MLK daughter dies.. Robinson-Briggs sidesteps needle-exchange.. DNA evidence frees Plainfield man..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: "Robinson-Briggs sidesteps needle-exchange program"
Plain Talker: "Property Owners: "Information Please""
Crescent Times: "Share the one thing you would like to see"
Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"
Halsey Case - SL: "Verdict overturned; DNA links another man to kids' murders"
.......... - "Years later, the crime still shocks Plainfield"
..... - NYT: "DNA in Murders Frees Inmate After 19 Years"
..... - CN: "DNA frees city man"
Monday Afternoon Club: "Plainfield women's club founded in 1888 holds its final meeting"
Education: "A School Frees Low-Income Boys From the Pressures of the Streets"
Real Estate: "'Teardowns' worrying devotees of old houses"
.......... - "Jersey bucks housing decline"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Fanwood Building Collapse - SL: "Rescue from the rubble"
..... - CN: "Fanwood building collapse traps 2"
Cranford: "After delays, Cranford Crossing gets ready for business"
Newark: "Booker wants to sell retailers on city"
Union Twp.: "Rental registration law spurs more complaints"
STATE
2008 Primary: Tom Moran: "This new political star may eclipse his rivals"
2008 Elections - SL: "Menendez gains No. 2 post on campaign panel"
Budget - SL: "Increased revenue projections in line with Corzine budget plan"
..... - NYT: "Strong Tax Figures Improve Prospects for Corzine’s Budget"
..... - CN: "Corzine budget receives boost"
Corzine: "Buckle up, says Corzine in TV ad for national highway association"
Ft. Dix Plot: "The 'gun enthusiast' who is tied to Ft. Dix plot"
Immigration: "Divided Morristown at center of bitter national fight"
Pinelands Fire: "Military training blamed for forest fire"
Port Authority - SL: "A trans-Hudson vision: Tolls without tollbooths"
..... - NYT: "Agency Might Replace Bridge and Tunnel Tollbooths With Cashless System"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Congress - Truthout: "Former Deputy AG on Wiretaps: "White House Tried to Coerce Ashcroft""
..... - SL/McClatchy: "Ashcroft's aide faults no-warrant spy effort"
..... - WP: "Gonzales Hospital Episode Detailed"
.......... - "Gonzales: Deputy Was Pointman on Firings"
..... - NYT: "President Intervened in Dispute Over Eavesdropping"
GOP - Bloomberg: "Republicans Unnerved by Paralyzed Presidency"
Wolfowitz Affair - WP: "White House Support for Wolfowitz Wavers"
OF INTEREST
Obituary (Breaking, 5:21 AM): "Yolanda Denise King, daughter of MLK"
Catholic Church: "Code used to discuss problem priests, Mexican cardinal says"
Wells Fargo: "Riding shotgun with history"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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Plainfield Today: "Robinson-Briggs sidesteps needle-exchange program"
Plain Talker: "Property Owners: "Information Please""
Crescent Times: "Share the one thing you would like to see"
Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"
Halsey Case - SL: "Verdict overturned; DNA links another man to kids' murders"
.......... - "Years later, the crime still shocks Plainfield"
..... - NYT: "DNA in Murders Frees Inmate After 19 Years"
..... - CN: "DNA frees city man"
Monday Afternoon Club: "Plainfield women's club founded in 1888 holds its final meeting"
Education: "A School Frees Low-Income Boys From the Pressures of the Streets"
Real Estate: "'Teardowns' worrying devotees of old houses"
.......... - "Jersey bucks housing decline"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow. May 17. 7 PM. Exhibit: No Easy Walk. Lecture by photographer Helen M. Stummer. Sponsor: Cultural & Heritage Commission. Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue & West 8th Street. FREE.
- Friday. May 18. 6 PM, Potluck. 7 PM, Program. Think Globally / Act Locally: Civil Liberties in the Age of Terrorism, Deborah Jacobs. First Unitarian Society. 724 Park Avenue. Info: 756-0750. FREE.
- Saturday. May 19. 10 AM. Union County 150th Anniversary Celebration. Kickoff Lectures and Exhibits. At Union County College, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford. Sponsor: Union County Freeholders. Refreshments will be served. FREE.
- Saturday. May 19. Noon - 6 PM. Union County 150th Anniversary Celebration. Music, Entertainment and a Classic Auto Show. At Nomahegan Park, Springfield Avenue, Cranford (across from Union County College). Sponsor: Union County Freeholders. FREE.
- Sunday. May 20. 9 AM - 4PM. 14th Annual FOSH Garage Sale. Sponsored by the Friends of Sleepy Hollow. Last year's sale had one hundred locations. One of Plainfield's best-attended annual events.
- Sunday. May 20. 9 AM - 4PM. Van Wyck Brooks Garage Sale. Sponsor: Van Wyck Brooks Historic District. Start at 912 Central Avenue.
- Sunday. May 20. 9 AM - 3 PM. 2nd Annual Multi-Yard Sale Benefitting Homeless Animal Lifeline. For more info, visit www.halrescue.org. Location: 1326 Watchung Avenue.
- Sunday. May 20. 2 - 4 PM. Architectural Walking Tour of the VWB Historic District. Sponsor: Historical Society of Plainfield. Starting at: The Pillars B&B, 922 Central Avenue. $5 Individual/$10 Family. Tickets on sale at 1 PM.
- Sunday. May 20. 3 PM. Crescent Concerts: Crescent Singers 'Ensemble!'. Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. $20/$15 at the door.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Fanwood Building Collapse - SL: "Rescue from the rubble"
..... - CN: "Fanwood building collapse traps 2"
Cranford: "After delays, Cranford Crossing gets ready for business"
Newark: "Booker wants to sell retailers on city"
Union Twp.: "Rental registration law spurs more complaints"
STATE
2008 Primary: Tom Moran: "This new political star may eclipse his rivals"
2008 Elections - SL: "Menendez gains No. 2 post on campaign panel"
Budget - SL: "Increased revenue projections in line with Corzine budget plan"
..... - NYT: "Strong Tax Figures Improve Prospects for Corzine’s Budget"
..... - CN: "Corzine budget receives boost"
Corzine: "Buckle up, says Corzine in TV ad for national highway association"
Ft. Dix Plot: "The 'gun enthusiast' who is tied to Ft. Dix plot"
Immigration: "Divided Morristown at center of bitter national fight"
Pinelands Fire: "Military training blamed for forest fire"
Port Authority - SL: "A trans-Hudson vision: Tolls without tollbooths"
..... - NYT: "Agency Might Replace Bridge and Tunnel Tollbooths With Cashless System"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Congress - Truthout: "Former Deputy AG on Wiretaps: "White House Tried to Coerce Ashcroft""
..... - SL/McClatchy: "Ashcroft's aide faults no-warrant spy effort"
..... - WP: "Gonzales Hospital Episode Detailed"
.......... - "Gonzales: Deputy Was Pointman on Firings"
..... - NYT: "President Intervened in Dispute Over Eavesdropping"
GOP - Bloomberg: "Republicans Unnerved by Paralyzed Presidency"
Wolfowitz Affair - WP: "White House Support for Wolfowitz Wavers"
OF INTEREST
Obituary (Breaking, 5:21 AM): "Yolanda Denise King, daughter of MLK"
Catholic Church: "Code used to discuss problem priests, Mexican cardinal says"
Wells Fargo: "Riding shotgun with history"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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