skip to main |
skip to sidebar
*
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Courier: Council to vote to change meeting date"
........Amended Information added: "Library's photo contest has cash prizes"
............... Due date and Opening date changed; purpose clarified...
Plain Talker: "Council Committes Aim To Hone In On Problems"
Police - SL: "Plainfield gets acting police chief"
Briefs - CN: In print but not online - Anti-war rally 11 am today, in front of Armed Forces
recruiting office, East Front Street; PHS Seniors Kenya Nesbitt, Luis Nuñez, and Danielle
Sterling were honored by City Council last week; Woman crashed her minivan into side
of Beldere Pharmacy, knocking over indoor shelving, injuring a clerk and customer...
Events for next week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Union Twp.: "Judge doesn't buy claim planner trespassed on site"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - Transportation Trust Fund:
..... - SL: "Corzine sidesteps gas tax increase in transit bailout"
..... - CN: "Road fund proposal borrows $7 billion"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Offers Plan to Replenish Road Fund"
Corzine's Senate Seat - NYT: "GOP Stalwarts Line Up Behind a New Jersey Name: Kean"
Body Parts Scam: "He went door to door in search of cadavers"
Lobbying in Trenton - SL: "Cable fight ups tab for lobbying; brawl reruns this legislative session"..... - CN: "N.J. lobbyist spending hit record high in 2005"
Ports Brouhaha:
..... - SL: "Judge orders Bush to answer suit filed by New Jersey over port deal"
..... - CN: "PA sues current Port Newark operator to block its acquisition by UAE firm"
............... "Gov. Kean condemns deal, says 'should never have happened'"
..... - NYT: "A Ship Already Sailed: Ports Ceded to Foreigners Long Ago"
............... Paul Krugman: "Osama, Saddam and the Ports"
............... Editorial: "Reaping What You Sow"
..... - WP: "U.S. Intelligence Agencies Backed Dubai Port Deal" ............... Analysis, Dan Froomkin: "The Underlying Problems"..... - UPI: "UAE terminal takeover extends to 21 ports"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - NYT: "Bush Sees a Tough Test for the Skills of the Iraqi Troops"
..... - WP: "Bush Cites 'Moment of Choosing' for Iraq"
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - CSM: "Total Information Awareness projects continue though shut down in 2003"..... - Plamegate - Truthout: "White House 'Discovers’ 250 Emails Related to Plame Leak"
....................These may be the Cheney 'smoking gun'
...........- WP: "Libby loses a round in court; denied in bid to learn leaker's identity"
..... - Torture - AP: "Memos Detail 74 CIA Landings in Canada"
2006 Elections - SL: "Port fight opens door for Democrats"
Iraq - NYT: "Muslim Clerics Call for an End to Iraqi Rioting"
Ports Brouhaha: [See New Jersey section]
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Architecture: "Preserving a Modernist Masterpiece in Princeton"
Blackberry Update: "Judge Ends Blackberry Hearing Without Ruling"
Exhibit, Brooklyn Museum: "Visions of Africa and Ohio, in All Sorts of Materials"
........."Symphonic Poem: The Art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson"
Fannie Mae: "Senior execs manipulated accounts to reap bonuses"
Media: "Inquiring Gringos Want to Know"
.........This week's Arellano column can be seen here
Reverse Mortgages: "Increasingly, the Home Is Paying for Retirement"
Stocks - 'Shorts' Investigated: "U.S. Subpoenas 2 Columnists, Then Backs Off"
Style: "Fire: The New Granite"
Tax-Season 'Phishing': "IRS Warns Public Of Phony E-mails"
Wal-Mart: "Wal-Mart to Expand Health Plan"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Mardi Gras: "Notable Mardi Gras Absences Reflect Loss of Black Middle Class"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 | TT - Trenton Times | *
*
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings. PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "W's Adventures with Cow Pies - A Selection of Editorial Cartoons"
Plain Talker: "Board of Ed Filings Due Monday"
Acting Police Chief - CN: "20-year veteran to be city's acting chief"
....... How could the Ledger miss such an important story?
Drive-by Shooting - SL: "City man shot in drive-by shooting"
..... - CN: "Resident injured in drive-by shooting"
Black History: "A powerful voice: From a Summit pulpit, she preached racial equality"
....... Plainfielder Ethel Washington curates this exhibit at Summit's
....... Wallace Chapel AMEZ Church on March 11
School Board [2nd item]: "David Graves appointed to school board"
Events for tonight and next week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Clark: "County to buy cemetery land to link lake to new park"
Elizabeth: "Mayor asks state to take over city schools"
Metuchen: "Cameras and alarm protected weapons cache"
Scotch Plains: "Brookside Park to get $2 million overhaul"
South Plainfield: "South Plainfield HS student custodian of a Holocaust legacy"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine:
..... - Cabinet: "After grilling, panel OKs treasurer; Public Advocate, Commerce also approved"
.......... - CN: "Public advocate nominee shakes off critics to advance"
..... - Ethics Panel: "Corzine adds members to ethics panel"..... - Animal Welfare: "Office staff reassigned in 'efficiency' effort as advocates cry foul"
Body Parts Scam - SL: "4 charged in ring stealing body parts"
..... - NYT: "4 Men Charged in $4.6 Million Trade in Human Body Parts"
Health: "Study: Chromium industry diluted data"
Iraq: "Rep. Rothman [D-9th District] joins call to pull out"
Kushner: "Prison bureau puts Kushner's release on hold"
Legislature: "Homeowner group regulation advances, but not without sparring"
..... - CN: "Budget panel thinks IT office stands for 'information tardy'"
.......... - SL"State plans full review of tech spending"
..... - "Eminent Domain: Sparks fly; more hearings set"
Morristown: "Epstein's site to become Morristown Green residential-retail complex"
Newark: "Condo owners fighting drive-through Commerce Bank branch"
Ports Brouhaha:
..... - SL: "Florio sees his '88 law ignored; It authorized probes of deals like Dubai's"
.......... - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Bush gets port deal right, politics wrong"
.......... - Column, SL: Tom Moran: "Minus facts, foes of deal miss boat on vital ally"..... - NYT: "Port Agency to Break Lease in Bid to Block Dubai Sale"
..... - LAT: "Arab Company, White House Had Secret Agreement"
..... - Working Assets: "The dirty little secret behind the UAE port security flap"Rutgers: "Lawmaker accosts Rutgers board on ethics"
Schools Aid: "Boards drafting cutbacks as officials blame state for static aid"
Sports Betting - SL: "Sports betting advances for A.C.; But federal law restricts wagers"
.......... - CN: "Assembly panel OKs gambling bill"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - ConsortiumNews: "Bush's Mysterious 'New Programs'"
....... Is Bush really preparing internment camps for Quaker grandmothers?
Scandal Central:
..... - Abramoff - Boston Globe: "Abramoff ties to Russians probed; inquiry widens to energy concerns"
..... - Torture - SL: "FBI warned military on Gitmo tactics"
Disasters - SL: "White House study urges aid overhaul; Softer tone than House critique"
Medicare - Boston Globe: "Medicare numbers at odds with US claims"
Ports Brouhaha: [See New Jersey section]
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Abortion - NYT: "South Dakota Approves Bill Outlawing Nearly All Abortions"
..... - WP: "S.D. Abortion Bill Takes Aim at 'Roe'"
Incomes: "Fed report shows drop in family incomes"
Voting Machines: "Many of Florida's voting machines were faulty in'04, group says"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Relief: "UAE donated $100M for Katrina victims"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 | TT - Trenton Times | *
* PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "FOSH invites you to do good by eating out"
Chief Santiago: "Chief's removal roiling Plainfield"
Pay-to-Play: "Maplewood eyes 'pay to play' ban that Plainfield shelved"
PHS Boys Basketball: "Plainfield returns to county title tilt; 1st time since 1984"
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Hillside: "Police chief in Hillside responds to bar beefs"
Linden: "Trucker had 18 license suspensions before spill"
North Plainfield: "Moody's downgrades North Plainfield's debt rating"
Metuchen: "Home arsenal uncovered in police raid"
New Providence: "Creation of SID aims to help merchants fund new look"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine puts gas tax hike on hold"
Menendez - NYT: "Menendez's Southern Strategy"
Big Rigs/Local Roads: "N.J. will permit big trucks back on local roads"
Body Parts Scam: "Jersey firm's owner held in corpse scam"
Education: "Bush aide lends ear, voice, cats-eye glasses to education reform"
Golf Scam: "Ex-mayor in South Jersey admits golf scam"
Growth - OpEd, SL: "Jersey faces stagnation if it can't handle growth"
Income Tax: "Groups urge raising threshold; Move would ease burden of working poor"
Morristown: "Paterson's Catholic bishop objects to NOW in parade St. Pat's parade"
Newark: "James still mum on plans; Papers filed, but 6th term not confirmed"
Parkway: "Snow remover who didn't measure up loses Parkway job"
Ports Brouhaha - AP (Breaking, 7:08 am): "Documents Show Secret Deal on Ports Sale"
..... - SL: "Aide: Cabinet didn't tell Bush of deal"
................. America's doorways by the sea have long been leased to foreign
................. companies. Dubai is no routine foreigner.
.......... - United Arab Emirates: "A partner the U.S. is loath to discuss"
.......... - Column: Paul Mulshine: "Dubya's dubious Dubai deal"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Ports sale denies some political realities"
..... - NY Daily News: "W aides' biz ties to Arab firm"
Sports Betting: "Mob expert sees big score in sports betting"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - OneWorld: "Watchdogs Urge Full Probe of Bush Propaganda Spending"
Ports Brouhaha: [see New Jersey section]
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Drug Treatment: "Parent group rallies seeking an alcohol tax dedicated to treatment"
Domestic Partner Benefits: "Essex County okays domestic-partner benefits"
Downtown Vitality: "White Plains: A Stalwart Suburb Gets a Vibrant Downtown"
Electric Bills Rise: "Piling on: Hurricanes, increased demand pummel consumers"
Gardening: "Trees at risk: Beetles, blights and worse"
..... - Finding a Tree Service: "You need professional help"
..... - Resources: "Tree seminars, programs, websites"
Gun Trafficking: "Falling into the wrong hands: How gun trafficking works"
Hunger: "Nation's food banks see lines growing; up 9 percent since 2001"
'Inclusionary' Zoning: "Montclair ordinance provides formula for affordable units"
Shopping Carts: "Getting carted away: Cart thefts are small -- and large -- business"
Supermarket Meats: "Which Cut Is Older? (It's a Trick Question)"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 | TT - Trenton Times | *
*
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "pfld = Plainfield? Whatever!"
Plain Talker: "Plan to change the City Council’s meeting schedule draws fire"
..... - "Council To Fill Board Vacancies" (posted yesterday AM, but after 'Clips' went out)
Chamber of Commerce [last item]: "Chamber seminar focuses on service"
Crime [last item]: "Plainfield man led police on a three-town chase"
Santiago 'Leave': "Protest by Plainfield police targets their chief"
Obituary: "Antwine L. McAllister, shooting victim"
New event listed for March 7th is here
Events for this week are here
. x--------------------------------x
. |...PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR...|
..|.Click HERE to get listing form.|
. x--------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "After stabbing, school district OKs use of metal detectors"
Hillside: "Residents complain about lewd behavior outside tavern"
North Plainfield: "Young professional spins web and nets friends (5,500 of 'em)"
Piscataway: "New Master Plan details Halper property plans"
South Amboy: "Firm in eminent domain fight claims city was too involved in report"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: Gas Tax: Tom Moran: "Corzine opts for a low-octane solution"
Fenderbender in Trenton: "Official's use of car probed"
Master Plans: "East Orange has master plan for city's future"
Medicaid - SL: "Legislators looking to save money on Medicaid services"
..... - CN: "Medicaid spending could face cuts"
Newark - NYT: "With little fanfare, Newark's Mayor submits petitions to run a sixth time"NJ has a Navy?: "Naval Militia, idled in'02, hopes to convince Corzine it's not redundant"
Port Takeovers - SL: "Bush rejects bipartisan calls to kill deal; Corzine plans to sue"
.......... - Dubai Ports World: "The new kid on the dock has unclear ties"
.......... - Q&A on the process: "A secretive approval set off the alarms"
.......... - Editorial: "Right to doubt port deal"
.......... - Op-Ed: Fran Wood: "Our security can't be dealt away"
..... - Jersey Journal: "Will UAE firm run Jersey City terminal?"
..... - NYT: "Pataki Joins Opposition to Takeover of Ports"
.......... - "Bush Would Veto Any Bill to Halt Dubai Port Deal"
Pay-to-Play: "New pay-to-play provisions confounding towns"
Property Revaluation: "Montclair selects Morris firm for first revaluation since 1989"
Road Rules for Big Rigs: "Court: Jersey's limits on big trucks unconstitutional"
Shore Properties: "A new squall menaces houses built on sand"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ packs away its 'golden parachutes'; Severance policies halted"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - BBC: "Google throws out US data demand"
..... - Lobbygate - LAT: "'Earmarks' Became Contractor's Business"
2006 Elections - CSM: "Now running for office: an army of Iraq war vets"
Army - Boston Globe: "Struggling for recruits, rules on fitness, education, age relaxed"Iraq - Independent/UK: "US threatens to cut aid to Iraq if new government is sectarian"
.......... - CSM: "War costs irk Congress"
Medicare - WP: "Millions Not Joining Medicare Drug Plan"
New York Governor - WP: "Pataki Undergoes Second Surgery in NYC"
Palestine - CSM: "Arab nations say they will offset funds withheld by Israel"
Port Takeovers [see entries under New Jersey]
Supreme Court - MSNBC: "Supreme Court to weigh late-term abortions"
..... - LAT: "Justices to Study Scope of '72 Clean Water Act"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Drinking in NJ - SL: "Poll: N.J. teens today start drinking earlier"
..... - CN: "Study: Teens drinking earlier than prior generations"
Gay Marriage: "Gay rights group criticizes Hillary's stance on same-sex marriage"
Media: "Remember, You Didn't Hear This From Me . . ."
....... The use of anonymous sources has as many defenders as critics
Negro League: "When the Eagles soared: Their biggest triumph was their last hurrah"
Real Estate: "For Minorities, Signs of Trouble in Foreclosures"
....... Map of foreclosures by neighborhood is here
Supreme Court: "Sect free to drink tea laced with hallucinogenic drug"
Women in Leadership: "Rutgers course helps build careers of female executives"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 | TT - Trenton Times | *
*
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Charlie Brown's: A Plainfield success story cut short"
City Council - CN: "Plainfield mulls changing council meetings"
Commercial Vehicles in Driveways: Thoughtful letter by a North Plainfield resident
on an issue we also face in Plainfield is here
Obituary: "Ella M. Bryant, formerly of Plainfield, mother of Eloise Bryant Tinley"
Events for this week are here
. x--------------------------------x
. |...PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR...|
..|.Click HERE to get listing form.|
. x--------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Linden: "Tanker flip routs neighbors in 4-block area in Linden"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - NYT: "Corzine Skips the Fanfare and Trenton Tries to Cope"
............... Listening?! What a novel concept!
__________________________________
PENSIONS BATTLE SHAPING UP
"Towns target cop, firefighter pensions costs"
DYFS: "Legal report recommends DYFS changes"
Gambling: "Jersey busts show mob is still a big player"
PATH: "P.A. swipes back with SmartLink for PATH riders"
Port Newark - SL: "Reaction to Newark port deal is unprintable"
..... - CN: "Menendez, GOP governors question ports turnover"
Tax Records - Editorial, CN: "Public needs require access to tax records"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Bush - LAT: "Industries Get Quiet Protection From Consumer, State Lawsuits"
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - NYT: "Facing pressure, White House seeks retroactive approval for spying"..... - Plamegate - Truthout: "NSC, Cheney Aides Conspired to Out CIA Operative"
..... - Torture - NYT: "Senior Lawyer at Pentagon Broke Ranks on Detainees"
.............. Complete New Yorker story is here and the Mora document is here [PDF]
.......... - "Officials Investigate Germany's Role in U.S. Detention of Citizen"
Archives: "U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review"
Cheney: "Troubleshooting the Tale of a Hunt Gone Sour"
Iran: Heather Wokusch: "WWIII or Bust: Implications of a US Attack on Iran"
Iraq - Chicago Trib: "U.S. warns against sectarian rule; threatens to cut military funding"
Palestine - CSM: "US dilemma: dealing with Hamas"
..... - SL: "Hamas offers 'moderate' pick for premiership"
Ports: "Lawmakers, White House at Odds Over Ports"
..... - NYT: "More Objections to Port Takeover by Arab Entity"
Poverty - Guardian/UK: "37 million poor hidden in the land of plenty"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Antiquities: "Met makes a deal with Italy; Artifacts will be exchanged for other art"
Business: "Web Services Upend Old Ideas About the Little Guy's Role"
California Jail Riots: "Conflict simmers between Blacks and Latinos in Los Angeles"
Cartoons of the Prophet: "History Illuminates the Rage of Muslims"
Desperate Housewives: "These 'Housewives,' en Español, Are Heard but Never Seen"
Eminent Domain: "States Curbing Right to Seize Private Homes"
Holocaust: "Admitting denial of Holocaust, historian gets three-year term"
Internet: "Tollbooths on the Internet Highway"
Med Schools: "Med students feel lure of Caribbean; Island schools a growing trend"
Teens and Media: "Masters of media: Cell, Internet, TV are consumed at once"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 | TT - Trenton Times | *
