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Saturday, May 26, 2007

Church breaks development promise.. Memorial Day origins.. Tax lien sale.. Bird poops on Bush..

PLAINFIELD


Plainfield Today: "Memorial Day I - Early History"



The Bull Moose: "Bird pooping on Bush a sign of Divine displeasure?" -- With link to video.

Plain Talker: "Tax Lien Ad Fixed" and "New Garden Fave" -- Check out the full-size floral pix.
Crescent Times: "Church breaks development promise"

Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"

Insurance Fraud: "Plainfield cop sentenced for insurance fraud scheme"
Abbott Construction Funding - Editorial, SL: "Cooperate to build schools"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Wednesday. May 30. 7 PM. Ward 2 Council Candidate Forum: Rucker & Storch. Sponsor: Crescent Area Neighborhood Ass'n. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. All invited, regardless of party affiliation or registration status.

  • Thursday. May 31. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Do You Hear What I Hear? Do You See What I See? Self Image and the Media. Plainfield Public Library. 8th Street at Park Avenue. Sponsor: Nubian Union and McDonald's-Plainfield. FREE.

  • Saturday. June 2. 9 AM - 3 PM. 20th Annual FUSP Garage Sale. Household items, tools, books and other treasures. First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. Info: (908) 756-0570 or www.fusp.org.

  • Saturday. June 2. 11 AM - 3 PM. Shakespeare In Bloom. Tours of the Shakespeare Garden and three private residential gardens. Music by members of the PSO. Boutique, plant sale, refreshments. Sponsor: Plainfield Garden Club. Tickets available at Swain Gallery, 7th & Watchung and Coldwell Banker Realtors, Westfield. $15/person. Funds raised support the Shakespeare Garden.

  • Sunday. June 3. 2 PM. In Praise of Porches: How porches influenced life in Victorian Plainfield. Sponsor: Historical Society of Plainfield. At: The Pillars B&B, 922 Central Avenue. Refreshments will be served.

  • Monday. June 4. 7 PM. Crescent Area Neighborhood Ass'n. Potluck and Meeting. 829 Park Avenue (corner of East 9th Street). "If you own, rent, work, or are just fond of the Crescent Area Historic District and you would like to see and participate on the future shaping steps for the Neighborhood Association, please come to this meeting." -- Organizer Maria Pellum in Crescent Times.

  • Tuesday. June 5. 6 AM - 8 PM. Primary Election. Democrats and Republicans vote for candidates for the general election. Dems also vote for County Committee members. Registered voters who have no declared party affiliation may do so at the sign-in table and vote in the primary. At your district polling location. Info, City Clerk's office: (908) 753-3222.

  • Wednesday. June 6. 9 AM - 12:30 PM. Urban Schools - Public Will. Conference on urban schools by the Public Education Institute of Rutgers. BOE member Christian Estevez will be a panelist. Larry Leverett will moderate. FREE, but advance registration required.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Newark: "City loses bid for return of leaked report on cops"
Monmouth Co.: "Former WMUA utilities chief convicted of corruption charges"


STATE

Bush Visit - PolNJ: "Bush visit brings joy to Democrats"
Corzine - SL: "Corzine to drivers: Buckle up, unlike me" -- Video is here.
..... - NYT: "In Seat Belt Ad, Seeing Corzine as Contrite, or Calculating"
Rep. Frelinghuysen: "Lawmaker foils theft by young pickpocket in Georgetown"
Health: "N.J. Hispanics struggle to pay for prescriptions, survey says"
Hockey Gambling Ring: "NHL coach admits betting ring role"
Tax Relief Referendum: "Codey backs controversial tax plan"

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


NATION / WORLD

Attorneygate: "The No Longer 'Missing' Rove Emails Revealing the Cagey Scheme to Steal 2008"
.......... - LAT: "Inquiry widens into Justice Department hiring"
Iraq - WP: "Pre-War Intelligence Report on Iraq Released" -- Forewarned, but ignored.
SecDef Vengeance - E&P: "McClatchy's D.C. Bureau Claims It's Barred From Defense Secretary Plane"


OF INTEREST



'57 Cars: "Fifty, Finned and Fabulous" -- With an audio slideshow.

Email 'bankruptcy': "E-Mail Reply to All: 'Leave Me Alone'"

Food Safety: Harold Meyerson: "Chicken roulette: Gambling with our food safety" -- Imported food dangers for your dining pleasure.

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

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Posted by Dan at 8:42 AM