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Monday, March 9, 2009

Give Mayor Sharon keys to the family car again?.. Bernice: That Calendar--again, and Jerry.. PEPtalk sets BOE forum..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice explores unanticipated effects of the new Council calendar and assays the Assemblyman's electoral 'tude. Oh, and that break? What break? Maria has some thoughts on open spaces after coming through downtown as stores were closing. Olddoc rounds up several topics and touches on downtown parking. Wouldn't it be ironic if all those who escaped Hoboken's lack of parking were to find it followed them to Plainfield? PEPtalk announces it is hosting a BOE candidate forum.

Plainfield: Courier reporter Mark Spivey's front-page story on a transit-oriented development study by NJIT and Rutgers Voorhees Center is not yet online. Will post link when it comes up. -- Dan. Here it is: "LINK".

Stimulus Money: "Legislators hold hearings on spending ARRA money" -- Asm Green's committee at 2 PM, complete list here.
Union County: "County's layoff list of 84 posted by Countywatchers"

Books: "At Forrestal, high density storage for 7.5M low usage books" -- Overflow for NYPL, Princeton, Columbia.
Purim: "Purim: A swell time to party"
St. Pat's Celebration: "Hoboken's St. Pat's toll: 80 injuries, 376 summonses" -- A must-read.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • (Reservations by 3/15 please.) Rotary's 10th Annual Wine Tasting Dinner and Silent Auction. Thursday - March 26. 6 - 9 PM. Proceeds benefit college scholarships for PHS and NPHS students. Tickets: $70/person. Checks payable and mailed to: Rotary PNP, Inc., 165 Palmer Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 or email to: rotaryclub@rotarypnp.org.
  • Today - March 9. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. Public may speak at end of meeting.

  • Thursday - March 12. 8:30 AM. Plainwood Square Merchants Association. South Avenue's business community meets to address area concerns and plan joint promotional activities. At Wendy's, corner of Leland and South Avenues.

  • Thursday - March 12. 5 PM. United Way Community Council. The Plainfield UW Community Council will meet to plan for its historic homes tour in May, set to coincide with the annual FOSH garage sale. There will also be a discussion of National Volunteer Week (April 19-25). At the YWCA of Central NJ, 232 East Front at Church Street.

  • Thursday - March 12. 6 PM. 'Urban School District Address'. Maxson PTO/PTA presents Principal Baruti Kafele in an address on Urban Schools. Kafele, formerly principal of Hubbard MS is currently the principal of Newark's Tech High School. At Maxson School Cafeteria, East 7th and Woodland Avenue. Parking and entrance to the cafeteria from the Woodland Avenue lot. All are invited.

  • Thursday - March 12. 7 PM. Cable TV Advisory Board. At City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry in lot behind behind building. Public welcome.

  • Friday - March 13. 6:30 PM. Plainfield Celebrates Phenomenal Women. Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs will recognize 'some of Plainfield's top women across the city and the accomplishments in their personal or professional lives' in celebration of Women's History Month. At the Plainfield campus of Union County College. East 2nd and Church Streets. Public invited.

  • Monday - March 16. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Public may speak at beginning and end of meeting.

  • Wednesday - 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
BREAKING: "NJ unions open to budget compromise to avoid furloughs"
BREAKING: "Merck agrees to merge with Schering-Plough"

Budget: "Where will Corzine find $4B in cuts?"
Camden: "Big questions over shutting of Riverfront State Prison" -- Why close NJ's 3rd newest prison?
Nonprofits: "NJ bill would lift spending restrictions" -- The case of falling funds values.
Overtime: "NJT, Port Authority awash in overtime"
Xanadu: "Key tenant puts off opening until 2010" -- Will Meadowlands monster open at all this year?
Supreme Court: "Court roves: Will hear arguments at Rutgers-Camden"

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Posted by Dan at 8:37 AM