Breaking News: Karl Rove tells White House he is to be indicted.
See first item under National section.
Tonight - 8:00 PM - Private Screening of "Something for Everyone"
This 1970 cult comic classic starring Michael York and Angela
Lansbury will be screened at the home of Councilman Rashid and
Wendy Burney, 1127 Watchung Avenue.. $20. Doors open at 8:00,
film starts at 8:45 sharp. Proceeds benefit next month's Plainfield
Pride LGBT Film Festival.
Today - To-do before your mail carrier arrives! Postal workers
will collect food donations to help Stamp Out Hunger!
Leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods next to your mailbox
prior to the time of regular mail delivery today. Food items should
be in non-breakable containers, such as boxes and cans. Letter carriers will
collect donations and deliver them to food banks.
Today - 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Annual Spring Book Sale, Plainfield Public Library, West 8th & Park Avenue
Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library, whose projects extend the Library's
services and programs. See you there!
Today - 11:00 AM
Pre-Mother's Day march against violence starts at Neighborhood House,
644 West Fourth Street, ends at City Hall, East 6th Street & Watchung Avenue
PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________
Plainfield Today: "Plainfield puts its best face forward?"
Abbott School Funding - Editorial, CN [3rd item]: "High time"
Accident: "Plainfield cyclist killed crossing Route 22"
Red Cross [last item]: "Red Cross volunteers feted at reception"
Track & Field: "Smith, Taylor, Adams propel Plainfield to girls division title"
Connections? Food For Thought
..... - John Lynch: "As federal investigation continues, Lynch plans exit from public life"
..... - Drugs: "Students shout down drugs with songs"
Events for this week are here
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Legal Notices: Go here, and click on 'New Search' You can search by County, Newspaper
or keyword [such as 'Plainfield' or 'Sheriff']
TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________
Bound Brook - CN: "Bound Brook inspector convicted of soliciting sex"
..... - SL: "Former housing inspector convicted for soliciting tenant"
Cranford: "Two more Cranford kids contract hepatitis A"
Hillsborough: "Committee starts first phases of Town Center plan"
Scotch Plains: "Man charged in 2000 murder of Scotch Plains woman"
South Plainfield: "Trooper indicted over sex photo"
NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________
Corzine: "Corzine moves to improve state college, university ethics"
..... - Complete text of the Executive Order and report of the advisory commission
Development: "Developer loses bid to stop trial on suit over eagles on Petty's Island"
Funeral Protests: "New Jersey moves to join other states barring funeral protests"
Human Trafficking: "Feds charge man in smuggling Filipino women thru Newark"
Medicare: "Deadline looms Monday for Medicare D sign-up"
Teen Murders: "Two charged in slayings of students from Newark"
Towns:
..... - Newark: "Booker gets 'fatherly advice' from longtime foe James"
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here
..... - Newark Housing Authority - NYT: "Pact Will Change Newark Housing Agency"
.......... - here is yesterday's Ledger story on the agreement with HUD
..... - Bayonne: "World's largest passenger ship is christened in New York Harbor"
..... - Parisppany/Long Branch: "Whitewater prosecutor charged with stalking ex-girlfriend"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here
NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________
(Chart, NY Times - click to enlarge)
Breaking news - Karl Rove: "Rove Informs White House He Will Be Indicted"
Scandal Central:
..... - CIA Corruption - WP: "Ousted CIA No. 3 Is Target of Home, Office Raids"
200,000 AK-47s Go Missing - KNX1070 News: "Fear Guns for Iraq Went to Insurgents"
..... - Guardian/UK: "Small arms shipped to Iraq 'go missing' as Pentagon uses dealers"
CIA - Reuters/SL: "CIA nominee gains Senate support as spying concerns continue to swirl"
Immigration - SL: "Bush will press for immigration overhaul"
Voting Machines: "Scientists call Diebold security flaw 'worst ever'"
OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________
Drugs - Paxil: "Drug maker warns of link between Paxil and suicide"
Environment: "Top 100 corporate air polluters named"
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CSM - Christian Science Monitor | CP - Courier Post [Cherry Hill] | HNT - Home News [New Brunswick] |
JJ - Jersey Journal [Jersey City] | LAT - Los Angeles Times | ND - Newsday | NOLA - Times-Picayune |
NPR - National Public Radio | PNJ - Politics NJ | TT - Trenton Times |
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