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Saturday, May 20, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
'Plainfield in Focus' - Photographs of contemporary Plainfield.
Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue.
Sunday, May 21, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
13th Annual FOSH Garage Sale. Last year had over 100 participants.
Info: www.foshnj.com
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "HITS: Phone games... Workplace harassment?... New hires: number & cost?..."
Plain Talker: "Photo Contest Winners Revealed Saturday"
Plainfield Schools: "Plainfield, Senegal students make a difference"
County Fibre Optic System: "Fiber-optic network to link county buildings"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - UEZ: "Lawmakers Eye UEZ Funds in Budget Crunch"
..... - Phony IDs: "Newark records clerk indicted for selling phony identification"
..... - Cop Training - CN: "Film teaches cops on Arab-American ways"
.......... - SL: "Video to close gap between cops, Arabs and Muslims"
..... - Bike Tour: "Elizabeth dresses up for 3rd annual tour's anticipated 300 riders"
..... - School Aid: "Hillside parents, board claim state aid diverted while buildings fall apart"
..... - Pay to Play?: "Consultants with ties to Lynch get contract"
..... - Douglass College: "Women of Douglass promise to hold onto their special identity"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgewater: "Man found guilty in crime spree"
Cranford: "6th student in Cranford found with hepatitis A"
Somerville: "Court upholds ruling against mosque site"
Warren/Watchung - CN: "Drug sting nets 15 arrests"
..... - SL: "Arrests target drug network"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Eminent Domain - SL: "Tighter eminent-domain controls urged"
..... - NYT: "Advocate Says Towns Have Too Much Leeway to Seize Land"
..... - CN: "Public advocate urges eminent domain reforms"
..... - AP: "State's eminent domain laws need reform, public advocate says"
.......... - The Public Advocate's Report on Eminent Domain
Immigration - JJ: "Kean toes hard line on illegals"
Legislature: "Assembly panel acts to muzzle gun crime"
Mililtary Contracts: "NJ firm accused of making substandard air filters for tanks"
Tax Reform - AP: "Governor says property tax reform may be years away"
..... - CN: "Lawmakers could vote on Codey's property tax plan this fall"
Supreme Court- SL: "Court: Illegal immigrant can collect from accident"
..... - CN: "Court: Hurt illegal aliens can be covered by N.J. fund"
UMDNJ - NYT: "Reports of Shredding Lead to Subpoenas for University"
Verizon vs. Cable Companies - SL:
..... - CN: "Senate paves way for cable by Verizon"
..... - AP: "Senate supports phone companies' bid to offer TV service"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Mayor-elect alarmed as lame-duck council sells property to connected developers"
.......... - 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____________________________________________________________________________
Hayden Confirmation Hearing - AP: "Hayden Insists NSA Surveillance Is Legal"
Florida - Time: "League of Women Voters Files A New Election Lawsuit in Florida"
Iraq - TomDispatch: "How the Bush Administration Deconstructed Iraq"
..... - Knight Ridder: "Pentagon report said to find killing of Iraqi civilians deliberate"
..... - MSNBC: "Lawmaker: Marines killed Iraqis ‘in cold blood’"
..... - WP: "Italian Premier Prodi Criticizes 'Grave Error' of Iraq"
New Hampshire - NYT: "Former Bush Campaign Official Sentenced to Prison"
Same-Sex Amendment - WP: "Specter to Feingold: 'Good Riddance'"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | 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, May 20, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
'Plainfield in Focus' - Photographs of contemporary Plainfield.
Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue.
Sunday, May 21, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
13th Annual FOSH Garage Sale. Last year had over 100 participants.
Info: www.foshnj.com
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "HITS: Phone games... Workplace harassment?... New hires: number & cost?..."
Plain Talker: "Photo Contest Winners Revealed Saturday"
Plainfield Schools: "Plainfield, Senegal students make a difference"
County Fibre Optic System: "Fiber-optic network to link county buildings"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - UEZ: "Lawmakers Eye UEZ Funds in Budget Crunch"
..... - Phony IDs: "Newark records clerk indicted for selling phony identification"
..... - Cop Training - CN: "Film teaches cops on Arab-American ways"
.......... - SL: "Video to close gap between cops, Arabs and Muslims"
..... - Bike Tour: "Elizabeth dresses up for 3rd annual tour's anticipated 300 riders"
..... - School Aid: "Hillside parents, board claim state aid diverted while buildings fall apart"
..... - Pay to Play?: "Consultants with ties to Lynch get contract"
..... - Douglass College: "Women of Douglass promise to hold onto their special identity"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgewater: "Man found guilty in crime spree"
Cranford: "6th student in Cranford found with hepatitis A"
Somerville: "Court upholds ruling against mosque site"
Warren/Watchung - CN: "Drug sting nets 15 arrests"
..... - SL: "Arrests target drug network"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Eminent Domain - SL: "Tighter eminent-domain controls urged"
..... - NYT: "Advocate Says Towns Have Too Much Leeway to Seize Land"
..... - CN: "Public advocate urges eminent domain reforms"
..... - AP: "State's eminent domain laws need reform, public advocate says"
.......... - The Public Advocate's Report on Eminent Domain
Immigration - JJ: "Kean toes hard line on illegals"
Legislature: "Assembly panel acts to muzzle gun crime"
Mililtary Contracts: "NJ firm accused of making substandard air filters for tanks"
Tax Reform - AP: "Governor says property tax reform may be years away"
..... - CN: "Lawmakers could vote on Codey's property tax plan this fall"
Supreme Court- SL: "Court: Illegal immigrant can collect from accident"
..... - CN: "Court: Hurt illegal aliens can be covered by N.J. fund"
UMDNJ - NYT: "Reports of Shredding Lead to Subpoenas for University"
Verizon vs. Cable Companies - SL:
..... - CN: "Senate paves way for cable by Verizon"
..... - AP: "Senate supports phone companies' bid to offer TV service"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Mayor-elect alarmed as lame-duck council sells property to connected developers"
.......... - 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____________________________________________________________________________
Hayden Confirmation Hearing - AP: "Hayden Insists NSA Surveillance Is Legal"
Florida - Time: "League of Women Voters Files A New Election Lawsuit in Florida"
Iraq - TomDispatch: "How the Bush Administration Deconstructed Iraq"
..... - Knight Ridder: "Pentagon report said to find killing of Iraqi civilians deliberate"
..... - MSNBC: "Lawmaker: Marines killed Iraqis ‘in cold blood’"
..... - WP: "Italian Premier Prodi Criticizes 'Grave Error' of Iraq"
New Hampshire - NYT: "Former Bush Campaign Official Sentenced to Prison"
Same-Sex Amendment - WP: "Specter to Feingold: 'Good Riddance'"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
SPORTS LINKS: PHS | 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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