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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
City Blogs: "Age of multitasking: Competing Plainfield blogs" -- See section starting on page 2.
Crime: "Plainfield, Union County see drop in crime in '09" -- Courier | Ledger |
Boys Basketball: "PHS beats Neptune"
Corruption: "Whistle-blowing Elizabeth cop will keep $600K award"
Essex County: "Upcoming budget free of layoffs, furloughs"
Newark: "Booker, Christie patrol Newark streets"
Civil Unions: "NJ Couples find 'dissolution' harder than 'divorce'"
Custodial Rights: "NJ Judge rules surrogate mother has custodial rights"
School Boards: "NJ Boards could save money skipping lobbying group membership"
Tax Receipts: "NJ ends year with first drop in tax collection in 7 years"
Terrorism--
Courier's Year in Review: Politics | Technology | Security | Environment |
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice continues her review of 2009, wondering if 'The Monarch' (condos) ruled. Olddoc posts a pic of skaters on Cedar Brook Lake in the 1960s. Maria wowed by mandatory fee BOE must pay to NJ School Boards Assocation. Bo on the 22nd considers the President and the struggle of Good vs. Evil. Plainfield Sports News celebrates PHS boys as Kings of the Neptune Jubilee, and finds the NJ Lions celebrate the season by giving. CBAC (budget advisory committee) looks for your questions and/or comments -- citizens are chiming in, check it out and add your voice.
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.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - December 31. 9 PM. New Year's Eve Service. At Rose of Sharon Community Church, 825 West Seventh Street. Info: (908) 561-9070. All are welcome.
- Today - December 31. 10 PM. New Year's Eve Watch Night Service. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info: (908) 754-3353 or visit the website at shilohplainfield.org/. All are welcome.
- Tomorrow - January 1. 11 AM. 'Installation Ceremony'. Sharon Robinson-Briggs will take up her second term as mayor, Bridget Rivers will become the 4th Ward Councilor. Despite the website announcement (see here), the legal action is 'swearing in'.
- Tomorrow - January 1. 1 PM. City Council Reorganization. Council reorganizes. Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs will present the State of The City address. At City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Tomorrow - January 1. 5 PM. Reception for Council President Annie McWilliams. The community is cordially invited to a reception in honor of the election of Councilor-at-large Annie McWilliams as Plainfield's youngest ever City Council president. Come celebrate the occasion and offer your wishes for the New Year. At the McWilliams home, 1341 Prospect Avenue.
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Schools: "State to review allegations by union" -- Question of 'theft of services' or 'fraud'.
NFL Draft Picks: "Grading the rookies" -- Plainfield's Eugene Monroe, Piscataway's Malcolm Jenkins.
First Night Celebrations: "Roundup includes Maplewood, Montclair, Morristown, Metuchen"
Edison: "New commuter lot offers 477 spaces" -- Ledger | Courier | -- Stimulus money at work.
Linden: "Mayor captures suspected shoplifter escaping through cemetery"
Westfield: "Police investigate 30-person brawl" -- Brawl? Westfield? On The Boulevard? My heart, be still!
Christie Inauguration: "Christie seeking 'everyday hero' nominees"
AG Milgram: "'Top cop' Milgram begins exit" -- Stats (corruption, gangs, more) here.
'Jersey Shore' Show: "Lawmaker protests give undeserved taxpayer attention to MTV show"
Legislature: "Groups blast lawmaker efforts to delay water management plan" -- Can you spell d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-r-s?
Sea Level: "Sea level rising fastest along Jersey coast"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice interviews Philip Charles of DumpPMUA about the ratepayer revolt of 2009 and its future, plus a nod to Seattle's Bakery Nouveau. Maria comments on news the state will review allegations over the certifications controversy. Bo on the 22nd points out NJ could lose a Congressional seat. Councilor Storch has some predictions for change in 2010. Councilor Burney posts budget documents online. CBAC (budget advisory committee) looks for your questions and/or comments -- citizens are chiming in, check it out and add your voice. Plainfield Sports News finds PHS boys chalking up another win, while the girls fall to Penn Charter.
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.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Thursday - December 31. 9 PM. New Year's Eve Service. At Rose of Sharon Community Church, 825 West Seventh Street. Info: (908) 561-9070. All are welcome.
- Thursday - December 31. 10 PM. New Year's Eve Watch Night Service. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info: (908) 754-3353 or visit the website at shilohplainfield.org/. All are welcome.
- Friday - January 1. 11 AM. 'Installation Ceremony'. Sharon Robinson-Briggs will take up her second term as mayor, Bridget Rivers will become the 4th Ward Councilor. Despite the website announcement (see here), the legal action is 'swearing in'.
- Friday - January 1. 1 PM. City Council Reorganization. Council reorganizes. Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs will present the State of The City address. At City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Friday - January 1. 5 PM. Reception for Council President Annie McWilliams. The community is cordially invited to a reception in honor of the election of Councilor-at-large Annie McWilliams as Plainfield's youngest ever City Council president. Come celebrate the occasion and offer your wishes for the New Year. At the McWilliams home, 1341 Prospect Avenue.
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Bridgeway: "Bridgeway Walk a resounding success" -- Councilor Storch is executive director of this largest mental illness rehab organization NJ.
Halfway House Escapee: "Cops nab Plainfielder who escaped from Newark halfway house"
PHS Boys Basketball: "Johnson leads PHS over Seton Hall Prep" -- Courier | Ledger | Pix1 | Pix2 |
Same-sex Marriage: "Gay marriage no threat to church" -- Letter, CN, Bruce Zehnle, churchgoing Plainfield Catholic.
The Woodlands: "Nursing home residents receive bags filled with love"
Environment: "Rahway looks for public input to plan 'green' future"
'Jersey Shore' Show: "Seaside Heights officials distance themselves from reality show"
State Pensions: "Bill proposed to keep lobbyists out of state pension system"
Union County: "CountyWatchers 2009: Year in Review" -- Best stories of 2009 from the County-focused blog.
Marijuana Bills: "Legalization bills 'high' on the list for many states"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice profiles Councilor Adrian Mapp. Olddoc has a near-year-end potpourri that includes a proposal for an apolitical citizens group to monitor Plainfield progress. Maria preps for Schools' personnel policy review by posting some pertinent links and the email she sent to Cathcart, Estevez and Gallon. Bo on the 22nd points out NJ could lose a Congressional seat. Councilor Storch has some predictions for change in 2010. Councilor Burney posts budget documents online. CBAC (budget advisory committee) looks for your questions and/or comments -- citizens are chiming in, check it out and add your voice. Plainfield Sports News covers PHS Boys win over Seton Hall Prep -- on to finals.
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.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Thursday - December 31. 9 PM. New Year's Eve Service. At Rose of Sharon Community Church, 825 West Seventh Street. Info: (908) 561-9070. All are welcome.
- Thursday - December 31. 10 PM. New Year's Eve Watch Night Service. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info: (908) 754-3353 or visit the website at shilohplainfield.org/. All are welcome.
- Friday - January 1. 11 AM. 'Installation Ceremony'. Sharon Robinson-Briggs will take up her second term as mayor, Bridget Rivers will become the 4th Ward Councilor. Despite the website announcement (see here), the legal action is 'swearing in'.
- (TENTATIVE) Friday - January 1. 1 PM. City Council Reorganization. Council reorganizes. Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs will present the State of The City address. At City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Council: "McWilliams poised to become youngest council president"
YMCA: "Plainfield YMCA welcomes new board members"
Demographics: "Asian, Latin populations show strong growth"
Cranford: "Officials fine-tune plans at Cranford Crossing" -- Slump has troubled the project.
Roselle: "Judge orders mayor to make appointments council wants" -- Appeal in the works?
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice ponders what 'age' means as her daughter turns 50. Olddoc continues to clarify Oh Hell. Maria has 3 wishes for the Policy Committee meeting, and posts links to job descriptions (there is gold to mine here for those concerned about school bureaucracy). Councilor Storch has some predictions for change in 2010. Councilor Burney posts budget documents online. CBAC (budget advisory committee) looks for your questions and/or comments -- citizens are chiming in, check it out and add your voice. Plainfield Sports News finds PHS boys win big in Neptune.
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.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Thursday - December 31. 10 PM. New Year's Eve Watch Night Service. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West Fourth Street. Info: (908) 754-3353 or visit the website at shilohplainfield.org/. All are welcome.
- Friday - January 1. 11 AM. 'Installation Ceremony'. Sharon Robinson-Briggs will take up her second term as mayor, Bridget Rivers will become the 4th Ward Councilor. Despite the website announcement (see here), the legal action is 'swearing in'.
- (TENTATIVE) Friday - January 1. 1 PM. City Council Reorganization. Council reorganizes. Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs will present the State of The City address. At City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
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