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*PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Veterans Day 2006"
Plain Talker: "League Conference: What For?"
Letter - CN: Robert Darden: "School districts need more funding"
Rutgers Football - SL: "For delirious students, it's a scarlet world"
..... - CN: "Scarlet Knights enjoy limelight"
..... - NYT: "Football Victory Puts a Glow on Rutgers"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 10 AM - 4 PM. Art, Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal. duCret School of Art. 1030 Central Avenue. Info: 757-7171. $5/item. Celebrating duCret's 80th Anniversary year.
- - -: 10 AM. Veterans Day Ceremony and Laying of the Wreath. War Memorial Flagpole. East 7th & Watchung.
- - -: 8 PM. Plainfield Symphony: A Night At The Opera. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: 561-5140. $25/General seating. $15/Senior & Student. Post-Concert 'Between the Bars' buffet $25.
Monday, Nov. 13: City Council Working Conference CANCELLED. Per legal notice of Mon 11/6/2006 in SL.
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________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez - SL: "More subpoenas in Menendez probe"
..... - Bergen Record: "FBI intensifies Menendez rental probe"
DYFS: "DYFS pays $7.5M to settle Faheem negligence"
Gay Marriage: "Polarizing legislation follows gay marriage court ruling"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
School Funding: "New school funding plan could add $1 billion in aid"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Nick Anderson, Houston Chronicle
2006 Elections - Analysis, WP: "Democrats Win Bigger Share of Religious Vote"
2008 Elections - WP: "Ohio May Hold Key Lessons for 2008"
Bush - WP: "President's Evasion on Rumsfeld Raises Truth Issues"
Congress - WP: "Bush Promises He Will Work With Senate Democrats"
Iraq - WP: "Pentagon to Reevaluate Strategy and Goals in Iraq"
LAPD - WP: "Beating of L.A. Suspect Sparks Outcry"
Lobbyists - SL: "Democrats prepare to put stricter rules on lobbyists"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Film: "N.J. native shooting film in Central Jersey"
Obituary: "Jack Palance, 87, Film and TV Actor"
Veterans: "What Is the Iraq War Really Like? The Veterans Tell Their Stories"
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.*
*NOTE: VETERANS DAY observed today. City Hall is closed. Post Office and banks are open. Official observance ceremonies are TOMORROW.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Let the regerrymandering begin"
Fire Division: "Lt. Lloyd Crooks recalls 25 years with city"
PMUA: "Ex-Plainfield authority employee loses case for unemployment"
Acetominophen Recall: "FDA recalls millions of bottles of store-brand acetaminophen"
Route 78 - SL: "Route 78 reconstruction took the fast lane"
..... - CN: "I-78 work wraps up ahead of schedule"
Rutgers Football - SL: "Scarlet Knights rock college football world"
..... - CN: "Comeback! Rutgers shocks Lousville in 4th quarter"
.......... - "Knights fans paint the town Scarlet"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Cock Fighting: "Fighting birds are seized in Trenton" -- Used to be able to hear roosters crowing around here, too.
..... - Crime Fighting: "Crime-prevention tool alters officers' duties"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Saturday, Nov. 11: 10 AM - 4 PM. Art, Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal. duCret School of Art. 1030 Central Avenue. Info: 757-7171. $5/item. Celebrating duCret's 80th Anniversary year.
- - -: 10 AM. Veterans Day Ceremony and Laying of the Wreath. War Memorial Flagpole. East 7th & Watchung.
- - -: 8 PM. Plainfield Symphony: A Night At The Opera. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: 561-5140. $25/General seating. $15/Senior & Student. Post-Concert 'Between the Bars' buffet $25.
Monday, Nov. 13: City Council Working Conference CANCELLED. Per legal notice of Mon 11/6/2006 in SL.
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___________________________________________________________________________
New Brunswick: "St. Peter's Hospital chief out; Petillo rumored as successor"
Roselle: "Mayor vetoes sex offender zone law" -- Concerns over scope, legality.
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Flooding: Joan Whitlow: "Where rainfall means a soaking"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
NOTE: The papers are carrying stories of the closing of the cafeteria in a state office building because of vermin. PT is NOT clipping the articles on the basis that finding vermin in Trenton is not all that uncommon.
2006 Election & NJ: "State Democrats see power shift helping Jersey"
Bear Hunt: "Bear hunt preparations under way"
Gay Marriage - AP: "Lawmakers on both sides of debate press agendas"
Legislature: University Merger: "Educators doubt proposal for UMDNJ, Rutgers, NJIT" NJT - NYT: "New Penn Station Entrance Planned by N.J. Transit"
Supreme Court: "Pledging justice and fairness, Zazzali takes oath to lead courts"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Property Tax Relief - SL: "Property tax cut averaging 20% planned for'07"
..... - NYT: "Proposal for Easing Property Taxes Unveiled"
Pensions - SL: "Teachers union vows: Pension cuts will flunk"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Daryl Cagle, MSNBC
(Burns and Allen were in the Senate? And YOU didn't know? See headline below.)
2006 Elections - Truthout: "Burns and Allen Concede, Control of Congress Goes to Dems"
..... - WP: "Allen Concedes, Democrats Win Control of Congress"
..... - NYT: "Concession in Virginia Race Tips Balance"
Lakeland (FL) Ledger: "House may have to decide winner in 13th CD" -- Wouldn't that just be poetic justice for Karl Rove if the Dem House decides an election?
Bolton Nomination - WP: "Bolton May Not Return As U.N. Envoy" -- Chafee will not support nomination.
Bush - WP: "Transcript of President's Remarks on Bipartisan Government"
.......... - WP: "Bush's Shifting Speech" -- Bush rhetoric on Dems, past and present compared.
..... - Analysis - WP: "Old Hands From the Family Business" -- Bailed out AGAIN by his Dad's friends?
Congress - CBS News: "Democrats Take Charge, Face Tough Road" -- has link to Allen's concession video.
..... - Law.com: "Dems to Usher In Change in Judicial Nominations, Investigations"
..... - Chicago Trib: Garrison Keillor: "A Hint of Possibility in the Air" -- A hopeful look.
Gates - Rummy's Replacement - Consortium News : "The Secret World of Robert Gates"
GOP - AP: "Mehlman to Step Down From Republican National Committee Post"
Iraq - Harper's Mag: George McGovern & William Polk: "The Way Out of War"
Rumsfeld - Asia Times: OpEd: "Rumsfeld not the only one to blame" -- Author Dan Smith is a retired Army colonel, now with the Friends Committee on National Legislation.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Obituary - CBS News: "60 Minutes' Ed Bradley Dead At 65"
..... - SL: "Ed Bradley dies, robbing CBS of its ultra-cool '60 Minutes' man"
..... - NYT: "Ed Bradley, fixture in American living rooms" The Art of Teaching: "They feel his pain" -- Lying on a bed of nails to teach physics? Cars: "New-car survey finds U.S. autos catching up to Asia's" Veterans: "Bosses see benefits, not just patriotism, in hiring vets"
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: "Plainfield flooding"
Author - CN: "Ex-Plainfield drug dealer earning kudos as author" -- Amazon link. -- J.M. Benjamin finds success in fiction.
(Photo, Courier News)
CN: "Gem of a home in Plainfield, guarded by a pair of friendly ghosts"
Crime - CN: "Plainfield teen found guilty in drive-by shooting"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Eminent Domain - SL: "Edison voters approve limits on seizures of property"
..... - New Train Station - SL: "More work at S. Amboy train station"..... - Recall - SL: "New Mt. Olive mayor sworn in after recall succeeds"
..... - Operation Ceasefire - SL: Bob Braun: "Ceasefire may be answer to a real terror stalking our streets"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Saturday, Nov. 11: 10 AM - 4 PM. Art, Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal. duCret School of Art. 1030 Central Avenue. Info: 757-7171. $5/item. Celebrating duCret's 80th Anniversary year.
- - -: 10 AM. Veterans Day Ceremony and Laying of the Wreath. War Memorial Flagpole. East 7th & Watchung.
- - -: 8 PM. Plainfield Symphony: A Night At The Opera. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: 561-5140. $25/General seating. $15/Senior & Student. Post-Concert 'Between the Bars' buffet $25.
Monday, Nov. 13: City Council Working Conference CANCELLED. Per legal notice of Mon 11/6/2006 in SL.
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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. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Linden - Gregorio - SL: "Political legend sings his swan song"
Edison - SL: "Edison council scraps mayor's budget" Kenilworth, Roselle Park, Union Twp. - SL: "Republicans sweep in Kenilworth, Roselle Park"
Somerset County - CN: "Despite freeholder loss, Wilson confident in Dem shift" South Bound Brook - SL: "Republican incumbents shocked by losses"
..... - CN: "After surprise win, Democrats set to tackle taxes"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Booker - SL: "Booker to hold 'office hours' in Ironbound" Newark Postmark: NYT: "Newark’s Mail Soon to Bear the Name of Another"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections:
..... - Analysis - SL: "Kean, Ferguson experience a nasty backlash to negativity"..... - Menendez - SL: "Menendez's sunny side is up"
.......... - NYT: "On Morning After Harsh Race, Menendez Orders the Usual"
..... - Kean - SL: "After another GOP loss, Kean team takes stock"
.......... - Tom Moran: "Kean gets burned in the backfire"
..... - Ferguson / Stender - SL: "Republican women stuck with Ferguson"..... - Ballot Security - SL: "Troopers kept ballots secure"
Chief Justice Zazzali - SL: "Top justice in brief: Modest and warm"
Flooding - SL: "Submerged and Stranded" Lynch - SL: "Lynch's pension checks stop at prison gates"NJT - SL: "NJ Transit to get own entrance in Midtown"
Sports & Exposition Authority - SL: "Sports authority trimming staff 20%" Towns: East Orange - SL: "Development plans at former GE factory remain stalled"
..... - Maplewood / South Orange - SL: "Why S. Orange said maybe and Maplewood said no"..... - Morris County - SL: "Close races, upsets mark elections in towns across the county"..... - Irvington - SL: "Irvington has state's OK to restructure $12.7M debt"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Legislators - SL: "State leaders are optimistic on achieving tax relief plan"
..... - CN: "Legislators mum on possible property tax reforms"Lobbying - SL: "Lobbying gets loud on how to trim taxes"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Signe Wilson, Philadelphia Daily News
2006 Elections - Viriginia Race: CBS: "CBS News Estimates Va. Win Gives Dems Control Of Both Houses"
.......... - SL: "Apparent victory in Virginia hands the Senate to Democrats".......... - WP: "Webb's Small Lead Holding Up As 'Senator-Elect' Starts Staffing".......... - NYT: "All Eyes Turn to Virginia Senate Race"..... - Analysis - WP: "For Bush's New Direction, Cooperation Is The Challenge"
.......... - SL: "Catholic shift gives Democrats big boost"
.......... - WP: "New House Majority Offers Bipartisanship -- And Ambitious Agenda"
.......... - WP: "Republicans' Angry Factions Point Fingers At Each Other"
Rumsfeld & Gates - SL: "Secretary of defense bows out"..... - NYT: "Rumsfeld Resigns; Bush Vows to ‘Find Common Ground’"
.......... - NYT: "Robert Gates, a Cautious Player From a Past Bush Team"
..... - WP: "Gates lauded as breaker of barriers"
Congress - Dems - SL: "Rising voice of Democratic women culminates in speaker"
.......... - CN: "Iraq war, tax policy on Dems' post-election agenda"
..... - GOP - SL: "Hastert won't lead the GOP in House"
Iraq - SL: "The pragmatists and the new plan for Iraq"
..... - "Iraq extends its state of emergency"
Nicarauga - SL: "Back in power, ex-rebel Ortega vows to work with other leftists"
Supreme Court - SL: "Justices interrogate both sides in partial-birth abortion battle"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
For Bird Lovers - SL: "For the birds - To host the avian set, here's what to grow"Health - SL: "Angioplasties: Going slow on heart stent options"
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: "Plainfield voting results"
Plain Talker: "Council Dems crush challengers"
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ELECTIONS 2006____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Matson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
NATIONAL
Results - SL: "Bush prepares a morning call to next speaker of the House"
..... - CN:
..... - NYT: "Democrats Seize House; Senate Hangs on Virginia and Montana"
..... - WP: "Democrats Take House; Two Dozen Seats Gained in House"
..... - SL: "Minnesota voters send first Muslim to Congress"
..... - SL: "Democrats take the lion's share of governorships"
..... - SL: "In new voting machines, some bugs to work out"
..... - WP: VA: "Webb Has a Slim Edge Over Allen, But Recount Likely "
Analysis - SL: "Weary, angry electorate gives Washington a shake"
.......... - Editorial - SL: "Now Democrats must deliver"
.......... - Opinion - SL: John Farmer: "Democrats did what it took to win"
.......... - Opinion - SL: Paul Mulshine: "The GOP needs to look in the mirror"
.......... - SL: "Corzine's message for Bush, Rove -- stick it"
.......... - SL: "Terrorism fight cost Republicans their edge, exit polls show"
..... - CN: "Referendum on Bush? Voters have say"
..... - NYT: "A Loud Message for Bush"
..... - WP: "A Voter Rebuke For Bush, the War And the Right"
NEW JERSEY
Menendez / Kean - SL: "Menendez rides Dems' wave"
.......... - SL: "Race shows N.J. voters are worlds apart"
.......... - SL: "For Menendez, best defense was offense"
.......... - SL: "As they read 'Kean,' voters saw 'Bush'"
.......... - SL: "For Kean, too many obstacles to overcome"
..... - CN: "Menendez prevails after bruising race"
..... - NYT: "Menendez Retains Senate Seat; Lieberman Prevails Over Lamont"
.......... - NYT: "Incumbent Who Withstood Ethical Swipes Is Ready for New Challenges"
.......... - NYT: "In New Jersey, Inspiration Wasn’t on Any Ballot Line"
..... - Bergen Record: "Menendez wins bruising Senate race"
.......... - Bergen Record: "With vote won, Menendez now must win trust"
Ferguson / Stender - SL: "Incumbent Ferguson survives latest challenge"
..... - CN: "Ferguson fends off Stender in 7th"
..... - SL: "Jerseyans return all members to House"
TOWNS / COUNTIES
..... - Linden - SL: "Gregorio reign as mayor is over"
..... - North Plainfield - CN: "Democrats take all seats on Council"
..... - Rahway, Garwood, Berkeley Hts - SL: "Other county mayors escape Gregorio's fate"
..... - Roselle, Elizabeth - SL: "Victors in court win over voters"
..... - Roselle Park - SL: "Roselle Park mayor chalks up 4th win"
..... - Woodbridge - SL: "Woodbridge elects McCormac"
..... - Essex County - SL: "Democrats prove to be untouchable"
..... - Maplewood/South Orange - SL: "Maplewood rejects a proposed merger"
..... - Morris County - SL: "Recalls oust 2 Democratic mayors"
Public Questions - CN: "Voters OK 3 plans for tax money allotment"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 10:30 AM. Mayor's monthly visit to Senior Center. 305 East Front Street. Saturday, Nov. 11: 10 AM - 4 PM. Art, Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal. duCret School of Art. 1030 Central Avenue. Info: 757-7171. $5/item. Celebrating duCret's 80th Anniversary year.Monday, Nov. 13: City Council Working Conference CANCELLED. Per legal notice of Mon 11/6/2006 in SL.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']
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Housing Authority: "A year later and townhouses still unbuilt"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Brick Twp. - NYT: "Their Own Little Mayberry on the Jersey Shore" UMDNJ - NYT: "Senate to Examine University Hiring"
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
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. 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.*
