Bernice: Pet blessing, IT hire.. Olddoc: Council preview.. Maria: Beating of student caught on video.. Piv to bring up pay-to-play Monday..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
- "Kids learn fire safety at street festival"
President Bush visited Plainfield in 2001. - "Anonymous Plainfield Today poster shilling for ... Jerry?"
Post Office Closings: "Public hearings to begin on post office closings"
Libraries: "In NJ, libraries are lifelines for needy"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice: Pet blessing today, IT hire imminent. Olddoc previews Monday's Council agenda, wishes ARRA fog would lift to reveal actual amounts for Plainfield, plus more. Maria details questions raised by beating of a 12-year old by older students, caught on a Park Avenue shop's surveillance video. Councilor Burney notes Christie is clear on one thing -- gay marriage. Councilor McWilliams mmm. Plainfield Trees mmm. Mayoral candidate Pivnichny, in light of corruption scandals, proposes to bring up pay-to-play again; will it be better received than a few months ago? (Incumbent Robinson-Briggs' page is still 'under construction'.) Assembly candidate Vastine notes DeCroce's criticism of Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority partying.
Also, three personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, and Jackie's The (TV) Show Must Go On.
Newark Museum Exhibit: "Pottery to ogle"
NJPAC: "NJPAC reinvents Spotlight Gala, raises $2M"
South Asian Cinefest: "Rutgers film festival goes beyond Bollywood"
Westfield: "Westfield provides backdrop for romantic Japanese film"
2009 Races --
- Candidate Thumbnails: "Corzine" | "Christie"
- Christie - Paul Mulshine: "An empty suit taken to the cleaners"
- Christie - NYTimes: "Devil may be in lack of budget details"
Legislature: "'The Essex Game' catches Codey"
Property Taxes, Courier Special --
- Day 8: "Candidates talk tackling taxes"
- Editorial: "Give voice to your outrage, make politicians act"
| BERNICE'S PLAINTALKER | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS |
| PPS NEWS | PEPTALK | PLAINFIELD TREES |COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS | COUNCILOR MAPP |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE |
CAMPAIGN BLOGS and WEBSITES
| PPS NEWS | PEPTALK | PLAINFIELD TREES |COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS | COUNCILOR MAPP |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE |
CAMPAIGN BLOGS and WEBSITES
| MAYOR | |||
| PIVNICHNY [blog] [website] | GOP candidate posts on issues facing the city. Website up 7/23/09. | ||
| ROBINSON-BRIGGS [website] | Site is still marked 'under construction'. | ||
| ASSEMBLY | |||
| GREEN [blog] | Democratic incumbent. Posts campaign, Assembly and community items. | ||
| MARKS/VASTINE [website] MARKS [blog] VASTINE [blog] | Republican Assembly candidates with a joint website. Marks is a former Mayor of Scotch Plains. Vastine, formerly of Plainfield, is running for office for the first time. | ||
Continuing the practice begun during the primary election, CLIPS is posting links to online presences of candidates in the 2009 general election campaign. That will include notices of fundraisers, rallies, etc. in the calendar section.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow - October 4. 1:30 PM. Annual FOSH Celebration of Animals. In conjunction with the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron of animals. Bring your pet(s) and enjoy coffee and cake with other attendees. Pets will be blessed by representatives of local religious and spiritual traditions at 2 PM. At Leland Avenue Park, adjacent to Cook School. FREE.
- (Note venue change) Monday - October 5. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. Note special venue: Hubbard Middle School, 661 West 8th Street. Public may speak at end of meeting.
- Wednesday - October 7. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Wednesday - October 7. 7:30 - 9 PM. Candidate Meet And Greet: Pivnichny. Join with friends and neighbors to meet and talk with Republican mayoral candidate Jim Pivnichny. Coffee and light refreshments. At the home of Susan Keller, 1126 Martine Avenue. Free, but please RSVP to (908) 753-1802.
- Thursday - October 8. 8 PM. WQXR moves to 105.9 FM. For those who find change hard, it is instructive to read the history of the station's frequency-hopping and call letters (see here). This change turns out to be nothing new; what is new is that it will now be a public radio station, no longer owned by the New York Times.
- Saturday - October 10. 7 PM. Plainfield Symphony 90th Anniversary Gala Concert. Newly appointed conductor Charles Prince will be joined by former conductors George Marriner Maull and Sabin Pautza in a special program marking the 90th season opening. A Gala reception follows at the home of Councilor Rashid and Wendy Burney, 1127 Watchung Avenue. More information at www.plainfieldsymphony.org/ or call (908) 561-5140. Tickets: $45/reserved, $25/general. Gala reception tickets are $90/person. For more information on the party, call Mary at (908) 756-4688.
- Monday - October 12. Columbus Day. City offices closed.
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