Troubling Ward 2 race.. Forum 7 PM tonight.. Woman shot.. Chevy Chase bio by Plainfield author..
REMINDER: 5th Wednesday, no PMUA recycles pickup today.
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: "Troubling questions on Ward 2 race"
Crescent Times: "RIP to graffiti"
Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"
Nevels Funeral: Courier obit corrected in print edition today, the funeral is TOMORROW. Viewing 10 AM, service 11 AM. Bethel Presbyterian Church.
Shooting - CN (breaking, Tue eve): "Police investigating woman's shooting"
.......... - (Wed print edition): "Suspect at large after Plainfield woman shot" -- Note that in order to inflate the story for the front page, it was blended with the totally UNRELATED story of the Perth Amboy shooting of another Plainfield woman.
..... - SL: "Plainfield woman in critical condition after being shot" -- From the Ledger blog, never made it into print edition.
Chevy Chase: "Plainfield pianist-writer Rena Fruchter does the authorized bio"
Hit & Run: "Drunken Chatham man hit Plainfield woman, fled scene of crash"
Library: "Union County residents can access databases at library or at home"
Motor Vehicle Office: "New South Plainfield MVC office" -- Now at Park Ave & Oak Tree Road.
Obesity: "Mayors in chef's whites cook off to fight obesity"
Eminent Domain - SL: "Report lists abuses in land seizures"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "New Jersey must end eminent domain abuse"
..... - BR: "Report details eminent domain abuse"
..... - APP: "Eminent domain reform urged"
..... - NYT: "Public Advocate Seeks Stronger Protections for Property Owners"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today. 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.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Edison: "McMansion-limiting housing ordinance criticized"
North Plainfield - CN: "Lawyers: Accused couple not read rights"
..... - SL: "Grandparents in court on manslaughter charges"
Roselle: "Student ambassador preps for July trip to China"
STATE
Corzine: Tom Moran: "The big spenders vs. the voice of reason" -- Moran sees Corzine's political clumsiness in open space funding moves.
Statue of Liberty: "Students campaign to name her a world wonder"
Turnpike 'Monetization': "Financial Tactic Would Keep Turnpike Public, Toll Increases and All"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Attorneygate - Newsweek: "Bush's Monica Problem"
Baghdad: "New US Embassy: The Colossus of Baghdad" -- BDY's website here; pause mouse over small images at top of page to see larger views.
Cheney - Dan Froomkin: "Fitzgerald Again Points to Cheney"
..... - WP: "Cheney's Lawyer: Cheney Visitor Logs Not to be Recorded"
Iraq - LAT: "Military: Iraq likely to miss goals set by U.S."
..... - NYT: "Desperate Iraqi Refugees Turn to Sex Trade in Syria"
Cindy Sheehan: "Cindy quits, explaining why" -- There is a lot of truth behind her frustration.
Supreme Court - NYT: "Justices’ Ruling Limits Suits on Pay Disparity"
World Bank: "Bush to Pick Zoellick for World Bank"
OF INTEREST
Altruism: "If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Be Only Natural"
Film: "Scranton: Hollywood on the Lackawanna?" -- Hmmm. Hollywood on the Green Brook?
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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