Bernice: Council's 3 items tonight.. Olddoc on BOE accountability.. Maria has OPRAed staff info.. Mapp and Storch report on League Conference..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Community Theater: "Catch up on U.C. theater scene" -- Freeholder (and actor) Rayland Van Blake highlighted in this letter in today's Courier.
Obituary: "Robin Lisa Cone" -- Graveside services at 11 this morning for Robin, wife of PHS Athletic Director Daniel Cone.
H1N1 Clinic: "Plainfield H1N1 Clinic: Photo Gallery" -- Pix from Saturday's clinic at the Snyder Nursing School at Muhlenberg.
Food Distributions: "Community collections feed neighbors in need" -- Front page story and photos in Courier -- print edition only -- on distribution at Plainfield's Center for Islamic Enlightenment.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice outlines 3 items on tonight's special Council meeting agenda. Olddoc takes a dim view of BOE, lauds Wilma, Maria and Raz, and says he'll be back at Council tonight. Maria has OPRAed info on staff, which she says has been a problem for years. Plainfield Sports News notes basketball season is under way with Express outlasting Thunder. Councilor Mapp reports on the 7 seminars he attended at the League Conference in A.C., including one titled 'Forensic Techniques for Detecting Fraud in a Municipal Environment'. Councilor Storch tells what he learned about budgeting at the League Conference last week.
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.
Postal Service: "26 billion fewer pieces of mail; Kilmer down 15%"
Sidewalk Sandwich Boards: "Franklin council approves sidewalk advertising"
Christie Transition: "Christie names 19 subcommittee chairs"
Christie/Corzine compared: "Christie exposes Corzine's ill communication"
Legislature --
- Senate: "Sweeney likely to win post in caucus vote today" -- Ledger | PhilInq |
- Bills: "Time running out for Dems' social agenda?" -- Gay marriage, medical marijuana.
- Gay Marriage: "Lesniak: Bring gay marriage up for a vote"
| 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 |
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS| PLAINFIELD TREES | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - 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.
- Today - November 23. 7:15 PM. CHATS: Holiday Gifts and Book Discussion. 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.
- Today - 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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