TODAY: ENVIRONMENTAL FAIR: Sponsored by the PMUA. Library Park, 11 AM - 3 PM. Bungee, rock climb, Moonbounce, entertainment, more.
TOMORROW: WINE DISCOVERY: Join the Friends of the Library for a sampling of red, white and sparkling wines. Food & music. Benefits Library programming. $45 per person, bring checks to 'FOPPL' to door on Sunday. At Belle Lawn, 1050 Rahway Road. 3 - 6 PM.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "And ANOTHER thing..."
Plain Talker: "Hispanic Celebration Begins"
McGreevey - Bergen Record: "Cipel affair made me feel 'invincible'"
'Concerned Citizens': "Citizens group meets Monday on violence"
Schools: "Plainfield schools get tough on cell phones"
..... - "Schools sponsoring Friday recreation"
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.
Events for this week are here
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. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
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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']
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Booker to new cops: "Free Newark residents of fear, mayor tells new police officers"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "County Improvement authorities rebuffed on bid to expand powers"
Menendez / Kean Race: "A Kean on the Ballot? What Else Is New?"
.......... - "Dems blast Kean on ethics"
Lynch Corruption Case - SL: "Lynch pleads guilty to fraud, tax evasion charges"
.......... - Corzine reaction: "GOP and governor decry 'culture of corruption'"
.......... - Cahill's reaction: "New Brunswick mayor upset by predecessor"
.......... - Tom Moran: "The big one that didn't get away"
.......... - The Company: "Ensnared, firm's gone from sand mining to sandlot"
..... - HNT: "Lynch pleads guilty; Sentencing in December on fraud, tax evasion"
..... - CN: "Party boss pleads guilty"
..... - NYT: "Ex-Leader of New Jersey Senate Is Guilty of Corruption"
.......... - Chris Christie: "U.S. Attorney Emerges as a Legal, and Political, Force"
..... - Bergen Record: "Ex-Senate president admits he got payoffs"
Minority Businesses: "More Jersey pacts to go to minorities"
PSE&G / Exelon: "Failed merger leaves advocates cheering, investors jeering"
Rutgers: "Rutgers looking to raise $1 billion, explore merger with UMDNJ"
Statehouse: "Security changes coming to Statehouse"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Larry Wright, The Detroit News
Bush on Tribunals - Editorial, WP: "Bush lobbies Congress for torture"
..... - Editorial, SL: "Tortured logic on terror"
..... - NYT: "Bush Says G.O.P. Rebels Are Putting Nation at Risk"
.......... - "Excerpt From Bush’s Remarks" and "Complete Transcript" -- plus chart.
Bush on bin Laden: "George Bush, Chief Flipflopper"
Corruption - WP: "Abramoff Investigation: Rep. Ney Admits Selling Influence"
Darfur - SL: "Bush urges U.N. to send peacekeepers into Darfur"
Iraq - Baghdad - NYT: "Iraqis Plan to Ring Baghdad With Trenches"
Iraq & bin Laden - WP: "CIA Learned in '02 That Bin Laden Had No Iraq Ties"
Iraq - Poorly Equipped Troops: "Murtha Lays the Dead at Rumsfeld's Door"
Plame Leak: "New Clues in the Plame Mystery" -- yet ANOTHER piece in this puzzle.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Spinach Scare - NYT: "Likely Source of Bad Spinach Is Named as Outbreak Widens"
..... - SL: "Spinach pulled off store shelves, menus" -- You would never eat ANYTHING from the store without washing it first, right?
Pope Benedict's remarks on Islam - SL: "Pope's words on Islam evoke torrent of protest"
..... - Bergen Record: "Pope angers NJ Muslims"
..... - WP: "Remarks by Pope Prompt Muslim Outrage, Protests"
..... - Transcript: "Pope Benedict's Speech at Regensburg University"
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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TOMORROW: WINE DISCOVERY: Join the Friends of the Library for a sampling of red, white and sparkling wines. Food & music. Benefits Library programming. $45 per person, bring checks to 'FOPPL' to door on Sunday. At Belle Lawn, 1050 Rahway Road. 3 - 6 PM.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "And ANOTHER thing..."
Plain Talker: "Hispanic Celebration Begins"
McGreevey - Bergen Record: "Cipel affair made me feel 'invincible'"
'Concerned Citizens': "Citizens group meets Monday on violence"
Schools: "Plainfield schools get tough on cell phones"
..... - "Schools sponsoring Friday recreation"
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Online Calendar: English and Spanish.
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']
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Booker to new cops: "Free Newark residents of fear, mayor tells new police officers"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "County Improvement authorities rebuffed on bid to expand powers"
Menendez / Kean Race: "A Kean on the Ballot? What Else Is New?"
.......... - "Dems blast Kean on ethics"
Lynch Corruption Case - SL: "Lynch pleads guilty to fraud, tax evasion charges"
.......... - Corzine reaction: "GOP and governor decry 'culture of corruption'"
.......... - Cahill's reaction: "New Brunswick mayor upset by predecessor"
.......... - Tom Moran: "The big one that didn't get away"
.......... - The Company: "Ensnared, firm's gone from sand mining to sandlot"
..... - HNT: "Lynch pleads guilty; Sentencing in December on fraud, tax evasion"
..... - CN: "Party boss pleads guilty"
..... - NYT: "Ex-Leader of New Jersey Senate Is Guilty of Corruption"
.......... - Chris Christie: "U.S. Attorney Emerges as a Legal, and Political, Force"
..... - Bergen Record: "Ex-Senate president admits he got payoffs"
Minority Businesses: "More Jersey pacts to go to minorities"
PSE&G / Exelon: "Failed merger leaves advocates cheering, investors jeering"
Rutgers: "Rutgers looking to raise $1 billion, explore merger with UMDNJ"
Statehouse: "Security changes coming to Statehouse"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Larry Wright, The Detroit News
Bush on Tribunals - Editorial, WP: "Bush lobbies Congress for torture"
..... - Editorial, SL: "Tortured logic on terror"
..... - NYT: "Bush Says G.O.P. Rebels Are Putting Nation at Risk"
.......... - "Excerpt From Bush’s Remarks" and "Complete Transcript" -- plus chart.
Bush on bin Laden: "George Bush, Chief Flipflopper"
Corruption - WP: "Abramoff Investigation: Rep. Ney Admits Selling Influence"
Darfur - SL: "Bush urges U.N. to send peacekeepers into Darfur"
Iraq - Baghdad - NYT: "Iraqis Plan to Ring Baghdad With Trenches"
Iraq & bin Laden - WP: "CIA Learned in '02 That Bin Laden Had No Iraq Ties"
Iraq - Poorly Equipped Troops: "Murtha Lays the Dead at Rumsfeld's Door"
Plame Leak: "New Clues in the Plame Mystery" -- yet ANOTHER piece in this puzzle.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Spinach Scare - NYT: "Likely Source of Bad Spinach Is Named as Outbreak Widens"
..... - SL: "Spinach pulled off store shelves, menus" -- You would never eat ANYTHING from the store without washing it first, right?
Pope Benedict's remarks on Islam - SL: "Pope's words on Islam evoke torrent of protest"
..... - Bergen Record: "Pope angers NJ Muslims"
..... - WP: "Remarks by Pope Prompt Muslim Outrage, Protests"
..... - Transcript: "Pope Benedict's Speech at Regensburg University"
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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