PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "From the Mailbag"
Schools: "$10,000 grant helps middle schools, high school teach kids values"
West End Reunion: "Tickets on sale for West End Reunion"
Education: "As Math Scores Lag, a New Push for the Basics"
Faith-based Programs: "Faith-based aid not going to most black N.J. churches"
Immigrants: "Mexicans are worse off in N.J. than in rest of U.S."
(Photo, NYTimes -- and, no, it's NOT the corner of Watchung and Woodland.)
Real Estate - NYT: "New Jersey: A Rough Market. Or Not."
..... - Bergen Record: "Refinancing Pitfalls: A bitter ending in Passaic"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Friday : 6 PM. Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Urban Political Organizing, Robert Edwards. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
Saturday: 8 PM. Crescent Concerts: Music for Brass, Choir & Organ. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. $20/$15 at door.
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___________________________________________________________________________
Kenilworth: "Republicans aim to increase influence"
Mountainside: "Father charged in teens' alcohol party"
Scotch Plains: "Teen learns about being a mitzvah clown, performing good deeds"
South Plainfield: "State OKs permanent truck ban on part of Hamilton Blvd."
Woodbridge: "New mayor says he wants to hear from public on issues"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Congress: "For Jersey's Sires, it's welcome to Washington"
Daylaborers - APP: "Freehold settles with day laborers"
..... - NYT: "Borough Agrees With Laborers’ Demands"
Domestic Abuse: "Yankees' Torre joins Verizon to aid victims of domestic abuse"
Eminent Domain: "Poll: Most in Jersey don't trust eminent domain"
Legislature - SL: "Ethics panel launches Bryant inquiry"
.......... - CN: "Bryant's alleged conflict to be probed"
.......... - NYT: "Ethics Committee Will Investigate Sen. Bryant"
..... - Divorce: "Committee approves a no-fault divorce bill"
Seton Hall Fire Trial: "Trial in Seton dorm fire to unfold today"
State Police: "No findings of profiling by troopers spur questions"
UMDNJ - SL: "UMDNJ charges of kickbacks face federal scrutiny"
..... - NYT: "Overseer Finds Kickback Plan at University"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Schools Consolidation - SL: "Panel leaning in new direction on school consolidation plans"
Schools Funding - Bergen Record: "Tax reform could boost school funds"
State Employees - SL: "Trenton rethinking perk: Retiring at 55"
..... - APP: "Perks may be cut for new state workers"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
2006 Election - Analysis, SL: John Farmer: "GOP held sway until it lost its way"
Iraq Study Group - NYT: "Bush Says He’s Open to Change in Iraq, but ..."
..... - WP: "Bush Faces New Calls to Shift Policies On Mideast"
Mideast Policy - NYT: "Blair Urges Strategy Change in Mideast, Spotlighting Iran"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Tupperware: "Why Short Sellers Want to Crash the Tupperware Party"
Breast cancer: "Foundation sets sights on 1,000 new screenings"
Catholic Church: "Catholic bishops: If you disagree, don't take Communion"
Education: "As Math Scores Lag, a New Push for the Basics"
Martin Luther King Memorial: "Where his dream took wing, work begins on memorial"
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: "From the Mailbag"
Schools: "$10,000 grant helps middle schools, high school teach kids values"
West End Reunion: "Tickets on sale for West End Reunion"
Education: "As Math Scores Lag, a New Push for the Basics"
Faith-based Programs: "Faith-based aid not going to most black N.J. churches"
Immigrants: "Mexicans are worse off in N.J. than in rest of U.S."
(Photo, NYTimes -- and, no, it's NOT the corner of Watchung and Woodland.)
Real Estate - NYT: "New Jersey: A Rough Market. Or Not."
..... - Bergen Record: "Refinancing Pitfalls: A bitter ending in Passaic"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Friday : 6 PM. Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Urban Political Organizing, Robert Edwards. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
Saturday: 8 PM. Crescent Concerts: Music for Brass, Choir & Organ. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. $20/$15 at door.
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___________________________________________________________________________
Kenilworth: "Republicans aim to increase influence"
Mountainside: "Father charged in teens' alcohol party"
Scotch Plains: "Teen learns about being a mitzvah clown, performing good deeds"
South Plainfield: "State OKs permanent truck ban on part of Hamilton Blvd."
Woodbridge: "New mayor says he wants to hear from public on issues"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Congress: "For Jersey's Sires, it's welcome to Washington"
Daylaborers - APP: "Freehold settles with day laborers"
..... - NYT: "Borough Agrees With Laborers’ Demands"
Domestic Abuse: "Yankees' Torre joins Verizon to aid victims of domestic abuse"
Eminent Domain: "Poll: Most in Jersey don't trust eminent domain"
Legislature - SL: "Ethics panel launches Bryant inquiry"
.......... - CN: "Bryant's alleged conflict to be probed"
.......... - NYT: "Ethics Committee Will Investigate Sen. Bryant"
..... - Divorce: "Committee approves a no-fault divorce bill"
Seton Hall Fire Trial: "Trial in Seton dorm fire to unfold today"
State Police: "No findings of profiling by troopers spur questions"
UMDNJ - SL: "UMDNJ charges of kickbacks face federal scrutiny"
..... - NYT: "Overseer Finds Kickback Plan at University"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Schools Consolidation - SL: "Panel leaning in new direction on school consolidation plans"
Schools Funding - Bergen Record: "Tax reform could boost school funds"
State Employees - SL: "Trenton rethinking perk: Retiring at 55"
..... - APP: "Perks may be cut for new state workers"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
2006 Election - Analysis, SL: John Farmer: "GOP held sway until it lost its way"
Iraq Study Group - NYT: "Bush Says He’s Open to Change in Iraq, but ..."
..... - WP: "Bush Faces New Calls to Shift Policies On Mideast"
Mideast Policy - NYT: "Blair Urges Strategy Change in Mideast, Spotlighting Iran"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Tupperware: "Why Short Sellers Want to Crash the Tupperware Party"
Breast cancer: "Foundation sets sights on 1,000 new screenings"
Catholic Church: "Catholic bishops: If you disagree, don't take Communion"
Education: "As Math Scores Lag, a New Push for the Basics"
Martin Luther King Memorial: "Where his dream took wing, work begins on memorial"
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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