More on Bank of America debit cards: When I tried to activate the card by calling the toll-free number on the card sticker, I got an automated message saying activation could only be completed by using the card at an ATM. So, save your fingers the hassle and skip the phone call.
Attention, Realtors! -- see the news from Monmouth U under Of Interest...
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Two go-to events"
Driver's License Scheme: "City woman admits guilt in driver's license plot"
Plainfield Girlchoir: "Plainfield choir sets a high note"
OPRA: "Courier News receives legal fees reimbursement over Williams 911 tape"
Connections? Food For Thought
(Photos, NY Times)
..... - Recycling old buildings: "An Old Textile Center, Refashioned for Luxury"
..... - Firing Top Officials: "Newark settling ex-police leader's suit" -- for $400K
..... - Trash Trains: "Nine freight cars derail in Paterson"
.......... - "Railcars worry towns"
..... - City Property Sales: "Booker Wins Freeze on No-Bid Sales of City Property"
..... - Gunplay: Why Increasing?: "A Jump in Shootings in a Hartford neighborhood"
..... - Corruption Trial: "From the start, corruption trial looks like a juicy classic"
..... - Pandemic Planning - SL: "A scary outlook of pandemic in Jersey"
.......... - CN: "State 'underprepared' for bird flu, experts say"
..... - Nepotism: "Linden mayor draws the line on nepotism"
..... - Elections: Court won't order criminal check in Orange council race"
..... - Theaters: "Old Montclair theater on selling block again" -- and an aficianado website
..... - Youth Court: "Perth Amboy youths get taste of running criminal justice system"
Events for this week are here
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. |....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___________________________________________________________________________
Berkeley Heights: "Jets giving Berkeley Heights a new water park"
Elizabeth: "Hadassah closes in Elizabeth"
Hillside: "Hillside school finance chief earns state award"
Linden: "Linden mayor draws the line on nepotism"
Scotch Plains / Fanwood: "The Cupcake Wars: Parents bash ban on birthday goodies"
Warren - CN: "Middlesex Boro CEO, fake wife charged with fraud"
..... - SL: "Refinancing scheme to cheat wife in divorce cited"
Westfield: "County won't retry convicted attorney Mahoney"
BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________
No-Bid Property Sales - SL: "Judge suspends bargain sales of Newark's land"
..... - NYT: "Booker Praises Freeze on No-Bid Sales of Newark Property"
2002 Documentary: "Four years later, director feels vindicated by voters"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez and Kean agreeable to debate"
..... - "Senate candidates may be facing off in cyberspace this summer"
..... - "Kean downplays Coulter's contributions"
..... - "Menendez kicking off campaign, faces 'token challenge' next week"
'Official' Speech: "State won't foot legal bill for Whitman aide's slurs"
Schools: "State, suburban school execs confer, and little love is lost"
Towns:
..... - Newark - SL: "New formula boosts anti-terror aid to some N.J. areas"
.......... - NYT: "Cuts for New York and Washington, Increases for Newark, Jersey City"
............... - and a complete list of the grants [PDF file]
.......... - CN: "Newark, Jersey City see security funding boost"
........ - Arts High: "Alumni hope to preserve a haven for creative minds"
........... - Grads include Sarah Vaughan, Melba Moore, Connie Francis, Wayne Shorter, and Savion Glover
........ - Light Rail: "Newark light rail gains steam"
..... - Jersey City: "LeFraks Envision Even Bigger Skyline on Jersey Side of River"
..... - Orange: "Court won't order criminal check in Orange council race"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Library Records Case - NYT: "Four Librarians Finally Break Silence in Records Case"
Iran - SL: "In about-face, U.S. makes offer to Iran for nuclear face-to-face"
Iraq:
..... - Haditha Marine Incident - SL: "Bush troubled by claims of Iraq civilian slayings"
..... - Pregnant Woman Shot, Killed - SL: "With each civilian death, Iraqi rage builds"
VA Data Theft - SL: "VA memos show stolen data include address, health info"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
Gay Marriage - NY: "Highest Court in New York Confronts Gay Marriage"
Real Estate: "Just listed: A 4-year degree in real estate; Monmouth U's hot new major"
Spelling Bee: "Could you spell that? 86 kids do" -- tonight, ABC, 8:00 - 10:00 PM
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 |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Indonesia - Earthquake: "Overrun hospital in quake zone: Hot, filthy and short on supplies"
Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/
Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"
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.
*
Attention, Realtors! -- see the news from Monmouth U under Of Interest...
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Two go-to events"
Driver's License Scheme: "City woman admits guilt in driver's license plot"
Plainfield Girlchoir: "Plainfield choir sets a high note"
OPRA: "Courier News receives legal fees reimbursement over Williams 911 tape"
Connections? Food For Thought
(Photos, NY Times)
..... - Recycling old buildings: "An Old Textile Center, Refashioned for Luxury"
..... - Firing Top Officials: "Newark settling ex-police leader's suit" -- for $400K
..... - Trash Trains: "Nine freight cars derail in Paterson"
.......... - "Railcars worry towns"
..... - City Property Sales: "Booker Wins Freeze on No-Bid Sales of City Property"
..... - Gunplay: Why Increasing?: "A Jump in Shootings in a Hartford neighborhood"
..... - Corruption Trial: "From the start, corruption trial looks like a juicy classic"
..... - Pandemic Planning - SL: "A scary outlook of pandemic in Jersey"
.......... - CN: "State 'underprepared' for bird flu, experts say"
..... - Nepotism: "Linden mayor draws the line on nepotism"
..... - Elections: Court won't order criminal check in Orange council race"
..... - Theaters: "Old Montclair theater on selling block again" -- and an aficianado website
..... - Youth Court: "Perth Amboy youths get taste of running criminal justice system"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Berkeley Heights: "Jets giving Berkeley Heights a new water park"
Elizabeth: "Hadassah closes in Elizabeth"
Hillside: "Hillside school finance chief earns state award"
Linden: "Linden mayor draws the line on nepotism"
Scotch Plains / Fanwood: "The Cupcake Wars: Parents bash ban on birthday goodies"
Warren - CN: "Middlesex Boro CEO, fake wife charged with fraud"
..... - SL: "Refinancing scheme to cheat wife in divorce cited"
Westfield: "County won't retry convicted attorney Mahoney"
BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________
No-Bid Property Sales - SL: "Judge suspends bargain sales of Newark's land"
..... - NYT: "Booker Praises Freeze on No-Bid Sales of Newark Property"
2002 Documentary: "Four years later, director feels vindicated by voters"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez and Kean agreeable to debate"
..... - "Senate candidates may be facing off in cyberspace this summer"
..... - "Kean downplays Coulter's contributions"
..... - "Menendez kicking off campaign, faces 'token challenge' next week"
'Official' Speech: "State won't foot legal bill for Whitman aide's slurs"
Schools: "State, suburban school execs confer, and little love is lost"
Towns:
..... - Newark - SL: "New formula boosts anti-terror aid to some N.J. areas"
.......... - NYT: "Cuts for New York and Washington, Increases for Newark, Jersey City"
............... - and a complete list of the grants [PDF file]
.......... - CN: "Newark, Jersey City see security funding boost"
........ - Arts High: "Alumni hope to preserve a haven for creative minds"
........... - Grads include Sarah Vaughan, Melba Moore, Connie Francis, Wayne Shorter, and Savion Glover
........ - Light Rail: "Newark light rail gains steam"
..... - Jersey City: "LeFraks Envision Even Bigger Skyline on Jersey Side of River"
..... - Orange: "Court won't order criminal check in Orange council race"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Library Records Case - NYT: "Four Librarians Finally Break Silence in Records Case"
Iran - SL: "In about-face, U.S. makes offer to Iran for nuclear face-to-face"
Iraq:
..... - Haditha Marine Incident - SL: "Bush troubled by claims of Iraq civilian slayings"
..... - Pregnant Woman Shot, Killed - SL: "With each civilian death, Iraqi rage builds"
VA Data Theft - SL: "VA memos show stolen data include address, health info"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
Gay Marriage - NY: "Highest Court in New York Confronts Gay Marriage"
Real Estate: "Just listed: A 4-year degree in real estate; Monmouth U's hot new major"
Spelling Bee: "Could you spell that? 86 kids do" -- tonight, ABC, 8:00 - 10:00 PM
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 |
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Indonesia - Earthquake: "Overrun hospital in quake zone: Hot, filthy and short on supplies"
Relief and Aid Contacts:
Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Catholic Charities: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism: http://www.uscj.org/
Islamic Relief: http://www.irw.org/
Other Area Contacts: "Indonesia Relief Contacts"
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.
*
