Breaking - NYT: "Leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq Has Been Killed"
Don't miss the Sheneman cartoon on Ann Coulter -- under New Jersey section
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Green/Moriarty/Sweeney proposal: City workers' turn next?"
Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal: "Corzine sees state worker pay as way to skip more tax hikes"
Fire: "Fire ravages Cameron Avenue home of Plainfield family"
Plainfield Health Center [next to last item]: "Pallone to accept Superhero Award"
Water Bills: "Utility unions protest water rate increase that may reach 20%"
Letter - CN: Herb Kaufman: "FBI search shows Congress' bias"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - HS Sports - SL: "Drug tests approved for teen athletes"
......... - NYT: "Steroid Tests for High School Athletes"
..... - Police: "Cop indicted in crash caused by car he pursued"
..... - Primary Turnout: "Just how low can turnout go? Try 7 percent"
..... - Longhorn Beetle: "Beetle plague gains; Quarantine zone expands into Clark"
..... - Vote Recounts: "Elizabeth councilman victorious, for now"
..... - Central Jersey Dem PAC - SL: "Political figure accused of theft"
.......... - CN: "Politico denies embezzling Democratic party funds"
..... - Preservation: "Owner of historic carriage house decides to sell; Battle goes on"
..... - Public Property Sales: "Council halts 13 land deals in Newark"
..... - Lobbyists - Editorial, SL: "New limits on lobbyists"
..... - Deer: "Keeping hungry deer away from your yard"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "First woman on Professional Bowlers Association Tour"
Kenilworth: "Write-in candidates will be on Kenilworth ballot"
Linden: "Steps in the right direction"
North Plainfield - SL: "Pair charged in newborn's death"
......... - CN: "Pair indicted in death of newborn grandchild"
......... - NYT: "Grandparents Held in Death of a Baby"
Roselle Park: "Pranks bring police to school"
Westfield: "Westfield principals to switch schools"
BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________
Booker Reaches Out: "Booker, neighboring mayors to join forces"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Senate race opponents to use unpopular chiefs as weapons"
Dems & Vas: "To state Democratic Party, the feisty Vas is now on probation"
Budget: "Corzine, Democrats huddle as budget deadline nears"
Cigarette Taxes: "Retailers, advocates wrangle over cigarette tax increase"
Housing - SL: "Corzine pledges 100,000 housing units for needy families"
......... - NYT: "Corzine Promises Low-Cost Housing"
Medical Marijuana - SL: "TV host Montel Williams pushes N.J. on medical marijuana"
......... - CN: "TV's Montel urges OK of medical marijuana"
Monmouth Corruption Trial: "Graft trial's key witness takes court on wild ride"
RWJ Foundation: "Former analyst admits theft from Robert Wood foundation"
School Funding: "Schools await outcome of Corzine's funding formula"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Council halts 13 land deals in Newark"
.......... - Preservation: "Owner of historic carriage house decides to sell; Battle goes on"
..... - East Orange: "Cop indicted in crash caused by car he pursued"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Renditions - SL: "Prober believes Europe hosts secret CIA prisons"
9/11 Widows - SL: "Lautenberg and Clinton revile 'vicious' Coulter book"
.......... - 9/11 Mothers: "Out of 9/11, a gentle bond"
Airline Ownership - SL: "Congress lifts provision barring foreign role in airlines"
Haditha Incident - SL: "Photographer recalls scene in Haditha"
Immigration Reform - SL: "Bush urges illegal immigrants to join the melting pot"
On-Air Obscenity - SL: "Congress clears big hike in fines for broadcasters"
Prison Reform - SL: "Report finds nation's prisons need swift, sweeping reform"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NPR.org)
Pure-Silliness-Video: "The Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments"
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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_________________________________________________________
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.
*
Don't miss the Sheneman cartoon on Ann Coulter -- under New Jersey section
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Green/Moriarty/Sweeney proposal: City workers' turn next?"
Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal: "Corzine sees state worker pay as way to skip more tax hikes"
Fire: "Fire ravages Cameron Avenue home of Plainfield family"
Plainfield Health Center [next to last item]: "Pallone to accept Superhero Award"
Water Bills: "Utility unions protest water rate increase that may reach 20%"
Letter - CN: Herb Kaufman: "FBI search shows Congress' bias"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - HS Sports - SL: "Drug tests approved for teen athletes"
......... - NYT: "Steroid Tests for High School Athletes"
..... - Police: "Cop indicted in crash caused by car he pursued"
..... - Primary Turnout: "Just how low can turnout go? Try 7 percent"
..... - Longhorn Beetle: "Beetle plague gains; Quarantine zone expands into Clark"
..... - Vote Recounts: "Elizabeth councilman victorious, for now"
..... - Central Jersey Dem PAC - SL: "Political figure accused of theft"
.......... - CN: "Politico denies embezzling Democratic party funds"
..... - Preservation: "Owner of historic carriage house decides to sell; Battle goes on"
..... - Public Property Sales: "Council halts 13 land deals in Newark"
..... - Lobbyists - Editorial, SL: "New limits on lobbyists"
..... - Deer: "Keeping hungry deer away from your yard"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "First woman on Professional Bowlers Association Tour"
Kenilworth: "Write-in candidates will be on Kenilworth ballot"
Linden: "Steps in the right direction"
North Plainfield - SL: "Pair charged in newborn's death"
......... - CN: "Pair indicted in death of newborn grandchild"
......... - NYT: "Grandparents Held in Death of a Baby"
Roselle Park: "Pranks bring police to school"
Westfield: "Westfield principals to switch schools"
BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________
Booker Reaches Out: "Booker, neighboring mayors to join forces"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Senate race opponents to use unpopular chiefs as weapons"
Dems & Vas: "To state Democratic Party, the feisty Vas is now on probation"
Budget: "Corzine, Democrats huddle as budget deadline nears"
Cigarette Taxes: "Retailers, advocates wrangle over cigarette tax increase"
Housing - SL: "Corzine pledges 100,000 housing units for needy families"
......... - NYT: "Corzine Promises Low-Cost Housing"
Medical Marijuana - SL: "TV host Montel Williams pushes N.J. on medical marijuana"
......... - CN: "TV's Montel urges OK of medical marijuana"
Monmouth Corruption Trial: "Graft trial's key witness takes court on wild ride"
RWJ Foundation: "Former analyst admits theft from Robert Wood foundation"
School Funding: "Schools await outcome of Corzine's funding formula"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Council halts 13 land deals in Newark"
.......... - Preservation: "Owner of historic carriage house decides to sell; Battle goes on"
..... - East Orange: "Cop indicted in crash caused by car he pursued"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Renditions - SL: "Prober believes Europe hosts secret CIA prisons"
9/11 Widows - SL: "Lautenberg and Clinton revile 'vicious' Coulter book"
.......... - 9/11 Mothers: "Out of 9/11, a gentle bond"
Airline Ownership - SL: "Congress lifts provision barring foreign role in airlines"
Haditha Incident - SL: "Photographer recalls scene in Haditha"
Immigration Reform - SL: "Bush urges illegal immigrants to join the melting pot"
On-Air Obscenity - SL: "Congress clears big hike in fines for broadcasters"
Prison Reform - SL: "Report finds nation's prisons need swift, sweeping reform"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NPR.org)
Pure-Silliness-Video: "The Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments"
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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_________________________________________________________
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.
*
