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MIA: An important story on $990K settlement by County with veteran Sheriff's employee Virginia Fanelli.
Today: 6:00 PM, Plainfield Idol Contest, Plainwood Square Park -- Yesterday's News and The Poni Tails.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Blanco lashes Administration over appointments"
Plain Talker: (1) "Mayor Offers Nominees" and (2) "Blanco Shoots Down Nominees"
Abbott Schools: "District execs grow testy at hearing on state of schools"
Phone Threats: "Plainfielder indicted in phone threats"
School Budget - SL: "Plainfield schools prepare to trim 30 to 40 jobs"
..... - CN: "Plainfield teachers planning protest"
Cop & Teacher Salaries & Benefits - a 6-part series by the Bergen Record:
..... - Thu: "Police contracts cost towns big"
..... - Wed: "Tenure helps good teachers and shelters the bad ones"
..... - Tue: "Workers' health care causing pain"
..... - Mon: "Unions drive a hard bargain"
..... - Sun: "Can N.J. afford the rising cost of teachers and cops?"
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Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & Budget Fallout:
Shutdown - Editorial, SL: "Avoiding a shutdown"
Tax Relief: "Corzine proposes borrowing $7B for towns that lower property taxes"
Unions: David Rebovich: "Government workers fight stereotypes"
_____________________________________________
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - NAACP: "NAACP Honors Early Sit-In Protesters"
..... - Redevelopment: "Edison hopes to transform 'blighted' properties"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Edison ordinance outlaws pay-to-play; Bans developers' political donations"
..... - Council, Mayor Pay: "Irvington raises wages for council to $20K, and mayor to $80K"
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: "Disciplinary notice to be pulled from Cranford officer's file"
Edison: "Edison hopes to transform 'blighted' properties"
Edison: "Ordinance outlawing pay-to-play; Bans developers' political donations"
Elizabeth: "Trooper admits plot to cash check he forged"
Piscataway - SL: "Halpers disregard notice of eviction"
..... - CN: "Halpers served notice to vacate property"
Roselle: "This park's for you; Roselle honors a favorite citizen"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Budget: "Newark scraps budget, starts over; James' plan draws harsh rebuke from state"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
AG Zulima Farber - SL: "Corzine expects Farber to pay own lawyer fees"
..... - Record: "MVC waffles on how Farber boyfriend's license was restored"
..... - CourierPost: "Farber paying own legal fees"
..... - NYT: "Attorney General Can Stay Put Pending Inquiry, Corzine Says"
Abbott Schools: "District execs grow testy at hearing on state of schools"
Death Penalty - SL: "Death penalty foes call for end to law, say life in prison is option"
..... - CN: "Capital punishment foes give panel earful"
ELEC: "Ex-Paterson mayor to pay $242,306 in fundraising fines"
Hudson Rail Tunnel: "Two states praise steps toward 2nd Hudson rail tunnel"
Job market: "'Moderate' growth; Low-paying positions are red flag, some say"
Justice for a Judge?: "Panel urges judge's suspension" -- More here than meets the eye?
Kerik Case - SL: "2 brothers deny committing perjury in Kerik bribery case"
..... - NYT: "2 Contractors With Kerik Ties Are Indicted on Perjury Charges"
State Pension Plans - SL:
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Set to Alter Pension Plan"
'Supercell Storm' - Record: "'Supercell' storm makes super mess of North Jersey"
..... - SL: "Montclair, other towns clear storm damage"
UMDNJ - SL: "Abuses at UMDNJ top $240 million, report finds"
..... - GloucesterTimes: "UMDNJ report to avoid names"
Towns:
..... - West Orange: "West Orange moving on 2 redevelopment plans"
..... - East Orange/Bloomfield: "Condo plan for GE site debated"
..... - Irvington: "Irvington raises wages for council and mayor"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Bush - NYT: "First Bush Veto Maintains Limits on Stem Cell Use" with chart
2006 Election - AP: "Republican poster boy: I wouldn't follow Bush"
Illegal Immigrants - AP: "States Take on Illegal Immigration"
Iraq - WP: "GOP Lawmakers Edge Away From Optimism on Iraq"
Middle East - WP: "U.S. at Odds With Allies on Mideast Conflict"
Necons - Analysis, SL: Paul Mulshine: "It's Kristol clear: Neocons are nuts"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Boomer Funerals: "It’s My Funeral and I’ll Serve Ice Cream if I Want To"
DNA Evidence: "Man walks free after being cleared by DNA"
Pledge of Allegiance - Editorial, CN: "Pledge does not need congress' protection"
..... - AP: "A Short History of the Pledge of Allegiance"
Speech Recognition: "Like Having a Secretary in Your PC" -- They've finally got it working?!
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_________________________________________________________
Indonesia: "Tsunami rumors unleash new panic"
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 | TNS - The New Standard | 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.
*
MIA: An important story on $990K settlement by County with veteran Sheriff's employee Virginia Fanelli.
Today: 6:00 PM, Plainfield Idol Contest, Plainwood Square Park -- Yesterday's News and The Poni Tails.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Blanco lashes Administration over appointments"
Plain Talker: (1) "Mayor Offers Nominees" and (2) "Blanco Shoots Down Nominees"
Abbott Schools: "District execs grow testy at hearing on state of schools"
Phone Threats: "Plainfielder indicted in phone threats"
School Budget - SL: "Plainfield schools prepare to trim 30 to 40 jobs"
..... - CN: "Plainfield teachers planning protest"
Cop & Teacher Salaries & Benefits - a 6-part series by the Bergen Record:
..... - Thu: "Police contracts cost towns big"
..... - Wed: "Tenure helps good teachers and shelters the bad ones"
..... - Tue: "Workers' health care causing pain"
..... - Mon: "Unions drive a hard bargain"
..... - Sun: "Can N.J. afford the rising cost of teachers and cops?"
_____________________________________________
Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & Budget Fallout:
Shutdown - Editorial, SL: "Avoiding a shutdown"
Tax Relief: "Corzine proposes borrowing $7B for towns that lower property taxes"
Unions: David Rebovich: "Government workers fight stereotypes"
_____________________________________________
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - NAACP: "NAACP Honors Early Sit-In Protesters"
..... - Redevelopment: "Edison hopes to transform 'blighted' properties"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Edison ordinance outlaws pay-to-play; Bans developers' political donations"
..... - Council, Mayor Pay: "Irvington raises wages for council to $20K, and mayor to $80K"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Cranford: "Disciplinary notice to be pulled from Cranford officer's file"
Edison: "Edison hopes to transform 'blighted' properties"
Edison: "Ordinance outlawing pay-to-play; Bans developers' political donations"
Elizabeth: "Trooper admits plot to cash check he forged"
Piscataway - SL: "Halpers disregard notice of eviction"
..... - CN: "Halpers served notice to vacate property"
Roselle: "This park's for you; Roselle honors a favorite citizen"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Budget: "Newark scraps budget, starts over; James' plan draws harsh rebuke from state"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
AG Zulima Farber - SL: "Corzine expects Farber to pay own lawyer fees"
..... - Record: "MVC waffles on how Farber boyfriend's license was restored"
..... - CourierPost: "Farber paying own legal fees"
..... - NYT: "Attorney General Can Stay Put Pending Inquiry, Corzine Says"
Abbott Schools: "District execs grow testy at hearing on state of schools"
Death Penalty - SL: "Death penalty foes call for end to law, say life in prison is option"
..... - CN: "Capital punishment foes give panel earful"
ELEC: "Ex-Paterson mayor to pay $242,306 in fundraising fines"
Hudson Rail Tunnel: "Two states praise steps toward 2nd Hudson rail tunnel"
Job market: "'Moderate' growth; Low-paying positions are red flag, some say"
Justice for a Judge?: "Panel urges judge's suspension" -- More here than meets the eye?
Kerik Case - SL: "2 brothers deny committing perjury in Kerik bribery case"
..... - NYT: "2 Contractors With Kerik Ties Are Indicted on Perjury Charges"
State Pension Plans - SL:
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Set to Alter Pension Plan"
'Supercell Storm' - Record: "'Supercell' storm makes super mess of North Jersey"
..... - SL: "Montclair, other towns clear storm damage"
UMDNJ - SL: "Abuses at UMDNJ top $240 million, report finds"
..... - GloucesterTimes: "UMDNJ report to avoid names"
Towns:
..... - West Orange: "West Orange moving on 2 redevelopment plans"
..... - East Orange/Bloomfield: "Condo plan for GE site debated"
..... - Irvington: "Irvington raises wages for council and mayor"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Bush - NYT: "First Bush Veto Maintains Limits on Stem Cell Use" with chart
2006 Election - AP: "Republican poster boy: I wouldn't follow Bush"
Illegal Immigrants - AP: "States Take on Illegal Immigration"
Iraq - WP: "GOP Lawmakers Edge Away From Optimism on Iraq"
Middle East - WP: "U.S. at Odds With Allies on Mideast Conflict"
Necons - Analysis, SL: Paul Mulshine: "It's Kristol clear: Neocons are nuts"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Boomer Funerals: "It’s My Funeral and I’ll Serve Ice Cream if I Want To"
DNA Evidence: "Man walks free after being cleared by DNA"
Pledge of Allegiance - Editorial, CN: "Pledge does not need congress' protection"
..... - AP: "A Short History of the Pledge of Allegiance"
Speech Recognition: "Like Having a Secretary in Your PC" -- They've finally got it working?!
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_________________________________________________________
Indonesia: "Tsunami rumors unleash new panic"
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 | TNS - The New Standard | 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.
*
