PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Ordinances are a team sport"
Plain Talker: "Council Prohibits Extended Liquor Store Hours"
Murder No. 10 - CN: "August death in Plainfield ruled a homicide"
..... - SL: "Death in August joins growing list of city homicides"
Crime - CN: "2 arrested after woman held up at Plainfield ATM"
..... - SL: "2 women arrested in holdup at ATM"
Holiday Meals: "Unitarians to serve healthy holiday dinner Dec. 25"
Letter - CN: Rasheed Abdul-Haqq: "School contract proposal fair"
NJ Urban Mayors: "Irvington's Smith is installed as president of Association"
'Tree of Hope' Progam: "Hope grows at sheriff's kid program"
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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___________________________________________________________________________
Clark/Garwood: "Clark, Garwood reach high school deal"
Edison: "Protester's arrest tied to 'leak' by Edison cop"
Sebastian sues Tina: "'Government watchdog' from Cranford is accused of libel" -- For political junkies.
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, AP)
City Hall - SL: "100-year-old structure's $18M face-lift is finished" -- The wraps are off - check it out!
..... - CN: "Newark City Hall to be rededicated"
Devils Arena: "Newark arena about to become piece of the Rock"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
A.C. Murders: "Streetwalker killings are a daunting case in A.C."
Gay Marriage: "Frustrated Goldstein won't settle for 'civil unions' language in legislation"
Meadowlands: "Corzine wary of EnCap landfill plan"
PSE&G: "PSEG hires Exelon execs to run nuclear plants"
School Tests - BR: "Wide swings in student test scores trigger inquiry"
Schools Construction Corp.: "SCC behemoth bulks up its budget for 2007"
Stem Cell Research - SL: "Jersey pumps millions into stem cell drive"
..... - CN: "Corzine inks stem-cell research legislation"
Towns: Montclair: "Montclair mayor: Councilor tried to buy my vote"
Turnpike Privatization - SL: "Sale of Turnpike won't be simple, Corzine says"
..... - Editorial, CN: "More grief than relief from selling highways"
UMDNJ: "N.J. Medical School adopts nonprofit guest, and all is well"
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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: Sargent, Austin American-Statesman
Bush Press Conference - NYT: "Bush Says Victory in Iraq Is Still Possible" -- Transcript here.
Congress - NYT: "Congressman Criticizes Election of Muslim"
..... - WP: "Va. Lawmaker's Remarks on Muslims Criticized"
Iraq - WP: "Contention Increases On Troop Numbers"
..... - NYT: "A New Phrase Enters Washington’s War of Words Over Iraq"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NY Times)
Messes - Embracing Your Inner You: "Saying Yes to Mess" -- OK, OK! 'MY inner ME' -- Dan
Manischewitz' Last Matzohs: "Bakers prepare last Matzos for JC bakery" -- More here.
Robocalls: "Ringing in your ears most likely a campaign call"
Tom DeLay, Blogger: "The Hammer Strikes a Comeback Blow"
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: "Ordinances are a team sport"
Plain Talker: "Council Prohibits Extended Liquor Store Hours"
Murder No. 10 - CN: "August death in Plainfield ruled a homicide"
..... - SL: "Death in August joins growing list of city homicides"
Crime - CN: "2 arrested after woman held up at Plainfield ATM"
..... - SL: "2 women arrested in holdup at ATM"
Holiday Meals: "Unitarians to serve healthy holiday dinner Dec. 25"
Letter - CN: Rasheed Abdul-Haqq: "School contract proposal fair"
NJ Urban Mayors: "Irvington's Smith is installed as president of Association"
'Tree of Hope' Progam: "Hope grows at sheriff's kid program"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
- Today: 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.
- Monday: Dec. 25. Noon - 3 PM. Holiday Meal. First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. 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___________________________________________________________________________
Clark/Garwood: "Clark, Garwood reach high school deal"
Edison: "Protester's arrest tied to 'leak' by Edison cop"
Sebastian sues Tina: "'Government watchdog' from Cranford is accused of libel" -- For political junkies.
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, AP)
City Hall - SL: "100-year-old structure's $18M face-lift is finished" -- The wraps are off - check it out!
..... - CN: "Newark City Hall to be rededicated"
Devils Arena: "Newark arena about to become piece of the Rock"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
A.C. Murders: "Streetwalker killings are a daunting case in A.C."
Gay Marriage: "Frustrated Goldstein won't settle for 'civil unions' language in legislation"
Meadowlands: "Corzine wary of EnCap landfill plan"
PSE&G: "PSEG hires Exelon execs to run nuclear plants"
School Tests - BR: "Wide swings in student test scores trigger inquiry"
Schools Construction Corp.: "SCC behemoth bulks up its budget for 2007"
Stem Cell Research - SL: "Jersey pumps millions into stem cell drive"
..... - CN: "Corzine inks stem-cell research legislation"
Towns: Montclair: "Montclair mayor: Councilor tried to buy my vote"
Turnpike Privatization - SL: "Sale of Turnpike won't be simple, Corzine says"
..... - Editorial, CN: "More grief than relief from selling highways"
UMDNJ: "N.J. Medical School adopts nonprofit guest, and all is well"
____________________
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: Sargent, Austin American-Statesman
Bush Press Conference - NYT: "Bush Says Victory in Iraq Is Still Possible" -- Transcript here.
Congress - NYT: "Congressman Criticizes Election of Muslim"
..... - WP: "Va. Lawmaker's Remarks on Muslims Criticized"
Iraq - WP: "Contention Increases On Troop Numbers"
..... - NYT: "A New Phrase Enters Washington’s War of Words Over Iraq"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illustration, NY Times)
Messes - Embracing Your Inner You: "Saying Yes to Mess" -- OK, OK! 'MY inner ME' -- Dan
Manischewitz' Last Matzohs: "Bakers prepare last Matzos for JC bakery" -- More here.
Robocalls: "Ringing in your ears most likely a campaign call"
Tom DeLay, Blogger: "The Hammer Strikes a Comeback Blow"
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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