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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

City vehicle missing?.. Budget: Panel flunks city.. Track Club gets use of PHS.. Bernice: Sunshine Boys worth seeing.. Budget calendar update..

PLAINFIELD


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice notes the Act IV production of 'The Sunshine Boys' currently running at FUSP. Maria is excited about the improvements Dr. Gallon's walkthroughs are generating. Olddoc salutes the walled city of Carcassonne, used in the film 'Camelot'. PEPtalk posts the first ten 'I's of parental involvement. PPS News reports on new teachers' 'Breakfast with the Boss', with pix. Councilor Burney updates us on the state of the budget process.


2009 Budget: "Citizens budget panel flunks city" -- You can read, print or download the CBAC report here.
Tsunami Track Club: "Track club can use inside of PHS"
Red Cross: "Plainfield Red Cross continues turkey giveaway to those in need"

Neighborhood Stabilization Program: "Housing grants offer hope" -- Portion of $12.5M grants to be shared by Union County.
Jayson Williams Appeal: "NJ Supreme Court to hear appeal on racial slur ruling"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Food Donations Needed: Consider donating to your a local religious organization's feeding program or food pantry, or give to the COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NJ: Accepts dry, refrigerated or frozen food. Distributes food to charities throughout the state. Location: 31 Evans Terminal Road, Hillside, N.J. Info: (908) 355-3663; or visit njfoodbank.org/.

  • This weekend - ACT IV Theater: Neil Simon's 'The Sunshine Boys'. Lewis and Clark, a vaudeville team, brings back their act for a TV history of comedy, but their offstage dislike for each other stands in the way. Featuring award-winning John Boucher and Renato Biribin. At First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue. Tickets: $15. Info/reservations: (908) 756-0750. Three performances: 8 PM - Fri 11/28, Sat 11/29; and 3 PM Sun 11/30.

  • BUDGET CALENDAR: A three-year budget comparison document is online here.

  • Tomorrow - November 27. Thanksgiving Day.

  • Friday - November 28. 8 PM - 2 AM. West End Reunion '08. Dance the night away as Plainfield's most popular social happening celebrates an East-West Connection Blowout. Featuring the band Cosmic Heat and the Doris Spears Jazz Quintet, with DJ Kevin McAllister. At BUF Community Center Complex, West 7th and Central. Dress to impress, BYOB. Donation: $25/person. Info: Frank Coit (908) 722-3498 or (712) 314-1443, Lenny Cathcart (908) 305-0668, Milt Campbell (908) 732-6377, or Albert Mills (347) 892-8981.

  • Monday - December 1. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.

  • Wednesday - December 3. 6:30 PM. LWV Forum on School Funding. Plainfield's school funding formula is changing, and you can learn what this will mean for our District and our taxpayers. Gordon McInnes spent five years as Assistant Commissioner of Education with responsibility for the Abbot Schools. He is presently a lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton. McInnes will be joined by Plainfield Schools Superintendent Dr. Steve Gallon. Sponsored by the Plainfield chapter of the League of Women Voters. At the new Emerson Community School, East 3rd Street and Emerson Avenue.

  • Wednesday - December 3. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Monday - December 8. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Development: "Hamilton attempts to rezone after developer reduces project's scale" -- Big tussle.
New Brunswick: "Elijah's Promise restores meal after donation influx" -- Gannett | Ledger |


STATE

Hospitals: "Financial outlook of state's hospitals is bleak" -- NJBiz | Ledger | Record | NJHA Release |
NJN: Fran Wood: "New Jersey can't afford to let NJN fade to black"
Rutgers: "Assembly panel wants update on reforms" -- Gannett | Ledger |
State Pension Funds--
 Transportation Bonds: "Fewer NJ individuals bought bonds" -- After spending $200K on advertising.

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD

Obama Transition --
 Iraq: "U.S. staying silent on withdrawal pact until after its vote"
John McCain: "McCain defends campaign tactics" -- And praises selection of Napolitano for DHS.
Mortgages: "Fed aid spurs instant rush to refinance" -- Mortgage rates drop half percent.

OF INTEREST

Schools & Math: "Report: Poor districts lack qualified math teachers"
Toy Safety: "Group warns of holiday toy dangers" -- Water yo-yos and more.

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Posted by Dan at 8:09 AM