NOTE: 'Plainfield Cooks', where you eat to raise money for scholarships, is tomorrow,
Saturday, Noon to 3, Washington Community School. $20 at door. All you can eat, and
help deserving PHS Seniors, too? Winner!
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "H.I.T.S.: Illegal rooming houses... New Finance director?... Kenyon Ave waits for a callback... Jocelyn wages war?... Drugs where!!?..."
Plain Talker: "Mayor Gives 100-Day Report" and "City Sees Four Transit Villages"
Mayor's '100 Days' Town Meeting - CN: "Mayor pushes for transit change"
..... - SL: "Mayor upbeat on her first 100 days"
'Plainfield Cooks' [next to last item]: "Plainfield Cooks set for Saturday"
Arbor Day Tree Planting [last item]: "City will plant 100 trees today"
Plainfield Native and Husband Gift Centenary: "Watchung couple gives $8M to school"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Drugs: "'One bad cop' tells judge he's big-time drug dealer; led million-dollar ring"
..... - Guns: "Cops recover assault weapon, all but invisible to X-rays"
..... - Free Wireless Acess: "Suffolk County Plans to Offer Free Wireless Internet Access"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Middlesex County: "Freeholder is accused of partisan newsletter"
Perth Amboy: "City councilors lose peer's support"
Union County Budget: "County budget has 4.8% tax hike"
Union Twp.: "Unions take renewed fight to future hotel site"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez/Kean Race - SL: "Poll calls Menendez-Kean race a virtual dead heat"
..... - CN: "Poll calls Menendez-Kean race a virtual dead heat"
Auto Insurance: "Report: Gripes drop against N.J. auto insurers"
College Tuition: "Hundreds of students rally for education support at Statehouse"
Gas Prices
..... - Corzine - CN: "Corzine proposes pumping own gas"
.......... - SL: "Corzine pushes self-service gas"
................ - "Grabbing the problem by the nozzle"
.......... - NYT: "New Jersey May Drop Ban on Self-Service Gas Stations"
.......... - Note to Jon: I pump my own when visiting family in Conn., where prices are always higher
..... - Big Oil: "As gas prices, anger rise, Exxon posts $8.4B profit"
..... - Politicos Chime In - CN: "Senate GOP proposes gasoline rebates"
.......... - NYT: "G.O.P. Senators Hurry to Quell Furor Over Gas"
Immigration - Monday's Boycott - CN: "Hispanics mull options as mass protest nears"
Legislature: "Lawmakers divert funds meant for helicopters" --the old bait-and-switch?
'No Child Left Behind' Act: "N.J. asks to adjust school reform rules"
State Parks: "Expecting $40 million in new budget, officials map priorities"
UMDNJ: "2 UMDNJ schools nationally ranked"
Towns:
..... - Newark - Sharpe/Corzine Tussle:
........... - OpEd, SL: Joan Whitlow: "Newark is unconvincing in victim role"
........... - Column, SL: Tom Moran: "A serious accusation, made cheap in Newark"
........ - Mayoral Race: "Rice calls for election monitoring"
........ - Central Ward Race: "Reducing city's crime at top of candidates' list"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Belleville: "Late budget in Belleville threatens shutdown"
..... - Asbury Park: "Thousands expected at Asbury Park blast"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic Spying - SL: "Sen. Specter issues ultimatum on spying"
..... - Plamegate - SL: "Judge junks challenge to Libby case"
FEMA - SL: "Chertoff: FEMA will be rebuilt, not junked"
Gas Prices - See 'New Jersey' section
Immigration - SL: "U.S. Latinos expect a momentous May Day"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Plagiarism in Jersey: "Jersey author's book pulled after claims of plagiarism"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS 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 |
(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfiield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)
Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.
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Saturday, Noon to 3, Washington Community School. $20 at door. All you can eat, and
help deserving PHS Seniors, too? Winner!
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "H.I.T.S.: Illegal rooming houses... New Finance director?... Kenyon Ave waits for a callback... Jocelyn wages war?... Drugs where!!?..."
Plain Talker: "Mayor Gives 100-Day Report" and "City Sees Four Transit Villages"
Mayor's '100 Days' Town Meeting - CN: "Mayor pushes for transit change"
..... - SL: "Mayor upbeat on her first 100 days"
'Plainfield Cooks' [next to last item]: "Plainfield Cooks set for Saturday"
Arbor Day Tree Planting [last item]: "City will plant 100 trees today"
Plainfield Native and Husband Gift Centenary: "Watchung couple gives $8M to school"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Drugs: "'One bad cop' tells judge he's big-time drug dealer; led million-dollar ring"
..... - Guns: "Cops recover assault weapon, all but invisible to X-rays"
..... - Free Wireless Acess: "Suffolk County Plans to Offer Free Wireless Internet Access"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Middlesex County: "Freeholder is accused of partisan newsletter"
Perth Amboy: "City councilors lose peer's support"
Union County Budget: "County budget has 4.8% tax hike"
Union Twp.: "Unions take renewed fight to future hotel site"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez/Kean Race - SL: "Poll calls Menendez-Kean race a virtual dead heat"
..... - CN: "Poll calls Menendez-Kean race a virtual dead heat"
Auto Insurance: "Report: Gripes drop against N.J. auto insurers"
College Tuition: "Hundreds of students rally for education support at Statehouse"
Gas Prices
..... - Corzine - CN: "Corzine proposes pumping own gas"
.......... - SL: "Corzine pushes self-service gas"
................ - "Grabbing the problem by the nozzle"
.......... - NYT: "New Jersey May Drop Ban on Self-Service Gas Stations"
.......... - Note to Jon: I pump my own when visiting family in Conn., where prices are always higher
..... - Big Oil: "As gas prices, anger rise, Exxon posts $8.4B profit"
..... - Politicos Chime In - CN: "Senate GOP proposes gasoline rebates"
.......... - NYT: "G.O.P. Senators Hurry to Quell Furor Over Gas"
Immigration - Monday's Boycott - CN: "Hispanics mull options as mass protest nears"
Legislature: "Lawmakers divert funds meant for helicopters" --the old bait-and-switch?
'No Child Left Behind' Act: "N.J. asks to adjust school reform rules"
State Parks: "Expecting $40 million in new budget, officials map priorities"
UMDNJ: "2 UMDNJ schools nationally ranked"
Towns:
..... - Newark - Sharpe/Corzine Tussle:
........... - OpEd, SL: Joan Whitlow: "Newark is unconvincing in victim role"
........... - Column, SL: Tom Moran: "A serious accusation, made cheap in Newark"
........ - Mayoral Race: "Rice calls for election monitoring"
........ - Central Ward Race: "Reducing city's crime at top of candidates' list"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Belleville: "Late budget in Belleville threatens shutdown"
..... - Asbury Park: "Thousands expected at Asbury Park blast"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic Spying - SL: "Sen. Specter issues ultimatum on spying"
..... - Plamegate - SL: "Judge junks challenge to Libby case"
FEMA - SL: "Chertoff: FEMA will be rebuilt, not junked"
Gas Prices - See 'New Jersey' section
Immigration - SL: "U.S. Latinos expect a momentous May Day"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Plagiarism in Jersey: "Jersey author's book pulled after claims of plagiarism"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
ABBREVIATIONS AND LINKS 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 |
(In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Plainfiield Today and Clippings have no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of these articles nor are Plainfield Today or Clippings endorsed or sponsored by the originator.)
Some publications, such as the NY Times and the Ledger, remove their articles from free access after a period of time (for the Times it is one week, for the Ledger two). This means the link may become broken or may lead you to a pay-for-access page. If you are a 'clipper,' save the interesting stories to your hard drive the day you read them, that way you will always have access to them.
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