYT: "FEMA Will Try to Recoup Millions Distributed for Hurricane Relief"
Immmigration - Editorial, NYT: "An Immigration Breakthrough"
Pentagon - SL: "Pentagon used firm in bribery scandal"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
'Brokeback Marriages': Somehow I missed the original story, here, which is no longer free.
..... - There are 11 Letters to the Editor in response here.
Marijuana Legalization: "High Crimes, Or A Tokin' Figure?"
..... - Canadians Find the 'Prince of Pot' Harmless. The DEA Begs to Differ.
Obituary: "Anne Braden, Civil Rights Activist, Lauded by Dr. King"
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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