New tax collector.. School budgets.. McGreevey teaches ethics.. Drug bust nets 4--or 5?.. Electric bills to soar..

PLAINFIELD

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Plainfield Today: "School Budgets: A concluding unscientific postscript" -- It's really done -- big table.

Plain Talker: "New Tax Collector Named"
Crescent Times: "Crescent District's Clean-up Starts"

McGreevey: "McGreevey's first course as Kean instructor? Ethics"
Drug Bust - CN: "5 arrested in Plainfield drug bust"
..... - SL: "4 people seized on drug charges"
North Avenue Traffic Dispute: "Plainfield officer has charges dropped"
Letter: Doreothea Perry: "Pallone's Medicare cuts will hurt senior citizens"

Electricity: "Power auction sets off sparks" -- Look for double-digit increases in June.
Hospital Charity Care: "Waste in health program outlined"

Route 78 Construction Updates: "DOT Construction Updates" -- Delays can run 15-20 minutes during AM rush hour.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

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• Today/Tomorrow. April 19/20. 7:30 PM. Play: Zooman and the Sign. A production by PHS PAC Drama of Pulitzer-winning playwright Charles Fuller's urban drama dissecting the danger of forsaking community. At PHS Auditorium. Tickets: $7/Adult, $4/Student.
  
  
• Friday. April 20. 6 PM, Potluck. 7 PM, Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Racial Justice & Police Brutality. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
  
  
• Saturday. April 21. Plainfield Cooks! This event, which raises funds for the 'Beat The Odds' scholarship program has been rescheduled for October.
  
  
• Saturday. April 21. Noon. Cultural Adventure Through The Arts Festival. Sponsor: Central Jersey Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. Info: Danielle Howard, (732) 921-9618. FREE.
  
  
• Saturday. April 21. 2 PM. Play: Zooman and the Sign. A production by PHS PAC Drama of Pulitzer-winning playwright Charles Fuller's urban drama dissecting the danger of forsaking community. At PHS Auditorium. Tickets: $7/Adult, $4/Student.

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CENTRAL JERSEY

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Hillside: "Pair win with focus on school spending" -- The subtext is the REAL story here, in Charlotte's town.
Linden: "Victim of fatal shooting found blocks from his home"
Manville/Bound Brook: "Receding waters let feds inspect towns"
Perth Amboy: "Official admits misusing debit card"


STATE

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Corzine Accident - SL: "Painful ribs keep Corzine on ventilator"
..... - NYT: "For Governors, a Temptation to Go Faster"
..... - AP: "Frustration Over Corzine Not Buckling Up"

Christie v. Corruption - SL: "Sires' town gets 'Christmas tree' subpoena"
..... - NYT: "U.S. Expands Investigation of Grants in New Jersey"
Flooding - SL: "Waters recede, anguish remains"
..... - NYT: "As NJ Cleans Up, Surging Floodwaters Offer No Respite"
NJT - SL: "On NJ Transit, the ticket to ride is going up nearly 10%"
..... - NYT: "N.J. Transit Approves Fare Increases for Its Riders"
Rutgers: "Rutgers a cappella singers ready to take on the world"
Unemployment Insurance: "Jobless fund called 'close to the edge'"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD

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Attorneygate - Gonzales - WP: "Gonzales Gets His Chance at Redemption Today"
.......... - "Gonzales to Admit Mistakes in Firings"
..... - McClatchy: "White House seeks prior review of GOP e-mails"
..... - ThinkProgress: "Senate confirms ethics inquiry into Domenici"
..... - NYT: "A Woman Wrongly Convicted and a U.S. Attorney Who Kept His Job"

Abramoff Scandal - The Hill: "FBI searches Republican lawmaker’s home"
Gonzales - Legal Times: "Ex DOJ Official: Gonzales 'shattered' DOJ integrity"
Hillary - SL: Paul Mulshine: "On the Iraq war, Hillary is just Bush lite"
Iraq - WP: "Bombers Defy Security Push, Killing at Least 158 in Baghdad"
Medicare - NYT: "Senate Bars Medicare Talks for Lower Drug Prices" -- TR would be furious.
Rice & Uranium Report - Bloomberg: "Rice Resists Testifying to House Panel on Niger Claim"
Supremes - WP: "High Court Upholds Curb on Partial-Birth Abortion"


OF INTEREST

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(in 'Murder at the Vanities', 1934. Photo: Paramount)

Obituary: "Kitty Carlisle Hart, 96; Singer, Arts Advocate"

Summer Youth Jobs: "Youths' dress, inattentiveness dismay those running E. Orange program"

Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

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