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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "TW3 - Jul 31 - Aug 6" -- Blanco remembrances, memorial... Filling Council vacancy... Schools... House tour...
Pension Costs: "Reality of rising pension costs sets in for county, towns" [Sun Ledger]
Plainfielder Gov. Harrison Williams: "Rutgers archives materials being organized" -- and Wikipedia article on Williams.
Schools: "Uniforms pushed for Plainfield students" [Sun Ledger]
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Crime/Temperature Connection?: "When Staying Cool Seems Better Than Being Bad"
..... - Gangs: "Gangs migrate to Poconos"
..... - Retail: "Union Twp. looks to create niche market, unlike Rt. 22 strip" [Sun Ledger]
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']
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "The Auditor" [Sun Ledger]
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Property Taxes Reform:
..... - SL: "A $1.1 million gamble in property tax fight" [Sun Ledger]
..... - CN: "Final three tax reform panels to debut this week"
..... - NYT: "Property Taxes Grew Faster Than Income, 1998-2005" -- with chart.
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AG Zulima Farber: "Questions abound in probe of Farber"
DYFS: "State scuttles adoption reform that backfired" [Sun Ledger]
Open Space: "Promised land: Can we keep funding open space?" [Sun Ledger]
PSE&G / Exelon Merger: "BPU calls deadline bluff on energy firms' merger" [Sun Ledger]
UMDNJ - Editorial, SL: "Gluck is wrong choice for UMDNJ"
Towns: Atlantic City: "Arrests are called imminent in expanding corruption investigation"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - NYT: "Lieberman Explains His Stance on Iraq" -- Too late? Even with a plug from Cory Booker?
..... - Analysis, Ledger: John Farmer: "Primary a test for Lieberman and Democrats"
2006 Elections - WP: "Ohio Rep. Bob Ney Won't Seek Re-Election" -- caught up in Abramoff scandals.
Armed Services Desertions - Army Times: "Since 2000, about 40,000 troops have deserted"
Middle East - NYT: "Arab World Finds Icon in Leader of Hezbollah"
Rumsfeld - Editorial, NYT: "The Sound of One Domino Falling"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Crime/Temperature Connection: "When Staying Cool Seems Better Than Being Bad"
Gospel Music: "Return of the Golden Chariots, and Other Gospel Groups"
Manatee Spotting: "Yes, That’s a Manatee in the Hudson River"
Utility Costs: "Is the TV Off? No, It’s Really on Standby, Using Current"
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. Plainfield 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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ALERT: "D-Day arrives for Route 78 commuters" -- and online help resources.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "TW3 - Jul 31 - Aug 6" -- Blanco remembrances, memorial... Filling Council vacancy... Schools... House tour...
Pension Costs: "Reality of rising pension costs sets in for county, towns" [Sun Ledger]
Plainfielder Gov. Harrison Williams: "Rutgers archives materials being organized" -- and Wikipedia article on Williams.
Schools: "Uniforms pushed for Plainfield students" [Sun Ledger]
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Crime/Temperature Connection?: "When Staying Cool Seems Better Than Being Bad"
..... - Gangs: "Gangs migrate to Poconos"
..... - Retail: "Union Twp. looks to create niche market, unlike Rt. 22 strip" [Sun Ledger]
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']
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "The Auditor" [Sun Ledger]
__________________
Property Taxes Reform:
..... - SL: "A $1.1 million gamble in property tax fight" [Sun Ledger]
..... - CN: "Final three tax reform panels to debut this week"
..... - NYT: "Property Taxes Grew Faster Than Income, 1998-2005" -- with chart.
__________________
AG Zulima Farber: "Questions abound in probe of Farber"
DYFS: "State scuttles adoption reform that backfired" [Sun Ledger]
Open Space: "Promised land: Can we keep funding open space?" [Sun Ledger]
PSE&G / Exelon Merger: "BPU calls deadline bluff on energy firms' merger" [Sun Ledger]
UMDNJ - Editorial, SL: "Gluck is wrong choice for UMDNJ"
Towns: Atlantic City: "Arrests are called imminent in expanding corruption investigation"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - NYT: "Lieberman Explains His Stance on Iraq" -- Too late? Even with a plug from Cory Booker?
..... - Analysis, Ledger: John Farmer: "Primary a test for Lieberman and Democrats"
2006 Elections - WP: "Ohio Rep. Bob Ney Won't Seek Re-Election" -- caught up in Abramoff scandals.
Armed Services Desertions - Army Times: "Since 2000, about 40,000 troops have deserted"
Middle East - NYT: "Arab World Finds Icon in Leader of Hezbollah"
Rumsfeld - Editorial, NYT: "The Sound of One Domino Falling"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Crime/Temperature Connection: "When Staying Cool Seems Better Than Being Bad"
Gospel Music: "Return of the Golden Chariots, and Other Gospel Groups"
Manatee Spotting: "Yes, That’s a Manatee in the Hudson River"
Utility Costs: "Is the TV Off? No, It’s Really on Standby, Using Current"
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. Plainfield 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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