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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Bernice profiles Councilor Mapp.. Olddoc: Apolitical citizen group needed.. Maria preps policy review.. PHS boys advance to Neptune finals..



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.


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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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