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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

PMUA poll results.. Drug Fair closes.. Bernice whacks Dan.. Olddoc on Emergency Management Council.. PEPtalk continues BOE candidate profiles..

PLAINFIELD


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice gives Dan a whack and takes a break. Maria finds BOE meetings get under way too late with student presentations and staff recognitions. Olddoc comments on the Emergency Management Council, Plainfield Today and that @#**!% AIG. PEPtallk continues BOE candidate profiles with #2, Katherine Peterson. PSN finds the Ironmen still in the hunt. Assemblyman Green posts the Legislative Black Caucus' agenda for 2009-10.

Chief Santiago: "Council OKs $275K settlement with Santiago, extends Hellwig term"

Countywatchers: "Countywatchers celebrates Sunshine Week, and posts Union County online info links"
Jayson Williams: "Tanya seeks divorce, citing infidelity, failing as husband and father"
Newark: "Gay couple say attack after Britney Spears concert a bias crime"
North Plainfield: "Boro settles with Villa Maria property owner over taxes" -- Project will also change.
South Plainfield: "Council OKs borrowing $325K to settle tax appeal"
Union County: "77 employees saved from layoffs with pension deferral plan" -- But the piper will still have to be paid. With interest.

First Time Offenders: "Perth Amboy embraces program to keep teens out of jails" -- And Plainfield?
iPhones: "Apple shakes up uses for iPhone"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - 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.

  • Tomorrow - 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.

  • Tomorrow - 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
Property Tax Deduction: "Guv rethinking eliminating property tax deduction"
School Choice: "Davy wants to make 'school choice' available to every district in state"
State Pension Funds: "State sues over its Lehman losses" -- Ledger | NYTimes |

NATION / WORLD
AIG: "Payback time for AIG" -- McClatchy | WashPost | NYTimes | -- and a must-read from Maureen Dowd.
Health Care - OpEd, Ledger: "Health care reform: Let's do it right" -- Jim Florio and David Knowlton.

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Posted by Dan at 9:35 AM