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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Who should get City wheels?.. Bernice: More on Council reorg.. Maria: Signs of hope [and an eatery] on North Avenue.. Corzine wants wage freeze..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice has some further notes on the Council reorganization. Maria notes signs of hope on North Avenue, including a new eatery, 'El Paso'. Olddoc shares some [humorous] quotations from 1955. Plainfield Sports News catches up with PHS boys wrestling in Rahway and the Ironmen on the road. To all our bloggers, Happy New Year!.


State Budget: "Corzine plans wage freeze to plug $2.1B budget gap" -- That's the current budget, never mind next year.
Green Brook: "Dems to take control of Council" -- First time in 46 years.
Voting Machines: "Editorial: NJ shortchanges its voters" -- The NYTimes thinks its time for optical scans. Me, too.

Commuting: "Bridge approval will double tracks into, out of NYC"
Libraries: "NJ libraries face rising use, budget cuts"
Real Estate: "First-time buyers make hay in housing drought" -- Block that metaphor!
Union County: "County Watchers: Year in Review"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • FY2009 BUDGET: A three-year budget comparison document is online here.

  • Regular PMUA Service Resumes Monday.

  • Wednesday - January 7. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Healthcare 2009 Roundtable. Moderated by Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski. Participants: Bernadette Countryman, Sr. VP, Trinitas RMC; Deborah Dowe, Save Muhlenberg; Sharol Lewis, MD; and Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs. Sponsor: Union County Women's Political Caucus. Light refreshments. At: Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street at Park Avenue. FREE.
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Posted by Dan at 9:36 AM