Reminder: League of Women Voters school board candidates form is
tonight, 7:00 P.M., Plainfield Public Library, 8th and Park
Note: No PMUA garbage collection tomorrow, Good Friday.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "e-Tearsheets: A useful idea whose time has come"
Crime:
..... - Shooting: "Teen critical after being shot in head across from McDonald's on Front Street"
..... - Drugs & Gun [2nd item]: "Plainfield trio arrested in Westfield on pot, gun charges"
..... - Eluding Police: "Plainfield driver indicted in 3-town chase"
Schools:
..... - Letter, CN: Barbara Sandford: "Abdul-Haqq will bring fresh ideas"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Abbott aid working, but locals should fund more"
Obituary: "Clovis A. Hussey, Plainfield Health Center board member"
Connections?
Food For Thought
..... - Preschool Scandal (Part 1): "How public money fed private greed"
........ - (Part 2): "No punishment for preschools: Why no one is prosecuted"
........ - (Part 3): "Underpaid teachers demand their rights"
........ - (Legislature): "Lawmakers demanding answers on preschools"
..... - Cop Physicals: "Court upholds annual cop physicals, with drug screening"
..... - Guns: "Shooting in Newark: Man wanted to shoot someone to celebrate his birthday"
..... - Youth: "A guiding hand for urban youth; Men provide a positive alternative to the street life"
..... - Development: "Trying to give a school site to a political donor in Elizabeth"
..... - Unlawful failure to carry out duties: "Tax collector indicted for missing deposit"
..... - Bribery: "Newark official admits taking $24,000 in bribes"
..... - Academic Achievement: "Excellence celebrated in Newark with sports-style fanfare"
Events for this week are here
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. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
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Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Schoor-DePalma replaced in Edison; Mayor's effort to end pay-to-play"
Elizabeth: "SCC can't buy Elizabeth site or build on it"
.....The fight between Sen. Lesniak and the school board continues...on a new front
Hillsborough: "Hillsboro places COAH burden on developers"
Linden: "Infestation of beetles dooms 300 Linden trees"
Summit: "A prayer to give peace a chance"
Union County: "Appellate court to hear suit over government document request forms"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez/Kean Race - SL: "Menendez widens fundraising gap over Kean to more than $4M"
..... - NYT: "Kean Adds $1.6 Million to War Chest"
..... - OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "Trying to duck the issues, Kean invites trouble"
Budget: "State tries to get savings past legal ban on budget borrowing"
Christianity: "Most Jerseyans consider the resurrection a factual retelling of events, poll finds"
Cop Physicals: "Court upholds annual cop physicals, with drug screening"
Hospital Safety: "Reports create record of serious mistakes"
NJT: "Project to ease Manhattan traffic with additional concourse and station"
Smoking Law: "Ban goes farther than thought; No lighting up within 25 feet of buildings"
Superfund Sites: "New Jersey Dump Is Put Back on Superfund List"
Water Quality: "Court decision bolsters water protection rules; ruling a defeat for builders"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "A guiding hand for urban youth; Men provide a positive alternative to the street life"
............... - "Salsaaaaa! Latin dance heats up Symphony Hall"
............... - "Newark official admits taking $24,000 in bribes"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Newark/Orange: "Orange man sought in deadly shooting outside Newark bar"
..... - East Orange: "Nonexistent companies in police billing scam"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - NYT: "Documents Show Link Between AT&T and Agency in Eavesdropping"
Dems - CSM: "Democrats eye big House gains"
..... - Energized by GOP scandals, they grow more confident of winning control of Congress.
Drugs - Independent/UK: "Colombia the real victim in failed war on drugs"
Immigration - WP: "Immigrant Bill Fallout May Hurt House GOP"
..... - Editorial, SL: "Restart immigration reform"
..... - NYT: "Strategy Sessions Fueled Immigrant Marches"
..... - Boston Globe: "GOP leaders to drop felony for immigrants"
..... - Guardian/UK: James K. Galbraith: "Morning in America again"
..... - AFP: "Latinos flex political muscle, but can they deliver votes?"
Iran - WP: "Rice Calls for 'Strong Steps' Against Iran"
Iraq - Government - SL: "Government in Iraq at a standstill"
..... - Going to War - WP: "Lacking Biolabs, Trailers Carried Case for War"
.......... - SF Chronicle: Robert Scheer: "Now Powell tells us"
National Archives - WP: "Agencies Removed Declassified Papers From Public Access"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
English Language: "English language nears the one million-word milestone"
Fast-food Fat: "Same fries, but fat varies by locale"
Gardening: "Successful seed starting" -- Valerie Sudol, best garden writer in US, imho!
.......... - "Native plants grab more of limelight"
Gas Prices: "Americans will buy SUVs even if gas hits $4 a gallon: Ford"
Retail: "Nantucket Votes to Ban Chain Stores From Downtown"
Obituary: "Bobbie Nudie, Purveyor of Glitter to Rhinestone Cowboys"
Obituary: "William Sloane Coffin, Civil Rights and Peace Advocate"
..... Those of a certain age will remember Bill as the 1960s chaplain at Yale, who
..... advocated for civil rights and against the Vietnam war
Obituary: "June Pointer, Singer With the Pointer Sisters"
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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tonight, 7:00 P.M., Plainfield Public Library, 8th and Park
Note: No PMUA garbage collection tomorrow, Good Friday.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "e-Tearsheets: A useful idea whose time has come"
Crime:
..... - Shooting: "Teen critical after being shot in head across from McDonald's on Front Street"
..... - Drugs & Gun [2nd item]: "Plainfield trio arrested in Westfield on pot, gun charges"
..... - Eluding Police: "Plainfield driver indicted in 3-town chase"
Schools:
..... - Letter, CN: Barbara Sandford: "Abdul-Haqq will bring fresh ideas"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Abbott aid working, but locals should fund more"
Obituary: "Clovis A. Hussey, Plainfield Health Center board member"
Connections?
Food For Thought
..... - Preschool Scandal (Part 1): "How public money fed private greed"
........ - (Part 2): "No punishment for preschools: Why no one is prosecuted"
........ - (Part 3): "Underpaid teachers demand their rights"
........ - (Legislature): "Lawmakers demanding answers on preschools"
..... - Cop Physicals: "Court upholds annual cop physicals, with drug screening"
..... - Guns: "Shooting in Newark: Man wanted to shoot someone to celebrate his birthday"
..... - Youth: "A guiding hand for urban youth; Men provide a positive alternative to the street life"
..... - Development: "Trying to give a school site to a political donor in Elizabeth"
..... - Unlawful failure to carry out duties: "Tax collector indicted for missing deposit"
..... - Bribery: "Newark official admits taking $24,000 in bribes"
..... - Academic Achievement: "Excellence celebrated in Newark with sports-style fanfare"
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Schoor-DePalma replaced in Edison; Mayor's effort to end pay-to-play"
Elizabeth: "SCC can't buy Elizabeth site or build on it"
.....The fight between Sen. Lesniak and the school board continues...on a new front
Hillsborough: "Hillsboro places COAH burden on developers"
Linden: "Infestation of beetles dooms 300 Linden trees"
Summit: "A prayer to give peace a chance"
Union County: "Appellate court to hear suit over government document request forms"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez/Kean Race - SL: "Menendez widens fundraising gap over Kean to more than $4M"
..... - NYT: "Kean Adds $1.6 Million to War Chest"
..... - OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "Trying to duck the issues, Kean invites trouble"
Budget: "State tries to get savings past legal ban on budget borrowing"
Christianity: "Most Jerseyans consider the resurrection a factual retelling of events, poll finds"
Cop Physicals: "Court upholds annual cop physicals, with drug screening"
Hospital Safety: "Reports create record of serious mistakes"
NJT: "Project to ease Manhattan traffic with additional concourse and station"
Smoking Law: "Ban goes farther than thought; No lighting up within 25 feet of buildings"
Superfund Sites: "New Jersey Dump Is Put Back on Superfund List"
Water Quality: "Court decision bolsters water protection rules; ruling a defeat for builders"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "A guiding hand for urban youth; Men provide a positive alternative to the street life"
............... - "Salsaaaaa! Latin dance heats up Symphony Hall"
............... - "Newark official admits taking $24,000 in bribes"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Newark/Orange: "Orange man sought in deadly shooting outside Newark bar"
..... - East Orange: "Nonexistent companies in police billing scam"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - NYT: "Documents Show Link Between AT&T and Agency in Eavesdropping"
Dems - CSM: "Democrats eye big House gains"
..... - Energized by GOP scandals, they grow more confident of winning control of Congress.
Drugs - Independent/UK: "Colombia the real victim in failed war on drugs"
Immigration - WP: "Immigrant Bill Fallout May Hurt House GOP"
..... - Editorial, SL: "Restart immigration reform"
..... - NYT: "Strategy Sessions Fueled Immigrant Marches"
..... - Boston Globe: "GOP leaders to drop felony for immigrants"
..... - Guardian/UK: James K. Galbraith: "Morning in America again"
..... - AFP: "Latinos flex political muscle, but can they deliver votes?"
Iran - WP: "Rice Calls for 'Strong Steps' Against Iran"
Iraq - Government - SL: "Government in Iraq at a standstill"
..... - Going to War - WP: "Lacking Biolabs, Trailers Carried Case for War"
.......... - SF Chronicle: Robert Scheer: "Now Powell tells us"
National Archives - WP: "Agencies Removed Declassified Papers From Public Access"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
English Language: "English language nears the one million-word milestone"
Fast-food Fat: "Same fries, but fat varies by locale"
Gardening: "Successful seed starting" -- Valerie Sudol, best garden writer in US, imho!
.......... - "Native plants grab more of limelight"
Gas Prices: "Americans will buy SUVs even if gas hits $4 a gallon: Ford"
Retail: "Nantucket Votes to Ban Chain Stores From Downtown"
Obituary: "Bobbie Nudie, Purveyor of Glitter to Rhinestone Cowboys"
Obituary: "William Sloane Coffin, Civil Rights and Peace Advocate"
..... Those of a certain age will remember Bill as the 1960s chaplain at Yale, who
..... advocated for civil rights and against the Vietnam war
Obituary: "June Pointer, Singer With the Pointer Sisters"
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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