BREAKING ITEM: Tonight's agenda includes a communication from the Mayor appointing Marc A. Dashield as Acting City Administrator. Google indicates Mr. Dashield is currently Assistant Township Manager for Franklin Twp., in Somerset County. Franklin is a participant in a prestigious study called the "New Jersey Initiative", cosponsored by the Eagleton Institute of Rutgers University and the Maxwell School of Public Affairs at Syracuse University, with major underwriting by the Pew Foundation. He resides in South Brunswick.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Eats & treats becoming top city biz?"
Plain Talker: "Meetings Ahead, Legal Notice Error", "Good In-Tent-ions"
Pop Warner Teams: "4 Central Jersey Pop Warner teams Fla. bound"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Schools: "Bucking Tide of School Reform, a Leader Gets Results" -- 'Best turn-around artist in town'
..... - School Integration: "Jersey's stake in U.S. justices' integration ruling"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 7:30 PM (Yeah, right.) City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library.
Tomorrow: 6 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. City Hall Library.
Wednesday: 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. Council Chambers/Courthouse.
Dec 4 - 19: Holiday Food & Toy Drive. Non-perishable food items, new or nearly-new toys. During Library Hours. Plainfield Public Library. Info: 757-1111 x111.
Friday: 7 PM. Annual Children's Christmas Celebration. Tree Lighting, Carols, Refreshments. Drake House, West Front & Plainfield Ave. FREE.
Friday: 8 PM. John Kee (The Prince of Gospel) Gospel Concert. Shiloh Baptist Church, 517 West 4th St. Tickets available at Church office. Info: (908) 754-3919 or www.shilohplainfield.org/
Saturday: 11:30 AM. Holiday Puppet Show: 'The Elves' Toy'; and visit by Santa. Plainfield Public Library. 8th & Park. Info: 757-1111 x128. FREE.
Saturday: 8 PM. NJ Gay Mens Chorus: Holly Days & Starry Nights. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: (609) 396-7774. $25 at door.
Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
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___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Edison mayor may face a recall"
North Plainfield: Letter: Norman Ortega: "Hispanics ignored in North Plainfield"
South Plainfield: "2 'life-threatening' E. coli cases arise" -- Pointers to Taco Bell on Stelton Road.
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
James Investigation: "Dirt-cheap land deals in Newark: New details"
Murders: "99 deaths put Newark murder rate at highest in over a decade"
Weequahic HS: "Newark Principal Leads a Team, and a School, to New Heights"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
2008 Presidential Primary: "Legislators look to move primary date"
al Jazeera: "Dave Marash, ex-Rutgers prof and a bold reporter, again makes news"
Pfizer - SL: "Pfizer stock expected to plunge on drug failure"
..... - NYT: "End of Drug Trial Is a Big Loss for Pfizer and Heart Patients"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
School Costs: "Plan for powerful county school chiefs draws flak"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Summers, Orlando Sentinel
2008 Elections - NYT: "Early ‘Maybe’ From Obama Jolts ’08 Field"
Afghanistan - NYT: "Report Faults Training of Afghan Police"
Gates Nomination - WP: "For Defense Nominee, Echoes of Old Questions"
Iraq - NYT: Analysis: "Amid Hints Bush Will Change Iraq Policy, Clues That He Won’t"
School Integration - Editorial, SL: "No retreat on integration"
Venezuela - WP: "Venezuela's Chávez Wins Decisive Victory"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Air Force Magazine)
Air Force Magazine: "Snipers keep an eye on crowds at AF base open house"-- and WP story.
American Legion: "American Legion official's credentials questioned; served in N.J., not Vietnam."
Non-Marriage Protests: "The Sit-In at the Altar: No ‘I Do’ Till Gays Can Do It, Too"
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: "Eats & treats becoming top city biz?"
Plain Talker: "Meetings Ahead, Legal Notice Error", "Good In-Tent-ions"
Pop Warner Teams: "4 Central Jersey Pop Warner teams Fla. bound"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Schools: "Bucking Tide of School Reform, a Leader Gets Results" -- 'Best turn-around artist in town'
..... - School Integration: "Jersey's stake in U.S. justices' integration ruling"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 7:30 PM (Yeah, right.) City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library.
Tomorrow: 6 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. City Hall Library.
Wednesday: 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. Council Chambers/Courthouse.
Dec 4 - 19: Holiday Food & Toy Drive. Non-perishable food items, new or nearly-new toys. During Library Hours. Plainfield Public Library. Info: 757-1111 x111.
Friday: 7 PM. Annual Children's Christmas Celebration. Tree Lighting, Carols, Refreshments. Drake House, West Front & Plainfield Ave. FREE.
Friday: 8 PM. John Kee (The Prince of Gospel) Gospel Concert. Shiloh Baptist Church, 517 West 4th St. Tickets available at Church office. Info: (908) 754-3919 or www.shilohplainfield.org/
Saturday: 11:30 AM. Holiday Puppet Show: 'The Elves' Toy'; and visit by Santa. Plainfield Public Library. 8th & Park. Info: 757-1111 x128. FREE.
Saturday: 8 PM. NJ Gay Mens Chorus: Holly Days & Starry Nights. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: (609) 396-7774. $25 at door.
Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
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___________________________________________________________________________
Edison: "Edison mayor may face a recall"
North Plainfield: Letter: Norman Ortega: "Hispanics ignored in North Plainfield"
South Plainfield: "2 'life-threatening' E. coli cases arise" -- Pointers to Taco Bell on Stelton Road.
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
James Investigation: "Dirt-cheap land deals in Newark: New details"
Murders: "99 deaths put Newark murder rate at highest in over a decade"
Weequahic HS: "Newark Principal Leads a Team, and a School, to New Heights"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
2008 Presidential Primary: "Legislators look to move primary date"
al Jazeera: "Dave Marash, ex-Rutgers prof and a bold reporter, again makes news"
Pfizer - SL: "Pfizer stock expected to plunge on drug failure"
..... - NYT: "End of Drug Trial Is a Big Loss for Pfizer and Heart Patients"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
School Costs: "Plan for powerful county school chiefs draws flak"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Summers, Orlando Sentinel
2008 Elections - NYT: "Early ‘Maybe’ From Obama Jolts ’08 Field"
Afghanistan - NYT: "Report Faults Training of Afghan Police"
Gates Nomination - WP: "For Defense Nominee, Echoes of Old Questions"
Iraq - NYT: Analysis: "Amid Hints Bush Will Change Iraq Policy, Clues That He Won’t"
School Integration - Editorial, SL: "No retreat on integration"
Venezuela - WP: "Venezuela's Chávez Wins Decisive Victory"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Air Force Magazine)
Air Force Magazine: "Snipers keep an eye on crowds at AF base open house"-- and WP story.
American Legion: "American Legion official's credentials questioned; served in N.J., not Vietnam."
Non-Marriage Protests: "The Sit-In at the Altar: No ‘I Do’ Till Gays Can Do It, Too"
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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