Since the Green / Moriarty / Sweeney proposal has helped ignite the state budget debate, all State Budget stories will be posted in the Plainfield section for the duration. -- Dan
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Pork4U? Maybe -- but you better hurry"
Plain Talker: "GOP Reorg, SID Expansion,Working Conference" and "BOE Meeting Tuesday"
Murder #5 - CN: "Man, 28, charged in Plainfield fatal fight"
..... - SL: "Ex-inmate accused of Plainfield fatal stabbing"
Park-Madison Complex: "County gets award for aid to jobless"
People's Org for Progress: "Plainfield group protests gas prices"
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(Photo, Courier News)
Green / Moriarty / Sweeney & State Budget:
..... - CN: "Corzine, senators push 7% sales tax"
..... - SL: "Budget standoff; Corzine orders plans for state government shutdown"
.......... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "Corzine gives us the business"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Gives In on Part of Plan in Trade-Off for His Budget"
..... - Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Plan: "Plan to cut state workers' benefits: Local reaction mirrors New Jersey"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Surveillance: "Pilotless plane tested by L.A. for cop surveillance"
..... - Schools & Free Speech: "Warren Hills must pay $600K legal fees in 'redneck' case"
..... - Guns/Gunplay: "Man slain, boy, 11, injured in North Trenton shooting"
..... - Accessibility: "Woman sees progress in fight for accessibility with Congress' grant"
..... - East Orange: "East Orange police director hails drop in serious crime"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Eminent domain reform heads to Assembly"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Cranford: "Cranford mulls joining accord on climate protection" -- Plainfield was invited to join in January
Roselle Park: "Mayoral foes vow changes"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood Schools: "Teachers approve three-year contract"
Watchung - CN: "Contractor charged with theft, money laundering"
..... - SL: "Contractor in school construction projects indicted"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: See 'Budget' under Plainfield section
Menendez/Kean Race: "Getting Menendez testimony in '82 trial unsealed won't be an easy lift for Kean"
Commodity Fraud: "Prison term dethrones scam king"
Hurricane Preparations: "State preparing for hurricane at Shore"
Legislature:
..... - Supreme Court: "Justice Long gets Senate nod for reappointment to top court"
..... - State Police: "Fuentes reappointed to lead State Police"
..... - Kids & Families: "Splitting off an agency to aid kids and families"
..... - Verizon & Cable: "Senators OK cable franchise for Verizon"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Eminent domain reform heads to Assembly"
NJT - NYT: "Atlantic City and Rail Line Agree to Offer Direct Service"
..... - CN: "NJ Transit board puts AC plan in motion"
Towns:
..... - Newark: Council: "Despite court scrutiny Newark Council plans land deals"
.......... - Payne Family: "It's all family business here in Payne Country" -- politics and the Payne clan
..... - East Orange: "East Orange police director hails drop in serious crime"
..... - Jersey City: "Mayor's treatment by cops probed"
.......... - Healy was the Hudson County Dem's mayoral candidate against Glen Cunningham, and a picture of Healy allegedly passed out drunk and naked on his front stoop circulated on the Web during that campaign...and you thought Plainfield had colorful politics!
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Graphic, New York Times, click to enlarge)
Homeland Security, Inc. - NYT: 2-part special on how ex-officials benefit in private sector
..... - [1] "Former Antiterror Officials Find Industry Pays Better"
..... - [2] "Company Ties Not Always Noted in Security Push"
2004 Presidential Election - InTheseTimes: "Was the Presidential Election Stolen?"
..... - A follow-up on the Rolling Stone article and challenges to it's facts & interpretations
Immigration - NYT: "Here Illegally, Working Hard and Paying Taxes"
Iraq - VanityFair: "'Black Propaganda': The War They Wanted, The Lies They Needed"
.......... - How necons began planning the Iraq War in 1992 and used 'black propaganda' to build the case Bush used...
..... - Editor&Publisher: "'Wash Post' Obtains Shocking Memo from U.S. Embassy in Baghdad"
.......... - The original Washington Post story also has a link to a PDF of the cable
North Korea - SL: "Rice cautions North Korea on launch of missile"
Supreme Court - WP: "Justices Rein In Clean Water Act"
..... - SL: "Supreme Court backs broad wetlands protections" --yes, we're talking about the same decision!
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Washington Post)
PNC Bank: "PNC's purchase of Riggs yields a vault full of historic materials"
Buckling Up: "Study: Blacks buckle up less than whites" --except in states like NJ
Wal-Mart - NYT: "In Wal-Mart's Home, Synagogue Signals Growth" -- aaah, the Law of Unintended Consequences
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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Pork4U? Maybe -- but you better hurry"
Plain Talker: "GOP Reorg, SID Expansion,Working Conference" and "BOE Meeting Tuesday"
Murder #5 - CN: "Man, 28, charged in Plainfield fatal fight"
..... - SL: "Ex-inmate accused of Plainfield fatal stabbing"
Park-Madison Complex: "County gets award for aid to jobless"
People's Org for Progress: "Plainfield group protests gas prices"
_____________________
(Photo, Courier News)..... - CN: "Corzine, senators push 7% sales tax"
..... - SL: "Budget standoff; Corzine orders plans for state government shutdown"
.......... - OpEd: Paul Mulshine: "Corzine gives us the business"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Gives In on Part of Plan in Trade-Off for His Budget"
..... - Green/Moriarty/Sweeney Plan: "Plan to cut state workers' benefits: Local reaction mirrors New Jersey"
_____________________
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Surveillance: "Pilotless plane tested by L.A. for cop surveillance"
..... - Schools & Free Speech: "Warren Hills must pay $600K legal fees in 'redneck' case"
..... - Guns/Gunplay: "Man slain, boy, 11, injured in North Trenton shooting"
..... - Accessibility: "Woman sees progress in fight for accessibility with Congress' grant"
..... - East Orange: "East Orange police director hails drop in serious crime"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Eminent domain reform heads to Assembly"
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___________________________________________________________________________
Cranford: "Cranford mulls joining accord on climate protection" -- Plainfield was invited to join in January
Roselle Park: "Mayoral foes vow changes"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood Schools: "Teachers approve three-year contract"
Watchung - CN: "Contractor charged with theft, money laundering"
..... - SL: "Contractor in school construction projects indicted"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: See 'Budget' under Plainfield section
Menendez/Kean Race: "Getting Menendez testimony in '82 trial unsealed won't be an easy lift for Kean"
Commodity Fraud: "Prison term dethrones scam king"
Hurricane Preparations: "State preparing for hurricane at Shore"
Legislature:
..... - Supreme Court: "Justice Long gets Senate nod for reappointment to top court"
..... - State Police: "Fuentes reappointed to lead State Police"
..... - Kids & Families: "Splitting off an agency to aid kids and families"
..... - Verizon & Cable: "Senators OK cable franchise for Verizon"
..... - Eminent Domain: "Eminent domain reform heads to Assembly"
NJT - NYT: "Atlantic City and Rail Line Agree to Offer Direct Service"
..... - CN: "NJ Transit board puts AC plan in motion"
Towns:
..... - Newark: Council: "Despite court scrutiny Newark Council plans land deals"
.......... - Payne Family: "It's all family business here in Payne Country" -- politics and the Payne clan
..... - East Orange: "East Orange police director hails drop in serious crime"
..... - Jersey City: "Mayor's treatment by cops probed"
.......... - Healy was the Hudson County Dem's mayoral candidate against Glen Cunningham, and a picture of Healy allegedly passed out drunk and naked on his front stoop circulated on the Web during that campaign...and you thought Plainfield had colorful politics!
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Graphic, New York Times, click to enlarge)
Homeland Security, Inc. - NYT: 2-part special on how ex-officials benefit in private sector
..... - [1] "Former Antiterror Officials Find Industry Pays Better"
..... - [2] "Company Ties Not Always Noted in Security Push"
2004 Presidential Election - InTheseTimes: "Was the Presidential Election Stolen?"
..... - A follow-up on the Rolling Stone article and challenges to it's facts & interpretations
Immigration - NYT: "Here Illegally, Working Hard and Paying Taxes"
Iraq - VanityFair: "'Black Propaganda': The War They Wanted, The Lies They Needed"
.......... - How necons began planning the Iraq War in 1992 and used 'black propaganda' to build the case Bush used...
..... - Editor&Publisher: "'Wash Post' Obtains Shocking Memo from U.S. Embassy in Baghdad"
.......... - The original Washington Post story also has a link to a PDF of the cable
North Korea - SL: "Rice cautions North Korea on launch of missile"
Supreme Court - WP: "Justices Rein In Clean Water Act"
..... - SL: "Supreme Court backs broad wetlands protections" --yes, we're talking about the same decision!
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
(Photo, Washington Post)
PNC Bank: "PNC's purchase of Riggs yields a vault full of historic materials"
Buckling Up: "Study: Blacks buckle up less than whites" --except in states like NJ
Wal-Mart - NYT: "In Wal-Mart's Home, Synagogue Signals Growth" -- aaah, the Law of Unintended Consequences
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 | 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.
Plainfiield 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.
*
