Bernice: Budget issues draw crowd.. Maria: BOE hiring practices history.. Burney, Mapp and Storch have much to share.. CBAC blog is live..

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PLAINFIELD TODAY:

• "Budget: Council pushes back against recalcitrant administration"

1985 Murders --

• DNA Match: "Man accused of killing two children dies in jail" -- Courier | Ledger |
  
• Wrongful Imprisonment: "Codey bill would increase compensation for wrongfully imprisoned" -- Inspired by case of Byron Halsey, imprisoned falsely for 20 years in crime in above story; Halsey has a suit pending against the City.

Food Distribution: "Plainfield Islamic group distributes food to needy" -- From Sunday's print edition, online at last.
Plainfield Boxing Academy: "For ex-boxer 'Hanif' Knight, teaching fits like a glove"

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice notes the budget issues drew a crowd to Monday's special Council meeting. Olddoc was busy taking notes and also spoke at Council. Maria looks at some self-evaluations and some hiring practices history. Piv took notes and spoke at Council. Bo on the 22nd notes Christie is set to challenge NJ's political culture. Councilor Mapp and Councilor Storch report on what they found useful at the League Conference. Councilor Burney outlines his issues with the proposed layoff plan. CBAC (budget advisory committee): Their blog is live and awaits your comments on the budget and the budget process.

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 Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On.

Christie Transition [full Ledger coverage here] --

• Poll: "Quinnipiac: Jerseyans want Christie to cut spending"
• Schools: "NJ parents could get more public-school-choice options"

Legislature --

• Leadership: "Legislative leaders chosen" | "Sweeney in Senate" | "Oliver in Assembly" -- No surprises.
• Adoption: "Adoption group pushes for bill to unseal birth records"
• Gay Marriage: "Supporters rally at Statehouse" | "Some Dems back off supporting bill"
• Restaurants: "Bill would require calorie count on menus"

Sen. Bob Menendez: "Menendez will push for public option, despite filibuster threats"
Stimulus Money: "NJ engineers say projects stalled by bureaucracy"
Taxpayer Ripoff?: "Taxpayers help fund NJ Ass'n of Counties" -- And 6-figure pensions.

Crib Recall: "2M units recalled, malfunction leads to suffocation, injuries" -- Stork Craft cribs.

| BERNICE'S PLAINTALKER | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS| PLAINFIELD TREES | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |

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