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Monday, April 20, 2009

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:


Would you vote for a crew that can't get their line numbers right?
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice, Maria and PEPtalk focus on the Board of Ed election. Olddoc recalls Muhlenberg of yore -- including a Packard ambulance! -- and some Intracoastal Waterway pix.


Mapp Campaign: "Opening HQ, Mapp appeals to 4th Ward, emphasizes tough background"
Rev. Shannon Wright: "Former Levine campaign manager becomes a rival candidate" -- But you knew this yesterday if you read Plainfield Today (here).

Sen. Ray Lesniak: "Lesniak says stolen Blackberry contained no top secret data"
Middlesex Co.: "New FEMA flood maps for county add over 1,000 structures"
New Brunswick: "Grassroots Dems field 50 candidates against machine for Committee seats"
Gangs: "Rapper Treach films anti-gang movie in Paterson"


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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • Wednesday - April 22. Administrative Professionals Day. Don't forget to thank the people who REALLY make the world go 'round.

  • Thursday - April 23. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Culture & Heritage Commission Open House.

  • Saturday - April 25. 8 PM. Crescent Concerts: Reformation and Requiem. The Crescent Choral Society and orchestra present J.S. Bach's Ein feste' Burg cantata and John Rutter's Requiem. Under the direction of Ronald Thayer. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). Tickets: $20/person, $15/seniors, $5/students. Info: (908) 756-2468 or visit the website at www.crescentconcerts.org/.

  • Tuesday - April 28. 6:30 PM. Citywide Block Association Meeting. Getting reorganized. At: United Presbyterian Church, 525 East Front Street (across from Richmond Towers, parking in rear).
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STATE
Illegal Immigrants: "Uncertainty for measure offering in-state tuition to illegal immigrants"
McGuire AFB: "Falcons keep skies over McGuire free of birds" -- And out of engine turbines.
Princeton U.: "Recession causes Princeton to rein in spending"


NATION / WORLD

CIA Torture: "Waterboarding used on 2 suspects 266 times"

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