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                                                     Friday, May 11, 2007
            
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NJ Politics  

• Corzine’s first week back; slow, steady approach NYT 
  > Complaint against trooper gets tossed AC Press Gannett
   

• Law firm accuses board of ed of corruption The Bergen  County law firm of DeCotiis,
  Fitzpatrick, Cole and Wisler has accused Pleasantville school board members, Craig
  Callaway’s political organization and several area businessmen of violating federal anti-
  racketeering law AC Press

NJ Environment 

• Eco-groups fear river-dredging deal is near Nineteen environmental and citizen groups
  say they believe that, despite their strong objections, Gov. Jon Corzine has quietly ended a
  long-standing dispute with Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and agreed to dredge the Delaware
  River Star-Ledger  
  
   

• Whippany River fuel spill traced to nearby rail yard Crews work to remove contaminant
  from water, soil on the shoreline after residual fuel flowed to stream when contractor cut up
  tanks for scrap metal Daily Record  
   

PA Environment

• DEP probes coke plant river discharge The DEP is investigating the cause of a thin sheen
  of oil that appeared this week on the main channel of the Ohio River at Shenango Inc.'s Neville
  Island coke works Post-Gazette  Tribune Review  Beaver County Times
   

• PPL bills headed higher State regulators approve a plan that will allow PPL Electric Utilities to purchase power during the next three years to prepare for the expected jump in customers' bills
  once current generation rate caps expire at the end of 2009 Express-Times

PA Politics 

• Legislator faces trial on perjury, weapons charges State Sen. Robert Regola will stand
  trial on charges stemming from the death of a 14-year-old neighbor who shot himself in the head
  with the senator's handgun Associated Press

New York/Nation/World

• Comptroller criticizes new state budget It is "fiscally imprudent," boosts spending by about
  three times the inflation rate, and does little to reduce New York's ballooning debt, says state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli Newsday
   
• Indian Point to expand sewer testing Officials plan to search for traces of tritium and the
  more dangerous strontium 90 in the village's sewer system until they can determine how far
  the radioactive isotopes have traveled LoHudson.com  

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