Board Of Ed: Renata updates rumor mill, Bernice spots overlooked news, Maria riffs Romeo & Juliet.. Olddoc: RIP for healthcare reform?..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
- "Board of Ed: Superintendent Gallon's crisis deepens"
- "Will Plainfield's Monarch condos be caught up in hedge fund mess?"
Brownfields: "Cleanup, construction planned for Lee Place site" -- Courier | Ledger | EPA | -- Former dry cleaners; the EPA press release points out the original grant was applied for by the McWilliams administration.
Wrestling: "Courier's wrester of the week: Dawud Hicks"
Coal Degasification Plant: "Linden council to vote on moving plan forward" Ledger | Courier | -- I'm not a fan of Jeff Tittel, but he's right on this one, plus is this coal from mountaintop removal, which is ruining Appalachian ground water and endangering its people?
Mentoring: "Newark encourages mentoring to lower juvenile crime rate"
Union County Citizens Forum: "Review of Freeholder meetings airs on Cranford's cable TV" -- Coming to Plainfield soon?
Christie --
- Nominations: "Christie nominees for Community Affairs, Labor" -- Ledger | PolNJ |
- Transition Reports: "Tougher teacher tenure rules recommended"
Recall Effort: "Judge allows recall of Pt. Pleasant Beach mayor on Nov. ballot"
State Finances: "NJ budget officer projects $1 billion-plus shortfall"
State Unemployment Fund: "Christie warns of tax increases to cover fund"
NJ Supreme Court: "Supremes rule settlements cannot be kept secret in public lawssuits"
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice notes some news from the BOE meeting overlooked by others. Olddoc reviews the healthcare reform effort, 'RIP' may be premature. Maria riffs Romeo and Juliet over Cathcart's balcony speech at BOE. Councilor Storch takes on difficult budget questions. Councilor McWilliams posts concerning providing quality social services at minimal cost to Plainfielders. CBAC (budget advisory committee) looks for your questions and/or comments -- citizens are chiming in, check it out and add your voice. Plainfield's Cable TV Board Blog posts examples of community-schools public access partnerships, and further notes on P&P (policies and procedures).
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 updates the BOE rumor mill; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
| BERNICE'S PLAINTALKER | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS| PLAINFIELD TREES | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS| PLAINFIELD TREES | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- (NOTE TIME CHANGE) Today - January 26. 8 PM. Historic Preservation Commission. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Tomorrow - January 27. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- 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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