PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Sucess, failure, or something in-between?"
School Contracts: Speaking Out: "Plainfield school board spreads animosity"
Transit Villages: "Towns warm up to idea of transit village"
..... - Plainfield [last section]: "Development planned around four train stations"
Football - PHS vs. WHS: "Bonard's TD pass to Ferro sparks Westfield"
Street Work: "Plainfield gets grant for West 4th Street repairs"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Comcast vs. Verizon?: "Phone vs. Cable: Turf Wars Escalate" -- Coming soon to a town near you?
..... - Grammar: "Schools rediscover the role good grammar plays"
..... - Real Estate: "Incentives play role in cooling market"
..... - Curfews: "Curfews seek balance between safety, rights"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday: 6 - 8 PM. 'Shop Plainfield' Business Expo. Check out Plainfield businesses, services & products. Sponsor: Chamber of Commerce, SID and City. BUF Center, West 7th & Central. FREE (present a sales receipt from a Plainfield business).
Wednesday: 7 PM. New Democrats for Plainfield. Annual General Meeting. YMCA. Info: (908) 561-7325.
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___________________________________________________________________________
Flemington & Darfur: "Muslim family from Darfur adjusts to a new life"
New Providence: "Barth's Market: A Greengrocer and Then Some"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
MIA: A piece on Cory Booker, the media and Newarkers' reactions is in print edition only.
Police Unions: "Contract proposal agitates police"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
A.C. Murders - SL: "Streetwalkers take slayings and cops' queries in stride"
.......... - Identities: "Trying to name 'Victim 2' through her tattoos"
..... - CN: "Husband mourns slain wife"
Bankruptcies: "Collections up amid bankruptcy changes"
Towns: Trenton: "62 Years Later, a Question of What Is Right"
UMDNJ: "Furor aside, at UMDNJ the trauma never stops"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Analysis, NYT: "Corzine Seeks to Rewrite Playbook on Taxes"
OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "Pols lack wisdom of a Yogi"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Chip Bok, Akron Beacon-Journal
Baker & Iraq Study Group - NYT: "Iraq on the Agenda for Mr. Fix-It of the G.O.P."
2008 Elections - WP: "The Hill May Look Steep For Republicans in 2008"
Bioterrorism - SL: "New agency would bolster biodefense"
Iraq - NYT: "What Makes a Civil War, and Who Declares It So?"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Sisters who Sip: "Wine Divas of Oak Bluffs: Wine clubs, road shows, and the Web" -- the website.
Food: Book Review: "Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food" -- Sci Fi writers were better predictors than scientists. Surprised?
Microbreweries: "Forget Politics. It’s Good Beer That’s Local."
Model Trains: "All aboard for the Great Train Expo" -- As one 'train widow' says, "clearly an adult hobby"
Oil Industry: "With questions about supply, industry denies manipulation"
'Unschooling': "Home Schoolers Content to Take Children’s Lead"
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: "Sucess, failure, or something in-between?"
School Contracts: Speaking Out: "Plainfield school board spreads animosity"
Transit Villages: "Towns warm up to idea of transit village"
..... - Plainfield [last section]: "Development planned around four train stations"
Football - PHS vs. WHS: "Bonard's TD pass to Ferro sparks Westfield"
Street Work: "Plainfield gets grant for West 4th Street repairs"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Comcast vs. Verizon?: "Phone vs. Cable: Turf Wars Escalate" -- Coming soon to a town near you?
..... - Grammar: "Schools rediscover the role good grammar plays"
..... - Real Estate: "Incentives play role in cooling market"
..... - Curfews: "Curfews seek balance between safety, rights"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday: 6 - 8 PM. 'Shop Plainfield' Business Expo. Check out Plainfield businesses, services & products. Sponsor: Chamber of Commerce, SID and City. BUF Center, West 7th & Central. FREE (present a sales receipt from a Plainfield business).
Wednesday: 7 PM. New Democrats for Plainfield. Annual General Meeting. YMCA. Info: (908) 561-7325.
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___________________________________________________________________________
Flemington & Darfur: "Muslim family from Darfur adjusts to a new life"
New Providence: "Barth's Market: A Greengrocer and Then Some"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
MIA: A piece on Cory Booker, the media and Newarkers' reactions is in print edition only.
Police Unions: "Contract proposal agitates police"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
A.C. Murders - SL: "Streetwalkers take slayings and cops' queries in stride"
.......... - Identities: "Trying to name 'Victim 2' through her tattoos"
..... - CN: "Husband mourns slain wife"
Bankruptcies: "Collections up amid bankruptcy changes"
Towns: Trenton: "62 Years Later, a Question of What Is Right"
UMDNJ: "Furor aside, at UMDNJ the trauma never stops"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Analysis, NYT: "Corzine Seeks to Rewrite Playbook on Taxes"
OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "Pols lack wisdom of a Yogi"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Chip Bok, Akron Beacon-Journal
Baker & Iraq Study Group - NYT: "Iraq on the Agenda for Mr. Fix-It of the G.O.P."
2008 Elections - WP: "The Hill May Look Steep For Republicans in 2008"
Bioterrorism - SL: "New agency would bolster biodefense"
Iraq - NYT: "What Makes a Civil War, and Who Declares It So?"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Sisters who Sip: "Wine Divas of Oak Bluffs: Wine clubs, road shows, and the Web" -- the website.
Food: Book Review: "Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food" -- Sci Fi writers were better predictors than scientists. Surprised?
Microbreweries: "Forget Politics. It’s Good Beer That’s Local."
Model Trains: "All aboard for the Great Train Expo" -- As one 'train widow' says, "clearly an adult hobby"
Oil Industry: "With questions about supply, industry denies manipulation"
'Unschooling': "Home Schoolers Content to Take Children’s Lead"
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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