North Ave dev approval.. Dan agrees with Jerry.. Diamonds a library's best friend.. Death penalty update..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: "Assemblyman Green is absolutely right"
Plain Talker: "Vines Gone Wild"
Crescent Times: "A vision and an invitation to share your vision"
Development: "Council approves plans for North Avenue developer"
Kidney Transplant: "Morgan Johnson's friend is a scholar, a lifesaver"
Library Fundraiser: "At Plainfield fundraiser, diamonds are a library's best friend"
Police Sgt. Scott Shellhammer: "Public servants honored for valor"
Abbott Funding Issues: "East Orange schools' woes lead to blame" -- An important root issue discussed, despite the misleading headline.
Litter's Dangers: "Highway Debris, Long an Eyesore, Grows as Hazard" -- Includes chart of average mile.
School Security: "Schools to Trenton: Campus security can't be standardized"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Bound Brook: "'Transit Village' on track, despite flooding problems"
Perth Amboy: "New rules would change public comment at meetings"
Roselle: "All signs point to dirty election tactics"
South Plainfield: "Intended victim foils sex attack off Clinton Avenue"
STATE
Death Penalty - SL: "Panel acts to outlaw executions in Jersey"
..... - NYT: "Panel Seeks End of New Jersey’s Death Penalty"
Ft. Dix Plot - SL: "Key to Fort Dix terror case: Shadowy informer"
.......... - "In land of opportunity, they changed"
.......... - "Trouble descends on families of the Fort Dix terror suspects"
..... - NYT: "Relatives Noticed Changes in Accused Plotters"
2007 Primary: "Democrats flexing fund-raising muscle as primary awaits"
Hudson County Politics: Tom Moran: "In Hudson, foes change but venom is constant"
Legislature: "New try for old property tax plan"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Federal Election Commission - Boston Globe: "Politics could cloud election panel's work"
Gas Prices - WP: "As Gas Prices Rise Again, Democrats Blame Big Oil"
Great Britain - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Blair deserves better than the legacy he'll share with Bush"
GOP& Bush - NBC: "11 Republicans Berate Bush Over Iraq In Private White House Meeting"
Iraq War Funding - NYT: "President Open to Benchmarks" -- Facing pressure from GOP.
Iraq War Runup - WP: "Cheney Rejects Tenet's Account of Run-Up to War"
Wolfowitz Affair - NYT: "Europeans Press Wolfowitz to Quit as Bank Chief"
OF INTEREST
Grammar Police: "Brawl breaks out in Trenton as intruders besiege school" -- 'Intruders' + 'besiege'?
Ken Burns 'The War': "Burns Agrees To Include Latino Veterans In 'The War'"
Restaurant Worker Exploitation: "Man found beaten at Montclair restaurant"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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Plainfield Today: "Assemblyman Green is absolutely right"
Plain Talker: "Vines Gone Wild"
Crescent Times: "A vision and an invitation to share your vision"
Development: "Council approves plans for North Avenue developer"
Kidney Transplant: "Morgan Johnson's friend is a scholar, a lifesaver"
Library Fundraiser: "At Plainfield fundraiser, diamonds are a library's best friend"
Police Sgt. Scott Shellhammer: "Public servants honored for valor"
Abbott Funding Issues: "East Orange schools' woes lead to blame" -- An important root issue discussed, despite the misleading headline.
Litter's Dangers: "Highway Debris, Long an Eyesore, Grows as Hazard" -- Includes chart of average mile.
School Security: "Schools to Trenton: Campus security can't be standardized"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today. May 11. 4 - 8 PM. Treasures of the Earth. Sales of jewelry and gemstones benefits Plainfield Public Library. At Suburban Jewelers, 126 East Front Street. Live music and refreshments. Info: (908) 756-1774. FREE.
- Today. May 11. 6 - 9 PM. Exhibit: Helen M. Stummer, Photographer. Open & Reception. Sponsor: Cultural & Heritage Commission. Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue & West 8th Street. FREE.
- Today. May 11. 7th Annual Chamber of Commerce Gala and Installation of Officers. Pantagis, Scotch Plains. $100/person. Info: (908) 753-2296.
- Saturday. May 12. 10 AM - 5 PM. Treasures of the Earth. Sales of jewelry and gemstones benefits Plainfield Public Library. At Suburban Jewelers, 126 East Front Street. Live music and refreshments. Info: (908) 756-1774. FREE.
- Saturday. May 12. 8 PM. Choral Art Society: Haydn's Theresienmesse, Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem. At Westfield Presbyterian Church, Mountian Ave & Broad St. $20/$15 Seniors/Students. Info: (908) 654-5737.
- Saturday/Sunday. May 12/13. 8 AM - 6 PM. Estate Sale: 1339 Highland Avenue. Antiques, art, grand piano, furniture, Limoges. You won't want to miss this one.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Bound Brook: "'Transit Village' on track, despite flooding problems"
Perth Amboy: "New rules would change public comment at meetings"
Roselle: "All signs point to dirty election tactics"
South Plainfield: "Intended victim foils sex attack off Clinton Avenue"
STATE
Death Penalty - SL: "Panel acts to outlaw executions in Jersey"
..... - NYT: "Panel Seeks End of New Jersey’s Death Penalty"
Ft. Dix Plot - SL: "Key to Fort Dix terror case: Shadowy informer"
.......... - "In land of opportunity, they changed"
.......... - "Trouble descends on families of the Fort Dix terror suspects"
..... - NYT: "Relatives Noticed Changes in Accused Plotters"
2007 Primary: "Democrats flexing fund-raising muscle as primary awaits"
Hudson County Politics: Tom Moran: "In Hudson, foes change but venom is constant"
Legislature: "New try for old property tax plan"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Federal Election Commission - Boston Globe: "Politics could cloud election panel's work"
Gas Prices - WP: "As Gas Prices Rise Again, Democrats Blame Big Oil"
Great Britain - OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Blair deserves better than the legacy he'll share with Bush"
GOP& Bush - NBC: "11 Republicans Berate Bush Over Iraq In Private White House Meeting"
Iraq War Funding - NYT: "President Open to Benchmarks" -- Facing pressure from GOP.
Iraq War Runup - WP: "Cheney Rejects Tenet's Account of Run-Up to War"
Wolfowitz Affair - NYT: "Europeans Press Wolfowitz to Quit as Bank Chief"
OF INTEREST
Grammar Police: "Brawl breaks out in Trenton as intruders besiege school" -- 'Intruders' + 'besiege'?
Ken Burns 'The War': "Burns Agrees To Include Latino Veterans In 'The War'"
Restaurant Worker Exploitation: "Man found beaten at Montclair restaurant"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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