JOCELYN PRINGLEY FUNERAL: 10 AM (not 11) today. Mt. Zion AME Church. 525 West 4th Street.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Never give a sucker an even break"
Plain Talker: "Realtors Push Fee Rejection", "Totally RAD", Flor on Jocelyn: "'She Was My Friend'"
Jury Duty: "Crackdown, including fines, jolts the no-shows"
Route 78: Mark DiIonno: "The memories fly by on fast lanes of Rt. 78"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Daylaborers: "Ruling: Officials Harassed Day Laborers"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Tomorrow: 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___________________________________________________________________________
Art Theft: "Stolen Goya painting recovered in central New Jersey" -- Lawyer's phone call tipped cops.
Community Food Bank of NJ: "Flour power"
Fire Safety: "Ensuring nothing burns but yule logs"
Hillside: "Ranch Bar will look for friendlier pastures"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Newark Schools: "Bolden to leave as Newark schools chief in June '08"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Addiction Services - SL: "Kane-Cavaiola allegedly gave pals $7.7M in no-bid contracts"
..... - APP: "Report: Kane-Cavaiola's associates got $7M"
Civil Rights History - SL: "Naming of Education building honors Brown v. Board of Ed champion"
..... - CN: "State Education Department applauds civil rights pioneer"
Legislature: "Bill's aim: Keep bail money legal"
Real Estate: "NJ a hot spot in cooling market"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Proposals - SL: "Sliding scales juggled on property tax relief"
..... - CN: "Codey: Tax plan in final stretch"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Darkow, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune
Congress - SL: "With clock ticking down, GOP punts on budget bills"
..... - WP: "Democrats Plan Series of Votes on Ethics Reforms"
The Draft - WP: "Pelosi and Others Predict Cool Reception in Congress"
..... - SL: "Most collegians aren't taking risk of a draft seriously"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Draft talk won't help Iraq debate"
Iraq - SL: "Iran asks Iraq and Syria to a summit"
.......... - Pullout: "Obama urges a gradual pullout"
Iraq Study Group - WP: "The Story Behind The Iraq Study Group"
Palestine - NYT: "Israeli group reveals that West Bank settlements sit on Arab land"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NYTimes - OJ in an interview with publisher Judy Regan)
OJ: "News Corp. Pulls Simpson Project" -- Shred the books? They're already on eBay.
Info Swipers: "With ID swipe, Big Brother bellies up to the bar"
Thanksgiving: John Farmer: "Let's give thanks for the indispensable nation"
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 |
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