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Friday, January 15, 2010

Maria: Fresh docs on certifications mess; and AYP results.. Piv on tonight's break-ins meeting.. Bernice on tutoring Plainfield students..


PLAINFIELD TODAY:

Obituary: "William Harmon Hetfield"
MLK Events: "Plainfield-area events honor life of Dr. King"
PHS Basketball: "Basketball is back in Plainfield"
Police Division: "Police division welcomes six new officers"
Shooting: "Plainfield shooting, assault leave two injured"
Schools --
 Green Brook: "$105K seized at unlicensed check-cashing shop" -- Courier | Ledger |
Rahway: "Rahway outsources tax assessor to save money"
Woodbridge: "State: Firefighters can't use sick days for personal business"

Christie Appointment: "Christie picks former Giuliani aide as treasurer"
 School Budgets: "NJ law requiring 60% vote on local school budgets upheld"
State Spending: "NJ launches 'transparency' website tracking state spending"
Haiti --
 Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice asks if readers have thoughts on the cost of tutoring Plainfield students, and quote Jack Benny to Dan. Maria's plans for days off were sidetracked by the ongoing schools saga (she posts some fresh docs), about which she urges certain people to 'cut that out'; plus documents on the District's AYP assessment. Piv ponders tonight's 'break-ins' meeting. Councilor Mapp reminds all of tomorrow's New Dem Potluck Party and Food Drive. CBAC (budget advisory committee) looks for your questions and/or comments -- citizens are chiming in, check it out and add your voice. PPS News (Schools) posts on the Haitian disaster and how to help.

Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, on what Haiti relief effort needs most; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, Renata asks BOE to hire a mediator for the certifications mess; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - January 15. 11 AM. MLK Event: Senior Center MLK Program. At: Plainfield Senior Center, 400 East Front Street. Sponsor: Plainfield Senior Center. Contact: Sharron Brown (908) 753-3506.

  • Tomorrow - January 16. 11 AM. MLK Event: P.O.P. Rally. On the steps of City Hall, 515 Watchung Avenue. Sponsor: People's Organization for Progress. Contact: Steven Hatcher (908) 731-1518.

  • Tomorrow - January 16. 1 PM. MLK Event: Omega's Young, Gifted & Talented Program. An afternoon of inspiration and fun for youth. At: Hubbard Middle School, 661 West 8th Street. Sponsor: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Contact: Clinton Hall (201) 741-1415.

  • Tomorrow - January 16. 7 PM. MLK Event: New Dems Potluck & Food Drive. Celebrate Dr. King's commitment to end hunger. Bring a dish to share and canned food items. At: Councilor Adrian & Mrs. Amelia Mapps, 535 West 8th St. Sponsor: New Democrats for Plainfield. Contact: Rebecca Williams (908) 447-6268.

  • Sunday - January 17. 5 PM. MLK Event: Celebration Service. At: Calvary Baptist Church, 324 Monroe Avenue. Sponsor: Concerned Urban Clergy. Contact: (908) 482-3532.

  • Monday - January 18. 8 AM. MLK Event: NAACP Memorial March. March route is from PNC Bank at 2nd & Park to Plainfield High School. Sponsor: Plainfield Branch, NAACP. Contact: George Gore (908) 822-9771.

  • Monday - January 18. 8:30 AM. 34th Annual MLK Breakfast: Michellene Davis, Esq., Speaker. Join in the 34th Annual Frontiers International MLK Memorial Breakfast. Guest Speaker: Michellene Davis, Esq., chief policy counsel to Gov. Jon Corzine and first African American woman State Treasurer. Tickets: $16/person, $12/students and seniors. Available from Realty World-Fredrica Williams, 490 Somerset Street, North Plainfield, or The Marshall Group, 115 Watchung Avenue. Info and reservations: (908) 756-4663 or (908) 822-2202. At PHS Cafeteria (use Kenyon Avenue parking lot).

  • Monday - January 18. 3 PM. MLK Event: Community Conversation: Where Do We Go From Here? A community conversation, facilitated by Dr. Gerald Lamont Thomas, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West 4th Street. Sponsor: Shiloh Baptist Church, Dr. Gerald Lamont Thomas, pastor. Contact: Geri Agurs (908) 754-3353 x120.

  • Monday - January 18. 4 PM. MLK Event: Community Commemorative Service. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Vernon Walton. At Shiloh Baptist Church, 515 West 4th Street. Sponsor: Shiloh Baptist Church, Dr. Gerald Lamont Thomas, pastor. Contact: Geri Agurs (908) 754-3353 x120.

  • Monday, January 18. 3 PM. Grace Episcopal: Martin Luther King Service and Art Exhibit. Grace Episcopal Church's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration features key note speaker Deborah Vietze, PhD, will speak on 'My sould looks forward in gratitude'. Following the service, the works of Lydia R. Watson, whose art is on display at the Plainfield Public Library, will be on exhibit. 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/.

  • Tuesday - January 19. 6 PM. PMUA Rate Hearing, Commissioners Meeting. The public hearing on proposed changes to 2010 rates is at 6:00 PM, followed by the regular Board of Commissioners meeting. At PMUA headquarters, 127 Roosevelt Avenue, corner of East 2nd Street. Public welcome.

  • (NOTE DATE CHANGE) Tuesday - January 19. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Public may speak at beginning and end of meeting.
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