ALERT: 7 PM tonight. Garden State Equality's statewide rally following the NJ Supremes decision today in the marriage-equality case. Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church Street, Montclair. Google map here. The decision will be posted after 3 PM today here.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Three rumors and a fret"
Menendez: "Dr. Gerald L. Thomas, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, endorses Menendez"
School Contract: "Teachers union members charged in Plainfield"
Same-Sex Schools: "Change in Federal Rules Backs Single-Sex Public Education"
Getting to School Safely: "N.J. to fund safer walks to schools"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Affordable Housing: "Groundbreaking heralds neighborhood's rebirth"
..... - Ballot Measure #2: "Spruce up N.J. parks"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: See ALERT at top of today's post.
Tomorrow: 10 AM - Noon. Realtors' Open House, 209 East 7th St. Faith Bricks & Mortar's newly finished condo project.
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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. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
New Providence: "Town works on its curb appeal"
Perth Amboy: "Options to stop cop and firefighter layoffs are studied by council"
Westfield: "Westfield cops call for a deal at rally" -- Working without a contract since January.
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Brick Towers: "Booker's latest deal: Razing his own home"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race:
..... - Endorsement: "Citing war opposition, black leaders rally for Menendez"
..... - The 'Sopranos' Ad: "Jersey Italians aghast at pro-Kean spot imitating 'Sopranos'"
..... - Campaign: "Candidates in NJ Try to Show a Softer Side" -- Kean's latest ad, tho, does not even mention he is a Republican.
..... - Kean, Sr.: "Kean Sr. takes more swipes at son's Senate race rival"
..... - Menendez: "Menendez: Dems would fight to bring troops home in 1 year"
Ferguson / Stender Race: "7th District candidates to face off" -- This Sunday. 2 PM. RVCC.
Consumer Fraud: "N.J. accuses Rite Aid stores of selling expired baby goods"
Death Penalty: "Death penalty defendants must convince a jury of mental retardation"
Gay Marriage - SL: "Tense wait for a ruling on N.J. gay marriage"
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Ruling on Gay Marriage Is Due"
..... - AP: "NJ gay marriage ruling on Wednesday may be felt across U.S." - with a Q&A.
Port Authority: "N.Y. legislator looks to shine light on Port Authority"
Racial Profiling: "Troopers ask end of decree"
Reforestation: "From small acorns towering dreams take root and grow"
Seton Hall Fire Trial - SL: "15 jury candidates pass muster for trial in Seton Hall fire"
..... - NYT: "Judge Chastises Potential Juror" -- That's what I call a SOLOMONIC remedy!
Sex Ed: "State spurns federal sex ed money tied to abstinence"
Towns: Passaic: "Director Puts New Jersey Town on Film, and on the Map"
..... - Asbury Park: "The hunt for man in killing ends in Pittsburgh"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Merging Towns, School Districts: "Jerseyans support mergers if taxes drop"
School Funding: "Legislators struggle to find remedies for school funding"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Oliphant, Universal Press Syndicate -- The callout, of course, is from Shelley's Ozymandias, well worth rereading in these times.
2006 Elections - WP: "Report Warns of Potential Voting Problems in 10 States" -- Full report here.
Foley Fallout - NYT: "Speaker Testifies in Foley Ethics Inquiry"
..... - WP: "Hastert, Reynolds Testify About GOP's Handling of Foley Case"
GOP - LAT: "Latino and black voters reassessing ties to GOP"
..... - WP: "GOP Leans on A Proven Strategy: Court Conservatives"
Iraq - SL: "'New course' talk includes almost no shift in policy"
..... - NYT: "Iraqi Realities Undermine the Pentagon’s Predictions"
.......... - "Idle Contractors Add Millions to Iraq Rebuilding"
..... - WP: "More U.S. Troops May Be Iraq-Bound"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Map, NY Times)
Novelist Richard Ford: "A New Jersey State of Mind" -- And a review of "The lay of the land".
Cartoons at Newark Museum: "After cartoonist disses Newark, Joan Whitlow as Woman of Steel to the rescue"
College Tuition: "Tuition hikes abate but still outstrip aid"
Film: "Election prologue: Movies about Bush"
'Hawaiian Missionaries': "Stamp world in for a shock: This is no fake"
Minorities & Health Plans: "Top health plans find no cure for racial disparities"
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_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Three rumors and a fret"
Menendez: "Dr. Gerald L. Thomas, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, endorses Menendez"
School Contract: "Teachers union members charged in Plainfield"
Same-Sex Schools: "Change in Federal Rules Backs Single-Sex Public Education"
Getting to School Safely: "N.J. to fund safer walks to schools"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Affordable Housing: "Groundbreaking heralds neighborhood's rebirth"
..... - Ballot Measure #2: "Spruce up N.J. parks"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: See ALERT at top of today's post.
Tomorrow: 10 AM - Noon. Realtors' Open House, 209 East 7th St. Faith Bricks & Mortar's newly finished condo project.
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___________________________________________________________________________
New Providence: "Town works on its curb appeal"
Perth Amboy: "Options to stop cop and firefighter layoffs are studied by council"
Westfield: "Westfield cops call for a deal at rally" -- Working without a contract since January.
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Brick Towers: "Booker's latest deal: Razing his own home"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race:
..... - Endorsement: "Citing war opposition, black leaders rally for Menendez"
..... - The 'Sopranos' Ad: "Jersey Italians aghast at pro-Kean spot imitating 'Sopranos'"
..... - Campaign: "Candidates in NJ Try to Show a Softer Side" -- Kean's latest ad, tho, does not even mention he is a Republican.
..... - Kean, Sr.: "Kean Sr. takes more swipes at son's Senate race rival"
..... - Menendez: "Menendez: Dems would fight to bring troops home in 1 year"
Ferguson / Stender Race: "7th District candidates to face off" -- This Sunday. 2 PM. RVCC.
Consumer Fraud: "N.J. accuses Rite Aid stores of selling expired baby goods"
Death Penalty: "Death penalty defendants must convince a jury of mental retardation"
Gay Marriage - SL: "Tense wait for a ruling on N.J. gay marriage"
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Ruling on Gay Marriage Is Due"
..... - AP: "NJ gay marriage ruling on Wednesday may be felt across U.S." - with a Q&A.
Port Authority: "N.Y. legislator looks to shine light on Port Authority"
Racial Profiling: "Troopers ask end of decree"
Reforestation: "From small acorns towering dreams take root and grow"
Seton Hall Fire Trial - SL: "15 jury candidates pass muster for trial in Seton Hall fire"
..... - NYT: "Judge Chastises Potential Juror" -- That's what I call a SOLOMONIC remedy!
Sex Ed: "State spurns federal sex ed money tied to abstinence"
Towns: Passaic: "Director Puts New Jersey Town on Film, and on the Map"
..... - Asbury Park: "The hunt for man in killing ends in Pittsburgh"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Merging Towns, School Districts: "Jerseyans support mergers if taxes drop"
School Funding: "Legislators struggle to find remedies for school funding"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Oliphant, Universal Press Syndicate -- The callout, of course, is from Shelley's Ozymandias, well worth rereading in these times.
2006 Elections - WP: "Report Warns of Potential Voting Problems in 10 States" -- Full report here.
Foley Fallout - NYT: "Speaker Testifies in Foley Ethics Inquiry"
..... - WP: "Hastert, Reynolds Testify About GOP's Handling of Foley Case"
GOP - LAT: "Latino and black voters reassessing ties to GOP"
..... - WP: "GOP Leans on A Proven Strategy: Court Conservatives"
Iraq - SL: "'New course' talk includes almost no shift in policy"
..... - NYT: "Iraqi Realities Undermine the Pentagon’s Predictions"
.......... - "Idle Contractors Add Millions to Iraq Rebuilding"
..... - WP: "More U.S. Troops May Be Iraq-Bound"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Map, NY Times)
Novelist Richard Ford: "A New Jersey State of Mind" -- And a review of "The lay of the land".
Cartoons at Newark Museum: "After cartoonist disses Newark, Joan Whitlow as Woman of Steel to the rescue"
College Tuition: "Tuition hikes abate but still outstrip aid"
Film: "Election prologue: Movies about Bush"
'Hawaiian Missionaries': "Stamp world in for a shock: This is no fake"
Minorities & Health Plans: "Top health plans find no cure for racial disparities"
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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