PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Homeowner fees considered tonight", "Aid needed for victim's burial"
NOTE: The viewing for Ms. Flores will be FRIDAY EVENING, 6 - 10 PM, at Brown's Funeral Home, 122 Plainfield Avenue.
Plain Talker: "Building Code Fee Increases May Pass Tonight"
Murder No. 9: "Cops search for vehicle used in Plainfield shooting"
Crime: "Stabbing suspect apprehended in New Orleans"
Rex Bedding Fire: "Cause of warehouse fire still a mystery"
Letter - CN: Bob Darden: "City school board meetings important"
State School Tests: "Passing rates in N.J. school test inch higher"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Overcrowding: "Parsippany toughens rules for 7000 rentals"
..... - Community Cable Programming: "A class production; On air, these kids are pros"
..... - School Fights: "Recorder of school fight faces charges" -- Police say posting camera-phone images on YouTube is harassment
..... - 'Double-dipping' - OpEd, SL: Tom Moran: "Job-hogging lawmakers say: What, me worry?"
..... - Drive-thru Flu Clinic: "A shot at flu prevention"
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___________________________________________________________________________
John Lynch - SL: "Lynch gets 39 months in prison for corruption"
......... - Editorial: "The path to prison"
..... - NYT: "Ex-Lawmaker Given 3 Years Over Payoffs"
..... - CN: "Ex-Senate head Lynch gets 3 years in prison"
Cranford: "Cranford sets plan for mold cleanup in schools"
Elizabeth: "Jail officer's sex-assault trial to proceed"
Linden: "Gregorio's farewell after 30 years"
New Brunswick: "Council to vote on tax reval proposal"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
City Council: "Council fails to approve funding for Christmas concert, questions cited"
Murder #103 - NYT: "With 103rd Homicide, Mayor Asks City for Patience"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
(Paramus has more parking spaces than residents. Photo, NY Times)
Paramus: "In This Town, Even a Mall Rat Can Get Rattled"
Anti-Discrimination Measure: "Transgendered gain a shield from anti-discrimination law"
Computer Crime - SL: "Exec held over cyber 'bomb'"
..... - NYT: "U.S. Says Ex-Worker at Drug Giant Was Out to Damage Computer Data"
Drugs - OTC Painkillers: "FDA pushes for stronger warnings on pain relievers"
Needle Exchanges - SL: "N.J. legalizes needle exchanges"
..... - CN: "Needle-exchange program long overdue, Corzine says"
..... - NYT: "Needle Exchanges Approved"
Turnpike Privatization: "Measure to privatize Turnpike is due soon" -- Sponsor Lesniak predicts $10B boon.
Towns: Asbury Park: "Shooting death called fight within Bloods gang"
UMDNJ: "University decides against a legal review of monitor's charges"
.......... - "Experts discuss how to get UMDNJ off the critical list"
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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: Tony Auth, Philadelphia Inquirer
Cheney - WP: "Cheney Willing to Testify at Libby Trial" -- The Valerie Plame affair grinds on.
Iraq - WP: "U.S. Not Winning War in Iraq, Bush Says for 1st Time"
.......... - "Premier Wants U.S. Forces to Target Sunni Insurgents"
..... - NYT: "Escaped Iaqi-American Official Says He Fled Iraqi Jail ‘the Chicago Way’"
.......... - (Breaking): "Defense Secretary Gates Arrives in Baghdad"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Illegal Immigrants: "Fear and Hope in Immigrant’s Furtive Existence"
Sex and Marriage: "First comes sex, then comes marriage" -- A surprise here? PT is TOO jaded!
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_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Louisiana Slow To Distribute Aid From FEMA"
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: "Homeowner fees considered tonight", "Aid needed for victim's burial"
NOTE: The viewing for Ms. Flores will be FRIDAY EVENING, 6 - 10 PM, at Brown's Funeral Home, 122 Plainfield Avenue.
Plain Talker: "Building Code Fee Increases May Pass Tonight"
Murder No. 9: "Cops search for vehicle used in Plainfield shooting"
Crime: "Stabbing suspect apprehended in New Orleans"
Rex Bedding Fire: "Cause of warehouse fire still a mystery"
Letter - CN: Bob Darden: "City school board meetings important"
State School Tests: "Passing rates in N.J. school test inch higher"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Overcrowding: "Parsippany toughens rules for 7000 rentals"
..... - Community Cable Programming: "A class production; On air, these kids are pros"
..... - School Fights: "Recorder of school fight faces charges" -- Police say posting camera-phone images on YouTube is harassment
..... - 'Double-dipping' - OpEd, SL: Tom Moran: "Job-hogging lawmakers say: What, me worry?"
..... - Drive-thru Flu Clinic: "A shot at flu prevention"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
- Today: Dec. 20. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. Council Chambers/Courthouse.
- Tomorrow: Dec. 21. 7 PM - 3 AM. Annual Firemen's Holiday Party & Toy Drive. Club Faraones. 111 East Front Street. Admission FREE with unwrapped toy.
- Saturday: Dec 23. 1 - 4 PM. Annual Children's Christmas Party. Stone Square Lodge, 722 St. Mary's Avenue. Fun, food, games, visit by Santa with gifts. FREE.
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___________________________________________________________________________
John Lynch - SL: "Lynch gets 39 months in prison for corruption"
......... - Editorial: "The path to prison"
..... - NYT: "Ex-Lawmaker Given 3 Years Over Payoffs"
..... - CN: "Ex-Senate head Lynch gets 3 years in prison"
Cranford: "Cranford sets plan for mold cleanup in schools"
Elizabeth: "Jail officer's sex-assault trial to proceed"
Linden: "Gregorio's farewell after 30 years"
New Brunswick: "Council to vote on tax reval proposal"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
City Council: "Council fails to approve funding for Christmas concert, questions cited"
Murder #103 - NYT: "With 103rd Homicide, Mayor Asks City for Patience"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
(Paramus has more parking spaces than residents. Photo, NY Times)
Paramus: "In This Town, Even a Mall Rat Can Get Rattled"
Anti-Discrimination Measure: "Transgendered gain a shield from anti-discrimination law"
Computer Crime - SL: "Exec held over cyber 'bomb'"
..... - NYT: "U.S. Says Ex-Worker at Drug Giant Was Out to Damage Computer Data"
Drugs - OTC Painkillers: "FDA pushes for stronger warnings on pain relievers"
Needle Exchanges - SL: "N.J. legalizes needle exchanges"
..... - CN: "Needle-exchange program long overdue, Corzine says"
..... - NYT: "Needle Exchanges Approved"
Turnpike Privatization: "Measure to privatize Turnpike is due soon" -- Sponsor Lesniak predicts $10B boon.
Towns: Asbury Park: "Shooting death called fight within Bloods gang"
UMDNJ: "University decides against a legal review of monitor's charges"
.......... - "Experts discuss how to get UMDNJ off the critical list"
____________________
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: Tony Auth, Philadelphia Inquirer
Cheney - WP: "Cheney Willing to Testify at Libby Trial" -- The Valerie Plame affair grinds on.
Iraq - WP: "U.S. Not Winning War in Iraq, Bush Says for 1st Time"
.......... - "Premier Wants U.S. Forces to Target Sunni Insurgents"
..... - NYT: "Escaped Iaqi-American Official Says He Fled Iraqi Jail ‘the Chicago Way’"
.......... - (Breaking): "Defense Secretary Gates Arrives in Baghdad"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Illegal Immigrants: "Fear and Hope in Immigrant’s Furtive Existence"
Sex and Marriage: "First comes sex, then comes marriage" -- A surprise here? PT is TOO jaded!
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_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Rebuilding: "Louisiana Slow To Distribute Aid From FEMA"
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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