NJ News Round-Up April 9

by: Hopeful

Mon Apr 09, 2007

reprinted with permission of Blue Jersey

1:05 AM EDT

The calendar may say April, but it feels like winter. Here\’s a picture I took yesterday to remind you that the trees are in blossom:

\"Woodstown

 

  • The Inquirer asks why wealthy and powerful men like State Senator Wayne Bryant feel the need to break the law.

     

  • The New York Times has a very interesting profile of Washington Township and how its Smart Growth plan worked too well.

     

  • Herb Jackson and John McAlpin explain the state\’s pension problems (again.)

     

  • Don Imus continues to apologize for his comments about the Rutgers women\’s basketball team. Rev. Sharpton, Rev. Jackson, and the NAACP all called for his resignation:

     

    James E. Harris, president of the New Jersey chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, demanded Sunday that Imus \”resign or be terminated immediately.\”

     

  • Wayne DeAngelo will run for Assembly in LD14. Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein is running for reelection, and Seema Singh is running for State Senate.

     

  • Republicans in LD12 want it chosen for the Clean Elections Program.

     

  • A dailyrecord.com headline says \”Property-tax refunds mean more paperwork,\” but the article says \”the process for receiving the rebates will be the same as in past years.\” In future years there may be a direct credit. On the other hand, David Rebovich at politicsnj.com says we still don\’t have meaningful reform.

     

  • Okay, it\’s not politics, but I listened to the Devils-Islanders game on the radio yesterday, and will never forget it. The game was meaningless for the Devils and essential for the Islanders to make the playoffs:

     

    Protecting a 2-1 lead late in regulation time, the Islanders saw it slip away when the Devils pulled goalie Scott Clemmensen for an extra skater and John Madden tied the game with nine-tenths of a second remaining.

    Fortunately the Islanders won the overtime shootout, so both teams make the playoffs.

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