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ENVIRONMENTAL Government, Educational Non-Profits, Org. & Assn	MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE Parents & Caregivers Drug Info	PLANNING & ZONING Government, Educational Associations
POLICE DEPT. Federal, State, County	EVALUATING WEB SITES	COMMUNITY Educational, Court, Hospitals,Emergency Management, Utilities, Libraries,
GOVERNMENT Municipal, County, State, Federal, The Political Process, Census, Taxes, Preservation	LAW General Law New Jersey Law	NEWS Cranbury Public Library, News Search Engines, Area Newspapers, TV, Radio, Magazines, Wire Services, Journalism
CONSUMER General, ID Theft	HEALTH Evaluating Health Info on the Web, Comprehensive Medical Web Sites, Medical Dictionaries, Manuals, Encyclopedias, Checking on Your NJ Doctor	TRAVEL Local Travel, Passports, Visas, Customs, Consulates & Embassies, Travel Advisories, Travel Health Advisories, Maps, Guides, Weather, Currency, Int'l Electricity & Phones
SENIOR LINKS Senior Organizations, U.S. Govt for Seniors, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, Asset Transfers and Medicare, Medicare Part D: Prescription Drug Benefit, NJ Senior Transportation, Senior Health, Alzheimers/Dementia, Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Senior Law, Estate Planning, Living Wills - Advance Medical Directives, Retirement Planning, Long Term Care, Elder Abuse, Senior Driving, General Resources

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ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION LINKS
Association of NJ Environmental Commissions: D&R Greenway Friends for the Marsh Hazardous waste NJ Department of Environmental Protection NJDEP Stormwater Website NJ Environmental Foundation Clean Water NJ		Pet waste Plainsboro Preserve Rutgers Coop Rutgers Soil-Testing Lab Solutions to storm-water pollution Source-water assessment of the Elizabethtown Water Co. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Assn. Watershed Institute


MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE
Parents & Caregivers		Drug Information
Health.org American Cancer Society Alcohol and Drug Info Clearing House Partnership for Drug Free America Parents: The Anti-Drug		Marijuana Ecstasy Heroine Inhalants Steroids Alcohol Tobacco


PLANNING AND ZONING
American Planning Association Keep Middlesex Moving, Inc. Middlesex County Health Department Middlesex County Planning Board Municipal Land Use Center NJ League of Municipalities NJ American Planning Assn. Chapter		NJ Planning Officials NJ Turnpike Authority NJ Department of Transportation NJ Department of Environmental Protection Rutgers University: Bloustein School: Continuing Education Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association


POLICE DEPARTMENT
F.B.I. Homeland Security New Jersey Attorney General's Office New Jersey State Police		Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office C.D.C. New Jersey Motor Vehicles


EVALUATING WEB SITES
Jim Kapoun’s Five Criteria For Evaluating Websites Elizabeth Kirk on Evaluating Information Found on the Internet		U.C. Berkeley Library on Evaluating Web Pages Additional Links on Evaluating Information Sources


COMMUNITY LINKS
EDUCATIONAL Cranbury School Princeton High School AREA COURT Plainsboro Municipal Court AREA HOSPITALS Capital Health System Medical Center at Princeton Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT U.S. Department of Homeland Security NJ Homeland Security NJ Dept of Homeland Security: Public Health Guide to Emergency Planning Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) FEMA: Are You Ready? A Guide to citizen preparedness (full document) FEMA: Are You Ready? A Guide to citizen preparedness (document by section) FEMA: Flood Risks and Insurance New Jersey office of Emergency Management NJ Office of Emergency management: Family Preparedness Links New Jersey State Police New Jersey Emergency Management Association Pandemic Flu UTILITIES Elizabethtown Water Public Service Electric and Gas		LIBRARIES Cranbury Public Library Cranbury Public Library Online Databases By Alphabetic Listing By Subject Listing Monroe Public Library Plainsboro Public Library Princeton Public Library Princeton Public Library: Internet Links Princeton University Library Princeton University Library: Electronic Reference Shelf Princeton University Library: Research Guides Rutgers University Libraries Rutgers University Libraries: Subject Research Guides CRANBURY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Cranbury Area Mother’s Club Cranbury Arts Council Cranbury: Gourgaud Gallery - Arts Council Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society Cranbury History Center Cranbury Housing Associates Cranbury Lioness Club Cranbury Lions Club Cranbury Plainsboro Little League Cranbury Scouts Cranbury Swim Club Friends of the Cranbury Public Library Princeton Cranbury Senior Babe Ruth Baseball Woman's Club of Cranbury



GOVERNMENT
NJ ELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Jon Corzine U.S. Senator Robert Menendez(D) U. S. SenatorFrank Lautenberg (D) U. S. Representative Rush Holt District 14 State Senator Bill Baroni (R) District 14 State Assemblyperson Wayne DeAngelo (D) District 14 State Assemblyperson Linda R. Greenstein (D) Middlesex County Elected Officials STATE GOVERNMENT State of New Jersey New Jersey State Legislature New Jersey State Legislature Statute The New Jersey Judiciary All NJ Departments and Agencies NJ Motor Vehicle Commission New Jersey Lottery Vital Statistics COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT Middlesex County State of New Jersey: County and Municipal Websites City Connections Municipal Website link New Jersey League of Municipalities Plainsboro Municipal Court THE POLITICAL PROCESS Eagleton Institue of Politics New Jersey State Library: Public Opinion Resources Harvard Kennedy School: Think Tank Links CENSUS US Census Bureau Factfinder New Jersey Census Data Cranbury 2000 Census Profile (4 page profile) Cranbury 2000 Census Profile (13 page profile) TAXES Internal Revenue Service State of New Jersey Division of Taxation Federation of Tax Administrators: Tax Forms for All States Seton Hall Library: Tax Form Gateway Louisiana State University Library: Federal and State Tax Forms Directory		FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Thomas Legislative Information on the Web Info USA FirstGov GPO Access Ben’s Guide to US Government for Kids Library of Congress: Browse Government Resources University of Michigan: Government Information on the Web Vanderbilt University: U.S. Federal Government Information University of Virginia: Government Information Resources Links Mansfield University: US Government and Politics Links Bowling Green State University Library: U.S. Legislative Information Sources on the Web The White House The Senate The House of Representatives The US Supreme Court All Federal Agencies and Commissions Government Accountability Office Social Security Administration NJ Division of Elections The NJ League of Women Voters of New Jersey The NJ League of Women Voters of New Jersey: 2005 Citizen’s Guide to Government League of Women Voters: Informed Voting/Civic Participation PRESERVATION NJ Department of Agriculture New Jersey Farmland Preservation Program New Jersey State Agriculture Development Committee NJ Department of Environmental Protection NJ Green Acres Program D& R Greenway Land Trust Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association



LAW
GENERAL LAW Federal Legal Information Through Electronics (Flite) Law Library of Congress Library of Congress: Guide to Law Online Georgetown University: International Law Links Department Of Labor: Legal Research Resources Nolo Law resources Fedlaw Findlaw Findlaw: Top Legal Headlines		NEW JERSEY STATE LAW New Jersey State Statutes New Jersey Office of Administrative Law New Jersey State Library: Law Resources New Jersey Law Findlaw New Jersey State Law Resources Internet legal resource guide



NEWS
CRANBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS DATABASES The Cranbury Public library has electronic databases containing current and backdated magazine and newspaper articles that can be accessed from home by Cranbury residents using the barcode on the back of their library cards: Cranbury Public Library Online Databases JerseyClicks (Consolidated magazine and newspaper search) TV AND RADIO NEWS ABC BBC CBS CNBC CNN CSPAN FOX Marketwatch MSNBC NBC PBS NPR MAGAZINES - SERIALS Internet Public Library Reading Room: Serials Internet Public Library Reading Room: Magazines Library of Congress Newspaper & Current Periodicals Reading Room NewJour Electronic Journals and Magazines News Directory NMSU Library: Eletronic journals & Texts WIRE SERVICES Associated Press Reuters United Press International		NEWS SEARCH ENGINES Google News Google News Blog Search Technorati Blog Search AREA NEWSPAPERS The Daily Princetonian Home News Tribune New Jersey Star Ledger News at Princeton Packet Publications – Cranbury Press Packet – Cranbury Press: Local and Useful Links Princeton Weekly Bulletin The Times ( Trenton) Trentonian US1 Internet Public Library: New Jersey Newspaper Links INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS Library of Congress Newspaper & Current Periodicals Reading Room Newslink Guardian: World News Guide Internet Public Library: All US Newspaper Links by State Alternative press center JOURNALISM Pew Center for Civic Journalism Poynteronline Journalism Links Columbia Journalism Review’s Campaign Desk (CJR Daily) Annenberg Public Policy Center Annenberg Public Policy Center’s FactCheck.org Best Practices in Journalism



CONSUMER
GENERAL New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs Better Business Bureau of New Jersey U.S. Consumer Gateway U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission National Do Not Call Registry State of New Jersey: Do Not Call List National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Insurance Institute for Highway Safety FuelEconomy.Go FEMA: Flood Risks and Insurance Assisted Living in New Jersey U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC) : Hoaxbusters		ID THEFT Federal trade Commission: Identity Theft Department of Justice: Identity Theft and Fraud Federal Trade Commission: ID Theft Home Federal Trade Commission: ID Theft Complaint Form Federal Trade Commission: ID Theft Affidavit Form Consumers Union: Identity Theft Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Equifax Experia Transunion



HEALTH
EVALUATING HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE WEB Guide to Finding Health Information (National Library of Medicine) Evaluating Health Information on the World Wide Web (SPRY Foundation) Ten Things to know about Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web (National Cancer Institute) Now you Have a Diagnosis: What’s Next? ( U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Buying Medicine and Medical Products Online (FDA) MEDICAL DICTIONARIES, MANUALS AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary The Merck Manual The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide Dr. Greene’s Pediatric Encyclopedia CHECKING UP ON YOUIR NEW JERSEY DOCTOR New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Board of Medical Examiners Find Information About Your New Jersey Doctor Find Information About Your New Jersey Doctor Search Page		COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL WEB SITES American Medical Association Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Combined Health Information Database (CHID from NIH,CDC, HRS ) Food and Drug Administration HealthCentral Healthfinder Health A- Z Consumer Health InteliHealth MayoClinic.com Medem MedicineNet.com MedlinePlus Medscape National Institutes of Health: Health Topics National Health Information Center NetWellness NOAH Virtual Hospital WebMD



TRAVEL
LOCAL TRAVEL Consolidated NJ, NY, Ct Road and Transit Conditions, Schedules Amtrak Newark Airport Philadelphia International Airport Port Authority of NY and NJ Princeton Airport SEPTA Suburban Transit Subwayinfo.com TRAVEL ADVISORIES/WARNINGS U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings Great Britain Travel Advisories Canada Country Travel Reports Canadian Government Travel Warnings Australian Government Travel Advisories TRAVEL HEALTH ADVISORIES World health Organization World Health organization: Travel and health information U. S. Center for Disease Control Travels’ Health British Department of Health: Health Advice for Travelers Health Protection Agency: Infectious Diseases Medical College of Wisconsin Travel Health Links ONLINE TRAVEL GUIDES Official Tourist Offices Worldwide Access-Able Travel CNN World Travel Fodors Frommers Lonely Planet Rough Guides Timeout City Travel Guides U. S. Government: National Parks Guide U. S. State Department: Advice for Americans Living Abroad U. N. World Tourism Organization TRAVEL CONDITIONS AAA FAA Federal Highway Administration U. S. Department of Transportation: Traffic and road Closure Information GLOBAL WEATHER Accuweather BBC World Weather Canadian Government World Weather CNN World Weather University of Michigan: World Weather USA Today World Weather U. S. National Weather Service Weather Underground World Weather Weather Channel World Weather World Meteorological Organization: World Weather TIME, DATE AND HOLIDAYS CNN World Time World Time Server Time and Date Calculator World Public Holidays U. S. Government: The Official U. S. Time U. S. Naval Observatory: Time Service Department CURRENCY CONVERSION Bank of Canada Currency Converter Universal Currency Converter OANDA Currency Converter INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICITY AND PHONES Global Phone and Electrical Information Fodors Electricity Around the World OTHER SOURCES OF TRAVEL LINKS Links have not been provided for booking transportation or accommodations. A representative sample of such links can be found on the two sites listed below and additional links may be found in the Travel Links sections of the websites listed in our Additional Topics Section below. Guardian Newspaper: Travel Links Librarians’ Index to the Internet Travel Links		PASSPORTS, VISAS, CUSTOMS U. S. Department of State: Obtaining Passports and Visas U. S. Government: Locating Where to Apply for a Passport U.S. Department of State: Information on Foreign Entry requirements for U.S. Travelers U.S. Customs and Border Patrol CONSULATES AND EMBASSIES U.S. Department of State: Links to U.S. Embassies and Consulate Offices Worldwide U.S. Department of State: Links To U.S. Embassies Worldwide U.S. Department of State: Links To Foreign Consulate Offices in the U.S. Embassies of All Nations Worldwide Foreign Embassies in Washington D.C. COUNTRY PROFILES Library of Congress Country Studies Library of Congress: Portals to the World Country Information Links CIA World Factbook BBC Country Profiles Australian Government Country Profiles Canadian Government Country Profiles Great Britain Country Profiles The Cranbury Public Library has a CountryWatch database with current data and news on every country on it’s Online Resources Page which can be accessed using your Cranbury Public Library card barcode: Cranbury Public Library Online Databases MAPS United Nations Cartographic Section World Maps Canadian Government: Worldwide Maps U.S. Government: U.S. National Atlas Geography Network Global Maps Columbia Gazetteer of North America Google Maps Google Earth U. S. Government: Info USA Map Links British Library Map Links Library of Congress: Geography and Map Reading Room Oxford University Bodelian Library: Map Links University of Iowa: Map Links USC: Map Links University of Texas: Perry-Castenada Library Map Collection University of Texas: Map Links Yale: Map Links Distance Calculator Earth and Moon Viewer NASA: Topographic Maps of the Earth ADDITIONAL TOPICS Librarians have researched the best websites in every subject area of interest to the public. A small sample of some of the better library subject guides is listed below. Start with the Cranbury Public Library Website Subject Guide and then explore other library websites to take advantage of librarians‘research on the topics that interest you. The home page of each library is listed first followed by the website page that contains useful web links broken out by subject area. Cranbury Public Library Cranbury Public Library: Website Subject Guide New Jersey State Library: Links to All New Jersey Library Websites New Jersey State Library New Jersey State library: Subject Guides New Jersey Statewide Reference Center New Jersey Statewide Reference Center Princeton Public Library Princeton Public Library: Internet Links Princeton University Library Princeton University Library: Electronic Reference Shelf Princeton University Library: Research Guides Rutgers University Libraries Rutgers University Libraries: Subject Research Guides Library of Congress New York Public Library New York Public Library: Best of the Web Columbia University Library Columbia University Library: E Resources Cornell Library Subject Guides Harvard University Library Yale University Library Yale University Library research Guides by Subject Librarians’ Index to the Internet

SENIOR LINKS
SENIOR ORGANIZATIONS AARP AARP New Jersey Branch Alliance for Retired People National Senior Citizens Law Center National Council on the Aging SeniorNet U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR SENIORS Firstgov for Seniors Administration on Aging Administration on Aging: Resource Directory for Older People Department of Health and Human Services Department of Health and Human Services: Eldercare Locator Department of Health and Human Services: National Family Caregiver Support Program Department of Labor: Employee Benefits Security Administration Department of State: Travel Tips for Older Americans Department of Veteran Affairs Food and Drug Administration: Information for Seniors National Institute on Aging National Institute of Health: Senior Health Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Senior Corps U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging SOCIAL SECURITY Social Security Online Social Security Online for Women Seguro Social en Español Online Social Security Handbook Social Security Benefits Publications Social Security: Frequently Asked Questions Answers to Additional Social Security Questions Order a Copy and Understand Your Social Security Statement Find Out if You’re eligible for Social Security Social Security Office Locator Regional Social Security Offices and Websites Estimate Your future Social Security Benefits Find a Social Security Form Social Security: Deciding When to Retire Social Security Disability Report a Death to Social Security Social Security Benefits for Survivors Guidelines for Reporting Social Security Fraud Social Security: Online Newsletter Senior Journal: Social Security News Social Security Online: Identity Theft Social Security Online: Identity Theft and Your Social Security Number GAO: Federal and state laws Restricting Use of Social Security Numbers Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: My Social Security Number: How Secure is It? AARP: Social Security Nolo: Social Security and Retirement Findlaw: Social Security and Retirement Cornell: An Overview of Social Security Law Kaiser Family Foundation: Navigating Medicare and Medicaid, 2005 MEDICARE AND MEDICAID U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Medicare and You 2006 Medicare Publications U.S. National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus: Medicare Medicare Information Resource Center Medicare Claims, Appeals, and Summary Notices Medicare Coverage Database Medicare Eligibility Tool Medicare Plan Choices Medicare Personal Plan Finder Medicare Participating Physicians Directory Medicare Nursing Homes Overview Medicare Nursing Homes Compare Medicare Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs Medicare Supplier Directory Medicare Helpful Contacts Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicare Cornell Law School: Medicare Medicare Rights Center National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare: Medicare Center for Medicare Advocacy U.S. National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus: Medicaid Medicaid Information Resource Center State Medicaid Offices Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid Kaiser Family Foundation: The Medicaid Resource Book Cornell Law School: Medicaid Kaiser Family Foundation: Navigating Medicare and Medicaid, 2005 Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicare and Medicaid at 40 Nolo: Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap and Managed Care National Council on Aging: BenefitsCheckUp ASSET TRANSFERS AND MEDICARE Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Paying For Long-Term Care Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Transfers of Assets U.S. Government Accountability Office: Transfer of Assets by Elderly Individuals Kaiser family Foundation: Senior Asset Transfers Elder Law Center: Answering Your Questions About Divestments
MEDICARE PART D: PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Want to Learn More about the New Prescription Drug Coverage? U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Introducing Medicare’s New Coverage for Prescription Drugs U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Prescription Drug Coverage Frequently Asked Questions