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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Dem 'Farm Team': Is there any there there?"
Plain Talker: "Residents To Have Say Tonight"
Letter: Alex Toliver: "Blanco wanted best for Plainfield"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Gang Violence: "Slain Detective and Suspect Had Crossed Paths Before"
..... - Guardian Angels: "Angels to visit Poconos as prelude to possible chapter" -- what ever happened to the Plainfield chapter?..... - Illegal Immigrants: "Feds deploy 3rd team to hunt fugitive illegal immigrants"..... - Services Consolidation: "8-town police force is a cost-cutting idea"..... - Daylaborers & Unions: "Union leaders wary of AFL-CIO pact"
..... - Eminent Domain - Editorial, CN: "Don't keep it simple on eminent domain"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "Bedminster GOP chooses Pane as fall candidate"
Bound Brook - CN: "Case against Bound Brook chief moving forward"
..... - SL: "A new twist in suspended chief's defense"
Elizabeth: "Elizabeth primary winners plan appeal"
Fanwood: "Fanwood approves budget of $7.7M" -- Here you can learn why tax bills go out seemingly late.
Manville: CN: "Missing Egyptians found in Manville"
..... - AP: "3 missing Egyptian students are in U.S. custody"
..... - WP: "3 Visiting Egyptian Students Held; 8 Missing"
Mountainside: "34 residents join no-knock registry in Mountainside"
New Brunswick: "Nurses at RWJ see strike Monday"
Roselle Park: "Study doesn't yield concrete plan for historic Roselle Park building"
UC Adult High School: "150 former dropouts earn their diplomas"
Westfield: "Small-town charm fits film with Latifah"
Woodbridge: "Woodbridge Democrats back McCormac"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Lieberman's loss could bode well for Menendez"
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Property Tax Reform:
..... - Public Pensions: "Lawmakers assail public benefit plans"
..... - OpEd, SL: Kevin Ciak: "We can have tax reform and quality schools"
..... - Column, SL: Paul Mulshine: "Same old joke on property taxes"
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Housing - NYT: "100,000 Units of Housing Are Planned in New Jersey"
Medicare: "Cut in Medicare fees worries Jersey MDs"
Science/Tech Commission: "Technology commission gets extra $2.3 million in budget"
School Vouchers: "Civil rights leader Reginald Jackson backs Jersey school vouchers"
Supreme Court: "State's top court allows class-action arbitration in loan contract disputes"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ gives layoff notices to at least 120"
Towns - Montclair: "Reward leads to suspects in Presby Iris Garden vandalism"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - Conn., NYT: "Voters’ Anger Tipped Scales for Lamont" -- and survey chart.
Heathrow Plot - WP: "British Police Thwart Major Terror Plot"
Middle East - NYT: "Rice’s Hurdles on Middle East Begin at Home"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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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 |
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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Child's fall from window highlights inspection issues"
Plain Talker: "Justice, Diversity, Education Are Blanco Legacy"
Blanco Memorial - CN: "Plainfield honors Blanco, his legacy"
..... - SL: "A 'passion for justice' gone too soon"
Blanco Replacement - Editorial, CN: "Plainfield Latinos deserved closer look"
UCR Crime Stats - SL: "Murder spike linked to gangs in Elizabeth and Plainfield" and the complete report..... - CN: "Somerset County crime up 2%; Plainfield sees decrease"Crime: "Plainfield man accused of posing as lawyer"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Gangs (1): "The violent death of an officer" -- he responded to scanner talk of gunfire in neighborhood
..... - Gangs (2) "Suspect's mother: 'A parent can only do so much'" -- tragedy of a family that tried everything..... - Missing Funds: "Perth Amboy tax office emloyee suspended after funds missing"..... - Essex Co. Crime: "Homicide numbers spike last year, and authorities are blaming guns"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bedminster: "2 vie for GOP's nod to fill committee seat"
Edison: "Deportation case in Edison triggers investigation" -- Mayor, top cop knew nothing of police involvement
.... - Editorial, SL: "Test for a changing Edison"
Elizabeth: "Elizabeth man dies of wound from gunshot"
Perth Amboy: "Missing funds trigger Perth Amboy tax office emloyee suspension"
Woodbridge: "Ex-state treasurer McCormac aims to be Woodbridge mayor"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez: "Lesniak fundraiser for Menendez to feature former President Bill Clinton"
2005 Crime Reports - SL: "As other crime drops, murder rises" and the complete report
..... - AP: "Crime rate down in 2005, murder rate up"
Arts Grants: "Arts council is forced to reduce its grants"
Econ Dev Authority: "State tax credits for films; Productions add millions to Jersey economy"
Meadowlands: "Jets-Giants fight puts new home on hold"
Power Lines: "U.S. Lists Places Where It Could Force New Power Lines"
Sprawl: "Planning Groups Say Region Must Rethink Policies on Land Use"
Supreme Court - NYT: "Court Upholds Right to Sue School over 35-year old abuse"
..... - CN: "High court weakens state's immunity shield for charities"
UMDNJ: "Mounting Costs for Medical School Inquiry Draw Criticism"
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Tax Reform Process:
..... - Consolidation Panel - SL: "Tax-cut panel focuses on consolidation"
.......... - CN: "Lawmakers renew look at consolidation to cut costs"
..... - Tom Moran: "To this expert, home rule is not the devil of Jersey taxpayers"
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Towns: Mt. Olive: "Clerk certifies petition to recall Mt. Olive mayor"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Photo,NY Times)
2006 Elections - Conn., SL: John Farmer: "A lesson in power of anti-war vote"
Hartford Courant: "Lieberman Defiant In Defeat"
..... - WP: "Lieberman Concedes to Antiwar Challenger"
..... - NYT: "Lamont Defeats Lieberman After Tight Race"
.......... - Analysis: "A Referendum on Iraq Policy"
Iraq - Analysis: Robert Dreyfuss: "A Higher Power: James Baker puts Bush's Iraq policy into rehab"
Legislation - AP: "Lawyers' Group Attacks Bush Revisions"
Middle East - NYT: "Anti-U.S. Feeling Leaves Arab Reformers Isolated"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, NY Times)
Beer, again: "The Ultimate Beer Run in the Czech Republic"
Meadowlands Nature Guide: "A different look at vastly transformed Meadowlands"
Miss Manners: Check out the witty doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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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.*
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Blanco memorial service this evening, 6:00 PM, Queen City Academy, corner West 7th & Grant, parking in the rear.
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Ray Blanco: His Legacy, Our Opportunity"
Council Vacancy - SL: "Public safety director leads council field"
..... - CN: "Plainfield Dems nominate three to replace Blanco"
FY2007 Budget: "Reality of rising county, city pension costs sets in" -- plus table of Plainfield entities
Route 78: "First 'rough' morning on Rt. 78 rolls smoothly"
South Avenue Condo Proposal [next to last item]: "Zoning board hearing complex variance"
Union County College: "Tuition hikes blamed on soaring enrollments and costs, less aid" -- +5.1% for UCC
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Fire Dept. Diversity: "Seeking Diverse Fire Dept., City Relaxes Requirements"
..... - Public Pensions: "Public Pension Plans Face Billions in Shortages"..... - Home Maintenance: "Jersey's strapped homeowners slip into maintenance gap"..... - 'Transit Village': "Old J&J plant to be leased as developer seeks transit village"..... - Shared Services: "W. Orange weighs sharing fire services with Orange, Montclair"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgewater: "Bridgewater prepares $5 million bond ordinance"
Cranford: "Downtown would be a showcase, living space for artists"
Linden: "Harvesting electricity from an old landfill"
Roselle Park: "Popular librarian resigns after transfer"
Somerville: "Parking fines set to go up in Somerville"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Surfing: "Magazine's account of woman as first to ride waves on East Coast rattles sport's lovers"
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Property Tax Reform:
..... - SL: "History lesson on tax reform"
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DYFS: "Temporary DYFS workers finally made permanent"
Legislature: "Sen. Wayne Bryant a trustee of bank in line for aid under his program"
NJ National Guard: "Watching for illegal migrants, Guardsmen bored at the border"
Towns:
..... - Teaneck: "Mailman's delivery leads to his arrest"..... - East Orange: "Discovery Channel airs quest for Upsala artifacts tonight"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - WP: "House Incumbents at Risk, Poll Finds"
Alaska Oil Pipeline - SL: "U.S. faces oil pinch after pipe shutdown" -- there is much more to come on this story
DeLay - WP: "GOP Loses Bid to Drop DeLay From Texas Ballot"
Iraq - Editorial, NYT: "A Timetable Isn’t an Exit Strategy"
Middle East - SL: "Providing peacekeepers is a minefield for U.N."
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Beer, Rolling Rock: "Latrobe’s Fizzle Is Newark’s Fizz"
Health: "Study links common hay fever to Parkinson's disease"
Labor Movement: Charles J. Whalen: "Labor has never recovered from the breaking of the PATCO strike"
Real Estate: "Reverse Mortgages: A quick fix?"
Taxes: "How the US super-rich 'dodge' taxes"
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.)
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ALERT: "D-Day arrives for Route 78 commuters" -- and online help resources.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "TW3 - Jul 31 - Aug 6" -- Blanco remembrances, memorial... Filling Council vacancy... Schools... House tour...
Pension Costs: "Reality of rising pension costs sets in for county, towns" [Sun Ledger]
Plainfielder Gov. Harrison Williams: "Rutgers archives materials being organized" -- and Wikipedia article on Williams.
Schools: "Uniforms pushed for Plainfield students" [Sun Ledger]
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Crime/Temperature Connection?: "When Staying Cool Seems Better Than Being Bad"
..... - Gangs: "Gangs migrate to Poconos"..... - Retail: "Union Twp. looks to create niche market, unlike Rt. 22 strip" [Sun Ledger]
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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
The Auditor - For political junkies: "The Auditor" [Sun Ledger]
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Property Taxes Reform:
..... - SL: "A $1.1 million gamble in property tax fight" [Sun Ledger]
..... - CN: "Final three tax reform panels to debut this week"
..... - NYT: "Property Taxes Grew Faster Than Income, 1998-2005" -- with chart.
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AG Zulima Farber: "Questions abound in probe of Farber"
DYFS: "State scuttles adoption reform that backfired" [Sun Ledger]
Open Space: "Promised land: Can we keep funding open space?" [Sun Ledger]
PSE&G / Exelon Merger: "BPU calls deadline bluff on energy firms' merger" [Sun Ledger]
UMDNJ - Editorial, SL: "Gluck is wrong choice for UMDNJ"
Towns: Atlantic City: "Arrests are called imminent in expanding corruption investigation"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - NYT: "Lieberman Explains His Stance on Iraq" -- Too late? Even with a plug from Cory Booker?
..... - Analysis, Ledger: John Farmer: "Primary a test for Lieberman and Democrats"
2006 Elections - WP: "Ohio Rep. Bob Ney Won't Seek Re-Election" -- caught up in Abramoff scandals.
Armed Services Desertions - Army Times: "Since 2000, about 40,000 troops have deserted"
Middle East - NYT: "Arab World Finds Icon in Leader of Hezbollah"
Rumsfeld - Editorial, NYT: "The Sound of One Domino Falling"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Crime/Temperature Connection: "When Staying Cool Seems Better Than Being Bad" Gospel Music: "Return of the Golden Chariots, and Other Gospel Groups"
Manatee Spotting: "Yes, That’s a Manatee in the Hudson River"
Utility Costs: "Is the TV Off? No, It’s Really on Standby, Using Current"
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.*
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MIA: The Ledger appears to be in technical MELTDOWN. Nothing, nada, of Sunday's edition online as of 10 AM. Will post later if it ever comes up. -- Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Ray Blanco - A remembrance"
Green Brook Flood Control Commission: "Commission reflects on 1973 flood, river's future"
Speaking Out: Susan Martin: "Plainfield school board unfair over contract"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Evicting Birds: "No Trees Were Harmed in Evicting These Birds"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bound Brook: "Rights group, Bound Brook students protest expulsions"
New Brunswick: "RWJ preps for possible strike"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Aljira Gallery: "Tristate Talent Search Hits a High Note"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez - Bergen Record: "Menendez faults GOP on port security"
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Property Tax Reform:
Bergen Record: "Desperate for a tax break"
NYT: "To Do This Fall: Fix the Property Tax Problem"
OpEd, CN: Bill Dressel: "State shares blame for property tax woes" -- Dressel is executive director of the NJ State League of Municipalities
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Bill-padding Scandal: "Critics say graft probe collecting only dust"
Development: "As Development Closes In, a Rodeo Hangs On"
Towns:
..... - East Brunswick - NYT: "Church and Team: Where to Draw the Line?"..... - Springfield, Burlington Co.: "State Moves to Close Composting Plant"
..... - Franklinville: "State wonders how toxic site became day-care center"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Hartford Courant)
2006 Elections - WP: "Conn. Primary Race Could Be Democratic Watershed"
Middle East - WP: "U.S., France Agree On Plan to Halt Lebanon Fighting"
'Transactional Lobbying' - NYT: "Deal Maker Details the Art of Greasing the Palm" -- with chart.
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Cleo Mack Dance Project of Dunellen, NY Times)
Arts Grants: "When an Arts Grant Means More Than the Sum of Its Dollars"
Cars: "Missing: A Bait-Shop Beauty, and a Dream"
'Organic' Mainstreams: "Organic products are big bite of grocery stores' total sales"
Real Estate: "The Houses That Wouldn’t Move"
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.*
