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PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Board of Ed: "Legal fees rise with new law firm; Board now using Weiner Lesniak"
Charter Issue: "Plainfield mayor's residency disputed; Issue is charter's 4-year mandate"
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Somerville: "Muslim center presses zoning board over mosque"
Summit: "Holocaust survivor visits St. Teresa's Church"
Union Twp.: "Developer, a Cryan campaign donor, pays town bargain price for lot"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Ax casts shadow over political hires; Corzine vow puts them at risk"
Menendez' Vacant Seat: "Perth Amboy mayor Vas taking on Democrats' choice"
The Auditor - For Political Junkies: "Sunday, February 05, 2006"
Assembly - SL: "Now that the Assembly orientation is over, reality sets in"
Legislature - Series of related articles, CN:
..... - "State's Dems in step on votes"
..... - "Bonnie Watson Coleman is most prolific at crafting legislation"
..... - "Common ground between parties disappearing fast"
..... - "Serious or spurious, they love to make up laws"
............... Print edition has a 'productivity' table. Of the area legislators, Jerry Green
............... scores the highest 'success' rate of prime-sponsor bills: 32.3%. Stender
............... (15.7%) and Scutari (16.7%) are decidedly middle-of-the-pack.
BPU: "Amid budget crisis, BPU raises wages, some eyebrows"
Brennan: "The downfall of the 'Come grow with us' guy"
Drivers License Regulations: "Lawmakers ponder reforms to laws they broke"
Jersey City: "Finding the Bottom of Honeywell's Polluted Field"
Municipal Websites: "More towns setting their sites on Web, but quality varies"
Newark: "Rising culture of gun use; Involved in 90% of the city's killings"
Newark Housing Authority: "As embattled chief retires, residents call for an overhaul"
Pensions - Editorial, CN: "Pension abuse a part of the culture"
Pollution Cleanup: "Foes see danger of abuse in new pollution cleanup law"
..... The debate is about who should do cleanups: The state or local agencies?
PSE&G: "Report says merger with Exelon could lead to higher bills"
Tenafly: "The Councilman and 40 Bags of Heroin"
Turnpike Authority - CN: "Turnpike chief faces probe"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - SL: "Iraq vets storm the campaign trail; At least 10 run for Congress"
Homeland Security: "New Bill Passed, Includes New Surveillance Methods"
Veterans Benefits: "With Bush budget near, veterans prepare for new battle"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Day Laborers: "In Westchester County, a Backlash"
Gospel Music: "Competition of Gospel Choirs at Grand Central Terminal"
Ledger 'Letter to the Editor' Awards: "2005 Silver Pen Award winners"
'Metadata': "Hidden data in electronic files may come back to haunt you"
Obituary: "Betty Friedan, Who Ignited Cause in 'Feminine Mystique'"
Obituary: "Al Lewis, Grandpa on 'The Munsters'"
Secaucus Transfer Station: "A Billion-Dollar Bet"
Surveillance: "New Homeland Security Bill Includes Novel Methods"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 | TT - Trenton Times |
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PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Board of Ed: "Legal fees rise with new law firm; Board now using Weiner Lesniak"
Charter Issue: "Plainfield mayor's residency disputed; Issue is charter's 4-year mandate"
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. |...PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR...|
. |................................|
..|.Click HERE to get listing form.|
. x--------------------------------x
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Somerville: "Muslim center presses zoning board over mosque"
Summit: "Holocaust survivor visits St. Teresa's Church"
Union Twp.: "Developer, a Cryan campaign donor, pays town bargain price for lot"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Ax casts shadow over political hires; Corzine vow puts them at risk"
Menendez' Vacant Seat: "Perth Amboy mayor Vas taking on Democrats' choice"
The Auditor - For Political Junkies: "Sunday, February 05, 2006"
Assembly - SL: "Now that the Assembly orientation is over, reality sets in"
Legislature - Series of related articles, CN:
..... - "State's Dems in step on votes"
..... - "Bonnie Watson Coleman is most prolific at crafting legislation"
..... - "Common ground between parties disappearing fast"
..... - "Serious or spurious, they love to make up laws"
............... Print edition has a 'productivity' table. Of the area legislators, Jerry Green
............... scores the highest 'success' rate of prime-sponsor bills: 32.3%. Stender
............... (15.7%) and Scutari (16.7%) are decidedly middle-of-the-pack.
BPU: "Amid budget crisis, BPU raises wages, some eyebrows"
Brennan: "The downfall of the 'Come grow with us' guy"
Drivers License Regulations: "Lawmakers ponder reforms to laws they broke"
Jersey City: "Finding the Bottom of Honeywell's Polluted Field"
Municipal Websites: "More towns setting their sites on Web, but quality varies"
Newark: "Rising culture of gun use; Involved in 90% of the city's killings"
Newark Housing Authority: "As embattled chief retires, residents call for an overhaul"
Pensions - Editorial, CN: "Pension abuse a part of the culture"
Pollution Cleanup: "Foes see danger of abuse in new pollution cleanup law"
..... The debate is about who should do cleanups: The state or local agencies?
PSE&G: "Report says merger with Exelon could lead to higher bills"
Tenafly: "The Councilman and 40 Bags of Heroin"
Turnpike Authority - CN: "Turnpike chief faces probe"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - SL: "Iraq vets storm the campaign trail; At least 10 run for Congress"
Homeland Security: "New Bill Passed, Includes New Surveillance Methods"
Veterans Benefits: "With Bush budget near, veterans prepare for new battle"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Day Laborers: "In Westchester County, a Backlash"
Gospel Music: "Competition of Gospel Choirs at Grand Central Terminal"
Ledger 'Letter to the Editor' Awards: "2005 Silver Pen Award winners"
'Metadata': "Hidden data in electronic files may come back to haunt you"
Obituary: "Betty Friedan, Who Ignited Cause in 'Feminine Mystique'"
Obituary: "Al Lewis, Grandpa on 'The Munsters'"
Secaucus Transfer Station: "A Billion-Dollar Bet"
Surveillance: "New Homeland Security Bill Includes Novel Methods"
ABBREVIATIONS 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 | TT - Trenton Times |
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