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*PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "TW3: March 20 - 26, 2006"
Mondays, PLAINFIELD TODAY is a digest of Plainfield-only news from the past week: That Was The Week That Was -- or TW3 -- with links to the online stories.
(Photo, Plainfield Plain Talker)
Plain Talker: "City Loses Outspoken Activist in passing of Phyllis Mason"
Schools: "Cedarbrook students first to taste carbonation-enhanced fruit"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Theater: "Vision Takes On Reality as Group Inches Closer to a Stage of Its Own"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "East Brunswick considers pay-to-play reform"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
Events for this week are here
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NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
MIA: An important article about the training of Planning and Zoning Board members,
in today's Ledger print edition. Hope it turns up online later...
Corzine: "Corzine talks up budget at Menlo Park Diner in Edison"
Menendez' House Seat: "For Sires, Few Hurdles Left on Way to Washington"
Public Records - Editorial, CN: "Court keeps public access cost-effective".......... - Fair fees for facts...what's not to like?
Turnpike Sale - Editorial, SL: "Turnpike sale plan makes no sense"
Towns:
..... - Camden: "City known for crime and corruption has fast-rising home prices"
............... - "Camden High principal says he was pressured to doctor test scores"..... - Newark: "Berkeley College, for-profit business school, coming to Newark"..... - Montclair: "Montclair fire displaces 75 senior citizens"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Afghanistan: "Court drops charges against convert to Christianity"
Belarus: "Dissidents try to regroup after arrests"
Dems: "With an Eye on Politics, John Edwards Makes Poverty His Cause"
Immigrants: "Groundswell of Protests Back Illegal Immigrants"
..... - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "In immigration reform, border control must be job No.1"
Iraq War: "In an Election Year, a Shift in Public Opinion on the War"
............... - Chart detailing support for war over 3-year period is here
.......... - "Is It a Civil War, or Something Else?"
.......... - "Shiite Fighters Clash With G.I.'s and Iraqi Forces"
..... - Runup - NYT: "Bush Was Set on Path to War, Memo by British Adviser Says"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Graphic, New York Times)
Cell Phone Hell: "Cellphones in Flight? This Means War!"
Black Youth - OpEd, NYT: Orlando Patterson: "A Poverty of the Mind"
Boomer Inheritances: "Inherit the Wind; There's Little Else Left"
Buyouts: "How to Look at a Gift Horse"
Film - Spike Lee: "Play It Again, Spike. It's Worth It."
Mark Twain, Development Director?: "Frontier fundraising part of author's past"
Stock Market: "True or False: A Hedge Fund Plotted to Hurt a Drug Maker?"
Television - al Jazeera: "Translation: Is the Whole World Watching?"
..... - The English-language website is here, and the Arabic site here
Tax-Return Loans: "Those tax-return loans can be mighty expensive"
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
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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Still having hassles with Comcast... - Dan
Long-time community activist Phyllis Mason passed away early Saturday morning.
I am told a memorial service is being planned. Will post obituary and details later.
MIA in today's Ledger: The BIG story on Charlotte DeFilippo, Union County Dem
chairperson. Not to worry, you can count on that one being posted online later...
but you want to look at the print edition anyway...most interesting thing, NO minority
people at the fabled table....
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Murder No. 3 - CN: "Arrests made in Plainfield shooting" - ahhh, but scooped by the Ledger
Letter to Editor, CN: Sandy Spector: "Make a difference with Plainfield GOP"
School Spending: "Plainfield spends more per pupil than N.J. average"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Budget issues: "Auditors releases findings on E. Orange school budget irregularities"
..... - Police chief without tenure?: "Roseland renews chief's contract"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bridgewater: "Teens go hungry for a day to help those truly needy"
Elizabeth: "Black women offer forum on setting goals"
Highland Park: "Probe of tax funds expands; $400K missing since November"
Hillside: "Legislators, Hillside to talk schools"
Manville: "Mall faces date with bulldozer; Site being cleared for redevlopment"
Middlesex Co. Dems: "Spicuzzo picks Monroe mayor to become 'chairman of chairmen'"
Perth Amboy: "City gets a hand in helping Katrina evacuees"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - OpEd, SL: Tom Moran: "Is Corzine ready for his moment of truth?"
Corzine's Team: "From White House to Statehouse, Heather Howard makes things happen"
Menendez/Kean Race: "Tax hike. Senate race. Is this 2006 or 1990?"
The Auditor - For policital junkies: "Sunday, March 26, 2006"
FY2007 Budget - SL: "A tree grows in this budget; Amid fiscal crunch, money for parks"
..... - CN: "Corzine budget taxing for home owners" Brownfields: "DEP lends top staffer to nonprofit - 'pay-to-pave'?"
Firefighters and Katrina: "Firefighters respond to Katrina's call"
Immigration Rallies, Pro/Con: "Immigration Debates Echo Concerns in Washington"
Passaic County Dems: "Arab candidate replaced over 2002 comments"
Property Tax Reform - Editorial, SL: "No delay on property taxes"- they don't sound hopeful
Towns:
..... - Newark 2006 Race: "Challenge within a challenge for Booker"
..... - East Orange: "Auditing firm to release findings on school budget irregularities"
.......... - "EOHS will soon be history; Performing arts campus set to rise on site"
..... - Bloomfield: "Battle over historic house in Bloomfield"..... - Nutley: "Boston Restaurants gangs up on mom-and-pop pizzeria"Utilities Board - OpEd, CN: "Utilities board works hard for ratepayers"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Los Angeles Times photo)
.......... - "Bush Addresses Heated Immigration Debate"
.......... - "Immigration Debate Is Shaped by '08 Election"
..... - Analysis: Marc Cooper: "The Great Immigration Debate: Getting Beyond Denial"
Bush - WP: "Bush Shows Strategy for Keeping Hill Majorities"
..... - OpEd, LAT: Madeleine Albright: "Good versus evil isn't a strategy"
Belarus - BBC News: "Belarus protests spark clashes"
Iraq - Independent/UK: "Battle for Baghdad 'has already started'"
New England - WP: "Near Paul Revere Country, Anti-Bush Cries Get Louder"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
'Holy Hotties': "Ex-Stripper Spreads Gospel to Those in Sex Industry"
.......... - Heather Veitch's website for 'JC's Girls Girls Girls' is hereJob Retraining: "Retraining Laid-Off Workers, but for What?"
Medicare: "For Some Who Solve Puzzle, New Medicare Drug Plan Pays Off"
Mental Floss: "Power corrupts? Absolutely" - a romp through a list of historic rogues
Newspapers, the Biz: Molly Ivins: "Panic in the Newspaper Biz"
Obituary: "Rev. Earl Stallings, Won King's Praise for Opening Doors to Blacks"
Plagiarism: "Words of Others Force Conservative Blogger to Resign from WashPost"
Politics & Internet: "Proposed FEC Rules Would Exempt Most Political Activity on Internet"
Schools: "Schools Cut Back Subjects to Push Reading and Math"
Vegan Firefighters?: "Firefighters Gone Vegan? Even Austin Is Impressed"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Levees: "Army Corps Is Faulted on New Orleans Levees"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
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 | *
* No email....Comcast problems today
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Murder No. 3 - CN: "Man shot dead in Plainfield park"
..... - SL: "Two men charged in shooting that killed one and hurt another"
Domestic Partner Benefits - Editorial, CN: "Benefits vote nod to compassion"
Letter to Editor: Earl Canady: "There's no money for senior center"
.......This is the 2nd letter in recent weeks from Mr. Canady. In this one, he is dead-out wrong:
.......As I reported on February 11, the $4.3M is in the bank and the city's account number
.......for the funds is # C-04-55-822-001-901. Inquiring at the Senior Center, I learned that
.......Mr. Canady is not a member or a regular attendee. So..., what's up, Doc?
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Historic Districts: "NYC Council Poised to Intervene on Enclave's Landmark Status"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Long Branch homeowners dig in against threat of eminent domain"..... - Public Access Cable TV: "Video on Westfield school budget now on local channel"
Legal Notices: Go here, and clilck on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Central Jersey Schools: "Per-pupil school spending on upswing"
Westfield: "Westfield: New Jersey Monthly's Take"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez: "Doc's suit links Menendez and Scarinci in 'protection' scheme"
Budget: "Another thumbs-up for Corzine budget as Standard & Poor's calls it 'realistic'"
Highlands: "Coalition prods Corzine on Highlands master plan"
Return on Fed Taxes: "N.J. again trails in return on tax dollars; 55¢ back on every $1"
Towns:
..... - Newark - 2006 Primaray: "Ballot drawing: No-show James, suit against Booker, Rice runs"
.......... - Arena: "Judge upholds Newark's arena funding"
..... - Jersey City: "Sports betting leader admits conspiracy"..... - Trenton: "Latino bloc seeks solidarity; Political clout could sway elections"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Iraq - SL: "Report: Russia fed Saddam secrets on U.S. invasion"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Lucent: "Lucent shares are up on news of merger talks"
DISASTERS AND AID OPPORTUNITIES_________________________________________________________
Katrina - Red Cross: "Red Cross Fires Administrators in New Orleans"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
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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BREAKING NEWS: 2 shot at 10:30 AM today...
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "H.I.T.S.: Candidate fundraiser: no permit.. Council pokes public in eye.. Chamber eyes biz growth.. PCTV-74...where are you?" Plain Talker: "Senior Center Plans To Be Revealed"
Breaking News - CN: "Two people shot in Plainfield, 10:30 a.m. this morning"
Lecaros Murder: "2 guilty in fatal attack on pickup"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Real Estate 'steering': "Firm Steered Home Buyers, Group Says"
..... - Records: "Judge bars as 'unreasonable' a fee for council minutes on floppy"..... - PSE&G: "State's Expert says if plants are sold, PSEG deal works"..... - Televised Council Meetings: Joan Whitlow: "Newark Council: Can the camera"..... - Abbott Schools: Ledger Editorial: "Better-off parents should pay for child care"
..... - Harassing Goverment Employees: "Angry builder sentenced to jail, probation and fines"
..... - 'Transit Villages' - CN: "Mayor unveils transit village dream"............... - "Dunellen envisions downtown transit village"
Legal Notices: Go here, and clilck on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Clark: "Board cinches belt tight on new school tab"
Cranford: "School budget up 4.49 percent"
Dunellen - CN: "Mayor unveils transit village dream"
..... - SL: "Borough envisions downtown transit village"
Somerville: "Residents to brainstorm on landfill"
Union Twp.: "Neighbors demand new-home size limits"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez: "Menendez defends port security legislation"
Budget:
..... - Hospital pushback: "Hospitals insist bed tax is no cure for 'charity care' ills"
..... - Tranportation Fund: "Corzine signs $8B transit measure"
..... - Schools Aid- SL: "Schools learn who wins, loses in Corzine budget"
.......... - CN: "Aid flat for most Jersey schools"
Legislature - SL: "Lesniak wants to sell stock in Pike, Parkway to aid pensions"
..... - CN: "Senator: Put stake in highways on sale"
..... - NYT: "Bill Would Sell Part of Turnpike, Parkway to Investors"
.......... - The bill's prime sponsor is Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Union)
Pay-to-Play - APP: "GOP exploits pay-to-play loophole; 7 new groups net $55K"
Records: "Judge bars as 'unreasonable' a fee for computerized council minutes"
Rutgers: "Top VP at Rutgers is moved into a 'special assignment'"
Towns:
..... - Orange: "Pepper spray sickens 10 as police halt melee at Orange HS"
..... - Newark: "Mayor raises money ... for his Senate race".......... - "Payne is sole defector from James' slate".......... - Joan Whitlow: "The mayor is drawing doubts on his future; ballot places set today"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Scandal Central:
..... - Domestic spying - CSM: "FBI, police spying is rising, groups allege"
2006 Elections - NYT: "Women Wage Key Campaigns for Democrats"
..... - The 'mommy party' strikes back -- with a vengeance
Afghanistan - NYT: "Kabul Judge Rejects Calls to End Trial of Christian Convert"
..... - AP: "Mullahs demand Christian die"
Immigration - NYT: "Bush Is Facing a Difficult Path on Immigration"
Iraq - UPI: "Benchmarks: US Iraq casualties stay high"
..... - Ireland On-Line: "Christian peace group calls for end to Iraq occupation"
..... - Truthout: "Blaming the Media for Bad War News"
..... - SL: "Message to Iraqis: US Money talks"
..... - AP: "Troops free hostage trio; clues could lead to missing U.S. reporter"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Reviews - Documentary: "Is War the Real National Pastime?"..... - InterPress's Haider Rizvi interviews director Eugene Jarecki about his provocative
..... - new documentary "Why We Fight." SATs: "Latest SAT blunder tests credibility of College Board"
Tuberculosis: "Despite national decline, Jersey shows uptick in TB"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
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 | *
* PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "School Board candidates' event raises red flags"
Police Plan - Editorial, CN: "New police plan should be welcomed in Plainfield"
Connections?
Other stories pertinent to Plainfield
..... - Public Safety: "Sheriff blasts SA chief for disparaging Newark's safety"
..... - Public Access Cable TV: "Union Twp. changes add to content, quality"..... - Guns 'n Gangs: "Anti-violence volunteers get results on the street"
Legal Notices: Go here, and clilck on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
New event listed for yyy is here
Events for this week are here
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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Dunellen: "Dunellen candidates focus on fiscal responsibility"
Elizabeth: "4 seventh-graders suspended in touching incidents"
Fanwood: "Bridal shop, hit by Internet competition, is hanging up its gowns"
Linden: "Linden councilman, 82, is retiring"
Old Bridge: "Housing Authority employee accused of embezzling $69K"
Somerset County: "County upgrading emergency radios with Homeland Security money"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine - SL: "Corzine aims budget sell at Wall St. and Main St."
.......... - Local Aid: "Most municipalities will get state aid check identical to last year"
.......... - Schools Aid: "Eight Abbott districts would chip in larger share of costs"
.......... - Police Costs: "Rural towns balk at plan to pay for State Police"
..... - CN: "Corzine defends proposed budget"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Tests Get-Tough Budget Plan at a Diner"
.......... - Analysis: "Corzine Asks New Jersey to Bite a Fiscal Bullet"
Body Parts Scandal: "Scores of hospitals stung by scandal of stolen body parts"
Ethics Panel: "Ethics panel finds no violation in Corzine bail loan to lobbyist"
Legislature: "Doubt spreads over drug-free zones"
..... - See related story in 'Of Interest' section
Passaic County: "Arab-American's Freeholder campaign dogged by terrorism controversy"
..... - Corzine, Menendez withdraw support?
Pollution: "Shipper fined for polluting N.J. coast"
Real Estate - SL: "Home buyers can sue agent over location misrepresentation"
..... - CN: "Couple may sue Realtors over new house's location"
.......... - Does this mean the end of marketing 'in Sleepy Hollow'?
Schools - OpEd, SL: Bob Braun: "Birthdays come and go, but the racism remains"
Towns:
..... - Hoboken: "Hoboken weighs juvenile curfew after killing"
..... - Irvington: "Mayor's lone opponent quits race"
..... - Newark 2006: "Firefighters union hears candidates and backs Booker".......... - Payne: "Payne Jr. quits James' slate in council race".......... - Brick Towers: "Building's tenants hanging on, grimly"..... - Ocean Grove: "Builder wants to put the 'grand' back into Ocean Grove site"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
2006 Elections - WP: "Iraq War Vet Wins in Illinois Primary Race"
Congress - Financial Times/UK: "Fears grow over new Dubai deal revolt"
Iraq War - Truthout: "Murtha Tells Russert: End the Occupation"
..... - Editor & Publisher: "Time to Exit Iraq, A Leading Paper Declares"
.......... - The nation's leading publication for an about publishing reports the Des Moines
.......... - Register is the first paper in the country to editorialize for a pullout.
Supreme Court - SL: "Court boosts limits on home searches"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
SPORTS LINKS: Courier | Ledger | NY Times | NY Post | Daily News | El Diario | Hoy |
Drug-Free Zones: "Drug-free zones cited for racial bias"
Health Care: "Fewer doctors providing free care for the poor, survey shows"
Privacy: "IRS plan would allow sale of your tax data to marketers"
Travel: "New NJ travel brochure invites you to explore off the beaten path"
PLAINFIELD TODAY: My personal take on Plainfield: news, views, gossip and sightings.
PLAINFIELD EVENTS: The online calendar for Plainfield events, performances, and meetings.
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 | *
