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Thursday, June 7, 2007

P-Funk coming.. Schools Super going.. Fretting over Tony Soprano.. Suspicious eye cast on terror plots..

PLAINFIELD




Plainfield Today: "What next for the schools?"

Plain Talker: "Howard Resigns?" and "Storch Wins Primary"
Crescent Times: "Of rumors and playing hookey"

Campaign Blog wrapups: "Cory Storch" | "Tony Rucker"

Schools - SL: "Schools leader quits in Plainfield"

R&B by the Brook - Saturday:
 July 4th Parade: "Volunteers sought for July 4th parade"
2005 Murder - CN: "Missing man convicted of murder in Plainfield"
.......... - SL: "Absentee defendant guilty of pal's stabbing death"
Voting Machines: "Paper-trail voting printer gets a test run in Warren" -- Coming to us soon.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Exhibit. Through June 18. Wed-Sat, 10 - 4. New Jersey Landscapes by Gerry Heydt. Studio 7 Gallery. 5 Morristown Road, Bernardsville. Info: (908) 963-0365.

  • Saturday. June 9. Noon - 7 PM. Rhythm & Blues by the Brook. Sponsored by Union County Freeholders. At Cedar Brook Park. FREE. -- Featuring P-Funk, see Courier story links above.

  • Saturday. June 9. 7 PM. Opening Gala - Plainfield Pride Film Festival. Screening "20 Centimeters." At the home of Councilor Rashid Burney. 1127 Watchung Avenue. $25/person. Info: 757-6103.

  • Sunday. June 10. Noon - 6 PM.. 2nd Annual Plainfield Pride Picnic. Sponsors: Sleepy Hollow Realtors and Wells Fargo Mortgage. Music, clowns, facepainting, jugglers and more. Proceeds benefit Hyacinth AIDS Center and The Pride Center. At Leland Avenue Park, near Cook School. FREE.

  • Sunday. June 10. 2 PM. Display: In Honor of that Grand Old Flag. Flag Day commemorated by the Historical Society of Plainfield with a display of its flag collection. At the Drake House, 602 West Front Street. FREE. Refreshments will be served.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Booker & Rice: "After the Fight, Booker’s Top Antagonist Is Still Standing"
.......... - "Sen. Rice still sounds nice to Essex voters"
Linden: "Second slate files to run as independents in November council races"
New Providence: "Revamp of retail center rejected"
North Plainfield: "North Plainfield H.S. holding walk-athon"
Roselle: "Roselle has fewer absentee ballots cast"


STATE

Corzine Press Pick: "Former Gannett state house reporter will be press secretary"
Devereaux Scam Trial: "Mom, sister admit doctoring records"
Exxon Mobil Suit: "Jersey wins suit over oil refineries"
Katz on Corzine: "Katz: I don't have dirt on Corzine"
Open Space Funding: "Groups say the clock is ticking for action on open space funding"
Penn Station (New York): "There's hope at the end of the tunnel"
'Robocalls': "N.J. among states targeting recorded campaign calls"

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


NATION / WORLD

JFK Plot - SL: Bob Braun: "Casting a suspicious eye on some 'big' terror plots"
..... - Opinon Mill: "Jihad with extra cheese" -- A blogger's sharp take. Steven is also the author of the just-released Last Three Miles, story of the building of the Pulaski Skyway.

'No Child Left Behind': "States find loophole: Hold students to lower standards"
Turkey & Iraq - AP: "Turkish Officials Say Troops Enter Iraq"


OF INTEREST



Tony Soprano - SL: "Live, Tony, live! So agree 'Sopranos' viewers"
.......... - Kelly Heyboer's review of Jersey blogs: "Jersey Blogs on The Sopranos"
..... - CN: "Out with a bang?"
Vultures: "N.J.'s vulture culture is on the rise"
Women in NJ Politics: "Female candidates set record with nominations"

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

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Posted by Dan at 10:18 AM