*
BREAKING NEWS: 2 shot at 10:30 AM today...
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "H.I.T.S.: Candidate fundraiser: no permit.. Council pokes public in eye.. Chamber eyes biz growth.. PCTV-74...where are you?"
Plain Talker: "Senior Center Plans To Be Revealed"
Breaking News - CN: "Two people shot in Plainfield, 10:30 a.m. this morning"
Lecaros Murder: "2 guilty in fatal attack on pickup"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Real Estate 'steering': "Firm Steered Home Buyers, Group Says"
..... - Records: "Judge bars as 'unreasonable' a fee for council minutes on floppy"
..... - PSE&G: "State's Expert says if plants are sold, PSEG deal works"
..... - Televised Council Meetings: Joan Whitlow: "Newark Council: Can the camera"
..... - Abbott Schools: Ledger Editorial: "Better-off parents should pay for child care"
..... - Harassing Goverment Employees: "Angry builder sentenced to jail, probation and fines"
..... - 'Transit Villages' - CN: "Mayor unveils transit village dream"
............... - "Dunellen envisions downtown transit village"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Clark: "Board cinches belt tight on new school tab"
Cranford: "School budget up 4.49 percent"
Dunellen - CN: "Mayor unveils transit village dream"
..... - SL: "Borough envisions downtown transit village"
Somerville: "Residents to brainstorm on landfill"
Union Twp.: "Neighbors demand new-home size limits"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez: "Menendez defends port security legislation"
Budget:
..... - Hospital pushback: "Hospitals insist bed tax is no cure for 'charity care' ills"
..... - Tranportation Fund: "Corzine signs $8B transit measure"
..... - Schools Aid- SL: "Schools learn who wins, loses in Corzine budget"
.......... - CN: "Aid flat for most Jersey schools"
Legislature - SL: "Lesniak wants to sell stock in Pike, Parkway to aid pensions"
..... - CN: "Senator: Put stake in highways on sale"
..... - NYT: "Bill Would Sell Part of Turnpike, Parkway to Investors"
.......... - The bill's prime sponsor is Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Union)
Pay-to-Play - APP: "GOP exploits pay-to-play loophole; 7 new groups net $55K"
Records: "Judge bars as 'unreasonable' a fee for computerized council minutes"
Rutgers: "Top VP at Rutgers is moved into a 'special assignment'"
Towns:
..... - Orange: "Pepper spray sickens 10 as police halt melee at Orange HS"
..... - Newark: "Mayor raises money ... for his Senate race"
.......... - "Payne is sole defector from James' slate"
.......... - Joan Whitlow: "The mayor is drawing doubts on his future; ballot places set today"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying - CSM: "FBI, police spying is rising, groups allege"
2006 Elections - NYT: "Women Wage Key Campaigns for Democrats"
..... - The 'mommy party' strikes back -- with a vengeance
Afghanistan - NYT: "Kabul Judge Rejects Calls to End Trial of Christian Convert"
..... - AP: "Mullahs demand Christian die"
Immigration - NYT: "Bush Is Facing a Difficult Path on Immigration"
Iraq - UPI: "Benchmarks: US Iraq casualties stay high"
..... - Ireland On-Line: "Christian peace group calls for end to Iraq occupation"
..... - Truthout: "Blaming the Media for Bad War News"
..... - SL: "Message to Iraqis: US Money talks"
..... - AP: "Troops free hostage trio; clues could lead to missing U.S. reporter"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Reviews - Documentary: "Is War the Real National Pastime?"
..... - InterPress's Haider Rizvi interviews director Eugene Jarecki about his provocative
..... - new documentary "Why We Fight."
SATs: "Latest SAT blunder tests credibility of College Board"
Tuberculosis: "Despite national decline, Jersey shows uptick in TB"
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 |
*
BREAKING NEWS: 2 shot at 10:30 AM today...
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "H.I.T.S.: Candidate fundraiser: no permit.. Council pokes public in eye.. Chamber eyes biz growth.. PCTV-74...where are you?"
Plain Talker: "Senior Center Plans To Be Revealed"
Breaking News - CN: "Two people shot in Plainfield, 10:30 a.m. this morning"
Lecaros Murder: "2 guilty in fatal attack on pickup"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Real Estate 'steering': "Firm Steered Home Buyers, Group Says"
..... - Records: "Judge bars as 'unreasonable' a fee for council minutes on floppy"
..... - PSE&G: "State's Expert says if plants are sold, PSEG deal works"
..... - Televised Council Meetings: Joan Whitlow: "Newark Council: Can the camera"
..... - Abbott Schools: Ledger Editorial: "Better-off parents should pay for child care"
..... - Harassing Goverment Employees: "Angry builder sentenced to jail, probation and fines"
..... - 'Transit Villages' - CN: "Mayor unveils transit village dream"
............... - "Dunellen envisions downtown transit village"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Clark: "Board cinches belt tight on new school tab"
Cranford: "School budget up 4.49 percent"
Dunellen - CN: "Mayor unveils transit village dream"
..... - SL: "Borough envisions downtown transit village"
Somerville: "Residents to brainstorm on landfill"
Union Twp.: "Neighbors demand new-home size limits"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez: "Menendez defends port security legislation"
Budget:
..... - Hospital pushback: "Hospitals insist bed tax is no cure for 'charity care' ills"
..... - Tranportation Fund: "Corzine signs $8B transit measure"
..... - Schools Aid- SL: "Schools learn who wins, loses in Corzine budget"
.......... - CN: "Aid flat for most Jersey schools"
Legislature - SL: "Lesniak wants to sell stock in Pike, Parkway to aid pensions"
..... - CN: "Senator: Put stake in highways on sale"
..... - NYT: "Bill Would Sell Part of Turnpike, Parkway to Investors"
.......... - The bill's prime sponsor is Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Union)
Pay-to-Play - APP: "GOP exploits pay-to-play loophole; 7 new groups net $55K"
Records: "Judge bars as 'unreasonable' a fee for computerized council minutes"
Rutgers: "Top VP at Rutgers is moved into a 'special assignment'"
Towns:
..... - Orange: "Pepper spray sickens 10 as police halt melee at Orange HS"
..... - Newark: "Mayor raises money ... for his Senate race"
.......... - "Payne is sole defector from James' slate"
.......... - Joan Whitlow: "The mayor is drawing doubts on his future; ballot places set today"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying - CSM: "FBI, police spying is rising, groups allege"
2006 Elections - NYT: "Women Wage Key Campaigns for Democrats"
..... - The 'mommy party' strikes back -- with a vengeance
Afghanistan - NYT: "Kabul Judge Rejects Calls to End Trial of Christian Convert"
..... - AP: "Mullahs demand Christian die"
Immigration - NYT: "Bush Is Facing a Difficult Path on Immigration"
Iraq - UPI: "Benchmarks: US Iraq casualties stay high"
..... - Ireland On-Line: "Christian peace group calls for end to Iraq occupation"
..... - Truthout: "Blaming the Media for Bad War News"
..... - SL: "Message to Iraqis: US Money talks"
..... - AP: "Troops free hostage trio; clues could lead to missing U.S. reporter"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Reviews - Documentary: "Is War the Real National Pastime?"
..... - InterPress's Haider Rizvi interviews director Eugene Jarecki about his provocative
..... - new documentary "Why We Fight."
SATs: "Latest SAT blunder tests credibility of College Board"
Tuberculosis: "Despite national decline, Jersey shows uptick in TB"
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 |
*
