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Still having hassles with Comcast... - Dan
Long-time community activist Phyllis Mason passed away early Saturday morning.
I am told a memorial service is being planned. Will post obituary and details later.
MIA in today's Ledger: The BIG story on Charlotte DeFilippo, Union County Dem
chairperson. Not to worry, you can count on that one being posted online later...
but you want to look at the print edition anyway...most interesting thing, NO minority
people at the fabled table....
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Murder No. 3 - CN: "Arrests made in Plainfield shooting" - ahhh, but scooped by the Ledger
Letter to Editor, CN: Sandy Spector: "Make a difference with Plainfield GOP"
School Spending: "Plainfield spends more per pupil than N.J. average"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Budget issues: "Auditors releases findings on E. Orange school budget irregularities"
..... - Police chief without tenure?: "Roseland renews chief's contract"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click 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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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgewater: "Teens go hungry for a day to help those truly needy"
Elizabeth: "Black women offer forum on setting goals"
Highland Park: "Probe of tax funds expands; $400K missing since November"
Hillside: "Legislators, Hillside to talk schools"
Manville: "Mall faces date with bulldozer; Site being cleared for redevlopment"
Middlesex Co. Dems: "Spicuzzo picks Monroe mayor to become 'chairman of chairmen'"
Perth Amboy: "City gets a hand in helping Katrina evacuees"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - OpEd, SL: Tom Moran: "Is Corzine ready for his moment of truth?"
Corzine's Team: "From White House to Statehouse, Heather Howard makes things happen"
Menendez/Kean Race: "Tax hike. Senate race. Is this 2006 or 1990?"
The Auditor - For policital junkies: "Sunday, March 26, 2006"
FY2007 Budget - SL: "A tree grows in this budget; Amid fiscal crunch, money for parks"
..... - CN: "Corzine budget taxing for home owners"
Brownfields: "DEP lends top staffer to nonprofit - 'pay-to-pave'?"
Firefighters and Katrina: "Firefighters respond to Katrina's call"
Immigration Rallies, Pro/Con: "Immigration Debates Echo Concerns in Washington"
Passaic County Dems: "Arab candidate replaced over 2002 comments"
Property Tax Reform - Editorial, SL: "No delay on property taxes"- they don't sound hopeful
Towns:
..... - Newark 2006 Race: "Challenge within a challenge for Booker"
..... - East Orange: "Auditing firm to release findings on school budget irregularities"
.......... - "EOHS will soon be history; Performing arts campus set to rise on site"
..... - Bloomfield: "Battle over historic house in Bloomfield"
..... - Nutley: "Boston Restaurants gangs up on mom-and-pop pizzeria"
Utilities Board - OpEd, CN: "Utilities board works hard for ratepayers"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Los Angeles Times photo).......... - "Bush Addresses Heated Immigration Debate"
.......... - "Immigration Debate Is Shaped by '08 Election"
..... - Analysis: Marc Cooper: "The Great Immigration Debate: Getting Beyond Denial"
Bush - WP: "Bush Shows Strategy for Keeping Hill Majorities"
..... - OpEd, LAT: Madeleine Albright: "Good versus evil isn't a strategy"
Belarus - BBC News: "Belarus protests spark clashes"
Iraq - Independent/UK: "Battle for Baghdad 'has already started'"
New England - WP: "Near Paul Revere Country, Anti-Bush Cries Get Louder"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
'Holy Hotties': "Ex-Stripper Spreads Gospel to Those in Sex Industry"
.......... - Heather Veitch's website for 'JC's Girls Girls Girls' is here
Job Retraining: "Retraining Laid-Off Workers, but for What?"
Medicare: "For Some Who Solve Puzzle, New Medicare Drug Plan Pays Off"
Mental Floss: "Power corrupts? Absolutely" - a romp through a list of historic rogues
Newspapers, the Biz: Molly Ivins: "Panic in the Newspaper Biz"
Obituary: "Rev. Earl Stallings, Won King's Praise for Opening Doors to Blacks"
Plagiarism: "Words of Others Force Conservative Blogger to Resign from WashPost"
Politics & Internet: "Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet"
Schools: "Schools Cut Back Subjects to Push Reading and Math"
Vegan Firefighters?: "Firefighters Gone Vegan? Even Austin Is Impressed"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Levees: "Army Corps Is Faulted on New Orleans Levees"
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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