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Aircraft Noise: "FAA plane rerouting hearing tonight, 6:30, Holiday Inn, Rt 22, Springfield"
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Council abdicates - or capitulates? Administration conforms."
Plain Talker: "Crowded Meeting Ends With Mother's Plea"
Crime - Murder No. 2: "$5,000 reward posted in Robert Cody shooting"
..... - Drug Bust: "Woman in 900-block of Putnam Avenue arrested on drug charge"
Chamber of Commerce: "Business group to discuss growth"
Domestic Partners - CN: "Council unanimously extends benefits to same-sex partners"
..... - SL: "Plainfield approves partner benefits; Unanimous vote in gay-rights boost"
Heritage Internet Cafe: "Family aids in realization of business dream"
Hollis Tribute: "Ex-councilwoman to be feted at Richmond Towers Saturday"
Library - Amateur Photo Contest: "Plainfield waiting for its postcard closeup"
..... - Library holds amateur photo contest to add to history-rich postcard collection
Women's Health Fair: "City offers free health screenings to women"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Young Black men: "Plight Deepens for Black Men, Studies Warn"
..... - Schools: "Los Angeles Mayor Sees Bloomberg School Reforms as Model"
..... - Homeless Prevention: "County official Wheeler-Hicks gets 7 years for swiping aid"
..... - Bond Refi: "Middlesex County refinances bonds for $680,000 savings over 20 years"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Bloomfield, after legal battles, will postpone building condos"
..... - School Violence: "Montclair 7th-grader arrested in box-cutter incident at school"
..... - Public Records - Editorial, CN: "Proposals go too far in name of security"
..... - Tax Revaluation: "North Plainfield tax revaluation to be discussed by GOP"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bernardsville: "Seat at stake in Somerset Hills Regional election"
Clark: "Council OKs sewerage utility; Bills to be on usage, not property values"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth school board confers with council on proposed budget"
New Providence: "Office site a likely issue in election"
Perth Amboy: "Puerto Rico festival gets early green light; 2005 event still in court"
Vaux Hall: "Barbershop: A place to talk, laugh and cry"
Westfield: "Officer accused of insubordination in his criticism of former chief"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - SL: "Corzine to ask for state's first $30B budget"
..... - CN: "Governor's budget includes new or raised taxes on services, alcohol, tobacco, cars"
Menendez-Kean Race - SL: "Kean manages to miss Cheney at fund-raiser"
..... - CN: "Cheney speaks of admiration for Kean Jr. at fundraiser"
..... - NYT: "Cheney at Fund-Raiser, but Not With the Candidate"
..... - WP: "Key Race Analysis: New Jersey Senate"
Auto Insurance: "Group attacks Geico's underwriting"
Casino Agency: "Agency change eyed; Corzine throws Norcross a bone?"
Immigrants - SL: "Undocumented workers rally in Trenton in support of McCain-Kennedy bill"
..... - CN: "More than 1,000 protest proposal of illegal immigration as felony"
Legislature - SL: "Transport fund to survive, without cap" - Scutari abstained. Why?
.......... - CN:
.......... - NYT: "Legislature Approves Corzine Plan to Revive Road Fund"
..... - Schools: "Angry lawmakers to take up probe of school chiefs' perks"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Ad firm Message & Media shifts its loyalty to Booker"
..... - Orange: "Orange's bicentennial blowout, 6-month celebration starts in June"
UMDNJ: "Board gains two new members; vote on restructuring postponed"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - NYT: "Bush Defends His Iraq Record, but Concedes Some Setbacks"
.............. - "With public, hardballs replace softballs, and Bush takes a few swings"
......... - WP: "Old Forecasts Come Back to Haunt Bush"
......... - OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "A Reagan man looks at the Bush boy"
Scandal Central:
..... - DeLay - Houston Chron: "DeLay stuck in legal limbo; may last through November vote"
..... - Plamegate - Truthout: "Fitzgerald Previews Government's Case Against Libby"
2006 Elections - WP: "GOP Struggles To Define Its Message for 2006 Elections"
The Post has an interactive map of all key races here,
al-Qaeda - NYT: "F.B.I. Agent Testifies Superiors Didn't Pursue Moussaoui Case"
FBI Fraud/Waste - SL: "Audit puts FBI under the gun over computer contracts"
Intelligence - WP: "Increase in Contracting Intelligence Jobs Raises Concerns"
Iraq - Guardian/UK: "Rumsfeld singled out as crisis deepens in Iraq"
(click on image to enlarge)
..... - Knight Ridder Svc: "Iraqi police report details civilians' deaths at hands of U.S. troops"
.......... - SL: "Marines face war crimes probe in 15 civilians' shooting deaths"
..... - Independent/UK: "Bush still sees no reason to apologise"
.......... - In Memoriam: "In memory of Iraqis who have died in Iraq"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Alzheimer's: "You suspect Alzheimer's. You will wait years to act."
Books: "Beyond Their Means: Why today's 20- and 30-somethings are in a bind"
College Applications: "New Twist: A First Choice, and 20 Backups"
Churches & Politics: "Pastors' Get-Out-the-Vote Training Could Test Tax Rules"
Domestic Violence: "When Words Bear Witness"
ID Theft: "Somerset sheriff warns against jury duty scam"
Social Workers' Safety: "Killing in Texas Spotlights Attacks on Social Workers"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Behind Louisiana Aid Package, a Change of Heart by One Man"
..... - Contractors: "Multiple Layers Of Contractors Drive Up Cost of Katrina Cleanup"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
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_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Council abdicates - or capitulates? Administration conforms."
Plain Talker: "Crowded Meeting Ends With Mother's Plea"
Crime - Murder No. 2: "$5,000 reward posted in Robert Cody shooting"
..... - Drug Bust: "Woman in 900-block of Putnam Avenue arrested on drug charge"
Chamber of Commerce: "Business group to discuss growth"
Domestic Partners - CN: "Council unanimously extends benefits to same-sex partners"
..... - SL: "Plainfield approves partner benefits; Unanimous vote in gay-rights boost"
Heritage Internet Cafe: "Family aids in realization of business dream"
Hollis Tribute: "Ex-councilwoman to be feted at Richmond Towers Saturday"
Library - Amateur Photo Contest: "Plainfield waiting for its postcard closeup"
..... - Library holds amateur photo contest to add to history-rich postcard collection
Women's Health Fair: "City offers free health screenings to women"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Young Black men: "Plight Deepens for Black Men, Studies Warn"
..... - Schools: "Los Angeles Mayor Sees Bloomberg School Reforms as Model"
..... - Homeless Prevention: "County official Wheeler-Hicks gets 7 years for swiping aid"
..... - Bond Refi: "Middlesex County refinances bonds for $680,000 savings over 20 years"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Bloomfield, after legal battles, will postpone building condos"
..... - School Violence: "Montclair 7th-grader arrested in box-cutter incident at school"
..... - Public Records - Editorial, CN: "Proposals go too far in name of security"
..... - Tax Revaluation: "North Plainfield tax revaluation to be discussed by GOP"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bernardsville: "Seat at stake in Somerset Hills Regional election"
Clark: "Council OKs sewerage utility; Bills to be on usage, not property values"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth school board confers with council on proposed budget"
New Providence: "Office site a likely issue in election"
Perth Amboy: "Puerto Rico festival gets early green light; 2005 event still in court"
Vaux Hall: "Barbershop: A place to talk, laugh and cry"
Westfield: "Officer accused of insubordination in his criticism of former chief"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - SL: "Corzine to ask for state's first $30B budget"
..... - CN: "Governor's budget includes new or raised taxes on services, alcohol, tobacco, cars"
Menendez-Kean Race - SL: "Kean manages to miss Cheney at fund-raiser"
..... - CN: "Cheney speaks of admiration for Kean Jr. at fundraiser"
..... - NYT: "Cheney at Fund-Raiser, but Not With the Candidate"
..... - WP: "Key Race Analysis: New Jersey Senate"
Auto Insurance: "Group attacks Geico's underwriting"
Casino Agency: "Agency change eyed; Corzine throws Norcross a bone?"
Immigrants - SL: "Undocumented workers rally in Trenton in support of McCain-Kennedy bill"
..... - CN: "More than 1,000 protest proposal of illegal immigration as felony"
Legislature - SL: "Transport fund to survive, without cap" - Scutari abstained. Why?
.......... - CN:
.......... - NYT: "Legislature Approves Corzine Plan to Revive Road Fund"
..... - Schools: "Angry lawmakers to take up probe of school chiefs' perks"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Ad firm Message & Media shifts its loyalty to Booker"
..... - Orange: "Orange's bicentennial blowout, 6-month celebration starts in June"
UMDNJ: "Board gains two new members; vote on restructuring postponed"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - NYT: "Bush Defends His Iraq Record, but Concedes Some Setbacks"
.............. - "With public, hardballs replace softballs, and Bush takes a few swings"
......... - WP: "Old Forecasts Come Back to Haunt Bush"
......... - OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "A Reagan man looks at the Bush boy"
Scandal Central:
..... - DeLay - Houston Chron: "DeLay stuck in legal limbo; may last through November vote"
..... - Plamegate - Truthout: "Fitzgerald Previews Government's Case Against Libby"
2006 Elections - WP: "GOP Struggles To Define Its Message for 2006 Elections"
The Post has an interactive map of all key races here,
al-Qaeda - NYT: "F.B.I. Agent Testifies Superiors Didn't Pursue Moussaoui Case"
FBI Fraud/Waste - SL: "Audit puts FBI under the gun over computer contracts"
Intelligence - WP: "Increase in Contracting Intelligence Jobs Raises Concerns"
Iraq - Guardian/UK: "Rumsfeld singled out as crisis deepens in Iraq"
(click on image to enlarge)
..... - Knight Ridder Svc: "Iraqi police report details civilians' deaths at hands of U.S. troops"
.......... - SL: "Marines face war crimes probe in 15 civilians' shooting deaths"
..... - Independent/UK: "Bush still sees no reason to apologise"
.......... - In Memoriam: "In memory of Iraqis who have died in Iraq"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Alzheimer's: "You suspect Alzheimer's. You will wait years to act."
Books: "Beyond Their Means: Why today's 20- and 30-somethings are in a bind"
College Applications: "New Twist: A First Choice, and 20 Backups"
Churches & Politics: "Pastors' Get-Out-the-Vote Training Could Test Tax Rules"
Domestic Violence: "When Words Bear Witness"
ID Theft: "Somerset sheriff warns against jury duty scam"
Social Workers' Safety: "Killing in Texas Spotlights Attacks on Social Workers"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Behind Louisiana Aid Package, a Change of Heart by One Man"
..... - Contractors: "Multiple Layers Of Contractors Drive Up Cost of Katrina Cleanup"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
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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