Chief's position eliminated.. Gibson pulls McWilliams memorial.. Jerry's troubling trifecta.. School cuts opposed..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Chief's Job Abolished" | "Gibson Pulls Memorial Resolution"
Crescent Times: "Council: Erasing Participation"| "DOE update" | "One Laptop Per Child" |
Save Muhlenberg: "Save Muhlenberg: Update from Dottie Gutenkauf"
Plainfield Trees: "Southern Magnolia" -- A further post in Greg Palermo's ongoing series on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch weighs in today on the Police Chief v. Police Director question -- see (here) -- and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here).
Mayor v. Santiago: "Plainfield council axes police chief post" -- Courier | Ledger |
School Budget: "Parents, employees protest proposed Plainfield school cuts"
Abbott Districts: "Corzine asks court to end most Abbott mandates"
Development Rebates: "Towns forego millions while residents pick up school tab"
McGreeveys: "Judge to rule on Dina's fraud claim" | Kathleen O'Brien: "Three's a sordid crowd"
Pensions: "Towns get $1.2B pension bill" -- Ledger | Record | -- More budget pressure on towns.
Taxes: "Lawmaker urges letting mayors impose new municipal taxes"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- NOTE:
- Tuesday, March 25, is the last day to register to vote in April's School Board election.
- Today - March 20. 6:30 PM. Brownfields Development Area Steering Committee. Initial meeting. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Today - March 20. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Today - March 20. RESCHEDULED.
6th Annual Boys & Girls Club Father/Daughter Dance. - Tuesday - March 25. Last day to REGISTER to vote for the School Board Election. Information: Union County Board of Elections, 271 North Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07208. (908) 527-4121.
- Tuesday - March 25. 7 PM. Recital: A Forgotten Legacy - Women Composers of the Past. A piano recital by Plainfield's own Victoria Griswold, featuring music of Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Wieck Schumann, Marianne Martinez, Maria Szymanowska and Margaret Bonds. Sponsored by the Plainfield Cultural & Heritage Commission. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. Reception follows the recital. FREE.
- Tuesday - March 25. 7 PM. Board of Ed:Business Meeting. PHS Library, 950 Park Avenue.
- Tuesday - March 25. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Friday - March 28. 7-11 PM. Acting Superintendent's Social Gathering. Sponsored by Parents Empowering Parents (PEP). At the PHS Cafeteria (Parking available in Kenyon Avenue lot), 950 Park Avenue. All are welcome.
- Saturday - March 29. 7:30 PM. Vocals 'N' Vibes Concert. The vocal group Mixed Company will perform doo-wop, barbershop, showtunes, light rock and jazz favorites. The World Jazz Quintet will also perform. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. $15/person, $10/seniors and students. Info: (908) 756-0750.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Sharpe James Trial --
- Romance?: "Signs of romance recalled in James and Riley's trial"
- Bob Braun: "Star witness has a secret: No one reads fine print"
EWR: "Newark check thefts: Tip of counterfeiting iceberg"
Lesniak & Garwood: "Greed, Arrogance and Abuse of Power" -- A resident responds to Lesniak's letter in the Ledger.
Roselle: "Hopefuls differ on need for special-ed school"
Roselle Park: "Star treatment as crews film two different movies"
Voting Machines: "State AG confronted on voting machines"
STATE
Commercial Real Estate: "Commercial real estate faces uncertain future"
Population Shifts: "Few pick Jersey as their new home"
School Spending: "Report: More money goes to special ed districts"
NJ's Traffic: "The big picture on traffic in Jersey"
Unemployment: "Job losses mount in N.J."
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Analysis: "Clinton's last hope: The race card?"
- Obama Speech: "Groups respond to call for national discussion on race" -- NYTimes | Ledger |
- Clinton Docs: "Clinton's schedules reveal curious deletions" -- For example, no entry at all for the day she spent 4 hours before a grand jury about the 'missing' Rose law firm papers.
- Dirty Tricks: "Anti-Obama video crafted by right-wing talk radio producer" -- With link to YouTube.
- Florida/Michigan: "From Clinton, New Pressure for a Revote in Michigan" -- NYTimes | WashPost |
- Bush: "'Strategic Victory' Is Near, Bush Asserts" -- It's been 'near' every time he spoke for the last five years.
- Citizens: "Demonstrators Mark 5 Years of War With Protests Across District"
OF INTEREST
Political Caricatures: "Drawing the Candidates" -- 4 caricaturists on the 3 candidates.
Food Safety: "Is washing produce enough?"
'Public Safety' Spectrum: "Failure to Draw Bids for Spectrum Raises Suspicion"
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