Muhlenberg tonight.. Assembly wants to help hospitals?.. BOE.. Shooting, traffic fatalities..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Man, 26, fatally shot" | "Park and 5th. What next?" | "BOE approves new titles"
Crescent Times: "BOE: What a strange meeting!" | "What was not talked about: NJQSAC"
Doc's Potpourri: "Council Meeting"
Save Muhlenberg:
- "Courier drops the ball today"
- "The Assembly wants to help?"
- "Letter: Closing would devastate Plainfield"
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch(here) has an entry on developing a City Council agenda; and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here).
Shooting: "Man fatally shot on street corner" -- Courier | Ledger |
McGreevey Divorce Trial: "McGreevey expected to testify on custody"
Race: "Towns hold discussion on race, without media spin" -- South Orange & Maplewood.
Schools: "Urban educators say of new state reform efforts: Get real"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Thursday - May 8. 10 AM - 12:30 PM. Temporary Rental Assistance Workshop. An attorney will be available to inform residents of their legal rights as tenants. Sponsored by: Plainfield Action Services. At City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue. Info: Joy Hilliman (908) 753-3526 or Maria Lopez (908) 753-3525. FREE.
- Friday - May 9. 3 PM. El Día de los Niños. Officially designated by Congress, Plainfield celebrates the 'Day of the Child', showcasing performances and art by students of the Bilingual Day Care Center. The Cedarbrook School musical ensemble will perform, as well as Folklore Infantil Latino Americano and Grupo Inti Raymi. At the Bilingual Day Care Center, 225 West 2nd Street. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
- Monday - May 12. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Tuesday - May 13. Last day to REGISTER to vote for the June Primary Election. Information: Union County Board of Elections, 271 North Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07208. (908) 527-4121.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Hillside: "Hillside council is suing the mayor" -- DeFilippo-by-proxy Syndrome?
Kean U.: "Kean studies longer week of classes"
Springfield: "Union business agent admits taking bribe from a contractor"
Union County: "Judge Donohue gets nod for tenure" -- Politically wired judge had been accused of misconduct.
STATE
Camden: "In a Faded City, Plans to Build a Hotel Build Hope"
Scholarships: "Lawmakers seek to prop up falling STARS program"
Tax Rebates: "Leaders to AARP: No cuts in senior rebates"
Workers' Comp: "Lawmakers discuss repairs for workers' comp system"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Today's Primaries: "Five things to look for in Indiana" | "and in North Carolina"
- John Farmer: "The race could end today or return to square one"
- GOP: "House losses stoke GOP tensions"
Mortgages: "Doubts Raised on Big Backers of Mortgages" -- Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the brink?
OF INTEREST
Obituary: "Mildred Loving, Quiet Va. Wife Ended Interracial Marriage Ban"
Patents: "In One Flaw, Questions on Validity of 46 Judges" -- 'The first thing we do, let's kill all the...'
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