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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Bernice: Did 'The Monarch' rule?.. Olddoc: Skating at Cedar Brook, 1960s.. Maria wowed by mandatory BOE fee.. PHS boys win Jubilee..



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.

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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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