PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Administration: The dog ate my homework"
Plain Talker: "Council Questions" and "Mayor Names Finance Director"
Council - CN: "Council outlines city's flood areas" -- and alternate version?
Council Races: "Republican, Independent join Plainfield council race"
McGreevey - SL: "McGreevey book selling strongly"
..... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "McGreevey confesses, but we do penance"
..... - Today: Kathleen O'Brien: "The truth is out, the fix is in"
House Tour (Reprise): "The posh side of Plainfield"
Private School: "New Covenant Christian Academy opens doors at First-Park Baptist"
Schools: "Cell phones banned in city schools"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Operation CeaseFire: "Power of Prayer in Paterson"
..... - NY Water Taxi: "Steep ferry hike sinks riders' spirits"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Pay-to-play reforms shift flow of campaign funds"
..... - 'Downzoning': "Montclair rushes to 'downzone'"
..... - Redevelopment & Conflict of Interest: "Town Attorney probed for property purchase"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Tonight: 6 PM: Final Plainwood Square Park Concert, 'Plainfield Idol' contest. FREE.
..... - 8 PM: Planning Board, City Hall Library -- Flood Map review, Redevelopment matters
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___________________________________________________________________________
9/11 Memorial: "The county's lawmen pay 9/11 tributes at Stamler Academy"
Dunellen: "Dunellen subdivision approval in question"
Freeholder Estrada - BergRec: "MVC official faces ethics probe" -- After doing favor for AG Farber.
Lynch Contributions: "GOP wants Democrats to return contributions" -- Charlotte is the master of the zinger!
..... - "Parsippany mayor to return gift from Lynch"
Roselle: "Judge to rule soon in alleged Roselle voter fraud"
Roselle Park: "Mayoral contenders' debate date in limbo"
Vauxhall: "Planners' final approval for Vauxhall retail complex likely"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Police Consultants: "Newark to hire ex-NYPD chief's firm"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - CN: "Senate race close in several ways"
.......... - SL: "Poll has Senate race still neck and neck"
.......... - AP: "Buoyed by poll, Kean seeks GOP help on cash"
..... - Menendez Lease - SL: "Ex-House lawyer sees no violation in Menendez rent deal"
.......... - AP: "Ex-ethics official sees no conflict in lease deal"
..... - Dirty Tricks - SL: "A Kean aide denies a hand in blog hits on Menendez"
.......... - NYT: "A Blog Suspects That an Aide to Kean Posted Jabs at Menendez"
Bryant Investigation - SL: "Republican presses for hearings on Bryant"
..... - AP: "Ethics meeting canceled after senator pushes for Bryant inquiry"
Election Cash - AP: "Study: More cash flowing from special interests to candidates"
Hospitals: "Hospitals will have to report their reuse of devices"
Legislature: "Kovach nomination to head Division of Women nears approval in Senate"
Lynch Fallout - SL: "After guilty plea, state lifts Lynch's law license"
Needle Exchange - Editorial, CN: "Time to get smart on needle exchange"
Pay-to-Play: "Pay-to-play reforms shift flow of campaign funds"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Pay-to-play ban flaws predictable"
Pensions: "Board orders scrutiny of enhanced pensions"
PSE&G: "In wake of failed deal, PSEG may split units"
Public Employee Contracts: "State worker contract talks to start amid property tax debate"
NJ Supremes: "N.J. court tells police limits on car searches don't apply to homes"
Xanadu: "Xanadu partners granted extension"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Setting Tax Limits: "Lawmakers mull limiting taxes based on income, property"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Carlson, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Abramoff: "Abramoff Associates, Bush Aides Met Often" -- White House logs released.
Congress - NYT: "Only 25% in Poll Approve of the Congress" -- and chart. An approval rate lower than Bush's?!
Darfur - CN: "Smith: Inaction in Darfur 'makes us complicit in genocide'"
Iraq - SL: "U.S. sounds retreat on Iraq pullout"
..... - "Expected Iraqi unity still mired in disarray"
Oil Lease Ripoffs - NYT: "Suits Say U.S. Impeded Audits for Oil Leases"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Health: "Birth control warning issued over patches"
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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Plainfield Today: "Administration: The dog ate my homework"
Plain Talker: "Council Questions" and "Mayor Names Finance Director"
Council - CN: "Council outlines city's flood areas" -- and alternate version?
Council Races: "Republican, Independent join Plainfield council race"
McGreevey - SL: "McGreevey book selling strongly"
..... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "McGreevey confesses, but we do penance"
..... - Today: Kathleen O'Brien: "The truth is out, the fix is in"
House Tour (Reprise): "The posh side of Plainfield"
Private School: "New Covenant Christian Academy opens doors at First-Park Baptist"
Schools: "Cell phones banned in city schools"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Operation CeaseFire: "Power of Prayer in Paterson"
..... - NY Water Taxi: "Steep ferry hike sinks riders' spirits"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Pay-to-play reforms shift flow of campaign funds"
..... - 'Downzoning': "Montclair rushes to 'downzone'"
..... - Redevelopment & Conflict of Interest: "Town Attorney probed for property purchase"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Tonight: 6 PM: Final Plainwood Square Park Concert, 'Plainfield Idol' contest. FREE.
..... - 8 PM: Planning Board, City Hall Library -- Flood Map review, Redevelopment matters
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']
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
9/11 Memorial: "The county's lawmen pay 9/11 tributes at Stamler Academy"
Dunellen: "Dunellen subdivision approval in question"
Freeholder Estrada - BergRec: "MVC official faces ethics probe" -- After doing favor for AG Farber.
Lynch Contributions: "GOP wants Democrats to return contributions" -- Charlotte is the master of the zinger!
..... - "Parsippany mayor to return gift from Lynch"
Roselle: "Judge to rule soon in alleged Roselle voter fraud"
Roselle Park: "Mayoral contenders' debate date in limbo"
Vauxhall: "Planners' final approval for Vauxhall retail complex likely"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Police Consultants: "Newark to hire ex-NYPD chief's firm"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - CN: "Senate race close in several ways"
.......... - SL: "Poll has Senate race still neck and neck"
.......... - AP: "Buoyed by poll, Kean seeks GOP help on cash"
..... - Menendez Lease - SL: "Ex-House lawyer sees no violation in Menendez rent deal"
.......... - AP: "Ex-ethics official sees no conflict in lease deal"
..... - Dirty Tricks - SL: "A Kean aide denies a hand in blog hits on Menendez"
.......... - NYT: "A Blog Suspects That an Aide to Kean Posted Jabs at Menendez"
Bryant Investigation - SL: "Republican presses for hearings on Bryant"
..... - AP: "Ethics meeting canceled after senator pushes for Bryant inquiry"
Election Cash - AP: "Study: More cash flowing from special interests to candidates"
Hospitals: "Hospitals will have to report their reuse of devices"
Legislature: "Kovach nomination to head Division of Women nears approval in Senate"
Lynch Fallout - SL: "After guilty plea, state lifts Lynch's law license"
Needle Exchange - Editorial, CN: "Time to get smart on needle exchange"
Pay-to-Play: "Pay-to-play reforms shift flow of campaign funds"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Pay-to-play ban flaws predictable"
Pensions: "Board orders scrutiny of enhanced pensions"
PSE&G: "In wake of failed deal, PSEG may split units"
Public Employee Contracts: "State worker contract talks to start amid property tax debate"
NJ Supremes: "N.J. court tells police limits on car searches don't apply to homes"
Xanadu: "Xanadu partners granted extension"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Setting Tax Limits: "Lawmakers mull limiting taxes based on income, property"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Carlson, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Abramoff: "Abramoff Associates, Bush Aides Met Often" -- White House logs released.
Congress - NYT: "Only 25% in Poll Approve of the Congress" -- and chart. An approval rate lower than Bush's?!
Darfur - CN: "Smith: Inaction in Darfur 'makes us complicit in genocide'"
Iraq - SL: "U.S. sounds retreat on Iraq pullout"
..... - "Expected Iraqi unity still mired in disarray"
Oil Lease Ripoffs - NYT: "Suits Say U.S. Impeded Audits for Oil Leases"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Health: "Birth control warning issued over patches"
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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