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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Bernice: Council sets 8 meetings for December; About those solar panels.. Maria: time to gear up for the Schools budget process..



PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Assault Charge: "Plainfield principal charges administrator with assault"
Organ Donation Network: "DQ's Donna Albanese chairs state organ donation board"
Pay-to-Play: "Analysis of ELEC data shows it alive and well in NJ"
School Cafeteria Workers: "Legislature could raise wages of cafeteria workers"
Symphony: "Plainfield Symphony in Holiday Pops concert"
Leaves: "When leaves fill up your lawn, just leave them" -- Courier editorializes about mow-and-leave mulching. Mother Naturels way, been doin' it for years.
Trees: "When trees fall next door, neighbors make the noise" | "NJ rules differ"

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice finds the Council busy with 8 meetings in December; fills us in on solar panels sprouting around town. Maria gears up to follow the money -- the School budget money. CBAC (budget advisory committee) looks for your questions and/or comments.

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.

Crossroads Theater: "3 Mo' Divas at Crossroads" -- NYTimes review.
Dunellen: "Grant allows police to updgrade to live electronic fingerprinting"
North Plainfield: "Man charged with robbing three at Rt 22 motel" -- Guess which motel?
Rutgers-Newark: "Ethics institute guides future political, business leaders"
Tax Appeals: "After slew of appeals, South Orange must borrow to repay owners"
Telephone Pole Tax: "Tiny boro fights Verizon over taxes owed on phone poles" -- A fate awaiting Plainfield?


The Auditor: "Christie rails against Chamber train ride, more..."
Gay Marriage: "Catholic Bishops instruct letter to be read at masses" -- Ledger | Courier |
State Benefit Abuses: "On top of pension abuses, health care for life" -- Private organizations get state perks. Editorial, Ledger.
State Finances: "As budget woes grow, tough cuts are needed"


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  • Today - November 29. 4 PM. Lessons and Carols for Advent. The traditional festival of nine lessons and carols presented by the Grace Church Choir under the direction of organist and choirmaster Robert H. Gangewere, Jr. At Grace Episcopal Church, East 7th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Parking in municipal lot across from church.
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