PHS guard suspended after strip search.. Mapp on surge in nonviolent crime.. Courier, Olddoc & Storch on election issues.. Gem Vacuum closing..
PLAINFIELD
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice notes a new group of mantids. Maria ponders native NJ grasses. Olddoc goes after mudslingers and dodgers. PSN reports Jersey Justice struggle in Baltimore. Councilor Storch discusses Primary election issues. Councilor Mapp takes up the surge of nonviolent crime.
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POLITICAL BLOGS and WEBSITES
MAYOR
| Martin COX [website] | Adrian MAPP [website] [blog] |
| James PIVNICHNY [blog] | Sharon ROBINSON-BRIGGS [website] |
ASSEMBLY
| Rick SMILEY [blog] |
2009 Primary: "Crime, utilities agency dominate mayoral race"| PPS NEWS | PEPTALK | PLAINFIELD TREES |COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS | COUNCILOR MAPP |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE |
POLITICAL BLOGS and WEBSITES
MAYOR
| Martin COX [website] | Adrian MAPP [website] [blog] |
| James PIVNICHNY [blog] | Sharon ROBINSON-BRIGGS [website] |
ASSEMBLY
| Rick SMILEY [blog] |
In April, CLIPS offered to post links to online presences (website, blog, Facebook, etc.) any candidate may be using for the 2009 primary election campaign. That included posting notices of fundraisers, rallies, etc. in the calendar section. Snail mail invitations were sent to each candidate, inviting them to email links and notices to Dan and that the links will be in a special section on the CLIPS page beginning Wednesday, May 6. Links above are to those who have responded. Those not responding include: Carol Ann Brokaw-Boles, Bob Ferraro and Tom Turner, as well as Assemblyman Jerry Green.
Gem Vacuum: "Gem Vacuum, community icon, closing June 1"
Real Estate: "Excellent time to buy a home"
Tax Appeals: "Counties are swamped by tax appeals"
2009 Governor's Race: "As primary nears, GOP candidates scale up attacks"
A.C. Competition: "Bethlehem, PA: Steelworker past, slots future"
NJ Business --
Biotech: "NJ attracts smaller biotech firms as big pharma shrinks"East Orange: "Mayoral primary turns up the heat" -- With no GOP opposition, winner takes all.
Coping, Restaurant: "Takes more than a chef's hat to trim fat"
Coping, Retail: "Parlaying common scents into dollars"
Furloughs: "Furloughs bring statewide closure of MVC offices"
NJ National Guard: "Returning soldiers face their kids' many reactions"
Open Space: "Advocates split over how to fund open space"
'Awareness' Months: "Competing for pieces of the public's heart"
Bilingual Education: "Preschoolers get taste for bilingualism" -- Interesting approach.
NJ Politics: "Frank Hague: When Jersey City ruled Jersey politics" -- John Farmer.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - May 17. Play: Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap'. Plainfield's longest-running theater group takes on the all-time longest running play. Last performance: Today, Matinee at 3 PM. Presented by Act IV Productions. At First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue. (Parking in city lot across street.) Tickets: $15/person at the door.
- Today - May 17. Noon. Hillside Avenue Neighborhood Watch. Neighbors will gather for their second annual plant exchange. Light refreshments will be served. At 1045 Hillside Avenue.
- Today - May 17. Noon - 5PM. Spring Garden Fair & Plant Sale. Join Plainfield's master gardeners and friends at the 20th Annual event. Large variety of plants for sale, as well as soil test kits and gardening books. Café and bake sale. Plant and insect problem clinics. Demonstrations. Rutgers fact sheets. Children's activities. Cash only, no credit cards. Bring your own wagon. At Trailside Nature Center, Watchung Reservation. New Providence Road and Coles Avenue, Mountainside. Info (908) 654-9854 or visit www.mastergardeners-uc.org/. Free admission and parking.
- Today - May 17. 3 PM. Crescent Concerts: Crescent Singers' Many Facets. Think you have a clue what these folks can do? You're in for some surprises! Witness the diversity within this talent pool. 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/.
- Tuesday - May 19. 6:30 PM. Citywide Block Association Meeting. At: United Presbyterian Church, 525 East Front Street (across from Richmond Towers, parking in rear).
- Wednesday - May 20. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Thursday - May 21. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
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