Shakespeare in Bloom tomorrow.. Angioplasty ruling hurts Muhlenberg.. NJT fares.. More on candidate forum.. Moran on machine pols..
PLAINFIELD
Plaque at Garden entrance
Plainfield Today: "'Shakespeare in Bloom' Saturday" and "NJT fares: The REAL problem"
Crescent Times: "Candidate Forum: A political appetizer enjoyed by many"
Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"
Candidate Forum: "Plainfield 2nd Ward hopefuls offer contrasts"
Muhlenberg & Elective Angioplasties:
Primary Election: "Voters have final chance to get an absentee ballot"
Obituary: "Wilbur Coe Stoll: VNA, United Way, Grant Avenue Community Center board member"
Cops on Segways: "Cops riding new wave of personal transportation" -- No mention of Plainfield! We don't get no respect.
Machine Politics: Tom Moran: "This politician is an insult to the voters"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Edison: "Edison's 3 camps have raised more than $250,000 for primary"
Linden: "Official loses county SUV he used to campaign"
Maplewood/South Orange: "Uproar over lesbian teacher's bias claim"
Newark: "Newark's poor take Altoona express"
Paper Mill Playhouse: "Theater to raise curtain on higher prices for tickets"
Perth Amboy: "Council chief seeks review of police and city attorney after $1.9M harassment award" -- Frank Capece, the town attorney, sought liquor license suspensions in Plainfield.
Roselle: "Voters get chance to show what they think of mayor" -- Garrett v. Charlotte.
STATE
Corzine & Katz: "GOP sues for Corzine-Katz e-mails"
Caregiver Wages: "Caregivers urge state to hike pay"
Gov's SP Detail - SL: "Elite unit of troopers gains boost"
..... - NYT: "After Crash, No New Speeding Rule for Corzine’s Drivers"
..... - CN: "State Police to implement training changes"
Pension Funds - CN: "Feds probe N.J. pension funding"
..... - NYT: "Pension Fund Faces Scrutiny From S.E.C."
Supreme Court - SL: "Top lawman is Corzine pick to head court"
.......... - "The worst-kept secret in N.J. politics"
............... -Anne Milgram: "Youth belies experience of Corzine's pick to replace Rabner"
..... - NYT: "Attorney General Is Called Corzine’s Pick for Top Judge"
..... - CN: "Corzine to tap Rabner for state high court"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Attorneygate:
2008 Election - SL: John Farmer: "Most crucial race in years has two parties vexed"
CIA - NYT: "Senate Panel Questions C.I.A. Detentions"
Economy - AP: "Economic Growth Slows to a Near Halt"
Iraq - Reuters: "Bush envisions U.S. presence in Iraq like S.Korea"
OF INTEREST
Food Chain Safety: "U.S. Company Used Melamine in Feed"
Housing Market: "3rd quarterly loss in a row for Hovnanian"
TB Case: "TB Patient Identified as Lawyer; Border Agent, Aware, Let Him In"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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Plaque at Garden entrance
Plainfield Today: "'Shakespeare in Bloom' Saturday" and "NJT fares: The REAL problem"
Crescent Times: "Candidate Forum: A political appetizer enjoyed by many"
Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"
Candidate Forum: "Plainfield 2nd Ward hopefuls offer contrasts"
Muhlenberg & Elective Angioplasties:
SL: "Court rules against elective angioplasties"People's Organization for Progress: "Impeachment demonstration set for City Hall"
NYT: "Court Says New Jersey Official Was Wrong to Permit Angioplasties"
CN: "Central Jersey angioplasties facing restrictions"
This is a serious blow to a program which Muhlenberg had counted on as improving cardiac care for area residents.
Primary Election: "Voters have final chance to get an absentee ballot"
Obituary: "Wilbur Coe Stoll: VNA, United Way, Grant Avenue Community Center board member"
Cops on Segways: "Cops riding new wave of personal transportation" -- No mention of Plainfield! We don't get no respect.
Machine Politics: Tom Moran: "This politician is an insult to the voters"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- 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: "Edison's 3 camps have raised more than $250,000 for primary"
Linden: "Official loses county SUV he used to campaign"
Maplewood/South Orange: "Uproar over lesbian teacher's bias claim"
Newark: "Newark's poor take Altoona express"
Paper Mill Playhouse: "Theater to raise curtain on higher prices for tickets"
Perth Amboy: "Council chief seeks review of police and city attorney after $1.9M harassment award" -- Frank Capece, the town attorney, sought liquor license suspensions in Plainfield.
Roselle: "Voters get chance to show what they think of mayor" -- Garrett v. Charlotte.
STATE
Corzine & Katz: "GOP sues for Corzine-Katz e-mails"
Caregiver Wages: "Caregivers urge state to hike pay"
Gov's SP Detail - SL: "Elite unit of troopers gains boost"
..... - NYT: "After Crash, No New Speeding Rule for Corzine’s Drivers"
..... - CN: "State Police to implement training changes"
Pension Funds - CN: "Feds probe N.J. pension funding"
..... - NYT: "Pension Fund Faces Scrutiny From S.E.C."
Supreme Court - SL: "Top lawman is Corzine pick to head court"
.......... - "The worst-kept secret in N.J. politics"
............... -Anne Milgram: "Youth belies experience of Corzine's pick to replace Rabner"
..... - NYT: "Attorney General Is Called Corzine’s Pick for Top Judge"
..... - CN: "Corzine to tap Rabner for state high court"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Attorneygate:
Ark. Morning News: "Griffin To Resign Friday, Congressional Staffers Say"
LAT: "Minnesota case fits pattern in U.S. attorneys flap"
National Journal: "How GOP operative pursued partisan aggend with the Justice Department"
More Rove-inspired meddling comes to light. In Missouri, just before the 2006 election, a GOP operative had a hand in US Attorneys saying the GOP governor did no wrong in one case, and pursued vote-fraud charges (unsubstantiated) against a group registering low-income residents. In Minnesota, the DOJ considered firing a US Attorney who supported Native American voting rights. Griffin, the Rove buddy sneaked in to replace Arkansas' Bud Griffin is expected to resign today -- Rove's tactic angered the state's Senators. Payback.
2008 Election - SL: John Farmer: "Most crucial race in years has two parties vexed"
CIA - NYT: "Senate Panel Questions C.I.A. Detentions"
Economy - AP: "Economic Growth Slows to a Near Halt"
Iraq - Reuters: "Bush envisions U.S. presence in Iraq like S.Korea"
OF INTEREST
Food Chain Safety: "U.S. Company Used Melamine in Feed"
Housing Market: "3rd quarterly loss in a row for Hovnanian"
TB Case: "TB Patient Identified as Lawyer; Border Agent, Aware, Let Him In"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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