NOTE: VETERANS DAY observed today. City Hall is closed. Post Office and banks are open. Official observance ceremonies are TOMORROW.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Let the regerrymandering begin"
Fire Division: "Lt. Lloyd Crooks recalls 25 years with city"
PMUA: "Ex-Plainfield authority employee loses case for unemployment"
Acetominophen Recall: "FDA recalls millions of bottles of store-brand acetaminophen"
Route 78 - SL: "Route 78 reconstruction took the fast lane"
..... - CN: "I-78 work wraps up ahead of schedule"
Rutgers Football - SL: "Scarlet Knights rock college football world"
..... - CN: "Comeback! Rutgers shocks Lousville in 4th quarter"
.......... - "Knights fans paint the town Scarlet"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Cock Fighting: "Fighting birds are seized in Trenton" -- Used to be able to hear roosters crowing around here, too.
..... - Crime Fighting: "Crime-prevention tool alters officers' duties"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Saturday, Nov. 11: 10 AM - 4 PM. Art, Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal. duCret School of Art. 1030 Central Avenue. Info: 757-7171. $5/item. Celebrating duCret's 80th Anniversary year.
- - -: 10 AM. Veterans Day Ceremony and Laying of the Wreath. War Memorial Flagpole. East 7th & Watchung.
- - -: 8 PM. Plainfield Symphony: A Night At The Opera. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: 561-5140. $25/General seating. $15/Senior & Student. Post-Concert 'Between the Bars' buffet $25.
Monday, Nov. 13: City Council Working Conference CANCELLED. Per legal notice of Mon 11/6/2006 in SL.
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___________________________________________________________________________
New Brunswick: "St. Peter's Hospital chief out; Petillo rumored as successor"
Roselle: "Mayor vetoes sex offender zone law" -- Concerns over scope, legality.
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Flooding: Joan Whitlow: "Where rainfall means a soaking"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
NOTE: The papers are carrying stories of the closing of the cafeteria in a state office building because of vermin. PT is NOT clipping the articles on the basis that finding vermin in Trenton is not all that uncommon.
2006 Election & NJ: "State Democrats see power shift helping Jersey"
Bear Hunt: "Bear hunt preparations under way"
Gay Marriage - AP: "Lawmakers on both sides of debate press agendas"
Legislature: University Merger: "Educators doubt proposal for UMDNJ, Rutgers, NJIT"
NJT - NYT: "New Penn Station Entrance Planned by N.J. Transit"
Supreme Court: "Pledging justice and fairness, Zazzali takes oath to lead courts"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Property Tax Relief - SL: "Property tax cut averaging 20% planned for'07"
..... - NYT: "Proposal for Easing Property Taxes Unveiled"
Pensions - SL: "Teachers union vows: Pension cuts will flunk"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Daryl Cagle, MSNBC
(Burns and Allen were in the Senate? And YOU didn't know? See headline below.)
2006 Elections - Truthout: "Burns and Allen Concede, Control of Congress Goes to Dems"
..... - WP: "Allen Concedes, Democrats Win Control of Congress"
..... - NYT: "Concession in Virginia Race Tips Balance"
Lakeland (FL) Ledger: "House may have to decide winner in 13th CD" -- Wouldn't that just be poetic justice for Karl Rove if the Dem House decides an election?
Bolton Nomination - WP: "Bolton May Not Return As U.N. Envoy" -- Chafee will not support nomination.
Bush - WP: "Transcript of President's Remarks on Bipartisan Government"
.......... - WP: "Bush's Shifting Speech" -- Bush rhetoric on Dems, past and present compared.
..... - Analysis - WP: "Old Hands From the Family Business" -- Bailed out AGAIN by his Dad's friends?
Congress - CBS News: "Democrats Take Charge, Face Tough Road" -- has link to Allen's concession video.
..... - Law.com: "Dems to Usher In Change in Judicial Nominations, Investigations"
..... - Chicago Trib: Garrison Keillor: "A Hint of Possibility in the Air" -- A hopeful look.
Gates - Rummy's Replacement - Consortium News : "The Secret World of Robert Gates"
GOP - AP: "Mehlman to Step Down From Republican National Committee Post"
Iraq - Harper's Mag: George McGovern & William Polk: "The Way Out of War"
Rumsfeld - Asia Times: OpEd: "Rumsfeld not the only one to blame" -- Author Dan Smith is a retired Army colonel, now with the Friends Committee on National Legislation.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Obituary - CBS News: "60 Minutes' Ed Bradley Dead At 65"
..... - SL: "Ed Bradley dies, robbing CBS of its ultra-cool '60 Minutes' man"
..... - NYT: "Ed Bradley, fixture in American living rooms" The Art of Teaching: "They feel his pain" -- Lying on a bed of nails to teach physics? Cars: "New-car survey finds U.S. autos catching up to Asia's" Veterans: "Bosses see benefits, not just patriotism, in hiring vets"
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_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Let the regerrymandering begin"
Fire Division: "Lt. Lloyd Crooks recalls 25 years with city"
PMUA: "Ex-Plainfield authority employee loses case for unemployment"
Acetominophen Recall: "FDA recalls millions of bottles of store-brand acetaminophen"
Route 78 - SL: "Route 78 reconstruction took the fast lane"
..... - CN: "I-78 work wraps up ahead of schedule"
Rutgers Football - SL: "Scarlet Knights rock college football world"
..... - CN: "Comeback! Rutgers shocks Lousville in 4th quarter"
.......... - "Knights fans paint the town Scarlet"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Cock Fighting: "Fighting birds are seized in Trenton" -- Used to be able to hear roosters crowing around here, too.
..... - Crime Fighting: "Crime-prevention tool alters officers' duties"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Saturday, Nov. 11: 10 AM - 4 PM. Art, Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal. duCret School of Art. 1030 Central Avenue. Info: 757-7171. $5/item. Celebrating duCret's 80th Anniversary year.
- - -: 10 AM. Veterans Day Ceremony and Laying of the Wreath. War Memorial Flagpole. East 7th & Watchung.
- - -: 8 PM. Plainfield Symphony: A Night At The Opera. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: 561-5140. $25/General seating. $15/Senior & Student. Post-Concert 'Between the Bars' buffet $25.
Monday, Nov. 13: City Council Working Conference CANCELLED. Per legal notice of Mon 11/6/2006 in SL.
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___________________________________________________________________________
New Brunswick: "St. Peter's Hospital chief out; Petillo rumored as successor"
Roselle: "Mayor vetoes sex offender zone law" -- Concerns over scope, legality.
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Flooding: Joan Whitlow: "Where rainfall means a soaking"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
NOTE: The papers are carrying stories of the closing of the cafeteria in a state office building because of vermin. PT is NOT clipping the articles on the basis that finding vermin in Trenton is not all that uncommon.
2006 Election & NJ: "State Democrats see power shift helping Jersey"
Bear Hunt: "Bear hunt preparations under way"
Gay Marriage - AP: "Lawmakers on both sides of debate press agendas"
Legislature: University Merger: "Educators doubt proposal for UMDNJ, Rutgers, NJIT"
NJT - NYT: "New Penn Station Entrance Planned by N.J. Transit"
Supreme Court: "Pledging justice and fairness, Zazzali takes oath to lead courts"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Property Tax Relief - SL: "Property tax cut averaging 20% planned for'07"
..... - NYT: "Proposal for Easing Property Taxes Unveiled"
Pensions - SL: "Teachers union vows: Pension cuts will flunk"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Daryl Cagle, MSNBC
(Burns and Allen were in the Senate? And YOU didn't know? See headline below.)
2006 Elections - Truthout: "Burns and Allen Concede, Control of Congress Goes to Dems"
..... - WP: "Allen Concedes, Democrats Win Control of Congress"
..... - NYT: "Concession in Virginia Race Tips Balance"
Lakeland (FL) Ledger: "House may have to decide winner in 13th CD" -- Wouldn't that just be poetic justice for Karl Rove if the Dem House decides an election?
Bolton Nomination - WP: "Bolton May Not Return As U.N. Envoy" -- Chafee will not support nomination.
Bush - WP: "Transcript of President's Remarks on Bipartisan Government"
.......... - WP: "Bush's Shifting Speech" -- Bush rhetoric on Dems, past and present compared.
..... - Analysis - WP: "Old Hands From the Family Business" -- Bailed out AGAIN by his Dad's friends?
Congress - CBS News: "Democrats Take Charge, Face Tough Road" -- has link to Allen's concession video.
..... - Law.com: "Dems to Usher In Change in Judicial Nominations, Investigations"
..... - Chicago Trib: Garrison Keillor: "A Hint of Possibility in the Air" -- A hopeful look.
Gates - Rummy's Replacement - Consortium News : "The Secret World of Robert Gates"
GOP - AP: "Mehlman to Step Down From Republican National Committee Post"
Iraq - Harper's Mag: George McGovern & William Polk: "The Way Out of War"
Rumsfeld - Asia Times: OpEd: "Rumsfeld not the only one to blame" -- Author Dan Smith is a retired Army colonel, now with the Friends Committee on National Legislation.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Obituary - CBS News: "60 Minutes' Ed Bradley Dead At 65"
..... - SL: "Ed Bradley dies, robbing CBS of its ultra-cool '60 Minutes' man"
..... - NYT: "Ed Bradley, fixture in American living rooms" The Art of Teaching: "They feel his pain" -- Lying on a bed of nails to teach physics? Cars: "New-car survey finds U.S. autos catching up to Asia's" Veterans: "Bosses see benefits, not just patriotism, in hiring vets"
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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