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Since the Green / Moriarty / Sweeney proposal has helped ignite the state budget debate, all State Budget stories will be posted in the Plainfield section for the duration. -- Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "DeFilippo 'underwhelmed' by Green... Two unreported beatings... Hometown kid in runoff..."
Plain Talker: "No Ringy-Dingies"
Former Plainfield Priest Nominated - NYT: "Gay Episcopal Priest Named as Possible Newark Bishop"
..... - CN: "Ex-Plainfield pastor gets bishop nod"
..... - SL: "Gay priest in running to lead Newark Episcopalians"
-- The Very Rev. Michael Barlowe, a candidate for Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, was rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Plainfield, from 1987 - 1991.
deLeeuw Scholarships: "Two dozen receive deLeeuw grant"
Muhlenberg: "Diabetes Center receives grant"
PHS Athletic Director: "Plainfield athletic director is suspended"
Rape Accusation: "Jury acquits Plainfield man accused of raping 17-year-old relative"
Letter: Rosalie Maimone: "Marriage drowning in arguments for 'rights'"
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Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & State Budget:
..... - DeFilippo on Green: "DeFilippo 'underwhelmed' by Green"
..... - SL: "Tensions mount as state budget battle gets ugly"
.......... - "A storm at Statehouse, a demand on budget"
.......... - Paul Mulshine: "Ding! It's the rumble under the Rotunda"
.......... - Bob Braun: "The governor, the fiscal mess and the tired script"
..... - CN: "Budget storm rumbles in Statehouse"
..... - NYT: "Near Deadline, Budget Theater in New Jersey"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Hospitals: "State hospitals jointly making great strides on ICU dangers"
..... - Abbott Preschools: "3 Newark preschools to close over finances probe"
..... - Abbott Preschools: "District in fight over inventory, ownership of preschool equipment"
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
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Cranford: "Cranford: Mayor's signature was forged"
Hillside: "Liquor license renewal denied for Hillside bar"
New Brunswick: "School district at odds with Abbott preschool director"
BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________
Appointments: "Booker makes choices for top posts"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: As Corzine pointedly noted, he gave the budget to the Legislature 100 days ago this Friday. So, why are we in this pickle? See stories under Plainfield section.
Abbott Preschools: "3 Newark preschools to close over finances probe"
DYFS - SL: "Child-welfare reform plan is presented"
..... - CN: "Welfare chief lays out reform timeline"
Flooding: "Flight from a flood"
..... - "Many thousands are told to flee homes in Pa., N.Y. and Maryland"
..... - "State of emergency ordered for flood-soaked New Jersey"
Legislature: "GOP mayor accuses Democratic trio of abusing budget authority"
St. Barnabas Medicare Fraud: "Lawsuit: 1400 U.S. hospitals hurt by St. Barnabas"
Towns:
..... - Newark:
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Atlantic City: "Court voids $850,000 A.C. settlement"
..... - Orange: "YWCA to close"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
'Cybersecurity' - SL: "Congress questions big contract for Bush cybersecurity director"
Iraq - SL: "Iraq insurgents tie peace to troop pullout"
NSA & Bank Spying - eWeek: "SWIFT: The Latest Victim of the War on Terror"
Supreme Court - SL: "Justices back GOP in Texas redistricting"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
One Laptop Per Child Project: "$100 Laptop Affords Opportunity" -- Nicholas Negroponte of MIT has started this project to design and equip children of developing countries with these modestly whiz-bang machines that will cost out at $100 each. This is a project with the potential for changing the world in ways we could not even imagine. A link to the nonprofit behind it all and to the Wiki article.
Google: "Google just a click away in new payment service"
Health: "Age of Transfused Blood May Play Part in Recovery"
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.
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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 | TNS - The New Standard | TT - Trenton Times |
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