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Monday, April 6, 2009

Bracket Madness: Candidates file today.. Bernice & Olddoc on Council agenda.. Maria: Civic Indicators.. Deer management presentation tonight..

PLAINFIELD


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice got some open comments yesterday and notes candidate filings and Council today. Maria explores Civic Indicators and dialogs that foster understaning. Olddoc scans tonight's Council agenda. PSNews finds Ironmen defeating Wave. Don't foreget Councilor Burney's post on the deer management presentation set for tonight.

Courier Press Awards: "Courier recognized with four top NJPA awards" -- Including Plainfield reporter Mark Spivey for a three-story portfolio. Congrats, Mark!

Green Brook: "Town mulls ordinance changes for weddings, civil unions"
Perth Amboy: "Diocese forbids sex ed class in school city rents" -- Looks like the lawyer didn't read the lease.
Unemployment Filing: "State cuts wait time on phone lines"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Help! The computer ate the master calendar. Please resend any events scheduled from April forward to this email. Thanks!

  • Today - April 6. 8:30 AM. Raritan Valley Rail Coalition. NJT's featured presentation will be on next steps in the Hudson Tunnel project and more. At the Council Chambers, Westfield Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield. Info: (908) 231-7021 or email rvrc@co.somerset.nj.us.

  • Today - April 6. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. A deer management presentation is scheduled for 7:45 by Principal NJ Biologist Susan Predl. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. (Parking and entry at rear of building.) Public may speak at end of meeting.

  • Tomorrow - April 7. 4 - 8 PM. Free Rabies Clinic. Bring your cat or dog to a free rabies clinic. Cats must be in secure carrier and dogs must be on a leash. At the Bergen Street Firehouse. Dog and cat licenses will be available.

  • Tomorrow - April 7. 6:30 PM. Board of Ed Work/Study Session. At the Plainfield Public Schools Administration Building (Jefferson School), 1200 Myrtle Avenue. Public invited.

  • Tomorrow - April 7. 7 PM. City Council Budget Hearing. At City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry at the rear of the building. Public welcome.

  • Tomorrow - April 7. 7 PM. PMUA Board of Commissioners. At PMUA headquarters, 127 Roosevelt Avenue (corner of East 2nd Street). Public invited.

  • Thursday - April 9. 7 PM. Cable TV Advisory Board. At City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry in lot behind behind building. Public welcome.

  • Saturday - April 11. Noon - 4 PM. Sabor Latino: A Taste of Latin Plainfield. Taste the dishes and treats of Plainfield's Latino cultures. The event commemorates the late Pepsi Charles, who founded 'Plainfield Cooks'. Entertainment, music and vendors. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). Tickets: $10/person. At the door or in advance from Venture & Venture, 102 East Front Street, 2nd floor. Info: (908) 561-9600.

  • Saturday - April 11. 12:30 PM. Easter Egg Hunt. Bring the little ones ages 3-8 to this fun event and support a worthy cause, too. Games, prizes, and of course Easter Eggs galore! (Bring your own Easter basket.) Proceeds go to Breast Cancer Research Foundation. At Green Brook Park. For ages 3 - 8. $5/per child. Come on time for registration, hunt starts at 1 PM sharp.

  • Monday - April 13. 7 PM. United Way Plainfield Community Council. Planning continues for the joint UW House Tour and FOSH Garage Sale scheduled for May 31 (mark your calendars!) as well as the upcoming National Volunteer Week (April 19 - 25). At the YWCA of Central NJ, 232 East Front at Church Street.

  • NOTE VENUE CHANGE: Monday - April 13. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. Emerson Community School. Emerson Avenue and East 3rd Street. Public may speak at beginning and end of meeting.

  • Monday - April 13. 8 PM. VWB Historic District Meeting. Regular monthly meeting. 967 Madison Avenue.

  • Thursday - April 16. 7 PM. League of Women Voters BOE Candidate Forum. Ten candidates for four Board of Education seats will face off in the annual LWV candidate forum. Candidate statements will appear in an LWV ad in the Courier in advance of the forum. Plainfield's LWV chapter, formed in 1920, is one of the oldest in the nation. In the Anne Louise Davis Meeting Room at the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue and 8th Street. FREE.

  • Friday - Sunday - April 17-19. Scrapbooking Weekend Getaway at The Pillars. Plainfield's B&B innkeepers Lamont Blowe and Nancy Fiske host a weekend for scrapbookers, including meals, constant snacks, endless pots of coffee and plenty of workspace. Best experienced as a 'stayover' event, arrangements can be made for those who cannot book a room. Give The Pillars a call at (908) 753-0922 for more details. Visit The Pillars website at www.pillars2.com/.

  • Saturday - April 18. 6:30 PM. 'Camp Discovery' Benefit Auction. Wine, cheese and desserts will be featured at this event to raise funds for a summer educational camp for Plainfield public school students. Local entertainer Gloria Walsh will preside over live and silent auctions of over 200 items, services, gift baskets and business gift certificates. An evening of fun, hilarity and bargains for all. Sponsored by United Plainfield CDC, a registered nonprofit. At United Church of Christ, Congregational. 220 West 7th Street at Madison Avenue (parking in Madison Avenue lot and on the street). Tickets $10 in advance. For tickets and info, call (732) 996-7359 or (908) 531-4979.
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STATE
Bank Bailout $$$: "Several Jersey banks rethink keeping TARP money" -- 'Badge of honor has become a scarlet letter'.
Employee Overtime: "Overtime cut for prison guards saves state $2.6M"
Munoz Assembly Seat: "Assemblyman's widow seeks to fill seat"
Stimulus Money: "Corzine: Route 46 work is bridge to a better future" -- As opposed to a bridge to nowhere.

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