PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Churchillian advice for Plainfield"
Plain Talker: "Council Calendar May Be Revised - Again", "Ceasefire: Give It Your Best Shot"
City Council - CN: "Plainfield council to vote on city administrator candidate"
Crime: "Wayne Russell sentenced in 2005 murder attempt"
Holiday Event: "Cathedral International Christmas event set at Atkins Park"
Pop Warner: "For 22 Midgets, one huge goal: Pop Warner title"
'Think Globally, Act Locally Lecture': "Lecture series to take place at church"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Holiday Shopping: "Communities attract shoppers with carriage rides and carols"
..... - Hospitals: "Report: Almost half of hospitals in N.J. lost money in 2005"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 6 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. City Hall Library.
Tomorrow: 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: Cancelled:John Kee (The Prince of Gospel) Gospel Concert. Shiloh Baptist Church. 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___________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, AP)
South Plainfield - SL: "Outbreak of E. coli spreads in Jersey"
..... - NYT: "E. Coli Sickens 39 in New Jersey and New York"
Linden: "Recount upholds Gerbounka's mayoral win over Gregorio"
New Providence: "Councilor apologizes for remarks" -- Discussing menorah banner, he said NP was 'a Christian community'.
Roselle Park: "Town's response to state parking meter tax? Bag it"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
James Investigation: "James deflects blame as queries mount on land sales"
Land Deals: "Booker's policy to highlight market rates, better value" -- In contrast to Sharpe's deals.
Pay-to-Play: "2 ethics reforms advance in Newark"
Police Recruits: "Newark police recruits join growing fight against crime"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
A.C. Murders - NYT: "In Glittery Atlantic City, 4 Walked Dark, Deadly Path"
Gay Marriage: "Gay-marriage supporters set to press lawmakers"
Gay Legislator: "Mercer assemblyman acknowledges he's gay"
Legislature:
..... - Adoption Records: "Senate votes to open adoption records"
..... - Body Parts: "Senate raises penalty for body-part theft"
..... - Divorce: "Senate approves 'irreconcilable differences' bill"
..... - Election Financing: "Give public financing of elections a 2nd chance in '07"
..... - Health Benefits: "Legislators, Corzine square off over health benefits bill"
..... - Needle Exchange: "Needle exchange advances in Assembly"
..... - Presidential Primary: "Presidential primary moves closer to Feb."
Rutgers Football - SL: "Schiano's here to stay"
.......... - CN: "Schiano's staying"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Tax Relief Plan - SL: "Property tax relief expansion in works"
.......... - CN: "Majority may receive 20 percent tax credit"
Teacher Protest: Paul Mulshine: "Truant teachers will prove public schools are obsolete"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Custer's Last Stand)
Editorial Cartoon: Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune
2008 Elections - NYT: "Obama Meets Party Donors in New York" -- Tweakng Hillary.
Afghanistan - SL: "U.S. finds Afghan cops extort captives"
Big Oil - SL: John Farmer: "Big Oil can count on Interior motives"
Congress - NYT: "Black Lawmakers Set to Take Crucial Posts Face Pressure"
.......... - SL: "GOP Congress leaving lots of loose ends"
Iraq - NYT: "U.S. Military Shifts Troops in Iraq Into Advisory Roles"
Israel/Palestine - SL: "Counter to leaders' strategy, Israeli army raids West Bank"
Pfizer - Stock: "Drugmaker loses more tan $30B in market value"
.......... - Outlook: "Pharma: An industry with new doubts"
UN Ambassador - WP: "Bolton Won't Stay; Bush Ponders Another Political Nominee"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, AP)
School Integration - NYT: "Court Reviews Race as Factor in School Plans" -- Background and audios.
.......... - SL: "Justices frown on schools' racial diversity method"
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: "Churchillian advice for Plainfield"
Plain Talker: "Council Calendar May Be Revised - Again", "Ceasefire: Give It Your Best Shot"
City Council - CN: "Plainfield council to vote on city administrator candidate"
Crime: "Wayne Russell sentenced in 2005 murder attempt"
Holiday Event: "Cathedral International Christmas event set at Atkins Park"
Pop Warner: "For 22 Midgets, one huge goal: Pop Warner title"
'Think Globally, Act Locally Lecture': "Lecture series to take place at church"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Holiday Shopping: "Communities attract shoppers with carriage rides and carols"
..... - Hospitals: "Report: Almost half of hospitals in N.J. lost money in 2005"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 6 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. City Hall Library.
Tomorrow: 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: Cancelled:
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___________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, AP)
South Plainfield - SL: "Outbreak of E. coli spreads in Jersey"
..... - NYT: "E. Coli Sickens 39 in New Jersey and New York"
Linden: "Recount upholds Gerbounka's mayoral win over Gregorio"
New Providence: "Councilor apologizes for remarks" -- Discussing menorah banner, he said NP was 'a Christian community'.
Roselle Park: "Town's response to state parking meter tax? Bag it"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
James Investigation: "James deflects blame as queries mount on land sales"
Land Deals: "Booker's policy to highlight market rates, better value" -- In contrast to Sharpe's deals.
Pay-to-Play: "2 ethics reforms advance in Newark"
Police Recruits: "Newark police recruits join growing fight against crime"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
A.C. Murders - NYT: "In Glittery Atlantic City, 4 Walked Dark, Deadly Path"
Gay Marriage: "Gay-marriage supporters set to press lawmakers"
Gay Legislator: "Mercer assemblyman acknowledges he's gay"
Legislature:
..... - Adoption Records: "Senate votes to open adoption records"
..... - Body Parts: "Senate raises penalty for body-part theft"
..... - Divorce: "Senate approves 'irreconcilable differences' bill"
..... - Election Financing: "Give public financing of elections a 2nd chance in '07"
..... - Health Benefits: "Legislators, Corzine square off over health benefits bill"
..... - Needle Exchange: "Needle exchange advances in Assembly"
..... - Presidential Primary: "Presidential primary moves closer to Feb."
Rutgers Football - SL: "Schiano's here to stay"
.......... - CN: "Schiano's staying"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Tax Relief Plan - SL: "Property tax relief expansion in works"
.......... - CN: "Majority may receive 20 percent tax credit"
Teacher Protest: Paul Mulshine: "Truant teachers will prove public schools are obsolete"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Custer's Last Stand)
Editorial Cartoon: Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune
2008 Elections - NYT: "Obama Meets Party Donors in New York" -- Tweakng Hillary.
Afghanistan - SL: "U.S. finds Afghan cops extort captives"
Big Oil - SL: John Farmer: "Big Oil can count on Interior motives"
Congress - NYT: "Black Lawmakers Set to Take Crucial Posts Face Pressure"
.......... - SL: "GOP Congress leaving lots of loose ends"
Iraq - NYT: "U.S. Military Shifts Troops in Iraq Into Advisory Roles"
Israel/Palestine - SL: "Counter to leaders' strategy, Israeli army raids West Bank"
Pfizer - Stock: "Drugmaker loses more tan $30B in market value"
.......... - Outlook: "Pharma: An industry with new doubts"
UN Ambassador - WP: "Bolton Won't Stay; Bush Ponders Another Political Nominee"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, AP)
School Integration - NYT: "Court Reviews Race as Factor in School Plans" -- Background and audios.
.......... - SL: "Justices frown on schools' racial diversity method"
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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