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Sunday, January 17, 2010

McWilliams: 2010 Goals & Priorities.. Piv clears up 'break-ins' forum confusion.. Olddoc's serendipitous mailing.. Bernice: PMUA changes rate hearing.


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
PHS Basketball: "PHS boys pull win over Shabazz i 4th quarter"
School Tests: "Higher standards lead to lower scores on state tests" -- All Plainfield schools are in print edition, online has school-by-school search.
Tenant Rights: "Foreclosure-based evictions leave many renters homeless" -- Ignorance of their rights a hurdle for tenants.

Boomers: "Catholic boomers have become less religious" -- Book by Charlie Nutt, once the Courier's Plainfield business reporter who retired as the newspaper's publisher, focuses on Morris Catholic High's class of 1966.
Black History Month Essay Contest: "NJ bar association invites students to enter contest"
Mountainside: "Path cleared for linking county parks"
Summit: "Neighbors oppose Habit for Humanity project"
Union County: "Payroll increases $1.9M in three months -- and reactions" -- from CountyWatchers.
Zimmerli Museum: "Outsider images in the Soviet twilight" -- Photography.

The Auditor: "Nomination tussle; Inaugural speechi intervention; Replacing Codey--again"
Governor-elect: "Christie set to take charge Tuesday"
Christie Appointment: "To lead schools, Christie picks voucher advocate"
Real Estate Law: "In Jersey, 'dual agency' under scrutiny" -- Realtors representing both seller and buyer.
Referendums: "Ten years too long to wait on government changes" -- Editorial, Courier.

Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice notes PMUA has shifted date of rate hearing, and an author's view of Haiti's plight. Olddoc ponders the results of the annual state school tests and serendipitously gets a 'progress' mailer from the schools. Maria: A cat surveying its domain from on high. Piv clears up some confusion about the 'break-ins' forum, but there is still the issue of availability of crime info. Councilor McWilliams posts her Goals and Priorities for the Council for 2010. 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 finds the Cardinals outlasting Shabazz; wrestling team fares well at Pioneer Classic; and Express over Marvels. PPS News (Schools) posts factual steps on the certification process, but there is an interesting 'loophole' phrase.

Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger, on what Haiti needs most; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, Renata has some hot questions about Gallon's contract and news on her BOE run. Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On, does a wrap on the week; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Today - January 17. 5 PM. MLK Event: Celebration Service. At: Calvary Baptist Church, 324 Monroe Avenue. Sponsor: Concerned Urban Clergy. Contact: (908) 482-3532.

  • (NEW ITEM) Today - January 17. 6 PM. Cathedral International: Coat Giveaway. Cathedral International's Plainfield congregation is offering winter coats free to all who need them. Donations of clean, lightly used winter coats are also welcome. Sponsor: Cathedral International. At Christ Holy Tabernacle International Ministry, 207 Park Avenue.

  • Tomorrow - 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.

  • Tomorrow - 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).

  • Tomorrow - 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.

  • Tomorrow - 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.

  • Tomorrow , 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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