PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Plainfield Pride Film Festival this weekend"
Plain Talker: "Still No Phone" -- Bernice logs in at the Internet cafe...where you can, too!
Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal: "Corzine to unions: Never mind legislators' idea for givebacks"
Crime Stats - NYT: "Small Cities Hit Hard in Crime Report" -- with a tri-state stat chart
Gangs & Fugitives - CN: "City gang members arrested in nationwide sting"
..... - SL: "Plainfield police cooperate in Fed seizure of dozens during N.J. raids"
..... - NYT: "2,100 Are Arrested on Immigration Violations"
Master Plan: "City meeting to focus on Master Plan, transit concept at 8 PM" and Tuesday's Plainfield Today
Plainwood Square Summer Concerts: "Summer concert series launches tonight at 6 PM"
School Construction Forum: "School construction forum Thursday evening (tonight) at 8 PM"
Tri-County Red Cross: "Singing at Carnegie Hall? Unbelievable!"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Retiree nourishes poor students: "Scholars Hatch From Former Professor's Nest Egg"
..... - Ripping Off Immigrants: "Dollars and Dreams: Immigrants as Prey"
..... - Animal Charity Fraud - SL: "Jersey court shuts down abused-animal charity"
........ - CN: "State slams alleged faux fundraiser with fine"
..... - Emergency Rooms: "ER care in critical condition, study finds"
..... - Abbott Schools: "Advocates demand Abbott school reform"
..... - Preschool: "Preschool director indicted with 2 others in theft case"
..... - Development: "Builder let go in Devils arena flap over cost"
..... - Union County Parks: "Boulders and plants to cut pollution at Warinanco"
........ - Meanwhile, has anyone seen work at Cedar Brook Lake recently? Seems awfully quiet...
..... - Tax Increases: "Perth Amboy residents decry huge tax hike"
..... - 'Special Meeting' Zoning Board fees: "Fees increasing for nearly everything"
..... - Same-sex partner benefits: "Montclair workers to reap benefits for same-sex mates"
..... - School Cell Phone Ban: "School Phone Ban Stirs, Yes, a Lot of Talk"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Edison Twp. council votes down creation of fire director job"
Perth Amboy: "Perth Amboy residents decry huge tax hike"
Roselle: "Roselle council race loser contests result"
Scotch Plains / Fanwood: "Teachers to hear details of contract"
Union County Hiring Freeze: "County hires 41 since freeze; Freeholders assailed for exceptions"
BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________
Transition: "Newark waiting for Booker and allies to deliver"
..... - OpEd, SL: "A cleaning must follow the sweep"
Council: "Lame duck city council can't manage a quorum"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine says he's willing to appoint state comptroller"
Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez has raised more, but Kean's family fortune is fatter"
Budget:
..... - "Tourette advocates: A 'little' budget cut could bleed us dry"
..... - "Corzine's budget cuts spark students to petition legislators"
DYFS: "DYFS gets a positive report card on safety"
Media Access to Prisoners: "State to end prison ban on interviews with inmates"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Jail media ban foolish, arbitrary"
Military Surplus: "N.J. smelter admits unauthorized sale of missile parts to China"
Pfizer - LAT: "NIH Researcher Gave Samples to Pfizer, Pocketed $600,000"
Prisco Parole Probe: "Ex-chairman mum about McGreevey parole flap"
Rutgers: "Donation revives plan for Rutgers makeover"
Verizon Spying for NSA: "Feds warn Jersey not to subpoena telephone records"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Devils Arena builder let go in flap over cost"
..... - Holmdel: "Pastoral Site of Historic Bell Inventions Faces the End"
..... - Parsippany: "Parsippany approves Hindu temple plan"
..... - Orange: "Ruling on ballots could leave election in Orange a dead heat"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - Analysis, LAT: "GOP Hopes to Close Door on Scandal"
Atlanta - NYT: "Ex-Mayor Given 30-Month Term and Financial Penalty in Tax Case"
Congressional Financial Disclosures: "Some highlights of congressional disclosure reports"
Non-citizens - NYT: "Judge Rules That U.S. Has Broad Powers to Detain Noncitizens Indefinitely"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Peter, Paul & Mary: "Peter, Paul & Mary Still Have a Song to Sing All Over This Land"
..... - Mary, recovered from leukemia, and the guys -- still singing out after 46 years are about to get a lifetime achievement award. You can listen to some of their top tracks on rhapsody.com
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
Clinton on Talk Circuit: "Talk isn't cheap for Clinton: He made $7.5M last year"
Coulter: Bob Braun: "After book's criticism, all 9/11 widows can do is turn the page"
Drugs: "Officials Seeking Source of Lethal Heroin Mixture"
Garden Pests: "Biological weapons wage war on pests"
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_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Fraud: "FEMA official catches flak at hearing on hurricane relief fraud"
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.
*
Plain Talker: "Still No Phone" -- Bernice logs in at the Internet cafe...where you can, too!
Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal: "Corzine to unions: Never mind legislators' idea for givebacks"
Crime Stats - NYT: "Small Cities Hit Hard in Crime Report" -- with a tri-state stat chart
Gangs & Fugitives - CN: "City gang members arrested in nationwide sting"
..... - SL: "Plainfield police cooperate in Fed seizure of dozens during N.J. raids"
..... - NYT: "2,100 Are Arrested on Immigration Violations"
Master Plan: "City meeting to focus on Master Plan, transit concept at 8 PM" and Tuesday's Plainfield Today
Plainwood Square Summer Concerts: "Summer concert series launches tonight at 6 PM"
School Construction Forum: "School construction forum Thursday evening (tonight) at 8 PM"
Tri-County Red Cross: "Singing at Carnegie Hall? Unbelievable!"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Retiree nourishes poor students: "Scholars Hatch From Former Professor's Nest Egg"
..... - Ripping Off Immigrants: "Dollars and Dreams: Immigrants as Prey"
..... - Animal Charity Fraud - SL: "Jersey court shuts down abused-animal charity"
........ - CN: "State slams alleged faux fundraiser with fine"
..... - Emergency Rooms: "ER care in critical condition, study finds"
..... - Abbott Schools: "Advocates demand Abbott school reform"
..... - Preschool: "Preschool director indicted with 2 others in theft case"
..... - Development: "Builder let go in Devils arena flap over cost"
..... - Union County Parks: "Boulders and plants to cut pollution at Warinanco"
........ - Meanwhile, has anyone seen work at Cedar Brook Lake recently? Seems awfully quiet...
..... - Tax Increases: "Perth Amboy residents decry huge tax hike"
..... - 'Special Meeting' Zoning Board fees: "Fees increasing for nearly everything"
..... - Same-sex partner benefits: "Montclair workers to reap benefits for same-sex mates"
..... - School Cell Phone Ban: "School Phone Ban Stirs, Yes, a Lot of Talk"
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: "Edison Twp. council votes down creation of fire director job"
Perth Amboy: "Perth Amboy residents decry huge tax hike"
Roselle: "Roselle council race loser contests result"
Scotch Plains / Fanwood: "Teachers to hear details of contract"
Union County Hiring Freeze: "County hires 41 since freeze; Freeholders assailed for exceptions"
BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________
Transition: "Newark waiting for Booker and allies to deliver"
..... - OpEd, SL: "A cleaning must follow the sweep"
Council: "Lame duck city council can't manage a quorum"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine says he's willing to appoint state comptroller"
Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez has raised more, but Kean's family fortune is fatter"
Budget:
..... - "Tourette advocates: A 'little' budget cut could bleed us dry"
..... - "Corzine's budget cuts spark students to petition legislators"
DYFS: "DYFS gets a positive report card on safety"
Media Access to Prisoners: "State to end prison ban on interviews with inmates"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Jail media ban foolish, arbitrary"
Military Surplus: "N.J. smelter admits unauthorized sale of missile parts to China"
Pfizer - LAT: "NIH Researcher Gave Samples to Pfizer, Pocketed $600,000"
Prisco Parole Probe: "Ex-chairman mum about McGreevey parole flap"
Rutgers: "Donation revives plan for Rutgers makeover"
Verizon Spying for NSA: "Feds warn Jersey not to subpoena telephone records"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Devils Arena builder let go in flap over cost"
..... - Holmdel: "Pastoral Site of Historic Bell Inventions Faces the End"
..... - Parsippany: "Parsippany approves Hindu temple plan"
..... - Orange: "Ruling on ballots could leave election in Orange a dead heat"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - Analysis, LAT: "GOP Hopes to Close Door on Scandal"
Atlanta - NYT: "Ex-Mayor Given 30-Month Term and Financial Penalty in Tax Case"
Congressional Financial Disclosures: "Some highlights of congressional disclosure reports"
Non-citizens - NYT: "Judge Rules That U.S. Has Broad Powers to Detain Noncitizens Indefinitely"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, New York Times)
Women & The Presidency: "The Ascent of a Woman"
..... - Mary, recovered from leukemia, and the guys -- still singing out after 46 years are about to get a lifetime achievement award. You can listen to some of their top tracks on rhapsody.com
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
Clinton on Talk Circuit: "Talk isn't cheap for Clinton: He made $7.5M last year"
Coulter: Bob Braun: "After book's criticism, all 9/11 widows can do is turn the page"
Drugs: "Officials Seeking Source of Lethal Heroin Mixture"
Garden Pests: "Biological weapons wage war on pests"
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_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Fraud: "FEMA official catches flak at hearing on hurricane relief fraud"
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.
*
