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: "H.I.T.S. Feedback: Health Center item sparks responses"
Plain Talker: "Monday's Meeting A Busy One"
Crime: "State says bumper ties pair to Lecaros killing"
Letter to Editor: Earl Canady: "Seniors should focus on youth"
Shore Vacation?: Check out this new site
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Business: "Business Incubator Is Viewed as Crucial to North Amityville"
..... - Retail: "Now Booming, Not Burning, the Bronx Fears a Downside"
..... - Gentrification: "Hell's Kitchen, Swept Out and Remodeled"
..... - Civic Responsibility: "Sayreville ordinance promotes applying for posts"
..... - Shared Housing: "Some Gang Up To Control Costs...and Break The Law"
..... - Construction Corruption: "Shoddy building, shoddy ethics in Old Bridge"
..... - Brownfields Development: "Redeveloper brings a big reputation"
..... - Community Center: "Community center remembers founder"
..... - Salaries: "Eye-popping clerk's pay is latest brouhaha in town"
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 March 25 is here
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Union County: "Union's overtime bill is third-highest in state"
Bedminster/Far Hills: "Taxes stack up for library and officials are worried"
Franklin Twp.: "Students, parents dispute shooting rumor"
Somerville: "112 acres, many ideas; Somerville seeks development advice"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Now in aisle 6: the governor, living city life"
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, March 19, 2006"
Budget - SL: "Budget puts focus on kids, families"
.......... - "Fiscal reality takes chunk of Corzine's budget plan"
..... - CN: "Jersey braces for the budget"
..... - NYT: "Chilling Budget Gap? It Gets Worse"
.......... - "As Deficit Looms, New Jerseyans Brace for Sacrifice"
Corruption: "Attorney general to add manpower against corruption"
Dems: "Cryan's Staggering Start"
DYFS - NYT: "Insiders Say Corzine Plans New Unit for Child Welfare"
Prison Guards: "The other offenders in Jersey prisons"
Towns - Newark:
.......... - SL: "This mayoral race will be shorter and sweeter"
............... - "A rare joint appearance by Newark candidates"
.......... - NYT: "All but on the Ballot in Newark, but Not Yet on the Stump"
............... - The Times has started a 'Newark 2006' blog here
..... - West Essex: "Winds of change stir up politics"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Iraq War Enters Year 4:
..... - SL: "Shock and awe gave way to the long slog"
.......... - Editorial: "The preventive warrior"
.......... - Memorials: "Silent tributes to those who have fallen in Iraq"
.......... - OpEd: "A long and lengthening war"
..... - NYT: "The State of Iraq: An Update" and the chart is here
.......... - Editorial: "The Stuff That Happened"
..... - WP: "As Iraq War Heads Into 4th Year, Bush Pledges 'Complete Victory'"
.......... - OpEd: Donald Rumsfeld: "What We've Gained In 3 Years in Iraq"
.............. In which SecDeaf characterizes all who don't see it his way as echoing terrorists
.......... - Veterans: "Voices of 100 Veterans: The War in Their Words"
Rallies:
..... - SL: "In their own small ways, Jerseyans protest war"
..... - CN: "Iraq war denounced at Somerville rally"
..... - HNT: "Highland Park protesters sound off"
..... - NYT: "Anti - War Rallies Mark Iraq Anniversary"
France - NYT: "Protests Over Youth Labor Law Spread to 150 Cities and Towns"
Iran - WP: "Administration Blocks Ex-Hostages' Bid for Damages From Iran"
Lobbying - WP: "Lobbyists see business as usual: Post-Abramoff rules mere nuisance"
Supreme Court - NYT: "Public Comments by [Women] Justices Veer Toward the Political"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Hospitals: "Nonprofit Hospitals Face Scrutiny Over Practices"
Immigrants: "Rift on Immigration Widens for Conservatives and Cardinals"
Media Nation: "Does information really want to be free?"
Networking: "The how and why of networking"
..... - "Learning to work a room starts with a good plan"
Parkinson's Meds: "Prescription For an Obsession?: Surprise Risks Of Parkinson's Drugs"
Real Estate:
..... - Home Inspections: "The House Calls"
..... - Cashing Out: "Some Homeowners Get Itchy Feet"
..... - The Market: "That Sound You Hear? The Market Coming Down to Earth"
..... - Shared Housing: "Kids Go Home Again; Others Gang Up To Control Costs"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Westfielder helps pick up pieces of shattered community"
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: "H.I.T.S. Feedback: Health Center item sparks responses"
Plain Talker: "Monday's Meeting A Busy One"
Crime: "State says bumper ties pair to Lecaros killing"
Letter to Editor: Earl Canady: "Seniors should focus on youth"
Shore Vacation?: Check out this new site
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Business: "Business Incubator Is Viewed as Crucial to North Amityville"
..... - Retail: "Now Booming, Not Burning, the Bronx Fears a Downside"
..... - Gentrification: "Hell's Kitchen, Swept Out and Remodeled"
..... - Civic Responsibility: "Sayreville ordinance promotes applying for posts"
..... - Shared Housing: "Some Gang Up To Control Costs...and Break The Law"
..... - Construction Corruption: "Shoddy building, shoddy ethics in Old Bridge"
..... - Brownfields Development: "Redeveloper brings a big reputation"
..... - Community Center: "Community center remembers founder"
..... - Salaries: "Eye-popping clerk's pay is latest brouhaha in town"
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 March 25 is here
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Union County: "Union's overtime bill is third-highest in state"
Bedminster/Far Hills: "Taxes stack up for library and officials are worried"
Franklin Twp.: "Students, parents dispute shooting rumor"
Somerville: "112 acres, many ideas; Somerville seeks development advice"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Now in aisle 6: the governor, living city life"
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, March 19, 2006"
Budget - SL: "Budget puts focus on kids, families"
.......... - "Fiscal reality takes chunk of Corzine's budget plan"
..... - CN: "Jersey braces for the budget"
..... - NYT: "Chilling Budget Gap? It Gets Worse"
.......... - "As Deficit Looms, New Jerseyans Brace for Sacrifice"
Corruption: "Attorney general to add manpower against corruption"
Dems: "Cryan's Staggering Start"
DYFS - NYT: "Insiders Say Corzine Plans New Unit for Child Welfare"
Prison Guards: "The other offenders in Jersey prisons"
Towns - Newark:
.......... - SL: "This mayoral race will be shorter and sweeter"
............... - "A rare joint appearance by Newark candidates"
.......... - NYT: "All but on the Ballot in Newark, but Not Yet on the Stump"
............... - The Times has started a 'Newark 2006' blog here
..... - West Essex: "Winds of change stir up politics"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Iraq War Enters Year 4:
..... - SL: "Shock and awe gave way to the long slog"
.......... - Editorial: "The preventive warrior"
.......... - Memorials: "Silent tributes to those who have fallen in Iraq"
.......... - OpEd: "A long and lengthening war"
..... - NYT: "The State of Iraq: An Update" and the chart is here
.......... - Editorial: "The Stuff That Happened"
..... - WP: "As Iraq War Heads Into 4th Year, Bush Pledges 'Complete Victory'"
.......... - OpEd: Donald Rumsfeld: "What We've Gained In 3 Years in Iraq"
.............. In which SecDeaf characterizes all who don't see it his way as echoing terrorists
.......... - Veterans: "Voices of 100 Veterans: The War in Their Words"
Rallies:
..... - SL: "In their own small ways, Jerseyans protest war"
..... - CN: "Iraq war denounced at Somerville rally"
..... - HNT: "Highland Park protesters sound off"
..... - NYT: "Anti - War Rallies Mark Iraq Anniversary"
France - NYT: "Protests Over Youth Labor Law Spread to 150 Cities and Towns"
Iran - WP: "Administration Blocks Ex-Hostages' Bid for Damages From Iran"
Lobbying - WP: "Lobbyists see business as usual: Post-Abramoff rules mere nuisance"
Supreme Court - NYT: "Public Comments by [Women] Justices Veer Toward the Political"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Hospitals: "Nonprofit Hospitals Face Scrutiny Over Practices"
Immigrants: "Rift on Immigration Widens for Conservatives and Cardinals"
Media Nation: "Does information really want to be free?"
Networking: "The how and why of networking"
..... - "Learning to work a room starts with a good plan"
Parkinson's Meds: "Prescription For an Obsession?: Surprise Risks Of Parkinson's Drugs"
Real Estate:
..... - Home Inspections: "The House Calls"
..... - Cashing Out: "Some Homeowners Get Itchy Feet"
..... - The Market: "That Sound You Hear? The Market Coming Down to Earth"
..... - Shared Housing: "Kids Go Home Again; Others Gang Up To Control Costs"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Westfielder helps pick up pieces of shattered community"
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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