Sopranos wrap up.. Pride Picnic.. Club Malibu plans.. United Way survey..
The Sopranos: "One Last Family Gathering" (NYT), "A Bang-Up Finale" (WP), and "Don't stop believing" (SL)
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: "Pride Picnic 2007 - An Album"
Crescent Times: "Survey Time Is Here"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "VWBHD Booth At Plainfield Pride Picnic"
Pride Picnic: "Plainfield residents come together with pride"
Terrill Road: "Former Club Malibu nightspot may give way to cafe"
Hospitals - Editorial, CN: "Charity care system needs heartfelt reevaluation"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today through Thursday. Plainfield Pride Film Festival. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. Info: 757-6103. Complete details and description on the website. FREE.
- Monday. 6:00 PM - "It's Not Gay" and "Tarnation"
- Tuesday. 6:30 PM - "Arisan"
- Wednesday. 6:00 PM - "In My Father's Church" and "Round Trip"
- Thursday. 6:00 PM - "Madame Sata"
- 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.
- 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.
- Saturday. June 16. 8 PM. New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus: Greetings From New Jersey. - A concert celebrating its 16th season. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue. $25 at the door. Info: www.njgmc.org, or call (609) 396-7774.
- 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
Newark: "City seeks redevelopment on 182 acres of industrial land"
Raritan Boro: "Luxury units could signal change in Raritan Boro"
Union County College: "College asks stargazers for financial assistance"
STATE
Budget: "States Finding Fiscal Surprise: A Cash Surplus" -- NJ clocks in at $1.9B.
'Clean Elections': "$10 donations fuel 'clean elections' plan"
Corruption: "Anti-corruption steps set for review"
Corzine Emails: "Governor's e-mails to ex-girlfriend raise larger access issue"
Legislative Ethics - Editorial, SL: "One ethics standard for all"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Guantanamo - WP: "Powell Calls for Closure of Military Prison at Guantanamo"
Gun Sales Info - Editorial, SL: "A bull's eye on gun safety" -- Shortstopping the 'Tiahrt amendment'.
Immigration Judges - WP: "Since 2004, half lack immigration experience, third have GOP insider ties"
Iraq - NYT: "U.S. Arming Sunnis to Battle Old Qaeda Allies" -- In essence, funding both sides.
OF INTEREST
Bloggers: "Libby Supporters Who Wrote to Judge Learn That Letters Take on New Life on the Web"
'Holocaust Industry' author: "Controversial professor denied tenure at DePaul" -- Dershowitz trumps Chomsky and Hilberg.
Lutherans: "N.J. Lutheran Synod backs actively gay clergy"
'Podcast U.': "UCal-Berkeley 'Podcast U.' classes let students listen for free"
Tourette's Syndrome: "Somerville nonprofit supports families dealing with Tourette's"
World Jewish Congress: "Cosmetics Heir to Lead WJC"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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