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The Ledger story on difficulties in minority recruiting by the State Police that was MIA on Sunday is now up. See under New Jersey section.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Viagra for Plainfield planning?"
Plain Talker: "Zoning Board Continues South Avenue Hearing"
Crime: "Husband goes on trial in 2004 Clinton Avenue slaying"
Crime: "Judge rejects teen's bid to toss murder confession" -- in this 2005 North Plainfield murder, one accused juvenile is from Plainfield, one from North Plainfield
Schools: "Plainfield considers uniforms at all city schools"
Route 78: "For Route 78 drivers, the future is clogged" -- Express lanes between Rt. 24 and GSP will be closed for work from this Friday 'til December
__________________________________________
Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal & Budget Fallout:
Tax Reform: Paul Mulshine: "On taxes, Corzine misses the big picture"
..... - CN: "Hopes dim for special legislative session"
......... - "Officials set to puzzle property tax reform"
__________________________________________
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: "Family searches neighborhoods for answers to murder"
Lyons: "Lyons Veterans' hospital starts new ambulance service"
New Brunswick: "Senior housing on way at school"
Sayreville: "Borough checking water for potential carcinogen"
South Plainfield - CN: "6 skulls, severed hand lead to stripper arrest"
..... - SL: "Police find hand in jar at home of nude dancer"
Union Twp.: "Firm can challenge title bought via tax liens"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Arena: "Booker hires an arena consultant; Codey's former chief counsel"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
AG Zulima Farber - Record: "Farber alerted pal at MVC to say boyfriend needed van registered"
..... - CN: "Corzine to wait for recommendation of Farber probe"
Menendez/Kean Race - SL: "Democrats tie Kean to Bush's Social Security plan"
..... - NYT: "Menendez, With Colleagues’ Backing, Links Kean to Bush’s Policies"
..... - CN: "Menendez condemns plan to privatize Social Security"
Avaya: "Avaya shakes up management: CEO Peterson out"
Homeland Security: "Homeland chief wants to wall off chemical tankers along Pike"
Revolutionary War Sites - CN: "Congressmen want state's rich history recognized"
..... - SL: "Federal funds for Revolution sites in Jersey"
State Police: "State Police flunking the minorities they recruit"
Supreme Court - SL: "Top court: Cop's order to halt must be obeyed"
..... - NYT: "Police ‘Stop’ Order Is Mandatory"
..... - CN:
UMDNJ - NYT: "Audit Says School Overbilled"
Towns: Newark: "U.S. jury convicts Curry of conspiracy, trafficking"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - Analysis, WP: "For One Senate Candidate, the 'R' Is a 'Scarlet Letter'" -- Candidate, remaining anonymous, sends a message about GOP campaign troubles
2006 Elections - Lieberman, NYT: "Clinton's Visit: A Boost for Lieberman and a Call for Unity"
2008 Presidential Race - SL: "Democrats eyeing White House take aim at Bush"
Afghanistan - SL: "Taliban violence spreads into western Afghanistan"
Domestic Surveillance - OpEd, WP: Sen. Arlen Specter: "Surveillance We Can Live With"
FDA - SL: "FDA vows more info on adviser conflicts"
Iraq - NYT: "Top Iraqi’s White House Visit Shows Gaps With U.S."
Middle East - WP: "Rice Outlines Proposal to Deploy Force In Lebanon"
Pakistan - WP: "White House Says It Knew of Pakistani Reactor Plan" -- Congress annoyed, learned of nuclear expansion independently
White House Spy Case - SL: "Ex-Filipino cop admits his role in U.S. spying"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
'Parent': Who qualifies?: "Inheritance case hinges on dad's role in daughter's life"
Sunscreens: "Sun worshippers get a new layer of protection previously unavaible in US"
TV & Studying: "Turning off the idiot tube can sharpen kids' learning"
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 | 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.
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The Ledger story on difficulties in minority recruiting by the State Police that was MIA on Sunday is now up. See under New Jersey section.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Viagra for Plainfield planning?"
Plain Talker: "Zoning Board Continues South Avenue Hearing"
Crime: "Husband goes on trial in 2004 Clinton Avenue slaying"
Crime: "Judge rejects teen's bid to toss murder confession" -- in this 2005 North Plainfield murder, one accused juvenile is from Plainfield, one from North Plainfield
Schools: "Plainfield considers uniforms at all city schools"
Route 78: "For Route 78 drivers, the future is clogged" -- Express lanes between Rt. 24 and GSP will be closed for work from this Friday 'til December
__________________________________________
Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal & Budget Fallout:
Tax Reform: Paul Mulshine: "On taxes, Corzine misses the big picture"
..... - CN: "Hopes dim for special legislative session"
......... - "Officials set to puzzle property tax reform"
__________________________________________
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: "Family searches neighborhoods for answers to murder"
Lyons: "Lyons Veterans' hospital starts new ambulance service"
New Brunswick: "Senior housing on way at school"
Sayreville: "Borough checking water for potential carcinogen"
South Plainfield - CN: "6 skulls, severed hand lead to stripper arrest"
..... - SL: "Police find hand in jar at home of nude dancer"
Union Twp.: "Firm can challenge title bought via tax liens"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Arena: "Booker hires an arena consultant; Codey's former chief counsel"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
AG Zulima Farber - Record: "Farber alerted pal at MVC to say boyfriend needed van registered"
..... - CN: "Corzine to wait for recommendation of Farber probe"
Menendez/Kean Race - SL: "Democrats tie Kean to Bush's Social Security plan"
..... - NYT: "Menendez, With Colleagues’ Backing, Links Kean to Bush’s Policies"
..... - CN: "Menendez condemns plan to privatize Social Security"
Avaya: "Avaya shakes up management: CEO Peterson out"
Homeland Security: "Homeland chief wants to wall off chemical tankers along Pike"
Revolutionary War Sites - CN: "Congressmen want state's rich history recognized"
..... - SL: "Federal funds for Revolution sites in Jersey"
State Police: "State Police flunking the minorities they recruit"
Supreme Court - SL: "Top court: Cop's order to halt must be obeyed"
..... - NYT: "Police ‘Stop’ Order Is Mandatory"
..... - CN:
UMDNJ - NYT: "Audit Says School Overbilled"
Towns: Newark: "U.S. jury convicts Curry of conspiracy, trafficking"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - Analysis, WP: "For One Senate Candidate, the 'R' Is a 'Scarlet Letter'" -- Candidate, remaining anonymous, sends a message about GOP campaign troubles
2006 Elections - Lieberman, NYT: "Clinton's Visit: A Boost for Lieberman and a Call for Unity"
2008 Presidential Race - SL: "Democrats eyeing White House take aim at Bush"
Afghanistan - SL: "Taliban violence spreads into western Afghanistan"
Domestic Surveillance - OpEd, WP: Sen. Arlen Specter: "Surveillance We Can Live With"
FDA - SL: "FDA vows more info on adviser conflicts"
Iraq - NYT: "Top Iraqi’s White House Visit Shows Gaps With U.S."
Middle East - WP: "Rice Outlines Proposal to Deploy Force In Lebanon"
Pakistan - WP: "White House Says It Knew of Pakistani Reactor Plan" -- Congress annoyed, learned of nuclear expansion independently
White House Spy Case - SL: "Ex-Filipino cop admits his role in U.S. spying"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
'Parent': Who qualifies?: "Inheritance case hinges on dad's role in daughter's life"
Sunscreens: "Sun worshippers get a new layer of protection previously unavaible in US"
TV & Studying: "Turning off the idiot tube can sharpen kids' learning"
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 | 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.
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