PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "R. F. What?"
Plain Talker: "Redevelopment Study Hearing Next Week"
Latino Businesses: "Latino business owners wary of Plainfield development plans"
FUSP Lecture Series [last item]: "Lecture series begins Sept. 15 with oil talk"
Park-Madison Shops: "Plainfield pioneers lift hopes one shop at a time"
Schools: "Teachers to return without contract"
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Corruption: "City Officials in New Jersey Plead Guilty to Corruption"
..... - Illegal Apartments: "Fire kills 2 people in Englewood basement apartment"
..... - Illegal Apartments: "Fire in Subdivided Basement Kills Two in a Englewood Home"
..... - Schools: "School district posts 'very poor' results, to get monitors"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Activists and state to fight home seizures in Long Branch"
..... - Toxic Sites: "DEP steps up 1,845 toxic-site inspections"
..... - Shared Services: "4 towns start shared inspections services"
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Cryan-Stalker-Corzine Triangle?: "Dem chairman Cryan forced to repay gift"
Edison: "Edison eyes senior housing at site of former Ford plant"
Elizabeth: "Judge lets stand $600,000 award for cop whistle-blower"
Gas Stations: "New kid on block, Lukoil joins Central Jersey gas game" -- The Russians are coming!
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "New schools boss just what parents ordered"
Union County: "County trims its workforce to cut costs"
Union Twp.: "Tables turned: Teachers cram for their classes"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Housing Authority: "Newark agency will slash 425 jobs; to cut nearly half its work force"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "The $50,000 loan that became a gift" -- The Ledger is making a mountain out of something less than?
Menendez / Kean Race - SL: "Microphone is new tool in Senate fight"
.......... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "Will a switch in time save Corzine?" -- Odd headline, but it's about Menendez.
..... - NYT: "Rivals in New Jersey Senate Race Invade Each Other’s Turf"
..... - CN: "Menendez, Kean continue to trade barbs over ethics"
..... - CN: "Poll: Kean link to Bush keeps race at virtual tie"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Pensions: "The fattest pensions: Lawmakers focus on multiple job-holders" -- Rogue's Gallery on page 2 in print edition.
School Costs: "Merged school districts idea gains steam with legislators"
Consolidation of Services: "Government consolidation no cure-all, scholars say"
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Atlantic City - SL: "A plea deal signals wave of graft cases around A.C." -- More to come.
..... - NYT: "City Officials in South Jersey Plead Guilty to Corruption"
..... - PAC: "Mayor Levy tries to distance self from Callaway"
Airport Screeners: "Lautenberg calls for hiring of more airport screeners"
Drivers License Scheme: "Jersey man faces trial in Michigan driver's license scheme"
PSE&G / Exelon Deal: "Exelon openly doubtful about PSEG deal"
Towns:
..... - Asbury Park: "School district posts 'very poor' results, to get monitors"
..... - Hamilton: "Final cleanup of tainted Hamilton site is at hand"
..... - Madison: "Madison residents urge officials to keep a thumb on growth"
..... - Irvington: "This dad knows best, thanks to life's lessons"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
American Legion Convention - NYT: "Veterans Snub Salt Lake City Mayor" -- Mayor organizes anti-war demo drawing thousands.
Bush - TomPaine: David Corn: "The Bush-Is-An-Idiot Camp Grows"
Iran - SL: "Iran remains defiant as sanctions loom"
Iraq - OpEd, WP: Sen. Joe Biden: "A Plan to Hold Iraq Together"
..... - Timetable - NYT: "G.O.P. Congressman Shifts to Favor an Iraq Timetable"
Lebanon - WP: "Israel Rebuffs U.N. on Blockade"
Rumsfeld & 'Fascism' - CBS: "Dems Bash Rumsfeld's Nazi Comments"
Venezuela - Guardian/UK: "US accused of bid to oust Chávez with secret funds"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(As Johnny Farrell, in 1946's Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth)
Obituary: "Glenn Ford, Leading Man"
Blackberries & Treos: "Cost of selling a used cell phone: Your secrets" -- Listen to the NPR interview.
Cigarettes: "Nicotine Up Sharply In Many Cigarettes, Up to 30% In Some Brands"
Catholic Church: "Archdioces of NY gives priests in abuse cases a drastic choice"
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_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "First the Flood, Now the Fight" -- Critics Say FEMA Is Impeding Gulf Coast Rebuilding As Disputes Hold Up Nearly $1 Billion in Relief Funds
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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Plainfield Today: "R. F. What?"
Plain Talker: "Redevelopment Study Hearing Next Week"
Latino Businesses: "Latino business owners wary of Plainfield development plans"
FUSP Lecture Series [last item]: "Lecture series begins Sept. 15 with oil talk"
Park-Madison Shops: "Plainfield pioneers lift hopes one shop at a time"
Schools: "Teachers to return without contract"
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Corruption: "City Officials in New Jersey Plead Guilty to Corruption"
..... - Illegal Apartments: "Fire kills 2 people in Englewood basement apartment"
..... - Illegal Apartments: "Fire in Subdivided Basement Kills Two in a Englewood Home"
..... - Schools: "School district posts 'very poor' results, to get monitors"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Activists and state to fight home seizures in Long Branch"
..... - Toxic Sites: "DEP steps up 1,845 toxic-site inspections"
..... - Shared Services: "4 towns start shared inspections services"
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
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___________________________________________________________________________
Cryan-Stalker-Corzine Triangle?: "Dem chairman Cryan forced to repay gift"
Edison: "Edison eyes senior housing at site of former Ford plant"
Elizabeth: "Judge lets stand $600,000 award for cop whistle-blower"
Gas Stations: "New kid on block, Lukoil joins Central Jersey gas game" -- The Russians are coming!
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "New schools boss just what parents ordered"
Union County: "County trims its workforce to cut costs"
Union Twp.: "Tables turned: Teachers cram for their classes"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Housing Authority: "Newark agency will slash 425 jobs; to cut nearly half its work force"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "The $50,000 loan that became a gift" -- The Ledger is making a mountain out of something less than?
Menendez / Kean Race - SL: "Microphone is new tool in Senate fight"
.......... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "Will a switch in time save Corzine?" -- Odd headline, but it's about Menendez.
..... - NYT: "Rivals in New Jersey Senate Race Invade Each Other’s Turf"
..... - CN: "Menendez, Kean continue to trade barbs over ethics"
..... - CN: "Poll: Kean link to Bush keeps race at virtual tie"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Pensions: "The fattest pensions: Lawmakers focus on multiple job-holders" -- Rogue's Gallery on page 2 in print edition.
School Costs: "Merged school districts idea gains steam with legislators"
Consolidation of Services: "Government consolidation no cure-all, scholars say"
____________________
Atlantic City - SL: "A plea deal signals wave of graft cases around A.C." -- More to come.
..... - NYT: "City Officials in South Jersey Plead Guilty to Corruption"
..... - PAC: "Mayor Levy tries to distance self from Callaway"
Airport Screeners: "Lautenberg calls for hiring of more airport screeners"
Drivers License Scheme: "Jersey man faces trial in Michigan driver's license scheme"
PSE&G / Exelon Deal: "Exelon openly doubtful about PSEG deal"
Towns:
..... - Asbury Park: "School district posts 'very poor' results, to get monitors"
..... - Hamilton: "Final cleanup of tainted Hamilton site is at hand"
..... - Madison: "Madison residents urge officials to keep a thumb on growth"
..... - Irvington: "This dad knows best, thanks to life's lessons"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
American Legion Convention - NYT: "Veterans Snub Salt Lake City Mayor" -- Mayor organizes anti-war demo drawing thousands.
Bush - TomPaine: David Corn: "The Bush-Is-An-Idiot Camp Grows"
Iran - SL: "Iran remains defiant as sanctions loom"
Iraq - OpEd, WP: Sen. Joe Biden: "A Plan to Hold Iraq Together"
..... - Timetable - NYT: "G.O.P. Congressman Shifts to Favor an Iraq Timetable"
Lebanon - WP: "Israel Rebuffs U.N. on Blockade"
Rumsfeld & 'Fascism' - CBS: "Dems Bash Rumsfeld's Nazi Comments"
Venezuela - Guardian/UK: "US accused of bid to oust Chávez with secret funds"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(As Johnny Farrell, in 1946's Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth)
Obituary: "Glenn Ford, Leading Man"
Blackberries & Treos: "Cost of selling a used cell phone: Your secrets" -- Listen to the NPR interview.
Cigarettes: "Nicotine Up Sharply In Many Cigarettes, Up to 30% In Some Brands"
Catholic Church: "Archdioces of NY gives priests in abuse cases a drastic choice"
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_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "First the Flood, Now the Fight" -- Critics Say FEMA Is Impeding Gulf Coast Rebuilding As Disputes Hold Up Nearly $1 Billion in Relief Funds
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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