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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Maria, Olddoc and Renata on various BOE issues.. Bernice: Higher salaries may hinder budget savings.. PSN: Lady Cardinals' loss..


BREAKING: Reps from the State are on site at the School District HQ.
UPDATE, 11:20 AM: State reps are interviewing employees at District HQ.

PLAINFIELD TODAY:

Board of Ed: "Plainfield schools chief's future in job unclear"
Boys Basketball: "Slow start dooms Plainfield against St. Pat's"
Haiti Relief: "Plainfielder, Wardlaw student, designs T-shirt for Haiti relief"

AT&T: "'Golden Boy' statue moved from Bedminster to Texas" -- In July, and it's news now?
Edison: "New mayor calls for renegotiation of union contracts" -- 'They must recognize financial circumstances in which we find ourselves'...
Medicaid Fraud: "Westfield pastor admits Medicaid fraud"

Christie Cabinet: "Christie supports continuation of Agriculture secretary in post"
Association of Counties: "Lobbyist group faces audit after expenses, salaries questions raised"
Government Improvement: "Assembly hearing seeks citizen input on improving government" -- Feb. 2.
NJ Dems: "Dems to select Wisniewski as state chairman"
 Dems: "Menendez urges Dems to drive wedge between GOP moderates, tea party"

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice finds higher salary ranges may hinder budget savings. Olddoc says current BOE crisis underscores need for appointed board; as for Dr. Gallon, we need to know more. Maria insists a line be drawn between personnel and personal matters in the District. 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 chronicles a heartbreaking loss for the Lady Cardinals against Union.

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 posts a flyer on the 'work sampling assessment' program for kindergartners, and asks Mark for an edit board meeting for the community (jokingly, for sure, as Mark's power doesn't extend that far); 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 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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