BREAKING NEWS: McGreevey picked by Joan Rivers to appear on her new TV show, as heard on Stern this AM. Yenta-ing it up with Rivers?
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Blanco's surprise legacy" -- and an n.b. on yesterday's post
Plain Talker: "Code Compliance Fees Increasing"
Council: "Council selects Van Blake as leader"
Schools - NCLB Reports:
..... - SL: Statewide: "Review increasingly snared suburban as well as urban districts"
..... - SL: Union County: "One in 4 public schools in county fail test; But performance is better than in'04"
..... - CN: "Schools improve federal test scores"
..... - AP: Statewide: "More N.J. schools not meeting standards"
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Tax Assessments: "Philadelphia's aerial photo service manages tax roll" -- and Pictometry's site.
..... - Charter Schools: "Charter schools' pupils lagging a bit nationally"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Woodbridge pay-to-play ordinance targets redevelopers"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Proposed limits on contributions to county committees unsettles reform"
..... - Housing Market: "Toll Bros. 3Q profits decline" -- "The housing market is getting weaker much faster than anybody expected," said Alex Barron, senior housing analyst with JMP Securities in San Francisco.
..... - Sunshine Law: CN Editorial: "Prosecutor did well in upholding meeting law"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "Judge drops suit by schools against Elizabeth in land deal"
Libraries: "Lead threat spurs recall of toys from reading programs" -- Plainfield NOT one of affected libraries.
Woodbridge: "Vitale proposes pay-to-play ordinance; Plan targets redevelopers"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Budget: "City council to review budget with 8% hike" -- Sharpe's last budget was such a mess, the state asked Booker to start from scratch.
Sharpe's Credit Cards: Tom Moran: "James' taste for good life tests courage of Democrats"
..... - Joan Whitlow: "Sharpe isn't showing his cards"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez says U.S. ignoring Latin America at its own peril"
..... - "Kean Sr. comrades now back Kean Jr."
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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 - SL: "Legislators reviewing NJ school funding told to look to Maryland"
..... - CN: "Lawmakers consider reining in wealthy schools' budgets to ease taxes"
Health Plan - SL: "Crowd assails proposed changes to state health plan"
..... - CN: "Dissent overflows at benefits meeting"
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Development: "New rules good for rivers, not so great for builders"
Princeton: "Professor wins math's highest honor, a Fields Medal"
UMDNJ: "Merger seen as antidote for UMDNJ"
Urban League: "Bergen County Urban League to close"
Xanadu - SL: "Investment firm swoops into swamp to rescue Xanadu"
............... - Colony Capital: "Another rescue for big investor"
..... - AP: "Mills signs investment deal on New Jersey center"
..... - Bergen Record: "New investor gives hope to Xanadu"
..... - NYT: "Reprieve for Troubled Xanadu Entertainment Complex"
Towns: Mt. Olive: "Mayor challenging effort to oust him"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections: Ruben Navarrette: "Democrats turn to scapegoat immigrants" -- and in Spanish.
Afghanistan - NYT: "Nation Faltering, Afghans’ Leader Draws Criticism"
Iran - WP: "Iran Pushes For Talks Without Conditions"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illus, NY Times)
YouTube & Campaigns: "The YouTube Election"
Communications: "Recovering a Fumble at the Flip Chart"
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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Plainfield Today: "Blanco's surprise legacy" -- and an n.b. on yesterday's post
Plain Talker: "Code Compliance Fees Increasing"
Council: "Council selects Van Blake as leader"
Schools - NCLB Reports:
..... - SL: Statewide: "Review increasingly snared suburban as well as urban districts"
..... - SL: Union County: "One in 4 public schools in county fail test; But performance is better than in'04"
..... - CN: "Schools improve federal test scores"
..... - AP: Statewide: "More N.J. schools not meeting standards"
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Tax Assessments: "Philadelphia's aerial photo service manages tax roll" -- and Pictometry's site.
..... - Charter Schools: "Charter schools' pupils lagging a bit nationally"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Woodbridge pay-to-play ordinance targets redevelopers"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Proposed limits on contributions to county committees unsettles reform"
..... - Housing Market: "Toll Bros. 3Q profits decline" -- "The housing market is getting weaker much faster than anybody expected," said Alex Barron, senior housing analyst with JMP Securities in San Francisco.
..... - Sunshine Law: CN Editorial: "Prosecutor did well in upholding meeting law"
Events for this week are here
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
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___________________________________________________________________________
Elizabeth: "Judge drops suit by schools against Elizabeth in land deal"
Libraries: "Lead threat spurs recall of toys from reading programs" -- Plainfield NOT one of affected libraries.
Woodbridge: "Vitale proposes pay-to-play ordinance; Plan targets redevelopers"
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Budget: "City council to review budget with 8% hike" -- Sharpe's last budget was such a mess, the state asked Booker to start from scratch.
Sharpe's Credit Cards: Tom Moran: "James' taste for good life tests courage of Democrats"
..... - Joan Whitlow: "Sharpe isn't showing his cards"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez says U.S. ignoring Latin America at its own peril"
..... - "Kean Sr. comrades now back Kean Jr."
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
School Funding - SL: "Legislators reviewing NJ school funding told to look to Maryland"
..... - CN: "Lawmakers consider reining in wealthy schools' budgets to ease taxes"
Health Plan - SL: "Crowd assails proposed changes to state health plan"
..... - CN: "Dissent overflows at benefits meeting"
____________________
Development: "New rules good for rivers, not so great for builders"
Princeton: "Professor wins math's highest honor, a Fields Medal"
UMDNJ: "Merger seen as antidote for UMDNJ"
Urban League: "Bergen County Urban League to close"
Xanadu - SL: "Investment firm swoops into swamp to rescue Xanadu"
............... - Colony Capital: "Another rescue for big investor"
..... - AP: "Mills signs investment deal on New Jersey center"
..... - Bergen Record: "New investor gives hope to Xanadu"
..... - NYT: "Reprieve for Troubled Xanadu Entertainment Complex"
Towns: Mt. Olive: "Mayor challenging effort to oust him"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections: Ruben Navarrette: "Democrats turn to scapegoat immigrants" -- and in Spanish.
Afghanistan - NYT: "Nation Faltering, Afghans’ Leader Draws Criticism"
Iran - WP: "Iran Pushes For Talks Without Conditions"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Illus, NY Times)
YouTube & Campaigns: "The YouTube Election"
Communications: "Recovering a Fumble at the Flip Chart"
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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