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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

26 - Wed - Confusion over Mayor's meeting... Sharpe and Maddox coming to town... Organ concert at Crescent Ave...

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Concerned Citizens of Plainfield meets 6:30 tonight at Public Library:
Topics include gangs, overall crime and improving Black-Hispanic relations

PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________

Plainfield Today: "Confusion over Mayor's '100 Days' Town Meeting"

'100 Days' Town Hall Meeting: "Mayor will hold town hall-style meeting"
Brunch Saturday: "Radio station to honor Newark mayor" -- Sharpe, Maddox expected...
Crescent Concerts: "Festival of French organ music set for Sunday"
Crime:
..... - "Man arrested after shooting self"
..... - "Thief stabbed in fight with victim, police say"
'Urban Help Connection': "Plainfield woman forms aid group"

Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Surveillance cams: "Trenton police cameras to watch 'hot spots'"
..... - Gun Violence: "Seeking a National Voice, 15 Mayors Meet on Gun Violence"
..... - 'Gaming' Housing Subsidies: "Retired Morris employee indicted for rent fraud"
..... - Immigration: "Debate over immigration comes to Morristown Council"
..... - Bedminster Recall: "Resignation would avert recall election"

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Kenilworth: "School board awaits council's budget cuts"
South Plainfield - CN: "Arrests, injuries follow South Plainfield High School brawl"
..... - SL: "SPHS brawl ends with four arrests, including Plainfield girl"
Union County Superior Court: "Court loses John Pisansky, expert on civil law, to retirement"


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine - Record: "Corzine's First 100 days: Retrench, Renege, Reform"
..... - Column, SL: Tom Moran: "Corzine's boldness could slap him back"
Menendez' Vacant House Seat: "Vas turns president into his latest TV target"
GOP: "Conservatives back primary challenge to Sen. Kean"

Abbott Schools: "Abbott school funding heads back to state Supreme Court"
DEP: "DEP permit process draws fire at hearing"
DOT: "Legislator takes agency to task on dearth of minorities"
Federal Judgeships: "Smooth sailing for judicial nominees"
Ground Zero Building: "A deal is struck, unfreezing plan for Ground Zero"
Medical Care: "Jersey ranks 42nd in care of uninsured"
Rehab Puzzle: "Program needed, yet unfilled beds for addicts cost Jersey $1.6 million"
Trooper Hazing: "Trooper report issued; Secret group not behind hazing"
UMDNJ - SL: "Shake-up, pink slips at UMDNJ"
..... - NYT: "Newark City Council President Defends Work as UMDNJ Trustee"
Towns:

..... - Newark - Booker: "Booker plans post of labor director; A nod to union supporters"
........ - South Ward Race: "Three upstarts vie for Bradley's seat" -- and candidate profiles
........ - Fake LWV Debate?: "'Debate' in Newark draws criticism from Rice rivals"
........ - Sharpe's Slush Funds: "Newark mayor, council to meet Corzine over $80M for developments"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Trenton: "Trenton police keep electronic eyes peeled; Cameras to watch 'hot spots'"
..... - Montclair: "New school will memorialize director of 'colored Y'"
..... - Irvington: "The team that couldn't be beat, but is it fair?"
.......... - 'Xtreme Makeover': "Central Jerseyans join charity effort"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Churches & Politics - WP: "Clerics Challenge Ohio Churches' Political Activities"
CIA Firing - Truthout: "McCarthyism: Mary and Joe"
Gas Prices - SL: "Higher prices got you puzzled at the pump?"
..... - NYT: "Bush Takes Steps to Ease Increase in Energy Prices"
Guantanamo - LAT: "U.S. to Free 141 Terror Suspects"
Gun Violence: "Seeking a National Voice, 15 Mayors Meet on Gun Violence"
Homeland Security - SL: "U.S. to scrutinize backgrounds of port workers for terrorist ties"
Immigration - SL: "Immigration Services stares at a nightmare backlog of applications"
Iran - Asia Times: "Tehran insider tells of US black ops"
Iraq:
..... - Rummie, Rice: "Rumsfeld, Rice Pay Joint Visit to Baghdad"
..... - Funding - SL: "Bush vows to veto $106.5B for war over $14B in add-ons"
..... - Runup to War - The Hill: "Sen. Roberts seeks delay of Intelligence probe"
..... - Abu Ghraib - NYT: "Abu Ghraib Officer to Face Charges"
..... - Rebuilding - NYT: "Rebuilding of Iraqi Pipeline as Disaster Waiting to Happen"
..... - GI Resistance - The Nation: "When GI Joe Says No"
Military - NYT: "Rumsfeld Sued Over Pentagon's Recruiting Database"
Nuclear Tests - Salt Lake Trib: "Test blast in Nevada: A nuclear rehearsal"
..... - Las Vegas Sun: "Scientists say planned blast a part of nuclear testing"
White House Staff - AP: "Fox News commentator to be press secretary"


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