Bernice: BOE seat to be filled; State offices coming; more PILOT info.. Olddoc: Gallon's ill-advised sleight-of-hand.. Maria: Bunch of updates..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Jose Adames: "Adames a finalist for Cumberland County College prez job" -- Currently provost of Union County College's Plainfield campus.
Home Energy Audits: "PSE&G expands free audits to customers in UEZs"
Muhlenberg Doctor: "North Plainfield club honors medical pioneer, Dr. Eugene Salvati"
UC Forensic Lab: "Union County's lab a real-wrold 'CSI'" -- Courier | Ledger |
Jayson Williams: "Williams ready to admit role in driver's shooting death" -- Ledger | Courier |
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice outlines procedure for filling vacant BOE seat, notes the refurbished East 5th Street building will be occupied by a state agency, and finds additional PILOT info. Olddoc on Dr. Gallon's ill-advised sleight-of-hand, budget matters. Maria has a bunch of updates: contract negotiations, textbooks, evaluations, academic data and test scores.
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.
New Brunswick: "Recount over close vote on wards set"
Climbing Kilimanjaro: "Who pays for these trips?" -- County manager's wife climbs Kilimanjaro. Who pays? -- From CountyWatchers.
Christie at League Conference --
- Speech: "Christie tells officials to expect 'a continued period of pain'"
- Stile: "Keeping the faith for a new Jersey"
- Senate: "Victory in hand, Sweeney settles scores" -- Tom Moran gives a peek at Weinberg's timocratic brass ankles.
- Assembly: "Sheila Oliver has clear path to Speaker's post"
Gay Marriage --
- Sweeney on vote: "Sweeney: Vote irresponsible if passage unsure"
- Rice on Sweeney: "Ron Rice Tweet: Sweeny a 'Fu$%@ng Sellout'" -- see 11/18, 2:29PM here.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow - November 21. 9 AM 4 PM. Swine Flu Vaccinations. Free H1N1 vaccinations. Priority groups: 1) Pregnant women, 2) Caregivers of infants to 6 months old, 3) Children between 6 months and 5 years. At Muhlenberg Nursing School, Park and Moffett Avenues. Info: Plainfield Health Division, (908) 753-3092. FREE.
- Tomorrow - November 21. 7 PM. 8th Annual Optimist Wine Tasting Event. Come sample a wonderful array of wines and get a taste of Italy and beyond. Butlered hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, with multiple food and wine pairings. Coffee and desserts, too. Proceeds benefit the Optimist Club scholarship fund and NPHS Intervention Program. Sponsor: The Optimist Club of North Plainfield. At: The Vermeule Mansion, 614 Greenbrook Road. Tickets: $45/person. Info: Karen Labate at (908) 561-5636 or email thelabates@aol.com.
- Tomorrow - November 21. 8 PM. Concert: Haydn: Mass in Time of War, Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb. Crescent Concerts presents two choral classics, under music director Ron Thayer. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Watchung Avenue at East 7th Street. Tickets: $20, $15/senior, $5/student. Info: (908) 756-2468 or www.crescentconcerts.org/.
- Sunday - November 22. 5 PM (Doors open at 4 PM). Musical: The Wiz. M.Power Performing Arts presents the urban update of the classic Wizard of Oz. Tickets: $10/person. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info and reservations: (908) 756-3500 x112.
- Monday - November 23. 9 AM - 3ish PM. Farmer's Market: Stillman Farms of Robbinsville. Fresh fruits and veggies. This is the final market day of the 2009 season. Check back next spring. Vacant lot between City Hall and Salvation Army, Watchung Avenue.
- Monday - November 23. 7:15 PM. CHATS: Holiday Gifts and Book Discussione. The regular meeting of CHATS, an adoption-interest organization will feature local vendors offering holiday items. (Creative Memories, Silpada, The Pampered Chef, Partylite and Zippity Doo Dah among them.) Refreshments served. At Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church, North Plainfield.
- Monday - November 23. 8 PM. Special City Council Business Meeting. Per Council President Burney on 11/16, the meeting will take up the Administration's budget and layoff proposals. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Public may speak.
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