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Sunday, March 8, 2009

Gunplay over weekend.. Your comments posted.. Bernice: Planning update.. Storch: Econ Growth minutes.. Burney: Two on IT.. More local news..

PLAINFIELD


TWO GUNPLAY INCIDENTS: Over the weekend, two shots fired incidents: West 3rd & Monroe, Friday, approximately 7 PM; Near Hugo's, East Front & Church, Saturday, approximately 2 AM.

PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice brings us up to speed on Planning Board doings. Olddoc comments on IT -- the Courier's editorial and Burney's post. Councilor Storch posts minutes for the Economic Growth committee meeting last week. Councilor Burney has been busy, with two must-read posts on the I.T. matter. PSN finds the PHS boys on the road, beating Ridge.

City's I.T. Plan - Editorial, CN: "Plainfield needs a plan before the vote"
Abbott School Funding: "Hearings end on school financing" -- Report due to NJ Supremes in April.
Humane Society, Letter - CN: "Marjorie Green thanks Courier for helping"
NJEA Health Plan: "State lets NJEA keep pricey health plan -- for now"
Raritan Valley Line: "Plainfield man chokes conductor, attempts suicide"

Bridgewater: "A decade later, Patriots are still a hit"
Ecko's Castle: "After $30M, fashion designer's Bernardsville home unfinished" -- Paid for by your hoodies.

The Funeral Trades: "Not even death, it turns out, is recession-proof"
New G.I. Bill: "A new GI Bill to serve vets of a new era"
Real Estate: "In Bayonne, rentals for a pioneering spirit"

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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.
  • Monday - 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
Corzine & Budget --
 BPU: "Utilities boss Fox faces tough questioning by senators"
DWI: "Head of Center for Hispanic Policy in Jersey City DUI" -- Name-dropping did not help.
Down the Shore: "Replenishment: Gains and losses on the Jersey shore"
Grade Tampering: "Fixing grades? Why are we not surprised?"
Izod Center & Pru Rock: "When arenas collide" -- How long can they compete for same acts?
Plowing State Roads: "The private army that keeps roads clear" -- All you ever wanted to know about private snow plowing.

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Posted by Dan at 8:15 AM