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Monday, March 16, 2009

Morehouse Glee Club tonight.. Bernice: Santiago settlement on tonight.. Vote on pension plan deferral today.. Man tries to steal cop car..

PLAINFIELD



PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice notes items on tonight's Council meeting and the calendar conundrum. Councilor Storch has a pop quiz on Plainfield politics. Quick and easy, or is it? Maria continues to look at BOE policies, which, she says, have as many loops as her grandmother's shawl. Olddoc takes a stab at Storch's quiz and posts comments furthering the finance discussion.


Theft of Cop Car: "Man busted trying to steal undercover cop car" -- Courier | Ledger | -- Does the story imply the car was unlocked, with keys in it?

Pension Plan Deferral Bill: "Bill set for vote today"
Piscataway: "Safe and neat, and close to college sports..."
Food Bank Culinary School: "Community Food Bank turns out chefs"
Gangs & Hospitals: "Hospital workers told how to ID, handle gang members"


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WHAT'S HAPPENING

  • Today - March 16. 7 PM. Morehouse Glee Club Concert at Shiloh. Freewill offering. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info: (908) 754-3353 or see details here.

  • Today - 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.

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

  • Tomorrow - 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: Tomorrow - 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.
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STATE
2009 Races: "Christie: Lay off workers, cut overtime" -- Gannett | Ledger |
Budget: "Jockeying begins on plan for fiscal pain"

Arts Funding: "Corzine proposes cutting below required minimum"
BPU: "Fox trots out accomplishments, identifies goals for 2nd term" -- Criticized for secret bank account.
Lottery: "Corzine wants to add PowerBall to the list" -- NJ would join 30 other states.
NJT: "Money for train safety never got on track"
Vas Corruption Case: "Perth Amboy residents show Vas little support after indictment"

NATION / WORLD

AIG: "AIG ships billions in bailout abroad" -- Politico | WSJ |
Cheney: "Cheney: Obama's terrorism policies make US vulnerable"
Financial Regulation: "US moves to toughen finance rules"
GOP - OpEd, WSJ: "Why the GOP can't win with minorities"
Torture: "Secret Red Cross report cited US 'torture'" -- LATimes | WashPost |

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