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Monday, June 4, 2007

Plainfield blogs cornucopia.. Green's Park Hotel election gambit?.. Make tomorrow count.. More on angioplasties..

PLAINFIELD



Plainfield Today: "Green and the Park Hotel: Just an election gambit?" and "Make tomorrow count"

Plain Talker: "Eyesore Mars City Crossroads"
Crescent Times: "A weekend in Plainfield" and "Code Enforcement and Inspections"
Plainfield Trees: "Catalpa" -- A stunning tropical vine posing as a street tree?
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "An album from the Porch Stroll"

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


Concert at Crescent Church: "Gay Men's Chorus ending 16th season"
Muhlenberg - Editorial, CN: "Elective angioplasties deserve longer trial"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "Putting patients first"
..... - Charity Care: "Hospital group chief: More aid needed for charity care"
Schools: "'Laws of Life' awards will be given Tuesday"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • Today. 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Saturday. June 9. Noon - 7 PM. Rhythm & Blues by the Brook. Sponsored by Union County Freeholders. At Cedar Brook Park. FREE.

  • 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


North Plainfield: "Tykes helping peers smile"
Watchung: "Mount St. Mary students finish school journey"


STATE


JFK Plot - SL: "Insider tore cloak off pipeline plot"
.......... - "Fear runs through Linden after plan to bomb pipeline"
..... - NYT: "Papers Portray Plot as More Talk Than Action"

A.C. Murders: "A.C. prostitute says man told her he was a killer"
Budget - SL: "Jersey attempting transparent budget"
..... - CN: "Corzine defends '06 tax increase"
Corruption: "Devereaux scam trial opens" -- Hired her sister and mother, allegedly for make-work jobs.
Corzine Nominations: "Youth won't hurt AG nominee"
Film Production: "States up ante to lure film, TV productions"
Gay Pride Weekend: "Jersey Pride festival draws 20,000 to Asbury Park"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here
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NATION / WORLD


Iraq - NYT: "Commanders Say Push in Baghdad Is Short of Goal"
Neocons & China - Congressional Quarterly: "Officials Tried to Reverse China Policy, Says Powell Aide" -- Rummie, Wolfie, Feith, Bolton & Co.

Pakistan - NYT: "Former Leader Talks of Return to Pakistan, and Maybe Power"
.......... - WP: "As TV Coverage Feeds Protests, Musharraf Reacts"


OF INTEREST


Dog Behavior: "What Were They Thinking? More Than We Knew."
Mayors Against Illegal Guns: "Bloomberg Cast as Enemy No. 1 of Gun Rights Advocates"

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

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