PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Plainfield Today)
Plainfield Today: "Exclusive: Arteferro fire photos"
(Photo, Courier News)
YWCA: "YWCA's holiday event reflects nearly 100 years of tradition"
Boys Girls Club: "Club collecting prom donations"
Letter: Rebecca Williams: "Plainfield being unfairly targeted" Tuskegee Airmen - Montgomery Advertiser: "Experts dispute Tuskegee Airmen's perfect record" ..... - SL: "Record dispute roils Tuskegee Airmen"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
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
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Courier News)
Trenton Demonstrations - SL: "Public employees rail against cuts"
..... - CN: "Public workers rally in Trenton"
Health Insurance - NYT: "Health Insurance for All Is Considered in New Jersey"
Legislature:
..... - Gay Marriage - SL: "Senate panel approves civil unions bill"
............... - "Pastor at Senate invocation curses 'spirit' of gay marriage"
.......... - NYT: "Bill on Civil Unions Moves Forward in New Jersey"
.......... - CN:
..... - Motorized Scooters - SL: "Teen inspired state bill on motorized scooters"
..... - Needle Exchange - SL: "Lawmakers OK clean-needle bill"
..... - Pension Bill - SL: "Pension Bill: Leaders end rift, unions protest any change"
..... - Supreme Cout - SL: "LaVecchia's quest for tenure advances"
NJT: "NJ Transit takes its riders to another level"
Sales Tax Rollback - SL: "Committee moves to repeal 3 sales tax extensions"
Schools Construction Corp: "State sues over cleanup costs at polluted Elizabeth school site"
UMDNJ: "Suit - 4th in 3 weeks- alleges retaliation by UMDNJ"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Tax Cuts: "Property tax solutions progress slowly in Trenton"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Kelley, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Bush - NYT: "CBS Poll: Bush numbers lowest ever"
Iraq - NYT: "In Advance of Speech, Bush Seeks Iraq Advice"
..... - WP: "Experts Advise Bush Not to Reduce Troops" -- Shopping for reasons to ignore the report?
............... - "To Stem Iraqi Violence, U.S. Looks to Factories" -- Well, duh!
Supremes - SL: "Buttons for slain man OK at trial, court says"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Scottish student with fountain pen. Photo, AP)
"School shuns tech, teaches fountain pen"
Banks & ID Theft: "Protectors, Too, Gather Profits From ID Theft"
Gay Evangelicals - NYT: "Gay and Evangelical, Seeking Acceptance"
..... - Another Gay Pastor Steps Down - Denver Post: "Pastor resigns over homosexuality"
Strokes: "Botox allows stroke victims to move again"
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.
*
(Photo, Plainfield Today)
Plainfield Today: "Exclusive: Arteferro fire photos"
(Photo, Courier News)
YWCA: "YWCA's holiday event reflects nearly 100 years of tradition"
Boys Girls Club: "Club collecting prom donations"
Letter: Rebecca Williams: "Plainfield being unfairly targeted" Tuskegee Airmen - Montgomery Advertiser: "Experts dispute Tuskegee Airmen's perfect record" ..... - SL: "Record dispute roils Tuskegee Airmen"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
- 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.
- Wednesday: Dec. 13. 6 PM. Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party. Café Vivace, 1370 South Avenue. $40 per person. Info: Donna Albanese, (908) 755-5994.
- Wednesday Dec. 13 thru Tue Jan.2: FREE HOLIDAY PARKING. Courtesy of the City of Plainfield.
- Friday: Dec. 15. 6 PM Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Poverty & The Law, Stephen St. Hilaire. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
- Sunday: Dec. 17. 3 PM. 'Messiah' Singalong, plus Carols & Holiday music. NJ Concert Opera. Rose of Sharon Community Church. 825 West 7th St. Info: 822-2515. $10 at door. Children free.
- Sunday: Dec. 17. 5:30 PM. Crescent Concerts: Yuletide by Candlelight. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. FREE.
- Thursday: Dec. 21. 7 PM - 3 AM. Annual Firemen's Holiday Party & Toy Drive. Club Faraones. 111 East Front St. Admission FREE with unwrapped toy.
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
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Courier News)
Trenton Demonstrations - SL: "Public employees rail against cuts"
..... - CN: "Public workers rally in Trenton"
Health Insurance - NYT: "Health Insurance for All Is Considered in New Jersey"
Legislature:
..... - Gay Marriage - SL: "Senate panel approves civil unions bill"
............... - "Pastor at Senate invocation curses 'spirit' of gay marriage"
.......... - NYT: "Bill on Civil Unions Moves Forward in New Jersey"
.......... - CN:
..... - Motorized Scooters - SL: "Teen inspired state bill on motorized scooters"
..... - Needle Exchange - SL: "Lawmakers OK clean-needle bill"
..... - Pension Bill - SL: "Pension Bill: Leaders end rift, unions protest any change"
..... - Supreme Cout - SL: "LaVecchia's quest for tenure advances"
NJT: "NJ Transit takes its riders to another level"
Sales Tax Rollback - SL: "Committee moves to repeal 3 sales tax extensions"
Schools Construction Corp: "State sues over cleanup costs at polluted Elizabeth school site"
UMDNJ: "Suit - 4th in 3 weeks- alleges retaliation by UMDNJ"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Tax Cuts: "Property tax solutions progress slowly in Trenton"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Kelley, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Bush - NYT: "CBS Poll: Bush numbers lowest ever"
Iraq - NYT: "In Advance of Speech, Bush Seeks Iraq Advice"
..... - WP: "Experts Advise Bush Not to Reduce Troops" -- Shopping for reasons to ignore the report?
............... - "To Stem Iraqi Violence, U.S. Looks to Factories" -- Well, duh!
Supremes - SL: "Buttons for slain man OK at trial, court says"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Scottish student with fountain pen. Photo, AP)
"School shuns tech, teaches fountain pen"
Banks & ID Theft: "Protectors, Too, Gather Profits From ID Theft"
Gay Evangelicals - NYT: "Gay and Evangelical, Seeking Acceptance"
..... - Another Gay Pastor Steps Down - Denver Post: "Pastor resigns over homosexuality"
Strokes: "Botox allows stroke victims to move again"
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.
*
