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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Dan & Bernice: Budget Advisory Committee.. Editorial praises Muhlenberg activists..settlement drags on.. Swain's celebrates 140th..

PLAINFIELD


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice reports on the Dudley House situation and also the CBAC report last night. Maria, a public school parent, reports with excitement on the new Pressman charter school. While we wait for Olddoc's thoughts on the Council meeting, he conducts a side tour on the Cathars. PSS News posts a link to the recent BOE resignation, which is not exactly news anymore.


Muhlenberg --
 Swain Galleries: "Swain family celebrates 140 years in business" -- Including special sale this weekend.

Abbott Schools: Gordon MacInnes: "The Supreme Court's Abbott delusion" -- MacInnes is part of a Plainfield LWV roundtable on school funding December 3. Mark your calendar.
Bridgewater Commons, Woodbridge Mall: "Owner of 4 malls may file for bankruptcy" -- May have to sell assets in down market to meet creditor demand.
Solar Energy: "Supermarket counting on 1,666 solar panels to cut bills dramatically"

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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.

  • Today - November 25. 7:30 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Thursday - 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

Corruption: "Newark Council president's aide admits he took bribes"
Elizabeth: "Elizabeth nets 4 with $175K worth of pot" -- Elizabeth PD one-ups U.C. Prosecutor.
Liberty Science Center: "LSC seeks $2.5M in UEZ funds from Jersey City to stay open"
Morristown & Erie RR: "M&E project has drained millions"
New Brunswick: "Famed Elijah's Kitchen feeding program cuts back meal services"


STATE

BREAKING --
Pension Fund: "Official: State underestimated scope of crisis"

Economic Recovery Package: "Senate and Corzine act on 6 bills in package"
Sen. Menendez: "Menendez tapped to head Dems' Senate campaign committee"
Home Equity Fraud: "Identity thieves looted lines-of-credit"
Redevelopment: "Vote over Morristown's 'Hispanic removal' plan delayed"
State Pension Funds: "Funds director vows transparency"

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


NATION / WORLD

Obama Transition --
 Guantanamo: "US will release bin Laden's driver to Yemen"
Iraq War: "'Coalition of the willing' lists were surreptitiously altered by White House"

OF INTEREST

Health: "Study: What a cancer doctor might (or might not) tell you"
Veterans: "VA redefinition of service-related disability angers vets"
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Posted by Dan at 10:38 AM