P-Funk today.. Bd of Ed moves decisively.. Declaring email bankruptcy?.. Cheez Wiz inventor dies..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: "Declaring email bankruptcy?"
Plain Talker: "Howard is Out, Carter is In"
Crescent Times: "Taking the day off"
Campaign Blog wrapups: "Cory Storch" | "Tony Rucker"
Laws of Life Essay: Shatia Wyatt: "Life lessons learned young are a gift" -- Award-winning essay by PHS ninth-grader.
Theft: "Three people steal food from McDonald's drive-thru"
Rt. 22 Pattern Change: "State shuts Rt. 22 U-turn" -- Westbound side, at the IHOP.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today. 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 here.
- Today. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Friday. June 15. 6 PM Potluck. 7 PM Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Community Pizza Party. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
- Thursday. June 21. 6 PM. 3rd Thursday Concerts at Plainwood Square Park. Plainfield's own New Jersey Concert Opera. Sponsor: Plainwood Square Merchants and City of Plainfield. At Plainwood Square Park, South Avenue. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Bridgewater: "Crane rolls down hill, hits home"
Sharpe James: "James told he's target of grand jury probe"
Mendham: "St. Joseph's Church evicts a group of clergy-abuse victims"
Newark: "Facing Gap in Budget, Newark Plans Buyout Offers"
STATE
A.C. Murders - SL: "Handyman willing to have DNA tested"
..... - NYT: "Man Agrees to DNA Tests in Deaths of Prostitutes"
Democrats: "Dems gather to raise bucks and hear Bill"
Gangs: "9 Tres gang is charged in statewide drug network"
Princeton: "Princeton alumni, trust brains behind $30M neuroscience gift"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Bush & Libby Pardon: Dan Froomkin: "What About the Rule of Law?"
CIA's Secret Prisons - WP: "Report Gives Details on CIA Prisons"
OF INTEREST
Obituary: "Edwin Traisman, food scientist, inventor of Cheez Whiz" -- He invented Cheez Whiz and instant pudding and perfected McDonald's french fries; also an NPR audio appreciation.
Paris Hilton: "Paris Hilton in hysterics as she's sent back to LA jail"
Passport Regs: "Passport rules waived amid growing anger"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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