At least 20 people were within sight of a gang fight in Trenton, but not one will tell police what happened. 

A Little Girl Shot, and a Crowd That Didn’t See

After producing some of TV’s most successful recent shows, Ben Silverman is trying to revive NBC’s slumping entertainment division.

NBC’s Turnaround Artist, Relying on Insider Ties

The program would include license plate readers and 3,000 security cameras below Canal Street.

New York Plans Surveillance Veil for Downtown

A fall in ad revenue leads reporters and editors at The Wall Street Journal to worry that their jobs may be in jeopardy if Dow Jones stays independent.

Job Cuts Averted as Bid for Journal Stays Open

Across the country, voters said the presidential race had become much too intense, much too soon.

Voters Excited Over ’08 Campaign; Tired of It, Too

Deisha Bennett said she did not know why the man she planned to marry shot up her apartment as he went on a rampage that ended in his death Saturday. 

Rage of Man Shot by Police Stuns Fiancée

A producer’s online forum became a destination for Transformers fans to vent frustration with a film’s production executives.

Fans Get to Talk About ‘Transformers,’ and the Knives Are Unsheathed

The threat of a lawsuit has officials scrambling to find a new location for a heliport on the water at 30th Street. 

West Side Heliport Must Go, Park Advocacy Group Says

On a set in Union Square, Lián Amaris Sifuentes, a performance artist, is getting ready for a date by moving very, very slowly.

She’s Got a Date and Only 72 Hours to Prepare

Roger Federer matched Bjorn Borg’s record of five consecutive wins at the All England Club by defeating Rafael Nadal in five sets.

Federer Wins His Fifth Wimbledon Title in a Row

Long Island’s North Fork wineries are struggling to handle crowds looking more for a good time than a good wine.

New York Wineries Face Tastings Gone Wild

The Parks Department has largely ceded its role as a provider of free youth recreational services, changing the way many of the city’s poorest children play. 

Difficult Choices for the Old Rec Center

Levon Helm, a veteran of the Band, has become a children’s troubadour.

New Generation Hops the Mystery Train

The first-half finale, a listless loss to the Astros, represented how things have been going lately for the Mets. 

After Tough Trip, Mets Look Forward to Time Off

A talented group of young prospects lead a Trenton staff that is the nexus of the Yankees’ recent emphasis on developing pitching.

Yankees Pin Their Hopes on Pitching and Patience

A key legislative report suggests that congestion pricing is an unfair tax on lower- and middle-income drivers.

Report Recommends Rejecting Plan on City Traffic

Live Earth had an especially precarious balance between eco-consciousness and ego-consciousness.

Sounding the Global-Warming Alarm Without Upsetting the Fans

Despite a vibrant local economy, Atlanta’s surge in foreclosures offers a glimpse of what experts fear may be in store for other U.S. cities.

Increasing Rate of Foreclosures Upsets Atlanta

Some aides to the president want to forestall Republican defections by announcing an intention to gradually withdraw American troops.

In White House, Debate Is Rising on Iraq Pullback

Black Entertainment Television is introducing 16 shows through 2008, the biggest lineup of debuts in its 27-year history.

Network for Blacks Broadens Its Schedule

Media organizations say Britain’s tight reporting restrictions hamper their ability to cover terrorism stories.

British Press Assails Curbs on Reporting

Martin Cruz Smith still writes soulfully and evocatively about Arkady Renko, the wary, astutely cynical Russian detective who first appeared 26 years ago in “Gorky Park.”

Dig Up the Garrote and the Moscow Rule Book: Guess Who’s Back in Town

Can a newspaper maintain editorial independence under the shadows cast by its publisher’s conduct?

Ethics Tenet Is on Trial in Minnesota

The London production of “The Drowsy Chaperone,” which opened at the Novello Theater on May 14, is to close on Aug. 4. “London ticket sales for our show have been slower than needed to sustain a longer run at the Novello,” said an announcement from the producers. The Broadway production, which opened on May 1, 2006, is still running at the Marquis Theater. ... Martha Plimpton has been chosen to replace Missi Pyle as Helena in the Shakespeare in the Park production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” opening in previews on Aug. 7 and continuing through Sept. 9 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. An announcement said that Ms. Pyle withdrew because of an unexpected scheduling conflict. ... Danny DeVito was honored for lifetime achievement in cinema at closing ceremonies on Saturday at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. The top prize at the festival, the biggest such event in Central Europe, went to an Icelandic film, Baltasar Kormakur’s “Myrin,” about a group of pugnacious men.

Footnotes

The fifth annual “Spirit of Django Reinhardt” concert, celebrating the hot swing of that jazz guitarist and his 1930s collaboration with the jazz violin pioneer Stéphane Grappelli in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, will be in New York on Aug. 1 at Frederick P. Rose Hall, the home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Performers will include the Gypsy guitarists Dorado Schmitt and his son Samson Schmitt, the accordionist Ludovic Beier, the bassist Brian Q. Torff and the John Jorgenson Quintet.

Salute to Django

Charles Lane was an American character actor and centenarian whose career spanned 76 years.

July 9, 2007

Headlines from July 9, 2007

A Little Girl Shot, and a Crowd That Didn’t See

NBC’s Turnaround Artist, Relying on Insider Ties

New York Plans Surveillance Veil for Downtown

Job Cuts Averted as Bid for Journal Stays Open

Voters Excited Over ’08 Campaign; Tired of It, Too

Billboard 200

Lost Highway

Icky Thump

5th Gear

Big Dog Daddy

Memory Almost Full

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for July 9, 2007