Dan's blogs and the Mayoral race.. Bernice & Olddoc: IT tabled, Hellwig confirmed, more.. PEPtalk starts BOE candidate profiles..

PLAINFIELD

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

One is for rants, one is not.

• "Dan's blogs and the Mayoral Race: 1 for, 1 not"
  
  
  
  
  
• Today is the last day to join the 161 who have already voted in the PMUA Poll: "Should the PMUA be reined in?" -- Mayoral candidate Adrian Mapp is proposing reintegrating the PMUA into the city.

Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice notes the Council tables the IT proposal and confirms Hellwig, and that the public doesn't want Solaris on the Emergency Council. Olddoc neatly summarizes the Council meeting, too. Maria points to a article on deciding who's a good BOE candidate. PEPtalk begins posting BOE candidate profiles, with Terence 'Quahim' Williams. PPS News notes a PHS senior is recognized by UCC's Young Playwrights competition.

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Quitting Smoking: "Plainfielder quits, with online community and resources"
Pension Payment Deferral: "Pension deferment plan advances"

Edison: "County, township Dems not backing Choi in June primary"
Kean U.: "Car congestion fuels plan for more parking"
Layoffs: "200 protest 14 South Orange layoffs"
North Plainfield: "Plainfield man rams ex-girlfriend's SUV on Route 22"
Rahway: "Union workers protest Merck layoff plans"
Somerset County: "McDonald to replace Forrest as Prosecutor" -- Ledger | Courier |

Mortgage Fraud: "Mortgage fraud soars as rules tighten"
Solar Panels & Land Use: "Solar panels present challenge for land use boards"
Tech & Justice: "Twittering juror nearly derails trial" | "Former PA senator guilty on 137 counts"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

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• Today - March 17. 7 PM. Board of Ed Business Meeting. At the Board of Ed Administration Building (Jefferson School), 1200 Myrtle Avenue. Public welcome.
  
  
• Today - March 17. 7 PM. City Council FY2010 Budget Meeting. Getting an early start on the FY2010 budget process. At City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entrance at rear of building. Public welcome.
  
  
• VENUE CHANGE: Today - March 17. 7 PM. PMUA Board of Commissioners Meeting. At the Plainfield campus of Union County College, in the Annex. Entrance off the parking lot. East 2nd and Church Streets. Public welcome.
  
  
• Tomorrow - March 18. 7 PM. LWV Forum: Charter Schools: Issues and Opportunities. Moderated by Plainfield League of Women Voters president Herb Green, this program brings together resources for a thorough discussion of issues facing families considering a charter school. Participants: Heather Ngoma, director of the NJ Charter School Resource Center; Superintendent Steve Gallon III, where an in-district alternative Arts and Advance Studies school begins this fall; and a representative of a Plainfield charter school. At Emerson Community School, East 3rd Street and Emerson Avenue.
  
  
• Thursday - March 19. 7 PM. FOSH Meeting. The Friends of Sleepy Hollow meet to discuss issue of importance to residents and to plan activities for the community, among which a favorite is always the annual FOSH Yard Sale, which draws thousands of visitors to the Queen City. At the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue at 8th Street. Info: Pat Kavanaugh, (908) 561-6046.
  
  
• Thursday - March 19. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.

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STATE
Budget --

• "Corzine uses Facebook to solicit advice"
• "Corzine launches radio ads on budget"
• "Black Caucus outlines its budget agenda"
• "Budget chairs go after Christie quote"
  

Stimulus Money: "Federal cash to keep more cops on the street"

BPU: "Senate confirms Jeanne Fox for second term"
Legislature: "8 bills passed to guard kids on Internet" -- The most effective rule of all: Kids' computers should be where parents can see them at all times.
Math & Science Teachers: "Fast-tracking certification of Wall Street's jobless"
Patient Safety Act: "Bill to name hospitals making mistakes advances" -- 'Never events'.
Toxic Sites: "State poised to license private cleanup"

NATION / WORLD
Stimulus Money: "Road repairs? Shovels are there, readiness may not be"
AIG: "Rage at insurer boils over" -- WashPost | WSJ | Check out Terry Gross' interview yesterday of NYTimes' Gretchen Morgenson on AIG here. Compelling.
Small Business: "Obama acts to boost small-business lending"

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