PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Haste makes waste"
Plain Talker: East Third/Richmond - "The Process", "The Project", "RX for Development",
Council: "East 3rd Street Redevelopment Area approved at 'emergency' meeting"
National Starch Property: "Former National Starch property owner seeks subdivision"
Pay-to-Play: "Middlesex Co.: Campaign donors get local contracts" -- Surprised?
Planning Board: "City board advises new senior center plan" -- The Board did just what it needed to do, just when it was asked to do it, so what's with the attitude?
Sex Offender Bans - Editorial, SL: "Rethink sex offender bans"
Concert: "German brass to perform at Crescent Avenue Friday"
Episcopal Diocese of Newark -- Former Plainfield priest Michael Barlowe was a candidate.
..... - SL: "Episcopal Diocese finds 'great bishop' to lead Newark"
..... - NYT: "Rector Elected as Newark’s Episcopal Bishop; Gay Candidate Finishes 5th"
..... - CN: "Mass. priest chosen as Newark's new Episcopal bishop"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Development: "In Morristown, adding thousands of homes raises concerns"
..... - Cop steals files, evidence: "Irvington cop accused of stealing evidence" -- Incredible!
..... - High School Hit: "Students crush to sign up for forensic science course"
..... - 'Sullivan Rule': "3 Brothers Voluntarily Headed for Same Iraq Base"
..... - County Improvement Authorities - Editorial, SL: "No to bad government"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: Organ Recital by Kenneth Drake. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. 3 PM. $25 at door.
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.
Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "From the old mayor, a new perk"
Elizabeth: "Democrats face a do-over in Elizabeth primary race"
New Providence: "Controversy brewing in race for New Providence mayor"
Raritan Boro: "Falling in Line to Salute a Local Hero"
Union Twp.: "After 276 years, house meets its end"
Watchung Reservation: "Trails' rocky rides not fun"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Police Director: "Top cop selection concerns council; vote uncertain"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, September 24, 2006"
Menendez / Kean Race: "Kean Jr. leads Menendez in Gannett/Monmouth U. poll"
..... - Menendez Rental Deal: "How lease deal profited Menendez"
..... - At NAACP State Convention: "Battle for black vote may turn on Iraq"
Bryant Investigation - NYT: "Ethics Accusations Grab the Spotlight" -- In Trenton, talk is NOT of McGreevey.
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Update - AP: "At halfway point, property tax reform elusive"
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Towns: Atlantic City: "Former Atlantic City Council President barred from office"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Morin, Miami Herald
2006 Elections - Analysis, NYT: "1994, the Election to Embrace (and Avoid)"
Afghanistan - LAT: "Concealment of 2 detainee deaths paints troubling picture"
bin Laden - LAT: "Officials Skeptical About Report Bin Laden Is Dead"
Clinton on Al Qaeda: "Clinton Takes On Fox News" -- Here is full transcript; show airs TODAY, 10 AM, Ch 5.
..... - WP: "A Combative Clinton Defends Record on Fighting Terrorism"
..... - NYT: "Clinton Faults Bush Team Efforts to Get bin Laden Before 9/11"
'Dirty War' Amnesty Law?: "Bush's 'Dirty War' Amnesty Law"
Electronic Voting Machines - NYT: "Diebold machines can be opened with hotell minibar key"
GOP - Analysis, NYTMag: "Lost Horizons: The GOP Under Mehlman"
Iraq - LAT: "Army Corps Faked Budget Entries"
Terrorism - NYT: "Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terror Threat"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
A 1934 'Gasoline Alley' strip. Larger, printable version here.
Exhibit - Newark Museum: "Comics, in All Seriousness"
Block Parties: "Block Party How-To: Meet the neighbors"
Huh? - Home Elevators: "Elevators, Going Up"
Military: "Small towns bear burden of war dead" -- Army Times map.
Rosh Hashanah: "Bringing the sounds of Rosh Hashanah"
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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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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