MIA: Major Ledger story on Verizon offering TV statewide next week, print edition only.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Hold the fort!"
Fire: "Arson suspected in Plainfield car lot fire"
PHS Basketball: "Nelson's 4th-quarter burst rallies No. 1 Plainfield"
YMCA: "YMCA program offers teens an alternative" -- Psst! Saturdays, 4 - 9 PM, teens 13-18: Swim, basketball, weights -- for $1. Spread the word!
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Drugs & Schools: "Wiping out drugs in schools"
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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BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Drugs & Schools: "Wiping out drugs in schools"
Policing: "Newark police squad targets fugitives, picking 75 since Nov. 27"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Civil Unions - SL: "Some civil servants balk at performing civil unions"
..... - CN: "Corzine to review civil unions bill before signing"
.......... - Editorial, CN: "Legislature got it right on same-sex civil unions"
..... - NYT: "In NJ, Gay Couples Ponder Nuances of Measure to Allow Civil Unions"
Elections: "State may take another stab at 'clean elections'"
FamilyCare: "Thousands face losing FamilyCare"
Menendez/Kean Race: "Menendez-Kean race cost nearly $35M"
Rutgers: "Latest Rutgers win: Its museum scores Hungarian art collection"
Towns: Bayonne: "Buttons with Nazi images are pondered"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Corrigan, Toronto Star
Congress - WP: "Incoming Chairmen Ready to Investigate"
Iraq - NYT: "Options Sought for Surge in U.S. Troops to Stabilize Iraq"
Rumsfeld - NYT: "In Farewell, Rumsfeld Warns Weakness Is ‘Provocative’"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NY Times Book Review)
Books: "War: A Reader’s Guide"
Duke Lacrosse Case: "Paternity test set for Duke rape accuser"
Publishing: "Judith Regan, OJ's editor, fired in 'Friday night massacre'"
Tuskegee Airmen: "Jersey pilot's story punctures a legend"
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: "Hold the fort!"
Fire: "Arson suspected in Plainfield car lot fire"
PHS Basketball: "Nelson's 4th-quarter burst rallies No. 1 Plainfield"
YMCA: "YMCA program offers teens an alternative" -- Psst! Saturdays, 4 - 9 PM, teens 13-18: Swim, basketball, weights -- for $1. Spread the word!
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Drugs & Schools: "Wiping out drugs in schools"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
- FREE PARKING: Wednesday Dec. 13 thru Tue Jan.2. Courtesy of the City of Plainfield.
- Tomorrow: 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.
- Tomorrow: Dec. 17. 5:30 PM. Crescent Concerts: Yuletide by Candlelight. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. FREE.
- 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.
- Monday: Dec. 18. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library.
- Wednesday: Dec. 20. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. Council Chambers/Courthouse.
- 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
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Drugs & Schools: "Wiping out drugs in schools"
Policing: "Newark police squad targets fugitives, picking 75 since Nov. 27"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Civil Unions - SL: "Some civil servants balk at performing civil unions"
..... - CN: "Corzine to review civil unions bill before signing"
.......... - Editorial, CN: "Legislature got it right on same-sex civil unions"
..... - NYT: "In NJ, Gay Couples Ponder Nuances of Measure to Allow Civil Unions"
Elections: "State may take another stab at 'clean elections'"
FamilyCare: "Thousands face losing FamilyCare"
Menendez/Kean Race: "Menendez-Kean race cost nearly $35M"
Rutgers: "Latest Rutgers win: Its museum scores Hungarian art collection"
Towns: Bayonne: "Buttons with Nazi images are pondered"
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Corrigan, Toronto Star
Congress - WP: "Incoming Chairmen Ready to Investigate"
Iraq - NYT: "Options Sought for Surge in U.S. Troops to Stabilize Iraq"
Rumsfeld - NYT: "In Farewell, Rumsfeld Warns Weakness Is ‘Provocative’"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NY Times Book Review)
Books: "War: A Reader’s Guide"
Duke Lacrosse Case: "Paternity test set for Duke rape accuser"
Publishing: "Judith Regan, OJ's editor, fired in 'Friday night massacre'"
Tuskegee Airmen: "Jersey pilot's story punctures a legend"
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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