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Friday, April 27, 2007

Santiago v. Hellwig today.. ¡Brava Maria!.. Taxi cams.. SCC post updated.. Rev. Rick letter..

PLAINFIELD

Plainfield Today: "
¡Brava Maria!"

Crescent Times: "Rules and Why" and "The signs are up!" -- En Espagnol aqui.

Breaking (10:30 AM): "Jim, Dina McGreevey in divorce court this morning"

Santiago v. Hellwig: "Turf war over Plainfield police goes to court"
Schools Construction Corp. - Editorial, SL: "Paying for the SCC's past" -- PT also updated yesterday's post, including further info on the finagling in Plainfield.
Taxi Cams: "Robberies spur plan to install video in at least 15 Plainfield taxis"
Letter: Rev. Rick Taylor: "Recognition owed to landscapers on school project"


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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • Tomorrow. April 28. 8 PM. Crescent Concerts: Fauré and Duruflé Requiems. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. $20/$15 at door.

  • Saturday. May 5. 6th Annual Cardinals 5K Run and Healthwalk. Sponsor: School Based Youth Services. Funds raised support SBYS and Plainfield Teen Parenting Program. At Cedar Brook Park. 7:45 AM - Registration; 8:45 AM - Walk and Lollipop Run; 9:30 AM - 5K Race. Participant fee: $20 to April 30, $25 thereafter. Info: Lisa Perry, (908) 731-4360 x5373.

  • Saturday. May 5. 8 PM. PSO: Celebrating Sabin Pauza's 20th Season. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Info: 561-5140. $25/General seating. $15/Senior & Student.

  • Sunday. May 6. 3 PM. Chamber Music for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet and Cello. Works of Poulenc, Loeffler, Mozart and Bruch. Victoria Griswold, piano; Carolyn Pollak, oboe; William Shadel, clarinet; Ruth Kahn Siderman, cello. Sponsor: Cultural & Heritage Commission. Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue & West 8th Street. Reception follows concert. FREE.
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CENTRAL JERSEY


Dunellen: "Wheels are turning with cops' community bike patrol"
Flood Relief - SL: "Six counties to get federal flood aid"
..... - CN: "Somerset County declared disaster area"
..... - NYT: "6 New Jersey Counties to Get Flood Relief" -- Union County included.
Hillside: "Election quarrel spills into school board meeting" -- More Charlotte hijinx...plus Nagy.
Kean U: "George Washington Letter Found in Scrapbook"
Newark: Joan Whitlow: "Car theft squad rides herd on crime"
North Plainfield: "Jurors deadlock on murder charge in North Plainfield"
OPRA Flub: "South Bound Brook official says too much work led to negligence"
South Plainfield: "Debris from Superfund site found along brook"
Union County: "County offers $414M budget, 5.7% tax hike"


STATE


Corzine Recovery - SL: "Grateful exec makes first public comments"
..... - CN: "Mending Corzine feels blessed"
..... - NYT: "Corzine Can Be Seen, Counting His Blessings"

Gov. Brendan Byrne: Tom Moran: "An abiding affection for the ex-boss, Mr. Byrne"
Consumer Protection: "Builder sues Web site and Google over posting" -- RipoffReport is here.
Eminent Domain: "Justices hear case that could alter use of eminent domain"
Public Construction Wages: "State requires prevailing wages on construction projects"
Racial Profiling: "Profiling remains, say police critics"
Rutgers: "Defying RU, lawmakers try to save 6 teams"
SEEDS Program: "Academic success is taking root"
State Police: "Rabner names panel to probe security unit of governor"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here
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NATION / WORLD


2008 Elections - SL: John Farmer: "The 'base' takes on the 'big tent' in crucial N.H."
Gone-zales - WP: "McCain: Gonzales Should Resign"
.......... - Andrew Cohen: "Robert Novak abandons Gonzales; Monica coming to testify"
Iraq Runup - NYT: "Ex-C.I.A. Chief, in Book, Assails Cheney on Iraq"
..... - WP: "Tenet Says He Was Made a Scapegoat Over Iraq War" -- Slam-dunked by Cheney et al?
Iraq War - Editorial, SL: "Bush, Cheney blind to reality in Iraq"
..... - WP: "U.S. Officer in Iraq Accused of Aiding Enemy"
Political Briefings to Gov Agencies: "Waxman Panel Seeks Records of Political Briefings"


OF INTEREST


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

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