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*PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
1920s Mack Touring Bus
Plainfield Today: "Transportation exhibit & reception at Library today"
Plain Talker: "PHS Principal Shares Views, Information"
Drake House: "Back in business"
Board of Ed: "School district reviewing meetings"
East 3rd St. Redevelopment: "Council withdraws redeveloper choice" -- Huh? The RESOLUTION was withdrawn -- is there a development that took place out of public view?
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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 11 AM-2 PM. Opening & reception: Plainfield On The Move. Plainfield Public Library. FREE.
--- 10 AM-5 PM. 'Four Centuries in a Weekend' Tour. Drake House. 602 West Front St. FREE.
Tomorrow: 2 PM. Formal reopening & Slide Presentation. Drake House. 602 West Front St. FREE.
Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
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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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Lottery: "State to rebid lottery deal as lobbyist concerns arise"
School Funding Report: "Mid-level districts short on funding, school study finds"
WTC Sites: "Discovery of bones stirs new search of WTC sites"
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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____________________________________________________________________________
(Click to enlarge)Editorial Cartoon: Bagley, Salt Lake City Tribune
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Daily media diary of a 'Millenial' - NY Times, Jan 2006)
The 'Millenial' Generation: "To teach tech-savvy Millennials, forget boring books and lectures"
Obituary: "Anna Russell, Deft Parodist of Operatic Culture" -- Of 'SERIOUS MUSIC', really.
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.*
*PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "YWCA Early Learning Center dedicated"
Plain Talker: "Roads On Recovery"
(Illustration, NY Times)
Arts District: "Orange Gets Creative" -- No reason we couldn't do it here, IF THE CITY WANTS TO.
(Photo, Courier News)Drug Awareness: "Guarding against drugs"
Faith Bricks & Mortar: "Housing group sets open house"
Crime: "Police seeking pair in armed mugging"
Hispanic Voter Registration: "Group registers more than 105,000 Hispanics"
Needle Exchange: "Measure to provide sterile needles to drug users advances"
School Security - SL: "Corzine seeks more drills to make schools safer"
..... - AP: "Governor announces plans to enhance NJ school security"
Wal-Mart: "Wal-Mart rolls out low-cost generic drug program in NJ"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Illegal Immigrants: "Second group files lawsuit to block Riverside immigration law"
..... - Development: "Ft. Hancock decays during long battle over development plans"..... - Public Records - Editorial, SL: "Keeping secrets in Hamilton"..... - Drugs: "Boy, 11, accused of selling cocaine and heroin"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: Noon - 3 PM. Open House, Faith Bricks & Mortar's newest rehab. 209 East 7th Street (across from Swain Galleries).
..... -- 8:30 PM. Ch. 13: Documentary: "Votes for sale?" -- A grassroots rebellion to clean up elections. A one-hour special. NJ campaign fundraising stats here.
Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Berkeley Heights: "When butterflies teach"
Roselle: "Roselle approves ban on loitering"
Roselle Park: "Candidates square off at hastily called debate"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
RPA Report: "Report sees lively future for Newark"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - SL: "Senate candidates fight a war over Iraq"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "Attacks drown out discussion of issues"
..... - CN: "Kean and Menendez face off at forum"
Illegal Immigrants: "Feds arrest 111 migrants in N.J."
Legislature:
..... - "Metal bat ban clears first vote"
..... - "Stem cell funding receives a boost"
..... - "2 AIDS roadblocks advance in Trenton"
..... - "Assembly panel acts to keep the wheels on bikes"
..... - "Bill bars pharmacists from shunning morning-after pill"
Port Authority: "Port Authority opens doors on its votes"
Towns: Asbury Park - SL: "School closings raise tensions in Asbury Park"
.......... - NYT: "Asbury Park Closes Schools in Response to a Shooting"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Constitutional Convention: "Plan B -- Convention on taxes -- still a possibility"
County School Districts - Editorial, CN: "Countywide school plan needs a lot of work"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Locher, Chicago Tribune
Cheney & Lobbyists - E&P: "Judge Orders Release of WH Logs Sought By 'Wash Post'"
Foley Fallout - SL: "House clerk tells of acting on Foley"
..... - WP: "Retired Priest Admits Encounters With Foley"
GOP - NYT: "Republican Woes Lead to Feuding by Conservatives"
Iraq - NYT: "Bush Faces a Battery of Ugly Choices on War"
..... - AFP: "Iraq a helluva mess: Baker"
..... - Guardian/UK: "Bush accepts Iraq-Vietnam war comparison"
Voting - Truthout: "Bush's Former Elections Chair Buster DeSoaries: E-Voting Ripe for Fraud"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Gay Republicans: "Gay Republicans Fight Perceived Oxymoron"
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.*
*PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "McGee bombs at Council"
Plain Talker: "East 3rd/Richmond Proposal Questioned"
Crime - SL: "Cops hunt 4th suspect in Puri murder"
..... - CN: "Police seek Puri murder suspect"
Teacher Contract - SL: "Plainfield teachers rally at meeting"
Salvation Army: "Soup kitchen marks 25 years in city"
Day Care Centers - NYT: "New Rules for Day Care Center"
Aluminum Bats: "The ping of the bat, the roar of worried parents"
..... - "Game wouldn't be the same, young players agree"
Lambertville House Tour: "Lambertville goes on tour Sunday"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Perth Amboy: "Fire, cop unions see 'coercion' on wage freeze vs. layoffs"
..... - Development: "Neighbors in Nutley opposed to project, hit the streets"..... - Youth & Drugs: "9-year-old charged with selling drugs"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library.
..... - 7 - 9 PM. P-PAL Baseball Registration, Negro League Event. Plainfield Public Library. Info: Nancy Jordan, Rec Div., 753-3097.
Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
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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BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
100 Day Review - NYT: "A New Mayor Tests His Promises on Newark’s Reality"
Campaign Reform: "Booker to ban contributions from city employees"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - SL: "Kean Sr. joins Kean Jr. for the stretch run"
.......... - NYT: "Kean Past and Kean Present Unite to Promote a Kean Future"
.......... - CN: "Kean Sr. stumps for son, says Menendez furthers corruption" -- Where PT comes from, if you bring your daddy into a fight, you suffer IRREPARABLE loss of face.
..... - Livingston Forum - SL: "Menendez, Kean lay out the issues in Livingston"
.......... - CN: "U.S. Senate candidates speak on war, Bush in forum"
..... - AP Questions: "Menendez, Kean discuss immigration, D.C. funding"
Body Parts Scandal - NYT: "Seven Enter Guilty Pleas in Corpse Case"
Malpractice Insurance: "State doles out malpractice insurance aid"
Seton Hall Fire Trial: "Seton fire prosecution rebuffed twice"
State Pensions: "N.J. pension formula forgot retirees are living longer"
Towns: Asbury Park: "Student critically injured in Asbury Park shooting"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
County Districts?: "Educators shake their heads" -- The elephant in the room? Desegregating the schools.
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Jack Ohman, The Oregonian
2006 Elections - WP: "Elections May Leave Bush An Early Lame Duck"
..... - NYT: "Tables Turned for the G.O.P. Over Iraq Issue"
Black Republicans - WP: "Controversial Ad Links MLK, GOP"
..... - Dems - SL: "Some candidates turn to religion to connect with voters"
Foley Fallout - AP: "Jeff Trandahl, who oversaw page program, is today's key witness"
WP: "Clinton Lists Differences With GOP, Administration"
GOP - WP: "Moderates in Kansas Decide They're Not in GOP Anymore"
Iraq - SL: "Marines to return reservists to Iraq"
.......... - "Casualties mount for U.S. in Iraq"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Map, NY Times)
Voting Machine Problems: "New Laws and Machines May Spell Voting Woes"
Body Art: "Growing popularity forces workplaces to draw lines"
Religious Right - OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "A story of misplaced faith"
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.*
*PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Lots of smoke, no magic in development plans"
Plain Talker: "Council Examines Budget" and "Picture This Conflict" -- a photo-story on dueling meetings.
(Photo, Courier News)
Teacher Contract: "City teachers rally, storm meeting of school board"
3rd & Richmond: "City sees preliminary plans for redevelopment project"
Crime: "City shooting yields 4 arrests"
Mortgages: "Homeowners with low-cost adjustable mortgages may sink under rising debt"
Letter: Herb Kaufman: "Trans fat ban too intrusive to digest"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Keyport: "Ordinance would fine those renting to illegal immigrants" -- Is the boro's attorney the same Wisniewski that the Administration recently added to Plainfield's roster of lawyers?
..... - Pedophile-free zones: "'Pedophile-free zones' challenged by state laywer"..... - Pay-to-Play: "Woodbridge: Donation limitations extend to developers"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 4:30 PM. Dedication & Open House. YWCA Early Learning Center. East Front & Church Streets.
..... - 8 PM. Council Business Meeting. Municipal Court/Council Chamber. -- Hearings on budget and East 3rd/Richmond redevelopment plan.
Tomorrow: 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library.Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
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___________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections: "Disputes simmer in Linden, Kenilworth and Roselle Park as vote nears"
Cranford: "Chicago-based eatery coming to Cranford Crossing"
Garwood: "There's more green on the streets"
Linden: "Discussion of debate reaches impasse"
Union Twp.: "GOP candidate takes on Democratic pair in Union forum"
Westfield: "Making the case for cheerleading as a sport"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Fire Department: "Newark fire boss justifies shuffle"
New Community Corp.: "Newark nonprofit accused of bias"
Taxi Commissioner - OpEd, SL: Joan Whitlow: "Taxi chief is fair game for questions"
..... - "Nephew of taxi chief claims cops beat him"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race - CN: "Callers make Kean, Menendez talk Iraq war in radio debate"
..... - SL: "Menendez and Kean slug it out"
Corzine Taxes: "Corzine's tax returns: He earned $55.9M"
Death Penalty: "Study of murder cases finds a midstate 'death belt'"
Defending Employee Acts: "State must pay legal costs of official accused of bigotry"
HMOs: "Report card finds modest gains among the 8 plans"
Legislature - SL: "Legislators want standards set for indoor contamination"
..... - CN: "Corrections head nominee stalls Senate panel vote"
Waterloo Village: Fran Wood: "Don't let Waterloo wind up as history"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
County School Districts: "Panel to begin hearing far-reaching proposals for consolidation"
State Pensions: Tom Moran: "It's unions vs. Gormley in a battle over taxes"
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Towns: Keyport: "Ordinance would fine those renting to illegal immigrants"
..... - East Orange: "Four cops accused of swiping tens of thousands by double-dipping while on police duty"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Matson, NY Observer
Foley Fallout - NYT: "Ex-House Clerk May Be a Key in Foley’s Case"
..... - MSNBC: "Foley to name priest he says abused him"
Iraq - NYT: "Iraq Removes Leaders of Special Police"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Islam - OpEd, NYT: "Can You Tell a Sunni From a Shiite?"
Marijuana Legalization - CNN: "Nevada to vote in referendum on pot shops"
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.*
