PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: Rex Bedding Fire - "Pix and video", "Five short videos", "Free Holiday parking starts"
Plain Talker: Rex Bedding Fire - "The BEST Pic (says Dan)", "More pics", "Rex Bedding Fire story"
Fire - SL: "Flames wreck mattress factory in 5-alarm blaze" -- Ledger pix are here.
..... - CN: "Video and photo gallery from 5-alarm fire"
Real Estate: "Hispanics: The new force in home sales"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - WiFi: "2 South Jersey counties mull becoming a big wi-fi 'hot spot'"
..... - Leaf Collection: "Savings are in the bag for leaf collection program"
..... - Budgets: "Perth Amboy firefighter jobs safe, but fate of police unclear"
..... - Streetcams: "Keeping a high-tech eye on downtown Newark"
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']
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "US Supreme Court refuses to hear case, Councilman's victory stands"
Union County Jail: "Who's wrong -- fired prison guard or county?"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Streetcams: "Keeping a high-tech eye on downtown Newark"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez: "Ex-Menendez aide subpoenaed to testify before U.S. grand jury"
1st Amendment: "Judge: Worship song is OK at Jersey school"
Congress: "Pascrell tapped for powerful House panel"
Gay Marriage - SL: "Senate bans pastor after he condemns same-sex marriage"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Civil unions safe ground in the gay marriage war"
Homeland Security: "A Turnpike fence to hide tanker cars from terrorist eyes"
..... - "Bioterror report calls N.J. poorly prepared"
Mercer County College: "Mercer college gets first female leader"
Mergers: "Continental, United talk merger"
NJ Hall of Fame: "Who put Jersey on the map?"
Parkway: "Northbound Barnegat toll booths to get the boot"
Rutgers: "Rutgers picks design winner"
School Funding: "State report lays foundation for new school funding formula" -- More info here.
Towns: Hoboken: "Rescue Plan for Hospital in Hoboken"
Weapons: "Felons buy ammo for guns they can't own"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Corzine Negotiates: "Corzine puts conditions on tax credit"
..... - CN: "Corzine tax reform plan may be introduced as soon as February"
Opinion, SL: Tom Moran: "Sticking a fork in Trenton's tax reform"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Congress - NYT: "Democrats Consider Outside Ethics Panel"
..... - WP: "Texas Republican Ousted As Last House Seat Filled"
Illegal Immigrants - WP: "Illegal Workers Arrested In 6-State ID Theft Sweep"
Iraq - WP: "Poll: Americans Support Study Group, Say U.S. Is Losing War"
.......... - "Bush Delays Speech on Iraq Strategy"
..... - NYT: "Iraqi Army Plans for Wider Role in Security of Baghdad"
.......... - "Saudis Say They Might Back Sunnis if U.S. Leaves Iraq"
Litvinenko Poisoning - WP: "Two Old Friends at Center of Poison Mystery"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
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: Rex Bedding Fire - "Pix and video", "Five short videos", "Free Holiday parking starts"
Plain Talker: Rex Bedding Fire - "The BEST Pic (says Dan)", "More pics", "Rex Bedding Fire story"
Fire - SL: "Flames wreck mattress factory in 5-alarm blaze" -- Ledger pix are here.
..... - CN: "Video and photo gallery from 5-alarm fire"
Real Estate: "Hispanics: The new force in home sales"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - WiFi: "2 South Jersey counties mull becoming a big wi-fi 'hot spot'"
..... - Leaf Collection: "Savings are in the bag for leaf collection program"
..... - Budgets: "Perth Amboy firefighter jobs safe, but fate of police unclear"
..... - Streetcams: "Keeping a high-tech eye on downtown Newark"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
- Today: Dec. 13. 6 PM. Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party. Café Vivace, 1370 South Avenue. $40 per person. Info: Donna Albanese, (908) 755-5994.
- 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 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
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "US Supreme Court refuses to hear case, Councilman's victory stands"
Union County Jail: "Who's wrong -- fired prison guard or county?"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Streetcams: "Keeping a high-tech eye on downtown Newark"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez: "Ex-Menendez aide subpoenaed to testify before U.S. grand jury"
1st Amendment: "Judge: Worship song is OK at Jersey school"
Congress: "Pascrell tapped for powerful House panel"
Gay Marriage - SL: "Senate bans pastor after he condemns same-sex marriage"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Civil unions safe ground in the gay marriage war"
Homeland Security: "A Turnpike fence to hide tanker cars from terrorist eyes"
..... - "Bioterror report calls N.J. poorly prepared"
Mercer County College: "Mercer college gets first female leader"
Mergers: "Continental, United talk merger"
NJ Hall of Fame: "Who put Jersey on the map?"
Parkway: "Northbound Barnegat toll booths to get the boot"
Rutgers: "Rutgers picks design winner"
School Funding: "State report lays foundation for new school funding formula" -- More info here.
Towns: Hoboken: "Rescue Plan for Hospital in Hoboken"
Weapons: "Felons buy ammo for guns they can't own"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Corzine Negotiates: "Corzine puts conditions on tax credit"
..... - CN: "Corzine tax reform plan may be introduced as soon as February"
Opinion, SL: Tom Moran: "Sticking a fork in Trenton's tax reform"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Congress - NYT: "Democrats Consider Outside Ethics Panel"
..... - WP: "Texas Republican Ousted As Last House Seat Filled"
Illegal Immigrants - WP: "Illegal Workers Arrested In 6-State ID Theft Sweep"
Iraq - WP: "Poll: Americans Support Study Group, Say U.S. Is Losing War"
.......... - "Bush Delays Speech on Iraq Strategy"
..... - NYT: "Iraqi Army Plans for Wider Role in Security of Baghdad"
.......... - "Saudis Say They Might Back Sunnis if U.S. Leaves Iraq"
Litvinenko Poisoning - WP: "Two Old Friends at Center of Poison Mystery"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
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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