PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "The Joy of UCIA (Park-Madison)"
Hallowe'en House Tour: "Haunting house tour on Oct. 29 in Van Wyck Brooks District" -- This was ONLINE at midnight last night -- not found in today's print edition.
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Campaigns: "Candidates casting a net for votes via MySpace"
..... - Leaf Pickup: "Union Twp. goes to bagging" -- Per new state regulations.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Thursday: 7 PM. Hispanic Heritage Month Film: "Black and White in Exile." Public Library. FREE, RECEPTION FOLLOWS. You will not want to miss this documentary by the late RAY BLANCO, who was not only Plainfield's first Hispanic councilor and council president, but an Emmy-winning documentary producer. Honor Ray's many contributions to Plainfield with your attendance.
Saturday: 7 PM. Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Performance & Reception. Washington School. FREE. -- NOTE VENUE CHANGE. Featuring the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre and Folklorico Infantil Latinoamericano. I have known Alborada for years -- top-notch troupe!
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 - NYT: "Edison Works to Cope With Simmering Ethnic Tensions"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - CN: "Ethics issue dominating Senate race"
BPU Mission - Editorial, SL: "Tall order for the BPU"
Roadway Safety: "State introduces high-tech surface to combat icing"
Turnpike - NYT: "Fiscal Advisers Due to Weigh In on Selling New Jersey Turnpike"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
The Pennsylvania Formula: "You've got a friendlier formula for homeowners in Pennsylvania"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Darkow, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune
(Chart, NY Times)
Foley Fallout - NYT: "Poll Shows Foley Case Is Hurting Congress’s Image"
2006 Elections - WP: "Poll Shows Strong Shift Of Support to Democrats"
.......... - "GOP Officials Brace for Loss Of Seven to 30 House Seats"
Axis of Evil - Analysis, WP: "Bush's 'Axis of Evil' Comes Back to Haunt United States"
Drug Safety - SL: "MDs ring the alarm on safety of drugs"
Lebanon - SL: "Horrors of war linger in Lebanon"
North Korea - NYT: "For U.S., a Strategic Jolt After North Korea’s Test"
......... - "Blast May Be Only a Partial Success, Experts Say"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Retirement village on left, sponsored by a religious order, wants tax exemption. In nearby for-profit retirement village, average property tax is $2300 per unit.
Religious Exemptions (1) - NYT: "As Religious Programs Expand, Disputes Rise Over Tax Breaks"
(Photo, NY Times)
Religious Exemptions (2) - Miami Herald: "'Holy Land' park mixes faith, fun, profit" -- and the Park's site.
Black Cowboys: "Black Cowboys Ride the Range in Queens, Looking out for Traffic"
Campaigning on the 'Net: "Candidates casting a net for votes via MySpace"
Gas Heat Costs: "Gas-heat bills likely to dip, not plummet"
Googling a Purchase: "Dot-Com Boom Echoed in Deal to Buy YouTube" -- Uh-oh.
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: "The Joy of UCIA (Park-Madison)"
Hallowe'en House Tour: "Haunting house tour on Oct. 29 in Van Wyck Brooks District" -- This was ONLINE at midnight last night -- not found in today's print edition.
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Campaigns: "Candidates casting a net for votes via MySpace"
..... - Leaf Pickup: "Union Twp. goes to bagging" -- Per new state regulations.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Thursday: 7 PM. Hispanic Heritage Month Film: "Black and White in Exile." Public Library. FREE, RECEPTION FOLLOWS. You will not want to miss this documentary by the late RAY BLANCO, who was not only Plainfield's first Hispanic councilor and council president, but an Emmy-winning documentary producer. Honor Ray's many contributions to Plainfield with your attendance.
Saturday: 7 PM. Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Performance & Reception. Washington School. FREE. -- NOTE VENUE CHANGE. Featuring the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre and Folklorico Infantil Latinoamericano. I have known Alborada for years -- top-notch troupe!
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___________________________________________________________________________
Edison - NYT: "Edison Works to Cope With Simmering Ethnic Tensions"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - CN: "Ethics issue dominating Senate race"
BPU Mission - Editorial, SL: "Tall order for the BPU"
Roadway Safety: "State introduces high-tech surface to combat icing"
Turnpike - NYT: "Fiscal Advisers Due to Weigh In on Selling New Jersey Turnpike"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
The Pennsylvania Formula: "You've got a friendlier formula for homeowners in Pennsylvania"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Darkow, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune
(Chart, NY Times)
Foley Fallout - NYT: "Poll Shows Foley Case Is Hurting Congress’s Image"
2006 Elections - WP: "Poll Shows Strong Shift Of Support to Democrats"
.......... - "GOP Officials Brace for Loss Of Seven to 30 House Seats"
Axis of Evil - Analysis, WP: "Bush's 'Axis of Evil' Comes Back to Haunt United States"
Drug Safety - SL: "MDs ring the alarm on safety of drugs"
Lebanon - SL: "Horrors of war linger in Lebanon"
North Korea - NYT: "For U.S., a Strategic Jolt After North Korea’s Test"
......... - "Blast May Be Only a Partial Success, Experts Say"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Retirement village on left, sponsored by a religious order, wants tax exemption. In nearby for-profit retirement village, average property tax is $2300 per unit.
Religious Exemptions (1) - NYT: "As Religious Programs Expand, Disputes Rise Over Tax Breaks"
(Photo, NY Times)
Religious Exemptions (2) - Miami Herald: "'Holy Land' park mixes faith, fun, profit" -- and the Park's site.
Black Cowboys: "Black Cowboys Ride the Range in Queens, Looking out for Traffic"
Campaigning on the 'Net: "Candidates casting a net for votes via MySpace"
Gas Heat Costs: "Gas-heat bills likely to dip, not plummet"
Googling a Purchase: "Dot-Com Boom Echoed in Deal to Buy YouTube" -- Uh-oh.
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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