C L I P S

Where Plainfield turns for news.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

LWV forum on charter schools.. Storch: Downtown opportunity.. Burney: State aid numbers.. Bernice: Community butterfly garden..

PLAINFIELD


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice finds a community butterfly garden starting up as an afterschool project. Maria notes PSE&G's GreenFest is just weeks away. Olddoc, who paid three mortgages off early, has a few words about Plainfield's budget situation. And pix from Olympus. Councilor Burney posts the at-last-announced state aid figures. Councilor Storch reports on Plainfield's downtown: Hard times offer an opportunity.

Charter Schools --
 Gay Teens: "Creating a haven for gay teens in Newark" -- Newark is trying.
Mental Health: "Nash, of 'A Beautiful Mind', advocates for community mental health funding"
Ledger Award: "Two Ledger reporters honored for Rutgers' sports cost stories" -- Scripps Howard Foundation.
Union County Courthouse: "'Ghost Hunters' crew takes on county's haunted courthouse"

Churches & Loans: "Churches and their lenders suffering after boom-years borrowing"

Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.


WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Tomorrow - 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.

  • Tuesday - March 17. 7 PM. Board of Ed Business Meeting. At the Board of Ed Administration Building (Jefferson School), 1200 Myrtle Avenue. Public welcome.

  • Tuesday - 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: Tuesday - 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.

  • 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.
Got an event to publicize? Click here and send me the details.
STATE
Budget & the Arts: "Corzine budget ignores laws on arts funding"
Election Districts: "Supreme Court ruling threatens to shake up NJ elections"

Rep. Donald Payne: "Thinking locally, acting globally"
School Reform: "Davy the public face of sweeping, debatable, reforms"
Vas Corruption Case: "Old allies say Vas alienated those close to him"

Not getting your own CLIPS email daily? Click here to get started.

Posted by Dan at 9:06 AM