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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Rhythm & Blues By The Brook - Today, Noon - 7 PM"
Plain Talker: "Cody For Freeholder"
$40K Theft from Tax Office: "Plainfield probes theft of $40K paid to the city"
..... - Remember, you read it in Plainfield Today first!
Abbott Schools: "NAACP head assails Corzine plan to audit poor school districts"
Crime [next to last item]: "Teenager faces weapons charge in PHS incident"
..... - Note reference to access to PHS through an 'unlocked door'
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - 'Jersey Widows': "Coulter Draws Fire for Bashing 9/11 Widows"
..... - Gangs in Levittown: "After Gang Threat, It's Cap, Gown and Lockdown"..... - Prisons - WP: "U.S. Prison Study Faults System and the Public"..... - Guns/Gunplay: "Paterson church leaders aim to take back streets"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Clark: "In Jersey, a silent majority makes noise"
North Plainfield: "Hot lunch: Competitors bringing heat to today's chili cook-off"
BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________
Department Heads: "Mayor-elect delivers pink slips to Newark's department heads"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Kean campaign: "Kean draws Laura Bush for campaign fundraiser"
Death Penalty - SL: "Commission on death penalty begins broad study of N.J. law"
..... - CN: "Executions committee appeals for more time"
Haynes Security case: "Security firm exec accepts plea deal; Wife takes over firm"
Supreme Court: "Corzine planning to name Democrat as top state judge"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Mobile police command unit is ready to roll in disasters"
.......... - World Cup: "For 5th straight tournament, the U.S. team includes St. Benedict's grads"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying:
.......... - SL: "Court approves Internet phone wiretaps"
Congress vs. States: "Congress Has Voted More Than 50 Times to Override State Laws"
Dems - SL: "Iraq war critic Murtha seeks to lead Democrats in House"
Immigration - DallasNews: "Critics say Perry's border camera plan out of focus"
Internet - CNetNews: "House rejects Net neutrality rules"
Iraq - SL: "U.S. hits hard and fast at Zarqawi insurgents"
..... - NYT: "Troop Cuts in Iraq Won't Meet Goal This Year, Officials Say"
..... - Truthout: "Unreported: Oil, 'The Plan' and The Zarqawi Invitation"
Jefferson Affair - SL: "Race issue complicates fight to strip congressman of post"
Kerik & Giuliani - NYT: "Giuliani Called Before Grand Jury in Kerik Inquiry"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
Real Estate: "Chef suing for a piece of $46M real estate pie" -- Is he entitled?
World Cup - TomDispatch: "How to Watch the World Cup: Politics and War by Other Means"
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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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
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*PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "HITS: $41K missing at City Hall... More on Green proposal... Mayor goes a-raiding?..."
Plain Talker: "No Phone, No Computer - But News of Larry Leverett..."
Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal: "Plan by 3 legislators earns union derision"
..... - NYT: "Irate State Employees Hoot at Talk About Benefit Cuts"
Crime: "Brothers arrested in assault of 4 girls in Plainfield home"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Amtrak Emergency Measures: "Amtrak rethinks tunnel rescues"
..... - Budgets: "Latest concession for Vas: 50% municipal tax hike"
The headline is too cute for its own good, but the gist of it is that Perth Amboyans will see a 50% hike in their municipal taxes--for a budget year that is running out in three weeks. This is not to mention the new budget year, which begins July 1. And you thought we had interesting times?!
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgewater: "Company proposing golf course at former American Cyanamid site"
Holocaust Essay Winners: "Holocaust essay winners given their due at Drew U."
North Plainfield: "Woman charged in death of grandson surrenders"
..... - "Man loses EMT license for putting baby in bag"
Scotch Plains: "Jersey man accused of spying in Africa is expected to be freed"
Summit: "Community shows support for turf field"
Union County Ed Services: "Arrest of bus driver has county demanding changes"
..... - "School van driver not an employee"
Union Twp.: "Developer arrested in shotgun incident"
Westfield: "Westfield residents want school for troubled kids out"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corporate Taxes: "Recession could trigger large corporate tax hike"
Delaware River & Bridge Authority: "Feds seek Warren-Bryant documents"
Legislature: "Assembly approves funeral protest bill"
..... - "Bill aids comparison shopping for prescription drugs"
..... - "School superintendents' salary review bill hits roadblock"
..... - "Judiciary panel favors Long's reappointment to Supreme Court"
Medical Marijuana - SL: "Panel ponders testimony on medical pot"
..... - CN: "Lawmakers hear pros, cons of marijuana"
Monmouth Corruption Trial: "O'Grady, who boasted he could 'smell a cop a mile away,' guilty"
Towns:
..... - Newark - SL: "Portugal Day to show true team spirit"
............... - CN: "N.J. immigrants ready for World Cup fever"
.......... - "Council delays vote on arrested computer consultant"
..... - Ogdensburg: "'Backward Tunnel' of Sussex secures a place in history"
..... - East Orange: "Disciplinary action planned against East Orange officer"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central: "DeLay is combative to the end in his House farewell"
al-Zarqawi - SL:
..... - "For U.S., a coup but not a conclusive blow"
..... - "Death of a terrorist"
..... - "Friends and enemies alike foresee a still-violent struggle" Estate Tax: "Estate tax repeal fails in Senate"
Veterans Data: "VA hopes thieves erased stolen data" -- whistling past the cemetery?
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
Cat Trees Bear: "Bear's out on a limb, fleeing a clawless kitty"
The photo alone is worth the price of the paper -- run right out and get it!
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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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.*
*Breaking - NYT: "Leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq Has Been Killed"
Don't miss the Sheneman cartoon on Ann Coulter -- under New Jersey section
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Green/Moriarty/Sweeney proposal: City workers' turn next?"
Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal: "Corzine sees state worker pay as way to skip more tax hikes"
Fire: "Fire ravages Cameron Avenue home of Plainfield family"
Plainfield Health Center [next to last item]: "Pallone to accept Superhero Award"
Water Bills: "Utility unions protest water rate increase that may reach 20%"
Letter - CN: Herb Kaufman: "FBI search shows Congress' bias"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - HS Sports - SL: "Drug tests approved for teen athletes"
......... - NYT: "Steroid Tests for High School Athletes"
..... - Police: "Cop indicted in crash caused by car he pursued"..... - Primary Turnout: "Just how low can turnout go? Try 7 percent"..... - Longhorn Beetle: "Beetle plague gains; Quarantine zone expands into Clark"..... - Vote Recounts: "Elizabeth councilman victorious, for now"
..... - Central Jersey Dem PAC - SL: "Political figure accused of theft"
.......... - CN: "Politico denies embezzling Democratic party funds"
..... - Preservation: "Owner of historic carriage house decides to sell; Battle goes on"
..... - Public Property Sales: "Council halts 13 land deals in Newark"..... - Lobbyists - Editorial, SL: "New limits on lobbyists"..... - Deer: "Keeping hungry deer away from your yard"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "First woman on Professional Bowlers Association Tour"
Kenilworth: "Write-in candidates will be on Kenilworth ballot"
Linden: "Steps in the right direction"
North Plainfield - SL: "Pair charged in newborn's death"
......... - CN: "Pair indicted in death of newborn grandchild"
......... - NYT: "Grandparents Held in Death of a Baby"
Roselle Park: "Pranks bring police to school"
Westfield: "Westfield principals to switch schools"
BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________
Booker Reaches Out: "Booker, neighboring mayors to join forces".......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Senate race opponents to use unpopular chiefs as weapons"
Dems & Vas: "To state Democratic Party, the feisty Vas is now on probation"
Budget: "Corzine, Democrats huddle as budget deadline nears"
Cigarette Taxes: "Retailers, advocates wrangle over cigarette tax increase"
Housing - SL: "Corzine pledges 100,000 housing units for needy families"
......... - NYT: "Corzine Promises Low-Cost Housing" Medical Marijuana - SL: "TV host Montel Williams pushes N.J. on medical marijuana"
......... - CN: "TV's Montel urges OK of medical marijuana"
Monmouth Corruption Trial: "Graft trial's key witness takes court on wild ride"
RWJ Foundation: "Former analyst admits theft from Robert Wood foundation"
School Funding: "Schools await outcome of Corzine's funding formula"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Council halts 13 land deals in Newark"
.......... - Preservation: "Owner of historic carriage house decides to sell; Battle goes on"..... - East Orange: "Cop indicted in crash caused by car he pursued"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Renditions - SL: "Prober believes Europe hosts secret CIA prisons"
9/11 Widows - SL: "Lautenberg and Clinton revile 'vicious' Coulter book"
.......... - 9/11 Mothers: "Out of 9/11, a gentle bond"
Airline Ownership - SL: "Congress lifts provision barring foreign role in airlines"
Haditha Incident - SL: "Photographer recalls scene in Haditha"
Immigration Reform - SL: "Bush urges illegal immigrants to join the melting pot"
On-Air Obscenity - SL: "Congress clears big hike in fines for broadcasters"
Prison Reform - SL: "Report finds nation's prisons need swift, sweeping reform"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NPR.org)
Pure-Silliness-Video: "The Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments"
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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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.*
*PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Politics: The Salad Spinner effect?"
Green / Moriarty / Sweeney Proposal: Tom Moran: "Pro-labor Democrat feels union wrath"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - High School Sports: "High-school steroid tests on verge of final passage"
..... - Immigrants: "Polls show softening of stance on immigrants"
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth, Roselle Primaries: "Machine Democrats get stung in Elizabeth, Roselle races"
Linden: "Councilman will challenge Gregorio"
North Plainfield: "Party-line Democrats fend off challengers in North Plainfield"
Old Bridge: "EPA calls halt to housing development in Old Bridge over wetlands"
Somerset County Primaries: "Ledger Roundup article" -- Villa Maria roils North Plainfield
Union County College: "Prof collects seeds and cuttings with ties to history for campus orchard"
Watchung Reservation: "Trailside Center posts new hours in preparation for renovated exhibits"
Woodbridge: "Woodbridge mayor treated for cancer"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Star-Ledger)
Senate Race - SL: "Menendez and Kean sail past primary"
..... - CN: "Kean Jr., Menendez coast to victories"
..... - NYT: "As Expected: Senate Race Between Kean and Menendez"
..... - Bergen Record: "Senate foes cast themselves as reformers"
........ - Analysis, Record: "The Bush, Corzine factor"
..... - JJ: "Menendez: Bring on Kean Jr."
Victory Speech Texts: Posted by PoliticsNJ: Menendez and Kean
Menendez' House Seat - SL: "Sires crushes Vas; Virtual lock on Menendez's House seat"
..... - CN: "Sires easily beats Vas for 13th District nod"
..... - JJ: "Vas: Home-court advantage did me in"
Independents: "28 Independents beat deadline to file for House, Senate seats"
9/11 Widows: "For 9/11 widows, Coulter book adds insult to injury"
ID Theft?: "State investigating disappearance of data during cop test"
Legislature - NYT: "Legislators' Summer Plans Include Tackling Property Taxes"
Monmouth Corruption Trial - SL: "Hospitalized after suicide attempt, informant resumes"
..... - APP: "Palughi's fitness to testify debated"..... - NYT: "Witness Recovers From Overdose to Describe Graft"
Parkway: "Improving the toll roads, one interchange at a time"
Taxes - SL: "Legislative leaders target property taxes"
..... - CN: "Legislators agree to summer session to address property taxes"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Arrest didn't stop bid to renew Newark computer services contract"
.......... - Newark's vendor snagged in sting for receipt of 54 stolen computers..... - Camden: "Corzine Rejects School Chief's Salary"
..... - Maplewood: "Mayor's allies win in Maplewood race -- barely"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Lobbygate - NYT: "Lobbyist and Client Bought Town House, Deed Reveals"
2006 Elections - NYT: "Senate Emphasis on Ideology Has Some in G.O.P. Anxious"
9/11 Commission - SL: "Civil liberties board is called a paper tiger"
Canada - SL: "Canada feared siege of Parliament"
Congress - NYT: "Estate Tax Showdown Is Splitting the G.O.P."
..... - SL: "'Marriage amendment' DOA but debate continues"
Immigration Reform - LAT: "Bush downplays disagreement on immigration bills"
..... - Bergen Record: "Polls show softening of stance on immigrants"
Jefferson Affair - NYT: "Documents Point to Bribes of Nigerian by Congressman"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Netflix, The Phenomenon: "What Netflix Could Teach Hollywood" -- and the Top 100 Rentals
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
CIA & Nazis: "C.I.A. Knew Where Eichmann Was Hiding, Documents Show"
D-Day Observance: "Anniversary of D-Day evokes some vivid memories by the sea"
Obituary: "Keyboardist Billy Preston, 59, 'the 5th Beatle'"
Obituary: "Hilton Ruiz, 54, Pianist Fluent in Jazz and Latin Rhythms"
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 - Demographics: "Census data show Latinos moving to evacuated areas"
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 | 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.*
