Lots going on this weekend!
Saturday: Technology Fair, Clinton School, 9 am - 1 pm.
..... - Students and tech advisors will demonstrate wireless web videocasting,
..... - vendor displays, plus tech-oriented presentations by several schools.
..... - Breakfast served at 9 am. Door prizes. PLUS you get to see the new building!
Saturday, Memorial for Peggy Thomas, a Plainfield Symphony founder, 1:00 pm
..... - Grace Episcopal Church, East 7th & Cleveland Avenue. Reception follows.
Saturday: Celebrity Basketball Game, PHS, doors open 5:30 pm, game at 6:00 pm.
..... - NFL, NBA, WNBA players will face off against teams from Fire, Police and other
..... - all-star squads. Sponsors: PPAL and Latinas en Accíon. Portion of proceeds
..... - benefits Fire Division's new Junior Firefighter program. $7 adults, $5 kids.
Sunday: May Fair, First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue, 11:30 am - 4: 00 pm
..... - Family fun -- face painting, May Pole, arts & crafts, inflatable slide, chili
..... - cook-off. Information: Melissa Logan - (908) 432-4134.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Auto accident disrupts Plainfield Today today"
Council - CN: "Plainfield repeals ordinance to limit overcrowding"
Crime - CN: "Assault charges upgraded to murder in Suarez case"
..... - SL: "Plainfield man in police custody after N. Plainfield robbery, high speed chase"
..... - CN: "N. Plainfield cop chasing Plainfield robbery suspect ends with crash"
Schools: "Schools showing off latest technology"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Teacher Pensions: "Pension fund falls $13B short of needed bottom line"
..... - E-Z Pass Tags: "Die-hard E-ZPass tags will replace aging transponders"
..... - Political Flyers: "In Newark race, the mud flies" -- cribbed from Plainfield??
..... - Bowser Goes National: "New President of National Conference of Black Mayors"
..... - 'Christmas Tree' Fund: "Corzine shuts down remainder of program's funds for good"
Events for this week are here
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. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
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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___________________________________________________________________________
Cryan-stalker Karen Golding: "Alleged Cryan stalker avoids trial"
Kean U.: "Kean U. looks east to adding China campus"
Middlesex County: "Fleet of new trucks set to handle public health crises big or small"
Roselle Park: "Web sex sting snares Roselle Park coach"
Union County Arts Center: "A theater's next act"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
9/11 Memorial: "Bloomberg, Pataki, Corzine agree: Cap 9/11 memorial cost at $500M"
Budget: "Treasurer sees deeper budget hole, more cuts"
..... - "Lawmakers say rural towns can't pay for their troopers"
Pensions: "Retired teachers fund falls $13B short of needed bottom line"
Port Security: "House's $5.5B port security plan requires screening for containers"
Prescription Drugs: "Price database set up to compare Rx drugs"
Prisons: "7 prison execs to lose free housing"
Reactor Sentries: "Corzine wants operators to pay for trooper, Guardsmen sentries"
School Plot: "Camden teens plotted attack at high school for months"
Skinheads: "Alleged white supremacist admits gun sales"
State Police: "Fuentes explains troopers' sale of shell casings"
Terrorism Threats - SL: "ACLU sues for access to data on terrorism"
..... - CN: "ACLU sues Harvey over access to terror-threat list"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ hands pink slips to 14 administrative staffers"
Water Quality: "Environmentalists: Officials tried to minimize access to bad news"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Newarkers are now putting their money on Booker"
..... - Political Flyers: "In Newark race, the mud flies" -- cribbed from Plainfield??
..... - North Ward Race: "Newark race splits daughter from dad"
..... - Joan Whitlow: "Talk to Oprah? Tough. Find 'Honest Government'? Impossible"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Guardian/UK: "Ridicule and contempt: Smothering the system of checks and balances"
Scandal Central:
..... - Torture - Knight Ridder: "Report blames top U.S. officials for alleged torture"
2000 Election - Analysis, WP: Richard Morin: "The Fox News Effect"
Government Secrecy: "Nixon, Wiretaps and Government Secrets"
..... - An interview with John Dean and Daniel Ellsberg
Iraq - AFP: "Ex-CIA analyst condemns Bush 'manipulation campaign' on Iraq"
Israel - SL: "Legislators install new coalition government in Israel"
Pakistan - Guardian/UK: "New frontline in the war on terror?"
Voting Machines - NYT: "Ohio Struggles to Fix Voting Problems"
White House Spy - SL: "White House spy, New Jerseyan, admits lifting secrets"
..... - Analysis: "An unprecedented breach of trust"
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.
*
Saturday: Technology Fair, Clinton School, 9 am - 1 pm.
..... - Students and tech advisors will demonstrate wireless web videocasting,
..... - vendor displays, plus tech-oriented presentations by several schools.
..... - Breakfast served at 9 am. Door prizes. PLUS you get to see the new building!
Saturday, Memorial for Peggy Thomas, a Plainfield Symphony founder, 1:00 pm
..... - Grace Episcopal Church, East 7th & Cleveland Avenue. Reception follows.
Saturday: Celebrity Basketball Game, PHS, doors open 5:30 pm, game at 6:00 pm.
..... - NFL, NBA, WNBA players will face off against teams from Fire, Police and other
..... - all-star squads. Sponsors: PPAL and Latinas en Accíon. Portion of proceeds
..... - benefits Fire Division's new Junior Firefighter program. $7 adults, $5 kids.
Sunday: May Fair, First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue, 11:30 am - 4: 00 pm
..... - Family fun -- face painting, May Pole, arts & crafts, inflatable slide, chili
..... - cook-off. Information: Melissa Logan - (908) 432-4134.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Auto accident disrupts Plainfield Today today"
Council - CN: "Plainfield repeals ordinance to limit overcrowding"
Crime - CN: "Assault charges upgraded to murder in Suarez case"
..... - SL: "Plainfield man in police custody after N. Plainfield robbery, high speed chase"
..... - CN: "N. Plainfield cop chasing Plainfield robbery suspect ends with crash"
Schools: "Schools showing off latest technology"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Teacher Pensions: "Pension fund falls $13B short of needed bottom line"
..... - E-Z Pass Tags: "Die-hard E-ZPass tags will replace aging transponders"
..... - Political Flyers: "In Newark race, the mud flies" -- cribbed from Plainfield??
..... - Bowser Goes National: "New President of National Conference of Black Mayors"
..... - 'Christmas Tree' Fund: "Corzine shuts down remainder of program's funds for good"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Cryan-stalker Karen Golding: "Alleged Cryan stalker avoids trial"
Kean U.: "Kean U. looks east to adding China campus"
Middlesex County: "Fleet of new trucks set to handle public health crises big or small"
Roselle Park: "Web sex sting snares Roselle Park coach"
Union County Arts Center: "A theater's next act"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
9/11 Memorial: "Bloomberg, Pataki, Corzine agree: Cap 9/11 memorial cost at $500M"
Budget: "Treasurer sees deeper budget hole, more cuts"
..... - "Lawmakers say rural towns can't pay for their troopers"
Pensions: "Retired teachers fund falls $13B short of needed bottom line"
Port Security: "House's $5.5B port security plan requires screening for containers"
Prescription Drugs: "Price database set up to compare Rx drugs"
Prisons: "7 prison execs to lose free housing"
Reactor Sentries: "Corzine wants operators to pay for trooper, Guardsmen sentries"
School Plot: "Camden teens plotted attack at high school for months"
Skinheads: "Alleged white supremacist admits gun sales"
State Police: "Fuentes explains troopers' sale of shell casings"
Terrorism Threats - SL: "ACLU sues for access to data on terrorism"
..... - CN: "ACLU sues Harvey over access to terror-threat list"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ hands pink slips to 14 administrative staffers"
Water Quality: "Environmentalists: Officials tried to minimize access to bad news"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Newarkers are now putting their money on Booker"
..... - Political Flyers: "In Newark race, the mud flies" -- cribbed from Plainfield??
..... - North Ward Race: "Newark race splits daughter from dad"
..... - Joan Whitlow: "Talk to Oprah? Tough. Find 'Honest Government'? Impossible"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - Guardian/UK: "Ridicule and contempt: Smothering the system of checks and balances"
Scandal Central:
..... - Torture - Knight Ridder: "Report blames top U.S. officials for alleged torture"
2000 Election - Analysis, WP: Richard Morin: "The Fox News Effect"
Government Secrecy: "Nixon, Wiretaps and Government Secrets"
..... - An interview with John Dean and Daniel Ellsberg
Iraq - AFP: "Ex-CIA analyst condemns Bush 'manipulation campaign' on Iraq"
Israel - SL: "Legislators install new coalition government in Israel"
Pakistan - Guardian/UK: "New frontline in the war on terror?"
Voting Machines - NYT: "Ohio Struggles to Fix Voting Problems"
White House Spy - SL: "White House spy, New Jerseyan, admits lifting secrets"
..... - Analysis: "An unprecedented breach of trust"
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.
*
