PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Watch those 5th Wednesdays!"
Plain Talker: "Illegal Construction Will Be Halted, Officials Vow"
Women's History Month: "Plainfield honors its empowered women"
Letter: Joseph A. Clore: "Santiago battle tells much about city"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Patronage: "How UMDNJ became a 'patronage pit'"
.......... - CN: "Right friends key to getting job at UMDNJ" - includes list of 'influencers'
..... - Fake Permit Scam: "Newark official's son held in scam"
..... - Email's Hidden Message: "ABC Suspends Producer for E-Mail Messages"
..... - Lobbying - Editorial, CN: "Show public the money spent on lobbying"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
Quest's Board of Ed candidate forum, Saturday, April 8, is here
Rummage Sale at UCC-Congregational is here
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bound Brook: "Reenactors suit up for the Battle of Bound Brook"
Brigewater- CN: "Bomb casing closes Rt. 22"
..... - SL: "Worker discovers bomb from WWII along Rt. 22"
Elizabeth: "Newark man shot dead outside club"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Budget - SL: "Too many taxes, too little aid: Budget assailed on all sides"
............... - "Harsh lesson in austerity; Fabled summer program cut"
..... - CN: "Public takes first swing at Corzine's budget cuts"
Lucent: "Bell Labs staffers face a Gallic chill"
Ramapough Shooting: "Police try to defuse Ramapough tribal shooting"
..... Notice that now it's 'Ramapough' as the tribe spells it...more than meets the eye here...
Rutgers: "Facing cuts, Rutgers postpones design contest"
Supreme Court: "Case tests shield for reporters who share data with lawmen"
UMDNJ - SL: "How UMDNJ became a 'patronage pit'"
.......... - "Report: UMDNJ finances in sad shape"
CN: "Right friends key to getting job at UMDNJ" - includes list of 'influencers'
..... - NYT: "Patronage Hiring Common at N.J. Medical School, Monitor Says"
Towns:
..... - Jersey City: "Jersey City schools chief is cleared of conflict"
..... - Newark Mayoral Race: "Rice isn't familiar to most voters"
..... - So. Orange/Maplewood: "Columbia principal assailed after alleged racial insensitivity"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Bush is ill-served by buddy-or-bully style of leadership"
Scandal Central:
..... - DeLay - Time: "Exclusive: Tom DeLay Says He Will Give Up His Seat"
.......... - WP: "Federal Probe Has Edged Closer to Texan"
..... - Plamegate: "Fitzgerald knew identity of leaker early on, developed mole to trap him"
Congresswoman McKinney Affair - NYT: "Capitol Police seek warrant for Congresswoman"
Federal Spending - USAToday: "Growth in federal spending unchecked"
Immigration - AP: "Poll: Most Open to Letting Immigrants Stay"
Rumsfeld - AFP: "Retired US general Zinni says Rumsfeld should quit over Iraq"
Supreme Court - SL: "Justices refuse case on Bush's wartime powers"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
'Brokeback Marriages': "'Brokeback Mamas' tell their side of the story"
'The Gold Bug': "Advisory post gave Noe voice in U.S. Mint policy"
.....Noe was the guy who ripped off the State of Ohio in a gold-coin scandal. Turns
.....out he had bigger game in mind: the mint should let him redesign US coinage.
Gossip: "On Job With Empress of Celebrity Gossip"
Judaism: "With Yoga, Comedy and Parties, Synagogues Entice Newcomers"
The Law: "Attorney Try to Rewrite the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure"
Magazines: "Magazine Readers Increasingly Turn to the Web"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Elections: "New Orleans Election Hinges on Race and Not Rebuilding"
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 Today: "Watch those 5th Wednesdays!"
Plain Talker: "Illegal Construction Will Be Halted, Officials Vow"
Women's History Month: "Plainfield honors its empowered women"
Letter: Joseph A. Clore: "Santiago battle tells much about city"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Patronage: "How UMDNJ became a 'patronage pit'"
.......... - CN: "Right friends key to getting job at UMDNJ" - includes list of 'influencers'
..... - Fake Permit Scam: "Newark official's son held in scam"
..... - Email's Hidden Message: "ABC Suspends Producer for E-Mail Messages"
..... - Lobbying - Editorial, CN: "Show public the money spent on lobbying"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
Quest's Board of Ed candidate forum, Saturday, April 8, is here
Rummage Sale at UCC-Congregational is here
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bound Brook: "Reenactors suit up for the Battle of Bound Brook"
Brigewater- CN: "Bomb casing closes Rt. 22"
..... - SL: "Worker discovers bomb from WWII along Rt. 22"
Elizabeth: "Newark man shot dead outside club"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Budget - SL: "Too many taxes, too little aid: Budget assailed on all sides"
............... - "Harsh lesson in austerity; Fabled summer program cut"
..... - CN: "Public takes first swing at Corzine's budget cuts"
Lucent: "Bell Labs staffers face a Gallic chill"
Ramapough Shooting: "Police try to defuse Ramapough tribal shooting"
..... Notice that now it's 'Ramapough' as the tribe spells it...more than meets the eye here...
Rutgers: "Facing cuts, Rutgers postpones design contest"
Supreme Court: "Case tests shield for reporters who share data with lawmen"
UMDNJ - SL: "How UMDNJ became a 'patronage pit'"
.......... - "Report: UMDNJ finances in sad shape"
CN: "Right friends key to getting job at UMDNJ" - includes list of 'influencers'
..... - NYT: "Patronage Hiring Common at N.J. Medical School, Monitor Says"
Towns:
..... - Jersey City: "Jersey City schools chief is cleared of conflict"
..... - Newark Mayoral Race: "Rice isn't familiar to most voters"
..... - So. Orange/Maplewood: "Columbia principal assailed after alleged racial insensitivity"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Bush is ill-served by buddy-or-bully style of leadership"
Scandal Central:
..... - DeLay - Time: "Exclusive: Tom DeLay Says He Will Give Up His Seat"
.......... - WP: "Federal Probe Has Edged Closer to Texan"
..... - Plamegate: "Fitzgerald knew identity of leaker early on, developed mole to trap him"
Congresswoman McKinney Affair - NYT: "Capitol Police seek warrant for Congresswoman"
Federal Spending - USAToday: "Growth in federal spending unchecked"
Immigration - AP: "Poll: Most Open to Letting Immigrants Stay"
Rumsfeld - AFP: "Retired US general Zinni says Rumsfeld should quit over Iraq"
Supreme Court - SL: "Justices refuse case on Bush's wartime powers"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
'Brokeback Marriages': "'Brokeback Mamas' tell their side of the story"
'The Gold Bug': "Advisory post gave Noe voice in U.S. Mint policy"
.....Noe was the guy who ripped off the State of Ohio in a gold-coin scandal. Turns
.....out he had bigger game in mind: the mint should let him redesign US coinage.
Gossip: "On Job With Empress of Celebrity Gossip"
Judaism: "With Yoga, Comedy and Parties, Synagogues Entice Newcomers"
The Law: "Attorney Try to Rewrite the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure"
Magazines: "Magazine Readers Increasingly Turn to the Web"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Elections: "New Orleans Election Hinges on Race and Not Rebuilding"
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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