MIA: Courier Local section not online...again
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "A burning question from the school funding conference"
2004 Assault: "O'Shea Clarke admits guilt in beating and robbery of Oscar Romero-Figueroa"
..... - The case that brought the Guardian Angels and a flood of media attention to the two towns
Bank Robbery - CN: "Police arrest Plainfield man who lost nerve for alleged bank robbery"
..... - SL [2nd item]: "Plainfield man charged with attempting to rob N. Plainfield bank"
McGreevey - AP: "McGreevey, partner may nest in NYC" -- but Plainfield may still be in running?
If you've been folllowing the ex-Gov's meanderings, you may now have some insight into
why one of the (politically incorrect) Spanish slang words for a gay male is mariposa (butterfly).
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Abbott School Irregularities - JJ: "Jersey City's Super's British junket detailed"
..... - Conflict of Interest - APP: "Court reverses townhouse OK in Red Bank"
..... - Verizon vs.Cable Companies: "Assembly OKs Verizon's bid to offer cable"
........ - The municipalities' franchise rights have been deftly swept away. Will cable sue?
..... - Gang Legislation - Record: "Package of bills targets gangs"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Architect is generous with Dems"
..... - Surveillance Cams: "Rutgers trains camera's eye on student safety"
..... - Drugs: "Trial gives insider's look at infamous drug ring"
..... - Eminent Domain: "New Brunswick goes after part of senior parking lot for condos"
..... - Guns: "3 ordinances would help Jersey City curb gun violence"
..... - School Fights: "Orange HS fight spills outside; Neighboring cops called in, 16 arrested"
Events for this week are here
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Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Naked Cop Trial: Crash findings questioned in Edison officer's trial"
Elizabeth: "Cop's whistle-blower suit progresses slowly"
Green Brook: "Court: Families of '98 crash victims can sue" (Tue)
Roselle Hit-and-run: "'You know what you did. Step forward and stop being a coward.'"
Scotch Plains: "Jerseyan held for spying in Sierra Leone"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
(Cartoon, Sheneman, Star-Ledger)
The Great Newark Land Rush:
..... - Council Sales Slowed: "Newark council's land sales hit delays"
..... - Editorial, SL: "End the Newark land rush"
Corzine: "Corzine urges Chinese to see future in N.J."
Budget: "Growing deficit could shrink rebates" (Tue)
HazMat Report - SL: "Angering industry, N.J. group lists toxic-hazard plants"
..... - CN: "Report: Plant disasters could threaten millions" (Wed)
..... - CN: "Hazardous materials in Jersey pose threat to citizens" (Tue)
Rutgers: "A winning image: Rutgers may upgrade stadium"
..... - More reasons to avoid driving near the Piscataway campus...
School Budgets: Fran Wood: "No magic wand on property taxes"
Torricelli - Record: "Cables reveal Torricelli's bragging to Iraqi diplomats"
Transfer Stations by RR Tracks: "State implores Congress to end waste loophole"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ president asks trustees to do more than the minimum"
Towns:
..... - Newark - Council Runoffs: "Few alliances in Newark runoff elections"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Short Hills: "Short Hills' Clifford Sobel likely to be tapped as Brazil ambassador"
..... - Tenafly: "Tenafly councilman pleads guilty to drug possession"
..... - Jersey City: "3 ordinances would help Jersey City curb gun violence"
..... - Orange: "Orange HS fight spills outside; Neighboring cops called in, 16 arrested"
..... - Jersey City: "How Jersey City became a Memorial Day hot spot"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - SL: "Procurement official to face first trial in Abramoff scandal"
..... - Domestic spying - WP: "Gonzales Defends Phone-Data Collection"
..... - Fannie Mae - WP: "Study Finds 'Extensive' Fraud at Fannie Mae"
............... - NYT: "Regulators Denounce Fannie Mae"
..... - Jefferson - NYT: "For Democrats, a Scandal of Their Own"
.......... - The Raid: "F.B.I. Raid Divides G.O.P. Lawmakers and White House"
............... - WP: "FBI Raid on Lawmaker's Office Is Questioned"
CIA Nomination - SL: "Senate panel says yes to CIA nominee"
Immigration Reform - SL: "Mexico's Fox cuts a hole in U.S. border fence idea"
Iraq - SL: "Bombs kill dozens in Iraq as Bush seeks 'way forward'"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NY Times)
Fast Food: "Life in the Fast-Food Lane" -- and "10 Favorites"
ACLU: "A.C.L.U. May Block Criticism by Its Board"
Childhood Obesity: Chart: "Is Your Child Obese?"
Engelhard/BASF: "BASF tries to sway Engelhard shareholders"
Hurricane Season: "Forecasters Predict Active Hurricane Season"
ID Theft: "Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft: Some Tips"
Insure-and-Kill Plot: "Two Elderly L. A. Women Jailed In Deadly Insurance Scam"
Regional Theater: "Suburban Playhouse Is on the Brink of Extinction"
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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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "A burning question from the school funding conference"
2004 Assault: "O'Shea Clarke admits guilt in beating and robbery of Oscar Romero-Figueroa"
..... - The case that brought the Guardian Angels and a flood of media attention to the two towns
Bank Robbery - CN: "Police arrest Plainfield man who lost nerve for alleged bank robbery"
..... - SL [2nd item]: "Plainfield man charged with attempting to rob N. Plainfield bank"
McGreevey - AP: "McGreevey, partner may nest in NYC" -- but Plainfield may still be in running?
If you've been folllowing the ex-Gov's meanderings, you may now have some insight into
why one of the (politically incorrect) Spanish slang words for a gay male is mariposa (butterfly).
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Abbott School Irregularities - JJ: "Jersey City's Super's British junket detailed"
..... - Conflict of Interest - APP: "Court reverses townhouse OK in Red Bank"
..... - Verizon vs.Cable Companies: "Assembly OKs Verizon's bid to offer cable"
........ - The municipalities' franchise rights have been deftly swept away. Will cable sue?
..... - Gang Legislation - Record: "Package of bills targets gangs"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Architect is generous with Dems"
..... - Surveillance Cams: "Rutgers trains camera's eye on student safety"
..... - Drugs: "Trial gives insider's look at infamous drug ring"
..... - Eminent Domain: "New Brunswick goes after part of senior parking lot for condos"
..... - Guns: "3 ordinances would help Jersey City curb gun violence"
..... - School Fights: "Orange HS fight spills outside; Neighboring cops called in, 16 arrested"
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: "Naked Cop Trial: Crash findings questioned in Edison officer's trial"
Elizabeth: "Cop's whistle-blower suit progresses slowly"
Green Brook: "Court: Families of '98 crash victims can sue" (Tue)
Roselle Hit-and-run: "'You know what you did. Step forward and stop being a coward.'"
Scotch Plains: "Jerseyan held for spying in Sierra Leone"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
(Cartoon, Sheneman, Star-Ledger)
The Great Newark Land Rush:
..... - Council Sales Slowed: "Newark council's land sales hit delays"
..... - Editorial, SL: "End the Newark land rush"
Corzine: "Corzine urges Chinese to see future in N.J."
Budget: "Growing deficit could shrink rebates" (Tue)
HazMat Report - SL: "Angering industry, N.J. group lists toxic-hazard plants"
..... - CN: "Report: Plant disasters could threaten millions" (Wed)
..... - CN: "Hazardous materials in Jersey pose threat to citizens" (Tue)
Rutgers: "A winning image: Rutgers may upgrade stadium"
..... - More reasons to avoid driving near the Piscataway campus...
School Budgets: Fran Wood: "No magic wand on property taxes"
Torricelli - Record: "Cables reveal Torricelli's bragging to Iraqi diplomats"
Transfer Stations by RR Tracks: "State implores Congress to end waste loophole"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ president asks trustees to do more than the minimum"
Towns:
..... - Newark - Council Runoffs: "Few alliances in Newark runoff elections"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Short Hills: "Short Hills' Clifford Sobel likely to be tapped as Brazil ambassador"
..... - Tenafly: "Tenafly councilman pleads guilty to drug possession"
..... - Jersey City: "3 ordinances would help Jersey City curb gun violence"
..... - Orange: "Orange HS fight spills outside; Neighboring cops called in, 16 arrested"
..... - Jersey City: "How Jersey City became a Memorial Day hot spot"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - SL: "Procurement official to face first trial in Abramoff scandal"
..... - Domestic spying - WP: "Gonzales Defends Phone-Data Collection"
..... - Fannie Mae - WP: "Study Finds 'Extensive' Fraud at Fannie Mae"
............... - NYT: "Regulators Denounce Fannie Mae"
..... - Jefferson - NYT: "For Democrats, a Scandal of Their Own"
.......... - The Raid: "F.B.I. Raid Divides G.O.P. Lawmakers and White House"
............... - WP: "FBI Raid on Lawmaker's Office Is Questioned"
CIA Nomination - SL: "Senate panel says yes to CIA nominee"
Immigration Reform - SL: "Mexico's Fox cuts a hole in U.S. border fence idea"
Iraq - SL: "Bombs kill dozens in Iraq as Bush seeks 'way forward'"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NY Times)
Fast Food: "Life in the Fast-Food Lane" -- and "10 Favorites"
ACLU: "A.C.L.U. May Block Criticism by Its Board"
Childhood Obesity: Chart: "Is Your Child Obese?"
Engelhard/BASF: "BASF tries to sway Engelhard shareholders"
Hurricane Season: "Forecasters Predict Active Hurricane Season"
ID Theft: "Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft: Some Tips"
Insure-and-Kill Plot: "Two Elderly L. A. Women Jailed In Deadly Insurance Scam"
Regional Theater: "Suburban Playhouse Is on the Brink of Extinction"
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.
*
