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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Burney posts budget docs online.. Bernice: Mayor, Rivers to be 'installed'.. Olddoc: Why me? Why me?.. Maria posts BOE document links..



PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Girls Basketball: "Trenton Catholic bests Plainfield"
Kwanzaa: "African values resound in Plainfield" -- Photos here; story in print edition only.
Road Construction: "Construction near Watchung Circle to end in January"
United Way: "Wendy Burney joins United Way of Greater Union County board"

Arts Grants: "NJ lifts freeze on $12.4M in arts grants"
Edison: "First woman mayor among new leaders"
Stimulus Money: "NJ competes for education reform money"
Obituary: "Percy Sutton, eminent Black politician"

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice finds mayor's 'installation ceremony' on Web, plus Council reorg. Olddoc has a very funny 'why me?' post...hmm, maybe it's serious. Maria posts links to audit corrective action plans, self-evaluations, and more. Plainfield Sports News finds PHS girls basketball falls in hostile territory. 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.

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. 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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