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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Plainfield Stimulus-tracking website.. BOE budget now to Council.. Ex-bodyguard gets PTI.. Arbor Day.. Creative BOE candidate accounting?..

PLAINFIELD


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice notes tomorrow's Arbor Day observance, especially honoring the late Charles Billups. Maria clarifies the BOE turnout rate. Olddoc notes some interesting bookkeeping on the BOE candidate committees. Hmmm... PEPtalk invites all to a meet-and-greet for the new school board. Assemblyman Green congratulates the new BOE members, but not without taking whacks at DD and Bernice. Councilor Burney notes that since the school budget FAILED, it now comes to the Council to resolve.

Mayor's ex- bodyguard: "Officer dodges guilty plea in PTI deal" -- Courier | Ledger | -- Money stolen from PBA.
Morristown & Erie RR: "Plans for freight line suspended"

Hillside: "Menza's slate wins school board" -- More trouble for Charlotte.
New Brunswick: "Reform Dems go to court after clerk disqualifies 20 committee candidates"
Plainfield Iris Garden?: "County steps in to help save Presby Iris Garden" -- Anyone remember Plainfield's?
Schools: "Study cites dire economic impact of poor schools"
Union Concessions: "Concessions avert South Orange layoffs" -- Furloughs and wage concessions.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - April 23. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Culture & Heritage Commission Open House.

  • Tomorrow - April 24. 11 AM. Arbor Day Observance. The late neighborhood leader Charles Billups will be honored, as well as designations of 'specimen trees' -- and American Elm (Madison Avenue) and a Tulip Tree (Stelle Avenue). At Bryant Playground, 419 East 6th Street (between Franklin Place and Richmond Street, parking also available on 5th Street). Public invited.

  • Saturday - April 25. 9 AM - 1 PM. Community Health Fair: RWJ's Scotch Plains Center. Free healthy food, children's activities, cooking demos, clowns, giveaways -- and health information. At RWJ Rahway Fitness & Health Center, 2120 Lamberts Mill Road, Scotch Plains. Info: (908) 232-6100 or visit their website at www.rjwrahwayfitness.com/.

  • Saturday - April 25. 8 PM. Crescent Concerts: Reformation and Requiem. The Crescent Choral Society and orchestra present J.S. Bach's Ein feste' Burg cantata and John Rutter's Requiem. Under the direction of Ronald Thayer. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). Tickets: $20/person, $15/seniors, $5/students. Info: (908) 756-2468 or visit the website at www.crescentconcerts.org/.

  • Monday - April 27. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Meet & Greet the New BOE. Sponsored by PEP: Parents Empowering Parents. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking available in the Spooner Avenue lot.) All are invited!

  • Tuesday - April 28. 6:30 PM. Citywide Block Association Meeting. Getting reorganized. At: United Presbyterian Church, 525 East Front Street (across from Richmond Towers, parking in rear).
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STATE
2009 Races: "Dems say its time for Corzine to make it official" -- PolitickerNJ | Ledger |

Conigliio Corruption Verdict: "Lawyer wants indictment dropped" -- For 'selective prosecution'.
Delaware River Oil Spill: "3rd plant manager gets jail time in spill coverup"
Gay Marriage: "Poll: Majority of Jerseyans support gay marriage"
Petty's Island: "The curious case of Hugo Chavez and the island off NJ"
School Budgets: "Budgets dodge bullet at ballot box"
Teen Board Member: "South Brunswick teen takes on BOE duties"

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