PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Lots of smoke, no magic in development plans"
Plain Talker: "Council Examines Budget" and "Picture This Conflict" -- a photo-story on dueling meetings.
(Photo, Courier News)
Teacher Contract: "City teachers rally, storm meeting of school board"
3rd & Richmond: "City sees preliminary plans for redevelopment project"
Crime: "City shooting yields 4 arrests"
Mortgages: "Homeowners with low-cost adjustable mortgages may sink under rising debt"
Letter: Herb Kaufman: "Trans fat ban too intrusive to digest"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Keyport: "Ordinance would fine those renting to illegal immigrants" -- Is the boro's attorney the same Wisniewski that the Administration recently added to Plainfield's roster of lawyers?
..... - Pedophile-free zones: "'Pedophile-free zones' challenged by state laywer"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Woodbridge: Donation limitations extend to developers"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 4:30 PM. Dedication & Open House. YWCA Early Learning Center. East Front & Church Streets.
..... - 8 PM. Council Business Meeting. Municipal Court/Council Chamber. -- Hearings on budget and East 3rd/Richmond redevelopment plan.
Tomorrow: 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library.
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___________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections: "Disputes simmer in Linden, Kenilworth and Roselle Park as vote nears"
Cranford: "Chicago-based eatery coming to Cranford Crossing"
Garwood: "There's more green on the streets"
Linden: "Discussion of debate reaches impasse"
Union Twp.: "GOP candidate takes on Democratic pair in Union forum"
Westfield: "Making the case for cheerleading as a sport"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Fire Department: "Newark fire boss justifies shuffle"
New Community Corp.: "Newark nonprofit accused of bias"
Taxi Commissioner - OpEd, SL: Joan Whitlow: "Taxi chief is fair game for questions"
..... - "Nephew of taxi chief claims cops beat him"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - CN: "Callers make Kean, Menendez talk Iraq war in radio debate"
..... - SL: "Menendez and Kean slug it out"
Corzine Taxes: "Corzine's tax returns: He earned $55.9M"
Death Penalty: "Study of murder cases finds a midstate 'death belt'"
Defending Employee Acts: "State must pay legal costs of official accused of bigotry"
HMOs: "Report card finds modest gains among the 8 plans"
Legislature - SL: "Legislators want standards set for indoor contamination"
..... - CN: "Corrections head nominee stalls Senate panel vote"
Waterloo Village: Fran Wood: "Don't let Waterloo wind up as history"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
County School Districts: "Panel to begin hearing far-reaching proposals for consolidation"
State Pensions: Tom Moran: "It's unions vs. Gormley in a battle over taxes"
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Towns: Keyport: "Ordinance would fine those renting to illegal immigrants"
..... - East Orange: "Four cops accused of swiping tens of thousands by double-dipping while on police duty"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Matson, NY Observer
Foley Fallout - NYT: "Ex-House Clerk May Be a Key in Foley’s Case"
..... - MSNBC: "Foley to name priest he says abused him"
Iraq - NYT: "Iraq Removes Leaders of Special Police"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Islam - OpEd, NYT: "Can You Tell a Sunni From a Shiite?"
Marijuana Legalization - CNN: "Nevada to vote in referendum on pot shops"
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: "Lots of smoke, no magic in development plans"
Plain Talker: "Council Examines Budget" and "Picture This Conflict" -- a photo-story on dueling meetings.
(Photo, Courier News)
Teacher Contract: "City teachers rally, storm meeting of school board"
3rd & Richmond: "City sees preliminary plans for redevelopment project"
Crime: "City shooting yields 4 arrests"
Mortgages: "Homeowners with low-cost adjustable mortgages may sink under rising debt"
Letter: Herb Kaufman: "Trans fat ban too intrusive to digest"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Keyport: "Ordinance would fine those renting to illegal immigrants" -- Is the boro's attorney the same Wisniewski that the Administration recently added to Plainfield's roster of lawyers?
..... - Pedophile-free zones: "'Pedophile-free zones' challenged by state laywer"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Woodbridge: Donation limitations extend to developers"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 4:30 PM. Dedication & Open House. YWCA Early Learning Center. East Front & Church Streets.
..... - 8 PM. Council Business Meeting. Municipal Court/Council Chamber. -- Hearings on budget and East 3rd/Richmond redevelopment plan.
Tomorrow: 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library.
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___________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections: "Disputes simmer in Linden, Kenilworth and Roselle Park as vote nears"
Cranford: "Chicago-based eatery coming to Cranford Crossing"
Garwood: "There's more green on the streets"
Linden: "Discussion of debate reaches impasse"
Union Twp.: "GOP candidate takes on Democratic pair in Union forum"
Westfield: "Making the case for cheerleading as a sport"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Fire Department: "Newark fire boss justifies shuffle"
New Community Corp.: "Newark nonprofit accused of bias"
Taxi Commissioner - OpEd, SL: Joan Whitlow: "Taxi chief is fair game for questions"
..... - "Nephew of taxi chief claims cops beat him"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - CN: "Callers make Kean, Menendez talk Iraq war in radio debate"
..... - SL: "Menendez and Kean slug it out"
Corzine Taxes: "Corzine's tax returns: He earned $55.9M"
Death Penalty: "Study of murder cases finds a midstate 'death belt'"
Defending Employee Acts: "State must pay legal costs of official accused of bigotry"
HMOs: "Report card finds modest gains among the 8 plans"
Legislature - SL: "Legislators want standards set for indoor contamination"
..... - CN: "Corrections head nominee stalls Senate panel vote"
Waterloo Village: Fran Wood: "Don't let Waterloo wind up as history"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
County School Districts: "Panel to begin hearing far-reaching proposals for consolidation"
State Pensions: Tom Moran: "It's unions vs. Gormley in a battle over taxes"
____________________
Towns: Keyport: "Ordinance would fine those renting to illegal immigrants"
..... - East Orange: "Four cops accused of swiping tens of thousands by double-dipping while on police duty"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Matson, NY Observer
Foley Fallout - NYT: "Ex-House Clerk May Be a Key in Foley’s Case"
..... - MSNBC: "Foley to name priest he says abused him"
Iraq - NYT: "Iraq Removes Leaders of Special Police"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Islam - OpEd, NYT: "Can You Tell a Sunni From a Shiite?"
Marijuana Legalization - CNN: "Nevada to vote in referendum on pot shops"
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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