PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "The Joy of UCIA (Park - Madison: The PILOT)" -- Yes, today.
Muhlenberg: "Plainfield nursing school opens"
Honoring Ray Blanco: "Blanco's film on immigration to be screened tonight"
Letter: Freeholder Adrian Mapp: "New Democrats will work with Green" -- In response to this editorial
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Literacy: "Read this so someone else might get the chance to learn how"
..... - Layoffs: "Perth Amboy firefighters protest looming layoffs" -- Proposal trims 8 cops, 15 firefights.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 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!
Sunday: 2 - 5 PM. Voter Rights Teach-In. Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Free. -- Know what you can do to protect your rights and the rights of others.
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bound Brook: "Bound Brook settles discrimination lawsuit for $99.5K"
Garwood: "This bus is made for walking"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth aims to be must-see cable TV"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Business: "Wayne audio company Audible joins Newark's 'renaissance'"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - Quinnipiac Poll: "Menendez 49% - Kean 45%" -- Links to complete poll.
..... - SL: "Calling Kean negative, black ministers endorse Menendez"
.......... - Ad Critique - SL: "Tale of the Tape: Kean negative ad dissected"
..... - CN: "Menendez denounces Kean's subpoena claim"
Danielle's Law: "38 fined in push to shield disabled"
Death Penalty: "Prof wants execution saved for 'the worst of the worst'"
NJT - SL: "NJ Transit adds double-decker cars to rail line"
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Transit to Roll Out Double-Decker Cars This Year"
Real Estate Investment Scam: "NJ Affordable investors could be on hook for mortgage balances"
Supreme Court: "High court considers timing of Miranda warnings"
..... - "Justices reject challenge to waterway 'no-build zones'"
Waterloo Village: "Struggling arts village is facing its Waterloo"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Pension Reform - CN: "Roberts pledges pension reform for holders of multiple public jobs"
..... - SL: "The complete list of 200" -- here is yesterday's story.
School Administration Costs: "Top Democrats offer rival tax-cutting ideas"
OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "They lack the will; we get the bill"
Comparison - Arkansas: "A property-tax-hating state pays the price"
____________________
Towns: Orange - SL: "Melee erupts outside Orange's housing authority"
.......... - NYT: "Police Use Pepper Spray on Crowd Seeking Section 8 Applications"
..... - Middletown: "Former Middletown Twp. mayor gets 43 months for bribery"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Jeff Parker, Florida Today
Foley Fallout - WP: "Scandal Sidelines Hastert, Reynolds Who Cut Campaign Appearances"
.......... - Aides' Knowledge: "Hastert Aides Interest Ethics Panel"
.......... - Scandal Issue: "Foley Dredges Up Scandal Problem for GOP"
..... - NYT: "Foley Case Snags Incumbent in Ohio Race for House Seat"
..... - SL: "Lawmaker defends Hastert with a jab at Kennedy"
Iraq - SL: "655,000 Iraqis dead? Estimate stirs debate"
..... - "Figures show Baghdad violence growing"
School Violence - Opinion, SL: Bob Braun: "School violence summit ignores the role of guns"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
School Fundraisers: "Firm turns student artwork into postage" -- ArtStamps website is here.
..... - OpEd, NYT: Karen Karbo: "Will Work for School Supplies"
Chess: "A Notable Chess Journey for Talented New York Girls"
Immigrants & Names: "As American as Vartan, Luis and Na" -- The age-old question: Fit in or keep heritage?
Voting Rights & Ex-Felons: "Some states expand voting rights for ex-felons; most keep it tough"
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.
*
Plainfield Today: "The Joy of UCIA (Park - Madison: The PILOT)" -- Yes, today.
Muhlenberg: "Plainfield nursing school opens"
Honoring Ray Blanco: "Blanco's film on immigration to be screened tonight"
Letter: Freeholder Adrian Mapp: "New Democrats will work with Green" -- In response to this editorial
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Literacy: "Read this so someone else might get the chance to learn how"
..... - Layoffs: "Perth Amboy firefighters protest looming layoffs" -- Proposal trims 8 cops, 15 firefights.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 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!
Sunday: 2 - 5 PM. Voter Rights Teach-In. Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Free. -- Know what you can do to protect your rights and the rights of others.
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bound Brook: "Bound Brook settles discrimination lawsuit for $99.5K"
Garwood: "This bus is made for walking"
Kenilworth: "Kenilworth aims to be must-see cable TV"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Business: "Wayne audio company Audible joins Newark's 'renaissance'"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - Quinnipiac Poll: "Menendez 49% - Kean 45%" -- Links to complete poll.
..... - SL: "Calling Kean negative, black ministers endorse Menendez"
.......... - Ad Critique - SL: "Tale of the Tape: Kean negative ad dissected"
..... - CN: "Menendez denounces Kean's subpoena claim"
Danielle's Law: "38 fined in push to shield disabled"
Death Penalty: "Prof wants execution saved for 'the worst of the worst'"
NJT - SL: "NJ Transit adds double-decker cars to rail line"
..... - NYT: "New Jersey Transit to Roll Out Double-Decker Cars This Year"
Real Estate Investment Scam: "NJ Affordable investors could be on hook for mortgage balances"
Supreme Court: "High court considers timing of Miranda warnings"
..... - "Justices reject challenge to waterway 'no-build zones'"
Waterloo Village: "Struggling arts village is facing its Waterloo"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Pension Reform - CN: "Roberts pledges pension reform for holders of multiple public jobs"
..... - SL: "The complete list of 200" -- here is yesterday's story.
School Administration Costs: "Top Democrats offer rival tax-cutting ideas"
OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "They lack the will; we get the bill"
Comparison - Arkansas: "A property-tax-hating state pays the price"
____________________
Towns: Orange - SL: "Melee erupts outside Orange's housing authority"
.......... - NYT: "Police Use Pepper Spray on Crowd Seeking Section 8 Applications"
..... - Middletown: "Former Middletown Twp. mayor gets 43 months for bribery"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Jeff Parker, Florida Today
Foley Fallout - WP: "Scandal Sidelines Hastert, Reynolds Who Cut Campaign Appearances"
.......... - Aides' Knowledge: "Hastert Aides Interest Ethics Panel"
.......... - Scandal Issue: "Foley Dredges Up Scandal Problem for GOP"
..... - NYT: "Foley Case Snags Incumbent in Ohio Race for House Seat"
..... - SL: "Lawmaker defends Hastert with a jab at Kennedy"
Iraq - SL: "655,000 Iraqis dead? Estimate stirs debate"
..... - "Figures show Baghdad violence growing"
School Violence - Opinion, SL: Bob Braun: "School violence summit ignores the role of guns"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
School Fundraisers: "Firm turns student artwork into postage" -- ArtStamps website is here.
..... - OpEd, NYT: Karen Karbo: "Will Work for School Supplies"
Chess: "A Notable Chess Journey for Talented New York Girls"
Immigrants & Names: "As American as Vartan, Luis and Na" -- The age-old question: Fit in or keep heritage?
Voting Rights & Ex-Felons: "Some states expand voting rights for ex-felons; most keep it tough"
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.
*
