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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Boxing: Story on yesterday's statewide amateur tournament in Plainfield in print, not online yet.
Bridgeway Rehab: "Bridgeway counselor receives service-provide annual award"
Business Forecast: "Small business forecast" -- Several Plainfield businesses, including Freshwaters and E&A Restaurant Supply.
Police Retirements: "Union honors Plainfield police retirees" -- With photo.
Traffic Safety: "White line can enhance safety" -- Letter, Nancy Piwowar.
The Auditor: "Menendez endorsing Stack? Byrne wanted Daggett. Lesniak and Kean in biz."
Corzine: "Corzine in talks to teach at Rutgers"
Corruption: "Dwek is background for corruption trial of Beldini"
Tom Moran: "Justice Alito takes off his mask: Where is the restrained conservative?"
Paul Mulshine: "Dem incumbents on track for a loss?"
Sports Betting: "Lesniak blasts Christie on legalizing sports betting"
Chinese New Year: "Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will perform in Newark" -- Feb. 13 and 14.
Doo-Wop: "Owner gone, a music shop preserves a fading sound"
Home Construction: "Builders assess reviving market"
Mortgages: "FHA tightens lending standards" -- A real down payment? Now we're getting like the old days.
Racing: "As NJ tightens its belt, racing industry holds its breath"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice posts some Feb. 1 agenda items -- get a load of the terms Plainfield accepted for this year's aid. Olddoc notes a January slump by bloggers (he's been reading my mind). Maria has no jackasses today, just chickens. 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 the Lady Cardinals at Scotch Plains-Fanwood.
Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, Renata is strategizing -- colorfully; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow - February 1. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. (Parking and entry at rear of building.) Public may speak at end of meeting.
- Thursday - February 4. 6:30 PM. Relay For Life Organizing Meeting. Join with the team organizing this year's Relay for Life event in a kickoff meeting, celebrating a world with less cancer and more birthdays! At PNC Bank, 2nd and Park Avenue (use the ATM entrance on West 2nd Street). Also, mark your calendar for the 2010 Relay For Life, at Hub-Stine Field, May 22-23. See Plainfield's website here. Info: Farrah at (973) 634-4985 or email farrah.stephenson@cancer.org.
- Thursday - February 4. 6:30 - 9:15 PM. Talk and Exhibit: Negro League Baseball at Yankee Stadium, 1930-48. Join with Robert Scott, former pitcher and first baseman for the NY Black Yankees of the Negro National League, and Dr.Lawrence Hogan, senior history professor at Union County College. The talk will also include memorabilia as well as excerpts from a video of the League's historic first game at Yankee Stadium, July 5, 1930. A special exhibit will feature New Jersey players, including Plainfield's Joe Black, who pitched for the Baltimore Elite Giants before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. At the Roy Smith Auditorium, Union County College, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford. Registration: $10/person. To register or to request a program brochure, call the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs at (908) 558-2550 or email culturalinfo@ucnj.org.
- Monday - February 8. 6 PM. PMUA Rate Hearing. PMUA Commissioners will conduct the public hearing on the agency's proposed 2010 rate changes, at which the public may speak. At PMUA headquarters, 127 Roosevelt Avenue (corner of East 2nd Street). Info: (908) 226-2518. Regular meetings are often very brief though the rate hearing may be longer, still you should not dawdle if you're going.
- Monday - February 8. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Queen City Baseball League Registration. Groups offered: T-Ball (ages 4-6), Minor League (7-9), Major League (10-12), Pony League (13-14), Girls Junior Softball (5th/6th, 12 and under), Girls Senior Softball (7th/8th, 14 and under). $85/first child, 20% discount ($17) for all siblings (with fundraising commitment). Total or 50% due at registration (deposits non-refundable). Registration at McDonald's, 1241 South Avenue. Info: Karen, (908) 298-4888; Anthony (908) 451-1935; or Tasha (908) 361-2865; or visit the QCBL website here.
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Police Division: "Plainfield police union honors retirees" -- Eight gave more than 200 years of service.
Gov. Christie: "Christie vetos funding for over-budget high school construction"
Congressional Redistricting: "On way out door, Codey names Orange mayor to panel"
COAH: "Bill to abolish COAH tops Senate committee agendas for Monday"
Haiti Relief: "Highland Park human relations commission's concert will aid survivors"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice has been busy: a crime wave close to home, Tuesday's BOE meeting and the miasma hanging over all, a Lady Bug on patrol and a famous person has unclaimed property. Maria notes it was a good week to ask for 'civility' and probes a doggie park prank. CBAC (budget advisory committee) looks for your questions and/or comments -- citizens are chiming in, check it out and add your voice.
Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, Renata has the latest on the schools situation; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - January 30. Noon (weigh-in), 3 PM (start). NJLBC Boxing Tournament Show. Plainfield 5-Star Gym, East 5th Street at Roosevelt Avenue. See USABoxing website here.
- Today - January 30. 7 PM. Concert: Lycoming College Tour Choir. Selected each year by competitive audition from the college's 105-voice College Choir, the Tour Choir presents the very finest in choral music, having performed in venues ranging from St. Patrick's and St. John the Divine cathedrals in New York to the National Cathedral in Washington and California's famed Crystal Cathedral. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). No charge, but a freewill offering will be taken.
- Today - January 30. 7 PM. Dramatic Reading: 'Intimate Apparel'. Grace Episcopal Church opens its Black History Month celebrations with a dramatic reading of Lynn Nottage's most celebrated play, Intimate Apparel. An early 20th century African American seamstress' social network figures in a long-distance romance that leads to the conflict of propriety and transgression on all fronts. At Grace Episcopal Church, East 7th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Parking in public lot across street. Info: (908) 756-1520 or visit www.graceplainfield.org/. FREE.
- Monday - February 1. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. (Parking and entry at rear of building.) Public may speak at end of meeting.
- Thursday - February 4. 6:30 PM. Relay For Life Organizing Meeting. Join with the team organizing this year's Relay for Life event in a kickoff meeting, celebrating a world with less cancer and more birthdays! At PNC Bank, 2nd and Park Avenue (use the ATM entrance on West 2nd Street). Also, mark your calendar for the 2010 Relay For Life, at Hub-Stine Field, May 22-23. See Plainfield's website here. Info: Farrah at (973) 634-4985 or email farrah.stephenson@cancer.org.
- Thursday - February 4. 6:30 - 9:15 PM. Talk and Exhibit: Negro League Baseball at Yankee Stadium, 1930-48. Join with Robert Scott, former pitcher and first baseman for the NY Black Yankees of the Negro National League, and Dr.Lawrence Hogan, senior history professor at Union County College. The talk will also include memorabilia as well as excerpts from a video of the League's historic first game at Yankee Stadium, July 5, 1930. A special exhibit will feature New Jersey players, including Plainfield's Joe Black, who pitched for the Baltimore Elite Giants before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. At the Roy Smith Auditorium, Union County College, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford. Registration: $10/person. To register or to request a program brochure, call the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs at (908) 558-2550 or email culturalinfo@ucnj.org.
- Monday - February 8. 6 PM. PMUA Rate Hearing. PMUA Commissioners will conduct the public hearing on the agency's proposed 2010 rate changes, at which the public may speak. At PMUA headquarters, 127 Roosevelt Avenue (corner of East 2nd Street). Info: (908) 226-2518. Regular meetings are often very brief though the rate hearing may be longer, still you should not dawdle if you're going.
- Monday - February 8. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Queen City Baseball League Registration. Groups offered: T-Ball (ages 4-6), Minor League (7-9), Major League (10-12), Pony League (13-14), Girls Junior Softball (5th/6th, 12 and under), Girls Senior Softball (7th/8th, 14 and under). $85/first child, 20% discount ($17) for all siblings (with fundraising commitment). Total or 50% due at registration (deposits non-refundable). Registration at McDonald's, 1241 South Avenue. Info: Karen, (908) 298-4888; Anthony (908) 451-1935; or Tasha (908) 361-2865; or visit the QCBL website here.
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
City Administrator: "Mayor moves to fill city administrator's slot"
Boys Basketball: "Plainfield over Elizabeth"
Letter, Courier: "Better planning would help boost economy" -- Bob Darden, former BOE member.
Redistricting: "State Sen. Jerry Green backs Linda Stender for new congressional seat"
Robberies: "Police probe 5 armed robberies" -- Suspect arrested in yesterday's incident.
Business Improvement District: "Plainfield SID consultant Biagini presents plan for Chatham BID to council"
Essex County College: "Edythe Abdullah names as new president'
Linden: "Council president announces run for mayor" -- Against reformist Gerbounka. UCIA bond attorney Hudak chairs the local Dem committee. Dots galore. Connect.
Roselle: "Council appoints department heads, mayor ponders legal moves"
Christie --
Corruption: "Lakewood inspector Jeffrey Williamson pleads guilty in bribe sting"
Cryan's Ex-Girlfriend: "Set Karen Golding's computer free!" -- OpEd, THE STATE. Golding holds her seized computer, never returend, would prove a sexual relationship with Cryan, and possible wrongdoing by him.
Foreclosure Aid: "State program helps 750 homeowners facing foreclosure"
State Dems: "Wisneiwski sets goals as state chair"
Obituary: "J.D. Salinger, enigmatic author of 'Catcher in the Rye'"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice. Olddoc. Maria posts a link to Gov. Christie's education task force transition report. Piv. Jerry (post comments on Jerry's blog here). Bo on the 22nd . Councilor Mapp . Councilor Storch. Councilor Burney. Councilor McWilliams. CBAC (budget advisory committee) looks for your questions and/or comments -- citizens are chiming in, check it out and add your voice.
Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, honors author Zora Neale Hurston, who died 50 years ago; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, Renata invites help in planning a public meeting on the schools and supplies important state-level contact info; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, this week's American Idol auditions; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow - January 30. Noon (weigh-in), 3 PM (start). NJLBC Boxing Tournament Show. Plainfield 5-Star Gym, East 5th Street at Roosevelt Avenue. See USABoxing website here.
- Tomorrow - January 30. 7 PM. Concert: Lycoming College Tour Choir. Selected each year by competitive audition from the college's 105-voice College Choir, the Tour Choir presents the very finest in choral music, having performed in venues ranging from St. Patrick's and St. John the Divine cathedrals in New York to the National Cathedral in Washington and California's famed Crystal Cathedral. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). No charge, but a freewill offering will be taken.
- Monday - February 1. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. (Parking and entry at rear of building.) Public may speak at end of meeting.
- Thursday - February 4. 6:30 PM. Relay For Life Organizing Meeting. Join with the team organizing this year's Relay for Life event in a kickoff meeting, celebrating a world with less cancer and more birthdays! At PNC Bank, 2nd and Park Avenue (use the ATM entrance on West 2nd Street). Also, mark your calendar for the 2010 Relay For Life, at Hub-Stine Field, May 22-23. See Plainfield's website here. Info: Farrah at (973) 634-4985 or email farrah.stephenson@cancer.org.
- Thursday - February 4. 6:30 - 9:15 PM. Talk and Exhibit: Negro League Baseball at Yankee Stadium, 1930-48. Join with Robert Scott, former pitcher and first baseman for the NY Black Yankees of the Negro National League, and Dr.Lawrence Hogan, senior history professor at Union County College. The talk will also include memorabilia as well as excerpts from a video of the League's historic first game at Yankee Stadium, July 5, 1930. A special exhibit will feature New Jersey players, including Plainfield's Joe Black, who pitched for the Baltimore Elite Giants before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. At the Roy Smith Auditorium, Union County College, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford. Registration: $10/person. To register or to request a program brochure, call the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs at (908) 558-2550 or email culturalinfo@ucnj.org.
- Monday - February 8. 6 PM. PMUA Rate Hearing. PMUA Commissioners will conduct the public hearing on the agency's proposed 2010 rate changes, at which the public may speak. At PMUA headquarters, 127 Roosevelt Avenue (corner of East 2nd Street). Info: (908) 226-2518. Regular meetings are often very brief though the rate hearing may be longer, still you should not dawdle if you're going.
- Monday - February 8. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Queen City Baseball League Registration. Groups offered: T-Ball (ages 4-6), Minor League (7-9), Major League (10-12), Pony League (13-14), Girls Junior Softball (5th/6th, 12 and under), Girls Senior Softball (7th/8th, 14 and under). $85/first child, 20% discount ($17) for all siblings (with fundraising commitment). Total or 50% due at registration (deposits non-refundable). Registration at McDonald's, 1241 South Avenue. Info: Karen, (908) 298-4888; Anthony (908) 451-1935; or Tasha (908) 361-2865; or visit the QCBL website here.
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PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Robberies: "Plainfield police investigate four armed robberies"
Schools: "Administrator's assault claim to return to court"
Boys Basketball: "PHS vs. St. Pat's" -- Photo gallery.
Human Trafficking: "Plainfield woman arrested for human trafficking"
Plainfield Asset Management: "Plainfield probed on predatory lending practices"
Coal-fueled Plant: "Linden approves deal for PurGen power plant" -- 'Clean coal is an oxymoron'.
Government Mismanagement: "Report finds Atlantic City has widespread mismanagement" -- Sound familiar? Links to full report, audio.
Newark: "Former Essex prosecutor kicks off campaign against Booker"
Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority: "Are Rahway residents the canaries in the money pit?" -- From CountyWatchers.
Christie Appointments: "Warren Twp. woman nominated as Health Commissioner"
Authorities: "Christie blasts sewer authority's salaries, vows changes"
Corruption: "Prosecutor promises 'corruption on camera' in Beldini trial"
Dems: "Assemblyman Wisniewski elected state Dem chair"
Initiative and Referendum: "Christie backs I&R for NJ" -- A fresh idea that got its start in NJ over a hundred years ago (see here).
Referendums: "Anti-democratic referendum law should be scuttled" -- Editorial, Courier.
State of the Union: "Text of President Obama's speech"
Obituary: "Howard Zinn, author of 'People's History of the US'" -- LATimes | Boston Globe | Jacket Copy |
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Olddoc notes the St. Vincent's/Muhlenberg parallels, and wonders if Obama is soft-pedaling healthcare reform. Maria posts on schools' residency requirements and the new Kindergarten Assessment. 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 notes PHS Boys suffer first loss, Rampage blasts KiXX.
Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, honors author Zora Neale Hurston, who died 50 years ago today; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, Renata is soliciting help with a letter she is preparing for Gov. Christie and the Education Commissioner; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Saturday - January 30. Noon (weigh-in), 3 PM (start). NJLBC Boxing Tournament Show. Plainfield 5-Star Gym, East 5th Street at Roosevelt Avenue. See USABoxing website here.
- Saturday - January 30. 7 PM. Concert: Lycoming College Tour Choir. Selected each year by competitive audition from the college's 105-voice College Choir, the Tour Choir presents the very finest in choral music, having performed in venues ranging from St. Patrick's and St. John the Divine cathedrals in New York to the National Cathedral in Washington and California's famed Crystal Cathedral. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries). No charge, but a freewill offering will be taken.
- Monday - February 1. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. (Parking and entry at rear of building.) Public may speak at end of meeting.
- Thursday - February 4. 6:30 PM. Relay For Life Organizing Meeting. Join with the team organizing this year's Relay for Life event in a kickoff meeting, celebrating a world with less cancer and more birthdays! At PNC Bank, 2nd and Park Avenue (use the ATM entrance on West 2nd Street). Also, mark your calendar for the 2010 Relay For Life, at Hub-Stine Field, May 22-23. See Plainfield's website here. Info: Farrah at (973) 634-4985 or email farrah.stephenson@cancer.org.
- Thursday - February 4. 6:30 - 9:15 PM. Talk and Exhibit: Negro League Baseball at Yankee Stadium, 1930-48. Join with Robert Scott, former pitcher and first baseman for the NY Black Yankees of the Negro National League, and Dr.Lawrence Hogan, senior history professor at Union County College. The talk will also include memorabilia as well as excerpts from a video of the League's historic first game at Yankee Stadium, July 5, 1930. A special exhibit will feature New Jersey players, including Plainfield's Joe Black, who pitched for the Baltimore Elite Giants before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. At the Roy Smith Auditorium, Union County College, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford. Registration: $10/person. To register or to request a program brochure, call the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs at (908) 558-2550 or email culturalinfo@ucnj.org.
- Monday - February 8. 6 PM. PMUA Rate Hearing. PMUA Commissioners will conduct the public hearing on the agency's proposed 2010 rate changes, at which the public may speak. At PMUA headquarters, 127 Roosevelt Avenue (corner of East 2nd Street). Info: (908) 226-2518. Regular meetings are often very brief though the rate hearing may be longer, still you should not dawdle if you're going.
- Monday - February 8. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Queen City Baseball League Registration. Groups offered: T-Ball (ages 4-6), Minor League (7-9), Major League (10-12), Pony League (13-14), Girls Junior Softball (5th/6th, 12 and under), Girls Senior Softball (7th/8th, 14 and under). $85/first child, 20% discount ($17) for all siblings (with fundraising commitment). Total or 50% due at registration (deposits non-refundable). Registration at McDonald's, 1241 South Avenue. Info: Karen, (908) 298-4888; Anthony (908) 451-1935; or Tasha (908) 361-2865; or visit the QCBL website here.
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