PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "A regular Mad Hatter's Tea Party"
Plain Talker: "Plan for 352 Condos Unveiled for 3rd & Richmond"
McGee Resignation - SL: "Plainfield administrator to step aside"
..... - CN: "City waiting on resignation letter"
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Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Urban Crime: "Government Looks at Rise in Urban Crime"
..... - Mayoral Marriage Fees: "You may now pay the mayor and kiss the bride, state says" -- Directly?
..... - Elementary School Reunion: "Memories, and dreams, of gold"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Woodbridge to vote on extending 'pay-to-play' ban"
..... - Police, Fire Layoffs: "City offers pay freeze in the place of layoffs"
..... - Local campaigns: "Maplewood candidates on tight budgets"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 6 - 9 PM. Council Budget Session. City Hall Library.
..... - 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. -- See who wins the meeting space fight!
..... - 7 PM. Board of Ed. Washington Community School.
Tomorrow: 4:30 PM. Dedication & Open House. YWCA Early Learning Center. East Front & Church Streets.
..... - 8 PM. Council Business Meeting. Municipal Court/Council Chamber. -- Hearings on budget and East 3rd/Richmond redevelopment plan.
Thursday: 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library.
Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
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BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Booker Supporter: "Taxi chief in Newark is suspended over stationhouse dispute"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez proposes gang crack-down"
..... - "GOP targets $500,000 to boost Kean's Senate chances"
Ferguson / Stender Race: "Campaign spending hits $2.9M in 7th District race"
Bryant Investigation: "US subpoena seeks Bryant records"
Hospitals: "Prompted by state, hospitals report medical mistakes"
Legislature:
..... - Adoptees: "Measure advances to let adoptees get a key to their past"
..... - Corrections Commissioner: "Panel delays action on corrections chief"
..... - Education Commissioner: "Senate clears Davy as education chief"
..... - Supremes - SL: "Senators judge candidates for high court and approve"
.......... - CN: "Bernards judge step closer to top court"
Rutgers: "Gaining prestige, one yard at a time"
Towns: Irvington: "Mother of 12 could see big bill from her 'home makeover'"
Turnpike: "Privatized Indiana toll road may be case study for N.J."
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Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Commentary - SL: Paul Mulshine: "Where the property tax battle is being lost"
Corzine Proposal: "Corzine: Let locals make taxes"
..... - Editorial, CN: "New taxes won't help tax reform"
Review: "Democrats look at tax-relief progress"
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Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons
2006 Elections - AP: "'Common Good' a New Theme for Democrats"
Abramoff & GOP's Mehlman: "Displease a Lobbyist, Get Fired"
FDA: "Former F.D.A. Chief Is Charged With Conflict"
Iraq - WP: "Families Flee Iraqi River Towns On 4th Day of Sectarian Warfare"
Olbermann on Bush - AP: "Keith Olbermann Goes On The Attack Against President Bush"
Ohio Dems: "The Columnist Who Shut Up to Speak Out"
Pennsylvania GOP: "Homes Raided In Rep. Weldon Influence Probe"
Religious Right - WP: "Losing Faith in the President"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Diabetes Awareness: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single diabetic"
Emergency Warning System: "Wireless giants are wary of U.S. alerts"
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: "A regular Mad Hatter's Tea Party"
Plain Talker: "Plan for 352 Condos Unveiled for 3rd & Richmond"
McGee Resignation - SL: "Plainfield administrator to step aside"
..... - CN: "City waiting on resignation letter"
Not getting your own CLIPPINGS email daily? Got a tip? Click here to send PT an email.
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Urban Crime: "Government Looks at Rise in Urban Crime"
..... - Mayoral Marriage Fees: "You may now pay the mayor and kiss the bride, state says" -- Directly?
..... - Elementary School Reunion: "Memories, and dreams, of gold"
..... - Pay-to-Play: "Woodbridge to vote on extending 'pay-to-play' ban"
..... - Police, Fire Layoffs: "City offers pay freeze in the place of layoffs"
..... - Local campaigns: "Maplewood candidates on tight budgets"
WHAT'S HAPPENING_________________________________________________________________________
Today: 6 - 9 PM. Council Budget Session. City Hall Library.
..... - 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. -- See who wins the meeting space fight!
..... - 7 PM. Board of Ed. Washington Community School.
Tomorrow: 4:30 PM. Dedication & Open House. YWCA Early Learning Center. East Front & Church Streets.
..... - 8 PM. Council Business Meeting. Municipal Court/Council Chamber. -- Hearings on budget and East 3rd/Richmond redevelopment plan.
Thursday: 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library.
Events for this week are here
Union County: "Road construction updates".
Route 78: "Commuter help online"
Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
. x----------------------------------x
. |....PLAINFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR....|
. |..Click HERE to get listing form..|
. x----------------------------------x
BOOKER & NEWARK_________________________________________________________________________
Booker Supporter: "Taxi chief in Newark is suspended over stationhouse dispute"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Menendez / Kean Race: "Menendez proposes gang crack-down"
..... - "GOP targets $500,000 to boost Kean's Senate chances"
Ferguson / Stender Race: "Campaign spending hits $2.9M in 7th District race"
Bryant Investigation: "US subpoena seeks Bryant records"
Hospitals: "Prompted by state, hospitals report medical mistakes"
Legislature:
..... - Adoptees: "Measure advances to let adoptees get a key to their past"
..... - Corrections Commissioner: "Panel delays action on corrections chief"
..... - Education Commissioner: "Senate clears Davy as education chief"
..... - Supremes - SL: "Senators judge candidates for high court and approve"
.......... - CN: "Bernards judge step closer to top court"
Rutgers: "Gaining prestige, one yard at a time"
Towns: Irvington: "Mother of 12 could see big bill from her 'home makeover'"
Turnpike: "Privatized Indiana toll road may be case study for N.J."
____________________
Tax Reform:
Legislature's Tax Reform Website is here. Overviews of each committee, and a feedback link for your comments.
Commentary - SL: Paul Mulshine: "Where the property tax battle is being lost"
Corzine Proposal: "Corzine: Let locals make taxes"
..... - Editorial, CN: "New taxes won't help tax reform"
Review: "Democrats look at tax-relief progress"
____________________
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
Editorial Cartoon: Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons
2006 Elections - AP: "'Common Good' a New Theme for Democrats"
Abramoff & GOP's Mehlman: "Displease a Lobbyist, Get Fired"
FDA: "Former F.D.A. Chief Is Charged With Conflict"
Iraq - WP: "Families Flee Iraqi River Towns On 4th Day of Sectarian Warfare"
Olbermann on Bush - AP: "Keith Olbermann Goes On The Attack Against President Bush"
Ohio Dems: "The Columnist Who Shut Up to Speak Out"
Pennsylvania GOP: "Homes Raided In Rep. Weldon Influence Probe"
Religious Right - WP: "Losing Faith in the President"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Diabetes Awareness: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single diabetic"
Emergency Warning System: "Wireless giants are wary of U.S. alerts"
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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