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Saturday, July 08, 2006

08 - Sat - Search for man widens... City website makeover... Corzine authorizes restart...


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Breaking news: Corzine authorized casinos to open this AM, signs budget bill...

Since the Green / Moriarty / Sweeney proposal has helped ignite the state budget debate, all State Budget stories will be posted in the Plainfield section for the duration. -- Dan


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________













Plainfield Today: "City website makeover starts"













(Photo, Courier News)
If you have seen Mr. Austin or have information about his whereabouts, call the Plainfield Police at (908) 753-3131.
Herman Austin: "Missing senior search widens" -- Yesterday was Chad Weihrauch's last day with the Courier. This story reflects the reasons we can be glad to have had him covering Plainfield: clear, accurate, detailed reporting. Thanks again, Chad, and all the best!

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Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & State Budget:
..... - SL: "Seven key areas to watch as state government restarts"
..... - CN: "Lawmakers to finalize budget this morning"
..... - NYT: "Drastic Action, Modest Result in New Jersey"
.......... - Breaking news: "Governor Ends Weeklong Shutdown, Opens Casinos"
.......... - Disruption: "Trenton Showdown Ended, but Shutdown Lingers On"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Rahway: "Murder-suicide in deaths of Rahway mom and son"
Vauxhall: "Killing of 70-yr old contractor followed failed heist"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Flood Damage: "Feds will step in to assist Jerseyans hurt by flooding"
PATH Plot: "Scheme to bomb PATH tunnel was halted, FBI says"

Towns:
Bogota: "Spanish McDonald's ad prompts talk of a boycott"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Lobbygate - WP: "Lobbying Firm Underreported Income, Some was Public Money"

Plamegate - Guardian/UK: "Bush told Cheney to discredit diplomat critical of Iraq policy"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

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:

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.
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.

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Friday, July 07, 2006

07 - Fri - HITS: Death threats on Mayor? -- Murder No. 6 -- Gov writes Plainfield off?... 64 condos proposed...

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Budget: Corzine: 1 - Green/Moriarty/Sweeney: 0

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "HITS: Death threats on Mayor?... Murder No. 6... World-class communications?... Gov writes Plainfield off?..."

South Avenue Development: "64 condos proposed in Plainfield"
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(Cartoon, Sheneman, Star-Ledger)
Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & State Budget: Corzine: 1 - G/M/S: 0
..... - SL: "State budget war is over"
.......... - Analysis: "Corzine's clout routs Roberts' rebellion"
.......... - Roberts: Tom Moran: "Smiling face is only thing Roberts can try to save"
.......... - Editorial: "A deal done weeks late"
.......... - Devil is in the details: "As wrangling ends, wrestling begins"
.......... - Courts: "Courts will reopen to massive backlog"
.......... - Casinos: "For casinos and guests, it's another double zero"
..... - CN: "Deal made, state back to work Saturday"
.......... - Services: "Budget deal means services restart"
..... - NYT: "Deal on Sales Tax Ends Shutdown in New Jersey"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Bed & Breakfasts: "Maplewood votes to allow up to 4 B&Bs"
..... - Eminent Domain - Editorial, CN: "Keep some options open on eminent domain"

Events for this week are here

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Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Hillside: "Hillside council completes reorganization" -- The far more important article "Mayor declares independence from special interests" is NOT online. Go figure.


BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________

Sharpe's $80M 'Trusts': "Newark council unanimously kills $80M earmarked for trusts"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: See state budget stories under Plainfield section
Menendez/Kean Race: "Kean, Menendez use state budget issue as debate basis"

PATH: "PATH security testing to target guns, knives and bombs"
Port Authority: "P.A. to build Ground Zero memorial"

Towns:

..... - Paterson: "Paterson sweep yields four cocaine suspects"
..... - Bogota: "Mayor decries McDonald's Spanish billboard"
..... - Camden: "Farm Aid concert's unlikely urban site"
..... - Maplewood: "Maplewood votes to allow up to 4 B&Bs"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - SL: John Farmer: "That Bush needs Teddy speaks volumes"

Medicaid - NYT: "White House to Ease Medicaid Rule on Proof of Citizenship"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Fundraising: "Tricky trays are très chic for fun and fundraising"

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.
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.

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Thursday, July 06, 2006

06 - Thu - 6th Murder of '06... South Avenue plan hearing... Hillside tussle: DeFilippo & Mayor... Budget crisis deepens...

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The residential development project proposed for South Avenue will have its application continued at a special meeting of the Zoning Board, Wednesday, July 26, 7 PM, City Hall Library.

Chad Weihrauch, who has covered Plainfield for the Courier News for the past three years, is moving on to a business publication elsewhere in NJ. Tomorrow is his last day with the Courier. You may send messages of appreciation to him at cweihrau@gannett.com

Since the Green / Moriarty / Sweeney proposal has helped ignite the state budget debate, all State Budget stories will be posted in the Plainfield section for the duration. -- Dan


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Murder No. 6 for 2006"
Plain Talker: "Zoning Board Begins South Avenue Development Hearings"

Murder No. 6 - CN: "Plainfield beating victim dies" -- The Ledger treated the story as a brief in the print edition only
Development - CN: "Plainfield mulls East End apartment complex plan"

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Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & State Budget:
..... - PoliticsNJ: Online Tally Boards: Assembly and Senate
..... - SL: "In shutdown, all bets are off; Corzine agains trys to sway dissenters"
......... - Breaking News: "Assembly panel to consider its budget bill today"
......... - Closings: "In Atlantic City casinos, wheels stop turning"
......... - Analysis: "Tax standoff a guy thing, female legislators say"
......... - Editorial: "A budget impasse answer"
......... - PAAD: "Pharmacists asked to continue distributing PAAD prescriptions"
..... - CN: "Sales tax foes push own plan for budget"
......... - Analysis: "South Jersey Dems united against sales tax hike"
......... - Joe Roberts: "Speaker Roberts' legacy may hinge on budget fight"
..... - NYT: "In a 'Deplorable' Shutdown's Negotiations, Scant Progress"
......... - Analysis: "Behind Standoff, a Struggle for Party Control"
......... - Closings: "Casinos Are Shut in Atlantic City in Budget Crisis"
.............. - Link to a Chart of Non-essential state employees
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - DeFilippo: "Hillside mayor, council face off"
..... - Age-Restricted Development: "Rocky Hill clears housing project"
..... - Tax Revaluation: "Irvington undergoes court-ordered revaluation"

Events for this week are here

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Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']


TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Berkeley Heights: "Rescue squad blasts plan to give building to seniors"
Hillside: "Hillside mayor, council face off"
Rocky Hill: "Rocky Hill clears age-restricted housing project"

BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________

Appointments: "Booker fills more top jobs; Councilman's wife, union leader named"
Public Safety - SL: "Tough-love plan: 'Safe Summer Initiative' targets criminals, helps needy"
..... - NYT: "Newark Mayor to Deploy More Police"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

AG Farber Inquiry - SL: "Ex-judge is named to probe Farber's role in traffic stop"
..... - NYT: "New Inquiry on New Jersey Attorney General"
..... - CN: "Farber faces probe over traffic stop"
.......... - Editorial, CN: "Zulima Farber should be out as AG"
Racial Profiling: "State Police hailed for profiling reforms"

Towns:

..... - Long Branch: "From their front porch, a dim view of eminent domain"
..... - Irvington: "Shooting victim in Irvington was Summit man"
..... - Orange: "Orange council head asks harmony"
..... - Irvington: "Irvington undergoes court-ordered revaluation"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Diabetes: "Big pharmaceuticals target diabetes care" -- Byetta is revolutionizing diabetes treatment
Racist memorabilia: "Harlem Shop Finds Customers for Memorabilia of Racist America" -- with an audio slideshow
Beer, beer, beer: "World beer cup"

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.
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.

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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

05 - Wed - Important Zoning meeting tonight... McGee overdue as A/D... Blanco criticizes Courier... Kenny assaults Green?...

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Back from my break...today's CLIPS include some catchup stories from Saturday, Sunday and Monday -- Dan

Since the Green / Moriarty / Sweeney proposal has helped ignite the state budget debate, all State Budget stories will be posted in the Plainfield section for the duration. -- Dan


PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Important Zoning hearing tonight at 7"
Plain Talker: "McGee Overdue As Acting Director"

July 4th Parade: "Queen City welcomes 4th"
Missing Man: "Herman Austin, 80, reported missing"
Drugs: "Plainfielder Dwayne Austin admits he sold cocaine"
Rotary Event: "Track-and-field meet is longtime tradition" -- Hub-Stine is still in Plainfield, whatever the paper says
Speaking Out: Council President Blanco: "Plainfield editorial was amateur reporting"
Letter: Rebecca Williams: "Green wrong on union contracts"

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(Photo, New York Times)
Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & State Budget:
..... - SL: "Special budget talks fail to curtail state shutdown"
.......... - Analysis: "It's a short road from annoyance to crisis"
.......... - Norcross: Tom Moran: "Norcross casts dark shadow on fiscal crisis"
.......... - Comment: Paul Mulshine: "Jon is Jim, minus the political talent"
.......... - Ringside: "The best fireworks display was inside the Statehouse" -- Did Kenny assault Green?
.......... - Corzine v. Roberts: "At center of impasse, a battle of two strong wills"
.......... - Emergency Powers: "Law gives Corzine broad powers in budget impasse"
.......... - Cryan v. Greenwald: Paul Mulshine: "Rumble under the Rotunda"
..... - CN: "Corzine steadfast over sales tax boost"
..... - NYT: "After Hot Day in Trenton, Standoff Stands"
.......... - "Budget Crisis Shuts Down Casinos and Parks"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Police absenteeism: "Reducing absenteeism, PA reins in cops who call out"
..... - Development: "Retail use allowed on 500 acres in Old Bridge"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Group looks to limit Piscataway property seizure"
..... - Pay-to-Play - Editorial, CN: "Pay-to-play bans need local touch"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Edison approves ordinance to ban developer donations"

Events for this week are here

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Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Old Bridge: "Retail use allowed on 500 acres in Old Bridge"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood Schools: "Board approves pact with teachers"
..... - The Cupcake Wars: "Cupcakes spared as board votes healthy nutrition policy"
Scotch Plains: "Sierra Leone judge orders the release of Jerseyan"


BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________

Inaugural: "Booker, taking oath, urges city onward"
..... - Rollout: "Booker fulfills prophecy in return to City Hall"
..... - James: "A tumultuous era, quiet exit for James"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: State budget stories are filed under Plainfield heading
Menendez/Kean Race: "Democrats assail film about Menendez"

The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, July 02, 2006"
AG Farber & Traffic Stop: [2] "Corzine to name independent lawyer to investigate traffic-ticket stop"
..... - [1] "Corzine steps into investigation of AG"
Musto: John Farmer: "Musto and me: The gutsy politico and the reporter"
Port Authority: "Reducing absenteeism, PA reins in cops who call out"
St. Barnabas System: "St. Barnabas takes credit rating hit from Moody's, S&P"

Towns:

..... - Newark: "New builder hired for Devils arena project"
..... - Orange: "Orange crimes mar holiday observances"
..... - Irvington: "Slay victim's SUV stolen in Irvington"
..... - Morristown: "Banks Sprout Around a Town Green"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

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.
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.

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Tuesday, July 04, 2006

04 - Tue - Celebrate Independence Day!... - McGreevey move... Assault victim critical... Corzine calls Legislative meetinng today...

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I'm back -- Enjoy the Independence Day celebrations today -- See Plainfield Today for details...

I'll play a little catch-up tomorrow with the news.....who knows, we may even have a state budget!

Since the Green / Moriarty / Sweeney proposal has helped ignite the state budget debate, all State Budget stories will be posted in the Plainfield section for the duration. -- Dan


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Plainfield Today: "Celebrate Independence Day!"
Plain Talker: "Hearing Wednesday On South Avenue Four-Story"

McGreevey: "McGreevey move cheers Plainfield's gay community"
Liberty Street Assault: "Assault victim still unidentified" -- I arrived home to find a medevac alert in my email from reader JB, no doubt concerning this incident. The victim is in critical condition and had no ID...

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(Sheneman in the Star-Ledger)

Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Proposal & State Budget:
..... - SL: "Governor orders special sessions to pass a budget"
.......... - Casinos: "Rebuffed in court, casinos must close at 8 AM Wed. if no budget in place"
..... - CN: "Corzine calls full session of Legislature"
.......... - Editorial: "No dishonor in budget discontent"
.......... - Letter: Freeholder Adrian Mapp: "Green needs to lay off union rhetoric"
NYT: "Corzine Calls Special Joint Session to Resolve Budget Crisis"

Events for this week are here

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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Biz Profile: "Garden State Fireworks, Millington"

Towns:

..... - Newark - SL: "Newark joins task force to reduce killings"
.............. - "Booker looks and listens to workers for new ideas"
.......... - CN: "Task force to focus on Newark violence"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Bush - SL: James Farmer: "Much at stake in Bush battle with press"
..... - NYT/LAT: Dean Baquet & Bill Keller: "When Do We Publish a Secret?" -- Baquet and Keller are editors, respectively, of the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

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.
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.

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