PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Cn u rd ths?"
Fire: "Car explodes, starts house fire on Hilltop Road"
Obituary: "Jocelyn Pringley, lifelong resident" -- Viewing tonight, 6-9 PM; Funeral tomorrow, 11 AM. Mt. Zion AME Church, 525 West 4th Street.
Real Estate: "Foreclosure is a concern, but not a crisis"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Daylaborers: "Day laborers hustle for work, respect"
..... - Hostile Work Environment: "Police chief in River Vale files harassment claim"
..... - Pet therapy: "Now, medical centers are using furry healers, too"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 7:30 PM. Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library.
Wednesday: 8 PM. Council Business Session. Courthouse/Council Chambers.
Friday: 8:30 PM - 1:30 AM. West End Reunion. BUF Center, West 7th & Central. $20. Tickets/info: Connie Anderson, (908) 757-8168 or Frank Coit, (712) 314-1443 or (908) 722-3498.
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bernardsville: "H.S. students deliver warmth wrapped in love"
Somerville: "Residents picket Pathmark over development dispute" -- This is a Jack Morris project (see yesterday's Ledger). Is there more here than meets the eye?
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Booker's New Digs - NYT: "Evicted From a Blighted Street, Newark’s Mayor Finds Another"
Science High: "New Science High, a magnet for delay, finally opens"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Cranberries: "Boom of the (cran)berry" -- Cranberry wine?
Legislature - CN: "Proposed bills call for gang violence prevention programs"
.......... - Press of AC: "Obsolete Boards to Be Abolished"
Rhodes Scholarship: "Maplewood man, editor of Princeton Tory, picked"
Rutgers: "Rutgers president losing rank in salary"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ probe's cost tops $8 million"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Marlette, Tulsa World
Big Oil - AP: "Dems Take Aim at Oil Industry Tax Breaks"
Civil Rights - Boston Globe: "Dems pledge to scrutinize Justice's civil rights arm"
Draft - WP: "Amid Uproar Over War, Rangel Renews Call for Draft"
Iran - New Yorker: Seymour Hersh: "The Next Act?"
.......... - AFP: "Hersh: CIA analysis finds no Iranian nuclear weapons drive"
Iraq - WP: "Pentagon review sees three options in Iraq"
'Marriage' Initiatives - WP: "New Tactic In Fighting Marriage Initiatives"
NCLB - NYT: "Schools Slow in Closing Gaps Between Races"
Palestine - SL: "Palestinian human shields thwart Israeli airstrikes on Gaza homes"
Pentagon - AP: "Rep. Skelton to Prioritize Pentagon Oversight"
Warrantless Surveillance - Newsday: "Gonzales Blasts Surveillance Critics"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NY Times)
Development: "Changing Course to Avert a Glut" -- Meaning RENTALS. Tactic in store for Plainfield?
Blogging: "The Kid With All the News About the TV News"
Boomers & TV: "Eternally young TV land turning Boomers off"
Cold Remedies: "For stuffy noses, a new drug may not do it" -- A must-read if you use nasal decongestants!
Writing: "Class assignments, cover letters in e-mail lingo don't hack it" -- and a primer.
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: "Cn u rd ths?"
Fire: "Car explodes, starts house fire on Hilltop Road"
Obituary: "Jocelyn Pringley, lifelong resident" -- Viewing tonight, 6-9 PM; Funeral tomorrow, 11 AM. Mt. Zion AME Church, 525 West 4th Street.
Real Estate: "Foreclosure is a concern, but not a crisis"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Daylaborers: "Day laborers hustle for work, respect"
..... - Hostile Work Environment: "Police chief in River Vale files harassment claim"
..... - Pet therapy: "Now, medical centers are using furry healers, too"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 7:30 PM. Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library.
Wednesday: 8 PM. Council Business Session. Courthouse/Council Chambers.
Friday: 8:30 PM - 1:30 AM. West End Reunion. BUF Center, West 7th & Central. $20. Tickets/info: Connie Anderson, (908) 757-8168 or Frank Coit, (712) 314-1443 or (908) 722-3498.
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___________________________________________________________________________
Bernardsville: "H.S. students deliver warmth wrapped in love"
Somerville: "Residents picket Pathmark over development dispute" -- This is a Jack Morris project (see yesterday's Ledger). Is there more here than meets the eye?
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Booker's New Digs - NYT: "Evicted From a Blighted Street, Newark’s Mayor Finds Another"
Science High: "New Science High, a magnet for delay, finally opens"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Cranberries: "Boom of the (cran)berry" -- Cranberry wine?
Legislature - CN: "Proposed bills call for gang violence prevention programs"
.......... - Press of AC: "Obsolete Boards to Be Abolished"
Rhodes Scholarship: "Maplewood man, editor of Princeton Tory, picked"
Rutgers: "Rutgers president losing rank in salary"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ probe's cost tops $8 million"
____________________
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: Marlette, Tulsa World
Big Oil - AP: "Dems Take Aim at Oil Industry Tax Breaks"
Civil Rights - Boston Globe: "Dems pledge to scrutinize Justice's civil rights arm"
Draft - WP: "Amid Uproar Over War, Rangel Renews Call for Draft"
Iran - New Yorker: Seymour Hersh: "The Next Act?"
.......... - AFP: "Hersh: CIA analysis finds no Iranian nuclear weapons drive"
Iraq - WP: "Pentagon review sees three options in Iraq"
'Marriage' Initiatives - WP: "New Tactic In Fighting Marriage Initiatives"
NCLB - NYT: "Schools Slow in Closing Gaps Between Races"
Palestine - SL: "Palestinian human shields thwart Israeli airstrikes on Gaza homes"
Pentagon - AP: "Rep. Skelton to Prioritize Pentagon Oversight"
Warrantless Surveillance - Newsday: "Gonzales Blasts Surveillance Critics"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NY Times)
Development: "Changing Course to Avert a Glut" -- Meaning RENTALS. Tactic in store for Plainfield?
Blogging: "The Kid With All the News About the TV News"
Boomers & TV: "Eternally young TV land turning Boomers off"
Cold Remedies: "For stuffy noses, a new drug may not do it" -- A must-read if you use nasal decongestants!
Writing: "Class assignments, cover letters in e-mail lingo don't hack it" -- and a primer.
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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