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Thursday, May 25, 2006

25 - Thu - Daylight shooting outside Library... Dan...and Bernice...on schools... Drug bust nets 4... Pipe theft causes gas leak...

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PLAINFIELD_________________________________________________________________________________












(Photo, Courier News)
Shooting - CN: "Daylight shooting wounds man on steps of Plainfield library" -- Ledger not online

Plainfield Today: "A burning question from the school funding conference"
Plain Talker: "'The School Is On Fire'"

Bank Robbery: "Plainfield man in court after failed No. Plainfield bank heist"
Drug Arrests - CN: "Plainfield area drug raid nets four arrests, 5 ounces" -- Ledger not online
Pipe Stolen: "Pipe thieves cause gas leak, police say"

Connections? Food For Thought
..... - Immigrants: "Teens fleeing the gangs of Central America"
..... - Pedestrian Safety: Paul Mulshine: "State to pedestrians: Take a hike"
..... - ABC Issues: "ABC board focuses on bar license in Hillside"
..... - Cellphone Crime Photo: "Witness uses phone to get photo of attack"
..... - Property Tax Revaluation: "Meeting on Montclair's first property revaluation since 1989"
..... - High School Fights: "After-school brawl triggers call for civility in Orange"
..... - Land Use: "Montclair planners seek new limits on lot coverage to curb 'McMansions'"

Events for this week are here

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TRI-COUNTY AREA___________________________________________________________________________

Bedminster: "Township committee replaces Joerger"
Hillside: "Students see how not to drive"
Middlesex Co.: "Immigration raids shake upCounty's Indonesian community, net 32"
Mountainside: "Mountainside studies registry to let residents shun salesmen, solicitors"
Scotch Plains: "Jerseyan charged in Sierra Leone as spy gains bail"
Scotch Plains/Fanwood: "11 high school seniors skip finals to test their mettle"
UCC Commencement: "Success in a world gone silent"
Union Twp.: "A plastic model of the Warsaw Ghetto teaches grim history"


BOOKER TRANSITION________________________________________________________________________

Update: "Newark mayoral transition off to 'a good start'"
..... - Booker and James agree to set aside differences for the city's sake
.......... - The Ledger's Newark campaign blog is here, and the NY Times blog is here


NEW JERSEY________________________________________________________________________________

Corzine: "Forget governor: East Asians view Corzine as CEO"

Gambling Ring: "Coach, Gretzky's wife plan to sue N.J. for $50M each"
Schools - Achievement Tests: "Mixed results for N.J. students in science test"
Stem Cell Research: "Codey says budget concerns to delay stem cell bond issue"
UMDNJ: "Citing U.S. probe, Moody's drops school's credit rating"
..... - "After a tumultuous year, UMDNJ graduates 1,476"
Voting Machines: "Lawyer blasts NJ's electronic voting machines"
Who's on First?: "Jersey gets 3rd governor in 5 days"
Xanadu - NYT: "Delays and Higher Costs Expected for Xanadu"

Towns:

..... - Newark: "For a century, these Sisters have devoted themselves to children in Newark"
........ A celebration of the centenary of the Sisters of St. John the Baptist, a Roman
........ Catholic order of which Library Director Joe Da Rold's sister, Lois, a North Plainfield
........ native, is a member and wrote the centennial history
..... - Montclair: "Irises show signs of life since vandalism at Presby Gardens last August"
..... - Orange: "After-school brawl triggers call for civility in Orange"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here
Margulies' Cartoon is here



NATION / WORLD____________________________________________________________________________

Scandal Central:

..... - Lobbygate:
..... - Plamegate - SL: "Cheney may get call in ex-aide Libby's trial"
Immigration - SL: "Senate set to approve immigration compromise"
..... - WSJ: "Finding the Gaps in Tighter Borders"
.......... - "Immigration Costs Move to Fore"
Self-Defense Laws: "Movement to expand use of deadly force is gaining"


OF INTEREST________________________________________________________________________________

Anglicans & Gays: "Top Episcopal bishop is mum on gay rights during Newark visit"
Environmental Issues - WSJ: "It's Easier Being Green at the Local Level"
Harp Therapy?: "Musician strikes a healing chord with kids"
Health: "Praise and caution for cervical cancer vaccine"
Parenting: "Parents told not to shake babies"

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AFP - Agence France Presse | AP - Associated Press | APP - Asbury Park Press | BR - Bergen Record |
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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